Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger

Just a fun, classic, swashbuckling fantasy adventure movie you really don’t see much more anymore if at all. If you liked previous Sinbad films you would like this one, following the formula already established (though it is not formulaic in the sense of this being a bad thing); Sinbad and crew are in port, quickly have to leave port on some gravely important errand to an island that may or may not exist to seek some sort of magical aid that may or may not exist, Sinbad takes on board a very beautiful and revealingly dressed woman (who to be fair he respects and does what she can to help the mission), and in opposition are both a sorcerer served by both humans and monsters and animals they either summon or turn into as well as monsters at the final destination both race towards. Ok it is formulaic, but it is a great formula. The good, you get the wonderful work of Ray Harryhausen, who let’s face it is one of two main reasons to watch this film. I hope I don’t spoil things, but you get a trio of ghouls, a bronze automaton minotaur called the Minaton, a baboon (important to the story, the baboon is Sinbad’s dear friend and the brother of the woman he wants to marry, Farah, played by Jane Seymour, with the entire movie revolving around trying to change the baboon back to Prince Kassim before both the change is permanent and he loses the legal right to be crowned Caliph), a really large magical wasp, a surprisingly dangerous giant walrus (I think the most dangerous monster in the movie), a creature called a Troglodyte (with a classic Harryhausen design), and a saber-tooth cat. Just great work and a blast to see. The other reason one watches the film is Farah. Jane Seymour has always been a beautiful woman but she was especially gorgeous in this film, particularly in the wardrobe she sports in the film. Her character was never annoying or a drag or any sort of burden, she seemed like a strong motivation for Sinbad (who wanted very much to marry Farah but wanted her brother Prince Kassim to give his permission, something Sinbad was already going to work on as he owed a huge debt to Kassim), and again, pretty. There isn’t a lot bad in the film. I don’t think the villain is quite as strong perhaps as the villain of other Sinbad films (this time around we have the sorcerer Zenobia played by Margaret Whiting) but she was still an enormous threat and kudos to her monster summoning and monster creating choices. It was also neat how she wasn’t monstrous or treacherous just to be that way, as she had a good relationship with her son Rafi (played by Kurt Christian) and her motivation for her in the film was clear and logical. I liked the character Dione (played by Taryn Power) but for some reason some of her wardrobe, her hair, struck me as contemporary, even by the standards of today. Still, a good actress and an attractive woman, her entrance in the film shows her to be a strong character and she shows that strength again later. I thought some of the wisdom and knowledge displayed by Dione’s father Melanthius (played by Patrick Troughton) were a bit anachronistic and sometimes the actor playing Sinbad (Patrick Wayne) wasn’t always much to write about, not bad but maybe hammily over eager. I did like the sets and setting used, with the fabulous carved stone buildings of Petra appearing. Not as many sword fights this time though, at least compared with _The Golden Voyage of Sinbad_ but overall a very satisfying number of monsters. Good film, the only thing I regret is to learn that a few monsters that Harryhausen has planned for one reason or another did not make the film (among others a woolly mammoth, a yeti, and an Arsinoitherium; if any of those appeared it would have been wonderful but alas did not happen).

Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger is an excellent and delightful adventure film like the marvelous Maria Montez-John Hall-Sabu films of the 1940s. Patrick Wayne (son of John Wayne and his second wife who was of Panamanian origin) is perfect as the swashbuckling Captain Sinbad. Patrick had all the requisites to become a big star and had some of the charisma and magic of Errol Flynn and Tyrone Power. However, the lack of follow-up roles that would propel him further were not forthcoming. After his dad passing in 1979, he reduced his roles. Taryen Power, the beautiful daughter of Tyrone Power and Mexican actress Linda Christian is perfectly cast as the main love intertest. Margaret Whiting as the villainous witch and Jane Seymour as the sister of the uncrowned caliph are very good. Miss Power had a brief career. She first scored in two Mexican films, Maria, which was a big hit and a lesser film; and The Count of Montre Cristo with Richard Chamberlain. She passed away too soon. Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger is filled with marvelous cinematography, locales, action, and timeless tales emanating from ancient Greece.

