Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)
Directed by Tim Johnson
The sailor of legend is framed by the goddess Eris for the theft of the Book of Peace, and must travel to her realm at the end of the world to retrieve it and save the life of his childhood friend Prince Proteus.
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What critics compared Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas to
To the extent that this and other scenes remind me of anything, they recall some of the animated derring-do of The Emperor’s New Groove, Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, and The Incredibles.
Hoping to capitalize on the rollicking success of Treasure Planet , Dreamworks will release Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, a very similar animated feature voiced by a cadre of A-list stars including Brad Pitt, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michelle Pfeiffer.
By and large, though, the film is nothing more than a base redux of last year’s intolerable Treasure Planet .
With its swashbuckling action and blend of traditional and 3D computer animation, Sinbad most resembles Disney’s Treasure Planet — yet for once DreamWorks handily outdoes its archrival, with bravura action set pieces, a surprisingly complex romantic triangle, and an even more remarkably thoughtful exploration of moral issues and character.
CGI has become a permanent fixture in today's animated movies, and most filmmakers seem to have figured out how to use it effectively (see last year's underrated Treasure Planet for an example).
One scene, in which Sinbad and Marina are taunting each other on a deserted island, instantly reminded me of Madonna and her hunky cohort in "Swept Away" — except it was better performed, even by animated characters.
Flynn Rider (Zachary Levi) is a dashing rogue, a charismatic bad boy with a more than a bit in common with DreamWorks’ Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, though Flynn turns out to be more complicated.
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"The Prince of Egypt" and its tale of the ancient Hebrews was fine, but the Hispanic "The Road to El Dorado" was a snooze, and "Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas" a Middle Eastern disaster.