At least Joan Crawford doesn't come along with Trog's ball and doll in the final Sinbad entry of the Ray Harryhausen series of adventure films. It's an enjoyable entry where Sinbad (played here by Patrick Wayne) is on another adventure filled journey to find a cure for the spell put on his friend, Prince Kassim, turning him into a baboon like creature by nasty witch Margaret Whiting (not the singer) in her effort to gain power. Whiting and her companion (Kurt Christian, a far cry from his cowardly young sailor in the previous entry, "The Golden Voyage of Sinbad") follow him and his companions to a mysterious land where they encounter the dangerous looking Trogladite who actually has a soft spot for the ladies (princess Jane Seymour and Taryn Power) andexam in finding what they are looking for. They must hurry though because the baboon Prince is becoming more carnivoras which would prevent them from turning back into this princely self.
Delightfully over-the-top, Whiting transform herself self and ends up being caught where she loses of valuable locked it that contains the blood that could help the prince. This blood turns a common mosquito into a giant man killer, a sight to behold. Among the other fabulous creatures are a battling group of human skeletons with praying mantis like eyes and Whiting's deadly minotaur. It is once again filled with delightful set design and interesting special effects, but coming from the same year as the original "Star Wars", it finds itself overshadowed by that.
Only slightly gimmicky with a moderate element of cutesy interactions between the women, the baboon and the kindly Trog, this builds up in suspense to the very dramatic conclusion where the power of evil meets its match. Patrick Troughton has a nice supporting role as the wise man of the group, and Wayje is a dashing hero. This may be the last of the Ray Harryhausen "Sinbad" films, but it is by no means a forgettable one.
Delightfully over-the-top, Whiting transform herself self and ends up being caught where she loses of valuable locked it that contains the blood that could help the prince. This blood turns a common mosquito into a giant man killer, a sight to behold. Among the other fabulous creatures are a battling group of human skeletons with praying mantis like eyes and Whiting's deadly minotaur. It is once again filled with delightful set design and interesting special effects, but coming from the same year as the original "Star Wars", it finds itself overshadowed by that.
Only slightly gimmicky with a moderate element of cutesy interactions between the women, the baboon and the kindly Trog, this builds up in suspense to the very dramatic conclusion where the power of evil meets its match. Patrick Troughton has a nice supporting role as the wise man of the group, and Wayje is a dashing hero. This may be the last of the Ray Harryhausen "Sinbad" films, but it is by no means a forgettable one.