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Sinbad and the Minotaur (2011)
SINBAD AND THE MINOTAUR
Pericles? Where are the others? - Dead. All dead. Your son... - That thing is not my son. Forgive me. My King, I did not mean... But... but the Royal Chronicles. A war lost. A kingdom destroyed. My line cursed by the gods. Burn it. My King! My King! My King! Don't! I beg you! There is only death! - I said burn them! But the Chronicles! All the secrets are... Burn the Chronicles and you will destroy the curse! King Minos? ARABIA 1000 YEARS LATER I'll give you three camels for the dancer. How does it look, Sinbad? - Dangerous. I couldn't agree more. Back to the ship it is. Not exactly. Sinbad! A key that can unlock a great fortune. Did it ever occur to you that the old witch may have had another 10 keys, each with its own tall tale to hike up the price? - Of course it did. But then again, what if she didn't? Why is it always the long shot with you? She dances better than all of our wives! This is a bad idea. These men are slavers, not antique-collectors. - Rumors would suggest that their master is otherwise. When she shakes like that, I'm not thinking about her belly. I told you it would be easy. Well, trouble always is with you, Sinbad. It's the getting out that concerns me. -Details. So, what exactly are we looking for, anyway? The bull-headed seal of King Minos. King who? - Minos. A long-dead Greek who stole the head of the Colossus. Colossus? Colossus of Rhodes' Colossus? As in 'one of the Seven Wonders of the World' Colossus? - That Colossus. Sinbad, you've dragged us here in search of legends. The Colossus stood a thousand years ago, and this Minos, King Minos, is nothing but a myth. Careful. It's booby-trapped. A myth, you say? Now, the enchanted key should disarm it. Are you sure? What is it? The Chronicles of King Minos. Within these pages is the location of the greatest treasure the world has ever known. - The head of the Colossus. A giant thing. Made of pure gold. -Pure gold? I like the sound of that. To arms! To arms! Bring round the weapons! Who's that? - Where? -Company? Over there in the tent! Come on. Go. Stick to the shadows. I'll buy us some time. I'll meet you on the dunes. -Quickly! There he is! - Here I am. Catch me if you can! - Let's get him! Move! You go around the back! Around that way! Over here! There! Don't let him escape. We can't let him escape. The master will kill us. Where did he go? - I lost him. Look over there. - Hurry. I can't see them anywhere. Ladies. I'm just passing through. They can't hear you. They're gone. What do you mean, "gone"? Al-Jibar, the master of the house. He's a sorcerer. He steals people's minds. Sorcerers. I hate sorcerers. Wait! Please, you have to take me with you. Hardly. - I'll scream. No, you won't. Guards! Go! You idiot. If you've allowed some filthy desert pig to plunder my harem, I'll have my eagle pluck out your eyes and feed them to my dogs. Up, whores. Up. Where's my prize? Tara? I'm here. Forgive me. I screamed because I thought I saw a rat. I was just indecent. Modesty. You'll have to lose that. Master! Master. They've got one of your treasures. Oh, how is this possible? The thieves subdued the guard. - No, the case, you fool. The case. The whereabouts of the head of the Colossus, a thousand years sealed. Only the enchanted key can disarm it. No-one, no-one in all that time, not I, not I, even the great Al-Jibar, has been able to force open the enchanted seal. Perhaps you should ask the thief yourself. I am Seif the Undying. And you are? I'm impressed. - Seize him! Kneel! Kneel. Kneel. Get up! Get up! - Guards! Guards! Stop them! Surround them! Don't let them escape! You have something that belongs to me. The girl sees it differently. - Don't test me, thief! The Chronicles of King Minos give them to me. Well, the case may belong to you, but as for the secrets discovered inside finders-keepers. The enchanted key. It's no good to me now. Where did you find this? -It's just something I found along my way. Much like this, the magic cloak of mist. Where did they go? Find them! Find them! Good dancing, Luna. - Where is Sinbad? He should be back by now. - Trust me. If he's late, it's only because he's stirring up trouble. - Could it be treasure, you think? Coins of