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While setting a milestone in the progress of digital filmmaking, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow resurrects a nostalgic fantasy world derived from a wide variety of vintage inspirations. It's a dazzling dream for anyone who appreciates the look and feel of golden-age sci-fi pulp magazines, drawing its unique, all-digital design from such diverse sources as Howard Hawks adventures, Fritz Lang's Metropolis, Buck Rogers, Blackhawk comics, The Third Man, cliffhanger serials, and the action-packed Indiana Jones franchise. Writer-director Kerry Conran's feature debut is also guaranteed to inspire digital dreamers everywhere, suggesting a paradigm shift in the way CGI-dominated movies are made. It's a giddy adventure for the young and young-at-heart, in which ace pilot "Sky Captain" Joe Sullivan (Jude Law) and intrepid reporter Polly Perkins (Gwyneth Paltrow) must save the world from a mad scientist whose vision of the future has tragic implications for all humankind. Angelina Jolie drops in for a glorified cameo, but it's the ultra-fortunate neophyte Conran who's the star here. His clever riff on The Wizard of Oz is a marvel to behold, and the method of its creation is nothing less than revolutionary. --Jeff Shannon
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In writer-director Kerry Conran's debut film, ace pilot Joe Sky Captain Sullivan (Jude Law) reluctantly teams up with his former flame, journalist Polly Perkins (Gwyneth Paltrow), to uncover the mystery behind a group of missing scientists and a series of shocking robot attacks. Aided by gadgetry whiz Dex Dearborn (Giovanni Ribisi) and enigmatic military commander Franky Cook (Angelina Jolie), Joe and Polly must find out who is responsible for an increasingly elaborate scheme that may trigger the end of the world. A highly stylized, mostly computer-generated spectacle, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow is a striking cinematic achievement. Steeped in the marvelous visuals of 1930s pop culture, Conran's movie is a loving tribute to that era, featuring clever nods to Flash Gordon, Buck Rogers, and other adventure serials of the time. Beginning in a gloriously slate-gray, towering New York City, this movie follows its heroes from one intriguing locale to the next. Although the remarkable images of the film threaten to eclipse the characters at times, Sky Captain is very well cast, with the actors pitch-perfect for their respective roles, particularly the luminous Paltrow and the brainy Ribisi. And yet the stunning retro-futuristic design is always at the fore, making for a wonderfully unique movie.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
I love this film, its got a great cast, a decent story line and looks fabulous on the screen.
No HD audio but does have DTS sound.
I like all the references to World War 2. Like the design of the film - film noir 40's look. Not alot to fault. Its got lots of action, robots, dinosaurs, rockets, special effects, exposions, planes that turn into submarines, and a older looking version of Captain Scarlet's Cloudbase - Whats not to like?
Will be a blu ray that will be put on regularly.
No HD audio but does have DTS sound.
I like all the references to World War 2. Like the design of the film - film noir 40's look. Not alot to fault. Its got lots of action, robots, dinosaurs, rockets, special effects, exposions, planes that turn into submarines, and a older looking version of Captain Scarlet's Cloudbase - Whats not to like?
Will be a blu ray that will be put on regularly.
20 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Bottom line - if, like me, you love Flash Gordon, King of the Rocket Men (incidentally, when's that going to get a release?) and Undersea Kingdom, you're going to enjoy this. And no, there's little character development or complex scripting. The reason being: it's a film about big robots and spaceships. Simple as that folks, if you don't get your jollies at the sight of a plane with flapping wings, this just isn't going to work for you. Me, I used to watch Manhunt of Mystery Island in the school holidays and this took me right back there again.
This is the anti-Star Wars (no faux-emotional undertones or god-awful 70s mysticism). It's what adventure films used to be like. If I want serious stuff, I'll watch Das Boot or Brazil. If I want to see Jude Law blow things up whilst Angelina struts about in an RAF fetish outfit and eye-patch, I think this is where I'll be.
14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
One of the first movies to be shot completely via blue screen and a joy to behold on blu-ray. With a nod to german expressionism, the shadows and mise-en-scene of 30s/40s Hollywood film noir, and a plot reminiscent of the Flash Gordon/Buck Rodgers adventure serials this is terrific entertainment and a feast for the eyes. The cast are superb; Law and Paltrow recreate a Bogart & Bacall/Tracy & Hepburn-esque love/hate relationship convincingly and with great humour, whilst Jolie has some fun with a stiff-upper lip accent (not easy with her lips!). Director Kerry Conran took four years to make a short black and white trailer for this movie at home on an apple computer to convince Hollywood to get behind this project - thank goodness they did! I am really looking forward to seeing more movies from this cinematography genius.
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Ronson
"You get what it says on the tin" I suppose for what it is, its not a bad film but nothing to get worked up about either. Read more
Published 6 days ago by Mark Mc
oh my
anyone who is a fan of angelina jolie, or any of her past films, will want to see this. she's such a good actress and almost makes the film!
Published 8 months ago by dawke
A great slice of imagination
I picked a copy up of this recently, and I remember watching it when it was first released. It is such a tragedy that more people have not seen this and that the director has not... Read more
Published 15 months ago by TheCountofMonteCristo
What a load of rubbish!
This is about the worst waste of talent I have ever seen. It was dreadful.
I bought it because the cast was impressive, having enjoyed Law and Paltrow in "The Talented... Read more
I bought it because the cast was impressive, having enjoyed Law and Paltrow in "The Talented... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Fuzz Lightbeer
Excellent, and the level of detail on the screen also improves the...
Stunning on blu-ray, the subtle colours and fine details are amazing. There is some edge softening due to the CG back-projection way the film was made. Read more
Published on 19 Mar 2010 by Stokie Dave
Not the best Blu Ray.....
Already had this on DVD but thought it would be better on Blu Ray (and it was cheap) as it was a film totally filmed against a blue screen (cartoonish) However I was disappointed... Read more
Published on 7 Dec 2009 by cherokee40
Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow [Blu-ray]
The transfer to Blu-ray is nicely done, however the image softening employed is sometimes overdone and defeats the purpose of Hi-Def. Read more
Published on 15 Sep 2009 by JL Ward
Sky Captain, Gwyneth and Angelina
AWESOME film with a touch of Metropolis retro, the fact that the CGI is now looking old actually helps the film. Read more
Published on 1 July 2009 by Peter Field
Entrancing, rational, art.
This film doesn't try to use CGI to present some miserable extension to yawn-inducing 'stunts'. It isn't trying to create characters through the size of the explosions they create. Read more
Published on 15 April 2009 by Mr. Simon O'riordan
Let's update Noah's Ark
That's not a great film at all because it is a patchwork of special computerized effects and very conventional situations in that kind of science fiction catastrophic fantasy. Read more
Published on 4 Feb 2009 by Jacques COULARDEAU
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