Sky Captain

I thought it was great. I give it a 9 out of 10. Of course I saw it on IMAX and it looked great. Good use of CGI. More later.

I can't even stand to look at this movie and not boo it... if this is the future of movies, I'll pass.. thanks.

I think the look of the movie (based on the trailers) is perfect. Sort of give the movie an aged feeling. I am really looking forward to seeing this one.

I thought it was fun. It's not supposed to be a great epic. It's supposed to be 1930's cheap saturday matinee fare - Hardy Boys style. And I thought it did that well.

I will say, making an entire movie by blue screen is an interesting concept - but the actors just aren't as good. They just don't react to stuff the same as they do on a real set.

Worth seeing, but don't have high expectations.

-Clay

I want to see it as it's like a 1960's movie take on the future using todays technology.

But how will it compare to the Thunderbirds? ;)

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Originally Posted by [AK]Hylander

But how will it compare to the Thunderbirds? ;)

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Probably better.. I've seen the previews for thunderbirds and it really seems they made it to gear more towards the kids, and kind of ruined it in the process.

Sky Captain was this: A combination of 1930's sci-fi thriller radio show and 1950's serial cliffhanger. You had evil scientists, robots, the mysterious hero, the nosey reporter, the loyal sidekick, prehistoric monsters, lost cities of eden, everything. The film depended on a ton of CGI, and when you know that you can't pull it off perfectly without hundreds of millions of dollars, you set it as a period or a throw-back film. The cinematography was very retro, with lots of pinpoint lighting to draw your attention and camera angles that carried emotion. Add in a classic action-hero symphonic soundtrack you end up with a little Indiana Jones, a little classic Flash Gordon (not the movie with Sam Jones) a little 'The Shadow', and a little good old fashion Hollywood feel that equal a good summer matinee for the whole family. No sex, no drugs. Seeing it on IMAX was great and the sound was good. At times, the graininess got to you (not sure if it was because of the 6 story screen or their attempt to mask CGI erros).

I'll have to check the total production costs, but I would hope that they could make a series... Sky Captain and the Legions of Doom. Sky Captain and Dark Island... etc...

The Screen Savers did an episode on how they did the whole movie completely with blue screen and CGI. Almost no props what soever. It was pretty cool.