Anything Ray Harryhausen did was movie gold. "The Golden Voyage of Sinbad" features more of his incredible stop-action creations. My favorite this time around is the six-armed statue of Indian goddess Kali. The way that it comes to life and dances for Prince Koura is magical. There's nothing about the creatures that isn't fun to watch, they creak and groan and roar as they slowly come to life.
John Phillip Law plays a cool Sinbad and Caroline Munro as the slave girl doesn't do much acting but is gorgeous to say the least. Tom Baker as Prince Koura is an acceptably sinister, moustache-twisting villain, as well. I think the actual story or "voyage" is a little too leisurely. Nothing that Sinbad or his crew do seems particularly pressing, even though they are trying to keep Prince Koura down.
I sure appreciate this movie much more now than when I was a kid. Ray Harryhausen elevates an otherwise average plot to a whole new level of wonderful with his masterful stop-motion animation. A true treasure.
Shout by ScorpiaVIP 2BlockedParent2014-12-22T06:42:02Z— updated 2016-07-15T13:31:07Z
Featuring Tom Baker (The fourth Doctor "Who") as the villain!
Don't settle for epic adventure movies remade into action movies, they are completely missing the point!
This classic features all the things that made these epic adventure movies so great and the stop-motion animation is superb!
If you're looking for another classic Sinbad movie consider watching The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958).