Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)

The future kind of sucks. (432 movies items)

"Reason for the future sucking: Super robots arrive, creating destruction everywhere, and scientists are also disappearing, for seemingly no reason at all. Year it takes place: Alternate year, 1939. "

Fun, entertaining and visually outstanding

“A pulpy, visually striking throwback to classic Hollywood adventure pictures, 2004's Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow is a fascinating forgotten gem that deserves reappraisal and rediscovery. Taking its cues from comic books, Indiana Jones, science fiction serials and many more, Sky Captain is an undeniable case of style over substance, but the style is so impressive and aesthetically pleasing that it hardly matters. Written and directed by first-time filmmaker Kerry Conran, the picture has an intriguing premise and appealing (though one-dimensional) characters. However, the visual stylings take priority here, resulting in an altogether unique big-screen experience that miraculously holds up two decades later but does not resonate as deeply as it should.

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Movies Viewed in 2024 (373 movies items)

" First Viewing Viewing Date: March 25th Via: Apple TV Plot: After New York City receives a series of attacks from giant flying robots, a reporter teams up with a pilot in search of their origin, as well as the reason for the disappearances of famous scientists around the world. Rating: 7.1/10 Why Did I Watch It? I wanted to watch this when it first came out, but it somehow eluded me. When it was cheap on Apple TV, I jumped on it and made it a priority. Review here"

300 & 99 From The 1st Decade Of The New Millennium (399 movies items)

"The classic sci-fi serials of the 30's and 40's are bought back to life on the silver screen, but presented here as full length feature extravaganza. And despite it's homage-like center, this dieselpunk production is filmed with the advanced digital technology of today. Sharp, crisp, clear generated artifically visuals provide the reality of Sky Captain, and builds a world of tomorrow that would make even more experienced captains of the sky, like Flash Gordon or Buck Rogers, go "Wow". "

My Top 199 Favorite Sci-Fi Movies... Of Like, Ever (199 movies items)

"  The classic sci-fi serials of the 30's and 40's are bought back to life on the silver screen but presented here as full-length feature extravaganza. And despite its homage-like center, this dieselpunk production is filmed with the advanced digital technology of today. Sharp, crisp, clear generated artificially visuals provide the reality of Sky Captain, and builds a world of tomorrow that would make even more experienced captains of the sky, like Flash Gordon or Buck Rogers, go "Wow"

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"Franky Cook played by Angelina Jolie "

Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Films: 2004-2005 (34 movies items)

" Directed by: Kerry Conran Produced by: Jon Avnet, Sadie Frost, Jude Law, and Marsha Oglesby Written by: Kerry Conran Cinematography: Eric Adkins Edited by: Sabrina Plisco Muxic by: Edward Shearmur Distributed by: Psramount Pictures"

Seen in 2018 (193 movies items)

" Painful to sit through. Where the actors are bored making this film as I was watching it? It wasn't a bad idea, I love the alternate history steampunky vibes. There where some parts that would have even been fun. But it was like Gwyneth Paltrow was doing line readings instead of actually acting. Others where a little more animated, but with such a low bar does that even count for anything? It was a drag and it made the 1hr 45m runtime feel like three hours."

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" Angelina Jolie...Franky"

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" Director: Kerry Conran Cinematographer: Eric Adkins Other Images "

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"Franky Cook"

2016: Films I've Watched in September (30 movies items)

"First Watched 9/8/2016 A film that certainly has problems (particularly in the effects department in terms of ageing). But, damn if I was not hooked on this fun adventure that pays tribute to movie serial WAY before my time XD "