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Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)

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Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

directed by Kerry Conran, 2004

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Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)

Directed by Kerry Conran

Cinematography by Eric Adkins

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Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | Capitão Sky e o Mundo de Amanhã 2004 Kerry Conran

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Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)

There’s no mistaking Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow for any other film. The passion is clear. Its visuals are distinct and inspired. I just wish the story was a little bit deeper and the characters more developed. You can see why it’s gained a cult following despite several special effects not quite holding up.

In an alternate 1939, giant robots suddenly attack New York City. As they trample everything in their path, the authorities call “Sky Captain” Joe Sullivan (Jude Law) and his army-for-hire to help. Then, the mechanical invaders suddenly leave. Journalist Polly Perkins (Gwyneth Paltrow) believes they are linked to a string of disappearances that point toward the mysterious Dr. Totenkopf (Laurence Olivier).

Sky Captain is notable for being one of the first major films to be shot entirely on a digital backlot. This allows its world to come purely from the mind of writer-director Kerry Conran. What a world it is. If you have any sort of affection for Dieselpunk, pulp magazines, 40s comic books or retro-futurism, this is a dream come true. The robots that attack New York City feel like updated versions of the threats in the Superman cartoon The Mechanical Monsters, I caught a reference to Godzilla, the banter between Sky Captain and Polly Perkins feels like something out of Indiana Jones, Dr. Totenkopf’s grand agenda feels is clearly inspired by Buck Rogers. The choice to use Laurence Olivier - dead for 13 years when the film was released - as Totenkopt itself feels like a nod to days long gone. The film is teeming with exciting locations and amazing sights - something acknowledged in a recurring gag.

The downside of the digital backlot was seen in The Phantom Menace and is present here as well. The actors feel lost having to pretend this much stuff is happening around them. Not helping is the plot, which is so big it doesn’t leave much room for significant growth or any characterization past the basics. Your first impression is all there is to the characters. That's not a crippling blow, not in a film like this one that's about stopping Totenkopf's doomsday scheme and little else. Angelina Jolie is given top billing as Commander Francesca “Franky” Cook but she’s only in the picture for a little bit and still feels as fleshed out as the main heroes. Personally, I think Sky Captain could’ve done without her and put a bit more meat on our daring adventurers. It would’ve meant the elimination of one “woah!” location but there plenty of those.

Though the film wasn’t made that long ago (released in 2004), the special effects vary wildly. There's a sheen/grain overlayed over the entire picture to make it feel old-timey (to great effect) but I also suspect this was done to mask some of the less-than-convincing visual tricks. It’s cool that Kerry Conran (who based the film on a black-and-white teaser he developed over four years) pushed the limits when it came to visuals and digital graphics but he goes a bit too far with it. A pile of bones falling on the floor could’ve easily been done practically to a) give the special effects technicians a break and b) cut down on that budget.

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow was released on VHS and that’s almost the way I’d recommend you see it. A high-definition format like Blu-ray does this film no favors. The less-than-impressive visuals are a big blow because Sky Captain is all about what you see, not the characters. Thankfully, the movie is aware of its impairment and doubles down on what it loves. There’s a lot of unbridled enthusiasm and passion poured into this movie, and its spirit is infectious. I would never be surprised to hear someone call Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow their favorite movie. (On Blu-ray, September 12, 2021)

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A Thought on CGI

Kerry Conran's 2004 opus, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, had to walk so that the digital canvas tech used by Lucasfilm across The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett could run.

I also really, deeply miss the nineties' brief, if sincere dig into the wild and wacky world of 1920s crime and Pulp serials brought to the big screen. We need more Dieselpunk content.

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Movie View: Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

No movie captures the tone I envisioned for Doc Vandal as well as Kerry Conran’s 2004 film Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. From giant robots, to airships and flying battle stations, it’s all there. I don’t think any movie captures the underlying meaning of the term “Yesterday’s Tomorrow,” as well as this one. In fact, it was as much a direct inspiration for Doc as Doc Savage himself. Doc…

