Movie: Sky Captain and The World of Tomorrow
Honestly I waited 'til it was a rental. I judged it too quickly though. Despite it's terribly uncreative hero's name (the sky captain), the movie was a visual masterpiece. The whole movie is acted out on a green screen and this gives the whole movie a very dreamy quality (which was nice). The plot was better than I imagined it would be. One ingenious old Nazi scientist out to destroy the world and create his own while in the meantime you are in the air, in the sea, all around the world, and places that never existed. My favorite movies to see in the theatre are visually stunning ones, and I missed out on this one. The DVD still looks tight though. The retro-futuristic look makes you never really know when it's taking place. It really showed me that there will be some really innovative films coming out using all CGI backgrounds. The movie cost little to make because they only had one physical set. Jude Law plays your typical Indiana Jones/James Bond type hero. Gweneth Paltrow plays your typical snooty career driven reporter. I would watch this over but the story originality will get old over time. Good sci-fi/action film though.
7 out of 10 gung-fu kicks
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