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05-11-2008, 02:28 PM
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ok...my opinion here:
Raiders of the Lost Ark...awesome (The Ark, Nazis, Christian Lore)
Temple of Doom...bad (annoying kid from Goonies, Who cares about rocks? No real legend behind the plot)
Last Crusade...awesome (The Grail, Christian Lore, More Nazis, Sean Connery)
Will the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull be wonderful or a feeble attempt to bring an old hero back?
From what I've gathered:
-Real legend behind the plot: http://en.epochtimes.com/news/5-8-21/31477.html
-No Nazis
-There is some kind of "sidekick" but he is older
-Not Christian Lore
-the special effects will be amazing
-Indy is now my dads age
-Marion is back
Discuss
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05-11-2008, 02:41 PM
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I agree with your assessment of the other films, but didn't mid 2 as much as you did. 
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05-11-2008, 03:24 PM
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Quick Edit: If don't want to know ANYTHING about it, skip my post. I don't give anything huge away but some plot details which if you've read an article or googled it you'd already know...
Psyched that Marion is back too. I expect Cate Blanchett to be a great villan since she's great in everything. Shia LaBoeuf might be fine too as long as its mostly Indy. I'm optimistic that it'll be better than Temple of Doom.
It takes place 19 years after Last Crusade in the movie and in real life. Yeah, this time it'll be Soviets, not Nazis, but that makes more sense give the timing.
I think this movie is going to make a ton of money...
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05-11-2008, 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by smperry  I think this movie is going to make a ton of money...
M | Understatement of the year!!!!! 
Yeah, the Russkies might be a good foe. I just hope that they don't fall into the Hollywood Trap of ..."Indiana Jones is about boobie traps and crazy stunts". The trailer shows off a lot of the stunts and effects..which look amazing and I hope that it's just because of the one minute time constraint that you can't really get a sense of the plot. They gotta remember that a good story is what makes a good movie!
For the record: I am WAY excited to see this movie. I'm such a fan! Just hearing the music gives me the chills!! ha, I'm a dork...
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05-11-2008, 04:07 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New City, NY | | | I'm not that excited to see it. I've read a few early reviews that say it's more or less a letdown. It's good, just not Indiana Jones good.
I'll still probably see it though.
And for the record, I liked the second movie. Sure, it had a weird darkness to it, and no Nazis got the crap kicked out of them, but I still like it. The 3rd is my favorite though.
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05-11-2008, 04:18 PM
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05-11-2008, 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by TrooperFarva I'm not that excited to see it. I've read a few early reviews that say it's more or less a letdown. It's good, just not Indiana Jones good.
I'll still probably see it though.
And for the record, I liked the second movie. Sure, it had a weird darkness to it, and no Nazis got the crap kicked out of them, but I still like it. The 3rd is my favorite though. | Maybe that's why in our paper today, the headline was, "Downplaying film's significance, Lucas says, 'It's just a movie'. Sounds like he's telling people not to expect an epic film. |
05-11-2008, 05:12 PM
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But I think Ford is just too old for this now
I'm still gonna see it though!
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05-11-2008, 05:20 PM
| | Something about gumption | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Napa, CA | | | I'm kind of interested to see it. I just watched the Raiders of the Last Arc yesterday and it kind of rekindled my interest. I was never a huge fan of the series in the first place, but I definitely want to see it.
On a derailment note, I just saw Iron Man. Pretty kickass.
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05-11-2008, 10:15 PM
|  | Online | | Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Sunapee, New Hampshire | | | Oh man, I can't wait. They showed a preview when I went to see Iron Man, and I was more excited about this than Iron Man. I had no idea a new Indy Jones was coming out.
When they kicked into the theme music, I got goosebumps. It took me back to being a 10 year boy old hiding under the seats in the movie theater so we could watch Raiders of the Lost Ark over, and over, and over, and over.
Dang....I didn't realize I was 10 years old when the original came out. I AM old.
