There were moments in Crystal Skull that made me grin from ear to ear but they were few and far between. The fight breaking out between the jocks and the greasers and the motorcycle chase (right up until the bit in the library) were pretty great.
Part of me is stupid enough to hope for a 5th movie but I don't know. I would only be excited if I knew Lucas had no input on the process. I really don't think he understands what made the movies great in the first place.
The first three Indy movies are some of my favorites of all time though. I would put Raiders at the top of my desert island movie list.
The fight between the jocks and the greasers is a good idea but it is too short and serves no real purpose
There should have been more "50's" stuff in that film
That was what I loved about it. Just the idea that a jocks/greasers fight could erupt at the drop of a hat in the 50s.
More 50s stuff could have been cool. It was pretty much limited to the opening with the kids out driving around in the desert, the atomic bomb testing, and the jocks/greasers bit.
i think miriam is one of my all-time favourite female leads
Her intro is one of my favorite movie scenes ever
yeah. definitely.
i love that she doesn't just wait around for indy to save her. and she's pretty charming in crystal skull.
I don't know, she seemed a bit too fawning and "That's my Indy!" in Crystal Skull. Seemed like she should have been busting his balls more than she did.
There were moments in Crystal Skull that made me grin from ear to ear but they were few and far between. The fight breaking out between the jocks and the greasers and the motorcycle chase (right up until the bit in the library) were pretty great.
Part of me is stupid enough to hope for a 5th movie but I don't know. I would only be excited if I knew Lucas had no input on the process. I really don't think he understands what made the movies great in the first place.
The first three Indy movies are some of my favorites of all time though. I would put Raiders at the top of my desert island movie list.
The fight between the jocks and the greasers is a good idea but it is too short and serves no real purpose
There should have been more "50's" stuff in that film
That was what I loved about it. Just the idea that a jocks/greasers fight could erupt at the drop of a hat in the 50s.
More 50s stuff could have been cool. It was pretty much limited to the opening with the kids out driving around in the desert, the atomic bomb testing, and the jocks/greasers bit.
The jocks/greasers fight was the best part about the movie.
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i think miriam is one of my all-time favourite female leads
Her intro is one of my favorite movie scenes ever
yeah. definitely.
i love that she doesn't just wait around for indy to save her. and she's pretty charming in crystal skull.
I don't know, she seemed a bit too fawning and "That's my Indy!" in Crystal Skull. Seemed like she should have been busting his balls more than she did.
i think miriam is one of my all-time favourite female leads
Her intro is one of my favorite movie scenes ever
yeah. definitely.
i love that she doesn't just wait around for indy to save her. and she's pretty charming in crystal skull.
I don't know, she seemed a bit too fawning and "That's my Indy!" in Crystal Skull. Seemed like she should have been busting his balls more than she did.
this is my opinion, yes
they made her way less awesome in the last movie
As far as I can tell she didn't really do anything except be a plot point
Crystal Skull seems a little out of place with the other movies, 1-3 all dealt with mythological stuff from major religions, then 4 brings in all this wacky alien stuff. The basic story had some potential, like Heart of Darkness with aliens, but it just never came together. Maybe they should have fought Quetzalcotl at the end, or the aliens have the form of Mayan gods? I dunno, it would have been cool if they kept the whole religious mythology thing going.
Also I was watching this Korean war movie called the Steel Helmet the other day that had an asian sidekick kid called Short Round, nicknamed after some sort of bullet type. I'm guessing that's where Lucas and Spielberg got the name?
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Crystal Skull seems a little out of place with the other movies, 1-3 all dealt with mythological stuff from major religions, then 4 brings in all this wacky alien stuff. The basic story had some potential, like Heart of Darkness with aliens, but it just never came together. Maybe they should have fought Quetzalcotl at the end, or the aliens have the form of Mayan gods? I dunno, it would have been cool if they kept the whole religious mythology thing going.
Also I was watching this Korean war movie called the Steel Helmet the other day that had an asian sidekick kid called Short Round, nicknamed after some sort of bullet type. I'm guessing that's where Lucas and Spielberg got the name?
A short round is a cartridge where the bullet is seated too deeply, which usually happens when not enough powder is put in. This makes the round weak (less explosive charge), and it will not travel as far. This then leads to short rounds being known as accidental friendly fire. Originally because said short round traveled less distance due to being fucked up and instead of going over your line of troops into the enemy it lands on your guys. Also used if someone miscalculates a firing solution or gives the wrong targeting coordinates and you just stupidly shoot your own people.
i wanted to be an archeologist for a while but then i realized it's actually sort of boring with all the digging and labeling and stuff
Yeeeesh, you're right on the money there.
I studied archaeology for a while at university level, and I can tell you now that's it's one of the most boring, thankless, underpaid jobs on the face of the earth. It's been a horrible field to work in since the 1930s.
Humanity needs to start building more ridiculous monuments or tombs filled with booby traps, so future archeologists have something fun to do
That's why I was so upset watching Geraldo go into Al Capone's vault. No giant rock, no poison darts, and no saw blades flying at his neck. Such a let down.
