I saw Sky Captain on the flight over to the States -- I enjoyed it -- sort of a Buck Rogers type of film, it was interesting looking at how they morphed history and set it in a past world that never existed. Sure, it wasn't great cinema, but it was intriguing. It's interesting to see how mixed the reviews were:
[www.rottentomatoes.com]

I'd probably go for "So perfectly captures the sci-fi wonder of '30s serials...that watching it doesn't arouse a modern reaction of "wow!" or "cool!" -- it garners a genuine, awe-struck "golly!"
and "The World of Tomorrow is an enjoyable look back at a make-believe cinematic world that existed in the late 1930s and early 1940s."
and wouldn't disagree with
"Style over substance -- but what style!"
the funniest comment is probably:
"The must-see summer blockbuster of 1939, it's the new Far From Heaven -- only this time for nerds instead of gay guys."



Doug Weller

Director The Hall of Ma'at
Doug's Skeptical Archaeology site::
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