Video: “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,” trailer two
posted at 10:01 pm on May 7, 2008 by Allahpundit
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Two weeks from tomorrow. I should be excited, but … I don’t know. Anyone feel like they’ve seen this movie before? Even more so than when “Last Crusade” came out, I mean. Yes, I understand that being formulaic is part of the “joke” here, but that joke was already wearing thin after about 20 minutes of “Temple of Doom.” He’s a swashbuckler; he has cliff-hanging adventures involving Nazis and mystical relics. We get it. Branch out.
Co-starring Shia LaBoeuf as a — groan — motorcycle-riding Short Round-ish sidekick.
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AP–
This is the first Indiana Jones movie to come out in almost 20 years.
What’s the problem here?
Et tu Brute on May 7, 2008 at 10:03 PM
More excited for Batman.
BadgerHawk on May 7, 2008 at 10:04 PM
If they branched out, people would bitch that they’re ‘messing with the formula’ or ‘destroying the heritage’
And of course, if they don’t.. you get.. comments like this, I suppose
Reaps on May 7, 2008 at 10:06 PM
I just hope it’s not preachy PC.
Bob's Kid on May 7, 2008 at 10:07 PM
Looks, well, ok.
Star Trek still scheduled for December?
Zorro on May 7, 2008 at 10:07 PM
That’s true, but I’m not asking them to reinvent the series. I don’t want Indiana Jones starring in “Interiors.” How about Indy fights the Japanese or the Russians? Just a little variation is all. This looks like they pulled pages from the Last Crusade and Temple of Doom scripts and just plugged in a few new words here and there.
Allahpundit on May 7, 2008 at 10:10 PM
If David Mamet had written the story, I don’t think there’d be any argument. As it is, we have to wait in anticipation, not for a good story, but because we expect a bad one.
I just want to see him crack the whip more than he did in Last Crusade. My bar is set that low.
Badger in KC on May 7, 2008 at 10:12 PM
He’s fighting the Cubans.
Is that good enough?
Et tu Brute on May 7, 2008 at 10:13 PM
Um, it’s Indiana Jones. Maybe he should start using a trident instead of his trusty whip, too? And let’s get rid of that damn theme music – it’s been the same since Raiders. And the hat. Lose the hat. You’d think he could find a new one after three movies.
If you want Harrison Ford as an old badass without all the Indy trappings, go rent Air Force One or something. But this is Indiana Jones and for my money, it had damn well better look, sound and feel like an Indiana Jones movie. And if it needs to be derivative to do so, well, so be it.
Lucas already “branched out” with the Star Wars prequels and they wound up an unmitigated mess. Either make ‘em like they used to be made or leave ‘em alone.
World B. Free on May 7, 2008 at 10:13 PM
Allah,
I really want you to be wrong, but I will pose this question:
When is the last time George Lucas and/or Steven Spielberg made a good movie?
Vincenzo on May 7, 2008 at 10:14 PM
I think there is some branching out in this one. Aren’t the bad guys different, and isn’t it set in a different decade?
Jay on May 7, 2008 at 10:15 PM
To be more precise:
All–righty then!
Et tu Brute on May 7, 2008 at 10:16 PM
Okay,Ilsa the Nazi chick as bad guy,oops not PC,I mean
bad gal,nice scenery,suspense and its the last!
My daughter and I are seeing it as soon as its out,
been to the movies for every Indiana movie,looks
good!
canopfor on May 7, 2008 at 10:16 PM
Meh. Maybe it won’t be as disappointing as the Star Wars prequels…. but I doubt it.
clancy_wiggum on May 7, 2008 at 10:16 PM
It’s set in 1957 and he’s battling agents of the Soviet Union, according to the movie’s producer.
amerpundit on May 7, 2008 at 10:16 PM
Just rent “Raiders” then, dude. If you want the same old crap, down to mad-libs style script substitutions, just watch the first three movies over again. I’m not asking them to turn the series into “My Dinner With Andre.” Just vary something. The villain, the macguffin, the love interest, anything.
