Thief of Baghdad 1961 VHS NTSC 1984 Rare Embassy ed. Steve Reeves G. Moll MINT!
14. Apr 2021
1961 Thief Of Baghdad is a sure fire crowd pleaser!
This fantasy adventure, (while not as well known as its more famous 1940 version), stars the great Steve Reeves and it is fun, imaginative, exciting, and has a rousing musical score.
It tells the story of Karim (Reeves), a kindhearted thief in ancient Baghdad, who (with the help of a mystical benefactor), joins a quest to find a wondrous blue rose that will save his beloved princess from death.
The quest entails passing through seven mysterious "gates", and defeating the supernatural forces therein. Some of these forces include an invisible man, killer trees, and faceless men.
The effects (for their time) are very good, and the pacing is excellent.
All in all, this American/Italian co-production is a winner!
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17. Apr 2023
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05. Sep 2008
Young Sherlock Holmes
We have had this unsung gem on VHS and decided it was time to buy it on DVD.
My wife and I think that this is an excellent, underrated film that was unjustly criticized for using lots of CGI (which normally would not be necessary for a Sherlock Holmes film) and for having a sacrificial sequence that was similar to the one in "Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom".
However, this movie has an extremely clever and well-thought out script by Chris Columbus: it imagines a first-time meeting between Holmes and Watson in boarding school where they get entangled in their first mystery, and explains the reasons for all of Holmes trademarks - the pipe, seersucker, celibacy, etc.
It is a well-paced, well-acted film in which the special effects are cunningly integrated into the plot (without losing sight of the fact that this is a detective film).
Young Holmes and Watson have to solve the secret behind hallucinogenic dart attacks perpetrated by a secret organization, while contending with bullying schoolmates and a traitorous "ally".
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle would be proud!