Indy 5 - Jumping a whole shoal of sharks?

[Neil]

http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Shia-...dea-20267.html

[axlish]

This does provide an excellent opportunity to go the whole "KHAN!" route *fingers crossed

[bassman]

Labeouf was good and Indy 4 is worthy of the original three. People just like to nitpick. Things could have been a lot worse. Bring on Indy 5!

[MinionZombie]

Indy 4 was totally in-keeping with the original three. I re-watched all the original three movies, then re-watched Indy 4 a few months back, and they all fit together perfectly - Indy 4 is no different from Indy 1 through 3. LaBeouf was good in Indy 4 as well. I don't understand the hatred some people level at his roles...and yes, while Lucas really needs to pay attention to his fans (e.g. Star Wars ORIGINAL EDITIONS!!!), I really enjoyed Indy 4. The monkies bit was too much, but apart from that I really dug it. I think a lot of people have totally forgot what the original three were like - plus the fact that those three were from back then, when most people were kids when they first saw them, so the nostalgia factor looms large whether they admit it or not ... kind of happened with Land in some respect too, you could argue.

[bassman]

Indy 4 was totally in-keeping with the original three. I re-watched all the original three movies, then re-watched Indy 4 a few months back, and they all fit together perfectly - Indy 4 is no different from Indy 1 through 3. Whew. I was beginning to think I was the only one. I did the same and watched them all in order.....it fits perfectly! Sure, 4 has it's problems(as do the others), but it's not enough to take it out of the series and make it the worst movie ever as some have made it out to be. This jump the shark/nuke the fridge thing has just gotten out of hand. People tend to focus on the few negative parts rather than the experience as a whole. And it's funny you bring up the star wars series. Would people prefer Indy 4 or the SW prequels? I think the answer is obvious....

[shootemindehead]

There's only one truly great Indy film and that's the first one. ...and even that had a stupid ending.

[AcesandEights]

Labeouf was good and Indy 4 is worthy of the original three. People just like to nitpick. No, I rather think it's been gone over before that some people feel they have valid reasons to dislike the film, while others think it's either passable or good. I think the last Indy was a piece of shit and have enumerated my reasons enough times not to feel it's necessary go into it again. ---------- Post added at 09:58 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:49 AM ---------- Would people prefer Indy 4 or the SW prequels? I think the answer is obvious.... A sequel to the Star Trek reboot! /Kobayashi_maru

[Neil]

Indy 4 was totally in-keeping with the original three. I re-watched all the original three movies, then re-watched Indy 4 a few months back, and they all fit together perfectly - Indy 4 is no different from Indy 1 through 3. LaBeouf was good in Indy 4 as well. I don't understand the hatred some people level at his roles...and yes, while Lucas really needs to pay attention to his fans (e.g. Star Wars ORIGINAL EDITIONS!!!), I really enjoyed Indy 4. The monkies bit was too much, but apart from that I really dug it. I think a lot of people have totally forgot what the original three were like - plus the fact that those three were from back then, when most people were kids when they first saw them, so the nostalgia factor looms large whether they admit it or not ... kind of happened with Land in some respect too, you could argue. Did you not see the bit with a nuclear bomb and a fridge? Careful now, or I'll start about the tree driving grinning Marion... You know I will! Don't test me! That said, I've not watched it recently. So maybe I would have calmed down a bit on it. I will try and watch it again... And I suspect I'll go easier on it

[Rancid Carcass]

I did the same and watched them all in order.....it fits perfectly! Actually I think you can say the same about the SW prequels, individually they're not a patch on the originals but watch them collectively as part of the wider saga and they make much more sense. I'm starting to think that Lucas is no longer thinking about his films as stand alone stories. He doesn't have to rely on a films profits to the fund the next one so he can widen the scope of his storytelling - rather than cram it all in and tie it up just incase there isn't a next one. It's a luxury not many filmmakers have. If Romero knew he had the funding to make six Dead films when he was starting on NIGHT, would he have told the story differently? It's an interesting thought.

[AcesandEights]

So maybe I would have calmed down a bit on it. I will try and watch it again... And I suspect I'll go easier on it Like a poison, you may have built up an immunity to it, Neil...or had a traumatic stroke in the interim, thus allowing for more enjoyment of this offal.

[bassman]

I think the last Indy was a piece of shit and have enumerated my reasons enough times not to feel it's necessary go into it again. So you're posting your opinion that you don't want to post your opinion again?

[AcesandEights]

So you're posting your opinion that you don't want to post your opinion again? Yes! That is my opinion on opinion-giving in this thread

[darth los]

There's only one truly great Indy film and that's the first one. ...and even that had a stupid ending. The first one is a classic, the sencond enjoyable, and the rest well... My mama taught me I you don't have anything nice to say then it's best to say nothing. I think it's more than a nostalgia factor. They just made movies differently back then. Even the comedies.

[bassman]

The first one is a classic, the sencond enjoyable, and the rest well... I've never understood the hate for Last Crusade. It brought back the adventure and humor that were missing from Temple. It also happens to be my favorite of the series.

[AcesandEights]

I've never understood the hate for Last Crusade. It brought back the adventure and humor that were missing from Temple. It also happens to be my favorite of the series. I agree. I always thought Temple was kind of empty, decent, but...empty, and Crusade really brought things back around. I also think the on-screen chemistry between Ford & Connery was incredibly fun. Damn THE FRIDGE...