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Summary: Minor film from Ray Harryhausen.
Review: A struggling Wild West show discovers dinosaurs on the loose in Mexico, and decides to exploit the discovery. The true star of this movie is the stop-motion animation done by the master of non-computerized special effects, Ray Harryhausen. Crisp color photography adds to the pulse-pounding scenes of prehistoric predators. The production problems of this movie help explain its lack of commercial success. A weak script and wooden acting also detract from the enjoyment. The plot drags and takes too long to get to the "monsters of the lost valley" part. Once the special effects kick in, things get more lively. The scenes of riders roping Gwangi are thrilling. The show-ring battle, however, between Gwangi and the elephant is not up to RH's usual excellent standards. The elephant is obviously an animated model. The segment copies an earlier RH film, "20 Million Miles to Earth." Gwangi rampaging through the Mexican town recalls King Kong rampaging through the streets of New York, but the comparison ends there. The spectacular fire in the great cathedral is an exciting visual display. Dedicated collectors of classic sci-fi films or steadfast fans of Ray Harryhausen will want this one for their collection, regardless. ;-)
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Summary: It's not nice to fool with Mother Nature!
Review: Another entry in the "Some Things are Better Left Alone" genre, The Valley of Gwangi is a respectable little Sci-Fi flick that does a nice job with very limited resources. Filmed in Mexico, Gwangi pits a scientist, a beautiful rancher and a handful of cowboys against the prehistoric residents of yet another long lost valley.Much to the director's credit, the title critter is not invulnerable, has no unnatural capabilities and is actually captured by lariats from horseback. Even more remarkable is the choice of an Allosaurus to star as Gwangi, instead of the stereotypical Tyrannosaur. The plot itself is quite ordinary, including the expected romantic entanglements, but seems different because of the unusual and beautiful locales. The action sequences are both well-filmed and credible. The Valley of Gwangi is neither a classic nor a particularly memorable movie, but it is a solid entry into the "Captured Beast Runs Amok" sweepstakes and makes for a pleasant afternoon or evening's viewing. Fans of the genre will not be disappointed.
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Summary: Where cowboys ride dinosaurs!
Review: Awesome movie! What more could you ask for? History meets Pre-History, man vs monsters, cowboys vs dinosaurs. A classic sci-fi film with a twist. Great for kids and fans of old monster flicks. I just wish they had it on DVD......
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Summary: How to see ( view ) parts of the Film Valley of Guangi.
Review: Could someone please indicate to me how should i go about to see , actually view pieces of the film Valley of Guangi, to ensure myself this is the Film i want to get, I saw this film when i was about 9 years old , now being 36 years and has always remembered it.
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Summary: Why aren't dinosaur films like this anymore?
Review: Cowboys at the turn of the century find a forbidden valley and bring back a dinosaur (Gwangi) to put on show in their circus, which has not been doing well as of late. A re-write of an old unmade Willis O'Brien (maker of King Kong) story, this has an excellent, fast-paced script with hardly a dull moment. Harryhausen's animation is at its best and combined with awesome scenery and an unforgettable soundtrack this is one of the best dinosaur films ever made. The characters are interesting and realistic and Gwangi himself goes to demonstrate that being a monster is far worse than being scared by a monster.
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Summary: Tex'es and Rexes!
Review: Horse operas and science fiction have on rare ocassion been
strange bed fellows ex:"Beast from the hollow mountain" 1956
(I'm Still waiting MGM/UA) And on these rare ocassions these
genres can combine into an interesting enough story to hold
the attention of fans of both sides of the corral. Released
toward the end of the sixty's decade where people's views at
what they watched were changing rapidly and modern western a
mere memory (Sam peckinpah's slow motion ballets of Blood to the Italian imports) to the old hand animation slowly losing
it's footing This film remains an oddity in itself as family
entertainment,Harryhausen at this stage of his game has time to dig up an ode to an earlier project of Willis o Brien and
his version of cowboys ropeing dinosaurs seemingly redone in
1947 from Mighty Joe Young. Never the less the story is user
friendly as it surrounds the going ons of a down & out Horse
circus in need of a new act to draw the crowd. The answer is found in a small cat sized horse which local gipsy say has a
curse of death if not returned to certain lost valley of the
title. Film is centerpieced by cowboy vs. Dinosaurs episodes
But still because of lack of character development you don't
really care about anything else. A minor classic.
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Summary: Great Hausen Treat: an addictive movie for Hausen fans.
Review: I have to admit, I LOVE this movie. I have watched it so many times I've lost count. Hausen always was the master and he out-did Jurrasic Park before it's time. The gypsy and the old professor do almost steal this movie away from James Franciscus, but he hung on. How could he not with those gorgeous blue eyes! Also worth drooling over is the wide array of beautiful horses,,,,where did they get them? If anyone knows, fill me in, they were really something else.
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Summary: Gwangi: One of the Last of His Kind
Review: I like this movie. I consider it to be something of a classic, in an arcane sense. The Valley of Gwangi was a unique mixture of genres: The Western and the Dinosaur Sci-Fi! Seeing the characters react to and deal with this creature in that setting is an interesting premise. Remember, this was the turn of the LAST century. No hi-tech weapons or science were available. A mildy interesting, if not predictable, character sub-plot developed for quite a while, until Gwangi and his prehistoric brethren appeared. I am unphazed by the biological/paleontological licenses taken by the filmmakers. After all, in sci-fi, suspension of disbelief is what it's all about. In the end, the star of the movie is the great Ray Harryhausen, whose stop motion art is legendary. Ray always seemed to give his animated characters a character! Unlike the monstrous, unthinking Anaconda or T-Rex of the Computer Generated Era. If you imerse yourself in the setting, you will be awestruck, scared and eventually compassionate about this creature. This Harryhausen ability to impart pathos to the monster was never more evident than in his creature from Venus in "20 Million Miles to Earth." (Which I also recommend!) Finally a word about the leading man, James Francsicus. People always put him in Heston's shadow, but I thought he did a good job here. As for his attractive (if not greatly talented) co-star Gina Golan...I never heard from her again! All in all, it's worth buying or renting. I've seen it, in part or in total many times.
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Summary: COWBOY MEETS DINOSAUR!
Review: I REMEMBER SEEING THIS MOVIE WHEN IT WAS OUT IN A LOCAL THEATER! FANTASTIC STOP-MOIION PHOTOGRAPHY, GREAT WESTERN MUSICAL SCORE, ETC. AFTER WATCHING OLD GODZILLA MOVIES WHERE "MODERN WEAPONS" SAVE THE DAY, THE "COWBOYS" HAD TO USE ROPES, 6-SHOOTERS, RIFLES AND INGENUITY TO TAKE CARE OF THE THREAT! YES, SHADES OF KING KONG, SLOW-MOVING PLOT UNTIL THE "VALLEY" SCENES, ETC. THE ONLY OTHER MOVIE I RECALL THAT USED THE "COWBOY AGAINST DINOSAUR" PLOT WAS "BEAT OF HOLLOW MOUNTAIN" WITH GUY MADISON. GOOD PLOT BUT EXTREMELY POOR ANIMATION. GWANGI RULES!
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Summary: a nice film
Review: i saw it when i was 11 I liked it Itwas interestin
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