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The first three movies are almost peerless adventure movies, even Temple. I love them far more than Star Wars. I have no opinion on Crystal Skull because I haven't bothered seeing it.
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# ? Jun 26, 2018 06:40 |
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The second best Indy movie is Fate of Atlantis.
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# ? Jun 26, 2018 08:34 |
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Cleretic posted:
There was an issue of the comics where after some huge battle in the city a random paramedic hands Thor his hammer, and he’s like “thank yo- wait what the gently caress?” and the guy has wandered off by the time Thor realized what happened. It was pretty funny.
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# ? Jun 26, 2018 12:53 |
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I prefer Raiders over Last Crusade, but I like Crystal Skull more than Temple of Doom. I would rather never see Crystal Skull or Temple of Doom again, but if forced to choose, Crystal Skull is the better one to riff on, IMO.
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# ? Jun 26, 2018 13:03 |
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Rev. Bleech_ posted:There are two kinds of people in this world, people who will tell you Last Crusade is the best Indy movie, and liars. So whats the other kind?
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# ? Jun 26, 2018 13:19 |
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Inzombiac posted:Last Crusade is my favorite and I think some people are afraid to admit it. I find it has significantly more rewatch value and with better pacing than Raiders. Plus the aforementioned chemistry between Ford and Connery is light years better than any other pairing in the series.
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# ? Jun 26, 2018 14:01 |
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Sand Monster posted:I find it has significantly more rewatch value and with better pacing than Raiders. Plus the aforementioned chemistry between Ford and Connery is light years better than any other pairing in the series. This is my take. I rewatched them recently and I don't want to knock Raiders too hard, but Crusade just felt more...energized.
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# ? Jun 26, 2018 14:31 |
Ugly In The Morning posted:There was an issue of the comics where after some huge battle in the city a random paramedic hands Thor his hammer, and he’s like “thank yo- wait what the gently caress?” and the guy has wandered off by the time Thor realized what happened. It was pretty funny. That's great
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# ? Jun 26, 2018 14:37 |
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Fish of hemp posted:The second best Indy movie is Fate of Atlantis.
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# ? Jun 26, 2018 14:43 |
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Crusade is best, and Crystal Skull is for definitely better than Temple of Doom. Main complaints against Crystal Skull are unrealistic scenes (nuking the fridge), Shia LaBeouf, and aliens, but in Temple of Doom Indiana Jones rides an inflatable raft out of a fuckin' plane, Willie Scott mostly just screams constantly, and yeah okay maybe aliens are a little weird but whatever. Not saying Crystal is necessarily good, but Doom is worse. The Tarzan scene is indefensible though.
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# ? Jun 26, 2018 15:47 |
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Watching Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doomwith my East Indian friends when growing up was… awkward.
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# ? Jun 26, 2018 15:51 |
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Friend posted:Crusade is best, and Crystal Skull is for definitely better than Temple of Doom. Main complaints against Crystal Skull are unrealistic scenes (nuking the fridge), Shia LaBeouf, and aliens, but in Temple of Doom Indiana Jones rides an inflatable raft out of a fuckin' plane, Willie Scott mostly just screams constantly, and yeah okay maybe aliens are a little weird but whatever. Not saying Crystal is necessarily good, but Doom is worse. I think the thing that completely ruined Crystal Skull is the Tarzan scene, the rest I'm ok with and even think is quite fitting considering the era it is supposed to take place in.
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# ? Jun 26, 2018 15:54 |
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Temple is good and the titty statue blew my mind when I was a kid.
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# ? Jun 26, 2018 15:55 |
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Ugly In The Morning posted:There was an issue of the comics where after some huge battle in the city a random paramedic hands Thor his hammer, and he’s like “thank yo- wait what the gently caress?” and the guy has wandered off by the time Thor realized what happened. It was pretty funny. That was Eric Masterson wasn't it? Edit: just checked and no completely different guy.
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# ? Jun 26, 2018 16:24 |
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The best Indiana Jones movie is The Mummy. The second best is Sahara.
