actually no Indy is a pulp adventure and aliens are very much a part of those things, so it's right up Indy's allymessy said:
Indiana Jones V confirmed
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It was not nearly as good as the others but I liked the fourth installment. And I hope Shai Lebouf doesn't take over the roll, he's a good actor and all but nobody but Harrison Ford has the right to that role or movie title... nobody.
Oh god please! NO MORE ALIENS.
You have my utmost respect for that Battlestar Galactica reference, and yes that is what was wrong with Indy IV. Aliens belong in Star Wars, Lucas. This isn't Star Wars.RomanLegacy said:Assassinator said:Oh right, how could I forget? The small amount of screen time that the alien gets is completely out of line with Deamonic mind controling blood cults, immortal knight guardians, the Holy Grail, and Nazi's finding the Ark of the covenant, and all of the action sequences Indy gets away with.My bad.
Well, I admit "Crystal Skull" wasn't that impressive. I didn't like the aliens being involved especially seeing as it clashes with the previous styles of mysticism. The Fridge thing was pushing it, and the ruins at the end sort of annoyed me. I mean I can't figure out why in half these movies all of these ruins do this permanant opening thing, and yet half the time they seem to be closed when someone else got there first at least to leave clues. In general I thought one of the things that made Indiana Jones cool was that they weren't quite that melodramatic with the ruins, and you could see how a lot of the traps would still be there, or could have been reset. The final ruins were just too overdone, and I got a whole "Mummy 2" vibe from the way everything went away at the end. Seemed to me like they were ripping off "The Mummy" which is an awesome series, but should be left to it's own version of camp.
A 5th movie could be doable, but no more than that. I'm willing to give any series a chance to make one mediocre installment.
As far as Shia goes, I don't hate him by any means, but I really can't see him taking up the Indiana Jones mantle. He's experimenting with his acting roles, but honestly I don't think he can really take on the straight action hero type role. Reluctant guy out of his league, yes, but he's just not the type of actor I can see pulling off the "I proactively seek out danger, and fight nazis with my bare hands every other day before lunch".
Honestly I do not think there currently is an actor who can pull off a lot of the old school action stuff. I'd say the closest is probably Jason Statham right now, but this isn't his kind of stuff, and his accent wouldn't work. I saw some action hero potential in Vin Diesel but his career seems to have died horribly and he never really lived up to the glimmers I saw in the beginning, and again he isn't the type for this kind of role either.
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A 5th movie could be doable, but no more than that. I'm willing to give any series a chance to make one mediocre installment.
As far as Shia goes, I don't hate him by any means, but I really can't see him taking up the Indiana Jones mantle. He's experimenting with his acting roles, but honestly I don't think he can really take on the straight action hero type role. Reluctant guy out of his league, yes, but he's just not the type of actor I can see pulling off the "I proactively seek out danger, and fight nazis with my bare hands every other day before lunch".
Honestly I do not think there currently is an actor who can pull off a lot of the old school action stuff. I'd say the closest is probably Jason Statham right now, but this isn't his kind of stuff, and his accent wouldn't work. I saw some action hero potential in Vin Diesel but his career seems to have died horribly and he never really lived up to the glimmers I saw in the beginning, and again he isn't the type for this kind of role either.
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Crystal Skull... it had some pretty major problems, of course. But it was an enjoyable film.
As for people complaining about aliens and supernatural things... have you guys seen the earlier films? The Last Crusade had the holy grail, a thousand-year-old knight and Sean Connery mystically revived! Raiders had the Ark melting people's faces by firing ghosts at them!
Compared to that, a plot about aliens that fit in passably well with South American mythology isn't that far-fetched. ;-)
As for Mr TheBeef, I don't like him. I don't mind him, and he doesn't bother me at all... but he's no Indy. He didn't get to don the hat at the end of the film, and that's just as well.
The one thing that really bothered me about Crystal Skull (don't mention the Tarzan And The Monkeys moment, I'm trying to forget that) was the fridge. Lead stops radiation, not heat and blast. But other than that...
As for people complaining about aliens and supernatural things... have you guys seen the earlier films? The Last Crusade had the holy grail, a thousand-year-old knight and Sean Connery mystically revived! Raiders had the Ark melting people's faces by firing ghosts at them!
Compared to that, a plot about aliens that fit in passably well with South American mythology isn't that far-fetched. ;-)
As for Mr TheBeef, I don't like him. I don't mind him, and he doesn't bother me at all... but he's no Indy. He didn't get to don the hat at the end of the film, and that's just as well.
The one thing that really bothered me about Crystal Skull (don't mention the Tarzan And The Monkeys moment, I'm trying to forget that) was the fridge. Lead stops radiation, not heat and blast. But other than that...
I'll say now what I said before about LeBeouf. I think for most of the parts he plays, he is a good actor in that respect, but he is not a flexible actor. I watch films, not initially expecting him to give a different acting performance, but in retrospect I sometimes wish he had. It works in practically everything but Eagle Eye I think, and I don't know about Indy IV, I haven't properly seen it. I would say he's an 'up and coming big time actor who just needs to find his feet', but he forfeited that when he started being a bit of an un-likeable person. But him being an ass doesn't truly colour my opinion of his acting overall really. That's what I think.thebobmaster said:
As much as I think that's a pretty good idea, Short Round wouldn't work.Spleenbag said:
Another Short Round wouldn't work, and we just aren't ready for the unprecedented awesome that is 'Moderate-Height Round'.
Thank you for making a coherent argument as to why you didn't like the aliens in the film, but I kind of disagree in a sense. I also think that Statham in and Indy film would not only be interesting, but could test his mettle as an actor, because I think he needs to be in a AAA movie soon, The Transporter and Crank aren't cutting it in a sense.Therumancer said:
But good post, that's why I like you Therumancer, you don't post often, but when you do you always have something interesting to say.
I have never watched any of:
Indiana Jones
Rambo
Rocky
Similar things.
but I just might watch V
Indiana Jones
Rambo
Rocky
Similar things.
but I just might watch V
I actually liked the fridge thing, despite the fact that it was total bullshit.
But I REALLY hope Shia doesn't become Indy, now that would piss me off more than the aliens did,
But I REALLY hope Shia doesn't become Indy, now that would piss me off more than the aliens did,
It's looking like that won't be likely, luckily. Maybe after this one Ford probably won't be fit enough for the rest, so they'll hopefully end it. I pray every night for no Indy spin-off though.Ruzzian Roulette said:
