Matt Cheely Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Can't wait for this movie to hit theaters. TRAILER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catfish Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 One of my favorite big screen characters. Can't wait!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajarrel Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 looking forward to it myself dj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j1b Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 One of my favorite big screen characters. Can't wait!! +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeFoley Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 In my previous job I provided several Webley & Scott revolvers and 1911 pistols for this movie. Kinda neat to see them on the screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Can't wait for this movie to hit theaters. TRAILER same here ... been a long time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeMartens Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 found this interesting about the trailer http://www.aintitcool.com/node/35630 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rr4406pak Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 That is so weak that they CGI the guns out of the American trailer... What's the Motion Picture Association trying to prove here? Guns are OK to buy but heaven forbid you see them in a movie trailer??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catfish Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 Let’s start by saying there are spoilers below!!! I saw this movie yesterday and came away somewhat disappointed. On one hand, it was a fun action flick with a (partial) cast of familiar characters that I have enjoyed for the last 20 something years or so either on the big screen or at home. On the other, I found the film to be completely predictable - I knew within a few minutes of meeting “Mutt” that Indy was his father. I knew once they cut open the mummy in the storehouse at the beginning of the movie that aliens were going to be involved; a theme that was only re-enforced throughout the film with the drawings and then the appearance of the crystal skull. Granted, in the other 3 films, you knew Indy would triumph at the end, but you had no idea how he would pull it off to win. In this one, there was no drama or suspense, you knew what was going to happen and just waited for the last scene in the church. I think that in the first 3 films, you are along for the ride with Indy. It’s almost like you were there with him on the car chases and airplane rides and fist fights. In this film, you weren’t along for the ride, you were just an interested observer - and there’s nothing wrong with that, it just seems that in comparison, I preferred the style of the first 3. The hand of George Lucas was all over this movie as well - from the opening scene, which evoked memories of American Graffiti to Harrison Ford stating “I’ve got a bad feeling about this”, which was in all 6 of the Star Wars movies and I don’t recall it being present in any of the previous 3 Indy movies. (JR has some interesting Lucas observations as well which I’ll let him add in the comments section if he’s so inclined). It’s not that I don’t like Lucas, on the contrary, I have enjoyed the Star Wars movies more than just about any other series of movies I can think of - it’s just that I don’t recall his hand being all over the previous 3 Indy movies as it was in this one; it just had a different “feel” to it is all I’m trying to say. Perhaps my biggest issue with the flick was the ending. In all 3 of the previous movies, you are left with the message that there is a greater good. A God, a greater power than man. That good will always triumph over evil thanks to the hand of God and God’s guidance. In this flick, God has been replaced by ET. There is no greater good, no divine intervention, but instead, a flying saucer. And for that, I’m rather disappointed. This is not to say I didn’t enjoy the movie, because I did. It’s just not what I expected out of an Indy movie. There were plenty of giggles for me throughout the film - starting from when Indy knocks open the crate containing the Ark and running fairly nonstop throughout. Indy - named after the family dog if you recall - has a son who has chosen the name Mutt; another name for a dog. Indy yelling “this is intolerable!” during the escape from the Commie’s jungle camp; echoing his own father’s words from the 3rd film. Indy’s refusal to grab the snake to get out of the quicksand, hearkening back to his dislike of snakes in the first film. I’m about 90% sure that when interrupted in class, Indy gave his students the same reading assignment he gave his class when he was interrupted in Raiders; I’ll have to put in the DVD to be sure. All that was missing was one of his star struck female students writing “Love You” on her eyelids. You also see the same disdain for government agents in this flick as in the first. And, like the first 3 films, there’s clearly a “bad” guy, in this case, the Soviet Union and I didn’t detect any kind of moral equivalency given to the USSR and the USA, which I was happy to see. And finally, Indy’s patented method of throwing folks out of trucks continued in this film as well. All in all, this wasn’t a bad film, it just didn’t meet up with my expectations. I’d give it a B+. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeMartens Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 I saw it Friday and to say I was disappointed is an understatement The movie, while slightly entertaining, I thought sucked The action was cartoony, the story line was stupid, the characters where stupid it was just a bad movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerJoe Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 All in all, this wasn’t a bad film, it just didn’t meet up with my expectations. +1 for sure here, I was very disappointed with it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpspeed Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 Sounds like I'll wait for the DVD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viggen Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 It was a lot of fun and well worth going. High brow and all that sort of thing? Nope. Very enjoyable? Yes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M118LR Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 It was a lot of fun and well worth going. High brow and all that sort of thing? Nope. Very enjoyable? Yes? I will agree. Cate Blanchett was HOT in this one. Also a lot has been made of how Shauf drove up looking like Marlin Brando in the Wild One. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpeltier Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 I was undecided as to weather I thought it a good movie right up untill the end. Mostly because of the alien/area 51 influence. I wasn't sure which way they were going with it. Then the spaceship comes out. That killed it for me. Kinda Indiana Jones meets X-Files. Thats an oil and vinager mix to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XD Niner Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 (edited) Fun and entertaining but nowhere near the impact of the earlier films. 3.5 of 5 stars. Edited May 29, 2008 by XD Niner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 It seems the Communists are a little upset about the latest release from Spielberg. http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/...html#cnnSTCText Lighten up Francis. Jeesh it's just a movie ..... a story ......... FICTION! Look it up people. "... admiration of the whole world" ??? Seriously ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 Someone liked it, it made 301 million the first weekend..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritinUSA Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 I watched this on Sunday and I agree with a lot of the opinions expressed so far. There is a lot about this movie to like; The interaction between the lead characters is as good as any previous Indy movie. John Hurt is great as is Karen Allen. The whole movie has a problem with regard to the plot. There does not seem to be the same sense of urgency with the quest. It's not a bad idea for a plot it's just not very well done. For example; they could have made more of the brainwashing bit where Indy is staring into the eyes of the skull and the hot ruskie is telling him that with mind-control the soviets can make people think like they do and the person won't even know it. They could have used that idea and had Indy drop the tracking devices without knowing he was doing it. They needed some reference to a 'higher power' as the previous films had done and as a previous poster had mentioned. This movie could have been so much better than it was and it would not have taken much to fix it either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidwiz Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 I saw this last week and was disappointed. I saw all three previous Indy films in the theater when they were originally released. In Crystal Skull, I found the dialogue to be trite, the acting poor, the plot predictable, and the special effects horrible. There seemed to be little on-screen chemistry between Indy and Marion Ravenwood (not like there was in the 1st film). I though using Shia LaBeouf was a pure marketing stunt (I don't think he can act his way out of a paper bag) - they should have used an unknown for the part. And it seemed that Cate Blanchett phoned in her performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JThompson Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 (edited) I didn't have any use for it... Edited June 27, 2008 by JThompson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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