Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

Plot synopsis:
Sinbad and his pirate crew attempt to steal the magical "Book of Peace" while it is being shipped to Syracuse, Sicily, protected by Proteus. Proteus was once Sinbad's best friend as a child and he tells him if it ever meant anything he can prove it. Sinbad tries to steal the book anyway, but is prevented when Cetus attacks the ship. The two work together to fight off Cetus and for a moment reaffirm their bond. Just when it seems the beast is defeated, Sinbad is dragged off the ship. Proteus goes to save Sinbad, but he is stopped by his crew.
Drawn underwater by Cetus, Sinbad is saved by the beautiful Goddess of Discord, who offers him any boon he desires in exchange for the Book of Peace. Sinbad and his crew go to Syracuse to steal the Book, but leave without doing so. Anticipating this, Eris impersonates Sinbad and steals the Book. Sinbad is sentenced to death, whereupon Proteus sends Sinbad to retrieve the Book instead, placing himself as hostage, and Proteus' fiancée Marina goes to make sure that Sinbad succeeds. To prevent them from succeeding, Eris sends a group of mythical sirens, who entrance and seduce the men aboard Sinbad's ship with their hypnotic singing voices, but do not affect Marina, who pilots the ship to safety. The Goddess of Discord later sends a Roc which captures Marina, but she is rescued by Sinbad.
After these and other incidents, Sinbad and Marina enter Eris' realm, where she reveals that her plan was to maneuver Proteus into Sinbad's place, leaving Syracuse without an heir, and agrees to surrender the Book of Peace only if Sinbad truthfully tells whether he will return to Syracuse to accept blame and be executed. She gives him her word that she will honour the deal, making it unbreakable even for a god. When he answers that he will return, Eris calls him a liar, and returns him and Marina to the mortal world. Ashamed, Sinbad admits the Goddess of Discord is right, truly believing deep down that he is a selfish liar.
In Syracuse, the time allotted to Sinbad has elapsed. Proteus readies himself to be beheaded, but at the last minute, Sinbad appears and takes his place. An enraged Goddess of Discord, who's real name is Eris appears suddenly and saves Sinbad by shattering the executioner's sword to pieces. Sinbad, shocked, realizes that this was still part of her test and that he has beaten her by proving his answer to be true after all. Eris is furious but cannot go back on her word and so reluctantly gives the Book to Sinbad before vanishing. With the Book restored to Syracuse, Sinbad and his crew leave Syracuse on another voyage, leaving Marina behind. Proteus sees that Marina has fallen deeply in love with Sinbad, so he releases her from their engagement and sends her to join Sinbad's ship.

Tags: psychedelic, action

Review:
I don't, however, retell the ENTIRE story and plot - that is NOT a review - that is a retelling, summation or synopsis."Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas" is a rare find - good adult and AND family fare entertainment.
This time a new animated film from DreamWorks delves into the myth with some celebrity voices in tow.Sinbad (Brad Pitt) is a happy pirate bent on retiring to Fiji after stealing the legendary Book of Peace.
Sinbad finds himself in a conundrum when he fails to obtain the book and ends up following his friend back to his palace where he is introduced to Proteus's future wife Marina (Catherine Zeta-Jones).When Sinbad is eventually framed by Eris (Michelle Pfeiffer), the Goddess of Chaos for stealing the Book of Peace, Proteus defends his friend for the crime.
That allure and mystery is alive and well in this version.What was probably the most interesting was that this was the first time an animated film had a character fall in love with his best friend's future wife or that an executioner is ready with a giant axe to slice off a character's head.
I liked that because it acknowledged that you don't have to be under 12 years old to enjoy animated films.My only wish for Sinbad would be that it had a grander score or a memorable song.
I liked how DreamWorks used music in both `Spirit' and `Road to El Dorado' but seemed to have dropped the ball for this one.Sinbad is a charming animated film with the DreamWorks edge but it needed to be bolder and bigger to do justice to such a legendary character.
Sinbad:Legend of the Seven Seas was surprisingly good and a thoroughly enjoyable animated film.
Due to its modest box office returns, it cemented the fact that "traditional stories with traditional animation" (employing the quote from Dreamworks head Jeffrey Katzenberg) weren't going to cut it anymore, and audiences wanted bigger animation, more serious morals, and wittier works than in previous years.Yet that's not to say Sinbad can't effectively be enjoyed on its own terms.