silver? Jewelry? Sinbad? Come on. The man just can't help himself. - We have to get back to the ship. Wait, you used the cloak of mist. But there was only three buttons left. And now there's only two. - Who's the stray? Details. Mount up, ladies. -We have a long travel ahead of us before dawn. Stay here. Yah! Come on. The coast is clear. If we hurry, we can reach Daresh by nightfall. Daresh? Is that your home? It's where my ship is moored. The sea is my home. More like your wife. One of three, in fact their names being the sea, adventure and selfish glory. You'd do well to remember that, girl. His heart's taken by much grander things than you or I. You don't have to tag along. - You sought my help. And I played my part. It's time for you to pay me what you owe me. Once we find the head of the Colossus, you will get what you are owed. Trust me. -Trust you? Take your wench. I'm keeping the horse. It's all just chicken scratches to me. Are you sure Nestor can decipher it? Well, the Chronicles are in Old Greek. Nestor is an old Greek. Well, he's old but he's not ancient. -Details. What about Luna? Daresh is a place of opportunity. She'll be fine. Sinbad, do... do you...? Watch the horses. Can I help you? -We're looking for this man. Oh, shifty-looking fellow, isn't he? Can't say I've seen him, though. I thought you killed him. -I did. Impressive. In case you do, be sure to leave word at the gates of Daresh. I can assure you our master is beyond generous when it comes to this matter. Who is he? - A dead man. Hold. Where's your companion? - Companion? Oh. Uh... they're both mine. I'm a courier. My master is quite the man with letters. Keeps me so busy, I practically live in the saddle. Move out, men. Yah! This is bad. With the amount of coin that Al-Jibar's dogs are throwing around the whole of Daresh would have turned spy by nightfall. -I want you to go to Daresh, rouse the crew. Tell Boz to sail to Prophet's Cove. I'm going to cut across inland and meet you there. -Yes, sir. Excuse me! Al-Jibar's after me too in case you forgot. He's not after you. He's after this. Well, I don't see him making that distinction. Besides, I helped you get that. And I saved your life. So you owe me. I'm a part of this now, whether you like it or not. I'm beginning to like this one. - Speak for yourself. Is that your ship? - Beautiful, isn't she? Akoom! Looks like hunting is good. - This? It's only a snack. So, it's another voyage again? -Certainly. Do we get to fight? - Possibly. What about wenches? Definitely not. And gold? -There'll be mountains of it. I'm in! -I thought you would be. We'll see you back at camp for the feast. -Feast? What feast? Get your own dinner! There! There! Hey! Stop! - Get her! Now, my little dancer. It's all about the belly, isn't it? -What do you want? I've got no money and you can have my horse. Take my horse. - Where is he? Who is he? -I don't know what you're talking about. He paid you to dance. - No. I dance all around the region. The people who watch me pay me. Liar! - I swear! No, please don't! No! On your feet, you miserable pack of bow-legged whoresons! Can't you see your captain's approaching? Stop sunning your bellies pink and move your asses. Look! It's Sinbad! She looks good, but can she cook, Sinbad? Boz? How's the crew? - Well enough, Captain. Though, I dare say, most be bitter and blue-balled over all the time. That is to say, the men be all frustrated like, over their shore leave being cut. Maybe this will lift their spirits. The Chronicles of King Minos! - By the gods, Sinbad! Of course, you know what this means. It means we know the very location of the golden head of the Colossus. As long as you can figure out these chicken scratches. Of course, of course. It'll just take a little time to translate this... Well, there's no time. We set sail today. But, Sinbad, we don't know where we're going or how far. -Details. We need to plan for provisions. -Details. Details. We'll all find out along the way. So, who'd you piss off this time? Enough! Now I want his name! No. Go to hell. - Hell? What do you know about hell? I want his name. Sinbad. Ready the men. I want this Sinbad's head and the Colossus both. Seek! Good! Land! The island of Minos. Boz! We're rowing in. I can't believe we spent eight weeks at sea for