Scanialara
You won't be disappointed!
Glimmerubro
It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.
Kien Navarro
Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.
Kaydan Christian
A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.
OllieSuave-007
This is a pretty interesting B-movie with a plot and cast of characters similar to Jack the Giant Killer: Kerwin Matthews stars as the hero of this movie, playing Sinbad who is on a quest to rescue Princess Parisa (Kathryn Grant) from evil magician Sokurah (Torin Thatcher). Sinbad must do so to prevent a war.The movie has the classic rescue-the-princess plot element and was actually somewhat entertaining from what I remembered as a kid. You get a lot of fun good guy vs. bad guy action, rescue-the-princess adventures, magic and monster duels from a cyclops and a dragon. In the mix is a supporting character appearance by a young genie (Richard Eyer), an important ally to the heroes.The acting was decent and special effects were also decent for its time.Overall, it's a pretty good action/monster-packed B-movie! Grade B
Scott LeBrun
Top notch entertainment, a vivid fantasy-adventure starring Kerwin Mathews as the heroic Sinbad, who's conned into returning to an exotic isle by a conniving, greedy, grasping magician named Sokurah (Torin Thatcher). Sinbad will have his hands full transporting his beloved, Princess Parisa (Kathryn Grant), who's been shrunk to miniature size. Among the magnificent Ray Harryhausen-created monsters he and his friends must vanquish are a Cyclops, a great two-headed bird, and a dragon.This is fun for families, if perhaps somewhat intense at one point, as a Cyclops prepares a sailor for being eaten. The colour photography by Wilkie Cooper is breathtaking, as are the costumes, the production design, and the location shooting. Bernard Herrmanns' rousing score is one of his best. And, of course, the Harryhausen effects are extremely enjoyable - the highlight, as many people will tell you, is the climactic sword fight with a skeleton.Mathews is a handsome and innately likable hero; the lovely Grant is likewise endearing. Youthful Richard Eyer is an appealing child Genie, while Thatcher is a delightfully hammy villain.Director Nathan Juran serves up spectacle with style, crafting some grand escapist fare that still works quite well 57 years later.Eight out of 10.
gavin6942
When a princess is shrunken by an evil wizard, Sinbad (Kerwin Mathews) must undertake a quest to an island of monsters to cure her and prevent a war.Ray Harryhausen strays a little bit from the monsters and aliens we love him for. But only just a little bit, as we have plenty of other mythical monsters here. Horror? Not really, no. But any fan of his work is going to have to see this.I cannot say I am a big follower of Sinbad, so I do not know the stories of his voyages or whatever. But this one seems to borrow very heavily from the 1001 Arabian Nights. The genie and the princess seem very much like something we expect from "Aladdin" or with Ali Baba.
utgard14
When Sinbad (Kerwin Mathews) refuses to help the sorcerer Sokurah (Torin Thatcher) retrieve his magic lamp from a Cyclops, Sokurah shrinks Sinbad's love Princess Parisa (Kathryn Grant) to the size of a doll. The potion to restore her to her natural size requires the shell of a bird's egg from the island of Colossa where the Cyclops lives. Now Sinbad has no choice but to journey to Colossa and face the monster to save his lady.Fantasy adventure classic from director Nathan Juran and featuring the awesome stop-motion special effects from legendary Ray Harryhausen. Torin Thatcher is great as the nefarious wizard. Child actor Richard Eyer as the genie in the lamp is goofy but amusing. The leads are both fine. It's the special effects that are the real star with the justifiably famous climactic battle between Sinbad and a skeleton warrior a highlight.
