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Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, an animated adventure from the DreamWorks studio, has little connection to the original fables from the Arabian Nights, but it's an entertaining romp none the less. Sinbad (voiced by the midwest vowels of Brad Pitt) gets commissioned by the wicked goddess Eris (Michelle Pfeiffer) to steal a magical book called the Book of Peace from the city of Syracuse--but the prince of Syracuse turns out to be a childhood friend of Sinbad's. So Eris steals the book herself and frames Sinbad, making the hero sail to the edge of the world to get it back, accompanied by Marina (Catherine Zeta-Jones), a woman he's secretly loved for years. The movie skilfully blends hand-drawn and computer images. The storyline is surprisingly well-constructed and actually has some thoughts about friendship and personal fibre, while providing all the swashbuckling, derring-do and cliffhangers the audience could want. --Bret Fetzer
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Get ready for fantastic fun, endless excitement and high sea laughs in a dazzling twist on this classic tale. Follow our swashbuckling hero, Sinbad, his loyal (but drooling) canine sidekick, Spike and the daring Princess Marina as they battle the Goddess of Chaos and her mischievous monsters to save the life of his best friend.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Dreamworks' latest effort sees a roguish sailor wrongly accused of a theft he didn't commit, thanks to the machinations of the Goddess of Chaos, briliantly voiced by Michelle Pfeiffer. Finding himself condemned to execution, Sinbad's playmate, and prince of the realm (Ralph Fiennes) nobly steps in to take his place. Thus, Sinbad finds himself on a potentially suicidal voyage, racing to retrive the book of Peace, before his estranged friend must be put to death. The action sequences and special effects are incredible, and were especially breathtaking without the scratching on the cinema screen, but the film suffers for its writing and the over-acting of some of its cast members. Brad Pitt as Sindbad is well-cast, obviously enjoying the role - this comes through wonderfully in his performance, but the film's attempts at pathos and romance often seem forced; the best drawn relationship is that between Sinbad and his dog, which provides quite a few of the laughs...
Despite its flaws, the film is enjoyable for its energy and visual audacity alone, and comes highly recommended for all ages - even more so in all its digital glory.
Despite its flaws, the film is enjoyable for its energy and visual audacity alone, and comes highly recommended for all ages - even more so in all its digital glory.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
What a great movie! Brad Pitt as the voice of Sinbad is excellent, his vocals bring so much energy to the role that you nearly forget you are watching an animated film.
The movie itself is very fast with great action scenes, wonderful animation (no less can be expected from that amazing DreamWorks team), great one-liners and an invloving story/adventure. The music and sound effects are excellent adding greatly to the enjoyment of this movie.
The DVD extras are very good indeed. There are a large number of games for the kids which should keep them entertained for several hours and several other features, including a 'making of'. This is a great family movie and a good watch on a slow Sunday afternoon.
The movie itself is very fast with great action scenes, wonderful animation (no less can be expected from that amazing DreamWorks team), great one-liners and an invloving story/adventure. The music and sound effects are excellent adding greatly to the enjoyment of this movie.
The DVD extras are very good indeed. There are a large number of games for the kids which should keep them entertained for several hours and several other features, including a 'making of'. This is a great family movie and a good watch on a slow Sunday afternoon.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
The overall view of this film was excellent. I took my 5 year old son to the cinema to watch this he sat rivited to his seat! This film is certainly one for the kids, even though I really enjoyed it as well. There was a good story line and great ending. I would certainly recommend anyone to go and get it!
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Impressive reimagining of the Sinbad legend
Its not the greatest story I've experienced in an animated feature (Sinbad goes in search of a magical book to save his childhood friend from being executed) but then, Sinbad... Read more
Published 21 months ago by D. Lucas
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I loved it to bits.
I have always liked all the stories with gods and godesses and mythical beings, so the fact that they have made a film of it is... Read more
Published on 5 April 2005
Entertaining animated action adventure
Having Sinbad-mad kids we finally succumbed to buying them this DVD in the hope that they would like it. Read more
Published on 6 Mar 2004 by Wibles
Sinbad:Legend of the Seven Seas
I just love animated films and I loved this, there is no surprises in the film..It will make you smile. More for the kids this one
Published on 11 Jan 2004 by "oskerdegrouch"
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