box004 Saw this on TV in the 1960s. So I was 10 or younger. Here's what I remember. Sindbad asking one of his mates for use of his hook hand to climb the big (tree trunk size) up rope into the mist. My thoughts: "Lucky the guy carries spares, and how does a hook for an amputee fit into Sindbad's good hand? Now he's climbing up - how far? They can't see the top. Looks like miles. That's pretty risky, betting you're not going to slip or get tired on the way up. Not safe." When carnivorous vines reach down and grab one of Sindband's sailors when going through the swamp: "How horrible! Did you hear him scream?! Wow, Sindbad is sure writing him off quick. They're just walking away. Guess life and death are like that. Out of sight, out of mind." Lastly, when the big bad guy's (separately located) heart is destroyed, it sure looked like he made an effort to stagger over to the railing and climb over it in order to make a dramatic fall to his death. I thought, gee - if he has that much still in him, why doesn't he kill Sindbad or the girl or someone with his last moment? Whatever, seared into my brain for almost fifty years. Can't remember what I had for breakfast yesterday, though.

mark.waltz You can't take films like this as art. I choose to watch them on a Saturday or Sunday morning, because that's the type of film I remember being taken to as a child. Had this been not so obviously cheap, I would have been a lot tougher on it, so I can go into these with the intention of having a good time, maybe a laugh or two at its expense, but fill the need of why I watch these sword and sandal films on occasion in the first place.Once again, there is an evil man on the throne of a fictional country, upsurbing the throne from the rightful ruler with the intent of marrying his daughter who is really in love with the hero. Guy Williams of "Lost in Space" fame is the hero who is first visited by the princess in the form of a bird. Man-eating birds attack carrying boulders, capsize the ship, sending Sindbad and his men to shore to deal with the nasty villain (who is in possession of a magical ring) and ultimately head to the tower surrounded by a spooky forest filled with dangerous traps. The goal is to get to the upsurber's protected heart which prevents him from being killed if stabbed. It is here where the hero faces (only briefly) a mystical creature which actually looks like a tree with eye-filled branches and obviously not of the same expense as those found in Ray Harryhausen's adventure fantasies.Nevertheless, this is still a fun reminder of the kinds of films we had long before someone started doing special effects via a computer. So grab some popcorn, sit back and re-visit an era of movies that could be silly yet ultimately delightful fun.

Thomas Miller For what it is worth, the Arabic is best transliterated as As-Sindibaad Al-Bahri, therefore Sindibad or Sindbad not Sinbad, so the name of the main character in this film is MORE accurate then the other "Sinbad" movies not less. The classic translation of the Arabian Nights remains that of Sir Richard F. Burton, who uses Sindibad. The primary problem with Captain Sindbad is that the special effects are awful even for the time that it was made. The acting is, overall, good. Guy Williams is a better actor then most of the other Sinbads and is a much better swordsman. (He actually could fence, not up to Basil Rathbone, who was superb, but much better then the average.) The plot is much better then usual and certainly as good as that of The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad. It would be interesting to see this film with new effects sequences inserted over the originals.

pmsusana Through many viewings I've enjoyed this Sin(d)bad film much more than any in the better-known Columbia/Harryhausen series, which I thought had great monsters but dull stories and heroes. This one has it all: gorgeous color photography, interesting plot and characters, and unusual monsters (including an invisible (!) dragon. The late Guy Williams is fine as Sinbad, and more mature and dignified than any in the Columbia films. And Pedro Armendariz, in one of his last roles before his untimely cancer-related death, is simply wonderful as the villain, El Karim. This film (produced by the same folks who gave us "Gorgo") is aimed at young audiences, but I've watched it with viewers of varying age, and never run across anyone who wasn't delighted with it.