GurlyIamBeach Instant Favorite.

Phonearl Good start, but then it gets ruined

CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

Cassandra Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

Foreverisacastironmess This has gotta be one of Popeye's best adventures ever and is certainly one of the gems of the old Fleischer cartoon library. In terms of quality the animations that the studio was putting out at this time were easily giving the works of Disney a run for their money! This very old but to me no less beautiful short that in part inspired the special effects wizardry of a classic movie has such an enchanting visual design and use of colour to it and the rich small details in all the backgrounds and everything as well as the plethora of screeching chained up beasts are fantastic. I especially enjoy the use of the 3-D like effect that was in a couple of sequences. It was accomplished through a fascinating process of filming the animated cells against an actual physical model, and it was a technique the Fleischers pioneered that really gave a little added sense of depth and magic to whatever animation it was used in. It sadly wasn't used all that much after their time, which is a bit of a shame as I find it quite a beautiful and impressive effect even today. It seemed a bit odd to me how Sind(D?)bad was portrayed by Bluto who is a big blowhard of a bullying jerk and most definitely not a likable hero type, as his hilarious bragging song about how great and mighty he is adequately demonstrates, but on the other hand he does have a whole island of mythical monsters under he command that he conquered fair and square so he is technically mighty, he's just a jerk about it! It has some good funny gags in it and stuff like the creepy Italian double-headed ogre and when Popeye gets squeezed and turns so beat red that he actually turns into a beet for a second! My favourite bit of animation is when the gigantic roc flies over and demolishes Popeye's boat. This is still a terrifically fun short cartoon that's still great to watch a good eighty years after it was made! The fantasy adventure atmosphere and the magical story book-esc imagery really made it special and different and a little more than the average Popeye short. Definitely worth a look-see if you're a fan of the character, if you're a fan of the traditional heroic image of Sinbad the Sailor though..probably not so much! x

yet As others have written, the restored episode is a beauty to behold, with complete titles and fabulous Technicolor! With the classic voices of Jack Mercer, Mae Questel and Gus Wickie, Popeye takes a suspenseful journey to a lost island with the usual cast of suspects.With the restored footage clearly visible, Popeye's comments in the cave make much more sense. The sound is still a bit muddy in places, making Boola's (or is it Boolas' ?) dialog hard to follow.Wimpy wanders through the scenes oblivious to the goings on, while Sindbad menaces Olive Oyl in quite a bit more sinister a manner than Bluto in other shorts.My favorite gag, "...with gravy!"

emasterslake This as well as "Popeye and the 40 thieves" is a classic.The story begins with an uncharted island filled with beasts and monsters. The ruler is Sinbad the Sailor(aka Bluto) who considers himself to be the greatest Sailor of the seven seas. But out of the blue Popeye, Wimpy, and Olive came sailing into Sinbad's territory. Sinbad sends a Rohk Bird to destroy their ship and kidnap Olive Oil.After the shipwreck, Popeye and Wimpy went to shore, to rescue Olive. When he finds her he meets face to face with Sinbad. He says that he's the greatest sailor of the 7 seas, but Popeye tells him that he's wrong about that. Sinbad sends his beasts on Popeye, who were easy to defeat. Outraged and full of anger, Sinbad challenges Popeye to a fight to determine who really is the Greatest Sailor of the 7 seas.This was the very first Popeye cartoon to be done in Technicolor and has some scenes done in 3-D scenery to give it a stand out look. It's also one of the few Popeye cartoons to be more than 15 minutes long.In my opinion it's one of the best Popeye cartoons that ever existed. And a must see for the Popeye fans.

Robert Reynolds This cartoon is visually astounding even after 65 years. Longer than the typical Popeye being done at the time (by quite a bit), it justifiably received a great deal of fanfare and notice on its release and is considered one of the finest animated shorts ever made by a great many people (including me). This runs on Cartoon Network occasionally and is well worth getting a look at. I believe it has at least once or twice been available on VHS. Most highly recommended.