Indy 4....whats the problem?

[FranicalFrazical]

I have read/heard alot about the anger over the new Indy Jones film...and I have to say whats the problem?

Theres people complaining about every little thing in that film like the Lead Fridge and Swinging with Monkeys...well if a guy can rip out your heart and set it on fire while you are still "alive" or drinking from the "poorly chosen" chalice you age faster than a fly or Ghosts inhabit the Ark and do crazy ass shit to Nazis I very much think thats just as believeable...

Others point out that the whole BLANK theme is stupid well its the 1950's and BLANKS were a big thing to talk about then...

Yes I know Speilberg was gettin lazy but remember hes also gettin old (how else could you explain AI?)

Indiana Jones was meant for 12 year old boys, it had action and comedy, the best things you could offer to a 12yr old, so cut the..."Oh its not the Fourth Indiana Jones film because its all about BLANKS and not religion in some way or another... Its still just as funny and fast paced as the others...plus its hell of alot better than Temple of Doom

 

[Jeigan]

I've heard that a lot of the plot line was cut and paste from the other films. So for people who haven't seen the other films, it's not bad. A bit of a rip off for long-time fans though. I haven't actually seen it though, just random chatter that I heard.

 

[Lord Krunk]

@ ANTI-SANTA - Whoa, there! Spoiler alert!

I actually enjoyed it. It really doesn't make any difference if there's aliens in there; in fact, Indy 4 is slightly more feasible than the other 3.

It was fun, and was a good ride: That's my opinion.

 

[N-Sef]

The movie started slow for me, the middle part with the actual looking for the skull and the high adventure was classic Indianna Jones. The ending left me dissapointed, the big reveal could of been something more original. Still a solid adventure film, but it does pale in comparison to the previous three.

 

[pieeater911]

@ ANTI-SANTA - Whoa, there! Spoiler alert!

I actually enjoyed it. It really doesn't make any difference if there's aliens in there; in fact, Indy 4 is slightly more feasible than the other 3.

It was fun, and was a good ride: That's my opinion.

I agree with Lord Krunk on this on. I thought Indy 4 was quite enjoyable, even though it was nowhere near as good as Raiders of the Lost Ark.

 

[Wulf Legend]

I thought it was good. But that's just me.

And they weren't aliens, they were extradimensional beings. If you couldn't get that right, no wonder you didn't like the movie. (Kidding)

 

[nickkcin]

im mean aliens.. wtf?, keep that to your star wars films lucas!, other than that, it is a good film.

 

[Xhumed]

It started well enough but...well... where was the snappy, witty dialogue? It kinda came off like someones fanfic. And that bit with Shia swinging on the vines, suddenly becoming the monkey king and leading them to attack the russians...seriously, what the hell? and the ending, that frigging *BLANK*?

 

[TheMadDoctorsCat]

The problem is, it got made. When folks are cynical enough to stop throwing money at bloated cash cows whose only reason d'etre is to profit from nostalgia, I'll start going to the cinema again. Until then, I just don't bother wasting my money on something I know will probably be crap.

Is it actually crap? I don't know, I haven't seen the movie. The general view seems to be "yes" but there are dissenters. Nowhere near enough to convince me to spend my hard-earned cash on it though.

 

[The Thief]

The movie was great up until the part where the ewoks fired their walkie-talkies at the ghost of Hayden Christensen, who took revenge upon them by making three starwars prequels. Oh and the dewbacks.

I haven't actually seen Indy 4, but after watching the "Free Hat" episode of South Park I'm pretty sure if I do it will just melt my face off.

 

[R Man]

The difference between the heart ripping and Indy's Nuclear Adventure is that we have no mechanism for how the heart ripper actually does it. so we can accept it as magic when we suspend our disbelief. But most people understand the basic idea behind a nuclear bomb and their power. Thus because we have that infomation it's harder to suspend disbelief in this situation.

My personal pointless nitpick is when Indy is fighting the Russian by the ants, they are punching each other's lights out. But the Russian Military practiced Sambo. Sambo generally uses throws and trips (Its founder was trained under Kano Jigoro, the founder of Judo) and yet I don't recall him using any. Of course I might have just missed them. Its a pointless nitpick but it annoys me. Of couse that doesn't make it a bad film.

Then the aliens were a case Indigo Prophecy Syndrom. Aliens in the plot gets a tick, but actually seeing them? I'm not so sure. Its just a little to blatant. It would be like Jesus comming out of the Ark in the first film and beating the Nazi's to death with a giant club.

This isn't to say it was a bad film. In fact I quite enjoyed it and overall it was a good film. But I can understand why some people have a problem with some parts of the story. Other people will just complain because it's not the same as it used to be.

 

[GuerrillaClock]

I personally liked it. I think a lot of people were jarred because of how different it was (by which I man CGI, aliens, Indy's "sidekick" etc) - but it had to be different. It's 19 years later - a new beginning for both franchise and character, so they need to change certain things about the whole 'feel' of the film. I thought it was a great fourth instalment, and as good as any follow-on to the trilogy could have been. Oh, and I don't class aliens as spoilers since you find out in the first 5 minutes.
God knows it was better than Rambo.
I thought Shia LaBeouf played a good part in it, too - carried his own weight but didn't usurp the hero, just like any sidekick should.
Oh, and to all those ripping on the fridge scene, you DO remember the scene in Doom where they jump out of a plane several thousand feet up and survive without a scratch from landing in an inflatable dinghy, right?

 

[jezz8me]

As i step into my flame proof suit i will give you simple answer. It is Indiana Jones. A cheesy adventure movie about a cocky annoying guy.

I do not like Steven Spielberg all together i find his movies typical, cheesy, sentimental and overly stereotype. The only one i enjoyed the tinyest bit was AI. Coupled with another hugely overrated director George Lucas Indy cannot be good IMO.

I could see it was a fan service and when a movie is a fan service and not an origional film (see: the last 2 pirates of the Caribbean movies) so it got a bad rap for that probably.

 

[Conqueror Kenny]

Spoiler: Spoilers Ahoy!

Really nothing in it was new it was all the same throughout. Oh no we are going to get eaten, crystal skull. Oh no we are trapped, crystal skull. Oh no this door seems to not open, crystal skull. Really, some interesting ideas would be nice, and aliens? Really? That is just too far.

 

[Stammer]

All of the Indiana Jones movies were really far-fetched, but this one with the aliens and the mothership and all of this craziness just took it way too far. Good movie, though.

 

[thebobmaster_v1legacy]

Kenny, none of the Indy films were made to be clever. And I'm apparently in the extreme minority by thinking that Shia LaBeouf did a good job with the role he was given. Personally, I'd see an Indy V, featuring Henry Jones III.

 

[Conqueror Kenny]

Kenny, none of the Indy films were made to be clever. And I'm apparently in the extreme minority by thinking that Shia LaBeouf did a good job with the role he was given. Personally, I'd see an Indy V, featuring Henry Jones III.

I am not saying it was meant to be clever but really they just crystal skulled everything. Really any bit of trouble and out came the skull, i'm just saying some variation would be nice.