Podcast # 405 - "Sky Captain"

Rico · October 07, 2012, 06:09:51 AM

Guest host Davekill takes us on a journey with a look at: "Sky Captain & the World of Tomorrow." This cool film from 2004 is perfect for the geek in all of us and Dave gives us a lot of great info on this fun movie. Enjoy and thanks Dave for covering this cool film!

Podcast Notes: http://treksinscifi.com/podcast_notes/?p=2594

http://www.treksinscifi.com/podcasts/TreksinSciFi_405_Sky_Captain.mp3

Rico · October 07, 2012, 06:13:29 AM

Thought this was cool.

Jane Monheit - Over The Rainbow

Bromptonboy · October 07, 2012, 06:29:12 AM

Love this movie!

davekill · October 07, 2012, 06:55:07 AM

A cool picture of Kerry working in the early day's of his film.

Ah, the days of limited memory, Zip and SyQuest cartridges.

davekill · October 07, 2012, 06:55:47 AM

Kerry Conran's original 6 minute 'Sky Captain' short
http://youtu.be/KqRvdm8jHz4

Thanks to Harry Thorpe2010 for his most excellent Sky Captain video.
http://youtu.be/yPi2uleYOeE

moyer777 · October 07, 2012, 08:20:52 AM

Looking forward to this podcast!

WillEagle · October 07, 2012, 02:33:34 PM

You can watch this on Netflix right now.

davekill · October 07, 2012, 05:20:59 PM

After seeing this movie I was surprised to learn the real story behind it and thought it would make a good podcast.

If you're a movie production and FX geek like me, there's an excellent documentary on the DVD.
I still have some of my vintage gear like Kerry used to make his short film. ;)

M-5 · October 07, 2012, 06:13:26 PM

Can't wait to listen to this podcast.

M-5 · October 08, 2012, 02:15:16 PM

Davekill, that was an excellent podcast! I loved the behind the scenes stuff. I'm re-watching it tonight after work.

davekill · October 08, 2012, 03:13:16 PM

Quote from: M-5 on October 08, 2012, 02:15:16 PM
Davekill, that was an excellent podcast! I loved the behind the scenes stuff. I'm re-watching it tonight after work.

Thank you M-5! :)

Jon Avnet cautioned Kerry on his first draft about being too much of a 'Boys with toys' film and was surprised on the second draft how sophisticated Kerry had made the characters relationships.

Myself, I like the James Bond angle of Sky Captain's plane and the other British elements, Brits are cool.
Even though the tension between Joe and Polly was necessary, but I wouldn't call it a Chick Flick - he's just a guy with girl trouble.

Needless to say I'm a huge fanboy of this film.

Vartok · October 08, 2012, 09:42:53 PM

You guest podcasters! Every time I listen to one of these movie review podcasts I just have to go back and watch the movie with the inside knowledge. Darn! (but a real good darn!). Great one @Davekill.

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Redshirt97 · October 23, 2012, 05:03:25 AM

Hi all to the form, I just listen to the skycaptain podcast just this past weekend. it was a great podcast. Me and my brother went to see when it was first released. we both enjoyed it but it seemed like it could have been better some how. I just watched the oral short here on the forum and it was just cool just like the opening of the movie. btw, I just read from the nerdiest news that it ranks number 2 in what movies they would like to have in a 3D conversion.

Redshirt97 · October 23, 2012, 05:12:58 AM

Quote from: davekill on October 07, 2012, 06:55:47 AM
Kerry Conran's original 6 minute 'Sky Captain' short
http://youtu.be/KqRvdm8jHz4

Thanks to Harry Thorpe2010 for his most excellent Sky Captain video.
http://youtu.be/yPi2uleYOeE

the two vids inbeed here are cool, espical the origal short.

davekill · October 23, 2012, 09:16:14 AM

Quote from: Redshirt97 on October 23, 2012, 05:03:25 AM
we both enjoyed it but it seemed like it could have been better some how.

Good point - maybe the story would have been better as a short series rather than a stand-alone-movie.

I liked the Avengers movie partly because it revisited 'the scene of the crime', but on a grander scale.
Both movies had a lot in common; the battle in Manhatten, flying aircraft carrier, and Gwyneth Paltrow.

Glad you like the review :)