Sinbad And The Eye Of The Tiger (1977)

After the Prince of Charak (Damien Thomas) is turned into a baboon by a sorceress (Margaret Whiting) in order for her son (Kurt Christian) to inherit the throne, his friend Sinbad (Patrick Wayne) takes the baboon to a legendary hermit (Patrick Troughton) whose magic powers may be able to transform him back into his human form. Directed by Sam Wanamaker, this was the third and final Sinbad adventure utilizing the wizardry of the legendary Ray Harryhausen. While his stop motion creations are wondrous, the film lacks the thrills of 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD and JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS (arguably Harryhausen's masterpiece). There are no exhilarating set pieces like the duel with skeleton in 7TH VOYAGE or the bronze Talos from JASON. Patrick Wayne makes for a rather mundane Sinbad and he doesn't seem as pivotal to the story as the previous Sinbads were. But I'm carping. For fantasy fans, it's still a treat. With Jane Seymour, Taryn Power (Tyrone's daughter) and Nadim Sawalha.