this. Minos wasn't looking for paradise. He was looking for somewhere to hide. See, when Minos started his reign, he was already a powerful man, King of the Minoans, ruler of the island of Crete. But it wasn't enough. He wanted more. Casting his eye across the Aegean Sea, he set his sights on conquering the island kingdom of Rhodes. OK, Nestor. Let's go. - This way, Nestor. Come on. After his defeat at Xanthos, Minos's cause was well and truly lost. Thus it was decided that in celebration of their great victory, they would use however, soon after its completion, Minos stole the head and brought it here. Enough of the histrionics, Nestor. We are here for the treasure. Help me with the bucket. I thought you said this island was uninhabited. It was. Back when Minos and his handful of surviving Minoans first arrived here, but a lot can change in a thousand years. Funny-looking bunch, aren't they? Bring the children here. Now! I'm Timos, son of Talos, first among hunters. I speak for my village. -Well, I am Sinbad, and I speak for myself. Trading season's over. Outsiders are not welcome here. - Yes, move on. You're not welcome. Well, Timos, son of Talos, maybe we'll welcome ourselves! - Sinbad, stop! Captain! If I may. Good sir, I am Princess Tara of Lycia, betrothed to the mighty Sultan of Temsaman. I am sure you've heard of him. A storm drove my ship off course and I was subsequently held captive by a sorcerer named Al-Jibar. Having escaped, I happened upon these good men, who have offered their services to escort me to my wedding. If you could just see it within your heart to grant us a few days hospitality, I assure you your generosity would be royally rewarded. You can lodge at the feasting hall. The Sultan of Temsaman? Trading season's over. Our Royal Highness here has been given welcome by your man Timos. Ah. Be seated. What do you think? Minoans? This hall? No question. These people? Who can say? Well, I say the sooner we're out of this den of yokels, the better. Hello, blue eyes. Tell me, aside from your beautiful self, what else does this island have to offer? Say, in the way of temples or old ruins. Maybe statues. There's nothing like that around here. Except, I suppose the view from the top of the Colossus. -Colossus? The mountain overlooking the village. That's a strange name for a mountain. Strange, but that's exactly where we're going. Spread out, you slugs and stay sharp. Ruins, markings, anything old that isnt a tree, the captain wants to know about it. What exactly are we looking for? Some great work of appeasement to Helios, I imagine. Halt! Captain, we've found something. It's a tunnel, boss. It smells like a pig-farmer's ass in there and twice as... That is to say, 'pungent'. Stay close. -Why? Are you scared? Everybody follow me. King Minos's great appeasement to the gods, I take it. Most likely a temple dedicated to Helios. Someone's been here before us. A caretaker or priest. - Perhaps looters. Maybe you're not the only one with a map. Only one way to find out. Which way? Let me see. By the prophets, it's hot down here. We are inside a volcano. - What's the hold-up? Well, they've all got to lead somewhere. Sinbad! Wait there. What kind of shrine is this? - There are no rooms, only corridors. Corridors that don't lead anywhere. It's by design. We're in a labyrinth. -Labyrinth? Well, obviously King Minos didn't want to make it so easy for us to find the golden head of the Colossus. We're probably just walking around in circles. I'm pretty sure we have been this way before. Sinbad! I've got you, boss! Thank the gods! -It wasn't the gods that saved you. Stand firm, you maggots. What was that? - Stand firm. Nestor! Boz! Quick! Volcanic ash! Boz! Boz! Boz! Sinbad! Stay where you are! Boz! Where are you? I don't know! Are you with the others? -No. It hit us like a storm, Sinbad. The others were... The others were what? Boz! - Sinbad! This way! Boz! Boz! Your death will not go unavenged, my friend. Sinbad! You're alive! This way! Wait! Wait! What are you doing? - No time to explain. Get behind the wall. Come on. I've found them! Over here! Sinbad! The beast? It's gone. I can't believe how big that beast was. I need more wine and better-looking women. To Sinbad! The monster-slayer. - The monster-slayer! To our brothers, who