OT: Indiana Jones Trailer! - Page 2

PvK · #1 February 18th, 2008, 04:24 PM

I've no problem with the casting, even Sean Connery as his father, but the last Indy movie (with Ford & Connery) I found to be h o r r e n d o u s . . . (not because of the main actors, but because of the plot, script, action choreography... yeesh).

Aris_Sung · #2 February 20th, 2008, 07:49 PM

i hear Sean Connery won't be in this movie.

Combat Wombat · #3 February 20th, 2008, 08:32 PM

He will not be in this movie

gregebowman · #4 February 21st, 2008, 02:24 PM

I saw teh trailer Saturday, and even though Harrison Ford looks much the worse for wear, I'll be in line on May 22nd. I've been waiting a long time. I just hope it's worth the wait. But if HF is in his 60's now, they need to get out of pre-WWII. The villainous (?) looks like she might be Russian. Anyone have any ideas of what era we're looking at?

Captain Kwok · #5 February 21st, 2008, 02:31 PM

It's set in the early 1950s. The Russians are the bad guys.

Caduceus · #6 February 20th, 2008, 11:07 PM

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PvK said:
I've no problem with the casting, even Sean Connery as his father, but the last Indy movie (with Ford & Connery) I found to be h o r r e n d o u s . . . (not because of the main actors, but because of the plot, script, action choreography... yeesh).

Umm... Did you see "Temple of Doom"?

PvK · #7 February 23rd, 2008, 05:47 AM

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PvK said:
I've no problem with the casting, even Sean Connery as his father, but the last Indy movie (with Ford & Connery) I found to be h o r r e n d o u s . . . (not because of the main actors, but because of the plot, script, action choreography... yeesh).

Umm... Did you see "Temple of Doom"?

Yes. I thought it paled in comparison to Raiders of the Lost Ark, which I actually enjoyed, but I didn't despise it.

The one I meant was "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade", which I thought was far worse.

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But there were 5-6 years between me seeing those IIRC, and I've not seen either since about the time they came out, so maybe they both are horrendous. I see the IMDB rating for Temple o' Doom is actually lower, but if Last Crusade gets an 8 there... er, clearly it's not a reflection of my tastes.

Caduceus · #8 February 23rd, 2008, 10:12 PM

You might want to refresh your memory on Temple. Sure it has a few moments of goodness - going for the revolver like in the first movie and a few others, but the female lead (Mrs. Spielberg) is irritating beyond all belief. I mean they're going after glowing potatoes.

Captain Kwok · #9 February 23rd, 2008, 10:17 PM

Monkey Brains!

PvK · #10 February 24th, 2008, 11:23 PM

Ok, thanks, though I think comparing two horrid movies for worstness is going to be low on my multi-page to-do-eventually list.

I do remember now that I don't remember much about Temple of Doom except it started with a fist fight with really loud punch sound effects, the whip/sword/gun fight scene reprise you mentioned, the unconvincing female lead, and then a totally silly/unbelievable/sense&physics-defying scene apparently shot on an amusement park "mine ride". I don't remember the glowing potatoes or what the point was, so maybe I am suffering amnesia from bad movie shock.

Of Last Crusade, I remember not enjoying Connery's character, a (sub?)plot about going (back in time?) to try to assassinate Hitler, and a badly-choreographed action scene which made little or no sense with a tank in the desert, another horrible unbelievable/pointless religious magic theme worse than in Raiders, and the absence of anything I remember actually enjoying.

I did actually enjoy Raiders a lot, though... really.