When I bought Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow on DVD, I was awaiting a poor short, nothing really to write home about. But when i selected it in the special features, I fell in love with it. I actually think they should have made the full-length movie a special feature, and the short the movie lol! We open on a very recognizable picture (for movie buffs really) is the crackly graded picture of old movies of the silver screen, such as Frankenstein, or The 39 Steps. It's in wonderful black and white, an unusual feat these days. But then again, the whole process was shot in front of blue screen, so there's nothing to be surprised at. It's quite similar to the full length version, but I actually think the actors in this piece, though unknown, and hardly speak a line each, are better choices for the roles of Polly Perkins and Joe Sullivan. Don't get me wrong, I liked Jude Law and Gwyneth Paltrow in the movie, but Gwyneth was slightly wooden in the movie, as this actor wasn't. Sorry Gwyneth, she was better. Even though this was only about an eighth or tenth of the actual movie, I liked it better because, as Kerry Conran wanted, it would have been in chapters, making you believe it more.
4/5 or 8/10
