Review of The Thief of Bagdad (1940) by Scott S — 06 Oct 2009
Old school epic fantasy that holds up incredibly well when the action's flowing. I'll admit to getting a little bored with the lackluster love story at the center of Thief - the characters were fairly flat, and mainly in love to drive the story.
But when the story shifted focus to Sabu, or to any of the spectacular creations, I had a blast. I'm sure plenty of people will argue that the effects are dated because of the imperfections, but I really don't care; I think I loved them all the more for that, and would love to see this on a big screen somewhere.
Just think about the monstrous genie or the flood on the big screen, where you can see all that detail - how awesome would that be? The story will be familiar to you, even if you've never seen it - Disney reworked the tale of a prince, a princess, a thief, an evil vizier, and a genie into Aladdin - but as with any great adventure film, this is all about the sights along the way, and Thief has some jawdroppers.
This review of The Thief of Bagdad (1940) was written by Scott S on 06 Oct 2009.
The Thief of Bagdad has generally received very positive reviews.
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