Can you believe I'd never seen The Rocketeer past, I dunno, the first 10 or 15 minutes? Even though I have an interest in superhero movies. Even though Jennifer Connelly (created by God himself to play women in the 30s and 40s) is in it. And Timothy Dalton? Sheesh! Even though it was probably on TV all the time. Remedied the situation this week and thought it a thoroughly pleasant experience. Its hero, played by Bill Campbell, is a "gosh wow", earnest type, which gives the film a retro, serial feel, but the movie is still an atypical Disney release, with plenty of deaths, usually from tommygun fire. But it's still cartoon violence and there's plenty of goofy comedy to lighten things up. By the end, when a Nazi blimp is flying over Hollywood, I was laughing my head off. It's remarkable how its sense of fun pushes you to a place where you can accept the ridiculous as a massive gag. If the Rocketeer had flown again and become a franchise, I'd no doubt have paid more attention to it at the time. It's too bad that never happened, because there's some nice pulpy potential there, fun stunts, and though the effects are dated today, they really aren't THAT dated. In no way do they take you out of the experience.
I really love this movie for some reason. It may be because I am a big comic book person since I first learned to read and I was about 8 years old when this came out, but there’s more to it than that. It’s kind of a throwback to things like Flash Gordon so there is a nostalgia factor. It is beautifully shot, and I am familiar with the area it was filmed in, and Jennifer Connelly looks so gorgeous. The effects are mainly practical rather than digital, although there are some early CGI effects here. It ends up being one of the better superhero films of the 90s, especially compared to Judge Dredd, The Mask or Tank Girl, which all came out after this.
Misses the mark so badly. Lots of potential that is only reached by the incredible score. One of my all time favorite films scores. The movie itself just never did it for me. Remake?
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Siskoid
Can you believe I'd never seen The Rocketeer past, I dunno, the first 10 or 15 minutes? Even though I have an interest in superhero movies. Even though Jennifer Connelly (created by God himself to play women in the 30s and 40s) is in it. And Timothy Dalton? Sheesh! Even though it was probably on TV all the time. Remedied the situation this week and thought it a thoroughly pleasant experience. Its hero, played by Bill Campbell, is a "gosh wow", earnest type, which gives the film a retro, serial feel, but the movie is still an atypical Disney release, with plenty of deaths, usually from tommygun fire. But it's still cartoon violence and there's plenty of goofy comedy to lighten things up. By the end, when a Nazi blimp is flying over Hollywood, I was laughing my head off. It's remarkable how its sense of fun pushes you to a place where you can accept the ridiculous as a massive gag. If the Rocketeer had flown again and become a franchise, I'd no doubt have paid more attention to it at the time. It's too bad that never happened, because there's some nice pulpy potential there, fun stunts, and though the effects are dated today, they really aren't THAT dated. In no way do they take you out of the experience.mook
A fun & hugely enjoyable retro comic book adventure; it's a 1930's Iron Man from the director of Captain America! 8/10.Follow me on Twitter @LastFilmSeen
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It was cool.essaywhu
I really love this movie for some reason. It may be because I am a big comic book person since I first learned to read and I was about 8 years old when this came out, but there’s more to it than that. It’s kind of a throwback to things like Flash Gordon so there is a nostalgia factor. It is beautifully shot, and I am familiar with the area it was filmed in, and Jennifer Connelly looks so gorgeous. The effects are mainly practical rather than digital, although there are some early CGI effects here. It ends up being one of the better superhero films of the 90s, especially compared to Judge Dredd, The Mask or Tank Girl, which all came out after this.chunkylefunga
Average.CSSCHNEIDER
Misses the mark so badly. Lots of potential that is only reached by the incredible score. One of my all time favorite films scores. The movie itself just never did it for me. Remake?