OK, ya gotta see this movie!

Two unemployed people have to pick and choose their entertainment, but some things you just can't pass up. We went to see Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, which was every bit as cool as I was expecting. It's period, it's 1930's fantasy s.f., it's Adventure with a capital "A," it's FUN!!!!! It's got flying aces, it's got world-threatening menaces, it's got mad science, it's got humor, it's got cliff-hangers, it's got robots, it's got giant airships, it's got -- sorry, I'm not gonna give it all away; you'll have to go see it to see what else it's got!

One thing I especially liked about this movie was the color: an almost sepia, period look -- like old hand-tinted photographs. (Don't worry, this will be way overused before next year, if it hasn't been already, just like those dark, wet-pavement shots they've been using in every sci-fi and comix movie the last several years to make things look gritty and spooky). That look and various other details just breathed 1930's pulp ambiance. Another thing I liked -- it was clean as a whistle. I expect the more or less comic-book style violence earned it the PG rating; heck, I'd take the kids if I had any.

If you want a bold, high-spirited romp that will whiten your knuckles satisfactorily, that brings you solidly into its world without being too well-grounded in reality, and that's got all the right stuff to make it a good adventure story, this is the movie to see!