Sunday Double Feature: Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

Netflix Summery:
When scientists the world over keep disappearing without a trace, it's up to intrepid reporter Polly Perkins (Gwyneth Paltrow) and top aviator Sky Captain (Jude Law) to uncover the truth in this futuristic, Art Deco-style actioner. The task involves putting their lives at risk as the pair travels to treacherous locales, hoping to throw a wrench in the plans of a villain who aims to wipe out the planet. Angelina Jolie and Giovanni Ribisi co-star.

Checklist:
[ ]Bad guy has facial hair
[ ]Dead family member
[ ]Bad guy “wants to deal with it myself”
[ ]“NOOOOOOOOO!!!”
[ ]Someone gets impaled
[ ]Someone gets a limb/head hacked off
[ ]Someone explodes
[x]Someone dives out of the way of an explosion
[ ]“I want him alive”
[ ]Hard ass chick
[ ]Runs out of ammo
[ ]“We got company”
[ ]Character that doesn't follow the rules
[ ]Wilhelm
[ ]Cocky douche bag
[ ]Someone/something farts,poops,pukes,gets hit in the junk, or gets some sort of bodily fluid -besides blood squirted,thrown,or splattered on them.
[ ]Bad guy has a theme song
[ ]Token black guy
[ ]Black guy dies first
[ ]“Aw hell no”
[ ]SSSSLLLOOOWWW MMMOOOTTTIIIOOONNN!!
[ ]Old man mentor
[ ]Animal/robot/sidekick for comedy relief
[ ]Guy named Jack
[ ]Bad guy uses a pun
[ ]Crotchety old man
[ ]Midget
[ ]Monkey
[ ]Uncomfortable scene where the cute guy/girl finds out unattractive friend wants to be more then friends or likes them more then a friend.
[ ]Bad guy laughs at at his own stupid joke
[ ]Character that is taking revenge
[ ]That overused scene where the two characters almost kiss but get interrupted by something
[ ]Someone trips during a chase scene
[ ]Character misses chance to shoot bad guy because he is too busy staring or listening to what the bad guy is saying
[ ]Explanation via a chalkboard
[ ]“Last hope”
[ ]Martyrdom
[x]Blonde in distress
[ ]“Shes gonna blow!”
[ ]Car/vehicle flies off a cliff, then explodes
[ ]Henchmen waiting around and passing the time by talking to one another
[xxx]Character says something blatantly obvious
[ ]Intro includes narrated back story
[x]Deus Ex Machina
[ ]Impossible throw/shot
Cliché Total: 4/45

Things I Thought to Myself While Watching This Movie:
“Hindenburg III? does that mean that the 2nd one blew up as well?”
“You can tell she is a journalist, giant robots are attacking the city but she HAS to get her camera”
“For a conveyer belt thats loading up every animal in the world into a rocket if you close your eyes and just listen it sounds like they are only loading up elephants and monkeys. “

The Drinking Game:
Take a drink every time they visualize radio waves with animated ripples. Take 2 drinks every time Gwyneth Paltrow complains about having only two shots left.

Thoughts Of The Main Character As It Fades To Credits:
“Boy its a good thing that the crazy german scientist guy put these escape pods in the rocket where no humans were going to be on board. “

Quote(s):
"Can we just die for once without all this bickering?"

Summarization of Movie in One or Two Sentences:
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow: A movie that takes the 1930's and just throws robots in it.

Stereotypes Portrayed:
Journalists that have their name printed on the door and someone is dying and they are trying to say something important but die before they can finish their sentence

This Movie Brought To You By:
A cup noodle, a bowl and a half of Raisin Bran, another Jarritos, and some cheese nips.

Final Rating:
I give this movie 4 animated radio waves out of 5

Things You Might Have Missed By Leaving To Make A Sandwich During The Movie:
Taking the time to make a call from a pay phone whlie the city is under attack, visually showing radio waves, the ray gun from nazi zombies, shrunken elephants, getting paid in vienna sausages, waking up naked in bed with the reporter chick and your fat hairy friend, a guy that looks like a man sized version of yoda, a flying airstrip, the WORST computer animated skeleton imaginable, a blatant knock off of the big green head of the wizard in the wizard of oz, and FINALLY: kissing the girl you love and then punching her in the face.

Closing Thoughts:

I was really surprised by this movie. It came out years ago and I remember seeing the trailer once and never hearing from it again so I just assumed it sucked. Turns out it is a really imaginative, really cool little movie. I highly recommend it to anyone who is tired of your standard run of the mill sci-fi movie.

Check back later for the 2nd half of todays Sunday Double Feature: SLC Punk!