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Post by Xenorama ™ on Jun 23, 2007 19:08:09 GMT -8
Kerwin Mathews ... Jack
Judi Meredith ... Princess Elaine
Torin Thatcher ... Pendragon
Walter Burke ... Garna
Don Beddoe ... Diablotin the Imp
Barry Kelley ... Sigurd
Dayton Lummis ... King Mark
Anna Lee ... Lady Constance
Roger Mobley ... Peter
Robert Gist ... McFadden the Scottish Captain
Tudor Owen ... Chancellor
Ken Mayer ... Boatswain
the evil Prince of Witches, Pendragon wants to not only rule Cornwall, but all of England. to do this, he will marry the Princess Elaine whether she wants to or not. too bad for him, the gallant Jack is there to stop him in his first attempt.
Pendragon later kidnaps Elaine and casts a spell on her, making her evil. Jack rescues her, breaks the spell and then has to battle Pendragon to make their escape!
this is a fun movie, made to capture the same audience as THE 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD, especially by using two of the same principal actors.
Jim Danforth did the primary effects, and while the monsters are not as well sculpted as Harryhausen's, they sure are weird looking, making this one of the most unusual of all family fantasy features. i love the tentacled sea monster the most!
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Post by Zone Fighter on Jun 23, 2007 22:32:07 GMT -8
I have that somewhere in my Netflix queue.
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Post by Shonokin on Jun 24, 2007 7:07:28 GMT -8
This was probably the first major stopmo related fantasy film I saw on the big screen. It was a creature feature matinee type thing in the mid 70s. Probably the same theatre I saw Super Argo and Captain Sinbad, etc at.
I was blown away by the vibrant colorful pallette of the cinematography and creatures. The action to a 10 year old was pretty amazing to behold. I mean (blacked out because it's a spoiler)hanging a giant with a wind-mill, who'd come up with such a crazy idea?
Sadly the latest DVD release was bare bones, even though the packaging looked pretty darn good for a photoshop job.
Wah Chang's creature designs definately have their own style and most people probably either totally love em or hate em. I'm sort of in the middle. I understand where he's coming from on a juvenile fantasy level of art direction, but sometimes feel it gets a little too on the silly side. He also did the dino sculpts for LAND OF THE LOST and the dragon in Dr LAO. Also he designed the phaser and tricorder type devices in STAR TREK.
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Post by Xenorama ™ on Jun 24, 2007 11:04:51 GMT -8
i don't remember if i saw this or GOLDEN VOYAGE first, but this one has made a greater impression on me.
story wise i think it's a bit superior to the Sinbad movies, but it's sad Small had to be SO bound up in copying 7th VOYAGE so much, as they could have done with some different actions of the creatures.
but i so love the tentacled beastie! he's green, so he's obviously Irish!
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Post by hman on Jun 24, 2007 14:41:38 GMT -8
I watched this movie for the first time years and years ago on PBS and loved. I agree, the stop motion is a bit amateurish, but the designs are awesome. I love the sea serpent and the galligantua. Excellent monsters.
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Post by amphiboid on Jun 24, 2007 20:40:40 GMT -8
I was not able to see this for a long time, and when I did see it, I was really pleasantly surprised. It's a fun picture. This might make a nice double-bill with The Magic Sword!
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Post by Xenorama ™ on Jun 24, 2007 21:41:38 GMT -8
those two movies would make a perfect double bill- two of the strangest kiddie movies of all time. i don't even think that Bert I Gordon (BIG) and Ed Small knew they were doing it.
"brought to you by BIG and Small!" what a tagline!
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Post by Shonokin on Jun 25, 2007 9:05:37 GMT -8
If you look on Amazon at the Jack DVD, you get this
Buy this DVD with The Magic Sword DVD ~ Basil Rathbone today!
I guess they really do seem to go together. I have a pd disc of THE MAGIC SWORD and the print absolutely stinks. It sounds like MGM did a good job on the current presentation.
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Post by Gwangi on Jun 28, 2007 20:28:11 GMT -8
I have to admit, that as a child, watching those scenes when the princess is kidnapped from the ship, I was frightened! Even today, watching it as an adult, it just seems weird! It jumps from being a fantasy to being something more macabre. But I love it!
Yes, the stop-motion isn't as good as Harryhausen's, but I'd take this over many headache inducing CGI films any time.
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Post by Xenorama ™ on Jan 12, 2010 10:09:55 GMT -8
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Post by Shonokin on Jan 12, 2010 12:03:30 GMT -8
Nope never saw the musical version. Just as well I would imagine.
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Post by Lunkhead on Oct 14, 2010 15:22:33 GMT -8
I managed to get JACK and THE MAGIC SWORD DVDs at Big Lots a few months ago for just $3.00 each - amazing!
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Post by mosugoji on Oct 16, 2010 14:41:53 GMT -8
I found The Magic Sword at our local Dollar Tree and just picked up The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad at Big Lots for 3 bucks.
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Post by Lunkhead on Oct 16, 2010 19:05:56 GMT -8
just picked up The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad at Big Lots for 3 bucks. I keep trying to snag that at Big Lots too, but so far, no go. |
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Post by Xenorama ™ on Oct 26, 2010 9:44:52 GMT -8
I bet you could order it off amazon for less now. except for shipping, I suppose.
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