Michael_Elliott Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves (1937) ** 1/2 (out of 4)Popeye, Olive Oyl and Wimpy are in a plane that crashes in the desert and soon Ali Baba sees the lady and wants her, which doesn't sit well with Popeye.This here was the second two-reeler to feature Popeye going up against a famous character. The first had him going up against Sinbad and it was much better than this here. As with that film, this one here mostly benefits from the beautiful Technicolor that jumps right off the screen. The animation is the high level that you'd expect but there's no question that the colors are what makes this. Just take a look at the skyline during the opening credits or the shot of the plane going around the globe. As far as the story goes, it's pretty typical for a Popeye short and it honestly doesn't work that well with the 17 minute running time.

yet As others have written, the restored episode is a beauty to behold, with complete titles and fabulous Technicolor! With the classic voices of Jack Mercer, Mae Questel and Gus Wickie, Popeye takes an action-packed and chatty romp through the desert with the usual cast of suspects.My favorite gags are the thieves' chants during the raid, the horses' answer in the chorus and of course Popeye's reply to Abu Hassan: "Ahh, nature beat me to it!" I'm still waiting to use that last one in conversation ;)By now you must have guessed my favorite episode is "Sindbad." But that's for another comment.

Julia Arsenault (ja_kitty_71) I love Fleischer's Popeye better than all the other versions of the character. This cartoon is my favorite out of the "Arabian Nights" trilogy of featurettes filmed in color, and also "Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp" too.I love the desert scene where the three heroes Popeye,Olive Oyl and Wimpy trudge through the sand and Wimpy sees a feast which was really a mirage; also the "tank roll" part too. I also love the scene at the cafe, when Popeye snatches Abu Hassen/Bluto's underwear from him...without removing his clothes! One last scene that I love is when Olive give Popeye a kiss while pacing on guard duty back and forth on the dock. So that makes it four parts I love and overall, it's another Popeye classic to favor.

emasterslake In a vast Abrabian desert there's a group of thieves lead by Bruno(Ali Baba) and the 40 thieves. As they rob and steal everything in site. Popeye, Olive, and Wimpy run a coast guard post. When they got word to be on the watch for thieves. Which takes them on an air travel towards the Abrabian desert. After traveling for many days and nights, they finally made it to civilization which is one of the sites that Ali Baba has set his eyes on. And it's up to Popeye to fight and take down this aggressive thief.Like "Popeye meets Sinbad" this one is worthy of being one of the best Popeye cartoons ever made.It's original, it's humorous, and it has plenty of great moments with your spinach loving sailor.Highly recommended to those who liked the Popeye meets Sinbad one.