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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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The debut feature for director Kerry Conran, this sci-fi action adventure romp pays homage to comics and serials of the 1940s such as Flash Gordon and Superman. Gwyneth Paltrow stars as intrepid reporter Polly Perkins, who suspects a connection between the mysterious disappearance of many of the world's top scientists, and a recent attack on New York City by giant robots - and decides to investigate. She enlists the help of her former beau, heroic flying ace Joe 'Sky Captain' Sullivan (Jude Law). The two, helped by the dextrous Franky (Angelina Jolie) and technical whiz Dex (Giovanni Ribisi), uncover a plot by mad scientist Dr Totenkopf (Laurence Olivier in archive footage) to create a 'World of Tomorrow' - and destroy the world of today. A race against time begins as our heroes do all they can to save the planet before it is too late...
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:DVD
We rented this movie for our 2 young boys to watch, I wasn't expecting to enjoy it after the reviews that I'd read but it was suprisingly entertaining. The special effects look really good, it was well acted and the plot was good enough to keep me intrested to the end.
13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
By Nick Clark
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.
18 of 21 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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5.0 out of 5 stars
Incredible!!
A really great piece of work, and a tribute to all that Fantastic-Spy-Science Fictional movies around the 20`s with spectacular interpretation of this cast..Really very good!
Published 2 months ago by Jose Lira
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic
This movie is really exceptional the way it makes the thirties revive as a movie and a comic style. Really retro.
Published 3 months ago by Edward
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fantasy
Bought for my husband to keep him occupied whilst recovering from health problem. Not my genre, but he did and will watch it again.
Published 7 months ago by Ann L. Hogg
3.0 out of 5 stars
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 12 months ago by Mark Mc
5.0 out of 5 stars
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 20 months ago by dawke
4.0 out of 5 stars
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 on 8 Feb 2011 by TheCountofMonteCristo
1.0 out of 5 stars
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 on 30 Jun 2010 by Fuzz Lightbeer
5.0 out of 5 stars
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
4.0 out of 5 stars
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
4.0 out of 5 stars
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
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