The second 'Sinbad' film that Ray Harryhausen worked on, 'The Golden Voyage Of Sinbad (1973)' sees its eponymous sea-captain take on a quest to find three pieces of a golden amulet and obtain 'absolute power' for a scarred king who seeks to protect his kingdom from an evil sorcerer (the fourth Doctor Who himself). It has its moments of excitement and, as you'd expect from a Harryhausen effort, several spectacular special effects. Overall, though, it's... a bit dull. It isn't as if it's particularly bad or anything, it's just not all that engaging. Its highlights are definitely its stop-motion-focused action scenes, but these are too few and far between to actually elevate the film. The characters are mostly one-note, the plot is somewhat plodding and the experience lacks the sense of adventure that it needs. I don't necessarily dislike it, but I don't like it, either. I wouldn't really recommend it, to be honest. 4/10.
