Strong and Moving!

Just perfect...

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

Anyone who has seen this movie when it first came out (late 50's) was forever a different person for the better. This dynamic even continues to this day too. Millions saw this when they were in their teens or younger and it brought out an array of emotions the body had not experienced before. There is wonder, adventure, thrills, suspense, love, good, bad, and monsters that make you wonder how can you fight them and live? Sinbad shows you all this and more and he became a role model and hero for the multitudes. Of course the people behind this were genius in what they were doing and ultimately did. Special mention to Ray Harryhausen the man behind the special effects. His passion and dream to do what we saw on the big screen kicked-in his younger years. He played with the concept and did some pretty impressive experiments leading up to this. he even when on to add to his impressive resume doing more monster flicks all so memorable and powerful too. I had two ham sandwiches watching this movie with a tasty drink. Waiting on my snack now and then I will resume thanks to the DVD which by the way is full of real nice behind the scenes goodies. Well-done to all involved and be proud of your work which keeps on working and then some to this day and beyond

I used to love this film as a child. The Regal Cinema in Rothesay used to show it on a frequent basis in its afternoon matinees and along with THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT it was one of these films I'd pop round to see when it was being shown. That said it's a film considered to be "movie magic" due to the special effects of Ray Harryhausen and one wonders how an adult in the 21st Century would regard this film now To be brutally honest the production only exists to exhibits the stop frame animation effects and everything else doesn't matter. The cast are either wooden in the case of Kerwin Mathews and Kathryn Grant or obvious in the case of Torin Thatcher . There can also be no excuse for spelling Baghdad wrong or believing it to be situated on a coastline. I suppose the producers might defend themselves on the grounds that it's a fantasy film and nothing to do with geo-politics but even this comes across as clumsy especially since we all know it's the present day capital of Iraq. The clumsy nature of the film extends to the plotting where Sinbad , a sailor is shown commanding a ship and because of reasons to the plot decides to hire some brigands for his quest. Ask yourself this - why not just hire his previous crew and pay them danger money ? Oh hold on I'm taking things far too seriously which is not the function of THE 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD. All it does is ask you to buy some popcorn , find your inner child and sit back back and enjoy a rollicking adventure while gasp at the special effects. If this was made nowadays everything would be done via the dreaded CGI and while the effects aren't one hundred per cent convincing in a film 60 years old you can at least respect them mainly down to the hard work involved . It's also a little bit nasty as the crew succumb one by one to the hazards they face

I still remember this amazing inspirational monster film so vividly from my childhood memories watching this classic fantasy film at the Outremont theatre in Montreal, Canada (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outremont_Theatre) and the other Ray Harryhausen classics such as The Golden Voyage of Sinbad which are my two ultimate favorites. I was about 13 at the time or younger. Passing by the theatre often was my favorite past time, waiting for the movie posters to be posted in the glass case outside the theatre to announce the next classic monster flick. How I miss those innocent days of awe and wonder. It would be nice to have a great director/producer like Peter Jackson remake these classic fantasy films with the same special touch as Harryhausen gave them. I find they retool the originals like Clash of the Titans with too much script change and not enough magic substance.Robert C.

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.