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Out now! Looking forward to it!

http://www.indianajones.com/site/index.html

WOULD EVERYONE STOP DOING THAT!

I literally just clicked the link myself seeing it onyahoo as I was checking my mail, and then my friend e-mails me the link and now you posted it


Too much co-incidental timing! TOO MUCH!

*runs away creaming*

Either the servers or my connetion made that judderingly slow, but yeah - how can you not wet yourself waiting for a new indiana jones film! Finally, may 22

Did you mean creaming or screaming? Spot on either way!

My poor computer can't even handle the 480p file. Really, really time to upgrade!

The trailer is out in the cinema

Actually, seeing it properly, it didn't grab me - but that matters not, the whole film just makes me go creamy/screamy, so it's all good!

Even before it has its première in Cannes tomorrow night (Sunday) an executive has said after a preview screening that it ain't that great.

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/ ... 949817.ece

I'm sure it'll be a rollicking good laugh regardless of what the critics think, but what are your hopes/fears for Indy 4? Will you see it?

Yeah, I've heard it from a few places

I thought the trailer was a little stilted, but you know - Indy 4! I'm now afraid that I'm looking forward to it too much. I want a cool film, not a no brainer and rehash. Heard the plot now - and not sure about it either!

The tickets for Wednesday night are ordered. I actually do have some rather high hopes for this film and just hope I won't be disappointed...

Indy 4...
I have almost decided not to watch it.
Chances are I will eventually.

Happened to watch part of the first
Indiana Jones on TV last week and I
found it to be dull due to incoherent scenes,
witless action scenes with pathetically acting
bad guys and "surprisingly" outdated special effects.
Therefore unbearable. I quit watching after 30 mins.

Maybe I do it not justice and I likely was betrayed
by my childhood memory of it. Maybe my mood was
not that good and possibly the 2nd part would
have been better.. anyway.

I really believe Indy is cool. But I did not
enjoy watching that Film on TV.
So I do not anticipate Indy 4 too much now.

slightly off topic:

Gambit, what does the ending of the file *.ece stand
for? I did not find any reference whilst googling or
on the wikipaedia.. Can you shed some light on it?

It's possible you were just got board because you've seen it before. I've had the same thing happen to me before.

Regardless of what the critics say, I'm looking forward to a new Indy film. I really don't trust those critics anyways, I've seen them rave over some of the worst trash to show up on film and bash some of the best classics of all time. Go figure.

@zoom: .ece is simply the extension used to show pages served by Oracle Express powered websites.

As for not enjoying things 20 or 30 years after first experiencing them: nostalgia is a powerful thing and it is easily destroyed as we get older. Sometimes it's best to leave things alone and try not to re-create the memory; just remembering that you enjoyed it is often the best attitude.

@Gambit : So, .ece's an Oracle thingy. Thanks !

Well, probably it is fun and if I 'll go and watch it,
I could at least discuss it here for a bit and tell you
how it was like for me !

Here's a quick roundup of some differing views on the new movie:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7408135.stm

Only 1 more day left until Indy 4! I don't often go to the movies but I've been waiting patiently since we first new Lucas and Spielberg were filming it. + No matter what the critics say. I'm going to see this film!

i've watched it. good entertainment, no more no less but it must be seen on cinema anyway.
don't expect something as good as the last crusade..

I loved it to bits, wrote a little entry in my blog but basically it's everything I hoped it would be.

Read your blog entry Sabreman -- very good, you didn't have any spoilers and it whet my appetite. Thanks!

Cool blog you have there too -- love your gaming entries

I went to see it yesterday evening, and boy did I love it when it started. Setting, actors, characters (Mutt is just fantastic!), irony, self-respect for the older parts - it's all there. It's just too bad that I really disliked the last 30 to 45 minutes, they scream of George Lucas rather than Steven Spielberg - too many effects, too silly, too little character interaction, too little plot consistency. I just rated it 7/10 on imdb, which really is a shame because in the first 60-90 minutes it was on its way to a solid 9.

I agree with Linflas, Last Crusade remains the best, then it's Raiders for me, then Crystal Skulls, then Temple of Doom.

Gambit37 wrote:Read your blog entry Sabreman -- very good, you didn't have any spoilers and it whet my appetite. Thanks!

Cool blog you have there too -- love your gaming entries

Sabreman's blog is the only one ever that I've actually read right through from the beginning!

Trantor wrote:too many effects, too silly, too little character interaction, too little plot consistency

Yeah, this doesn't sound like Spielberg at all...
*cough*War of the Worlds*cough*

Sophia wrote:

Trantor wrote:too many effects, too silly, too little character interaction, too little plot consistency

Yeah, this doesn't sound like Spielberg at all...
*cough*War of the Worlds*cough*

War of the Worlds wasn't exactly great, I give you that. But in my mind, it was better than the Star Wars prequels, and the last part of Indy 4 is closer to those than anything Spielberg has done (with the exception of The Lost World I guess).

Trantor wrote:the last part of Indy 4 is closer to those [Star Wars prequels] than anything Spielberg has done (with the exception of The Lost World I guess).

Feck. Arse. Pants.

Thursday night I went to see Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and I'm happy to say that the movie rocked! All of the actors and actresses did an excellent job, the plot was good, great special effects, classic Indy moments, and an all-around great movie. Raiders of the Lost Ark is still my favorite and I think second place goes to the Last Crusade, but Kingdom comes in a close third beating out the Temple of Doom. The movie had everything I wanted to see in Indy 4. This is not Indiana Jones and the Escape from the Retirement Home, and George Lucas did not botch this movie up like he did with the Star Wars Prequels. The beginning of the movie reminded me allot of "American Graffiti" which was cool. Shia LeBouf did an excellent job in his role of Mutt Williams, + it was great having Karen Allen back in her role as Marion. Cate Blanchette made an excellent villain as Irina Spalko. OK. so to sum this up, yes this is a movie that you want to see and I didn't mind paying the $9. and change per ticket to see it cause its the kind of movie that you really want to see on the big screen. Also will pick up the movie when it comes out on DVD as well. Very fun. and if I might add Kate Blanchette was very attractive in her Soviet attire. Too bad Russia has banned the movie in their country.

I really hated the end.

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ALIENS???? WTF is Spielberg thinking?
Ever since after Jurassic Park, Spielberg has gone down hill.
Every Indiana Jones movie had left the end open to possibility. My friend said it best, in the end you had very smart contraptions. The new Indiana Jones movie just went X-Files. :/

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I believe the idea was lucas's and has been kicking aroudn for a while, but the point is agreed

You have to cringe when john hurt says 'interdimensional' aswell - where did that come from

Saw it last Sunday -- gonna write a review of it on my blog, so will keep it brief here: Enjoyable to a point, but ultimately couldn't capture the magic of the originals; too complex, odd editing and somehow just a bit flat.

OK, here's my thoughts:

http://www.palemovie.com/2008/06/07/indiana-redux/

beowuuf wrote:I believe the idea was lucas's and has been kicking aroudn for a while, but the point is agreed

You have to cringe when john hurt says 'interdimensional' aswell - where did that come from

Sorry. I can't believe I got the two directors mixed up.