{"id":86493,"date":"2022-08-27T09:35:57","date_gmt":"2022-08-27T16:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=86493"},"modified":"2022-08-27T09:38:29","modified_gmt":"2022-08-27T16:38:29","slug":"sinbad-and-the-eye-of-the-tiger-1977","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=86493","title":{"rendered":"Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;You talked of a spell &#8212; or has he fallen victim to the plague?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-and-the-Eye-of-the-Tiger-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-and-the-Eye-of-the-Tiger-Poster-197x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-86494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-and-the-Eye-of-the-Tiger-Poster-197x300.png 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-and-the-Eye-of-the-Tiger-Poster-84x128.png 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-and-the-Eye-of-the-Tiger-Poster-177x270.png 177w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-and-the-Eye-of-the-Tiger-Poster.png 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nJust as Prince Kassim (Damien Thomas) is about to be crowned caliph in the kingdom of Charak, his evil stepmother Zenobia (Margaret Whiting) &#8212; wanting her son (Kurt Christian) to be ruler instead &#8212; casts a spell on him, turning him into a baboon. When the sailor Sinbad (Patrick Wayne) arrives in Charak hoping to request the hand of Kassim&#8217;s sister (Jane Seymour) in marriage, he becomes involved in a quest to seek help from a wise alchemist (Patrick Troughton) and his daughter (Taryn Power), who may be able to reverse Zenobia&#8217;s spell.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fantasy<\/li>\n<li>Ray Harryhausen Films<\/li>\n<li>Royalty and Nobility<\/li>\n<li>Witches and Wizards<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary writes that this &#8220;third installment of special-effects expert Ray Harryhausen&#8217;s <em>Sinbad<\/em> series&#8221; &#8212; following <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=73811\"><em>The 7th Voyage of Sinbad<\/em> (1958)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=85851\"><em>The Golden Voyage of Sinbad<\/em> (1973)<\/a> &#8212; is a &#8220;disappointing fantasy-adventure, lacking the imagination of the two earlier Sinbad films.&#8221; He notes that &#8220;Harryhausen&#8217;s creatures are derivative of his earlier work&#8221;: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Skeletons.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Skeletons-1024x555.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"347\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-86501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Skeletons-1024x555.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Skeletons-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Skeletons-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Skeletons-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Skeletons-1536x832.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Skeletons-498x270.png 498w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Skeletons.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; &#8220;or are just plain dull (basketball-sized bee, a giant walrus).&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Wasp.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Wasp-1024x555.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"347\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-86502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Wasp-1024x555.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Wasp-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Wasp-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Wasp-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Wasp-1536x832.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Wasp-498x270.png 498w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Wasp.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Walrus.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Walrus-1024x555.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"347\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-86503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Walrus-1024x555.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Walrus-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Walrus-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Walrus-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Walrus-1536x832.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Walrus-498x270.png 498w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Walrus.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He adds that &#8220;the script is too long and lacks excitement,&#8221; with &#8220;Sinbad himself spend[ing] most of the film as a bystander.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Sinbad.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Sinbad-1024x555.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"347\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-86505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Sinbad-1024x555.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Sinbad-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Sinbad-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Sinbad-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Sinbad-1536x832.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Sinbad-498x270.png 498w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Sinbad.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With that said, there&#8217;s plenty of eye candy here for those interested in seeing beautiful Seymour in one of her earlier films, and Tyrone Power, Jr.&#8217;s daughter Taryn in one of her few leading roles &#8212; and Harryhausen&#8217;s animation of the baboon is impressively realistic. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Baboon.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Baboon-1024x555.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"347\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-86506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Baboon-1024x555.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Baboon-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Baboon-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Baboon-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Baboon-1536x832.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Baboon-498x270.png 498w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Baboon.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, British theatrical actress Margaret Whiting (who Peary weirdly asserts &#8220;sounds like a <em>foreigner<\/em>!&#8221;) is over-the-top as wicked Zenobia. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Whiting.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Whiting-1024x555.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"347\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-86510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Whiting-1024x555.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Whiting-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Whiting-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Whiting-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Whiting-1536x832.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Whiting-498x270.png 498w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Whiting.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I couldn&#8217;t stop thinking about <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5257\">the 1939 film starring an elephant with her name<\/a> (alongside Oliver Hardy and Harry Langdon) &#8212; though apparently <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zenobia\">Zenobia was an actual female leader in 3rd-century Syria<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Colorful sets and costumes<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Sets-Costumes.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Sets-Costumes-1024x555.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"347\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-86508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Sets-Costumes-1024x555.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Sets-Costumes-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Sets-Costumes-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Sets-Costumes-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Sets-Costumes-1536x832.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Sets-Costumes-498x270.png 498w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Sets-Costumes.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Harryhausen&#8217;s effects<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Miniaturized-Glass.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Miniaturized-Glass-1024x555.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"347\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-86507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Miniaturized-Glass-1024x555.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Miniaturized-Glass-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Miniaturized-Glass-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Miniaturized-Glass-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Miniaturized-Glass-1536x832.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Miniaturized-Glass-498x270.png 498w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sinbad-Eye-Tiger-Miniaturized-Glass.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; this one is only must see if you&#8217;re a Harryhausen or Sinbad completist. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0076716\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/fantasy\/sinbad-and-the-eye-of-the-tiger-1977.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/4226\/sinbad-and-the-eye-of-the-tiger#articles-reviews?articleId=28074\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/reviews\/review\/62897\">DVD Talk Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s4387sinb.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;You talked of a spell &#8212; or has he fallen victim to the plague?&#8221; Synopsis: Just as Prince Kassim (Damien Thomas) is about to be crowned caliph in the kingdom of Charak, his evil stepmother Zenobia (Margaret Whiting) &#8212; wanting her son (Kurt Christian) to be ruler instead &#8212; casts a spell on him, turning him into a baboon. When the sailor Sinbad (Patrick Wayne) arrives in Charak hoping to request the hand of Kassim&#8217;s sister (Jane Seymour) in marriage,&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=86493\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-86493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=86493"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86493\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":86518,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86493\/revisions\/86518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=86493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=86493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=86493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}