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(OC) Marlin The Yoshi

Bio: Marlin Yoshi

Name: Marlin

Gender: Male

Age: 25

Sexuality: Straight

Birthday: January 1st

Species: Yoshi

Relationship/Wife: Arilyn

Family Members: Cole (Mother) Micole (Mother) Nivian (Grandma) Midnight (Grandpa) James (Grandpa) Tori (Grandma) Vicktoria (Aunt) Jamarr (Uncle) Victorio (Uncle) Jamell (Uncle) Jamesie (Uncle) Victoire (Aunt) Toree (Aunt) Jame (Uncle) Noora (Sister) Maxwell (Brother) Noel (Sister) Manfried (Brother) Marlyssa (Brother) Moses (Brother) Nerissa (Sister) Nuna (Sister) Nea (Sister) Micoletta (Sister) Mickey (Brother) Luiggi (Brother) Luigina (Sister) Clo (Sister) Coe (Brother) Cloris (Younger Sister) Madea (Younger Sister) Olivia (Younger Sister) Hailee (Youngest Sister) Cube (Youngest Brother) Starr (Youngest Sister) Aryan (Son) Aryeh (Son) Marabella (Daughter) Marabelle (Daughter) Arysta (Daughter) Marcelo (Son) Marcel (Son) Malin (Favorite Son) Arilla (Daughter) Arielle (Daughter) Arietta (Adopted Daughter) Maryn (Adopted Son) Zavier (Piplup Pokemon) Evan (Brother in law) Evans (Nephew) Maxima (Niece) Margolette (Niece) Margo (Nephew) Evanam (Nephew) Maxon (Nephew) Maxton (Nephew) Evanne (Niece) Evander (Nephew) Evanna (Niece) Danny (Brother in law) Delora (Niece) Dallan (Nephew) Dallin (Nephew) Nova (Niece) Nikolas (Nephew) Danae (Niece) Danni (Niece) Danna (Niece) Nooriel (Nephew) Darry (Nephew) Dooley (Nephew) Noah (Younger Nephew) Noa (Younger Niece) Noire (Younger Niece) Donny (Younger Nephew) Noor (Youngest Niece) Norah (Youngest Adopted Niece) Daniyal (Youngest Adopted Nephew) Ryder (Brother in law) Nollan (Nephew) Rylan (Nephew) Ryland (Nephew) Renae (Niece) Noeletta (Niece) Ryden (Nephew) Nohl (Nephew) Noella (Niece) Ryenne (Niece) Noely (Niece) Clover (Sister in law) Clovis (Nephew) Marcie (Niece) Marcy (Niece) Claude (Nephew) Claud (Nephew) Marcellus (Nephew) Cloud (Nephew) Mearl (Nephew) Cova (Niece) Clarke (Niece) Clark (Nephew) Malik (Nephew) Mali (Nephew) Cove ((Niece) Manfred (Nephew) Karl (Brother in law) Marly (Niece) Marlis (Niece) Mirabela (Niece) Carlyle (Nephew) Carlus (Nephew) Carlin (Niece) Cal (Nephew) Karl (Brother in law) Marly (Niece) Marlis (Niece) Mirabela (Niece) Carlyle (Nephew) Carlus (Nephew) Carlin (Niece) Cal (Nephew) Miggy (Niece) Mariam (Niece) Kiri (Nephew) Kerri (Niece) Embo (Nephew) Audrina (Sister in law) Marlo (Nephew) Audey (Nephew) Adya (Nephew) Audley (Nephew) Adney (Nephew) Marrin (Niece) Marry (Niece) Morris (Nephew) Audric (Nephew) Auden (Nephew) Austen (Nephew) Marten (Nephew) Moselle (Niece) Audry (Youngest Niece) Moshe (Youngest Nephew) Marco (Brother in law) Nessa (Niece) Maci (Niece) Marco (Nephew) Neela (Niece) Marc (Nephew) Nestor (Nephew) Marcella (Niece) Marcelle (Niece) Nero (Nephew) Nerian (Nephew) Sunset (Sister in law) Elaine (sister in law) Sandra (Sister In law) Micola (Niece) Sander (Nephew) Sandro (Nephew) Sammy (Nephew) Micolette (Niece) Suzette (Niece) Sandriana (Niece) Michelette (Niece) Michela (Niece) Sanderson (Nephew) Michel (Nephew) Michele (Nephew) Melissa (Sister in law) Mellisa (Niece) Mick (Nephew) Melissza (Niece) Melisha (Niece) Mel (Niece) Micki (Niece) Mickie (Niece) Mike (Nephew) Mikko (Nephew) Melvyn (Nephew) Virginna (Sister in law) Candace (Sister in law) Lydia (Sister in law) Peasly (Brother in law) Tiffiny (Sister in law) Toren (Brother in law) Boone (Uncle) Amarah (Aunt) Nikson (Uncle) Nirvana (Aunt) King Coal (Uncle) Nicole (Aunt) Katie (Cousin) Kylar (Cousin) Coal Jr (Cousin) Aleiza (Cousin) Zeke (Cousin) Tabarious (Cousin) Tavio (Cousin) Adalley (Cousin) Tamburlaine (Cousin) Fuzzy (Cousin) Sabrina (Younger Cousin) Ayden (Younger Cousin) Nikole (Younger Cousin) Koal (Younger Cousin) Cortney (Youngest Cousin) Nicoletta (Youngest Cousin) Nicola (Youngest Cousin) Nicco (Youngest Cousin) Colette (Aunt) Colleen (Cousin) Cox (Cousin) Coxe (Cousin) Clarette (Cousin) Coleta (Cousin) Colley (Cousin) Robley (Cousin) Colie (Cousin) Coline (Cousin) Conrad (Cousin) Conran (Cousin) Coelee (Cousin)

