Rather satisfyingly actuallyVinylGuy wrote:she diesJuanHamm wrote:Watching Temple of Doom. Somebody please tell me Willie is going to get less annoying as the movie progresses.
What movies are you watching?
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Re: What movies are you watching?
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Re: What movies are you watching?
I love ToD. Get bent.
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I've got about a half hour left and I'm seriously underwhelmed. It's a very weird sequel. There hasn't been much action so far, and the supporting cast is a huge stepdown from raiders.
Willie is annoying, short round is ok, but he's no Sallah and the villain is pretty bland - especially compared to Belloq who was fantastic.
It's just been worse in every single way.
Willie is annoying, short round is ok, but he's no Sallah and the villain is pretty bland - especially compared to Belloq who was fantastic.
It's just been worse in every single way.
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Raiders set the bar awfully high. I would probably like this movie more if I'd watched it first.
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I know a lot of my love is nostalgia based, but I love the weirdness and the action sequences near the end. I’m definitely in the minority
I will give you the Willie annoyance though.
I will give you the Willie annoyance though.
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I’m surprised you haven’t seen them
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Re: What movies are you watching?
yeah i also love Temple of Doom. Its so dark, specially coming from Raiders.
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It's my favorite of the original three. It has the Anything Goes sequence leading into the street chase, a rope bridge, that gross feast with monkey brains, the awesome minecart sequence, the best score out of all of them. It's gorgeous and pulpy as hell and kind of dark / angry in a way few Spielberg movies are. I love it.
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I love you guys so much.
Wasn’t it LV’s favorite as well?
Wasn’t it LV’s favorite as well?
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ill try to watch all of them before the new one.
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Re: What movies are you watching?
The minecart sequence was fantastic, but overall I'd still call Temple a step down from Raiders, but again, that's a very high bar. I'm going to watch Crusade tomorrow night and probably skip Crystal Skull.
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Re: What movies are you watching?
The same people who tell you ToD is great will also tell you Crystal Skull is garbage. And I'll never understand it.JuanHamm wrote:The minecart sequence was fantastic, but overall I'd still call Temple a step down from Raiders, but again, that's a very high bar. I'm going to watch Crusade tomorrow night and probably skip Crystal Skull.
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I barely remember Crystal Skull. I disliked it strongly when I watched it, but I should revisit it
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I remember a small amount, but same on a revisit.Jorge wrote:I barely remember Crystal Skull. I disliked it strongly when I watched it, but I should revisit it
I don’t really get comparing it to Crystal Skull…
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Re: What movies are you watching?
Top tier of movies:
1. Raiders
Really great:
2-3. TOTD / Last Crusade
Just ok:
4. Crystal Skull
TOTD was my favorite as a child, but upon revisiting them as an adult (a few times), I now consider Raiders to be the best of a great initial trilogy. Crystal Skull is ok as just a random movie, but a bit of stain on this excellent franchise.
1. Raiders
Really great:
2-3. TOTD / Last Crusade
Just ok:
4. Crystal Skull
TOTD was my favorite as a child, but upon revisiting them as an adult (a few times), I now consider Raiders to be the best of a great initial trilogy. Crystal Skull is ok as just a random movie, but a bit of stain on this excellent franchise.
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Jorge wrote:I barely remember Crystal Skull. I disliked it strongly when I watched it, but I should revisit it
I'm in the same boat. I saw it in the theater (I don't remember why I saw crystal skull and not the original trilogy) and all I remember is the fridge, a really terrible cgi vine swinging sequence and that I didn't like it very much.
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Lately I've been of the mindset that if I haven't seen a movie in 7-10 years, my opinion of it has probably changed and it needs revisiting
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Re: What movies are you watching?
Last Crusade
Raiders
ToD
Crystal Skull
Raiders
ToD
Crystal Skull
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Good rule of your thumbsJorge wrote:Lately I've been of the mindset that if I haven't seen a movie in 7-10 years, my opinion of it has probably changed and it needs revisiting
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