Sinbad: The Fifth Voyage (2014)

Thanks for the memories!

A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

First, the "movie". Wooden acting. Claymation "special effects" that are weak even by 60's standards. No plot. Non-linear story line caused a constant state of confusion. It makes "Manos: Hands of Fate" look like an Oscar winner. I got sucked in due to seeing Patrick Stewart's name attached to it, but I have to assume that he got involved either due to familial duty or blackmail.The fake reviews and ratings really irritate me the most. It is one thing to lay an egg. It is another to try to cover it up. I wish IMDb would screen for this kind of thing. Just treat it as a learning experience and move on rather than doubling down on the mess by spamming accounts to inflate the miserable scores.Over all, "Sinbad: The Fifth Voyage" is a creative and ethical nightmare. Avoid it at all costs.

There is not enough space here to detail all the things that are terrible about this movie.First, let me start with the good: Uhh... hmm. Well, Patrick Stewart's voice is in it. That should count for something, right? Actually, no. It merely points out the huge chasm between his talent and the "talents" of everyone else involved in this picture. Also, he is ostensibly the older voice of the lead actor, who doesn't even have the same accent. I hope at least Sir Patrick bought himself a nice car with his salary from this awful film.The bad: No, "bad" is not a sufficient modifier to describe the extreme low level of quality here. Abysmal is more accurate. And that covers: the acting, the directing, the writing, the editing, the scoring, the producing, the special FX, the whole business.Here's why you should be suspicious when a movie receives a mix of 9 & 10-star reviews with 1-star reviews, and very little in-between: There is no motive whatsoever for a group of people to band together and give rotten fake reviews to a movie. There is, however, a huge motive for cast & crew and their friends & family to give massively positive and glowing reviews for the film they worked on. I'm sure an email blast was sent out to a mailing list, encouraging everyone to rate it highly and write a review. Ignore the rating. Ignore the 10-star reviews. They are bogus. Trust the 1-star reviews.There is nothing in this cinematic abomination that is worth recommending. It's not even a so-bad-it's-good kind of movie. None of these actors, directors, producers, writers, or editors should ever make a movie again — unless they each spend another 10,000 hours studying their craft... and at that point, they might possibly be almost ready to work on a Uwe Boll film. But I'd seriously advise all of them to become hotel clerks or real estate agents, because they really have no business trying to make movies for a living.

Thought I would throw in my two cents after reading all the reviews. Saw Sinbad with the folks at the theater, I glanced at the billboard ads on the 110 Fwy in LA, and decided to check it out, cause they looked very interesting.I thought the film used a vintage style of filmmaking that hasn't been seen in a while, which is kind of refreshing to say the least. After all how much CGI can a man take?? It was nice to see the creatures animated the way they were. I thought the lead actor and director Shahin Sean Solimon did a superb job bringing back a classic. I noticed some of the reviews seem to be from folks who have some kind of issue, but it is definitely not indicative of what this movie is. I would check it out for your self.I also thought rest of the cast was cool, loved the fact that there was a bizarre mix of races. All the way from the white girl crew member, to an Asian Genie? :))At the end of the day and in my humble opinion Sinbad The Fifth Voyage was two smiles up! . My mom and dad also loved it too!!

After reading all the football weird reviews on here, my mind was mixed. So I decided to check out Sinbad myself out at theaters cause of all the hype i was reading. I was of course worried to say the least. So at the theater I was not expecting to like it, just was curious. However I was pleasantly shocked and surprised when I got into it. WOW! Keep reading.My thoughts were, Sinbad the 5th voyage is a pleasant escape from modern films, it uses a combo of new VFX and traditional animation. A real reviewer would have noticed at least that part of this concept. Meaning some of the reviews seem to be, um-mm, shall we say 'not so sincere'?? lollAnyways, overall this is a great movie for young and old alike, and great experience and would recommended to anyone. 10+IF anyone has anything to say about this being a fake review you know where my mail box is.God bless and see you at the movies! :))