we lost today. May the gods grant them favor on their final voyage. Again. Again. Fill your cups. Come. Come, come, come. Come join us. There's fine wine. Good Persian wine worthy of toasting heroes. To heroes. -Hear, hear. - To heroes! Aren't any of you the least bit curious about what we witnessed this morning? -'Witnessed'? Don't you mean 'vanquished'? The labyrinth's now unguarded. Come tomorrow, the head of the Colossus is ours for the taking. We still need to find it. -We all know it's in there. It has to be. It's in there, alright. But what of its guardian? It's dead. True enough. But what was it? And where did it come from? Details. Drink. So it came to pass... ...the seed of the sun god bore terrible fruit. Minos was cursed by the gods for stealing the golden head. I tell you, as soon as we find this big old golden head, I'm going to live like a king. Who'd want to be ruled by you? - Well, I said live like a king, not be a king. I want servants, not subjects. And a lot of them. -Tired of wiping your own ass, are we? Well, maybe I am. We're not looking to trade with outsiders. Trust me, if I can think of it, I'll have.. No, not one, ten servants on hand around my sumptuous palace to do it. You know, back-scratchers, feet-rubberers, window-openers and cat-fanners... - Wait, wait. Cat-fanners? Yeah. What? It's all the rage in Egypt. You know, Karim, you should be careful what you wish for. The life you speak of isn't always what it seems. I'm sorry about your men. It wasn't your fault. Tomorrow. The Colossus. Your share in the bounty will make quite the dowry for the Sultan of Temsaman. To be a prisoner in an ivory tower? To be married off without any love? That's not for me. I'm free of all chains. And I intend to stay that way. How would you live if not as a princess? To be honest, I haven't really thought that far. Being captured by the slavers, escaping the harem, voyaging with you these past few months. Places we've been and people we've met along the way. It's all been so... - Perfect? Perhaps I'll buy a ship. If any of them move, kill them. Hello again, thief. Or is it Sinbad? It is Sinbad, isn't it? At least that's what your pretty little dancer friend told me, right before she died. - Luna! I will kill you for that. Oh, spare me your pointless oaths! Now, give me the cloak or I'll kill the rest of your companions. Why not? I don't plan to hide from you anymore. That's good. Now, give me the King Minos Chronicles. By the blood of Pythagoras The child. The child is the beast. First, a toast. To Luna! Oh, enough of the theatrics. Where are the Chronicles? I lost them. Kill them all! -Yes, sir. - Search that one's body. What the...? - Shoot him! Now! Shoot that thing! What are they? - I'm not sure. I... can... ...feel! This one's mine. I thought I'd killed you already. -Not so easy. Remember this? Sinbad! Master, help me! Stop, stop! He's awake! Sinbad! What happened? - Sorcery. Al-Jibar! Where's the girl? - Sinbad, she... She what? - Sinbad, wait! Sinbad! Tara! Tara! Stop, Sinbad! - Get out of my way! You saw it for yourself. These people are monsters! It's more than that. The Chronicles speak of royal sacrifices to the Minotaur, delivered to him by a high priestess and those of his bloodline. Don't you see, Sinbad? The princess, the beast down in the labyrinth they're all connected! I killed the beast. -Oh, fancy yourself a god-slayer now, do you? What? - Remember what I told you. Minos's queen gave birth to a deformed son. Minos isn't the father! The Sun God is! -What do you mean? I tell you, this beast is god spawn. You didn't kill it. All you did was make it angry. All the more reason to find Tara. -Al-Jibar took her. I'm sorry, my friend. She's gone. Listen to me now. We need to get back to the boat, and fast, before these creatures return. - He's right, boss. I say we go. Sinbad, please. We are but four men against an island of monsters. Nestor. The ship is yours. Wait! - Well, hello, blue eyes. Wait. Don't hurt me. Arianna. My name's Arianna. Are you one of them? -Yes. I mean, no! I mean... Wait. Wait. By the gods! What's happening? Monsters. Shape-shifters. What were those things? Answer me, woman! I told you. I don't know! At first, they were just people. And then the beast from the labyrinth called. Master, please. I