The story is a slender one, concerning the title character (voiced fittingly by Brad Pitt), who is on an expedition to recover the Book of Peace from Eris (Michelle Pfeiffer).
The fork in the plan was Prince Proteus (Joseph Fiennes) stepped in to spare the death of Sinbad so he can embark on the rough seas with his crew and the gorgeous Marina (Catherine Zeta-Jones) to recover the book.
That film was an incredible, underrated visual achievement for Disney, as it showed its slicker, more mature side than the happy-go-lucky, song-and-dance persona the company predicated itself on for many years.Sinbad, however, does further my view that Dreamworks is the most talented animated company when it comes to fluent movement.
Being that the film takes place almost entirely on the unpredictable seas, movement of the ship and the characters on board is almost required and the guys behind the animation have a lot of fun with the possibilities.
Animation was meant to break all kinds of laws and that's what this film does and does well.Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas works as a competent story and would've probably been praised had it been released in the eighties or the nineties.
More fun than Disney's own seafaring adventure of 2001 ATLANTIS: THE LOST EMPIRE (an under-appreciated film which I loved), Dreamworks' SINBAD: LEGEND OF THE SEVEN SEAS has everything an exciting adventure should have: Action, romance, and a whole lot of laughs.
Brad Pitt is delight as the voice of the wisecracking Sinbad, a seafaring pirate who is framed by the evil Goddess of Chaos (savory Michelle Pfieffer) on stealing the legendary Book of Peace, which unites nations in harmony.
Also accompanying Sinbad on this lovely and perilous voyage is the audience, young or old, who will definitely have a rollicking good time with this film's successful melding of action and comedy...
something for both the children and the adults will enjoy.Once again, Disney has found great competition for an animated entertainment in this terrifically enjoyable adventure.
It does work better than Dreamworks earlier Spirit since the mix helps to add to the other worldliness of some of the bits.The basic plot has Sinbad trying to steal The Book of Peace from a ship on the ocean.
Together the pair defeat the beast, in one of the great set pieces of the film, but in the process Sinbad is swept overboard only to be rescued by Eris who tells him to steal the book for her and she'll make him rich.
His friend knows he's innocent and takes his place so Sinbad can attempt to get the book back with in the ten days before his execution.Thats the first fifteen minutes.Its not as exciting as all of that, these fifteen minutes I mean, since its badly handled exposition done to get the plot really moving.I have a suspicion that the voyage was designed before the framing sequences and that the inclusion of Eris was done simply because it was a way to get the wheels in motion and have a magical air to it all.The voice cast is uniformly excellent.
I can imagine everyone being on set and acting together even though the fact is far from the truth.The writing is excellent and you can see that the film really was written as if it were a live action film in the way that the characters hang together is a more real way than in many animated films where characters are of a type and nothing more.Here the characters are people which is nice.Because the writing is so good the reasons for things are clearer than in most animated films these are people reasons not cartoon reasons, for example the reason why Sinbad was gone for ten years could only have been come upon by someone who wrote a real script instead of fumbled around with a storyboard.
Joseph Fiennes is good as the voice of Proteus but the problem is that his character so rarely seen or talked about throughout the film.
There is so little known about the character that you don't feel emotion for him when he is about to die.Overall, Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, as good as it tries to be, signals another nail in the coffin of traditional animation.
SINBAD: LEGEND OF THE SEVEN SEAS  (2003) **1/2 (VOICES OF: Brad Pitt, Cathereine Zeta-Jones, Michelle Pfeiffer, Joseph Fiennes,  Dennis Haysbert, Jim Cummings)  Better than anticipated animated version of the legendary swashbuckler/rogue of the oceans  (a lugubrious Pitt) this time facing a quest to return a powerful `Book of Peace' from the duplicitous Eris, a goddess (Pfeiffer in silky-smooth deviousness vocals) while curbing his desire for his friend's sexy girlfriend (Zeta-Jones providing some enthusiastic zest).
i really enjoyed this animated feature.it has something for everyone.there's lots of action and adventure and danger on the high seas.there is also plenty of suspense.i also thought the movie was very witty at times,with some great dialogue.if you're a romance buff,there's some of that too.i thought the animation was spectacular,mixing regular animation with a bit of 3D.the look of the film is fantastic.the voice work is terrific.each voice fit the character perfectly.also the movie is quite fast paced,and never really loses any momentum.i'm not sure what the rating is,but i would give it a PG rating as it gets a bit intense.anyway,all in all,a very fun movie.i give Sinbad:Legend of the Seven Seas a strong 8/10.
