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Sky Captain & the World of Tomorrow [Blu-ray]
Sky Captain & the World of Tomorrow [Blu-ray]
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3.5 (402 reviews)
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3Warm Homage to serial sci-fi
5Fantastic Movie
10%Amazingly Pointless to Watch--DON'T BUY OR RENT!
4Excellent retro science fiction adventure movie !
4Visually stunning
10%Much ado about nothing
40%The mad scientist is at work again
41%HD-GEE!
51%serial adventure from the past in a new technology
41%Fun, Fun, Fun, for Everyone!
41%The "Captain" has turned off the "No Robots" sign
51%A Blue-Ray Must See!
33 stars out of 4
5Nice HD transfer
5"Captain Contagious"
51%A Visually Captivating Escape to a Long Forgotten Time
3Technically and stylisitcally intersting but falls very flat
4Calling Sky Captain! Repeat, calling Sky Captain !
4Surprisingly good
5GREAT ENTERTAINMENT UNLIKE ANYTHING BEFORE IT!!!
3Fun enough, but nothing more
5Suspend belief & just have fun!
30%Sky Captain......
5BIG movie!! Lots of extras!!!
5A Classic
30%It's in black and white but it's enjoyable movie.
4IT'S ONLY ME, BUT:
4Pretty good flick
10%Did not play in Xbox 360 player
10%Will not play in XBox 360 HD DVD player
51%Better in HDDVD
31%And the world of tomorrow!
40%Creative story, creative movie-making
3Stylish but boring
5A Fine Superhero Movie For The Kid In You.
10%Pointless
20%A missed opportunity
40%One Of Those Movies I Objectively Thought Was Fantastic And Subjectively Did Not Like
50%SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF HDDVD
50%30's sci fi recreated
40%Great HD-DVD Experience
4Great Escapism.
31%Refreshing Retro-Fit
50%A New Old Sci.fi movie
50%A movie to turn into a kid again with
40%Sky Captain finally in HD!
20%All pretty pictures and no substance
50% First-class Science Fiction Excellent Story, Excellent Visuals
3Really dark movie
10%Tomorrow Should Never Come!
51%Great movie - underrated, IMHO
10%Another take
41%A Retro-Futurist Flight of Fancy
51%I loved it
41%A truly unique viewing experience
41%Sky Captain
3See, It `s All In The Math.
31%Despite the female star
51%Sky Captain rules!
31%poor acting but effects are good
10%Why? Oh, why did I watch this?
51%Stylish escapist fun for 40's film buffs & pre-teen boys
21%Great Visuals Boring Movie
3It seemed like a good idea at the time...
5I loved this movie...
50%I shot the Ground!
30%Would Have Been Great As A Saturday Morning Serial
21%Good picture bad movie
31%Wonderful Artistry in a Ho-Hum Movie
41%Paean to a bygone era
10% B-film
40%Worthy of Special Consideration
10%a lot of effort, little substance.
41%Futuristic plot from a past view, a unique movie, worth a watch
50%Sky Captain & The World of Tomorrow [HD DVD]
41%Great HDDVD!
51%A GREAT RELEASE TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE FROM HI-DEF.
5On target where others have missed
41%Better than the last three Star Wars movies I've seen.
41%A brief comment on the design
31%Only two shots left
30%Three and one half stars
40%Worth a View
51%Vapors of color, giant colosses and brave heroes
41%Visuals And Audio Are Incredble; Story Is So-So
10%Good-Looking Package With Nothing Inside
50%WONDERFULLY PLEASANT SPECTACLE THAT BE JUST THE FIRST OF MANY SUCH FANTASY EPICS!
31%A gorgeous imaginative mess
40%Fun Movie to Make Fun Of
5Sky Captain
31%Looked so good
30%Unentertaining Pastiche of a lost age
41%Delightful
31%Heartfelt but disappointing homage to 1930s Pulp
51%Stellar Cast/Breathtaking Art
51%the world of yesterday
51%Fine tribute to Flash Gordon and friends and a fun movie to boot
11%Special effects needing a plot.
