19 sep 04
I saw Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow last night. It was different, interesting, and there were really honestly only a few times where I was not buying the CGI. However, I found that it borrowed heavily from the following movies:
Jurassic Park
Indiana Jones
Star Wars
Superman
Top Gun
Batman
Let me know what you think if you saw it.
filmmaker / 20 sep 2004 / 12:50 p.m.
I enjoyed it, but not to the point that I thought I would. Glad Conran was able to pull it off, though.
Rachel / 20 sep 2004 / 2:39 p.m.
I haven’t seen it (yet) but I can’t help but think “beautiful” everytime I see a screenshot from the film. It always appears to be so… magical.
Lindsay / 20 sep 2004 / 8:41 p.m.
Why wouldn’t you want to steal, no borrow, from probably the “best” 5 movies of our lifetime?
Lizzie / 21 sep 2004 / 12:04 a.m.
I read an article that said the film was intended to borrow from about a billion others (those five may or may not have been on the list but were undoubtedly intended). I think the specific line I read was that they wanted it “to be like nothing you’ve ever seen before and like everything you’ve ever seen before.”
Chris / 20 sep 2004 / 12:22 a.m.
I thought it was fantastical. I don’t think I’ve ever seen something with its visual style, which is quite nifty. The story is a bit thin and cheesy but not unenjoyable. It’s minimal-investment adventure that’s fun, I’d say.