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Summary: action packed, exciting and romantic
Review: This film is both exciting and romantic. Its full of majic and monsters, villians and heros.
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Summary: Breath-taking print for The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
Review: This film was always a favorite of mine since the first time I saw it. Visually the print on this DVD is extraordinary. The colors are vibrant and the images are incredibly sharp, crisp and clear. In particular, you can really appreciate Ray Harryhausen's Special Effects that he laboriously produced for this film. They don't look blurred or out of focus as they have on previous prints. They are presented here as they were intended to be seen in their entire splendor and brilliance. It is amazing what he did with an eight-inch tall stop-motion model of a skeleton. Ken Kolb's screenplay elevates this film beyond the boundaries of what could have been just another fantasy monster movie. He brings depth to the characters and uses dialogue to increase the suspense of the story. Along with director Nathan Juran and all the other filmmakers an epic fairytale unfolds and is preserved on film. Bernard Herrmann's score is a showstopper and as always accentuates the images on the screen adding mood and enhancing the overall visual effect for the viewer. Herrmann went on to score three more Harryhausen films: "The Three Worlds of Gulliver," "Mysterious Island" and "Jason and the Argonauts." Bernard Herrmann's collaboration with Ray Harryhausen and producer Charles Schneer equaled that of his collaboration with Alfred Hitchcock. Kerwin Mathews is ever so stoically heroic as Sinbad. He is very good in this role as he brings energy and conviction to the part. He is a man with mission and will not bend or be swayed until he brings it to finality. It is a shame that Mathews never went on to greater screen accomplishments. Trained for the stage at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Shakespearean actor Torin Thatcher is the consummate evil magician, Sokurah. He too brings conviction to his role as he is dedicated to the forces of evil and darkness. Visually this is far superior to the Laser Disc version. The Laser Disc was issued in full-frame and not quite as sharp. However, the Laser Disc version was issued with the soundtrack in stereo. I was very disappointed that this DVD was not issued in stereo. That would have made it completely satisfying. However, the images are so spectacularly presented here it is almost a minor point. Thank the gods for Dynamation.
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Summary: Not Harryhausen's best.
Review: This is a pretty good action pic, with great special effects that were decades ahead of their time. But as a movie, it is kind of predictable and pedestrian. His later film, "Jason and the Argonauts," is far better in both visual and substantive values. For fans of Harryhausen's work, this is a must, but as a true movie fan, this is just an early and interesting work of a later-flowering genius.
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Summary: Great movie, but DVD has one problem.
Review: This is definitely one of Harryhausen's best movies. However, the DVD has one major problem. The film is shown at the wrong aspect ratio! The DVD displays the film in widescreen at 1:85 ratio and it should be full screen at 1:33. The top and bottom of the picture are cropped off! So there ar some shots where the cyclops head is almost cut off at the top of the frame. The "full screen" version on the other side of the disc is merely a "push in" on the wide screen version, therefore cutting off both the sides of the picture as well as the top and bottom. Columbia/Sony really screwed up here. They did the same thing on the "Jason and the Argonauts" DVD. What a shame. It's a great movie and deserves a proper presentation.
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Summary: WIDESCREEN ONLY
Review: This Version Contains Widescreen Only And Does NOT Contain Full Screen Also As Is Advertised ! Video Quality Is As Best As Can Be Expected Given The Quality Of The Original Print. The Film Of Course Is Cinema Magic. Downrated Also Because Of Non Inclusion Of Full Screen Content.
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Summary: Harryhausen Masterpiece!
Review: This was one of the first films I ever saw in the theater and I think of it fondly. Totally over the top, but nonetheless, entertaining. Excellent effects under the direction of Ray Harryhausen, entertaining plot make this a fun movie for all. Excellent picture quality. If you love fantasy films, this is THE one.
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