SINBAD: LEGEND OF THE SEVEN SEAS (U)
SINBAD (voiced by Brad Pitt) is a plucky pirate who has travelled the world with his gentle giant first mate Kale (Dennis Haysbert).
During the attempted theft of the legendary Book Of Peace from a ship commanded by his old friend, Prince Proteus (Joseph Fiennes), both vessels come under attack from a monstrous sea creature.
Soon after, Eris (Michelle Pfeiffer), the Goddess of Chaos, poses as the pirate to steal the magical tome and the real Sinbad is condemned to death by Proteus's father, King Dymas (Timothy West).
Loyal to Sinbad, Proteus offers himself to his father in the pirate's place and King Dymas decrees that his son will die in 10 days time unless Sinbad returns with the book.
Sinbad and Kale set off to sea, fall victim to the Sirens and are saved by Proteus's fiancee Marina (Catherine Zeta-Jones), who has always harboured feelings for Sinbad. And so the adventure begins.
It's a nice try that looks good, but for all its technical brio, Sinbad lacks the charm and the excitement of the old Ray Harryhausen films from the '70s.
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