Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

I caught this last night with my friend Mike at the local googolplex. What a fun, wonderful, exciting flick! It was just a great amount of fun. I found myself laughing out loud and clapping a lot of times in the movie, which is something I rarely do.

The movie pays homage to the great serials of the past decades, and tips the hat to several newr films (Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park, Star Wars, etc.) in a playful and not derivative (IMO) way. From what I understand there was very little location shooting, most of the principal photography happened in front of a green screen.

Jude Law, Angelina Jolie, and Gwyneth Paltrow were pretty awesome, and Giovanni Ribisi (sp?) was neat in a fun supporting role. Of course, I would pay money to see Gwyneth read the phone book, but she was great, especially in the long blond tresses 1930's - 1940's style.

This is simply a fun way to spend some time in the theatre. I will be catching it again. Go see it!