Along with Warner's "Looney Tunes: Back in Action" and Disney's other efforts ("Brother Bear" and "Piglet's Big Movie"), "Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas" went out as fast as it came.
However, and unlike the other three movies, this one was actually better than good, and was a throw-back to the old animated adventures of sword and sorcery in many ways superior to Disney's "Hercules".Sinbad, the Persian sailor of "The Book of One Thousand and One Nights", is drastically changed for this adventure.
However, the Greek goddess Eris (Michelle Pfeiffer) also wants the Book, so she frames Sinbad for stealing the book, and now he has one chance to recover the Book and prove he is innocent or Proteus will be executed in his place.That's the beginning of Sinbad's adventure and just like old swashbuckling films, the movie is charged with action, adventure and comedy, with also a bit of romance, courtesy of Marina (Catherine Zeta-Jones), an adventurous woman confused by the love she feels for both Proteus and Sinbad.
The story unfolds smoothly and never gets boring or tedious, although it is true that at times it forgets it is an epic adventure and becomes a typical romantic comedy.The voice work is relatively good, Michelle Pfeiffer is terrific as Eris and Fiennes gives the necessary dignity to Prince Proteus, but the rest of the cast is nothing special and one wonders why to hire a well-known movie star instead of more experienced voice actors.
The characters are very well defined and the movie as a whole shows a big improvement over previous Dreamworks animated films.While the film is very entertaining and funny, it lacks that "epic" feeling this kind of adventures should convey, and never truly explores its enormous potential.
Still, while nowhere near Pixar's modern classic, "Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas" is an action-packed animated film that not only the young ones will enjoy, as it feels almost like one of those swashbuckling classics of old.
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas is a movie about piracy, love, comedy and adventure.
The best way to do a Sinbad film is as if it is a fantastical road- movie and one that takes him to some interesting places while we see some fun monsters.
Sinbad and the other main characters aren't that interesting, so crafting a plot line like that works greatly to the films advantage.The relatively straight-forward story sees Sinbad and his crew attempt to retrieve the 'book of peace' from the Goddess of chaos Eris in order to save the life of his best friend.
Every time the character shows up on screen it is gripping and Pfeiffer's seductive voice is just perfect for the part.This is the last 2-D animated film that DreamWorks have done and it looks fantastic for the most part.
This Odyssey-like adventure takes them to many fantastical and wonderful places and all I can say is that between the astounding scenery, the interesting plot and the cute quips, there is never a dull moment in this amazing animated film.
`Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas' appeared to be a rousing family film with decent animation accompanied by big stars voicing over the characters.
(Wink wink) Catherine Zeta Jones is really lovable as the spunky Marina, Pfeiffer is sinisterly evil and sweet as the goddess of discord Eris, Proteus is, like, the most loyal friend I have ever seen and Sinbad's crew is very charming and funny.
I have to concede that this is Dreamworks's next best animated endeavor, second only to their masterpiece, the almost perfect The Prince of Egypt.You can do a lot of really cool things these days with animation, and with a legend like Sinbad, you can do even more.
Very beautiful colours for an splendid picture, probably, the best animated picture in long time.This movie, will like all people for the magnificent story it shows us, a good related arabian legend of Symbad, the sailor.Action, humor, emotions, romance...
The romantic story is also beautiful and develops well.The animation is STANNING, the music is amazing, voice acting is excellent, beautiful character design, I love it all.It's the kind of movie I can watch again and again and not get bored, several scenes are just a masterpiece in my opinion - the perfect combination between visuals, sound and content.It's probably one of my favorite American animations...
Proteous believes in his friend, and puts himself as hostage in his place, giving Sinbad the chance to prove his innocence by retrieving the Book, with the company of Lady Marina, Prince Proteus' fiancée.From then on, the two of them along with the crew go on a wild adventure to Eris realm.
This was not good, but not bad, more like okay.Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas- **1/2 out of *****.
Providing the voices are Brad Pitt, Catherine Zeta Jones, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Joseph Fiennes, and the story is about Sinbad's adventures in the quest for the 'Book of peace', which has been stolen by the Evil Eris, Goddess of War. The voice actors all seem to have tremendous fun here, especially Pitt who says he enjoyed this and it was a 'piece of cake' to make.
