One of Ray Bradbury's close friends is Ray Harryhausen, a special effects wizzard who worked from the 50s through the early 80s. He did a lot of incredible stop motion animation. Here are a few clips. Enjoy.
Mighty Joe Young came after the success of King Kong:
20,000,000 Miles to Earth was part of the 1950's 'invaders from outer space' craze:
The Valley of Gwangi combined two of Hollywood's most successful genres, westerns and dinosaurs:
Jason and the Argonauts is arguably the best of Harryhausen's movies. It's just guys fighting lots of monsters:
