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    Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (Widescreen Special Collector's Edition)

    Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (Widescreen Special Collector's Edition)
    Director: Kerry Conran
    Actors: Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Angelina Jolie, Giovanni Ribisi, Michael Gambon
    Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment
    Category: DVD

    List Price: $9.98
    Buy Used: $0.25
    You Save: $9.73 (97%)



    New (62) Used (234) Collectible (3) from $0.25

    Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars 402 reviews
    Sales Rank: 10359

    Format: Anamorphic, Color, Ntsc, Subtitled, Widescreen
    Languages: English (Original Language), German (Original Language), Tibetan (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
    Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
    Region: 1
    Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
    Number Of Discs: 1
    Running Time: 106 Minutes
    Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
    Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6

    MPN: PARD343414D
    UPC: 097363434146
    EAN: 0097363434146
    ASIN: B0006IIPIK

    Theatrical Release Date: September 17, 2004
    Release Date: January 25, 2005
    Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

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    Editorial Reviews:

    Product Description
    It's Sky Captain to the rescue in this high-flying adventure where he must team up with intrepid reporter Polly Perkins and Captain Franky Cook to stop the evil Dr. Totenkopf from carrying out his plan to destroy the world!

    Amazon.com
    While setting a milestone in the progress of digital filmmaking, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow resurrects a nostalgic fantasy world derived from a wide variety of vintage inspirations. It's a dazzling dream for anyone who appreciates the look and feel of golden-age sci-fi pulp magazines, drawing its unique, all-digital design from such diverse sources as Howard Hawks adventures, Fritz Lang's Metropolis, Buck Rogers, Blackhawk comics, The Third Man, cliffhanger serials, and the action-packed Indiana Jones franchise. Writer-director Kerry Conran's feature debut is also guaranteed to inspire digital dreamers everywhere, suggesting a paradigm shift in the way CGI-dominated movies are made. It's a giddy adventure for the young and young-at-heart, in which ace pilot "Sky Captain" Joe Sullivan (Jude Law) and intrepid reporter Polly Perkins (Gwyneth Paltrow) must save the world from a mad scientist whose vision of the future has tragic implications for all humankind. Angelina Jolie drops in for a glorified cameo, but it's the ultra-fortunate neophyte Conran who's the star here. His clever riff on The Wizard of Oz is a marvel to behold, and the method of its creation is nothing less than revolutionary. --Jeff Shannon


    Customer Reviews:   Read 397 more reviews...

    3 out of 5 stars Warm Homage to serial sci-fi   May 6, 2009
    G. E. Williams (California)
    As a kid in the '60s, I used to watch the old sci-fi serials from my parents childhoods. Buck Rogers Flash Gordon etc, they were hokey even by that time, but still a lot of fun.

    This week I had some time to kill, so I put in my DVD of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (Widescreen Special Collector's Edition) and like those old serials it was fun, and corny, but unlike those old movie shorts it has Angelina Jolie, and Gwyneth Paltro (playing strong women), and some very cool CG animations that the old movies couldn't even imagine.

    So here's the deal, this is not what we expect in modern sci-fi, but if you are in the mood for something fun with some old time flavor, Sky Captain should do just fine!



    5 out of 5 stars Fantastic Movie   April 20, 2009
    planecrazy (Indiana)
    This is a great movie. It is different than the mainstream, but I really liked it as did my kids. If you like movies that are filmed differently than than the Hollywood "standard" you will like this movie.


    1 out of 5 stars Amazingly Pointless to Watch--DON'T BUY OR RENT!   March 24, 2009
    De Los Ramos (Tacoma, WA USA)
    0 out of 2 found this review helpful

    On the movie portion of the disc: This movie falls into the typical realm of all-star cast to cover what is really lacking. This time around, its a plot (aka purpose). The movie takes one on a shallow ride--literally--of look-what-we-can-do graphics. It does attempt to go "deeper" plot-wise, particularly by throwing in a similarity to Wizard of Oz at one point in the movie, but by the end of nearly two hours, we reach an anticlimax.

    On the collector's edition portion of the disc: Aside from commentary, the collector's edition includes the original 6-minute short of Sky Captain, bloopers, and deleted scenes, including one that should have been left in the movie. Let's just say the scene fills in a part of the story-line transition. Oh well...

    For Angelina Jolie fans: she did not disappoint--she just didn't have much of a role, either, contrary to what the DVD cover might indicate.



    4 out of 5 stars Excellent retro science fiction adventure movie !   February 27, 2009
    D. Steigman (USA)
    I hadn't watched this in years & well I have to admit, this movie is right up my alley, I very much enjoyed it for many reasons. I love the visualization, the scenery, the atmosphere, the fact that it is a movie based on the Golden Era of movies, as if it was shot in the 1930s, it was like an action adventure film noir meets Jurassic park and the Iron Giant. I loved the giant robots & the dino creatures in this. The story has Jude Law as Sky Captain along with Gwyneth Paltow and Angelia Jolie trying to save the world from a mad scientist. Ok its a little deeper than that, but for me it was the action,all the great scenery of where this chase goes from the city to ice to underwater to the jungle. It was also like an Indiana Jones movie too. It had everything needed to entertain, had a lot of action, acting was fine but these movies are made for non stop thrills and this delivered. I do have a passion for giant monsters,robots and great atmospheric scenery,so if you are the same, I highly recommend this movie. It is a lot of fun and a good mix of genres.


    4 out of 5 stars Visually stunning   February 23, 2009
    Eric S. Kim (Southern California)
    I had only two gripes with the film. One was the quirky pacing of the film, and the somewhat thin performance of Angelina Jolie. But that's about it. I did love the visuals in the film. It's filled with dazzling special effects, lovely music, and gorgeous scenery. The late 30's comic and pulp atmosphere is mixed with modern (50's, 60's and today) sci-fi technologies. I think that's what makes it so appealing: this is an excellent mixture of old and new. Jude Law and Gwyneth Paltrow are both great in this film; the supporting cast is also very good. But the best things about this film are the visual effects, the cinematography, and the stylish art direction. Watch it for the visuals.

    Grade: A-



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