beg... - Shut up! Labyrinth? What labyrinth? Within the volcano. It's huge. Nestor said that it was built by an ancient king. King Minos hid the head of the Colossus in the labyrinth. Up! Both of you! The labyrinth lies to the west. Master, please. The girl has no more use for us. I beg you, let me feed... No, no. No! I still have a use for her. At some point, that fool Sinbad is going to come and get her. And when he does he won't see me. Master, no! I'm dying. No good. Looks like we'll have to swim. Wait. Listen. Nestor. They've seen us. For the All-Father! To the sea! - No! Head for the trees! Come on! Which way? They're everywhere! Just keep moving! - Hold! Cowards! There you perch, the all-seeing Helios, heralding the dawn, sitting astride your chariot, drawn by soulless steeds. Sun god. Pathetic! Come. I smell blood. This way! King Minos was right. You have to take power, not beg for it from above, on your knees! Oh-ho! Mighty Minotaur! 'Tis but the praise of an orphan freak and nothing more! All-Father! Your dominion... Your dominion over this world is long past. Gods of Olympus are but dust in the memories of men! Their minds are ripe for a new god to take its place. The whole world will kneel before me! No! Stop! No! You animal! Get a move on! The entrance must be just ahead. -Move! Don't test me, woman. Get up! Kneel. Kneel. You first! Get her, you fool! She's got the cloak of mists! Come on! Sinbad! What are you? He is my greatest creation. Body and soul of a man merged with that of an AL ghoul demon flesh-eater. Kill him as many times as you wish, Sinbad. He need only kill you once. Quick, untie me! - Sacrifice! Tara! Forget the girl. Your fight is with me! So, tell me, Sinbad, how does it feel to know you're about to die? You tell me! Kneel! Seif! You stay put. - Sinbad, this isn't over. It's never over! Tara! Sinbad! Help! Where are you? Sinbad, help! Sacrifice! Tara! Clever girl. Where are you taking me? - All-Father. All-Father" is not an answer. Temple, then. Hurry! Try losing them in the tunnels! Hurry. Hurry! -I'm hurrying, I'm hurrying! Why do they hesitate? Let them come. There's no need. They've been herding us here all along. For a sacrifice. Thank you, master. I knew you would return. Master! Such power! Master? Bring me the knife. The knife, the knife! Sinbad! Help! Where are you? Sinbad, help! Sinbad, help! Tara! - Sinbad, help! All-Father, great Minotaur, god of the mountain, I call to you. Come, Father. I am here for you now. Come, that I may bring you my offering. Sinbad? Sinbad! Are you okay? - Yeah. You? He comes. The great Minotaur. God of the mountain, come! Come to me, father of fathers. I worship you and bring you your sacrifice of royal blood! She's one of them. Look at her horns. She's a descendant of the bastard son of Helios. The one they turned into a Minotaur. The All-Father, the god of the mountain, great Minotaur comes and there will be no mercy. No mercy! No mercy! Great Minotaur, it is as you command. Behold! Your faithful brings sacrifice. Before the sacred head, take her royal blood. I'll give you royal blood. Impressive. The blood of your mighty ancestor compels you. All-Father? - My child. Can you not tell? All-Father! Yes! That's right, my children. That's right. You've always known me. I am your god. You are my army. You, Captain! Captain! -Sinbad, can you hear me? There. Great Minotaur, I swear, I did just as you commanded. Sinbad, the one who grieved you he's here, right here in the temple. All-Father, please, I beg you, come. You, Captain! - Sinbad! I thought I told you to stay at the ship. This one said he smelled gold. Nestor was right. We can't kill a god! Get back! Get back! She's one of yours, isn't she? Get back! Who will collect your blood, if your high priestess is dead? You're a fool, Sinbad. All-Father! We're cornered. Quick! Everybody, behind the cloak! Those fools! Stay alert. The Minotaur is still nearby. Are we going back for the golden head? You'll never get that thing out of here. Tara, the cloak of mists can transport anything from one place to another. All we have to do is get back past the Minotaur. Well, you only have one button left. And it's all we'll need. Stay close. Your temple lies this way, master. Lead us to my temple. Akoom! We have to get him