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The Thief of Bagdad

Ever since i was a little child my father used to play this movie for me over and over again, because he loved it so much, and so as i got older, i started to appreciate this film as much as him. There are Unforgettable parts in this film like the big spider fight between Abu and the spider, and then there was the magic carpet ride at the end. The most rememberable character is The Genie. I really loved that Genie especially when you and Abu first meet him. I hope that if you never saw this movie you rent it because it is a great film you will never forget. ***** stars out of *****.

Most of the genre of "Arabian Nights" films were silly, cheesy, low-budget things, like "The Prince Who Was A Thief" starring Tony Curtis as an Arabian prince with a Brooklyn accent. This is an exception: A genuinely magical film, one of the best fantasy films ever made. A beautiful film made in the most glowing of technicolors, it tells the simple story of a boy thief (Sabu) meeting a dethroned prince (the gorgeous John Justin), and helping him defeat the wonderfully evil usurper Conrad Veidt. Like "The Wizard of Oz" made the year before, the performances are so good that you believe in what you see on the screen. Flying carpets and horses, towering genies, dancing idols, it all seems perfectly believable and exiting. A classic.

Alexander Korda's "The Thief of Bagdad" is one of the most beautiful looking films from the 1940s; and, like good art, time does not diminish its appeal. The color cinematography, by George Perinal, is its most striking feature, although it's probably just as great in black-and-white - undoubtedly, its second generation of satisfied viewers enjoyed this movie on colorless little TV sets. The movie sets are spectacularly constructed and the music, by Miklos Rozsa, is glorious. Under scrutiny, the film's seams do show - especially in the area of "special effects" - but, if you can believe in magic, it won't matter. A line from the film sums it up perfectly: "Everything is possible when seen through the eyes of youth." ********** The Thief of Bagdad (12/5/40) Alexander Korda ~ John Justin, Sabu, Conrad Veidt, Rex Ingram

This is simply one of my favorite fantasy films of all time. Not many movies are so magical, so charming and so imaginative as this. I can clearly see the influence of this movie in many movies that came later, but not many of them were as good as this one. "The Thief of Bagdad" had everything that you could want from a fantasy films: An exciting, unpredictable story, charming and likable characters, and an incredible, beautiful atmosphere and incredible visuals (That still look pretty good) I wish there were more movies like this. I would give this movie eleven stars if I could. I highly recommend it to anyone!