Crystal Skull seems a little out of place with the other movies, 1-3 all dealt with mythological stuff from major religions, then 4 brings in all this wacky alien stuff. The basic story had some potential, like Heart of Darkness with aliens, but it just never came together. Maybe they should have fought Quetzalcotl at the end, or the aliens have the form of Mayan gods? I dunno, it would have been cool if they kept the whole religious mythology thing going.
basically they attempted to marry the popular pulp fiction of the two different time periods in which the movies take place
and not very succesfully
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Crystal Skull seems a little out of place with the other movies, 1-3 all dealt with mythological stuff from major religions, then 4 brings in all this wacky alien stuff. The basic story had some potential, like Heart of Darkness with aliens, but it just never came together. Maybe they should have fought Quetzalcotl at the end, or the aliens have the form of Mayan gods? I dunno, it would have been cool if they kept the whole religious mythology thing going.
basically they attempted to marry the popular pulp fiction of the two different time periods in which the movies take place
and not very succesfully
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i didn't get the alien hate but it certainly wasn't done as well as it could have been
Let's forget Crystal Skull and talk about how boss Fate of Atlantis is instead.
Yes. God, yes.
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I had no idea until years later that there were actually three different games within that game. I always chose the "brains" way because that's what those adventure games were all about.
Fate of Atlantis is one of my top 10 games.
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Let's forget Crystal Skull and talk about how boss Fate of Atlantis is instead.
Yes. God, yes.
You don't look at all well, Dr. Jones!
Exploring our collections can be dangerous, Mr. uh, what was your name again?
Smith.
I had no idea until years later that there were actually three different games within that game. I always chose the "brains" way because that's what those adventure games were all about.
I picked up a used copy of Staff of Kings for the Wii primarily for the bonus Fate of Atlantis. I got to the lava "chessboard" segment right before the finale and the game froze up. Unfortunately I had just saved and the save seemed to be part of the problem. Still, the Wii is a pretty good format for those adventure games. I'd like to see a disc with a bunch of the Lucasarts games.
Staff of Kings (what I played of it anyway) has its "I'm Indiana Jones! " moments but it's also chock full of stupid unintuitive puzzles and glitchy controls.
There has been literally 3 movies I have hated to watch over the course of my life, and even those, I can watch, but some things just tick me off a lot.
I love all 4 Indian Jones Movies equally. Except maybe the vine swinging in Crystal Skull, disliked that.
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such a great start to that movie
yeah. definitely.
i love that she doesn't just wait around for indy to save her. and she's pretty charming in crystal skull.
That was what I loved about it. Just the idea that a jocks/greasers fight could erupt at the drop of a hat in the 50s.
More 50s stuff could have been cool. It was pretty much limited to the opening with the kids out driving around in the desert, the atomic bomb testing, and the jocks/greasers bit.
I don't know, she seemed a bit too fawning and "That's my Indy!" in Crystal Skull. Seemed like she should have been busting his balls more than she did.
The jocks/greasers fight was the best part about the movie.
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this is my opinion, yes
they made her way less awesome in the last movie
As far as I can tell she didn't really do anything except be a plot point
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I completely forgot about that
But you do date lady-boys, go figure
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Also I was watching this Korean war movie called the Steel Helmet the other day that had an asian sidekick kid called Short Round, nicknamed after some sort of bullet type. I'm guessing that's where Lucas and Spielberg got the name?
A short round is a cartridge where the bullet is seated too deeply, which usually happens when not enough powder is put in. This makes the round weak (less explosive charge), and it will not travel as far. This then leads to short rounds being known as accidental friendly fire. Originally because said short round traveled less distance due to being fucked up and instead of going over your line of troops into the enemy it lands on your guys. Also used if someone miscalculates a firing solution or gives the wrong targeting coordinates and you just stupidly shoot your own people.
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Yeeeesh, you're right on the money there.
I studied archaeology for a while at university level, and I can tell you now that's it's one of the most boring, thankless, underpaid jobs on the face of the earth. It's been a horrible field to work in since the 1930s.
That's why I was so upset watching Geraldo go into Al Capone's vault. No giant rock, no poison darts, and no saw blades flying at his neck. Such a let down.
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If the National Treasure movies have taught me anything, it's that archaeologists are not humble.
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basically they attempted to marry the popular pulp fiction of the two different time periods in which the movies take place
and not very succesfully
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i didn't get the alien hate but it certainly wasn't done as well as it could have been
is it because you don't know how to ride a horse or throw a punch
is it because you are incapable of wooing all of the ladies
I'm kicking myself because the actual work calls for none of that
Yes. God, yes.
You don't look at all well, Dr. Jones!
Exploring our collections can be dangerous, Mr. uh, what was your name again?
Smith.
Oh man do you know how many people would freak out if we found Martian tombs?
And they all have laser poison dart traps!
Transcript of Lucas, Spielberg and Kasden brainstorming Raiders
And here is a good summary if you don't want to read 126 pages.
We almost watched the adventures of Indiana Smith.
I had no idea until years later that there were actually three different games within that game. I always chose the "brains" way because that's what those adventure games were all about.
Fate of Atlantis is one of my top 10 games.
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Staff of Kings (what I played of it anyway) has its "I'm Indiana Jones!
There has been literally 3 movies I have hated to watch over the course of my life, and even those, I can watch, but some things just tick me off a lot.
I love all 4 Indian Jones Movies equally. Except maybe the vine swinging in Crystal Skull, disliked that.
last I hated was Hannibal, possibly Body of Lies
The last 10-15 minutes of 2001: A Space Odyssey make me want to hurt myself. Hate, hate, hate it.
Good sci-fi film ruined by some asshole playing with color filters for five minutes.