Originally Posted by Vodstok (Post 521179)

People were so poorly informed back then, i bet half the time the movie maklers said "fuck scince" the other half they said "whatever, we dont know, make something up".

Kind of like the new King Kong. i like that they kept the long-necked dinosaurs as "Brontosaurs", which never existed. the Brontosaurus skeleton was later called "Apatosaurus" when they discovered it was the body of one animal, with the head of a diplodocus. im not sure, but it htink they have found more apatosaurs so they can confirm the diffeence, but back in the 30s, it was brontosaurus.

I know, im a nerd and no one cares :)

Originally Posted by urgeok (Post 521193)

i thought the brontosaurus was replaced by the brachyosauraus ?

Originally Posted by The Flayed One (Post 521194)

Why didn't you just correct their mistakes urge? I'm sure you saw a few in your time:D

Originally Posted by Vodstok (Post 521207)

They were always pretty much dead on with the brachyosaurus, those are the ones that they had in Jurrasic Park (the movie) with the big lump on their head, they were the biggest land animals that ever lived. ill see if i can dig up some info to clarify.

When i doubt, Wikipedia will set the world straight:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brontosaurus

Originally Posted by urgeok (Post 521210)

ah - apatasaurus it is ...

dino from the flinstones will be very upset at the news.

Originally Posted by ShankS (Post 521174)

He's a God of Stop Motion.

My Sinbad & Jason films are the most watched of any films I've ever seen.

Originally Posted by Doc Faustus (Post 521237)

Actually, the Brontosaurus became the Apatosaurus. Brachiosaurs have thick bony skull thingies. And regarding Harryhausen, I think the Medusa in Clash of the Titans is my favorite special effect ever. So much personality, so much freedom of movement. I think it was brilliant and since Harryhausen, special effects monsters have lost their souls.