I saw this movie when I was in grade school (ages ago). I was lucky enough to see it again recently. The story is good.The special effects of Ray Harryhausen are amazing,and had to have involved an incredible amount of work and patience. Computer special-effects in modern movies just aren't the same. This work is truly a masterpiece!

I still remember this amazing inspirational monster film so vividly from my childhood memories watching this classic fantasy film at the Outremont theatre in Montreal, Canada (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outremont_Theatre) and the other Ray Harryhausen classics such as The Golden Voyage of Sinbad which are my two ultimate favorites. I was about 13 at the time or younger. Passing by the theatre often was my favorite past time, waiting for the movie posters to be posted in the glass case outside the theatre to announce the next classic monster flick. How I miss those innocent days of awe and wonder. It would be nice to have a great director/producer like Peter Jackson remake these classic fantasy films with the same special touch as Harryhausen gave them. I find they retool the originals like Clash of the Titans with too much script change and not enough magic substance.Robert C.

THE 7th VOYAGE OF SINDBAD is a fantasy adventure film, which is remembered for impressive special effects (stop motion animation) and a pretty good soundtrack. Stories from the ancient Arab collection are always interesting.A famous sailor plans to marry a beautiful princess. An evil magician has spoiled his plans. The magician reduces sailor fiancée to the size of her thumb. The sailor has been forced to go to an island full of mythical monsters, to find a secret, which would nullify the evil spell.Special effects by Mr. Harryhausen represent a kind of revolution in the creation and presentation of huge animated monsters. The fight scenes are really impressive. It is difficult to create a "pleasant" illusion with giant Cyclops, a cobra-woman, a legendary bird of prey, a fire-breathing dragon and possessed skeletons. Scenery corresponded very well with the visual illusion.Kerwin Mathews as Sinbad is famous sailor and adventurer. He is brave and fearless character. A little heroic charm would not hurt him. Kathryn Grant as Princess Parisa is a pretty candy for our eyes. However, the characterization is much better in the second part of the film (when she is shrunk). Torin Thatcher as Sokurah is the evil magician who has stolen the show in some scenes.Nothing spectacular, but some segments are very interesting.

Of course this film is "dumb and dated." It was made in 1958, for crying out loud. Hence the title of my post.I saw this when I was in school and for the time, it was riveting. I grew up reading Andersen, the Grimm Brothers, and 1001 Nights (the kiddie version, you understand), so films like this one were catnip to me.This is not for young people used to Jurassic Park, Star Wars, and computer games. And I understand that.But if you were a kid way back in the *cough* 20th century, you might enjoy this, if only for nostalgic reasons. I had the chance to see this again on TV, a couple of days ago, and I enjoyed it quite a lot. Dated dumbness and all.