The first thirty minutes or so of this movie--up until Sky Captain and Polly Perkins get back to the bombed-out-base, are among the most beautiful cinema I've ever seen.
The slightly-blurred washed-out sepia, the extreme two-dimensionality of the background, and the 1930s Futurist styling all make you feel like you're watching some creeped-out German Expressionist Metropolis <i>noir</i>. Which is exactly the point.
Seriously, it's stunningly, stunningly beautiful.
Unfortunately, after that, the movie decides it wants to be <i>Raiders of the Lost Ark</i>, and, yeah, I guess it's an OK pulp-action serial, but, enh. The visual effects go from being claustrophobic to just being expensive. You'll groan when you see "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Rivendell," and, frankly, it's a pity about the plot and the characterization. And ZERO POINTS for the heavy-handed <i>Johnny Got His Gun</i> reference.
But, GOD DAMN, the first half-hour or so of the movie is beautiful.
Oh, and I'd totally do Angelina Jolie.
Bruce
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Yeah, I bet she'd give a great socket job.Worm wrote:I'm surpised you didn't say something like "I'd totally do Angelina Jolie in the crevice under her eyepatch" or something.
Anyway, can I get an idea of how often I'm going to see her and that stupid eyepatch looking smug?
Um, the answer is "very often during the small part of the film in which she appears."
Bruce