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Re: Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
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lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.space
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Sun, 14 Nov 2004 17:22:04 GMT
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In lugnet.adventurers, Chris Paton wrote:
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I have just seen the trailer for this film, it has possibly been on release
in the USA for a while, I don’t know. But it looks like Crimson Skies has
just hit the big screen - blimps and prop planes with huge guns!!
Has anyone seen the movie? Is it any good?
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I loved it.
I had a big stupid grin on my face for two hours.
The entire movie is a tribute to 1930s era art deco, robots, and adventure
comics of the time. There are also a lot of visual references to old science
fiction movies, so keep your eyes open.
There will be some who say “But the plot was bad” etc.
How much plot can one expect from something called “Sky Captain and the World of
Tomorrow”?
Go see it with the mindset of an 8 year old who loves big robots and whooshing
airplanes. You won’t be disappointed.
Pure silly fun.
-Grand Admiral
.space Curator
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| (...) I've not seen this yet, but it looks cool, what with the retro look and all. We took the kids to see The Incredibles over the weekend. I thought it was very good. And yes, I did see it with the mindset of an 8 year old. It's got a few cool (...) (20 years ago, 16-Nov-04, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| I have just seen the trailer for this film, it has possibly been on release in the USA for a while, I don't know. But it looks like Crimson Skies has just hit the big screen - blimps and prop planes with huge guns!! Has anyone seen the movie? Is it (...) (20 years ago, 13-Nov-04, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.space, FTX)
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