"Sinbad of the Seven Seas" its another great "Z" movie from the director Enzo G. Castellari, "Sinbad of the seven seas" its an Italian fantasy a muscle-bound Sinbad (Lou Ferrigno) and his sailors cross the seas to recover the magic stones and help a young prince regain his throne battling it out with a powerful, wicked wizard Jaffar (John Steiner). The lack of money its clearly in the movie, the acting its terrible..well, its entertaining and makes laugh, its a 5 o'clock fantasy flick...

If you like this one, i recommend:

"Hercules in the Haunted World" ( Mario Bava, Franco Prosperi); "Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger"(Sam Wanamaker) and "Clash of the Titans"(because of special effects of Ray Harryhausen) .

An awesomely ripped Lou Ferrigno headlines here as the eponymous hero in this visually lavish fantasy flick brought to us by the ever reliable Enzo G.Castellari.

Sinbad's mission is to brave numerous perils in order to rescue a beautiful princess from the clutches of an evil wizard named Jaffar who has taken over the kingdom of Basra by dark magical means.

Also along for the adventure are Sinbad's crew who are comprised of a mighty viking, a philosophical samurai warrior, a dashing prince who is betrothed to the captive princess, a bald chef and a dwarf named Poochi(!) Along the way this brave band of heroes find themselves up against undead armies, rock monsters, seductive Amazonians and a slimy ogre plus in the finale, big Lou comes up against his own clone!!!

Approach this in the right frame of mind and you should have a good time, after all it's entirely harmless fun in much the same vein as films such as Labyrinth etc.

Certainly the film does have far higher production values than most Italian films of the eighties with some beautifully sumptuous sets and costumes on display throughout. Added to this there's a good assemble of B-Movie stars; Big Lou, Romano Puppo (sadly relegated to a very minor role) and of course the ever wonderful John Steiner who is clearly having a ball with his material here as the delightfully hissable Jaffar.

Unfortunately, there are a number of factors which do seriously drag the film down however. For instance, a few of the characters (most notably Lou) have been entirely overdubbed with irritating voice overs - quite why this was the case, I have no idea.

By far the most damning criticism I have for the film though is the intrusive and annoying narrative that accompanies (and incessantly interjects upon!) the proceedings throughout. You see, the basis for the film is that everything taking place on screen is actually a bedtime story being read to a little girl by her mother. And wouldn't you know it - the mother's voice is yet another infuriating overdub!!!

Still, to be fair and looking past these failings, this is actually a fairly enjoyable watch. If you like a spot of swashbuckling fantasy and enjoy films such as The Princess Bride and the aforementioned Labyrinth then this may well be right up your street.

Wicked wizard Jaffar (a deliciously hammy serving of eye-rolling high camp villainy by John Steiner) casts an awful spell which pitches a happy kingdom into darkness and despair. It's up to legendary courageous sailor Sinbad (a wildly grimacing Lou Ferrigno, who looks mighty buff and sports a wailin' white guy Afro) to recover four magical stones in order to break Jaffar's spell. During his perilous journey Sinbad and his brave men overcome such dangers as luscious Amazon women, sword-wielding skeletons, a rock monster, and some foul, slimy mud beast. Why, Sinbad even must face a demonic twin of himself at the film's jaw-dropping climax of exceptional absurdity. Director Enzo G, Castellari, who also co-wrote the gloriously ridiculous script with Tito Carpi, treats this infectiously rampant foolishness with complete seriousness, thereby resulting in a truly inspired and often uproarious marvel of pure kitsch. Dov Seltzer's stirring and spirited full-bore synthesizer score hits the goofy spot. The laughably shoddy dubbing, clumsy use of strenuous slow motion, ham-fisted fight choreography, tacky (far from) special effects, and low-rent set design all further enhance the considerable unintentional hilarity. Better still, Sinbad's loyal crew are an endearingly colorful bunch: Roland Wybenga as dashing, handsome prince Ali, Ennio Girolami as a hearty, hulking blond Viking, Yehuda Efroni as bald, cowardly Greek cook Ahmed, Hal Yamanouchi as a karate-chopping, philosophical samurai, and Cork Hubbert as gutsy dwarf Poochie. Moreover, the gorgeous Alessandra Martines looks absolutely ravishing as fair princess Alina, the equally lovely Stefania Girolami supplies extra yummy eye candy as the fetching, feisty Kyra, beefy female bodybuilder Teagan Clive gives an incredibly stiff performance as evil sorceress Soukra, and Leo Gullotta contributes an irritating comic relief turn as babbling, bumbling good wizard Nadir. An absolute gut-busting riot that's highly recommended for die-hard aficionados of delectably cheesy cinematic schlock.