AND REVIEWS: ‘iii'spp : 1 :figopir!4 4r-- - 'Clash "Clash of the Titans" is more fun than a '50s fur forbidden fruit and fin flick has any right to be The pleasures of fur and fin are courtesy of Ray Harryhausen — the master of special effects whose movie monsters and design sketches are on exhibit at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art Many other delights involve actor Harry Hamlin's fetching look in a diaper and cape Harryhausen's design projects have included "The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad" "One Million Years BC" "Jason and the Argonauts" "The Beast from 20000 Fathoms" "Earth vs the Flying Saucers" and "The Three Worlds of Gulliver" Similar fantasy creatures and the saturated Metrocolor make "Clash of the Titans" look like a cinematic throwback And under Desmond Davis's direction the cast plays this Grecian soap opera as though it were in the days when Zeus could wish newlywed Perseus "fine sons" without causing half the women and a few enlightened men in the movie theater to foam at the mouth Perseus (Hamlin) love child of PAPILNIS' oulut -witsn et tne II 's Metropolitan Museum of of-the-bride at the Perseus-An- mg nectar-and-ambrosta crowd tans" Is rated PG end contains violence Many other delights involve dromeda engagement bash Cali- These Olympians are a grim and partial temele nudity Harry Hamlin's fetching bos's mother (Maggie Smith) in a diaper and cape dooms the virgin to be snack food irryhausen's design projects for the Kraken the Last of the - included "The Seventh Voy- Titans With the delightfully spry of Sinbad" "One Million help of Burgess Meredith as the 1 s BC" "Jason and the Argo- playwright Ammon Perseus must sweetie i" "The Beast from 20000 move mountains to save his $45311-11ACIT4414() )ms" "Earth vs the Flying ‘S)11tAXilkiA0111 ers" and "The Three Worlds Harryhausen's stop-action an- Illiver" Similar fantasy crea- 'mated menagerie is unflaggingly -ette 4- and the saturated Metroco- engaging On an imaginary crea- nake "Clash of the Titans" ture we can't criticize the muscu- 4 like a cinematic throwback lature or the distribution of Noloal under Desmond Davis's di- weight but we would certainly 110W aireatuly NI the cast plays this Gre- recognize a horse dog or vulture i soap opera as though it were that walked queerly or whose leg at ' 9 ywed Perseus "fine sons" hausen is brave and talented e days when Zeus could wish bent in the wrong place Harry- — — ' out causing half the women enough to try all three together 1 few enlightened men in the with some other creations sure to ' e theater to foam at the qualify next April for Best Kra- III ' h ken in a Supporting Role Best t r rseus (Hamlin) love child of Skeleton in a Cape Best Owl Im- ( III I P II 1164 I I 1 01 The Titans' At The Zeus adores and wins Andromeda (Judy Bowker) Andromeda daughter of Cassiopeia (Sian Phillips) was formerly betrothed to Calibos (Neil McCarthy) a half-divine bad egg turned into a horned tailed monster for thoughtless behavior After some ill-chosen remarks by the motherof-the-bride at the Perseus-Andromeda engagement bash Calibos's mother (Maggie Smith) dooms the virgin to be snack food for the Kraken the Last of the Titans With the delightfully spry help of Burgess Meredith as the playwright Ammon Perseus must move mountains to save his sweetie Harryhausen's stop-action animated menagerie is unflaggingly engaging On an imaginary creature we can't criticize the musculature or the distribution of weight but we would certainly recognize a horse dog or vulture that walked queerly or whose leg bent in the wrong place Harryhausen is brave and talented enough to try all three together with some other creations sure to qualify next April for Best Kra-ken in a Supporting Role Best Skeleton in a Cape Best Owl Im personating C3P0 and R2D2 Best Roy Rogers and Trigger Finish with a Flying Horse Children should love them all and be only momentarily discomfited by the Medusa upchucking her frankly fake bloody insides I did however always picture the gods as a gorgeous fun-loving nectar-and-ambrosia crowd These Olympians are a grim now aprtiny Manor longin-the-tooth lot even though Laurence Olivier as Zeus and Ursula Andress as Aphrodite both look divine a IF YOU'RE GOING "Clash of the Titans" is playing it the Manor Theatre PARENTS' GUIDE: "Clash of the Titans" is rated PG and contains violence and partial female nudity