7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)

Mikey B · #1 November 17th, 2008, 12:50 PM

From IMDB:

When captain Sindbad and his men land on the island Colossa they are confronted with man-eating cyclops. They can escape with the help of the magician Sokurah and his magic lamp. The lamp which contains a helpful demon unfortunately gets lost. Back in Bagdad the magician performs impressive tricks. He wants to start an expedition back to Colossa to bringing the lamp back in his possession. But the kalif rejects the magicians requests. The malicious Sokurah breaks into the rooms of the princess at night and shrinks the princess to the size of an elf. The magician offers his abilities to heal the princess on next day. But one of the magic potions necessary components must be procured from the island Colossa first. So captain Sindbad sails again to the island Colossa and to the dangers expecting him there...

Just saw this last night as a double feature. What a great film. I know it's extremely dated by today's standards, but I couldn't help but ignore the terrible dialogue and plot as long as the characters were finding themselves in peril and being attacked by monsters of all sorts. Great film.

RaVen Blackehart · #2 November 24th, 2008, 03:38 PM

I first saw this movie when I was a kid as a special evening assembly. I sat next to a boy I had a crush on and was so thrilled when he grabbed onto my hand. Now the special effects look so hokey and silly, but it was a way cool movie for it's time. Another old favorite of mine is "The 5000 Fingers of Doctor T".

Mikey B · #3 November 24th, 2008, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by RaVen Blackehart

I first saw this movie when I was a kid as a special evening assembly. I sat next to a boy I had a crush on and was so thrilled when he grabbed onto my hand. Now the special effects look so hokey and silly, but it was a way cool movie for it's time. Another old favorite of mine is "The 5000 Fingers of Doctor T".

Never heard of that...but I'll check it out.