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  • Actors: Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie, Giovanni Ribisi, Michael Gambon
  • Directors: Kerry Conran
  • Format: Anamorphic, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 21 Feb 2005
  • Run Time: 102 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0006L7OB6
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 10,692 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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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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8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars The incredible shrunken plot, 28 Feb 2005
By Amanda Richards "Hotpurplekoolaid" (ECD, Guyana) - See all my reviews
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This is one weird movie!

It had me thinking of other movies all the way through its non-stop, impossible and blatantly obvious CGI sequences, and I can't for the life of me work out how so little plot took up so much time and led to so much destruction.

As per so many action movies, New York takes an early hit, this time by the super-sized cast of "I, Robot", while the perpetually pretty Jude Law is an indestructable Indiana Jones in a James Bond type airplane. Gwyneth Paltrow does her Lois Lane thing beautifully, and her camera fixation was one of the funniest things about the movie.

Giovanni Ribisi was the requisite movie genius crossed with a little Q, and I was pleased to see him playing a different role this time around. The feeble old scientists stepped right out of "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang", and there are countless other movies where the hero debates the eternal question, "Which wire to cut?"

Some other movies triggered were "The Island of Dr. Moreau", "Jurassic Park", "Matrix", and "Lara Croft Tomb Raider", as well as a certain wet biblical event.

My major disappointment was that there was no humongous altercation (read "huge catfight") between Bai Ling and Angelina Jolie. What a waste of two happening action actresses. Also, I like Jude Law - okay, I love Jude Law, but I think he wasn't right for this role

Anyway, being a person who is always willing to suspend all belief and logic for a good action movie, I found this one very entertaining, albeit a little short on Jolie.

Amanda Richards

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8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Like a Flash Gordon/Dan Dare comic - fantastic, 22 Feb 2005
By D. M. York (Manchester, UK) - See all my reviews
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Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow shows science fiction take a step backwards and look at the vision that was held in the 50s: tough handsome heroes, beautiful cunning damsels, giant robots and the implacably evil bad guy. Though for all its old-fashioned routes the film represents the apex of computer generated images, from the huge robots to the scenery itself.

Polly Perkins is a confident and fiesty journalist on the trail of a hot story, and doesn't care where she ends up to get it. Sky Captain is an international hero/mercenary who will fight to the end to save the world. Classical stuff.

The storyline is fairly typical: mad scientist hellbent on destroying the world, and Polly and Sky Captain's efforts to stop him. The film is fairly low on plot as much of what happens is fairly predictable, but not boringly slow. On the other hand the visuals are first rate, some superb action/attack sequences.

This film is not in any way to be taken seriously. It is very far-fetched and sometimes very silly, but enjoyably so. If you enjoy science fiction but don't mind when the film isn't as series as a dental exam, you will love this!

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13 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Dan Dare as never seen before, 31 May 2005
By Ian J. Pursall "ianskip" (Sheffield) - See all my reviews
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I, like others have previously been put off by bad reviews of this film but I really enjoyed it. The film, done with a dreamy feel to it has a touch of boys comic book about it. Take it for what it is, tongue in cheek, a feel-good factor adventure film that is not intended, as others have criticised it for, to be a literary classic.
If you like CGI films you'll love it - and no sugary over indulgent love scenes.
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Great, fabulous rip roaring roller-coaster of fun reminiscent of my childhood days of action heroes saving the world every Saturday. Read more
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Great rip-roaring stuff in the style of '50s classics. It took some brave men to make this film as it flies in the face of the Hollywood convention of making "safe" movies... Read more
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