Personality: Clumsy, Active, Shy, Caring, Helpful, Creative, Gamer, And Sensitive

Friends: Clumsy Smurf Nat Smurfling Smurfette Smurf Painter Smurf Cookie (My bestie's oc and Best Friend) Karlie (2nd Best Friend) Javon (3rd Best friend) Boston (4th Best friend) Forest (5th Best friend) Ebbe Muffin (My Bestie's oc and 6th best friend) Laura (My bestie's oc and 7th best friend) Clova (My bestie's oc) Myron (My bestie's oc and 8th best friend) Finnley (My bestie's oc) Julyana (Our oc and 9th best friend) Kaitlin (Our oc) Kaeli (Our oc and 10th best friend) Kaleo (Our oc and 11th best friend) Keara (Our oc) Alysha (My Bestie's oc and 12th best friend) Noelia (13th best friend) Ozzy (My bestie's oc and 14th best friend) Ander (Our oc and 15th best friend) Leevi (Our oc and 16th best friend)

Favorite Color: Green

Favorite Season: Fall And Winter

Favorite Holiday: Thanksgiving And Christmas

Fun Fact: Marlin is kinda a clumsy yoshi, he does trip and drop stuff sometimes. But he always cleans up his mess. Since he's very clumsy. By being clumsy, he is very active, especially during the winter. He love playing in the snow. And mostly love to have snowball fights with his siblings. And at the end of the day after playing in the snow. He snuggles by the fire, and spend time with he's mini crewmate and mini imposter. Being active, he can be very shy. Even when he was a baby yoshi, he was very shy. He isn't use to be around a lot of people, but he love being by his best friend Cookie. He is very caring, especially around he's family. He may be shy, but he is very caring. Being caring, he love helping out, he helps both he's mother's a lot. He also take care of he's mothers mini imposter and mini crewmarte. Why they both are out on a date. He is also very attached to he's younger adopted siblings. He cares so much about them, that he will and always keep them safe. Because he is very helpful and very caring. on he's free time, he can be very creative. He love's drawing, he most makes fanart of his favorite series or franchise. Like he's mother Cole. She does the same. He also love drawing for he's mothers on their birthday. On he's free time. He does play video games. He mostly plays multiplayer games. He love's playing Among Us, and a bunch of Mario games. He mostly plays them with both he's mothers. He also love being the imposter both normal and hide and seek. He does go after he's mother Cole first. Before killing other crewmates. And he can be very sensitive, he doesn't like to see anything scary, he is very sensitive to scary things. It kind always make him sick a little bit. Since he is very sensitive to that kind of stuff.

Marlin belong to: me

Yoshi Species: Nintendo

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The only saving grace of the movie is the genre. Everything else is lackluster and dated.

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, often shortened to Sky Captain, is a 2004 science fiction action-adventure film written and directed by Kerry Conran in his directorial debut, and produced by Jon Avnet, Sadie Frost, Jude Law and Marsha Oglesby. It stars Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Angelina Jolie. 