21%great look, weak drama
10%So bad I took it back as soon as I could
41%EXPERIMENTAL FORMAT DELIVERS THINGS TO COME FOR MOVIE LOVERS
31%Visually stunning
51%The World of Tomorrrrrrrrrrrrrow---Today!
20%"Polly Perkins. I've heard so much about you. It's a pleasure to finally meet the competition."
51%A stunning, visionary debut that evokes the glory years of the serials
51%Sequel, please!
10%Lots of yesterday, too much today and no tomorrow.
41%A different kind of film
31%A Rather Average Film With Above Average Special F/X
41%Captain Yadda and how long is that d*mn title anyway?
4Beautifully Rendered Film
31%A classic old time feel
10%Darkside reveiws Sky Captain and the world of Tommorow
10%Too dumb for a Saturday morning cartoon
41%Skies of yester-marrow
3Beautiful but empty
51%SCHOOLING MYSELF WITH THE BONUS FEATURES ON DVD
10%A true let-down
41%entertainment worth seeing
31%CLEVER, BUT NOT CONVINCING
20%Kid Stuff
41%Terrific and it's about time
51%Stunning!
21%Virtual Acting
30%The World of Tomorrow? Not What You Would Expect
20%Barely worth the price of a rental
31%An Fun Sci Fi Fantasy
21%Interesting, but...
51%Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
41%sky captain
10%A movie doesn't even worth to be watched once!
51%Great Movie
4See for the visuals, stay for um, visuals?
41%Not for everyone!
51%A great adventure Funny and stylishly smart.
30%Astounding Visuals Elevate Hum-Drum Story and Acting
10%What a stinker
51%to underated
11%CRASHED AND BURNED!
51%Reminiscent of the Golden Age with a modern flair
51%A Fantastic Film
20%Sky Captain and the sickly faded-orange faces of tomorrow
51%An Artistic Masterpiece....also very entertaining !!!
30%Like the look- not the story.
51%An Underrated Masterpiece!
51%Mere words cannot describe how much I love this movie. But I will try for all you nice people.
4Nice, classical feel
3Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
31%Beautiful homage to old Sci Fi & serials
31%Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
41%New and Old
51% 'Sky Captain' soars as a cinematic achievement
51%This is Sky Captain over.
20%Too Much, Too Little, Too Late
31%Unique Style, Questionable Plot
41%Pretty Good After All!!
41%Excellent
31%Graphic designers are not movie directors
21%All style and no substance
41%Alert the Amphibious Squadron !!! This movie ROCKS !!!
40%decent, but not perfect, homage
50%Greate Movie
10%It doesn't even reach the level of mediocrity....
41%An Exciting Fantasy World That's Loaded With Adventure
20%Yes, what could have been...
41%FUTURISMO!
20%Great aesthetics, infantile plot...
30%"Good boy Dex!"
40%Outstanding scenery
40%Enthralling Eye Candy
40%Fun Movie
51%A great ride
11%Are you kidding?
10%Worst movie I've EVER seen
30%Wait for the comic book
3Cool, but flawed
11%Couldn't the robots have stepped on Polly in the opener?
40%Great Movie!
4In the Dark
11%1 Star is overly generous
10%Worse than "Battlefield Earth"
31%Actors should have rehersed a bit more.
31%dark, stylistically if nothing else...
21%It tried and failed
31%Nostalgic Comic Book Sci-Fi falls a little flat
21%great special effects...bad story
21%so that's why it flopped!
41%I love it, the style is the winner
31%Probably made with a PC the size of your fridge
21%Disappointing Opportunity
50%The Incredibles + Star Wars x Indiana Jones = Sky Captain!
41%Disappointing, but still worth a look
51%Great Entertainment
30%All CGI's are not created equal!
31%Disappointing.
