Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)

Directors:

Patrick Gilmore
Tim Johnson

Writer:

John Logan (screenplay)

Release Date:

2 July 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Fantasy | Animation | Family

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

1001 Nights | Box Office Flop | Sinbad | Arabian Nights | Quest

Awards:

8 nominations

Cast

Brad Pitt	...	Sinbad (voice)
Catherine Zeta-Jones	...	Marina (voice)
Michelle Pfeiffer	...	Eris (voice)
Joseph Fiennes	...	Proteus (voice)
Dennis Haysbert	...	Kale (voice)
Timothy West	...	Dymas (voice)
Adriano Giannini	...	Rat (voice)
Raman Hui	...	Jin (voice)
Chung Chan	...	Li (voice)
Jim Cummings	...	Luca / Additional Voices (voice)
Conrad Vernon	...	Jed (voice)
Andrew Birch	...	Grum and Chum (voice)
Chris Miller	...	Tower Guard (voice)

MPAA:

Rated PG for adventure action, some mild sensuality and brief language.

Runtime:

Argentina:88 min | Germany:90 min | UK:85 min (cut) | USA:86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Cantonese | Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Portugal:M/6 | South Korea:All | Iceland:L | Switzerland:8 (canton of Zurich) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Brazil:Livre | Chile:TE | Denmark:7 | Finland:K-7 | Germany:6 (w) | Ireland:G | New Zealand:PG | Norway:7 | Peru:PT | Philippines:G | Singapore:G | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:7 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:U (cut) | USA:PG (certificate #39863)

Company:

DreamWorks Animation

Trivia:

Initially, Russell Crowe signed up for the title role, but in the autumn of 2001 he was replaced by Brad Pitt because Crowe was too busy working on another project.

Goofs:

Continuity: Throughout the movie, Sinbad's weapons change places, appear and disappear again.

Quotes:

Marina: Knife, please.
Sinbad: Oh, right, like I'd give you a weapon.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Game K N B: (2006-11-29)" (2006)

A Solid, Traditional, Animated Movie

This mostly traditionally animated motion picture demonstrates that computer special effects hasn't completely dominated the cartoon genre. The solid storyline and only the briefest of dummy moments inserted mostly for the kids, makes Sinbad an excellent offering for summer entertainment. Instead of fluff, we get creative animation with great computer effects as highlights, characters we can care about, and a storyline based on the most basic, fundamental moral premises - the nature of friendship and sacrifice, along with a strong female character. With few outlandish, quips except for marginal characters that provide a backdrop of comic relief, the use of humor with tact, and a delightful adventure and a moral tale that brings both sadness and hope, Sinbad brings back and more the classic animation motion pictures with vivid, bright, and glorious expression. Eight out of ten stars.