out of here. To the door! - It's closing! Hurry! Nestor! Hold the door. We're not going to make it. I can't! I can't hold it! Move! Come on, Tara! - Hurry! Easy. Wait. No, this is all wrong. We didn't come way before. We have to go back. -Get a hold of yourself, Nestor. Keep moving. Careful, careful! The gold, you mutants. No, no, not that way! You lot, come with me! Trust me, my child. They say the great sorcerer, kings of yore. I'd sacrifice a thousand slaves to perform their dark rituals. I say they lacked vision! With you to fund my armies I'll sacrifice whole cities at a time. I'll drown entire nations in blood again and again, until I have discovered every secret and mastered every mystery of this infernal abyss. It's coming. - Now, this looks familiar. Quickly, all of you. It's this way, I'm sure of it. Nestor! It's coming! You'll be joining us back on the ship, friend. -Sinbad. You must stop the Minotaur. You're right. It's time to fight. -Sinbad, no. Please don't. I'll take Akoom. You lead the way. Nestor. What is it? Only that of a god can kill god. The horn? Do you mean the horn? Take it. If we take it, it'll kill him. Kill me? Look at me! I'm already dead! -Akoom, no. Take it! Take it! Let me die a warrior's death! Sinbad! Sinbad! Sinbad, where are you? Sinbad! - You! No! Stay with the head. You three, the girl, go! You call yourself an immortal? You can't even catch me! Impressive. Sinbad! The horn, use it! - For what? Only that of a god can kill a god. Sinbad, what now? - Revenge. Pain! The pain! The All-Father needs us! What? What's happening? I'M the All-Father! I command you! Stop! - We can't. Stop! Stop! - All-Father! -Do something! With the Minoans in the tunnel, this could be our last chance to make it to the ship. - We're still taking the Colossus's head? - Damn the Colossus! I would give 10 such treasures for the lives of my men. Well, so, what, then? You're just going to give up? Have us turn tail and sail away? - When are you two going to realize that treasure doesn't always come in the form of gold? All-Father, great Minotaur, god of the mountain, I call to you. I am the All-Father, god of the mountain. I am Minotaur! All-Father, we failed you. Betrayers! You dare show your face within these sacred walls? No, All-Father, it was the blood. It commanded... -Silence! You stand before your god and you dare speak of excuses? The great head, my sacred birthright for over a thousand years, taken from the holy temple and defiled by unclean hands, aided by unfaithful children. Forgive us, All-Father. - Forgiveness? You dare ask for forgiveness? For mercy? I am the All-Father, god of the mountain! I am Minotaur and I know nothing but rage. Rage! What now? You know, I've been thinking, a trophy like this has to be worth something, right? I mean, who wouldn't want to hang this up on their mantel? This thing is best to forgotten. -Look out! Kneel! Kneel. Let them go. - Or what? You lost, Sinbad. Your comrades are all dead. But your woman, well, she never really was your woman in the first place, was she? Well, how can I compete against an old, bald eunuch? I'll have your tongue for that. Seif! -Prepare yourself! I no longer fear you. - That's why I'll succeed. Just how long do you think you can go? I've conquered death already! Conquer this. Now, there is change. - No, no. Nothing has changed. I am still st... Die! Burn! I hate sorcerers. -I bring a message for you from the mountain. He comes. He comes. The All-Father approaches. The Minotaur. We've got to get out of here. Such rage. Such powerful, beautiful rage. Come on. Let's go. No. I'll handle this. -We need to be running from it! No more running. He comes. He comes. He is here! Move! Sinbad, what are you doing? - Well, he's just a bull, isn't he? Come on! I'm the one who took your eye! It's me you want, beast! Come on! Come and get me! Come on! No! Lucky last. No, Sinbad! That's for my crew. - Sinbad! All-Father. Leave her. She's lost enough already. We all have. What? The head! The head! The golden head. The mountain gave it up. So what now, Sinbad? Back to the ship with all your gold? Off on another adventure? Not all treasure comes in the form of gold. We're rich! We're rich, Sinbad! We're rich. Details. |
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