51%Unbelievable visuals, top-notch style
30%90% SFX, 10% Storyline
20%Beware of this DVD
20%Sky Captain and the World of Incredible Disappointment
30%More frosting than cake
31%3.5 for a fighting spirit
41%entertaining
30%OLIVIER'S GHOST
30%Not as much fun as I thought it would be
41%Love that 30-40s Era of Sci-Fi and Pulps
41%Lots to admire
21%Bitter Nastalgia
50%An Unparalleled Electronic Achievement!
3Sometimes a Great Notion.....
41%A Return to Serial Science Fiction Stories
51%Eclectic Mix of High Tech, WWII, Comic Characters & Tibet
51%It's a camp classic.
20%Fly High
21%Oh, well...
31%Really Wanted to Like This Movie
10%Not even worth 1 star!
31%DISAPPOINTING & DULL HOMAGE
10%Pretty bad.
21%As bad as the Phantom Menace, minus the action
51%Finally!
31%Visually stunning -- however, the plot...uh, the plot...?
51%I think people just didn't understand this film....
41%The only bad effect is the acting.
3Angelina Jolie in Black Leather.
31%Giant Robots, Ray guns and a Flash Gordon of Aviation
3good,but it had flaws
31%Style over substance...
2Sky Captain barely makes it off the ground.
51%Visually stunning with 1930s serial feel
10%If you liked this movie then you must be a Dork
51%What little boys dreams are made of
51%A great throwback to the 1930s/40s!
31%Somewhere Over the Digital Rainbow
20% What a bitter dissapointment!
11%Run away from the Resistance.
41%Visually Amazing
4Old is New Again
41%The Sky's the limit!
31%A Romantic Throw-back to 50's Film Noir
30%An interesting oddity
3Visually Impressive, But Story Could Have Been Better
30%Visually Interesting. Technologically Promising. No More.
20%Sky Captain and the world of Awful
10%Hillarious Comedy! for underdeveloped down syndrome children
41%A lot of fun
10%ripping the past
51%Personal favorite of '05
50%Buy this movie!
30%Innovative and stylish but flawed
41%Watched this with my kids.....great movie!
30%Cool Visuals, Not Much Else
41%Fascinating Visuals in CGI Hommage to Serial Cinema
51%For serials fans
21%The future in the past
41%This is fun
31%Great movie, #$%@$ irritating DVD
41%An amazing film...and an amazing accomplishment!
51%Great Movie...
41%A Fantastic Vision
20%poorly cast, pointless plot
41%A Lofty Goal Achieved.
2Fly Captain! Fly! As fast as you can!
41%Excellent movie - you CAN skip the previews as well
50%A One-of-a-Kind Masterpiece!
51%Sky Captain's Reality Today
51%Retro Goodness
5Great Spectacle
51%Everything the Rocketeer should have been!
10%Not on the page, not on the stage
31%Allegorical Homage to a Bygone Era made Ultra Modern
11%Good movie, terrible DVD marketing feature
41%What's this? A multimillion dollar Guy Maddin movie? Cool!
10%Awful, just awful
4Delightful Entertainment
20%Sky CRAPtain and the World of SUCK
51%The World of Tomorrow is Today!!
4Tribute to the Art Deco period.
41%All round good film
20%The actors should not be blamed.
31%Make that three and a half stars
20%Looks Great. Little Else Going For It.
41%"Brenda Starr" meets "War of the Worlds"
51%A stunning visual triumph that reaffirms my faith in movies
41%An Instant Classic
41%Attack of the Large Mechanical Robots
41%A Retro-Futuristic World of Wonders!
41%Visually Stunning New Age Action!
51%Sky Captain is beyond belief
5Beautiful film...
50%The Best Movie Ever!
51%An overlooked Jem.
20%review
51%Highly enjoyable!
20%Throwback Without a Soul
41%Visit to retroland in serial inspired "Sky Captain"
51%5 STARS FOR BREAKTHROUGH MOVIE MAGIC
10%this movie is utter garbage
10%one of the worst ever watched
10%Stay Away From Sky Captain.....
