Arabian Adventure

jayeff · 10th June 2003, 05:57 PM

just saw the movie this morning before work, a great start for a day. i thought some scenebuildings look very similar to "at the earth's core" with peter cushing, who's also in this movie anyway. same director, made two years later by the same company...they spared money...don't they?

**Don Boycik** · 10th June 2003, 08:51 PM

well i'm not sure if they did or not cuz I haven't seen AT THE EARTH'S CORE i missed that one. they sometime show that on tv but i alwys miss it. :furious:
anyways i taped Arabian Adventure off tv
sometime last year i believe it was an i enjoyed it also. i was quite surprised at how good it was. i was expecting 2 be dissapointed at it.

**Charles Prepolec** · 11th June 2003, 05:03 AM

Ah me, I have a weakness for Arabian Adventure that dates back a number of years. I mean the film itself is nothing more than a somewhat weak remake (okay, re-imagining if you prefer) of the 1940 Sabu classic - The Thief of Bagdad (a film that I rate right up there with the Errol Flynn classic - The Adventures of Robin Hood, on a purely fun-driven scale), but the opportunity to watch Christopher Lee essentially play a part originally essayed by his own screen idol - Conrad Veidt - is an illuminating and highly rewarding experience. While I still tend to prefer Veidt's sinister take on the nasty Vizier-type, Mr. Lee is no slouch either! Make no mistake, it is simply Saturday afternoon popcorn fare, but it is a good deal of fun! See Arabian Adventure if you have the opportunity.

Cheers!

LCD · 14th June 2003, 05:32 PM

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...but the opportunity to watch Christopher Lee essentially play a part originally essayed by his own screen idol - Conrad Veidt - is an illuminating and highly rewarding experience. While I still tend to prefer Veidt's sinister take on the nasty Vizier-type, Mr. Lee is no slouch either! Make no mistake, it is simply Saturday afternoon popcorn fare, but it is a good deal of fun! See Arabian Adventure if you have the opportunity. Cheers!

I've read that too, about Mr. Lee essentially doing the role with great respect and homage to Conrad Veidt. It was great fun when I watched it on television (have been trying to locate it on video), and he played for the first time with Emma Samms, with whom he also starred in "Goliath Awaits". (Or is that vice-versa?)
I enjoyed all the magic and special effects, and Mr. Lee was really great in the role as the evil magician.

**Dave Hutchens** · 17th June 2003, 09:40 AM

Arabian Adventure is readily available on eBay, LCD. That's where I got mine.

**Don Boycik** · 30th June 2003, 11:28 AM

it is? Lenored Maltin sayz that's not avaliable on video. i know his name is spelled wrong. but my copy which i taped off tv the pic ture Quality is just plain terrible! how is your picture? an what did u get it on Laserdisc?