Caroline Munro, Douglas Wilmer, Grégoire Aslan

John Phillip Law stars as the legendary sailor this time around as he finds a talisman and sets sail with his crew for an uncharted island. With a beautiful slave girl (Caroline Munro) in tow, Sinbad ...( read more  read more... )takes on the evil sorcerer Koura (Tom Baker), who wants Sinbad's golden talisman to complete a spell. En route to the island, Koura brings the ship's figurehead to life to wreak havoc on the ship and crew. Once there, Sinbad and crew must do battle with a six-armed figure of Kali brandishing a sword in each hand, as well as an enraged Cyclops centaur and a winged griffin, and also deal with the treacherous Koura.

This 1974 entry in the Sinbad franchise is a bit of a mixed bag. On the one hand, the film's production values are quite good, and of course the Ray Harryhausen effects are as beautiful as ever. The set design (especially for the scenes inside the cavern) is striking and inventive, and there's Miklós Rózsa's score gracing the soundtrack. On the other hand, the story definitely tends to drag a bit, and Law's indeterminate accent often wavers toward a weird Slavic inflection. Pointing to the film's age, Law and company often tend to look like poncey rock stars with their long hair, beards, and harem pants. That's all nitpicking, though; the action segments, though they're fewer and farther between than in other Sinbad films, redeem the movie with Harryhausen's incredible artistry. It's worth owning just to see the fluid, complex movements of the animated Kali flailing away at six men with her swords. And of course, scream queen Caroline Munro never looked better as the slave girl Margiana. This is rich, well-crafted fantasy fare that the entire family can enjoy. --Jerry Renshaw

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G, 105 min.

Directed by: Gordon Hessler

Release Date: August 1, 1973

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DVD Release Date: June 6, 2000

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  • April 15, 2009
    more monsters than in a creature feature horror and hugely entertaining to go with it. if i was being a twat i could try and find faults with it but why bother when it's sheer escapism back to my childhood?
  • March 20, 2008
    The second best Harryhausen film of all time (after Jason and the Argonauts) and RH is without a doubt the star
  • August 21, 2007
    thought sinbad was awesome when i was a kid
  • August 4, 2007
    Totally fascinating stop-motion animation effects. It's an interesting voyage. The characters aren't fleshed out much. It's very Saturday-afternoon matinee in feel.
  • April 3, 2007
    Reasonably entertaining romp that's marred by 70s sensibilities seeping in (although the male demographic are sure to appreciate Caroline Munro's "wardrobe"!), but it's worth it just to see the beautifully choreographed fight between Sinbad's men and the multi-limbed statue of Ka...( read more)li, and Tom Baker's trademark eccentricites!
  • October 8, 2009
    Watched it as a kid. Lost it in my memory for years... then it turned up in a convo. One of the most entrancing stop motion imagery films ever!! Amazing to last monster's death cry... if you can handle your harruhausen
  • September 30, 2009
    Absolutely love the Sinbad movies, the acting at times can be laughable but the whole experience is lifted by Harryhausens stop motion
  • July 5, 2009
    This is a classic movie that I enjoy watching over and over again. Though low-tech by modern standards, it is rich in its photo images.

    A really fun fantasy adventure movie.
  • June 14, 2009
    a classic film from back in the day, still worth watching either to admire or laugh at how out dated it is now.
  • June 8, 2009
    as always animation rocks!

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