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Movie Review: Indiana Jones 4

Harrison Ford will always be cool in this role, but my god Steven Spielberg and especially George Lucas are so fucking whacked or fucked up these days that they have totally lost touch with movie goers.

This movie was fucking bad and full of serioulsy fucking retarded moments like the Stars Wars prequels.

Horrible CGI throughout too...yikes.

Thoughts?

I saw this last weekend (Sunday May 18) and thought it was pretty good.

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Originally posted by Dj Smitty20 Horrible CGI throughout too...yikes.

There wasn't much CGI in this movie actually. Spielberg wanted it to look old - so it was filmed on film (non-digital) and used real stuntmen and little CGI (excluding the final scene).

I saw this opening night...

The first half of the movie: classic Indy...awesome...some really inventive action, great camera work, and some genuinely funny bits...old school film-making at its best....

The second half of the movie: similar, but a lot more uneven...with some really preposterous things thrown in...a little too over the top in parts...(tarzan vine swinging??....really??)...and more cheesy one-liners...still - entertaining and a crazy ant attack sequence thats this movie's melting face shot from Raider's....wicked.......

Overall:...a lot of fun, and entertaining, and the movie is paced really well...but suffers a bit from an uneven second half.....definitely worth seeing in the theatre

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Originally posted by rabbitjoker There wasn't much CGI in this movie actually. Spielberg wanted it to look old - so it was filmed on film (non-digital) and used real stuntmen and little CGI (excluding the final scene).

the CGI gophers (seriously...fucking giddy laughing GOPHERS?), Shia Lebeouf imitating Tarzan, those horribly CGI monkies all fighting Russians (Yes monkies fighting russians!) The whole waterfall sequence was entirely CGI...the jungle chase was filled with obvious CGI backgrounds.

That horrible looking CGI Alien? yikes indeed.

And did anyone notice that everyone's face was very bright? Very strange lighting in this movie.

If I'm not mistaken, ILM was tasked to do the CGI in this film, due to association with Lucasfilm, etc... and they've never really been too incredibly fantastic at making real-life-looking CGI.

I just saw this tonight and i agree with everyone about the 1st half and the second half.. over the top at points.

I was not impressed by how unrealistically they survive some of the things they go thru.

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A) Could a person really survive a nuclear blast from within a lead fridge? I mean common!!

B) Wouldn't the impact from the water at the bottom of a waterfall kill any person??

C) IS everyone really that bad at aiming guns???? of the trillions of bullets fired in the movie... practically NONE hit any flesh.

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Originally posted by SgtFoo I was not impressed by how unrealistically they survive some of the things they go thru.

you have to suspend some belief. all indy movies are like this

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Originally posted by SgtFoo A) Could a person really survive a nuclear blast from within a lead fridge? I mean common!!

let say its possible, but no way in hell anyone can survive being in a fridge being thrown around like that without becoming human slush inside that casing.

You know, I saw this movie last night. I have to say, I tried my damned best to suspend my disbelief. However, therein lies the problem. A movie should operate in such a way that suspending disbelief is an unconcious process.

I have to say, there were so many times where I just couldn't stop a small chuckle - tarzan, fridge, 40 men 4 yards away missing even the car with their AK47s, yadda yadda... it had all the elements of indy, but little of the charm. Simply too many cheese moments. Classic Lucas pandering to an audience he belittles with assumptions of childishness.

Sad.

5/10.

I didn't even find it that entertaining, which is the only thing I was expecting it to be.

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Originally posted by malek let say its possible, but no way in hell anyone can survive being in a fridge being thrown around like that without becoming human slush inside that casing.

lol srsly, like wtf?!!?!?!!

The movie had its moments, but wtf Stephen, why the need to bring Aliens into every frickin movie these days?!

Also, I found the perfect movie moment to post after jon jon's classic Apocalypto posts! Stay tuned...

Just saw it yesterday...

The gophers definitely threw me off... they did make me laugh though.

All of the Indiana Jones movies are pretty far fetched but I think that's why I find them so damn entertaining.

I liked this one, I still can't figure out how he got his hat back after the fight in the cafe though.... anyone catch that?

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Originally posted by hotmom714 The gophers definitely threw me off... they did make me laugh though.

I just got back from it and they made me laugh as well

I found it ok. It's an Indy movie, what do you people expect with being able to make it out of everything alive. There were a few other good chuckles I had as well. There was also one large moment that grossed me out, only cuz I get the willies when I think about bugs in general. Those ants were gross!!!
Overall I didn't find it horrible. From what I remember about the previous ones though, they were much better than this one.


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And imagine that, the boy is Indy's kid.

Thoroughly looking forward to seeing this film in theaters.

I can't count how many times I've see The Temple of Doom (Short Round!) and the last half of The Last Crusade.

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Originally posted by magikb I just got back from it and they made me laugh as well There was also one large moment that grossed me out, only cuz I get the willies when I think about bugs in general. Those ants were gross!!!

those damn ants! I could barely watch when they were crawling in that guy's mouth. eeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! I kind of feel like they are crawling all over right now.

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Originally posted by hotmom714 those damn ants! I could barely watch when they were crawling in that guy's mouth.

try his NOSTRIL!!!!

Anyone who says that there was not a massive amount of CGI is mislead. The entire film lacked a realistic quality; in fact most of the scenes were altered if not created entirely on a computer.

