Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977). Part 1

The 1977 fantasy film. Featuring Ray Haryhausen's signature work, this section of the film opens with a celebration, a betrayal, a hero, 3 skeletal demons and a young Jane Seymour.

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Film & Animation

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• sinbad
• ray harryhausen
• jane seymour
• patrick wayne

[spraymalathionjerry]

When they made this film, the special effects were only to help complement the story. Too many films today are nothing but crappy CGI effects, and the story is an afterthought to show off the effects. Haryyhausen made some classic si-fi films.

[mofrakker]

@spraymalathionjerry Like I've said i\I'm not against CGI, but as you say many people use it as the foreground instead of the story. Ray had an idea and designs, but he started working with WRITERS first as opposed as today when they look at something that was popular many years ago and work with the CGI team first. Don't think many people will be talking about that inspiring 'Transformers' films 20 years from now.

[00420433]

If possible i really need help to find a movie.

What i remember is that near the end, two men who were seeking a magical eye or amulet or something like that, they are in a room and they see it all the way against the cieling, buy it is an optical illusion and he can just grab it. Later, they have a fight with the big baddie and he wishes for his heart in his hand and he stabs it, after which you see a glass window of him which fall apart

If someone can help it would be reallly appriciated :)

[mofrakker]

@00420433 Not exactly sure, Is it the Thief of Baghdad 1978 tv movie? It had 2 heroes and an evil sorcerer. There are only 2 clips on youtube, but you can probably ask the person who posted. I remember only small details, like a giant eagle, and you couldn't kill the sorcerer directly with a sword.

[SammEater]

Its good to see the entire movie again, oh yes and Jane Seymour is hot. :P

[mofrakker]

@SammEater AMEN.

[mofrakker]

@BKVisionFreePerView I guess the lamb would rather be in a chic flick than a classic fantasy film.

[schizophrantic]

Sinbad has Clint Eastwood's voice?

[siggiesandoz]

6:52 :)

[ion010101]

@NuGhost I agree with this totally! Especially the part about worrying over muslims being offended. We're living in an era of walking on egg shells, worrying about offending. People need to get over it. You don't have an inherit right to not be offended. Why is it ok to offend all intelligent people with tv commercials? Why do we worry about offending dumb people?

[ion010101]

B-grade movie... still, the Harryhausen effects, and Patrick Troughton, and some other stuff make it wonkily memorable. But also, I saw this in 1979 at a drive in theater. It was at night with a warm breeze, matching the setting of the movie - nostalgia, I reckon. And I thought Xenobia was hawt.

[5355vbxjbj76rvn]

@5355vbxjbj76rvn

It could also be near the end of "Krull" - hope that helps

[5355vbxjbj76rvn]

@00420433

That sounds vaguely like a scene in Conan the Destroyer, where Conan fights a wizard who reduplicates himself

[TammyMahan]

@spraymalathionjerry XD Ironically, this WAS made to showcase the special effects. I guess back then they just needed a story to go with them, too.

This was a lot more exciting and scary when I was little, but it's still a great movie.

[NuGhost]

You'll never see a movie like this made for mainstream American audiences today, and I don't mean a special effects laden fantasy film, but a film that has Muslim characters as heroes. In a post 911 America that would be a big no no, and not just because Americans wouldn't like it. Muslims would probably be offended by it as well for w/e reason. Too bad...the Schneer/Harryhausen Sinbad flicks were awesome.

[bluworm]

Harryhausen's film always had handsome heroes, gorgeous women, fantastic monsters and exciting plots. What more could you ask from a movie?

[ultramegatrion]

movies like this are EPIC!!! the plots were amazing and the effetcs superb!!!!

[Shyspirited]

@SammEater Who is Jane Seymour?