Allahpundit on May 7, 2008 at 10:17 PM
I pronounce this flick: shite.
Allahpundit on May 7, 2008 at 10:18 PM
Well, the tank is almost empty but Spielberg squeezed a few drops out of it.
Yeah, yeah formulaic and all that movie talk; I plead guilty, I’m a sucker. I’ll see it.
SteveMG on May 7, 2008 at 10:19 PM
Too cynical Allah! I’m gonna be a kid again when I watch this, it never gets old in my eyes.
Besides, I’m under the impression this is a good old fashioned return to the Cold War! He punched out the Nazis, and now he’s gonna punch out Commies! It’s a total win! I’m going to be resisting the urge to yell “Blow it out yer ass, Che!” in the theater.
Iron_Chef on May 7, 2008 at 10:20 PM
They’ve already planned some sequels. I’ve seen the scripts. These are all working titles, so bear with me.
Due 2010: Indiana Jones and the Milk of Magnesia
2012: Indiana Jones and the Kids on the Lawn
2014: Indiana Jones and the Discounted Buffet
2016: Indiana Jones and the Golden Hip Replacement
Nethicus on May 7, 2008 at 10:21 PM
This will be the best return to a beloved series since The Phantom Menace!!
brak on May 7, 2008 at 10:22 PM
I watched a few video’s on you-tube on
the cyrstal skulls,they are real!
Arthur C Clarke talked about them,and the women
who found it when she was a young girl,her father
was an Archaeologist I think,cool stuff!
canopfor on May 7, 2008 at 10:23 PM
A lot of what you mentioned is varied this time around though. He’s got a young sidekick, which he only had in one of the original movies. He’s fighting the Soviets, whom he didn’t fight in any of the original movies. There’s going to be a love interest and there’s going to be treasure….what else do you want different?
For that matter, it’s not like Last Crusade was anything revelatory in relation to the movies that preceded it, but it’s still a great movie.
World B. Free on May 7, 2008 at 10:23 PM
Now, now. The line “I’d cover my ears if I were you” when he’s aiming a rocket launcher was pretty funny.
Relax, dude. The thing ain’t even out yet. I’m waiting until after I see the movie before I make up my mind.
Badger in KC on May 7, 2008 at 10:24 PM
Dude, you haven’t even seen it yet. Feeling froggy?
Must be, because the jumping to conclusions around here is getting perilous…
Me thinks you haven’t done much research on it, eh?
Et tu Brute on May 7, 2008 at 10:24 PM
Shia LaBoeuf is in it? That alone may be enough for me not to watch it. Every time i see him now I just wait for him to bust a No No No no no NOOOO
cougfan on May 7, 2008 at 10:24 PM
What they should have done is found a young actor to carry on the franchise and put Ford in a sort of Connery role in this one. That would have been interesting.
Needless to say, LaBoeuf ain’t that actor.
Allahpundit on May 7, 2008 at 10:25 PM
Wow…I thought you might like this one. Yeah, it does look like jsut more of what we’ve already seen in the first three films (I thought Temple of Doom stunk) but it’s been a while, and since…given the crop of remakes and formula sequels that Hollywood churns out these days for a quick buck…this movie will probably be a top-grossing film for the year.
JetBoy on May 7, 2008 at 10:25 PM
Does he get puched around in a wheelchair in this movie? What’s Harrison Ford now, 100?+
TheBigOldDog on May 7, 2008 at 10:26 PM
AP’s got a point, although it might have been.. unintentional. But it’s the danger of reviving a long-dormant franchise. Think of any film in the 80s that had a sequel, and now think how, no matter what they did, people would pan a film based on that film today.
Acca DaccaAC/DC can get away with releasing the same sound with every album, it’s what people want. It’s what their fans want Movies are a much harder item to balance.I suppose you could argue Star Wars, but that franchise had the luxury of knowing that the basic concept will always appeal to younger people, even if the whole thing (well, Ep 1 in particular) felt dumbed down and a bit of a snub to the ‘fans’
Indy Jones? Hmm. Alright, if they want to reintroduce a younger generation to it, so be it, but given the age of the actors involved, is that really the best approach? C’mon Lucas, throw your long-time loves of these films a bone.
