The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (US BD) in October - Artwork added
18-08-2008 22:03 | 3417 views | Dave Foster | Show Backlinks
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment have announced the US Blu-ray Disc release of The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (50th Anniversary Edition) on 7th October 2008. Sinbad battles a man-eating cyclops, a fire-breathing dragon and a two-headed roc in this legendary tale of adventure and romance on the high seas.
Coded for all regions (A, B and C), the disc is BD Live enabled while extras are presented in standard definition. Features include:
Coded for all regions (A, B and C), the disc is BD Live enabled while extras are presented in standard definition. Features include:
- 1080P 1.66:1 Widescreen
- English and French 5.1 Dolby TrueHD
- Thai DD5.1 Surround
- English Mono
- Subtitles (Main Feature): English, English SDH, French, Korean, Spanish, Chinese, Indonesian, Thai
- Subtitles (Extra Features): Spanish, Korean, Thai, Chinese
- Audio Commentary with Ray Harryhausen, visual effects experts Phil Tippett and Randall William Cook, author Steven Smith, and Arnold Kunert
- Remembering 7th Voyage of Sinbad
- The Harryhausen Legacy
- The Music of Bernard Herrmann
- Photo Gallery
- ”Sinbad May Have Been Bad, But He’s Been Good To Me” Music Video
- A Look Behind the Voyage
- Ray Harryhausen interviewed by director John Landis
- This is Dynamation Special Effects Featurette
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I've just gone back 20 years to a time when this and all the other Sinbads films were on during the 6 weeks holiday!
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Who's Sinbad??! Before my time, I think.
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You've never read or heard of The Arabian Nights?
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I've heard! Guess it slipped my mind. I think I may give this one a courtesy buy.
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RisingSun, I would definitely give this one a courtesy buy. The 7th Voyage of Sinbad is before my time too (I'm 21), but it's a crying shame more people my age don't know the great work of Ray Harryhausen. He's played an integral part in some classic fantasy/adventure/sci-fi films, and 7th Voyage is probably one of the more famous ones, so I'd definitely give it a look.
On a technical note, the aspect ratio for this release is listed as 1.66:1. Does anyone know what the deal is with that? My understanding is that the film was displayed theatrically at 1.85:1, but I think Harryhausen framed his stop-motion sequences at 1.33:1, so my best guess is that 1.66:1 is a happy-medium between the two. Anyone know for sure?