With a terrific cast, consisting of Catherine Zeta-Jones as Marina, Brad Pitt as Sinbad, Michelle Pfeiffer as Eris, and Ralph Fiennes as Proteus, I was high with anticipation.
Sinbad:legend of the seven seas is a typical animated movie.
Most of DreamWorks's animated features have a tendency to be mediocre, so I wasn't really expecting much from "Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas." And indeed it does start off weakly - but in the end it's a good, entertaining adventure, even if it's not the most loyal version of the seafarer from the Arabian Nights there's ever been.Sinbad, or to be precise his characterisation and voice, is one of the problems - he comes across as less of an anti-hero and more of a just plain jerk for a lot of the running time, with his relationship with Marina having overtones of David and Maddie on "Moonlighting" (had this movie been made several years ago, one of their arguments would undoubtedly have been followed by their striding off to their quarters and slamming the doors shut), and Brad Pitt's pretty miscast as Sinbad; though the biggest vocal problems come not from Mr. Jennifer Aniston but from Dennis "24" Haysbert as our hero's second-in-command Kale - in addition to summoning up David Palmer without fail, Kale also has the biggest nipples this side of Laetitia Casta ("Get a shirt on before you poke someone's eye out!").
but he's still one of the better Media Ventures composers, and at least we don't get any songs at all for once!).Colourful, well-paced and benefitting from some tantalizing voicework from Michelle Pfeiffer and Catherine Zeta Jones (DreamWorks will definitely win brownie points from UK movie-goers for casting the all-American Pfeiffer as the villainous Eris and CZJ - British accent intact - as the good Marina; incidentally, one of the animators listed in the end credits is called...
Sinbad is perfect for all ages with great animation that rivals even Disney's and a great storyline with stellar voice acting from Brad Pitt, Catherine Zeta Jones, and Michelle Pfeiffer.
"Sinbad: Legend Of The Seven Seas" is a beautifully animated adventure film from the folks at Dreamworks.
It might not be as good from the story point-of-view as some of the other films released by the studio ("Shrek 1 and 2" and "The Road To El Dorado" are better), but it makes up for its lack of narrative ingenuity in other departments.Infamous pirate Sinbad (voice of Brad Pitt) and his crew attack another ship in the Mediterranean Sea. They are trying to steal enough riches to retire to a life of luxury in Fiji, but their plans are interrupted when Sinbad discovers that the boat he's just boarded belongs to an old childhood friend, Prince Proteus (voice of Joseph Fiennes).
The characters are hilarious, there's like 10 people we see through out the movie, and each one of them catches your attention instantly, Sinbad is a very awesome likable antihero played by Brad Pitt, who is known for those kind of roles, his voice blends perfectly with the cartoon, his crew are all equally funny, special mention goes to the ones named Kale and Rat. But the female lead/love interest named Marina played by Catherine zeta Jones, steals the show, shes an ambassador not a princess, but she is engaged to Sinbad's long lost best friend prince Proteus, at first she seems like a calm and polite woman, but as soon as she gets on the ship she proves to be a feisty,adventurous snarky heroine, who is equally as bad ass as Sinbad.
This is a good film for any one who looks sea movies or just like dreamworks.
**Spoiler warning**Okay, so, this is theoretically a kids film - although if that's so, quite what pull Dreamworks expect drafting in Brad Pitt to have I don't know.I have to say I was quite looking forward to this, modern animation gives Sinbad stories that edge I feel the old creakily stop-motioned flicks lacked.
Sinbad is a stunning-looking animation film of a man with a 'heart of gold' that has to make an incredible journey across the sea and has to face many demons along the way to retrieve the Book of Peace in order to save his friend from the past.
Yeah I mention Tangled a lot in my reviews apologizes for that but hey if you are looking for a fun swashbuckling adventure movie with great action and charcthers Sinbad Legend Of The Seven Seas isn't a bad movie to watch check it out and see what you think of it..
Proteus sticks up for his friend and now, Sinbad must sail across the seas in 10 days to get the Book of Peace back from Eris, otherwise the death of Proteus will be because of him.This was good.
It keeps moving rapidly enough, which is good because it also keeps the audience occupied with what's happening, instead of letting them stop and consider some of the parts of the film that don't quite work.When Sinbad is framed for stealing the Book of Peace, he is condemned to be executed for it, but his childhood friend -- Prince Proteus -- demands to take his place, giving him 10 days to retrieve the book from Eris, the Goddess of Discord who framed him.