Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

Theatrical Release Date: 2004 09 17 (USA)

UPC: 097361182940

Studio: Paramount

MPAA Rating: PG   Contains:[Mild Violence, Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Sci-Fi Violence, Suitable for Teens]

Summary: Directed by Kerry Conran, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow revolves around the mysterious disappearance of some of the world's most revered scientists. When an investigation is launched, Polly Perkins (Gwyneth Paltrow), reporter for the prestigious Chronicle, and Sky Captain (Jude Law), resident flying ace, are at the forefront of the case. Though the mission's perks include traveling around the world, the stout-hearted duo are nonetheless risking their lives with each passing moment, as the culprit is none other than the nefarious Dr. Totenkopf, and his goal, from what they can gather, is to destroying the earth in its entirety. Luckily, Sky Captain and Polly are not alone -- Franky Cook (Angelina Jolie), the commander of an all-female amphibious squadron, and Dex (Giovanni Ribisi), an unparalleled technical genius, have joined them in hopes of saving the planet before it's too late. Laurence Olivier appears posthumously as Dr. Totenkopf, via old film-clips "recycled" (or CG-altered) to fit the dialogue and scenes at hand. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi

Category: Adventure

Awards: Film Presented – Venice International Film Festival

Features: ccCommentary by producer Jon Avnet
Commentary by writer and director Kerry Conran and the VFX crew - production designer Kevin Conran, animation director/digital effects supervisor Steve Yamamoto and visual effects supervisor Darin Hollings
Brave New World - Chapter 1
Brave New World - Chapter 2
The Art of World of Tomorrow
The original six-minute short
Deleted scenes
Gag reel
Anatomy of a Virtual Scene
3 theatrical trailers HD

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 09/26/2006

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS Digital Theater Systems

Runtime: 106 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French,Spanish

Subtitles: English,French,Spanish

Jeremy Wheeler

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow is a grand, lush spectacle that can astound or let down its audience at each wildly creative turn. To its credit, the film is lighthearted and visually sumptuous, packed with the kind of gee-whiz awe that rarely makes it to the big screen. Refreshingly, it does so without one bit of camp or irony in its bones. Hearkening back to the sci-fi pulp of the '40s, the film's look is a living and breathing homage to everything from Max Fleisher's Superman cartoons to Flash Gordon serials. The world that director Kerry Conran and his production designer/brother Kevin meticulously realized is one where the imagination of yesteryear is translated through the help of modern technology into a magical place where big robots and jetpacks reign supreme. Though the groundbreaking painterly effects define Sky Captain's world, it's the characters who populate it that pull the film's canvas together. Jude Law and Gwyneth Paltrow do an extraordinary job interacting with sets that were never there, but its their stumbling on the lackluster script that results in poor chemistry and cringe-worthy banter. Law himself shows zero machismo as Sky Captain; while his costar excels at playing, well, a feisty version of herself. On the upside, Giovanni Ribisi banks on subtlety with his sidekick character and it works, as does Angelina Jolie, whose tough British sneer chews up the screen charmingly well and makes each and every viewer wish that she owned the screen more than her top-billed thespian costars. Though the flick loses some of its steam after the bravura first act, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow still is an impressive start out of the gate for first-timer Conran, who gets to live out his dream here, viscerally satisfying audiences in a way that even the Hollywood heavyweights have a hard time delivering these days -- it's just too bad that more time wasn't spent on selling the drama rather than the eye-popping effects. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Sadie Frost  Producer 
Jon Avnet  Producer 
Aurelio De Laurentiis  Executive Producer 
Raffaella de Laurentiis  Executive Producer 
Marsha Oglesby  Producer 
Ed Shearmur  Composer (Music Score) 
Jude Law  Producer 
Bill Haber  Executive Producer 
Kerry Conran  Director 
Kerry Conran  Screenwriter 
Gwyneth Paltrow  Actor 
Jude Law  Actor 
Angelina Jolie  Actor 
Giovanni Ribisi  Actor 
Michael Gambon  Actor 
Bai Ling  Actor 
Omid Djalili  Actor 
Laurence Olivier  Actor 
Trevor Baxter  Actor 
Julian Curry  Actor 

Country: USA