Bubo bubo is the latin name of the Eurasian eagle-owl! Its a fact!

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A perfect way to hang a lantern on stop-motion animation.

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@Louisa Me too, I was that annoying kid who was all "THIS IS NOT HOW THE MYTHOLOGY GOES" and got kicked out of class for ranting about it, haha

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You would think that the shrine of 3 women who like to eat human flesh would be easier for humans to find.

Yanno, so they can be dinner.

Right next to a highway. With blinking signs that say "FREE GOLD HERE!" and an arrow or twelve.

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"Sounds like a man. A young man."

"Henny Youngman?"

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Oh no, where's the eye?

The eyes have it!

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That third weird sister must eventually end up talking to Macbeth.

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Who knew the river Styx was just a couple days' ride from where they were! Exit 13 off of the NJ Turnpiek...

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He didn't even clean the horn off before or after he used it. Tsk tsk.

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Last stop, end of the line, everyone off now. Bye bye, thanks for coming. Mind the gap.

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The inside of his shield suddenly got super super shiny didn't it

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I believe this section was all filmed in Ostia, just outside of Rome. Gorgeous place, go if you can.

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OK who's got the raw steak? Or at least a tennis ball?

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i remember this section vividly from when i was young

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`[RATTLING]

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Medusa's band, brought to you by Moog Bass

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Use the force, Perseus!

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I know Harryhausen thought other films were his favourite, I still think this is his crowning achivement. So many different stop motion animated bits, all done effectively, all being fun (even if you thought Bubo didn't belong, you can't deny stop-motion makes sense for a clockwork owl.)

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