tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post2584730867715178259..comments2024-03-19T07:56:00.031-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: Pulp Fantasy Library: Sinbad and the Eye of the TigerJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-43466233427271619862012-10-24T15:32:04.613-04:002012-10-24T15:32:04.613-04:00I remember seeing this opening weekend at the long...I remember seeing this opening weekend at the long gone Greenwood drive-in. I still have very fond memories of that evening in general and despite it's flaws, this movie in particular. The summer of 1977 was one of those weird, magical transition years in my life. I didn't really know it at the time but looking back on it all these years later, it becomes a lot clearer just how important that summer was in my life. It's amazing how much of the things that came into my life around this period in time are the things that have stuck around and are a part of me to this day.Darth Acroyearnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-70525836489298265572012-09-27T11:58:13.127-04:002012-09-27T11:58:13.127-04:00I've always been fond of this one, though I ag...I've always been fond of this one, though I agree its the least of the three Harryhausen/Sinbad movies. It's a shame people focus so much on SFX. Harryhausen was brilliant and, at the time, his stuff was still mind-blowing. I remind people from time to time that today's movies don't have "better" SFX - just "state-of-the-art" ones. Harryhausen was a true artist and a craftsman. I'm glad the Academy finally gave him recognition.Aycornnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-8845331256543469072012-09-27T09:11:27.168-04:002012-09-27T09:11:27.168-04:00My neighborhood theater played the Sinbad movies o...My neighborhood theater played the Sinbad movies on weekend marathons (also Planet of the Ape weekends). This movie inspired me to give my group a Preteen cyclops who hung out with the party. He was great for opening doors and locked chests the hard way.Jeff Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-71180718708876900622012-09-25T15:34:28.869-04:002012-09-25T15:34:28.869-04:00The most memoral monster besides the Minoton for m...The most memoral monster besides the Minoton for me were these devil/demon-things. Those things were scary Oo<br /><br />Even though this is one of Harryhausen's weakest works, it makes for a fantastic roleplaying adventure, just like any of his works. They just scream "Adventure!" with almost every minute.<br /><br />Mmh, I wonder if Harryhausen ever played D&D. He'd make a great GM...doreshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-3136986322811790172012-09-25T15:03:17.019-04:002012-09-25T15:03:17.019-04:00The minoton ( http://bit.ly/Q6Q5Bx ) made a jump i...The minoton ( http://bit.ly/Q6Q5Bx ) made a jump into the D&D miniatures line as a beautiful brass golem ( http://bit.ly/SPWeC8 ).Steven Winternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-79788494565842553282012-09-25T07:40:12.558-04:002012-09-25T07:40:12.558-04:00This was a favourite film of mine in my childhood ...This was a favourite film of mine in my childhood as well, they showed it often on the television.Matthew James Stanhamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-51006163986850471222012-09-24T18:07:42.820-04:002012-09-24T18:07:42.820-04:00I'd forgotten about the walrus, which probably...I'd forgotten about the walrus, which probably says a lot.James Maliszewskihttp://grognardia.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-28865417166699740542012-09-24T18:07:21.586-04:002012-09-24T18:07:21.586-04:00I did. Thanks for pointing that out.I did. Thanks for pointing that out.James Maliszewskihttp://grognardia.