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BULLWINKLE · #16 05-21-2008, 08:05 PM

Got tickets for a midnight showing!

solarmusick · #17 05-23-2008, 09:00 AM

This movie would have been good if not for the sheer ridiculousness of it all. It seemed more like an exaggerated parody of Indiana Jones than anything else. First time I go to the movies in a while and it's a big disappointment, shouldn't be surprised I guess. Almost all Hollywood movies these days seem to be either ADHD with action and special effects or cliche drenched in mellodramtic bs.

soundmotor · #18 05-23-2008, 09:25 AM

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Glad Karen Allen is back...

Ditto!

I am most happy she is back to close the franchise out.

The middle two films were miserable excuses compared to the first in part because she was not in them.

(Not to mention bad storyline, poor casting, turning Denholm Elliot into a boob, etc.)

jlindsey86 · #19 05-23-2008, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by solarmusick

This movie would have been good if not for the sheer ridiculousness of it all. It seemed more like an exaggerated parody of Indiana Jones than anything else. First time I go to the movies in a while and it's a big disappointment, shouldn't be surprised I guess. Almost all Hollywood movies these days seem to be either ADHD with action and special effects or cliche drenched in mellodramtic bs.

I couldnt have said it better myself. It could have been great but everything is so over the top its ridiculous, much in the same vain as Live Free or Die Hard. 2 stars here.

Tapehead47 · #20 05-23-2008, 11:02 AM

I'm going to force myself to enjoy it no matter what.

nicole1586 · #21 05-24-2008, 12:35 PM

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I'm going to force myself to enjoy it no matter what.

Lol, I don't think it was bad, I mean they used original characters. I was basically like the other three. Overly fighting, Racing, Jones always gets away, bla bla bla, you get the idea. But I would say Iron man is better.

WhiteSE · #22 05-24-2008, 12:46 PM

I saw, and wasnt impressed...

Tmac83 · #23 05-25-2008, 12:03 PM

agreed, I was very disappointed. How did the script ever get the nod

Tapehead47 · #24 05-25-2008, 12:28 PM

Well, just got back from the early show. It was good! Not great, but mostly enjoyable with mind-numbing special effects and over-the-top chases and fights. Not enough real drama for my tastes, but overall fun.

They'll never be able to repeat the mystique of Raiders of the Lost Ark. After the first sequel I realized that. So now I just go along for the ride.

The ending seemed to be Steven Spielberg's all the way. Don't want to give it away but I think it could have been better.

The obvious 'New Indy' who looks like Bobby Darin, was pretty good. Didn't like his persona at first, but he kind of grows on you. Karen Allen, who was okay in the first movie, was okay in this one, too. I was kind of glad to see her back.

Overall I'd give it 1-thumb and a pinkie up. But a must-see for Indiana Jones fans.

Well now to turn my attention to the Indy 500! A day devoted to Indiana, what a coincidence...

Rick

2DualsNotEnough · #25 05-26-2008, 04:56 AM

My wife and I both liked the new one.Personally,I think all 4 movies in the series were over the top.Im really glad that theyve toned down the violence and gore in this one.And in this series it seems like Speilberg has always thought that manic and shrill equalled comedy,espescially in the second one,which was a lot worse than this one.
I would love to see another one with Ford and Lebouf.That would be a lot of fun.
Jimmy

Mike Gibson · #26 05-27-2008, 12:25 PM

Went last night and loved it. I noticed young people who hadn't grown up with the Jones movies weren't as taken as we were.

You guys who think it's over the top must have never watched any of the others I see. If you can't suspend belief for 1 1/2 hours and enjoy it for what it is you need a life

Which is why they're called action movies. Any resemblance between them and actual events is completely accidental

gearhound · #27 05-27-2008, 12:48 PM

I guess "special effects" have taken the place of good acting, good scripts, good story line................

Steve

JohnVF · #28 05-27-2008, 03:16 PM

I saw it Sunday, and I write this as a 30-something who grew up on the original films, and loved them and got really geeky about them. The new one just felt lazy and soulless. In the other movies, I always knew the characters would survive..but I didn't sense that THEY knew it. Not this one. It just felt like they knew they'd get threw and just had to sit there and watch while they were transported to the end. I mean, at least before they had to try and they looked surprised when whatever they tried succeeded.

It wasn't terrible, and I liked the first half, then it just sort of seem to stop trying once they got into the jungle. I was happy to see Marion back, though. "Don't look at this movie Marion! Close your eyes! Don't look at it!"

-j

Tapehead47 · #29 05-27-2008, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnVF

I saw it Sunday, and I write this as a 30-something who grew up on the original films, and loved them and got really geeky about them. The new one just felt lazy and soulless. In the other movies, I always knew the characters would survive..but I didn't sense that THEY knew it. Not this one. It just felt like they knew they'd get threw and just had to sit there and watch while they were transported to the end. I mean, at least before they had to try and they looked surprised when whatever they tried succeeded.

It wasn't terrible, and I liked the first half, then it just sort of seem to stop trying once they got into the jungle. I was happy to see Marion back, though. "Don't look at this movie Marion! Close your eyes! Don't look at it!"

-j

I think you hit the nail on the head, John. They just skated through the whole adventure with impunity.

I still enjoyed it, though. But the ending? I dunno....

Zeromancer · #30 05-27-2008, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnVF

I saw it Sunday, and I write this as a 30-something who grew up on the original films, and loved them and got really geeky about them. The new one just felt lazy and soulless. In the other movies, I always knew the characters would survive..but I didn't sense that THEY knew it. Not this one. It just felt like they knew they'd get threw and just had to sit there and watch while they were transported to the end. I mean, at least before they had to try and they looked surprised when whatever they tried succeeded.

It wasn't terrible, and I liked the first half, then it just sort of seem to stop trying once they got into the jungle. I was happy to see Marion back, though. "Don't look at this movie Marion! Close your eyes! Don't look at it!"

-j

I agree 110%