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05-11-2008, 11:20 PM
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Did you get up to take a piss when he takes the guys heart out? |
05-11-2008, 11:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Masher88 -Indy is now my dads age | LOL. If Indy is now your dad's age, he's always been your dad's age.
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05-12-2008, 04:00 AM
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Originally Posted by JansenW LOL. If Indy is now your dad's age, he's always been your dad's age. | true...but my Dad is not doing action movies in his 60's.
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05-12-2008, 06:58 AM
| | Pat's the best! | | Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Northern Virginia, USA | | | Temple of Doom was friggin' awesome. Chock full of greatness. Short Round, the great musical piece to begin followed by the crazy diamond/antidote hunt, the "LAO CHE" airline, the fall in the lifeboat followed by a tumble down the river. The hilarious dinner at Pankot Palace, the bug room, the booby trap room, the sacrifice chamber, heart removal, no gun this time for the sword guy, cutting the the bridge.
The second movie may be my favorite. |
05-12-2008, 07:57 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NY, NY | | | Nothing can top Indiana Jones and the Lost Ark. That said, I'm still seein git.
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05-12-2008, 08:02 AM
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2 was one of the worst movies of the decade. Lame plot, bad acting, bad acting, bad acting, BAD BAD BAD acting (who was that whining waste of a female foil?) and one cheapo gore/shock gag after another. That movie made me angry.
3 was great.
I am so hoping 4 is even remotely like 1 or 3.
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05-12-2008, 08:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Masher88 Temple of Doom...bad (annoying kid from Goonies, Who cares about rocks? No real legend behind the plot) | well, i gotta warn you, TOD is one of my favorite movies period heh.   
that being said, there was so a very definite story behind the plot - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banalinga http://www.navaratna-museum.info/Stones.html
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05-12-2008, 08:13 AM
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Originally Posted by MJ5150 Oh man, I can't wait. They showed a preview when I went to see Iron Man, and I was more excited about this than Iron Man. I had no idea a new Indy Jones was coming out.
When they kicked into the theme music, I got goosebumps. It took me back to being a 10 year boy old hiding under the seats in the movie theater so we could watch Raiders of the Lost Ark over, and over, and over, and over.
Dang....I didn't realize I was 10 years old when the original came out. I AM old.
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05-12-2008, 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by john turner | First of all, that back story (from wiki) has almost nothing to do with the Indy movie (where's the cults, where is the part about having to have all of them together to get power) ...secondly, Who cares about rocks? Thirdly, the rocks pictured look nothing like the ones in the movie. I dare say that, just because you found some legend of sacred stones (Shankara Stones), the movie was not based around that legend or they really took MANY liberties with the legend.
Re-iteration:
-Goonies kid was whiny and annoying
-Female co-star was whiny and annoying
-All the stunts just seemed contrived and too perfect (not believable)
-So a dude got his heart pulled out...big deal...one special effect does not a movie make! (Faces melted off in the first one!!!!)
-A roller coaster mine car ride?!?!?! Are you F---ing kidding me?!?!
-No good archeology and/or sweet research moments (where he has to figure stuff out through clues, old carvings and old texts and things)
-Bad guys weren't anything that Americans can really identify with...weird cult members and brainwashed lackeys...phhhhh.
Here's a good site debating the movie : http://toase.net/archives/000383.php
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05-12-2008, 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by MJ5150 Oh man, I can't wait. They showed a preview when I went to see Iron Man, and I was more excited about this than Iron Man. I had no idea a new Indy Jones was coming out.
When they kicked into the theme music, I got goosebumps. It took me back to being a 10 year boy old hiding under the seats in the movie theater so we could watch Raiders of the Lost Ark over, and over, and over, and over.
Dang....I didn't realize I was 10 years old when the original came out. I AM old.
-Mike | Speaking of the theme music, a trumpet player friend of mine, Ramon Flores played in the orchestra on the soundtrack of this movie. Very cool.
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