"Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow"
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Basically, people familiar with the old serials will see this movie.
Others will be confused by the trailer and stay away.
Looks amazing, but I think it will bomb.
Others will be confused by the trailer and stay away.
Looks amazing, but I think it will bomb.
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I really like the looks of this. I think this is the flick that Gwyneth and Jude were complaining about b/c all most all of the scenes involved a green screen. I will see it for sure.
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Originally posted by Groucho
Looks amazing, but I think it will bomb.
Looks amazing, but I think it will bomb.
But, at least we'll be able to check it out...and if it's as good as I think it'll be, buy the DVD.
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Ah yeah, nothing says "Good Movie" like giant Killer Nazi Death Robots vs the Two Fisted, Hard Boiled Hero!
If the movie is a tenth as good as the Rocketeer, then I'm all over this puppy like white on rice. Hell, even if it gets panned, I'll still probably go see it. I love pulp movies. I love the 40's movie serial genre - The Phantom, The Shadow, hell, I'd buy Doc Savage - Man of Bronze if it ever came to DVD based solely on my vauge childhood memories.
This thing looks awsome.
***EDIT*** I MUST have this poster!
If the movie is a tenth as good as the Rocketeer, then I'm all over this puppy like white on rice. Hell, even if it gets panned, I'll still probably go see it. I love pulp movies. I love the 40's movie serial genre - The Phantom, The Shadow, hell, I'd buy Doc Savage - Man of Bronze if it ever came to DVD based solely on my vauge childhood memories.
This thing looks awsome.
***EDIT*** I MUST have this poster!
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quite ballsy to go with a movie like this..... especially when the director was doing this by himself without anyone's help for 3-5 years, and only had 8 minutes of footage.... but someone, somewhere saw it, and its potential, and it all got in the right hands, so to speak.... we'll see.
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This was originally called The World of Tomorrow but they added the Sky Captain part for franchise reasons ala Indiana Jones and Harry Potter. I hope that's a good indicator of the faith the studio has of this being a hit.
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I think that the studio does have a lot of faith in this film. Besides the rumors of them considering this as franchise potential, it was a negative pickup, meaning they paid for it after it was mostly made (somewhere over the summer). Signs that maybe...this is good.
On the other hand...it is Paramount. We know how well they've been doing.
But high hopes for this. If this nails it right, it could be awesome.
On the other hand...it is Paramount. We know how well they've been doing.
But high hopes for this. If this nails it right, it could be awesome.
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Looks visually stunning! Hopefully there's a storyline to match. It looks like a cross between the old Republic(?) serials & the Fleicher's Superman cartoons.
Looks visually stunning! Hopefully there's a storyline to match. It looks like a cross between the old Republic(?) serials & the Fleicher's Superman cartoons.
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"This was originally called The World of Tomorrow but they added the Sky Captain part for franchise reasons ala Indiana Jones and Harry Potter."
Actaully, only partly right. The name was actually changed because Roland Emmerich was threatening legal action since he thought World of Tomorrow was too close a title to Day After Tomorrow.
Actaully, only partly right. The name was actually changed because Roland Emmerich was threatening legal action since he thought World of Tomorrow was too close a title to Day After Tomorrow.
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Originally posted by Draven
The robot designs look straight out The Iron Giant, so I'd be all over it for that reason alone.
The robot designs look straight out The Iron Giant, so I'd be all over it for that reason alone.
The shot of the swarm of flying robots is lifted straight from the "Mechanical Monsters" cartoon.
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Originally posted by Dr. DVD
What this movie needs is a score by Queen!
What this movie needs is a score by Queen!
*duhn* *duhn* *duhn* Sky... Captain! A-aah! *duhn* *duhn* *duhn*....
Nah. i wouldn't mind a rousing, signature John Williams score, though. Hell, if you're planning on a franchise, he's The Man - or mebbe Elfman?
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Originally posted by El-Kabong
And if this film is have as good as the trailer makes it look, I am so there like twenty freakin' times! (Oh and I hope that'll be the cover for the DVD. )
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Apparently the director is also a computer programmer and first wrote the software to allow him to animate the backgrounds. Then all of the acting was done in front of green screens. Doing it this way enabled him to basically have completely animated storyboards finished before filming with the actors. Looks amazing, and I'll definitely see it, but I'm afraid it will bomb. Just isn't what today's shallow audiences like to see.
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Originally posted by necros
It looks good. But one thing that always bugs me is when trailers use music from other movies ... like Stargate on this one, Bram Stroker's Dracula is overused and I think the Gladiator music was on the Alamo trailer if I remember right... Do they think people won't notice?
It looks good. But one thing that always bugs me is when trailers use music from other movies ... like Stargate on this one, Bram Stroker's Dracula is overused and I think the Gladiator music was on the Alamo trailer if I remember right... Do they think people won't notice?
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I'd rather they use real film music that the cheap John Beal "sound alike" stuff. I get enough "sounds like something you know really well but just different enough to piss you off" music when watching NFL Films. Of course, it is annoying that every trailer in the 90s seemed contractually obligated to slip in a few measures of Edelman's Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story.
As for this film, looks damn intriguing. Like others, I hope it's as cool as it looks.
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As for this film, looks damn intriguing. Like others, I hope it's as cool as it looks.
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A big Rocketeer fan, so I'll be all over this one.
I'm just praying that the script is as good as the visuals (flashing back to how excited I was the first time I saw the Final Fantasy:TSW trailer).
As for predictions that it'll bomb, hey you never know. This time last year who woulda thought that a pirate movie would turn a profit?
I'm just praying that the script is as good as the visuals (flashing back to how excited I was the first time I saw the Final Fantasy:TSW trailer).
As for predictions that it'll bomb, hey you never know. This time last year who woulda thought that a pirate movie would turn a profit?
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Originally posted by RevLiver
Apparently the director is also a computer programmer and first wrote the software to allow him to animate the backgrounds. Then all of the acting was done in front of green screens. Doing it this way enabled him to basically have completely animated storyboards finished before filming with the actors. Looks amazing, and I'll definitely see it, but I'm afraid it will bomb. Just isn't what today's shallow audiences like to see.
Apparently the director is also a computer programmer and first wrote the software to allow him to animate the backgrounds. Then all of the acting was done in front of green screens. Doing it this way enabled him to basically have completely animated storyboards finished before filming with the actors. Looks amazing, and I'll definitely see it, but I'm afraid it will bomb. Just isn't what today's shallow audiences like to see.
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Well, after watching the trailer on a big screen, I have to say the effects look like hell. Nevertheless, I do like the stylistic cinematography (if it could be called that).
As good as this film could be, I think we're forgetting that this is a film from a filmmaking novice.
As good as this film could be, I think we're forgetting that this is a film from a filmmaking novice.