Product: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (Import, All Regions) (1944)
Rating: 5.0
A Feast For the Eyes
"Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" is just another movie about the orient as seen by the west. Just like "Arabian Nights", which was also a universal picture, "Ali Baba" have a shallow plot, but it's full of colors and that what make these movies a feast for your eyes. There is an exquisite feeling about these 40s Technicolor Arabian tales that isn't found in other movies. Now compared to "The Thief of Bagdad", "Ali Baba" will definitely loose because "The Thief of Bagdad" have a well developed plot in addition to the amazing effects for a 1940 movie, although it lacks the colorful imagery which is found in the universal movies!All in all, if you want to escape the stress of your daily life for a couple of hours, grab one of these movies and enjoy!