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| Release Date: |
September 17, 2004 |
| On DVD: |
January 25, 2005 |
| Genre: |
Action, Sci-Fi |
| Running Time: |
107 minutes |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG for sequences of stylized sci-fi violence and brief mild language. |
| Director: |
Kerry Conran |
| Writer: |
Kerry Conran |
| Cast: |
Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie, Casey Affleck, Bai Ling |
Set in the 1930's, New York reporter Polly Perkins begins to suspect that something is wrong when a number of famous scientists begin to go missing. Her suspicions are confirmed when a series of flying robots attack the city, but there to save the day is her ex-flame Captain Joseph Sullivan and his Flying Legion. Read more
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Movie Review
Grade: B+
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow pays homage to movies and television series of old as robots attack New York City and the rest of the world. The first movie to use only blue screen sets with its actors, Sky Captain is a fun, action-packed adventure that the entire family can enjoy. Read the full movie review
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REAL REASON Sky Captain Was Delayed !!!, by Would
May 13, 2004
OK folks, here's the REAL REASON Sky Captain & the World of Tomorrow was delayed. And no, it wasn't because of a move of Spiderman II by Sony. It's something even better -- the film fell behind it release date because SO MANY GREEN SCREEN SHOTS HAD TO BE PROCESSED BY THE COMPUTER ANIMATION GUYS -- NOT JUST DOING THE EFFECTS, BUT, get this - they had to put in the sets! Wait -- there's more. This film gives a new name to the phrase used by the CG people, "Set Extension". How about inventing a NEW phrase like "Furniture Extension"?
Paramount is having chickens because the budget is zooming. Don't blame the FX companies - next time, JUST BUILD THE DAMN SET. Sheeze, you really think that word wouldn't get out on all the extra Green Screen shots they have to do? And we're not talking 'normal green screen', this goes 'Way beyond anything Mr. Lucas has fooled around with. How about extending the insides of a regular office? As Danny DeVito said in LA CONFIDENTIAL: "Off the record, on the QT, and very hush-hush." Now you know the REAL REASON why none of you is going to see SKY CAPTAIN this summer. And by the way, this isn't to mean that it's a bad movie - quite the reverse, it's going to be terrific, AND the most expensive 'little movie' anyone ever shot in Hollywood.
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