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-54309740606237832192012-09-24T16:56:12.096-04:002012-09-24T16:56:12.096-04:00I think you swapped dates for 7th Voyage and Golde...I think you swapped dates for 7th Voyage and Golden Voyage, there?Fred Hermanhttp://www.facebook.com/fred.herman.750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-25151381985622283242012-09-24T16:24:56.308-04:002012-09-24T16:24:56.308-04:00Walrus Giganticus was its name in the movie. Great...Walrus Giganticus was its name in the movie. Great monster. radnoffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-5430680032930230442012-09-24T16:22:19.229-04:002012-09-24T16:22:19.229-04:00It was called Walrus Giganticus in the movie. Fun ...It was called Walrus Giganticus in the movie. Fun stuff. <br />radnoffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-2604116287445321622012-09-24T14:40:08.390-04:002012-09-24T14:40:08.390-04:00You left out Jane Seymour's ~7 seconds of onsc...You left out Jane Seymour's ~7 seconds of onscreen nudity. Mmm, Dr. Quinn was *FINE* in 1977.J-noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-32424781243867077952012-09-24T14:15:33.656-04:002012-09-24T14:15:33.656-04:00Sure, it's no "Golden Voyage" but it...Sure, it's no "Golden Voyage" but it's fun. I love the big, goofy walrus as much now as I did when I was 10. It's one of the last movies shown at the big movie palace where I grew up and for that it holds a special place in my heart.Fletcher Vredenburghnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-37875284690898903762012-09-24T14:08:45.776-04:002012-09-24T14:08:45.776-04:00I'll agree that this is the weakest of the bun...I'll agree that this is the weakest of the bunch, but I do love the whole series. Wonderful adventure films.Anthony Raganhttp://breeland.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-21368765787283009592012-09-24T13:53:18.062-04:002012-09-24T13:53:18.062-04:00I've always liked the Sinbad films. One of the...I've always liked the Sinbad films. One of these days, I'll need to look out the original tales. Or at least, as close to them as I can find.briannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-52346377185916600182012-09-24T13:41:43.484-04:002012-09-24T13:41:43.484-04:00Harryhausen has always been a bigger influence on ...Harryhausen has always been a bigger influence on me as a gamer than Howard, Lieber, Tolkien and the other usual suspects.elfdartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-37239408799735874272012-09-24T13:40:19.487-04:002012-09-24T13:40:19.487-04:00I loved this movie, even though Patrick Wayne'...I loved this movie, even though Patrick Wayne's acting made Keanu Reeves look like Marlon Brando. I saw it on TCM and it held up pretty well as camp -especially thanks to Whiting's hammy performance as the Witch Queen.<br /><br /><br />Sinbad movies have always been more of an influence on me as a gamer than the pulps and fantasy fiction.<br />The things I remember most about watching "Eye of the Tiger" as a 7-year-old kid were:<br />a) Feeling sorry for the troglodyte when he got killed.<br />b) Being scared of the demons summoned by Queen Zenobia<br />c) Wondering what exactly was going on in my trousers when I got a very brief look at Jane Seymour's bare ass -<i>in a G-rated movie</i>!<br /><br /><br />d) My dad stopping by the newly-opened Wendy's on the way home and getting me a frosty. To this day I'm convinced Wendy's is the best of the burger chains.elfdartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-23610786419713823302012-09-24T13:29:26.637-04:002012-09-24T13:29:26.637-04:00There was also the big walrus fight in the third a...There was also the big walrus fight in the third act. Y'wouldn't expect to see that in a movie about a Persian sailor, now would ya?<br />Although incongruity aside I suppose it's not that interesting a monster either...BigFellanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-83210210639977482512012-09-24T11:54:54.411-04:002012-09-24T11:54:54.411-04:00When watching this movie and other mid-70s adventu...When watching this movie and other mid-70s adventures flicks like At the Earth Core, it's easy to see why Star Wars had such an impact. It really did look nothing like it's contemporaries.<br /><br /><br />The Minoton was cool. I was always disappointed it never made it into D&D proper unlike the homonculus from Golden Voyage of Sinbad.Aaron Daynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-23289137676319891652012-09-24T11:38:41.598-04:002012-09-24T11:38:41.598-04:00I saw this at the cinema almost simultaneously wit...I saw this at the cinema almost simultaneously with being introduced to D&D and so the two are forever linked in my mind. The first "epic" campaign I played in was loosely based on this story, complete with sea voyages, mysterious islands and an ice barrier shielding a magical temple.Tim Knightnoreply@blogger.com