RIP Ray Harryhausen

Kevin Albers

http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/05/07/ray-harryhausen-dead/

What a great pioneer of cool special fx monsters, stop-motion animation and very memorable skeleton men! He lived till the ripe old age of 92.

RIP Ray!

Bruno Afonseca

Just saw it... sad

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=fvwp&v=MOZK4MiIMZM&NR=1

The guy was a legend. RIP!

Andreas

****.

skylebones

Sad to hear that. The man is a legend and inspired many, he left behind a wonderful legacy.

gray

this is just so sad. he is a legend and master.

rest in peace Ray.



if you have not seen his films they are fun to watch even now. highly recommended.

The Mad Artist

His films and effects were amazing. I've often said I'd love to work in film around that age of special effects. I have a Art of Ray Harryhausen book on my coffee table that I flip through regularly that I'm sure will be looked at tonight. And like was said above, his films still look fantastic and are so much fun to watch.

Really cool video that James Rolfe put out awhile back:
http://cinemassacre.com/2012/08/22/ray-harryhausen-tribute/

rebb

Imagine all those stop-motion animated creatures attending his funeral to pay their respects.

RIP

TheWildHunt

Just saw this on the fx lab as well, sad day indeed, I grew up watching his films every Friday with my mother, I clambered to rent the next "Hausen" as she called them.

JohnnyRaptor

Rip

wasker

Rip

Stinger88

Wow. That sucks. RIP!

Paradan

best skeletons ever.

homrighausen3d

Paradan wrote: »

best skeletons ever.

They really were.

Richard Kain

I'm flicking my zippo and holding it aloft. Pour one out for a true legend of film history and special effects. His stop-motion creations were some of my favorite film memories. I would watch otherwise boring films just to see the few scenes with his work in action.

God bless you, Ray! And may your legacy inspire many more sculptors and animators to come.

Kot_Leopold

AVGN talks about Ray in this video released today:

Ray Harryhausen Tribute

What a loss. RIP

Ruz

This always frightened me a little as a kid growing up in the 70's

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I loved sinbad and the eye of the tiger also:)
RIP Ray

Malus

Sad news.

RIP