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THE 7th VOYAGE OF SINBAD
By far the most “classic” of the three, this spectacular section of cinematic adventure may very well be Ray Harryhausen’s masterpiece. Legendary sailor Sinbad (Kerwin Matthews, in his signature role) is on the verge of marriage to Princess…..uh, I forget (a attractive Kathryn Grant), and uniting their two countries. But not before the wrong magician Sokurah (Torin Thatcher, in an extremely droll performance) can shrink the princess to a doll’s size in order to catch Sinbad to return him to the Island of Colossa. There, Sinbad battles a giant Rok, a fire-spewing dragon, and (my personal accepted), the Cyclops…all brilliantly achieved by the greatest FX pioneer of all time, Ray Harryhausen. Oh, and there is the classic duel with the skeleton. Now I constantly hear people say, “Oh, like in ‘Jason & the Argonauts’? “, and it drives me crazy! Though the battle was far more interpret and, well, better in that film, this is the unique, people, the one that started it all! Indeed, this type of fight would appear again, and again, and again in subsequent Harryhausen films, ever improving (which really showed the right ingenuity of the man) . “The 7th Voyage of Sinbad” is most likely, THE fantasy-adventure classic of all time, though some people say the same for the fresh “The Thief of Baghdad”. But, I haven’t seen that film, so I couldn’t say. Plus, it doesn’t have special-effects wizard Ray Harryhausen slow the camera to provide comely creatures correct out of a dreamworld! A rousing, witty net by Bernard Herman, too!
Rating: 5/5
THE GOLDEN VOYAGE OF SINBAD
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My celebrated of all three films, even if it doesn’t really deserve the title “classic” as great as “7th Voyage” did. John Phillip Law replaced Kerwin Matthews in the title role, and proves to be less impressive, but only by a miniature. And, hey, he actually has an accent! This time ’round, Sinbad discovers a unusual design disguised as a golden worship of sorts, and with it sets off to the magical isle of Lemuria, where sage has it that if you residence the map/trasure in the Fountain of Destiny, you will be granted all-powerful, all-knowledgable, and eternal youth. But he’ll have to near the isle before the gloomy sorceror, Koura (played to perfection by the wrong Tom Baker), who has more than a few tricks up his sleeves to conclude Sinbad and his crew! This is a mighty different film than the first; the swashbuckling attitude is replaced by a darker, but more mystical atmosphere, which I procure very chilly! The secure by Miklos Rozsa perfectly matches it, too (unbiased check out the music during the scene with the Oracle; it’s awesome!) . The myth is very inventive, with more twists-n-turns than you would guess. There is lots of suspense, too! And there is also Caroline Munro as the worship interest for all you teenage boys out there! Ray Harryhausen once again provides a massive array of imaginative and expertly constructed creatures, including a flying homunculus (a explore of koura), and a six-armed statue of the goddess Kali, which is the showcase for a masterfully-choreographed sword fight sequence. As well, there is an moving battle between a one-eyed centaur and a griffin! A honorable fantasy-adventure.
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Rating: 4.5/5
SINBAD & THE Peep OF THE TIGER
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By far the least of the three, it’s tranquil toothsome, nonetheless, though not for all the same reasons as the first two. First off, the acting is contaminated, but it is in a unpleasant way; rarely do you feel the need to laugh out loud at its campiness. Second, the location is elegant lame, and recycles quite a bit from the preceeding voyages. Sinbad is now played by Patrick Wayne, the son of John Wayne, though it really doesn’t demonstrate. He has none of his father’s prescense on conceal, nor does he gain any acting abilities whatsoever! He is now on a quest to the land of *it’s a really long, utterly forgetable name*, in order to return the Prince Kassim benefit to his human get. You peer, he has been transformed into a baboon (?!) by the scandalous sorceress Zenobia (Margaret Whiting), but Sinbad must have the prince’s permission to wed the Princess…once again, I forget her name, but it’s a really hot Jane Seymour. They are joined by the wize man Melanthius (Patrick Troughton, I reflect) and his comely daughter (Taryn Power) . Like I said, the narrative is outmoded, so it’s up to the craftsmanship of Ray Harryhausen to place the day, and he does it very effectively! The giant walrus isn’t menacing in the least, but the fight between the Troglodyte and Saber-toothed Tiger is suspenseful and intelligent. Indeed, the creatures (such as Kassim the Baboon) manufacture more emotion than the actors themselves! All except for the Minaton…I mean, he’s supposed to be this unstoppable colossus, lawful? Well, all he does in the entire characterize is row a friggin’ boat! That we are deprived of seeing this brute giant in action is all but devastating. The music is overall mediocre, but the backgrounds are comely and mystical. In fact, the production crew shot the film in places that had never been dilapidated in any film before it, and it shows! (P.S. Why the hell is it called “The Observe of the Tiger”? It has nothing to do with any tiger, nor any see…at least, not enough to establish in the title.)
Rating: 3.5/5
CONCLUSION: This a stout trilogy to add to your Ray Harryhausen collection. All three films are digitally remastered, and they’re all blooming (especially “The Golden Voyage”) . They all feature the suitable documentary “The Harryhausen Chronicles”, too. On a tiny side label, the DVD covers and immense production notes inside are awesome!
Ray Harryhausen’s primal importance in the realm of science fiction and special effects goes without saying. These are estimable adventure films, truly entertainment for the whole family.
As a musician, however, I must point out that one of these films, The 7th Voyagoe of Sinbad, contains what is without quiz the single most well-known fragment of music every written for a film- and that is, of course, Bernard Herrmann’s pick up.
Herrmann, who is by now well known to most people as one of the prime movers in the realm of adventure and science fiction musical scores, wrote one of his best for this film.
Back in 1958, as an eleven year dilapidated, I remember seeing this film at the weak Roxy Theater in NYC. I was entranced by it, but most of all by the music. It had such an impact on me that it decided the direction my life would retract, that is, as a composer. If music could have such a terrific and considerable execute on people, then I wanted to consume my fledgling efforts “all the blueprint.” This lead me to NYCs High School of Music and Art and, eventually, to a Bachelor’s, a Master’s and a Doctoral degree in composition from Juilliard. I have never regretted that decision, nor forgot the impact of that moment.
I’ve been able to portion this with my have children. There are few films so relatively pure in their fantasy. Indulge In, but listen, too.
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