Popeye The Sailor Meets Sindbad The Sailor (1936) - Popeye the Sailor Theatrical Cartoon Series

Iambeastmaster

Popeye The Sailor Meets Sindbad The Sailor was one of the better cartoons made by Fleischer Studios. I especially enjoyed the 3-D effeccts. By todays standards they are not that great, but still pretty good. By 1936 standards, they were outstanding. I also like the asides by Popeye. When he first ran into Sinbad, I also like the comedy relief supplied by Wimpy.

ONE OF OSCARS MAIN "OVERLOOKS"

I had to rate this cartoon as a five for many many reasons. First of all is the stunning Technicolor. The 3D backgraounds are amazing, and effective.

The animation is top drawer. When Bluto (Sindbad) is walking along and says "....when I say BOO..." In close up it is brilliant animation. Of course getting to hear Popeye sing the entire theme song is a treat.

This cartoon should have won the oscar because of its popularity, many theatres advertised it as a feature, and gave it billing over the live action feature. It's groundbreaking use of the sterioptical setbacks (Look for the typical Fliescher skulls). The superb animation. The tightly written story. The wonderful title song, plus a great score.

All these add up for superior entertainment, and keep in mind this was before Disney's SNOW WHITE and thus is the longest "cartoon" up to that time. Who's the most remarkable fellow? POPEYE of course and the Fleischer brothers who gave him to us in such a brilliant way.

bgibb

I agree - this is a great cartoon. This is my favorite Popeye. The '3D' backgrounds were groundbreaking, so to speak. And the under-the-breath comments from Popeye are the best part! One of the more imaginative and well-written from Fleischer.