[xkaydet65]

Sorry, I liked it. Visually it was stunning but for me the hoot was picking out the old serials and movies that were homaged by the creator. There was everything from Don Winslow of the Navy to Raymond Massey as Wings over the World in The Shape of Things to Come. I can say that i found it more entertaining than either of the two sequels to Indiana jones,though I liked them both.

About a month ago I bought a VHS of Republic's Fighting Devil Dogs, 1937. So I have a thing for those serials, even though I saw them on WOR TV in NYC on Saturday Mornings. 20 years after they debuted in the Loews 86th Street. or the Academy of Music. Sky aptain brought them back. I look forward to the sequel.

[Ptarmigan]

Man, I want to see that movie.

[BenLurkin]

Yes, it was visually stunning.

It has to be the first movie that has a multi-story sword wielding statue inside of a rocket. And those giant space heaters defending the undersea entrance were certainly a surprise. :>)

When they make the sequel, maybe they'll drop Gynneth Paltrow and replace her with a more charming female lead.

[Nowhere Man]

Sorry, I liked it. Visually it was stunning but for me the hoot was picking out the old serials and movies that were homaged by the creator. There was everything from Don Winslow of the Navy to Raymond Massey as Wings over the World in The Shape of Things to Come. I can say that i found it more entertaining than either of the two sequels to Indiana jones,though I liked them both.

There was another movie that featured the "futuristic world of 1980" that was made in 1929. It was set in New Work City and people flew around in autogyros (like helicopters) although the future world seemed to be dominated by beaurcrats. I believe the story was about a man who was frozen in 1930 and woke up to the new world 50 years later. Also for that feel, there was a German film called "Metropolis" made in 1926, I'd love to see that one and there was also another interesting film made in the Soviet Union called "Aletia" in the 1920's. The story was where the members of a Soviet mission to Mars end up bringing the "benefits" of Communism to the Martians. Although the goal of the film leaves much to be desired, there was an Art Deco/Gothic look about it from the clips I've seen.

[Phsstpok]

If you like the serials then you probably also like the pulps from the 20s and 30s. Have you ever read any of the Edgar Rice Burrough's John Carter of Mars series? Well, Harry Knowles is involved in the production of a movie version of one, A Princess Of Mars and dribbles out bits and pieces as they progress on his web site, Ain't It Cool News.

Robert Rodriguez (Spy Kids, From Dusk Till Dawn, Desperado) was going to direct, but bailed for another project. Now Kerry Conran, the director of Sky Captain, has picked up the directors duties. He obviously understands and loves the genre and his special effects techniques (which I understand he had a huge hand in developing) lend themselves perfectly to a movie like this.

A bit of Homer Simpson: Ummmmmm, Deja Thoris

[Tijeras_Slim]

I want to see this... when I was a kid I read all the DOc Savage books available (1-about 84) and love that retro-sci-fi stuff.