But as SteveMG just said, I’ll prolly wind up seeing it anyway. It’s not arthouse, it’s fun. And hopefully reasonably apolitical.
Reaps on May 7, 2008 at 10:28 PM
Maybe it’s like the Star Trek movies–the even ones suck, the odd numbered ones are good.
Or was it the other way around?
see-dubya on May 7, 2008 at 10:28 PM
Spielberg couldn’t pull a good movie out of his @ss if he swallowed the Citizen Kane box set.
BDavis on May 7, 2008 at 10:29 PM
Dunno. I’ll be watching “Sex and the City” anyway.
Allahpundit on May 7, 2008 at 10:30 PM
Well, at least, 20 years later on, he’s still fighting Nazis and not N. Koreans or, stretching it a bit, Viet Kong.
After all, WWII and the Third – or was it the Forth Reich? – lingered on until the mid to late 1950s.
BowHuntingTexas on May 7, 2008 at 10:30 PM
Yeah, exactly what the public wanted. Revisit the story of the daring swashbuckler we all know and love, one of the most beloved heroes in cinematic history, only this time he’s cast in his most exciting role yet – as the doddering old man who’s too old to perform stunts and is relegated to following the “new” Indiana Jones around like an old geezer lost in a shopping mall.
SOLD!
World B. Free on May 7, 2008 at 10:31 PM
The cast all look 20 years older, too. Which makes you wonder just how long WW2 actually did go on for.
uptight on May 7, 2008 at 10:33 PM
Sex and the City? Why would anyone see that?
I have no connection to either of those topics.
Here’s some pretentious See-Dubya blather about the first Raiders movie and why it was better than Munich.
see-dubya on May 7, 2008 at 10:34 PM
Oh, I get it… a date!
Congratulations!
see-dubya on May 7, 2008 at 10:35 PM
Ditto!
Looks like fun! I might actually go to the theater to see it, instead of waiting for the DVD.
MrLynn on May 7, 2008 at 10:41 PM
Your feelings betray you.
AP, join me…and together we can rule the blogosphere!
Et tu Brute on May 7, 2008 at 10:42 PM
Throw in a yellow roadster and some THX1138 bald babes and we got ourselves a hit!
Limerick on May 7, 2008 at 10:45 PM
Looks like it’ll be a good time; I’m looking forward to it if for no other reason than it will be the first time John Williams has scored a film since Munich. Besides, what on earth was wrong with The Last Crusade, but the best film in the original trilogy? AP, you’re getting crankier by the day, I swear. ;)
Jockolantern on May 7, 2008 at 10:48 PM
NAZI’s replaced by the US Army?
Did he shoot and RPG-7? When is this movie set again?
Win Win Win on May 7, 2008 at 10:57 PM
I pronounce this flick:shite
AllahPundit on May 6,2008 at 10:14pm.
AllahPundit: Oh my freegin ears!
Oh thats just great,Shites are going to join
Hot Air,and leave a nasty comments,AllahPundit!
canopfor on May 7, 2008 at 10:57 PM
I was ambivalent until this comment. Point made: change isn’t for the better when Lucas is concerned.
Even numbered = greatness. Odd numbered = tedious.
Spirit of 1776 on May 7, 2008 at 11:00 PM
WooHoo! I LOVE the Indiana Jones series. ( Yeah, TOD sucked a little but so what?). This one looks great!
“Nazis. I hate these guys” Ha!
Guardian on May 7, 2008 at 11:02 PM
Commies. I hate Commies.
frankj on May 7, 2008 at 11:02 PM
Haha. Fickle, thy name is
womanAP. Once the pain of the last throes of the conservative movement are crushed in November, then everyone’s spirits will pick back up, heh.Spirit of 1776 on May 7, 2008 at 11:03 PM
Spielberg: Minority report (underated as sci-fi & as action thriller)
Lucas: uhhhh, when was “Last Crusade”?
