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.

THE 7th VOYAGE OF SINDBAD is a fantasy adventure film, which is remembered for impressive special effects (stop motion animation) and a pretty good soundtrack. Stories from the ancient Arab collection are always interesting.A famous sailor plans to marry a beautiful princess. An evil magician has spoiled his plans. The magician reduces sailor fiancée to the size of her thumb. The sailor has been forced to go to an island full of mythical monsters, to find a secret, which would nullify the evil spell.Special effects by Mr. Harryhausen represent a kind of revolution in the creation and presentation of huge animated monsters. The fight scenes are really impressive. It is difficult to create a "pleasant" illusion with giant Cyclops, a cobra-woman, a legendary bird of prey, a fire-breathing dragon and possessed skeletons. Scenery corresponded very well with the visual illusion.Kerwin Mathews as Sinbad is famous sailor and adventurer. He is brave and fearless character. A little heroic charm would not hurt him. Kathryn Grant as Princess Parisa is a pretty candy for our eyes. However, the characterization is much better in the second part of the film (when she is shrunk). Torin Thatcher as Sokurah is the evil magician who has stolen the show in some scenes.Nothing spectacular, but some segments are very interesting.

After conducting a successful peace treaty between the rival cities of Baghdad and Chandra, "Captain Sinbad" (Kirwin Mathews) sets sail with his new fiancé, "Princess Parisa" (Kathryn Grant) who he plans to marry when they return to Baghdad. As luck would have it, however, the ship is blown off course along the way and they narrowly escape a sure death by starvation when they happen to spot an unknown island in the distance and subsequently send a boat ashore for provisions. It's at this time that they notice a man being chased by a huge monster known as a Cyclops and consequently decide to give battle to it long enough for the man to escape with them on their ship. Unfortunately, during their escape from the Cyclops the man named "Sokurah" (Torin Thatcher) accidentally drops a valuable lamp which is then taken by the Cyclops back to his place of abode. It's at this time that Sokurah informs them that he is a magician and pleads with Sinbad to take him back to the island so that he can retrieve the lamp. But Sinbad has a schedule to keep and decides to set sail back to Baghdad as planned. What they don't realize is the power Sokurah has at his disposal and his determination to get this lamp back at all costs. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this movie was produced in the late 50's and was especially intended for a younger audience. Having said that, it's because of these two factors that the film suffers accordingly. For example, although I personally didn't mind the rather dated special effects, I didn't quite care for the character playing the "Genie" (Richard Eyer) who was just too juvenile for the part. Again though, this movie was specifically made for a younger market and, although it could probably satisfy children today, it doesn't quite have the same appeal as it did 60 years ago. Because of that I have rated this picture accordingly. Average.

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.