Synopsis:

This was made to bring the ol’ Cap to the new millennium. Tighter pacing, jettison what doesn’t work or slows down the movie and torpedo glaring logic holes, painful romantic chemistry and humor that falls flat.

Intentions:

The visual success of this film deserves that first time Director Kerry Conran be showered with all manner of accolades, but the most important things that make a movie great are missing. Half of “Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow” is a film of breathtaking vision and craftsmanship, a work of art that both summarizes the early history of cinema and takes it brilliantly, shimmeringly forward. The other half is not. Ultimately the movie is immensely stylish, fantastically retro-looking, and an utter bore.

Change List:

- Moved the opening titles to the end. Now the film starts quiet and mysterious. - Deleted The hand crossing out names. Who is that? Totenkopf’s mysterious oriental agent is a robot. She needs a list? - Deleted Sky Captain holding a gun on Polly. If you’re going to point a gun at somebody, you better shoot. - Deleted Polly being a klutz, always doing the wrong thing. Now she’s a competent reporter. - Deleted the bickering and snipping that was supposed to pass for romantic chemistry. - Deleted scenes of Dex for pacing. - Deleted any dialogue meant to be funny that wasn’t. - Deleted any dialogue were a character says “I’m going to do…” Now they just do it. - Kaji has a mind of his own. He speaks without being prompted by Sky Captain. - Added scenes from original 6 min. movie into robot sequence. 15 secs. Added tint. - Added deleted scene “Totenkopf’s Torture Room” with music from “The Ring” 1 min. 6 secs. - Reworked the end credits. New end credit sound track also RemiXed by Jorge. - Added surprise ending after the end credits. You must watch till the last frame.

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