Indiana Jones was the last of the films I looked forward to seeing; I am notorious for my odd love of Indy...this film was an embarrassment. It was an utter waste of time.

Briefly: The filmakers; all of them were too apologetic for Fords age. I didnt find that he looked that bad at all. Too many jokes were poked to obviously at his age - it took away credibility and instantly added age I didn't care too look for.

Shia Lebeouf was fine but also not necessary, and literally not only did Indy go on his mission but he brought along his family - they were a total waste and since we have waited 9 years for Indy to have his family tag along was distracting, annoying and anticlimactic.

The Aliens - fortunatley we only had to endure them at the end; it was literally the moment I had written the film off. That is simply not a genre that Indy NEEDS to explore. With all of the possible civilizations and possibilities that exist in the archaeological records exploring that subject was for another film.

Sir Ian the blithering idiot; I sometime forgot he was still there, what exactly was his purpose? his character had lended to the film when he wrote the riddle - but then he got to tag alone and offer nothing to the progression of the experience.

The scenes at the end with the filmmakers forshadowing that Indiana Jr would take over were annoying and I guess they were supposed to be playful but with the nonsensical wedding I had to endure followed by the hint of him taking over ended up solidifying my distaste for everything.

As for the nuclear scene it felt like I was being dragged through a surrealist film; it was totally unlike the Indy films; the fact that he lived was again foolish however in the 3rd film he does drink the holy water and he is given eternal life; like his father Sean Connery who mysteriously dies off.

The stunts were cool and the action was decent; but there was no rolling ball, no search for the holy grail, no boat ride through Venice - only a plastic mutated skull with foil inside. It looked like a prop you would see from 1960's doctor who episodes.

I agree that the lighting was off, not just on the face but all over the place; it was too bright, too fake.

I know all too well the sometimes unrealistic parts we have come to love with indy films - but I agree the bullets aimed right at him never hit; from close range - that is zero percent. It became too much, they withdrew too much from the Indiana Jones credibility bank and wasted it on this romancing the stone meets close encounters film.

^^whoa awesome. I'm posting that on rotten tomatoes and taking full credit for it!

On a serious note, I agree with absolutely everything you said, except for the bit about Indy's age. He ABSOLUTELY looked like an old grandpa running around trying get some action. It was pretty funny. I don't understand what Lucas' and Spielberg's problems are that they had to wait 19 years for the sequel. I'm pretty angry about that and I will think again before spending money on sequels/prequels to my fave series.

Shia's good and all, but I loved Indy for Harrison Ford's quirks and rugged but intellectual manner in all 3 films. Not enough in this film and honestly his wrinkled face was turning me off too much to enjoy anything he was saying.

Failboat pic, plzthx.

Just saw the movie yesterday. Being a huge fan, this movie got me all excited about throwing myself into that sense of mystery and adventure inspired by his previous films. The experience fell far short, and left me unsatisfied.

7-4-7, I echo your sentiments. Nevermind suspending belief. It is part of any Indiana Jones movie. That was not the problem of the film. It is the completely ridiculous twists, prime time being the aliens and the family tagging along, that just played no hommage whatsoever to the adventure-seeking days of yore, and just left a bad taste in my mouth. It saddens me to see yet another of my favourite franchises go down like a flaming ball of turd.

booooooo... what' up w/ old people always throwing in heavy mind numbing family overtones into an action/adventure movie? would have enjoyed it when i was 8. What pisses me off w/ these oldschool movie directors/producers is their focus on making the movie appeal to the same age group... would be hype if they continued making the movies for the original fan base, cater to US... we're the assholes that made the films popular in the first place. Not cater back to me bitch.
awesome opening sequence... "Russians..." Lol, it could only go downhill from there

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Originally posted by fayraree He ABSOLUTELY looked like an old grandpa running around trying get some action.

ahhaahha thats us in 10 years.

This was easily the WORST fucking movie I have ever seen in a theatre.

Seriously! A spaceship!?!?!? wtf

& the boat-car off the cliff? wtf

& Victoria Falls?!?!? wtf (the last waterfall is in Africa!!!)

& 3 fuggin waterfalls!?!?!? wtf

& swingin from vines like a monkey!?!?! wtf

& monkies following a dude to join him in an attack on a jeep at high speed?!?!? wtf

& .... &...&

honestly.

WORST.

MOVIE.

EVER.

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Originally posted by The Ear This was easily the WORST fucking movie I have ever seen in a theatre. Seriously! A spaceship!?!?!? wtf & the boat-car off the cliff? wtf & Victoria Falls?!?!? wtf (the last waterfall is in Africa!!!) & 3 fuggin waterfalls!?!?!? wtf & swingin from vines like a monkey!?!?! wtf & monkies following a dude to join him in an attack on a jeep at high speed?!?!? wtf & .... &...& honestly. WORST. MOVIE. EVER.

how did you make it to the end?

b/c I was in the middle of the row.

believe me, as soon as they ended up in South America, I was groaning vociferously like Homer Simpson being told to do housework. Every 5 minutes.

Felt like taking a straw, jabbing it into my eye, and repeatedly slamming my head against the seat in front of me like Oglie (that dude with the piece of wood stuck in his head) on Family Guy.

Someone needs to execute George Lucas before he can make another movie.

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