Totally agree about Harryhausen, Georgie. Always loved Jason… and Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger. All RH’s stuff was so important, inspiring many modern directors, like Lucas etc.
Now, as for the antipodean marsupial hero, well… “What’s that, Skippy? There a government advisor stuck down the well? Well, he says he was following guidelines, so let’s leave him there, mate.”