UNCUT - Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)

I saw this when it was in theaters. It's fun, and visually inventive, but falls short of its ambitions. Also: Film cameras do not count down. They start at 1 and go UP until you reach the number of shots on the roll (24 or 36 usually).

In addition to the 1930’s movie serial imagery others have mentioned, a lot of the aesthetic, camera angles, and robot designs from “Sky Captain” are taken directly from the 1941-43 Max Fleischer Superman animated shorts, specifically “The Mechanical Monsters” episode.

The ONLY thing that would make this movie better is if it were broken up into 15 minute segments and "chapters," because this feels like a 1930's serial (Flash Gordon, Underwater Kingdom, Phantom Empire, etc), but without all the film jumps and dirt due to the age and quality of the material. If you like old serials, then you will probably adore this film.

I always thought this movie was fun brain candy. It's a cool alternate 1940s world., and a fun 'run and gun' action adventure with neat set pieces. I also dig the retrofuture technology. The plot is a little silly, but that's okay. I feel that this is a really underappreciated movie, and I'm glad it has made a bit of a comeback as a cult classic these days.

The very first Blu-Ray I ever purchased, Beautiful, but a bit too ambitious for its own good. Took a hit in some quarters for using footage of the late, legendary Laurence Olivier as the seldom seen villain, Totenkopf. A flop in theaters, another adventure for Sky Captain was not to be.

This is actually an excellent example of classic 1930’s pulp at its finest, in the same vein as Doc Savage and the original Flash Gordon, and even Indiana Jones to some extent. They do make use of some noir tropes. Enjoyed the aesthetic a lot but the overall story and characters were far from memorable for me. A forgettable meh movie.

Is Alex a shapeshifter? How can he have grown that beard since your 'Attached' video if he is not one?

Alex's Beard is something else:-)! I mean even if the previous Star Trek recordings are 2 weeks or so out of sync with their upload man does that thing grow fast:-). Or am I getting something wrong here?

OMG this is such a fun movie for classic sci fi movie buffs. Lots of little Easter eggs in it. I do think it needed a lead that was a more retro action hero type, like Brenden Fraser.

Not the worst choice, but of ALL the legendary movies ever made, we went with Sky Captain? lol

By the way it's an ALTERNATE 1939 and the narrative lets us know immediately since there was never a 3rd Hindenberg zeppelin. ;)

I adore this film!!! It's such a charming experiment. Very bold in its vision. Doesnt completely work but it's so stylistically amazing!!!