BreezeCJ on May 7, 2008 at 11:06 PM
At least Cate Blanchett looks like she’d make a good villian!
BreezeCJ on May 7, 2008 at 11:08 PM
I’m going to see it. Maybe I should have learned from the SW prequels, but… what the hell.
Besides, I think Shia is adorable :)
salmonczar on May 7, 2008 at 11:09 PM
Probably “Saving Private Ryan” for Spielberg…and frankly, the cinematography was the what made that one, not the script or direction. Spielberg gets partial credit at best.
George Lucas, meanwhile, has never made a good movie.
Blacklake on May 7, 2008 at 11:12 PM
Actually, in the new movie they do introduce us to Indiana’s son, palyed by that kid who starred in the Transformers movie. I know because my kids told me so.
“Hey dad, just 13 days, 7 hours and 14 minutes until Indiana Jones comes to our theater!!”
CliffHanger on May 7, 2008 at 11:14 PM
Gotta’ agree with the former analysis here. The Wrath of Khan is the single most overrated Star Trek film; there’s nothing truly remarkable about it. The Motion Picture is brilliant; a true portrait of what Star Trek discovery science fiction is all about. Generations is a fantastic odd-numbered film, criminally underrated, and Insurrection (number nine) is my second favorite Star Trek film of them all. The notion that the odd-numbered Treks are the poor ones is ludicrous. There are only four Trek films that are truly awful: II, III, V, and VIII. Two odds and two evens. ^_~
Jockolantern on May 7, 2008 at 11:35 PM
Isn’t Shia LaBoeuf in Duran Duran?
cthulhu on May 7, 2008 at 11:40 PM
…dude?
Slublog on May 7, 2008 at 11:41 PM
Well, at least he didn’t get all roided out on HGH like Stallone did for his geriatric action hero comeback.
ChenZhen on May 7, 2008 at 11:43 PM
Looks like crap.
wordwarp on May 7, 2008 at 11:49 PM
How about Indy fights the Japanese …
The Japanese? AP, are you lost in a time warp or something? The film takes place in the 50’s. You say ya want something different, how does fighting the NaZis’ best friends equal ’something different’?
“… or the Russians?
Um, I think your wish is granted there, did ya forget to click the link, or what?
Tony737 on May 7, 2008 at 11:50 PM
Nethicus
HAAAA! I can’t stand that webword “LOL”, but that time I really did!
Can’t wait to see the Old Man kick some commie azz! All I ask for is just two lines …
“Commies. I hate these guys.”
And, to steal one from “Lethal Weapon” …
“I’m getting too old for this sh!t.”
Tony737 on May 7, 2008 at 11:54 PM
Damn emphasis button!
Tony737 on May 7, 2008 at 11:55 PM
“You vill, helllp uz, finnd it-tah.”
I predict Indy will show this commie b!tch what an American man can do to her ’special place’ … and she vill not survive to the rolling of credits.
Tony737 on May 7, 2008 at 11:59 PM
Ah. I didn’t consider the ones past VI as numbered. Thus they were not in my consideration. I’m glad you enjoyed the others though. That way someone bought enough tickets to encourage them to make the next. I think II excellent, by the way…much enjoyed. To say it’s overrated is to say Tale of Two Cities is not worthy of being a classic. Individuals may agree with you, but the balance of opinion does not.
Spirit of 1776 on May 8, 2008 at 12:00 AM
Mega Yawn. Wait for rental, might watch it just to watch it.
Neo on May 8, 2008 at 12:06 AM
It’s also a common shark-jump plot device. Maybe they could find room for Ted McGinley in the film.
Indiana Jones and the Tour Bus to Branson
Nosferightu on May 8, 2008 at 12:17 AM
Isn’t he fighting the Soviets?
Yes, he is.
I think you’re mistaking the music and the way the action scenes are shown in the trailer for the crux of the movie.
However, there is no excuse for LeBeuf or whatever his name is.
SouthernDem on May 8, 2008 at 12:20 AM
AP-
You want to see the wise-ass, tough-guy, ingenious, All-American character, right?
