Jason and the Argonauts (Full Screen)

But while Matthew Faulk and Mark Skeet get credit for working the ancient sources into this telling of the tale, the problem is that the end result misses the magic of the Harryhausen version. The problem is twofold. First, the tenor of the story has contradictory impulses. On the one hand we have the active participation of the gods, with Hera (Olivia Williams) and Zeus (Angus MacFadyen) aiding and hindering Jason in his quest as they work out one of their frequent marital spats. But on the other hand there is an effort to make the story more realistic, in terms of the politics and relationships, which works against the idea of being the playthings of the gods. None of the actors strike heroic poses or speak in grand phrases and even Dennis Hopper is remarkable restrained in his performance. ï¿Jason and the Argonautsï¿ tries to reconcile these two by having the gods work behind the scenes for the most part, but then Poseidon stands up and that idea is quickly dispatched.

Second, Jason London as the title character looks too young. I know the actor was 28 when he made this mini-series but he seems like a youth. One of the problems with the story was while the greatest heroes in Greece would come to sail with Jason, a callow youth, which Apollonius solved by having Hera make them all want to go. Instead Faulk and Skeet have Jason make up have the crew with undesirables, some of whom provide comic relief, helped because of the aid of the guard who saved him from death as a youth. In other words, Jason leads the Argonauts because that is what was written in the script. Granted, this is consistent with the tone of the mini-series, but you cannot help but think that when Jason meets Medea that she is going to eat him alive (of course, she does much worse, but that is another tragedy). The end result is a production of ï¿Jason and the Argonautsï¿ that lacks the sense of heroic adventure that the tale personifies in classical mythology. It was okay and it should have been fantastic.

The movie is about a boy named jason who's father is murdered and uncle takes over the kingdom, he must in order to claim his right to the thrown get the Golden Fleece. Zeus and Hera are especially important making the task easier yet more diffictult. Jason gathers together some comrads to travel with him. They have an extraordinary adventure. There is inner turmoil, jelousy, love, passion, sadness and comedy along the way. The love story twist is especially something most people can relate to.

The movie should be watched by children above age 10 due to some adult content and violence. Overall very well done, with a few errors here in there like every good movie. There is no real famous actors in the movie making it more enjoyable and truer to the actual story of Jason and the Argonauts.