Sinbads 7. Reise

Schlechte Schauspielleistungen, tolle Tricks von Harryhausen, eine langweilige Regie, Herrmanns perfekte Musik, eine mehr oder weniger schwungvolle Geschichte, eine kurze Laufzeit… Dreieinhalb Sterne. Von allen drei Sindbad-Filmen, bei denen Ray Harryhausen mitgewirkt hat, ist Sindbads siebente Reise der zweitbeste. Besonders bewundernswert ist der Kyklop – und nicht nur deshalb, weil er (obwohl es sich um eine animierte Figur handelt) besser als alle anderen Schauspieler*innen "spielt". Er hat für sich die besten Filmszenen gestohlen, z. B. den Abschlusskampf mit dem tollen Drachen oder das Braten des Matrosen, das ich immer lustig finde.__PS: Den Dschinn würde ich am liebsten treten. (02.07.2011)

"The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad" tells the story of how Sinbad tries to help Princess Parisa, who has been shrunken to the size of a bottle. It is already clear here what space there was for tricks. But that was far from everything. Since only an egg from a giant bird could help her, another beautiful monster awaited the viewers. And that wasn't the only one. Ray Harryhausen let the monsters fight, making it a true spectacle for the audience. The beautiful animations are stunning. This is nostalgia, this is art. I understand that not every modern viewer will feel the same about these older films, but I can't help it, they just enchant me. "The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad" is a beautiful example of what adventure looks like on the big screen. More: http://www.filmovy-denik.cz/2013/09/sedma-sindibadova-cesta-1958-80.html (22.09.2013)

Well, it may not be a four-star film, Nathan Juran would have to be a much more skilful director, but Haryhausen's (Clash of the Titans) stop-motion animation and his moving puppets – a blue four-armed jellyfish, a cyclops, a two-headed giant eagle, a skeleton warrior and a dragon – are so amazing that I couldn't help it. The interaction of the puppets with the live action is phenomenal, whether it's the fight between the Cyclops and the sailors, or the absolutely fantastic synchronisation of movements between the Skeleton Man and Sinbad during the sabre-rattling. What's also amazing about Harryhausen's puppets is the translation of a whole range of emotions into their faces, especially the Cyclops in the scene where he goes temporarily blind. It’s as if those characters were alive! This film was a major hit in its day, and Harryhausen became such a famous figure that his name sold the film as well as the names of famous actors. (29.06.2005)