Solemplex To me, this movie is perfection.

Jeanskynebu the audience applauded

Stevecorp Don't listen to the negative reviews

Erica Derrick By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Richard Chatten 'Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor' was the first of three Popeye specials in Technicolor; anticipating Disney's development of the multiplane camera for 'The Old Mill' (1937) by a year by animating its characters on glass in front of actual models lit in vivid colours. The resulting look is quite remarkable, notably during a lateral track following Popeye prowling through a cave - which along with the giant Roc and two-headed giant were probably the features that inspired the young Ray Harryhausen - and visually quite different from the results produced by Disney's multiplane camera; which instead separated flat cells into planes rather like a 3D movie.Due to the trouble and complexity involved the 3D scenes are in fact actually used only sparingly during 'Sindbad'. The exotic setting and Pop Art colours aside, the action itself is the usual scrap between Bluto (here playing Sindbad) and Popeye; and the very occasional medium shots of its characters remind one that animated films of the 30's still tended to follow the framing in long shot favoured by Méliès.The Fleischers' efforts were rewarded with a nomination for the 1936 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Subject; although as usual they lost out to Disney (for the Silly Symphony 'The Country Cousin'), and after two more 'specials' they went back to less technically flamboyant Popeye shorts while instead concentrating their artistic aspirations into their first feature, 'Gulliver's Travels' (1939), in which Popeye didn't appear.

Michael_Elliott Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor (1936) *** (out of 4)Sinbad (Bluto) is singing a song talking about how great he is when he overhears someone else singing. He looks out to see and notices Popeye singing about how great he is. What catches Sinbad's eye is Olive Oyl so he kidnaps her and sure enough Popeye follows to get her back. This isn't your typical Popeye cartoon because not only is it a two- reeler but it was also filmed in Technicolor. Most of the Popeye shorts from this period were B&W and ran around six minutes long so this here is different in that way. With that said, the story itself is pretty familiar to a regular Popeye short as we have the two men fighting over Olive. There's really nothing fresh or original as far as the story goes, although the extended running time does make room for some supporting characters including loads of animals and a two-headed cyborg. What really makes this film stand out is the Technicolor, which looks downright amazing. Just take a look at the sky in the background during the opening sequence. Another catchy moment are the snakes at the start of the picture. The colors are just wonderful to look out and certainly help make up for the familiar story.

gavin6942 The legendary sailors Popeye and Sindbad (strangely not the more common spelling Sinbad) do battle to see which one is the greatest.Popeye cartoons have never been anything special. This one looks great, and is better than average. The use of Technicolor gives Popeye -- and especially the backgrounds -- a rich look they do not usually have. But beyond that, there is still no real story other than the usual Popeye versus Bluto (this time as Sindbad).Producer and special effects artist Ray Harryhausen stated in his Fantasy Film Scrapbook that "Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor" was a major influence on his production of "The 7th Voyage of Sinbad". That is quite a thing to say. What was the influence? Perhaps the colors?

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.