My Take: Good special effects make up for a somewhat lackluster storyline.
I love watching Ray Harryhausen monster movies, they are really fun to watch. I consider it a gem whenever I find one in a video outlet, an addition to my collection. Harryhausen's effects may be dated to other viewers, but never for me. I mean, for I can see, he started it all. Currently, I have 4 Harryhausen monster flicks. "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms", "Clash of the Titans", and two Sinbad films, "The 7th Voyage of Sinbad" and "Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger".
"Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger" is a weaker entry in the many movies having Harryhausen's stop-motion monsters, but it contains one of the most elaborate collection of fantasy monsters. Well, we get to see a group of bug-eyed ghouls, a near-human baboon (which is actually a cursed prince), a bronze Minaton (also known as Minatour in mythology), a large bee, a gigantic Walrus (one of my favorite of the batch), a club-wielding Troglodyte and a saber-toothed tiger. All pretty well done.
But lets go to the bad things about this movie. Well, the story's fine, but the script is lacking and the acting is fair. Patrick Wayne lacks the makings of a great Sinbad. I think that the only good performer is Patrick Troughton as the wise Melanthius.
The film is weaker, compared to the fantasy films of this kind, but it is still a wondrous Arabian Nights adventure. Oh yeah, for those who wonder what the Eye of the Tiger is, your guess is as good as mine.
Rating: ***1/2 out of 5.
I love watching Ray Harryhausen monster movies, they are really fun to watch. I consider it a gem whenever I find one in a video outlet, an addition to my collection. Harryhausen's effects may be dated to other viewers, but never for me. I mean, for I can see, he started it all. Currently, I have 4 Harryhausen monster flicks. "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms", "Clash of the Titans", and two Sinbad films, "The 7th Voyage of Sinbad" and "Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger".
"Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger" is a weaker entry in the many movies having Harryhausen's stop-motion monsters, but it contains one of the most elaborate collection of fantasy monsters. Well, we get to see a group of bug-eyed ghouls, a near-human baboon (which is actually a cursed prince), a bronze Minaton (also known as Minatour in mythology), a large bee, a gigantic Walrus (one of my favorite of the batch), a club-wielding Troglodyte and a saber-toothed tiger. All pretty well done.
But lets go to the bad things about this movie. Well, the story's fine, but the script is lacking and the acting is fair. Patrick Wayne lacks the makings of a great Sinbad. I think that the only good performer is Patrick Troughton as the wise Melanthius.
The film is weaker, compared to the fantasy films of this kind, but it is still a wondrous Arabian Nights adventure. Oh yeah, for those who wonder what the Eye of the Tiger is, your guess is as good as mine.
Rating: ***1/2 out of 5.