Anders wrote:How does it rank in the Indiana Jones franchise?
It made me wanna watch crystal skull again to reevaluate that. I remember enjoying that apart from the whole son shoved in aspect.
But this one is about the same as crystal skull in ranking. If I had to rank which I never do.
Any mention of Crystal Skull makes me think of this.
dimejinky99 wrote:Ah cmon. Indy escaping a nuke in a fridge is pure Indy fun
It’s a silly, fun idea, but so unbelievable to me and my experiences that it takes me right out of the movie. And yes, I completely understand the franchise involves the supernatural and time travel.
Let me tell you, Homer Simpson is cock of nothing!
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dimejinky99 wrote:Ah cmon. Indy escaping a nuke in a fridge is pure Indy fun
It’s a silly, fun idea, but so unbelievable to me and my experiences that it takes me right out of the movie. And yes, I completely understand the franchise involves the supernatural and time travel.
So you’re ok with time travel, aliens, and the supernatural. But you draw the line at the quality craftsmanship of refrigerators in the 1950s?
Those things were built like tanks. They’d survive anything even a nuke
dimejinky99 wrote:Ah cmon. Indy escaping a nuke in a fridge is pure Indy fun
It’s a silly, fun idea, but so unbelievable to me and my experiences that it takes me right out of the movie. And yes, I completely understand the franchise involves the supernatural and time travel.
So you’re ok with time travel, aliens, and the supernatural. But you draw the line at the quality craftsmanship of refrigerators in the 1950s?
Those things were built like tanks. They’d survive anything even a nuke
The melting point of lead is 327C. The BOILING point of lead is 1740C. The temperature of a nuclear blast is 100,000,000C. No more Doctor Jones.
And I fully admitted I can buy the other things.
Let me tell you, Homer Simpson is cock of nothing!
- C. Montgomery Burns
dimejinky99 wrote:Ah cmon. Indy escaping a nuke in a fridge is pure Indy fun
It’s a silly, fun idea, but so unbelievable to me and my experiences that it takes me right out of the movie. And yes, I completely understand the franchise involves the supernatural and time travel.
So you’re ok with time travel, aliens, and the supernatural. But you draw the line at the quality craftsmanship of refrigerators in the 1950s?
Those things were built like tanks. They’d survive anything even a nuke
The melting point of lead is 327C. The BOILING point of lead is 1740C. The temperature of a nuclear blast is 100,000,000C. No more Doctor Jones.
And I fully admitted I can buy the other things.
It is actually less likely than the other things, both aliens and time travel.
The problem is, CGI functions essentially like a cartoon: whatever you can imagine, you can draw.
You don’t have to second guess any visual idea. You don’t have to figure out how to “make it work.” Your ambitions are fully divorced from reality.
That’s fine, or even great, when it’s appropriate for the type of story that you’re telling. But the Indiana Jones movies benefited from all the little sacrifices and real world limitations that guided their efforts to present fantastical adventures. The realness of that world made it easier to play pretend alongside, even when it was being absolutely ridiculous.
Something about Indiana Jones crashing to the ground in a CGI cartoon sequence feels actually pathetic. Pitiable. I feel the opposite of the emotion that Indiana Jones is meant to evoke.
In a week, I have spring break alone so I am going to borrow my son’s Xbox to play the new Indy game. I’m very excited. As an appetizer, I re-watched this today for the first time since the theater. I wrote about it pretty extensively - to the dismay of many - 6 or 7 pages back so I won’t revisit all that except to say that I feel the same on a second viewing; in fact, I think I like it even more.
Sallah’s brief cameo in this felt like Disney fan service, but man, when he asked Indy if he could join him on the adventure and lamented that he missed the desert and the sea, that really landed for me. He was forced to leave his country and drive a cab in America, which I can’t relate to, but we all inevitably leave our peak selves behind and sacrifice adventure to make a living and support our next generation. It’s a tough pill to swallow knowing it’s no longer your time.
Anyway, still a great movie. I hope the game is even half as good.
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Yea, i dont understand the hate for this movie. I had an absolute blast and it captured the original sense of adventure and wonder. The fan service was just the right amount. Digesting an aging Harrsion Ford/Indy.....oof.
VinylGuy wrote:yeah, i liked it enough. I need a rewatch soon.
One thing that got me on the second viewing was the moment where they’re about to dive, and they see eels thrashing around. The kid goes, “They’re like snakes,” and the way Indy replies, “No they’re not,” is so funny. The subtle panic in his face and voice… Ford is such an underrated actor.
