I saw it with my 3 sons, age 10, 8, and 4. They all liked the film so I think it works with the target audience (they ALL liked the silly dog character...).
As an adult I really liked the look of the film. The "sets" were beautiful, from Atlantis-like cities to the strange and wonderful land of chaos. The ship looked great and you could see they spent a lot of time and effort on animating the rigging and sails.
The characters were only so-so. Sinbad's boyhood friend, the Prince, is a fool. Sinbad himself is jerk. Eris, Goddess of Discord was great.
The story was weak. The real Sinbad was a merchant of Baghdad who went on many trading voyages to India and beyond and came back home each time wealthy and filled with incredible stories about his travels. Sinbad was not a pirate or anti-hero, he was a merchant: clever, brave, and lucky. I have no doubt that there was a real Sinbad from around 850 C.E.
The Sinbad in this movie is basically a run-of-the-mill (Greek) pirate. Fast talking, fast on his feet but not much for planning or introspection. Absurdly, these pirate are wealthy, and the crew is honest and loyal to Sinbad. Also, oddly to me, the pirates are from all over the world (China and Mexico being the farthest from Greece) and talk about retiring to the islands of Fiji (?!). Couldn't they come up with some excuse for this multi-cultural pirate crew?
Still, despite the flaws, the movie worked well for me. It showed care, attention to detail, and some flashs of visual brilliance. It might (barely) be worth owning. Not as good (by a long shot) as "Finding Nemo" but better than "Monsters Inc".
As an adult I really liked the look of the film. The "sets" were beautiful, from Atlantis-like cities to the strange and wonderful land of chaos. The ship looked great and you could see they spent a lot of time and effort on animating the rigging and sails.
The characters were only so-so. Sinbad's boyhood friend, the Prince, is a fool. Sinbad himself is jerk. Eris, Goddess of Discord was great.
The story was weak. The real Sinbad was a merchant of Baghdad who went on many trading voyages to India and beyond and came back home each time wealthy and filled with incredible stories about his travels. Sinbad was not a pirate or anti-hero, he was a merchant: clever, brave, and lucky. I have no doubt that there was a real Sinbad from around 850 C.E.
The Sinbad in this movie is basically a run-of-the-mill (Greek) pirate. Fast talking, fast on his feet but not much for planning or introspection. Absurdly, these pirate are wealthy, and the crew is honest and loyal to Sinbad. Also, oddly to me, the pirates are from all over the world (China and Mexico being the farthest from Greece) and talk about retiring to the islands of Fiji (?!). Couldn't they come up with some excuse for this multi-cultural pirate crew?
Still, despite the flaws, the movie worked well for me. It showed care, attention to detail, and some flashs of visual brilliance. It might (barely) be worth owning. Not as good (by a long shot) as "Finding Nemo" but better than "Monsters Inc".