This is a great film!!! These old stop motion movies are golden. So happy I have it in my collection now.

Patrick Wayne replaces John Phillip Law, the former Mr. Sinbad from "Golden Voyage" who does not return to the role for this new adventure to save a prince and a very pretty princess (Jane Seymour ) in a land populated by fantastic creatures. And it is with these creatures (but not as well embedded in the image as in Golden Voyage) that the viewer's interest increases, thanks to the magnificent effects and animations of Ray Harryhausen. Twilight offers us a beautiful copy and a high quality sound. All good. Still missing some slightly more substantial extras. Thanks to the seller on Amazon. :-)

I always had a soft spot for this movie. Seen it the 1st time at the drive in movies with my parents when I was in high school, eating homemade fudge in the car. Patrick Wayne and some other good looking guys, 'monster', magic...hey! They did pretty darn good with what they had to work with back then. Let your imagination go and step into the story, and it gets all the better. How much better do things get than that? I loved it then and even though I'm a hard hitter on how real things should look these days, I still love this one. That line "Not enough....NOT ENOUGH!" HAUNTED ME FOR NEARLY 28 YEARS AFTER MY OLD VHS TAPE OF OIT BROKE. NICE TO HAVE IT BACK AGAIN. JUST REMEMBER IT'S NOT UP TO TODAYS STANDARDS, BUT IT'S STILL A GOOD MOVIE. Like something different for a change? give this a try. Fire

This movie has a lot going for it. If you collect old adventure stuff with monsters and whatnot, dude, get this DVD! Or better yet, the blu-ray from the folks over at Indicator. The DVD is good though, a testament to the format. This movie really isn't bad. It is a bit on the long side, and the acting is spread pretty thin, AND I guess a lot of the visuals are pretty low-rent. But, there's a lot of Ray Harryhausen's craft at work in this one, and for me that's enough reason to own this lost fantasy epic. And when you don't have a stop-motion critter to ogle, there's always Jane Seymour! I don't remember seeing this when I was a kid, but boy I would have loved it. Five stars for the DVD, because the image quality is surprisingly good even if a bit more restoration might not go awry.

The video came on time and perfectly intact. I liked the movie, with pretty cool Harryhausen monsters. The girls were cute...But I can't really say it was one of my favorite of his movies. Ray always does his best with monsters and SPFX. But it seems the main actors aren't up to his level of work..The guy who played Sinbad might as well have played the Minoton! Still, I'm keeping it!

This is an old classic blast from the past movie. I recommend this one overall Sinbad movies., However I had to return my movie due to crushed box and a dirty DVD. Amazon returned ,and was very helpful in that . I am glad amazon exists.

最終段階ですがこの壮大な風景 北極圏の映像も素晴らしいです。見ててワクワクしてきます。俳優陣も有名な方ばかりです。何と言っても魔女役の彼女本当に見事な演技が主人公を引き立たせてて最高です(⌒▽⌒)今回は怪物も味方にして行くところやオラウータンと先祖さんとの会話が又良いですね（≧∇≦）(≧∇≦)b

Good quality

Mi mamá me ha contado anécdotas que la pasaban muy a menudo en la tele cuando ella era joven. Le quise dar esta historia como regalo, simplemente porque a ella le fascina. Yo quedé igual de fascinado, ya que los efectos especiales fueron dirigidos por un gran talento norteamericano, nada menos que el señor Ray Harryhausen. En esas épocas SÍ había verdadero talento, y se esforzaban por hacer HISTORIAS DE CALIDAD. Audio solo en inglés mono, y subtítulos en inglés SDH, portugués, chino, coreano, tailandés y español.

La calidad visual sorprende para los años que tiene y los dialogos son claros, no como en otros titulos que cuesta entender lo que dicen, en definitiva totalmente recomendable y su duracion es de 113 min,.... una delicia ver los efectos visuales del maestro Harryhauseen.

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