40%Interesting, Very Interesting
31%Visually brilliant with little emotional resonance
51%Stunning, really
31%Plot and dialogue can't back up visuals
30%Amazing Cast-Mediocre Movie
10%Amazon needs turkey rating ( 0 stars)
20%All that Glitters is Not Gold
51%Surprisingly entertaining, clean, and fun!
51%Awesome great fun!!
30%Well-made Homage to Old Films, But Lacks Originality
10%What A Load Of Crap!
30%Stunning Visuals does not a movie make!
41%Gee-whiz fun
51%Fantastic Film
10%A little washed out
51%I Loved It
51%Sky Captain
20%way below expectation
41%sky is the limit.....
10%106 minutes of your life that you'll never get back
20%Jude Blaw...
51%Sky Captain Raaaaaaaaaawks!
41%An exhilarating adventure that's much more than a gimmick
51%"The Battle for Tomorrow is About to Begin..."
41%snip two scenes and it becomes a timeless classic
41%Beautiful Special Effects
10%download pictures of it from google images instead
41%Novice movie maker Kerry Conran's big time eye candy
31%Pretty Pictures, Angelina Jolie
50%This is a fantastic movie
41%Amazing eye candy!
51%One of the best films of the year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
30%Weird
31%Beauty on the surface -- no depth
41%Incredible Visual Invention in an Overabundant Story
20%Please kill Polly Perkins
10%Captain Predictable and the Nags of Tomorrow...
40%I admired it more than I liked it
30%Sky Captain and the Release-to-DVD of Next Week
10%Artistic but soulless film
20%The cinematic equivalent of multiple personality disorder
51%The best film yet
41%Lois Lane meets Leni Riefenstahl in Laputa
41%Computer graphic wizardry
41%A love letter to Golden Age Hollywood, serials & space opera
51%Fun mixed with some sci-fi
41%A MOVIE THAT PLAYS LIKE A COMIC BOOK READING
41%Simply Fantastic!
41%Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
21%Like a Beautifully Wrapped Box... With NOTHING Inside.
5Utterly infectious fun.
31%'Tomorrow' and Yesteryear
41%An interesting experiment in visuals
41%Jaw-Dropping
51%"Sky Captain"...a blast of thrills on the grandest scale!!
51%A true rollicking retro sci-fi pulp film
51%Entertaining
51%Look forward to a grand and glorious tomorrow!
31%Expected a lot More
20%Jude Law = no chemistry
20%Cool Retro but looks too fake to take seriously.
51%Yeah
41%"SKY CAPTAIN" SOARS LIKE NO OTHER
41%Okay
41%Great retro fun
51%A movie for those who love movies
51%Good movie, Dex: Tales of the Retrofuture
51%Absolutely Fabulous Fantasty
51%A Wow from Beginning to End
51%The World of Tomorrow is Here.
41%Return to early Sci-Fi
5An incredible sci-fi creation...
41%40's + The Future = Mostly Success
4Astonishing, Overlooked Cult Film Deserves Attention...
3Escapist fun; drags in spots
51%Evolutionary!
51%The best old-time cliffhanger you never saw.
20%Effects Piled on Top of More Effects
31%Fun, Lightweight Piffle
30%Yesteryear stuff.. remember kids? :P
51%"Sky Captain" is a call to arms for the child in most of us.
41%Beautiful View of a World That Wasn't -- & Shoulda Been
41%The Moose Hole - 'Tomorrow' Looks Brighter Then Ever
41%Fun and Original
31%A deluge of CGI but only a tiny droplet of story and plot
41%CGI used for good instead of evil.
51% Old fashioned fun time at the movies!
40%Better than I thought it would be!
51%Hasn't been a Sci Fi\Action flick this good in a long time!
11%Slow, slower and slowest
10%What a disapointment. . .
50%May Be The Best Cinematic Action Adventure Since "Star Wars"
20%Why weren't the actors CGI also?
51%The best sci-fi I've seen in a while
51%Looks Incredible!
10%Bad! Bad! Bad!
51%A brilliant, original film
10%Worst Movie Ever Made
50%I can't wait
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