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In this Sinbad adventure, the famed sailor is trying to wed a princess (imagine that), but can’t get her brother’s blessing until he reverses an evil spell that turned the brother into a baboon. The story isn’t much, but at least it throws in several new Ray Harryhausen stop-motion creations, including a saber-toothed tiger, a giant walrus, and some banshees.

I enjoyed disparate parts of this movie, like Harryhausen’s giant Troglodyte character, the icy setting of the third act, and the good looks of lead actors Patrick Wayne and Jayne Seymour.  But the movie has a pretty boring middle section where the urgency of the plot dissipates. Patrick Wayne may be the hunky son of Western super-star John Wayne, but he is not a good actor, and certainly not charismatic enough to pull off Sinbad.  It’s still an interesting movie for Harryhausen enthusiasts.

Ray Harryhausen creations square off: the Troglodyte vs the Saber-Toothed Tiger.