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Lost Classic #26

SKY CAPTAIN & THE WORLD OF TOMORROW

Dir./Wri. KERRY CONRAN; Music. EDWARD SHEARMUR; Starring. JUDE LAW, GWYNETH PALTROW, ANGELINA JOLIE, GIOVANNI RIBISI, MICHAEL GAMBON, OMID DJALILI, BAI LING, LAURENCE OLIVIER; R.T. 106 mins; 2004, USA

WHAT IT’S ABOUT: Joe Sullivan (Law) is Sky Captain, the commander of an elite private “air force for hire” in a technologically advanced alternative 1939, who flies his modified Curtiss P-40 fighter plane with unparalleled skill while taking on dangerous, dastardly threats all around the world.  His latest foe is Totenkopf, a reclusive mad scientist bent on the usual world domination kick, but this new adventure forces him to work side-by-side with his former lover, Polly Perkins (Paltrow), an intrepid reporter for the New York Chronicle with her own stake in solving the mystery and bringing Totenkopf down.

WHY IT’S LOST: This movie was simply ahead of its time, and the cinema-going public just weren’t ready for it yet.  It was one of the very first movies shot ENTIRELY on a digital backlot, with only the actors themselves and a few simply props being filmed against blue-screens in (then) near-revolutionary high-def digital in less than a month, before a massive CGI-heavy post production.  It was an immensely ambitious undertaking, writer-director Kerry Conran (a largely unknown quantity) managing to wrangle a significant budget (over $70 million) to bring his passion project to life – unfortunately, it failed SPECTACULARLY.  While it was critically well-received, the film FOLDED at the box office, earning well under its budget and winding up as one of the year’s most spectacular flops.  It’s become a major cult favourite since (and rightly so), but its painful performance meant we were criminally denied the blockbuster series this could have spawned.  Most unfortunate of all, Conran has barely worked since – for a time he was attached to direct the John Carter movie, but aside from the odd commercial we haven’t seen anything more from him …

WHY YOU SHOULD DISCOVER IT:  It’s a crying shame, because on the evidence of this alone, the boy is a pretty singular talent.  Sky Captain was an AWESOME achievement for a first time writer-director, a thrilling, action-packed period sci-fi spectacular that perfectly evokes the spirit of the age it pays homage to, the same Golden Age black-and-white serials like Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon that influenced far more successful elder contemporaries Spielberg and Lucas.  The extensive visual effects work is STILL incredibly impressive today, the digital sets, vehicles and environments realised with such consummate skill that it frequently holds up in comparison to the mega-bucks extravaganzas we’re seeing now, and Conran invests everything with an evocative sepia-toned, monochromatic glow that makes the film look like it was made WAY BACK in the silver-screen heyday of its actual setting.  He also delivers BIG TIME on the action front, keeping the pace thundering along at breakneck speed with a series of breathlessly exciting chases, punch-ups, dogfights and cliffhanging escapes that could almost put Indiana Jones to shame, while Totenkopf and his hi-tech robotic legions of doom are a gorgeously realised retro delight.  Best of all, though, is that there’s as much heart and soul as in any flesh-and-blood production, with strong, well-rounded characters in abundance and an enjoyably old-fashioned, wholesome (but not TOO safe and PC) sense of humour keeping things light and fun.  There’s IMMENSE chemistry between the two leads – Jude Law and Gwyneth Paltrow are a compellingly seductive “odd couple”, their powerful will-they-won’t-they vibe setting the screen alight, both displaying the megawatt star power that’s served them so well in the many years since, Law bringing a cocksure swagger to his role that perfectly complements his substantial Errol Flynn-esque action hero potential, while Paltrow is an absolute joy as the acerbic “Girl Friday” constantly putting him in his place even as she keeps getting him into scrapes – while a top-notch ensemble of heavyweight talent provide strong support, in particular a gloriously geeky, wide-eyed turn from Giovanni Ribisi as Joe’s adorable tech-wiz buddy Dex and a typical show-stopper from Angelina Jolie as posh British badass Frankie Cook.  It’s a heady, intoxicating ride, and the only downside is the bittersweet pang you get when you realise just what a frustrating missed opportunity this was – just a year later this kind of filmmaking had found its audience with the likes of Sin City, leading to further hits such as 300, so you can’t help thinking that, if this had just come along a little later, life could have turned out very different indeed for Sky Captain … altogether, this is one of the all-time great blockbuster franchises that never happened, brought to life by a mighty creative talent who deserves SO MUCH better.

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[2019filmes]

46. SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW

7 / 10

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Alternative poster for Sky Captain & the World of Tomorrow - one of the most aesthetically stylish and pleasing films ever made <3

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Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004, Kerry Conran)

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