The trappings are just a way to give him a reason not to suffer fools gladly.
Temple of Doom was ludicrous roller coaster mess ‘o schlock …that only got Spielberg a second wife. It trudged along because Jones’ tone wasn’t brought out enough.
Crusade worked better because it opened his snide up. (Plus, Sean C. played off their nicely-matched abrasiveness … and how can you argue with a scene in a deco zeppelin?)
If they give Ford the right trouble to react to, the flick’ll work, because it’s his “cut the crap” attitude that makes it fun.
(The way Raymond Chandler’s Philip Marlowe transcended his “crime” tales, or the early Tarzan stories outswung the mere jungle.)
The clips online look well-paced, but it will be the tang in the dialogue and the inventive chutzpah of Jones that will make or break the (familiar) frame.
I’m hoping they get some of the original spark back.
Which no pre-emptive pissing will extinguish.
profitsbeard on May 8, 2008 at 12:21 AM
Forget Shia LaBoeuf ….
I did see Karen Allen in there, didn’t I? Sorry, have to go stand on line at the theatre.
HarryStar on May 8, 2008 at 12:29 AM
I predict….,”her special place”
Tony737 on May 7,2008 at 11:59PM.
Tony737: LOL,That’s also where the Sun doesn’t
shine,good one !Ha ha.
canopfor on May 8, 2008 at 12:52 AM
‘Twas the earring killed Indy.
All that’s left is that sad old actor who can’t spot a fascist unless Movietone News narrator Lowell Thomas tags him as such.
Stephen M on May 8, 2008 at 1:06 AM
Yeah, but it’s more other things. Ford is too old, too addicted to anorexics, and too bare-chested in his Quest for the Environmental Approval. Plus, LeBoof or whatever annoys the hell out of me.
MadisonConservative on May 8, 2008 at 1:18 AM
DUDE.
Saving Private Ryan.
Schindler’s List.
And even Munich was damn good quality, even if the story wasn’t completely solid. Minority Report was pretty good too.
MadisonConservative on May 8, 2008 at 1:21 AM
Looks like i will be waiting for this one to come out on netflix.. :{
Chakra Hammer on May 8, 2008 at 2:14 AM
It… does.
Which brings up the factor of art direction, which is not something most people focus on specifically, but the overall message gets conveyed.
I can tell a hit movie from a bomb most of the time just by looking at the main poster artwork and so can most of you I bet. Try it yourself.
Another movie that looks like crap is Speed Racer. Art direction too busy, too ugly, too many rainbow colors – colors like amateur Photoshop, done on a Windows machine.
Kung Fu Panda is also a victim of ugliness. It’ll do OK but it’s no Monsters, Inc. or any Pixar film for that matter. The characters are unattractive.
But, interestingly enough, Iron Man doesn’t have standout art direction. I’d call it good but not great. What makes it a hit is the direction and casting.
Gilda on May 8, 2008 at 2:18 AM
Steven Spielberg made a good movie? – Vin
Back to the Future
“Ok, ‘Future Boy’, who’s president of the United States in 1985?”
“Ronald Reagan.”
“Ronald Reagan? The actor? Ha! And who’s vice president, Jerry Lewis?“
Tony737 on May 8, 2008 at 2:41 AM
American Graffiti was a good Lucas flick.
electric-rascal on May 8, 2008 at 3:08 AM
Robert Zemeckis directed that one. Spielberg only produced it.
Anyway, it’s Indiana Jones. What is there NOT to like? As it is, I’m going to be forcing my stepkids to sit through a marathon of the other films before we go see this one (after I see Iron Man, of course, which my hubby has already seen with them this past weekend).
ScoopPC11 on May 8, 2008 at 5:37 AM
Two words: Iron Man.
MarkJudge on May 8, 2008 at 6:52 AM
iron man was cool in a fx way, the story got a little pc.
least here the bad guys are bad guys. ill be disapointed if there are Americans involved in a sidious plot with the nazis
palefaced on May 8, 2008 at 7:15 AM
Uncle George is the producer on this film, like the other Indy’s. And, like on ESB and RotJ. George fails at screenwriting and directing. The prequels were a disaster, mostly because he directed them and can’t write dialogue to save his life.
