6/10
Harryhausen for the kids, Munro for the dads
7 November 2009
The Golden Voyage Of Sinbad finds the adventurous Arabian man of the sea on assignment from the Grand Vizier when Sinbad comes into possession of a sea chart. The Vizier's face has been burned off and he wears a mask in the film. Great riches and power are for those who find the fountain of youth which is not located in Florida as Ponce DeLeon believed, but somewhere in the Indian Ocean if we believe this film.

John Philip Law is Sinbad and Douglas Wilmer is the Grand Vizier. The competition comes from Tom Baker who later in 1974 would become the fourth and most prolific Doctor in the Doctor Who series in terms of episodes. Along for the voyage is also Caroline Munro who bears a mysterious tattoo on her right hand. But I assure you the audience was not looking at her hand throughout the film.

Ray Harryhausen provided his usual classy special effects for the film. The monsters are a creation of Tom Baker who conjures them up. The trouble is that the conjuring ages him, he's got to get to that fountain of youth or he's in big trouble.

The Golden Voyage Of Sinbad was fine enough for the kid trade and for their fathers who took them to see it, Caroline Munro was enough to gain their attention.
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