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. Overall I think it is an OK film, but there is a lot of confusing during the story and it get very complicated later on. The film starts of with Sinbad, that is about to raid a royal ship that carries an important relic 'the Book of Peace'. However he finds out that the captain of that royal ship is prince Proteus, who is also a dear friend from the past. Then a sea demon shows up send by Eris a Goddess from the Greek mythology(she actually does not really fits in the world of Sinbad since he is from a persian culture, anyway minor complaint) and starts to intervene. Then Sinbad and Proteus defeats the monster together, but last-minute Sinbad fall overboard during the process. Then a meeting is set up by Eris and frankly this where all the confusion starts. You see, Eris wants Sinbad to steal the Book of Peace for her and despite the odd timing this whole meeting makes no sense in the end, because we later see how she steals the Book of Peace all by herself including taking out a royal guard, without the help of a mortal, even though she lives in another world. This means she can intervene in both worlds directly, but the film does not explain anything of that. The film also does not explain how important the Book of Peace really is. All we see is that the sky is growing dark and that is it. In other words: The only reason why we have this conflict in the first place is because Eris plays with her food. We know this, because she can kill the heir of the throne any time she likes, since she also can kill a guard of the royal palace, during the scene where she steals the book. A prince is no difference. However this does not happen. All in all this whole conflict with Eris just isn't that appealing, because she barely tries to win.Another thing that I really find disturbing is the love triangle. As the film goes one, we see how Sinbad gets all the blame for stealing the holy book, which he denies. Therefore the judge of Syracuse sentence him to die, because they found prove, wich is Eris doing. Then suddenly Proteus takes his place in order to proof Sinbad that he is willing to sail across the sea to return the book even though it is a long time ago since they were together. Suprizingly the people of Syracuse try very little to prevent his execution. Proteus's choice simply got approved. It is also very strange to see how light Proteus and the people reacted after Sinbad's return literally seconds away from execution. Anyway Marina manages to get on Sinbad's ship unnoticed in order to make sure he really does sail for the book. Oh, and nobody in Syracuse finds it odd that the fiancé of the prince is missing, just an interesting detail to notice.. At any rate Marina convinces Sinbad to sail for the book with pay ofcourse. As the days are passing by she falls in love with Sinbad and in the end she choses him instead of Proteus even though she barely knows the guy. Sinbad only won her over with a compliment after saving her from a giant icebird. The worst part of this is that Proteus did nothing truly terrible to Marina. What this film tries to tell you is: Where would you rather be, instead of with whom would you rather be. Marina choses Sinbad because she enjoys life more at sea rather than living in a palace, but when it comes to love we all know that should not matter, because you are with the one you love no matter the place.In conclusion, Sinbad is although a stunning experience to witness a illogical mess of a film and that has mainly to do with the confusing plot and because of the unappealing love triangle. The characters are OK, but I can't say there is a lot of development putted in them. A rather dissappointing film by DreamWorks.

I really liked the fact, Brad Pitt was involved in this movie along with Catherine Zeta-Jones and of course, the beautiful Michelle Pfeiffer. You just have to laugh at this film even if some parts were more frightening then others. I never got around watching this movie until I saw this last night and was blown away!It was interesting to hear that there really was a man named Sinbad but I suppose, he wasn't as sleazy as the character in this movie. I say, he would've been a rather hard working pirate who had no time for nonsense and got on with his work as a boss of the ship. It's too bad Dreamworks aren't making any more 2-D films because the 3-D films aren't really that great and not easy enough to enjoy!

a real, real good film. for the beautiful animation. for the smart manner for remind an old hero. for the science to be perfect choice for the kids but, in same measure, for the adults. for the large circle of nuances and emotions and drops of fairy tale, romance and fascinating fights, myth and moral values. for a credible Sinbad. and for the powerful flavor of childhood in right tone, with precise force. a film who explores all in a lovely manner. the result - it seduces in a special form . and that fact is its secret ingredient - to be a splendid breathtaking travel . one of animations who has a high level. for the original story. for the credible characters. and, sure, for the actors

I loved this!!! A Persian/Arabian sailor named Sinbad. A quest to find the magical legendary Book of Peace. A beautiful princess. Eris, the Greek wicked goddess of chaos. This mostly traditionally animated motion picture demonstrates that computer special effects hasn't completely dominated the cartoon genre. The solid storyline & 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, & a storyline based on the most basic, fundamental moral premises - the nature of friendship & sacrifice, along with a strong female character. Sinbad brings back and more the classic animation motion pictures with vivid, bright, & glorious expression. The movie concerns on Simbad, 1001 nights' hero. The sailor of legend is framed by the goddess Eris for the theft of the Book of Peace, as an object with extraordinary power has been stolen and Simbad must retrieve it but if he doesn't obtain it, his friend prince will be beheaded. Simbad goes out with his ship and the pirates henchmen & as stowaway the prince's girlfriend. They will ought to face off several dangers: storms, ominous sirens, deep chasms, giant animals & must travel to a realm at the end of the world to retrieve it & save the life of his childhood friend Prince Proteus. Good production by Jerry Katzemberg, David Geffen who along with Steven Spielberg constituted Dreamworks. Harry Gregson Williams' musical score is atmospheric & enjoyable. The fable will appeal to fantasy fans & adventure cartoon buffs. Rating: very nice, well catching. Sinbad the Sailor, probably the greatest anti-hero of the Arabian Knights, has seen many incarnations over the years. This time a new animated film from DreamWorks delves into the myth with some celebrity voices in tow. I thought the animation was great. Just because it isn't Toy Story 3 doesn't mean it isn't good. In fact the shape-shifter was just amazing. The animation graphics were brilliant, nice & big monsters for the family to enjoy. A bit of comedy thrown in there for the adults. A great one to see if you are a animation fan. This movie is definitely a keeper. I loved the animation and the storyline. But I love this one! The story is absolutely new, surprising & imaginative. The runtime's movie is short, so no time to bore. The characters way of talking is really fun & modern, with hilarious quotes.