I’ve found their collaborations terrific, and I for one am looking forward to this movie. With all the regurgitated garbage out there these days (and all the anti-american drivel we’re subjected to), isn’t it good to have a true hero, an icon we can all identify with, come back and treat us to some good popcorn-munching summer movie fun?
I have faith, and I haven’t seen anything yet to erode that.
Darksean on May 8, 2008 at 7:41 AM
Watched Raiders many times.
Am so not excited to see this one — and I want to be!
eforhan on May 8, 2008 at 7:55 AM
I’m still waiting for an action film that portrays what our troops are achieving in the war we’ve been fighting and winning for the last seven years.
I guess it’s another fifty-one years until that will be available from Hollywood due to the Lucas-Spielberg time table of PC history? This is like living in 1945 and the only action movies being released are about San Juan Hill.
Hening on May 8, 2008 at 7:57 AM
Schyeah! Her character made the first movie. Her plus David Koepp on screenplay = FTW. With him on board it’s a sure bet there’ll be lots of great action and funny bits but no “funny” liberal anti-US stuff. So looking forward to this.
inviolet on May 8, 2008 at 8:00 AM
If a movie is a sequel to a film made more than ten years ago, then the movie will most likely suck.
Prepare yourself for a whole slew of Raiders prequels if this film does even modestly good business at the box office.
Mike Honcho on May 8, 2008 at 9:30 AM
Two words:
Karen
Allen
tree hugging sister on May 8, 2008 at 10:12 AM
Someone…please kill all the CGI technicians…
pseudonominus on May 8, 2008 at 10:13 AM
AP – all doom and gloom. Does anything make you happy?
fossten on May 8, 2008 at 10:27 AM
Yawn, Could have made the trailer more interesting.
clover_dave on May 8, 2008 at 10:56 AM
Under the “I see scary shit, people…” category. Stop the trailer at the one minute and take a look at the kid driving the motorcycle…With the Marlon Brando “Rebel Without A Cause” hat on his head!
Shia Lebeouf is about as rebllious looking as a bowl of Rice Crispies.
52Ranger on May 8, 2008 at 11:06 AM
Dude, I’d watch In the Valley of Ellah, or any number of these sub moronic anti war shovel-flicks before I watched that cr*p. Good grief, I hate that show.
I’m not sure why so many on this thread are griping about the Jones franchise being similar to previous iterations..I mean, it’s been..oh…19 years since the last one. I’d say the palate is a bit clean. I thought the whole thing was a hoax when I heard they were making one.
It could be worse. You know, Hollywood has 2 modes when ‘rediscovering’ a franchise. They simply go formula, which thankfully they did this time. Or they murder it with asinity. Indiana Jones Battles Global Warming kind of crap. For all I know, there probably is a crack or two in the movie about destroying the environment; thankfully though it should be all car chases and commies getting shot, run over, and beaten up. Gotta learn to enjoy the simple things.
austinnelly on May 8, 2008 at 11:07 AM
Sacrilege.
Insurrection as 2nd best?
First Contact awful?
II and III afwul?
I may just swoon. Especially when you add that The Motion Picture is “brilliant”. Are we talking the same Motion Picture that gives us a full 10 minute fly around of the exterior of the Enterprise? E-gads. It’s about the slowest and most boring movie ever produced.
thomashton on May 8, 2008 at 11:30 AM
Oooo! and AP FAILS THE READING COMPREHENSION TEST!
Hey AP; How about, his non-love interest sidekick is FEMALE, he’s fighting the COMMIES, (First time since the end of the 80’s that the commies are portrayed BADLY in a main stream movie? Might be.) he’s dealing with issues of aging, and oh yeah, he’s got a SON.
Yes, the formula is still: Indiana Jones fights bad guys with the help of a sidekick and a spunky broad and rescues a priceless treasure from the hands of evil cretins.
