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Valley of Gwangi

(1969)

Ray Harryhausen (who died only a few months ago at age 93) did the stop-motion for this handsomely produced but fairly dumb movie about cowboys battling dinosaurs in a forgotten valley in Mexico. It takes a while to get going, but when the action starts it’s watchable. I guess I should give them points for giving a starring role to eohippus, the proto-horse that was about the size of a collie.