But the one without isn't worth talking about
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But the one without isn't worth talking about
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Temple of Doom may not be up to the other films in the series, but compare it to the sort of stuff that comes out of Hollywood these days and it looks like Citizen Kane.
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I would just like to share a thought with all of you who keep making rude comments about Harrison Ford's age:
"We're not this good in spite of our age; we're this good because of it."---John McKuen, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
So there.
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Hey, Indy had a drink from the Holy Grail. He may look old, but he's young on the inside.
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Then whine, moan and pitch a holier-than-thou hissy fit like everyone else . . . .Originally Posted by Jason
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He took on the nazis in Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis as well.
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If only he'd not gone past the seal, aye!
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I play that on my PalmPilot regularly. One of the finest games ever.
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Watch Good Morning America Thursday [February 14] for an exclusive sneak peek of the trailer for the new "Indy" movie...
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The trailer is strongly rumoured to appear in cinemas on the 14th, with the website having it later that day or on the 15th.
And about time too.
I've waited 19 years, what's another few days.
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It's certainly not enough to actually make me watch Good Morning America. Or even get up early enough to do so.
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"Now everyone was giving her that kind of look UFOlogists get when they suddenly say, 'Hey, if you shade your eyes you can see it is just a flock of geese after all.'"
"You can't erase icing."
"I can't believe it doesn't work! I found it on the internet, man!"
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Trailer now online at www.indianajones.com.
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It was so vacuous GMA ran it twice, talking over the second.
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It is only a teaser trailer, but it does fail to satisfy. Containing my least favourite cinema cliche doesn't help!
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Ok are we all sick and tired of Indiana Jones yet?
It seems like a promotional flood... But; I ran across this one today...
'Indiana Jones' would make a bad archaeologist
Of course not, that's why it's an action flick.
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Ok are we all sick and tired of Indiana Jones yet?
It seems like a promotional flood... But; I ran across this one today...
'Indiana Jones' would make a bad archaeologist
Of course not, that's why it's an action flick.Considering all the guns and explosions, I would think that about the only people who would want to work with him are Green BeretsWhile actual archaeologists like the guy and his movies, they wouldn't necessarily want to work alongside him on a dig.
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Here's a quote from Indy and Marion regarding Indy's age in Raiders of the Lost Ark...
Marion: You're not the man I knew ten years ago.
Indy: It's not the years, honey, it's the mileage.
And now, almost 30 years later, his odometer must have rolled over back to all zeros.
I am looking forward to the new movie.
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I think I mentioned this on some other thread. Anyway, I'm the wimpy sort, and if archeology really was like Indy shows it, I would have something else as my future career.'Indiana Jones' would make a bad archaeologist
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How I feel every time I walk past one of those teaser posters at the cinema near my home:
...yeah.
That's why I will see the movie, though the track record of Lucasart sequels has me awaiting it with dread. >.<;
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People who write complaints like that have comprehension problems. There's a few repetitions of generalizations about how destructive he is, but the only actual example of his descructiveness that they come up with was actually set up by the people who designed and built the temple. They even quote Jones himself saying what archeology is really like but don't seem to get the fact that that means Jones himself doesn't usually work like what's seen in the movies because the movies are about the exceptions to the rule when he gets dragged off of his usual course.
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Professor Jones denied tenureOk are we all sick and tired of Indiana Jones yet?
It seems like a promotional flood... But; I ran across this one today...
'Indiana Jones' would make a bad archaeologist
Of course not, that's why it's an action flick.
Criticisms of Dr. Jones ranged from "possessing a perceptible methodological deficiency" to "practicing archaeology with a complete lack of, disregard for, and colossal ignorance of current methodology, theory, and ethics" to "unabashed grave-robbing." Given such appraisals, perhaps it isn't surprising to learn that several Central and South American countries recently assembled to enact legislation aimed at permanently prohibiting his entry.
Moreover, no one on the committee can identify who or what instilled Dr. Jones with the belief that an archaeologist's tool kit should consist solely of a bullwhip and a revolver.
Everything I need to know I learned through Googling.
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So......... anybody seen this yet?
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What's seen in the movies isn't really Dr. Jones' typical fair anyway.
In Raiders it's a government commission to go after the ark.
In Temple of Doom Indy is merely passing through when the natives say it's his destiny to return the stone.
In The Last Crusade he turns down Donovan's offer to go after the grail until he's told his dad is already involved.
And from what I hear about Crystal Skull a bunch of Commies make him an offer he can't refuse - literally.
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Saw it last night.
Plot (no spoilers):
It's 1957 and Commie agents kidnap Indy to help in the search for a crystal skull that has magical psychic powers in order to develop a mind control weapon. The search leads them to a lost Mayan city in the Amazon jungle where they discover........ oops nearly gave away the ending.
A rollicking adventure with loads of action and special effects. Yes, the usual booby-trapped temples still working after 4,000 years under the dust and vines. Yes, the usual totally unfeasible chase scenes. Yes, the total disregard for physics in the real world. A couple of obvious plot twists. Some cute references to the previous 3 films (keep your eyes open).
Nice to see Karen Allen again. Good accent and character from Cate Blanchett. Nice performances by Ray Winstone and John Hurt.
All in all, worth watching if you enjoy a good time.
In the foyer of the cinema there were posters to an upcoming film, "Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs". What the.....? No explanation necessary.
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Why did they put it THERE?
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Well, you know, it's always the last place you look.
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"Now everyone was giving her that kind of look UFOlogists get when they suddenly say, 'Hey, if you shade your eyes you can see it is just a flock of geese after all.'"
"You can't erase icing."
"I can't believe it doesn't work! I found it on the internet, man!"
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They've had that poster up at my local cinema since before the Indy poster.
I mentally *headdesk* every time I have to walk past it.
In the words of Guy from Galaxy Quest: "Did you guys ever WATCH the show?!?"
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That reminds me of this Onion story about an archaeologist who just wants to do the science, but keeps running into "adventures":
Archaeologist Tired Of Unearthing Unspeakable Ancient Evils
When archaeologist Edward Whitson joined a Penn State University dig in Hasake last year, he did so to participate in the excavation of a Late Bronze Age settlement rich in pottery shards and clay figurines.[snip] "All I wanted to do was study the settlement's remarkably well-preserved kiln," said the 58-year-old Whitson, carefully recoiling the rope he had just used to clamber out of a pit filled with giant rats. "I didn't want to be chased by yet another accursed manifestation of an ancient god-king's wrath."
I say there is an invisible elf in my backyard. How do you prove that I am wrong?
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Industrial Light & Magic:..."The whole film for us has been...telling the computer the rules of the world; you give the computer this gravity, this mass, this amount of wind and see what happens", said [visual effects supervisor Pablo] Helman...it's a big part of the reason this one looks so different from Jones' last crusade...
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Solid crystal what? Many materials form crystals. Heck, if you have a galvanized watering can, you can see the zinc crystals in the patterns on its surface.
That's another thing Hollywood (and its various Shirley MacClaine spinoffs) has done to the general metallurgical knowledge of average Muricans. Hey, look at Jor-El, those are clear and even sided (sort of) so they must be CRYSTALS!
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