But DUDE that IS Indiana Jones. That’s the formula. You change that, and you don’t have Indiana Jones anymore. You’ve got something else that, while possibly cool, isn’t Indiana Jones.
The best you can hope for with a formula like that is variations on the theme, and exploring other issues within the framework of the formula. LKet’s see how this works out here:
Raiders of The Lost Ark: Basic formula set up as I stated above in this movie. Bad guys are Nazis, treasure is the Ark of the Covenant. Sidekick is Masalla (the fat guy) love interest is the dark-haired woman.
Temple of Doom: Basic formula again, wth the variation that the bad guys are a religious cult. Discusses issues regarding the exploitation of children, and cults. Treasure is a magic rock with a diamond in it. Sidekick is the famous “Short Round” and the Love Interest is the Blonde Singer.
Last Crusade: Expansion on the basic formula. Bay guys are Nazis again, with a short inclusion of the religious cult (Brotherhood of the Cruciform Sword), who turn out to be not bad guys at all. Treasure is none other than the Holy Grail. Love Interest is the Blonde woman, Sidekicks include Masalla, and Indy’s own father. Explores issues of loyalty, betrayal, faith, and father-son relations. Easily the deepest of the Indy movies.
Crystal Skull: Further expansion on the formula. Treasure is a crystal skull, bad guys are the Communists. Side Kick is the character played by Sheila LaBouf, and Indy’s son. Love Interest: Unknown. Will likely deal with issues of Aging, a reversal of the Father-Son issues of the previous movie, and possibly 50’s geo-politics.
Sounds like Crystal Skull will be an excellent addition to the Indy series. I am looking forward to seeing it.
wearyman on May 8, 2008 at 11:57 AM
Please excuse my spelling mistakes above. For some reason the “preview” function didn’t work at all. I tried to proof-read it, but I can see now I missed some.
wearyman on May 8, 2008 at 11:59 AM
Karen Allen’s back! Awesome. She stole much of the first movie and was missed in the rest.
Still cute, too, after all these years.
Professor Blather on May 8, 2008 at 12:37 PM
Karen Allen is reprising her role of Marian Ravenwood, and I thought that Shia’s character is her son with Indy.
Anyone wanna correct me if I’m wrong?
gryphon202 on May 8, 2008 at 1:31 PM
I agree, I wanted to burst my own ear drumbs listening to nine (?) guys whine about going on a mission the VOLUNTEERED for. I know it’s cliche but I think Spielberg’s last good movie was Schindler’s List.
I disagree, I think they’re all equally overrated . . . but then I hate all things Star Trek.
srhoades on May 8, 2008 at 2:04 PM
YES. I know it’s off topic, but you hit the nail on the head. First Contact is the BEST. MP has what seems to be endless hours traversing Vejur’s entire structure. Yawn.
fossten on May 8, 2008 at 2:10 PM
I can’t be the only person in the world who actually liked the Star Wars prequels, can I?
I don’t really care if the new Indiana Jones picture is derivative, I’m looking forward to it for the pure, great, escapism these movies provide.
Plus, wasn’t the original developed to be the epitome of the old adventure-style serials they used to show? Wouldn’t that pretty much require it to be somewhat derivative?
P.S. I thought Iron Man was pretty darned good, although the next “New” Hulk looks like its going to bomb just like the last “New” Hulk did – making the American Military the “bad” guys just isn’t something that’s going to be appealing to me, and I am betting it won’t go over very well with a lot of other people either.
Fatal on May 8, 2008 at 2:41 PM
WHAT!!! *faints*
I’ll agree on V. “First Contact” had so much potential. How do the creators sleep at night knowing they destroyed a great villain like the Borg! (A Borg Queen, are you kidding?) The Data/Picard Show that TNG became did finally ruin the entire idea for me. Turned me into a die-hard TOS fan.
artlover on May 8, 2008 at 4:05 PM
Some great lines came out of “Search for Spock”. (Plus, I saw it in a Japanese theatre.)
I LOVE that movie.
tree hugging sister on May 8, 2008 at 4:16 PM
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