Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

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Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

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Released Sep 17, 2004

1h 47m

Adventure

Fantasy

Sci-Fi

Action

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When gigantic robots attack New York City, "Sky Captain" (Jude Law) uses his private air force to fight them off. His ex-girlfriend, reporter Polly Perkins (Gwyneth Paltrow), has been investigating the recent disappearance of prominent scientists. Suspecting a link between the global robot attacks and missing men, Sky Captain and Polly decide to work together. They fly to the Himalayas in pursuit of the mysterious Dr. Totenkopf (Laurence Olivier), the mastermind behind the robots.

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Critics Consensus

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow is slim on plot and characterization, but the visuals more than make up for it.

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Sight & Sound

The script suffers from sloppy dialogue ("alert the amphibious squadron!") and plotting (a very vague Macguffin, risible exposition, two suspenseless countdown finales). But flimsy characterisation is the biggest problem ...

Jun 18, 2012

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Lots for both kids and adults to enjoy.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 28, 2010

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

This debut feature by Kerry Conran is a triumph not only for its technical mastery but for its good taste.

Jun 8, 2007

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

The oh-so-virtual reality of it all is purely mindless.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 23, 2020

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Jay Antani

Cinema Writer

he visuals are phenomenal, rendered with so much love and passion that each frame is a marvel just to behold.

Rated: 3/4

Sep 3, 2010

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

It's innocent, wholesome fun with a lot of brains to it that kids and adults will love...

Apr 29, 2009

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G P

Fun and glitzy visuals, but pretty terrible plot. Summarized by (spoilers) Angelina Jolie saying that mountain a rescue risking hundreds to save a few is a terrible idea, then changes her mind and does exactly that, resulting in hundreds getting killed trying to rescue a few.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/23/24

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Daniel P

This is not a great movie however I will say the Idea behind it was entreating but in truth this is not a show for adults but rather it is very reminiscent of the cereal shows of the 50 and 60 that is based on. my 4 year old sun loves this film and watches it again and again there are worse shows to have him obsess on

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/10/24

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Webb H

A classic, throwback adventure movie. It may be a little silly and cliche, but if you don't take it too seriously, it will have you smiling from beginning to end.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/04/24

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Thomas K

They should be ashamed of themselves. Shameless ripoff of Indiana Jones series but with an over the top, dark, comic book feel. Wasted a great cast with a stupid plot and terrible dialog. A parody that takes itself seriously. Hope the actors were paid a lot of money because this stinker should have never seen the light of day.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/28/24

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Wormhunter89YT

The worst CGI for a 2004 film it could've worked better as complete CGI film as opposed to live action.I could not finish watching the film.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/02/23

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Chris M

This reminds me of the serials of the 1930s and 1940s, like Indiana Jones movies are. But while Indiana Jones were more like the action serials. This was more like the "Radar Men From The Moon" or "Buck Rogers" style. Just some of the CGI backgrounds don't always blend with the human actors. But other than that, I really enjoyed this purposefully cheesy fun with a great cast and cool robots right out of the "Superman" cartoon from 1930s. If you love Indiana Jones, you owe yourself to watch this too.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/16/23

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Polly Perkins

Jude Law

Joe 'Sky Captain' Sullivan

Angelina Jolie

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Synopsis

When gigantic robots attack New York City, "Sky Captain" (Jude Law) uses his private air force to fight them off. His ex-girlfriend, reporter Polly Perkins (Gwyneth Paltrow), has been investigating the recent disappearance of prominent scientists. Suspecting a link between the global robot attacks and missing men, Sky Captain and Polly decide to work together. They fly to the Himalayas in pursuit of the mysterious Dr. Totenkopf (Laurence Olivier), the mastermind behind the robots.

Director: Kerry Conran
Producer: Jon Avnet, Sadie Frost, Jude Law, Marsha Oglesby
Screenwriter: Kerry Conran
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Natural Nylon Entertainment, Filmauro, Brooklyn Films
Rating: PG (Stylized Sci-Fi Violence)
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 17, 2004, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $37.8M
Runtime: 1h 47m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, Surround
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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