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Re: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
I saw it this past weekend and loved it. Ridiculous? You bet. But it's all homage to the old serials, and you can't be more homage then the vine-swinging, crazy monkey part. Yep, some parts were very CG, but show me one Indy movie with perfect special effects. I liked it very much overall. I found the end (with Blanchet and the you-know-what) to be underwhelming and unnecessary, but a minor gripe to be sure. When it first started I kept thinking, "I don't know about this..." and by the end I was cheering.
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Re: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
I found it hard to judge this film. Is it as good as 1 or 3, no. Is it a fun film to see without the history? Definitely!
having Indy slowing down and having him caught in the red scare were great. The protesters with the better dead than red were excellent. Enjoy it for what it was a very good "B" movie. Not a great one like raiders, but still very good. |
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OK, here is my thoughts on the film:
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So, in sum, I say this: I liked the movie. It was fun to watch, and it will certaintly end up in my house once it comes out on DVD. With that said, it was easliy the worse than both Crusaders and Doom. I really can't see how those movies have been put behind this one. ~Chimpy
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I think ant swarms that are so powerful they eat you from the inside out (or take you home for leftovers) are great for Indiana Jones. |
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Well, again, part of it was the CGI- they just looked grossly unrealistic. You can't say that for all of your other examples.
Besides, the voodoo and the floor also didn't bother me. After all, the Gods can do pretty much anything, right? As for the hat: well, I never thought about tha before now. But that kinda proves my point, doesn't it? If I can go through the entire movie and not think about that hat falling off, it really isn't at the same level of absurdity as the ants happen to be. ~Chimpy
Last edited by Chimpy; June 27th, 2008 at 05:41 PM. |
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I didn't like how Indy survived in the opening scene. Just too cheesy (tough to write this without spoiling it). It's too bad they wasted such a good opening scene with 1) the cheesy escape and 2) failing to take the storyline and advance it further. I really wish the cold war aspect had been played up more.
I actually wasn't that bothered with the ants being CGI. No other way to do it. I also didn't overly care for the last half of the movie. I guess i just didn't get wrapped up in the story like I did in 1 & 3. I'd put it above 2, however (that one did nothing for me...) Never trust kids when they ask "Hey dad, can I borrow the car???"
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I was particularly bothered by the way the Holy Frickin' Grail could just as easily have been the Fountain of Youth or any other life-bringing supernatural artifact and the movie would have been exactly the same. If you're going to have the Holy Grail in a movie (other than a Monty Python movie), you'd darn well better do something to give it some meaning. That poor schmuck of a knight was there alone guarding the Grail for hundreds of years, and for what? So Indy and his dad and the Nazi chick could come along and drop it down a hole? Anyway, I'd be more than happy to hear someone's perspective on what makes Last Crusade better than Crystal Skull. Also, lol to everthing Fezzik said. |
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I saw a while back and I thought is was good. Not as good as the originals but still good. HOwever I had a few gripes. Without spaoling I'll say what I hated Refrigerator, vines, ant, end, and "the greatest treasure is knowledge." I don't mind CGI but it is only good in small doses such as LOTR.
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Also, lol to everthing Fezzik said. |
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Mmm... I havve sucked the blood of this thread! Arise, my minion! Join the ranks of the Living Dead Threads!
Demerge Disney And Marvel!!!
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Dude, This whole "This forum is dead because I said. And by killing it, I revived it" thing, you need to knock it off. You've done this with at least six other threads besides this one. Resurrection old threads without having anything to say about the topic at hand, I think it could get you into a bit of trouble, and possibly de-reped (if someone is willing to do it.) This isn't a threat, just a warning of consideration from a fellow 'Scaper.
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