Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Rio Hayward All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Kien Navarro Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

HotToastyRag I remember seeing the previews for Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow when I was a kid. The hype was that it was a completely animated movie, and I thought it was the greatest special effects in the world since the main characters, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Angelina Jolie, looked so much like the actors playing them it was impossible to tell they were animated! Well, as it turns out, when I finally saw the movie ten years later, I learned the truth. Despite my protestations throughout the first half of the film that the people in the movie were indeed animated, I found out that they were real. The entire movie was filmed using "green screen"-or blue screen, if you prefer-but the actors were real.When you watch it, though, I'm sure you'll have your doubts. The entire movie, in addition to using computer graphics for all the background images, used several special filters and finishes that made everyone's faces look photoshopped, which let's face it, they were. You can't see people's pores on their faces and the lighting looks extremely strange. I can only hope the filmmakers chose this design to make the actors look as actors did in that time period, rather than to intentionally confuse the audience. In old movies from the 1930s and 1940s, camera lenses didn't pick up every pore, so Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow looks quite authentic.You'll also probably be wowed, and rightly so, by the incredible special effects during the plentiful action scenes. The story is set in the midst of WWII, and out of nowhere, giant robots and flying machines pop out of the sky, adding another element to the war. Jude Law plays the title character, and he spends most of the film in his plane blowing up bad guys. You can only imagine the endless possibilities of special effects with a fantasy movie like this.While I don't happen to like the "steampunk" genre, I was able to appreciate the computer graphics, how pretty Gwyneth Paltrow looked, how pretty Jude Law looked, and Edward Shearmur's beautiful music. You won't see his name until the end credits, so while you're listening to his complex and authentic-sounding score, you'll probably lay odds that it's John Williams. Shearmur's very talented, and I'll be keeping an ear open for him in the future.If you like movies that rely heavily on special effects, action scenes with giant robots, and a quick banter that stands for romantic tension, you might like this one. It's not one I'll probably want to watch again, but I really enjoyed the cameo from Laurence Olivier, and the last one minute of the film is very cute. What's the ending, you ask? You'll have to watch it to find out.DLM warning: If you suffer from vertigo or dizzy spells, like my mom does, this movie is not your friend. In every scene, the camera either swerves, tilts, or spins, and it might make you sick. In other words, "Don't Look, Mom!"

BA_Harrison Steven Spielberg and George Lucas laughed all the way to the bank recycling elements from old '30s serials with Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), while maverick director Robert Rodriguez has shown how hyper-stylised comic-book action, shot almost entirely on a 'digital backlot', can be a success with Sin City (2005).Writer/director Kerry Conran, on the other hand… A retro-futuristic, pulp comic-book science fiction adventure set during an alternate late-1930s, Conran's Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow can't be faulted for trying: it has giant robots, miniature elephants, ray guns, weird aircraft with flapping wings, planes that can turn into submarines, hovering aircraft carriers, a trip to the legendary paradise of Shangri La, a clean-cut hero, a pretty heroine, a scientific genius sidekick, and more cool art deco production design than you can shake a Bakelite radio at. It SHOULD have been a blast…Unfortunately, despite boasting such promising ingredients, the film proves to be a disappointing dud. Much of the film's lack of success can be put down to its glut of unconvincing CGI: as innovative as it was to construct all sets digitally, it's impossible to believe for a second that the performers are anywhere other than in a film studio, acting in front of a blue screen, which makes it hard to connect with the action. The film also suffers badly from poor casting (Jude Law, as Sky Captain, is a bland hero, Gwyneth Paltrow is a bland blonde, and Angelina Jolie is wasted in a forgettable supporting role), while the whole is definitely much less than the sum of its parts, the unengaging and messy plot a load of hackneyed old tosh about missing scientists and a mad megalomaniac bent on world domination.B for effort, but D- for attainment. That's 3/10 in IMDb terms.

Harriet Deltubbo So let me get this straight: After New York City receives a series of attacks from giant flying robots, a reporter teams up with a pilot in search of their origin, as well as the reason for the disappearances of famous scientists around the world. Okay, got it. This is a story about a place most people might not be able to conceive: where things are dying, where people survive off liquor and stale food, where those who are supposed to love us drive knives into our backs. There are fisticuffs back and forth with those who claim to work for justice. It is very light-hearted and it isn't complex at all as all the characters struggle against a system that has perpetuated many falsehoods.

robinski34 The opening credits of Sky Captain and The World of Tomorrow promise exactly what the film delivers, a ripping yarn in the mold of Flash Gordon and Buck Rodgers, with all the suspension of disbelief that those matinée serials required of the viewer. The PG rating is the tell-tale that you should not expect plotting of Nolanian complexity, this is a kids' film, and if you treat it like that, it's good fun. There is the odd gaping plot hole, but there are also some nice touches, like the appearance of Laurence Olivier and a certain recurring camera device for example, which help counteract the patchiness of the jeopardy. If you can accept occasional failings such as the yawning chasm in the lack of resolution of the research subject scene, this can be an enjoyable romp with a watchable cast.