Indiana Jones 5 (film)

[Mike70]

NO! Harrison Ford turns 79 in July. I don't mind movies about age or with old characters BUT I have zero desire to see a nearly 80 year-old Indy. No. Nein. Nyet. Non. Bango. Hayi. Ani, etc.

[bassman]

I’m excited for more Indy! I get it, Crystal Skull is fun to hate, but I still enjoy it. Even with its issues, I find it to be a fun adventure film and loved getting more time with the characters. With this new one, I’m not expecting Indy to be doing crazy action in his older age, but I could watch Ford simply sit in a chair and do his shtick all day, so I’m happy for more. Not to forget, this is the first Indy film to be helmed by someone other than Spielberg. Mangold has a pretty great resume, so maybe we should wait to at least see a trailer before convincing ourselves it’s garbage?

[beat_truck]

When it comes to remakes, reboots, and revivals of franchises that are long past their prime, I don't need to be convinced that they are garbage. I just assume it because they almost always are. I need some serious convincing that they're not before I'll even consider watching them. It's like having shitty movie PTSD.

[MinionZombie]

When it comes to remakes, reboots, and revivals of franchises that are long past their prime, I don't need to be convinced that they are garbage. I just assume it because they almost always are. I need some serious convincing that they're not before I'll even consider watching them. It's like having shitty movie PTSD. Has there ever been one you've liked, out of interest?

[beat_truck]

Has there ever been one you've liked, out of interest? Lately? No, not really. Plenty of past ones, though. Dawn '04 and Night '90 are favorites of mine. Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Thing, The Fly, and a few others I'm probably forgetting were very good. The Crazies and Land of the Dead were both decent. The Evil Dead wasn't terrible. The Hammer remakes / reboots of the old Universal monster movies were mostly pretty enjoyable, too. I am going to give the newest Halloween movies a watch. I actually bought the last one recently. Same goes for Zombieland 2. As far as most remakes and reboots go, the Youtube reviews that show excerpts and poke fun at how bad they are, are honestly more entertaining than the actual movies themselves.

[bassman]

I feel like things have changed and there are more good remake/reboot/sequels now. Only thinking of recent films(10-15 years): Blade Runner 2049, The Invisible Man, 3:10 to Yuma(Mangold-director of Indy V), True Grit, Casino Royale, Dredd, Planet of the Apes trilogy, It, Logan(Mangold-again), etc. Those are just off the top of my head. Established IP will stick around and continue to be exploited. The difference is that 20 years ago it was almost guaranteed to be bad. A quick cash in. This of course still happens on occasion, but more and more studios are hiring creators with a real love and respect for the stories. With plenty more on the way that show real promise, it doesn’t feel like the blanket statement of “all remakes/reboots suck” really works as well as it used to, IMHO.

[beat_truck]

I saw the True Grit remake, and while I didn't think it was horrid, I didn't think it was particularly good, either. I still think that most remakes, even more modern ones, are just shitty, generic feeling, cash-ins. Just look at ones like Poltergeist, Child's Play, Robocop, Pet Sematary, Rob Zombie's Halloween movies, Carrie, A Nightmare On Elm Street, The Wicker Man, Day of the Dead (pick one), The Fog, The Amityville Horror, The Omen, Ghostbusters, etc, etc. A few of those I have actually seen (and was stupid enough to have even bought), but others I just watched reviews and excerpts on Youtube to see if they were worth the time.

[MinionZombie]

I saw the True Grit remake, and while I didn't think it was horrid, I didn't think it was particularly good, either. I still think that most remakes, even more modern ones, are just shitty, generic feeling, cash-ins. Just look at ones like Poltergeist, Child's Play, Robocop, Pet Sematary, Rob Zombie's Halloween movies, Carrie, A Nightmare On Elm Street, The Wicker Man, Day of the Dead (pick one), The Fog, The Amityville Horror, The Omen, Ghostbusters, etc, etc. A few of those I have actually seen (and was stupid enough to have even bought), but others I just watched reviews and excerpts on Youtube to see if they were worth the time. I agree on most of those ... although I'm a fan of RZ's Halloween movies, and they certainly don't feel 'generic' IMO. I enjoyed Pet Sematary, but ultimately there was little point as the original movie had it sorted. I also enjoyed The Amityville Horror, especially as I wasn't at all fussed about the original movie (but I did find the original sequel to be quite good IIRC). Otherwise agreed. Never bothered with Poltergeist - because why?; Robocop remake was a piss take doused in CGI and in a PG-13 straight jacket with clumsy politics; Carrie, never bothered - because why?; ANOES2010 - what a steaming pile of horse shit that was, made by people who had no understanding of the original movie or the horror genre or movie making in general, the idiotic CGI 'Freddy in the wall' scene (achieved in the original with a cheap sheet of painted spandex, IIRC) was far more expensive and looked infinitely worse and fake as hell and summed up the entire movie. The Wicker Man - never bothered with it, because why?; Day of the Dead ... no. Just no. The Fog - saw some snippets of it and it was beyond horrendously bad. The Omen - again, never bothered with it, because why? And then we come to Ghostbuster 2016 ... what a bugger up and again a case of filmmakers who simply didn't understand how and why the original movie turned out so great. There's some great videos online comparing the original and remake in regards to similar scenes (i.e. plot development scenes, like introducing the proton packs), which flag up some of the ways in which the remake just absolutely cocked it all up.

[beat_truck]

I just read that Harrison Ford injured his shoulder while filming a fight scene. Hopefully, it's nothing major. They are going to continue filming what they can for now. https://variety.com/2021/film/news/h...ry-1235003412/

[Neil]

I just read that Harrison Ford injured his shoulder while filming a fight scene. Hopefully, it's nothing major. They are going to continue filming what they can for now. https://variety.com/2021/film/news/h...ry-1235003412/ They should change the scene so he just pulls a gun out and shoots the guy... - - - Updated - - -

[beat_truck]

Jeezus. It took the guy in the video until around 10:30 to get to the freakin' point.

[Mike70]

I just read that Harrison Ford injured his shoulder while filming a fight scene. Hopefully, it's nothing major. They are going to continue filming what they can for now. https://variety.com/2021/film/news/h...ry-1235003412/ A fight scene!!!!! Who in the HELL is a 79 year-old man gonna be fighting??? My father is 80 now. He was a bad ass back in the "day." He's in awesome shape for someone that age but a 12 year-old could blow him over. I don't buy that shit. It's nonsense. At 70....perhaps and maybe. HUGE difference between 70 and 80. By 80, you are frail no matter how tough, big, etc. you were in younger days.

[Neil]

Jeezus. It took the guy in the video until around 10:30 to get to the freakin' point. He's the entire Earth to conquer. He's kind of busy! - - - Updated - - - A fight scene!!!!! Who in the HELL is a 79 year-old man gonna be fighting??? My father is 80 now. He was a bad ass back in the "day." He's in awesome shape for someone that age but a 12 year-old could blow him over. I don't buy that shit. It's nonsense. At 70....perhaps and maybe. HUGE difference between 70 and 80. By 80, you are frail no matter how tough, big, etc. you were in younger days. Well, if the rumours above are true, it might well be he's in his younger days...

[JDP]

Indy finds himself in the struggle of his life, fighting a new deadly enemy: the common cold.

[EvilNed]

Indy finds himself in the struggle of his life, fighting a new deadly enemy: the common cold. Take it easy there, H.G. Wells.