This is a Cheese Hall of Fame charter selection. While a ridiculously bad film, it is a riot to watch. The acting is over the top campy fun, and the costuming and make-up live up/down to every cliché you could ever ask for. Do any of these characters look like they come from Baghdad? I don't think any of them could locate Baghdad on a map of Baghdad. But that's all besides the point. I really can't slam the special effects, as this was cutting edge for the time, but the genie's massive, corroded toe nails are a favorite. If it weren't for overacting, they would be no acting in this masterpiece of mozzarella at all. Recommendation: view this with at least a 12-pack of beer and/or other mood enhancing refreshments (it seems the director, screenwriter, set and costume designers took this advice in making the flick).
Review of The Thief of Baghdad
