Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow - SPOILERS APLENTY!

[Darrin Drader]

You're thinking about it too much. Stop it, right now! No..now! This was not a movie to ponder; it was a movie to have fun with!

Agreed. As I pointed out in the other thread, this movie doesn't stand up to dissection, and that is an obvious and intentional choice by the moviemakers. I have to applaud them for doing that. I'm a little tired of going out to see a movie that is intended to be fun and having everyone tear it to shreds because of ridiculously minor inconsistencies. You can't do that to this one without looking like a moron who just doesn't get it. This movie is signifficant because it reopens the pulp genre on the big screen in a wonderful way while ever so subtly flipping the bird to the so-called critics who get off on trashing genre movies for no purpose other than boosting their own egos.

 

[Black Omega]

Great fun. I noticed Godzilla right away, but almost missed the Titanic. The heli aircraft carriers were great, made me kinkda wish the Jolie character had more to do in the movie.

I could nitpick...I certainly suspected Dex was with the bad guys. The convinient escape, how he knew where everything was, what buttons to push, etc.

Most fun I've had in some time at the movies. I wish League of Extraordinary Gentleman had nailed the period half as well.

 

[Fast Learner]

My impression is that the

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rocket was only going to ignite the atmosphere by accident, that it was a side-effect of the super-powerful rocket.

Could easily be wrong, though.

 

[KenM]

I just saw it. I liked it, and all the little tributes, I just have a couple of minor logic questions:

1. After they woke up, the person that brought they to shangr-la said the destroyed they're clothes. How come Sky Captian has his uniform back on? Where was he able to get the spare uniform?

2. When they go into the island, Sky Captian's plane got damaged in the underwater battle. He said he could not steer. They go into the underwater cave and Captian says "I'm bringing it up" so he steers the plane up. But i thought they lost steering.

 

[talinthas]

the movie was great pulpy goodness =)
it was totally predictable and read like a list of every cliche ever introduced in the genre, and i had a great time =)

 

[Gomez]

Anyone else besides me think Angelina Jolie would make a perfect Honor Harrington?

Now that I think about it she would!

 

[Gomez]

Did anyone catch the homage to King Kong in the movie?

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The huge tree streched across the rift on the island. It was just like the one in the orginal King Kong movie.

 

[Hand of Evil]

After the first robot attack when the papers are telling of attacks from around the world, catch the shadow in the Tokoyo one...

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Godzilla

! Its fast so...

 

[Truth Seeker]

I Want More!!!! ...

 

[cignus_pfaccari]

Now that I think about it she would!

As I understand it, though, such would send David Weber into an early grave, where he'd then spin madly.

And, really, I don't see it. I think it's the pseudo-British accent and the eyepatch. Take that away, and there's nothing.

Brad