People love to talk about how far the special effects industry has come, but there's something to be said about the respectability of old-school animation. The time and dedication that went into stop-motion model animation was something to be marveled at, though it's often something forgone today for the sake of time.

Ray Harryhausen was frequently considered a pioneer in the special effects industry. With films like The 7th Voyage of Sinbad and Mysterious Island, Harryhausen had long demonstrated his aptitude for creating special effects for film.

But when the industry took a turn for the computer-generated in the 1990s, stop-motion animation was largely forgotten about.

When asked about Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park, a film that utilized computer-generated images, Harryhausen had lots to say.

"I was very impressed that you could do such a thing with a computer," said Harryhausen during an interview with The Toronto Star. "Jurassic Park had some wonderful dinosaurs in it. But it wasn't for me. I've always preferred the humanoid type of characters, something that the audience can identify with. It's very hard to get the audience to sympathize with a dinosaur, particularly a Tyrannosaurus."

While Harryhausen was welcoming to new things in the industry, he had a level of respect for tradition that is respectable and, quite frankly, often brushed off in today's entertainment industry.

When asked how he felt about Peter Jackson's adaptation of the original classic film, King Kong, Harryhausen was honest. "That's fine," said the creator, "but there will always only be one King Kong."