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Originally posted by Rodney
I spent much of my teen years in the '70s working in a pizza restaurant that continuously showed old movie serials for free. I probably saw "Flash Gordon," "Buck Rogers" and the Commando Cody serials a dozen times each. So the trailer to "Sky Captain" really interests me.
What's unusual about this flick is that it has a first-time director, and that just about all the sets as well as special effects were generated. The actors did all their work in front of blue screens. The cost was a "mere" $70 million, but it would have cost twice as much if they'd actually had to build something outside of the computer. Plus, I think that in visuals they've made a leap that fuses the comic book/animation reality with live action footage -- the film looks like neither one nor the other, but like a ultra-real animated comic novel. Even if the script is crap, I'm ready for this.
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Good thing I refreshed the page before I posted.
Rodney, it sounds like you had some cool teenage years.
I had heard of the first two serials you mentioned but not Commando Cody.
What were his adventures about?
Here's what I wrote before I saw Rodneys' informative post.
This movie looks like it's based on early 20th Century sci-fi movies.
Serials, cliffhangers and the like.
That's why the seemingly over-the-top title.
It looks good to me, so far.
We shall see.
Here's a synopsis of the movie and some background on the writer, director. Also, miniatures of the three posters.
http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/50...html?fromint=1
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First Look: Sky Captain Posters
Three character-themed teaser posters for Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.
March 18, 2004 - Today, for your viewing pleasure, we have an exclusive first look at three new character-themed teaser posters for Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. The stylized posters – we dig the Machine Age motif – feature the film's three main characters: flying ace Sky Captain (Jude Law), reporter Polly Perkins (Gwyneth Paltrow) and pilot Franky Cook (Angelina Jolie).
The film was written and directed by industry newbie Kerry Conran, a CalArts grad. Conran shot the entire picture against bluescreen and wrote his own software to create the film's unique visuals. He says, "The whole movie is a special effect, even a scene with two people sitting in a room. Really, it's a live-action cartoon."
Spoiler: The story is set in late-1930s New York City and follows Polly Perkins (Paltrow), a crack reporter working on a story about numerous world-famous scientists who have mysteriously gone missing. Suddenly, all heck breaks loose and strange flying machines threaten Manhattan while gigantic walking robots trample city blocks. To get to the bottom of it all, Polly joins forces with her old flame and sometime adversary Capt. Joseph Sullivan (Jude Law), known as Sky Captain. He commands the Flying Legion, battling bad guys in his Warhawk P-40. Dashing, huh? Sky and Polly fly to a remote part of Nepal (think Shangri-La) to track down the crazed mastermind Dr. Totenkopf, who wants to destroy the world.
Jolie plays Capt. Franky Cook, an associate of Sky Captain and Giovanni Ribisi stars as Sky's gadget-apt buddy, Dex. Bai Ling also has a small role in the film.
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