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# ? Jun 26, 2018 17:02 |
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Sahara is a Dirk Pitt adventure you pleb, learn your litritcher
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# ? Jun 26, 2018 19:22 |
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The best indiana jones movie is Tomb Raider and its spinoff tv series, The Relic Hunter.
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# ? Jun 26, 2018 19:29 |
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Fish of hemp posted:The second best Indy movie is Fate of Atlantis. I would pay good money for "Hippocrates, a friend of Socrates" to be played out on the big screen.
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# ? Jun 26, 2018 22:05 |
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Android Apocalypse posted:Watching Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doomwith my East Indian friends when growing up was… awkward. Because they pointed out the glaring inaccuracies? Or was it more like they saw you squirming at the dinner scene and said "who's hungry". Because I hoped they messed with you.
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# ? Jun 26, 2018 22:37 |
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I saw the Incredibles 2 on Saturday and well, this is a pretty big spoiler so I'm going to hide it under a black bar: The main dude supporting The Incredibles this time around is a guy Winston Deavor, who a flashy marketing dude who wants to bring the supers back. He has a sister who invents stuff for their telecom company, her name is Evelyn Deavor. try saying that name aloud a couple times. She ends up being the big bad, of course.
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# ? Jun 27, 2018 01:16 |
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Strom Cuzewon posted:I would pay good money for "Hippocrates, a friend of Socrates" to be played out on the big screen. I still say this on occasion, followed up by a parrot sqwack. Edit: just looked for the clip, and apparently it's Hermocrates, not Hippocrates. MichiganCubbie has a new favorite as of 04:34 on Jun 27, 2018 |
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MichiganCubbie posted:I still say this on occasion, followed up by a parrot sqwack. I guess it's mayonnaise, but it smells like used motor oil.
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# ? Jun 27, 2018 04:31 |
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I liked Temple of Doom more than Last Crusade. So there. I also really liked Kate Capshaw’s character.
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# ? Jun 27, 2018 23:20 |
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Fish of hemp posted:The second best Indy movie is Fate of Atlantis. Third best is the Temple of the Forbidden Eye.
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# ? Jun 27, 2018 23:47 |
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Krispy Wafer posted:I liked Temple of Doom more than Last Crusade. So there. COTD material right here. +1 Thumb's Up or that little laughing face button that they have now. agree to Disqus' new terms and conditions before replying Edit: This post uses cookies. [OK] X
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# ? Jun 28, 2018 22:37 |
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Krispy Wafer posted:
Hi Steven! I think my big complaint with Crystal Skull is that the film opens up with, "Oh yeah, aliens* exist" instead of Indy discovering aliens* exist at the end. *inter-dimensional beings
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# ? Jun 28, 2018 22:57 |
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I know it's weird, and I'm not going to even attempt to argue or justify it, but I just liked the action, pacing, and characters in Temple of Doom. Especially the opening number. Small bit of trivia, the illustration of Ark's terrible power that Indy pulls out of his really big book at the beginning of Raiders was drawn by Ralph McQuarrie (the guy who did all the Star Wars concept art). I was kind of bummed it wasn't something in a real Bible. Davros1 posted:Hi Steven! Hi Davros! Did you see my movie about the nerd who really likes everything 80's? The 80's were fun.
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# ? Jun 28, 2018 23:08 |
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Davros1 posted:I think my big complaint with Crystal Skull is that the film opens up with, "Oh yeah, aliens* exist" instead of Indy discovering aliens* exist at the end. That opening action sequence has a fun sight gag where the fighting breaks open a crate and we can briefly see the Ark nestled in some hay.
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# ? Jun 29, 2018 02:26 |
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Temple of Doom is awesome. Just a dark, spiteful movie. Plus the whole escape from the temple is the best action in any of the movies.
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# ? Jun 29, 2018 04:01 |
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Not hugely subtle, as a couple of shots do draw attention to it, but I liked how in Don't Breathe the antagonist (a blind war veteran) is orientating himself by touching specific areas in the house. You can see him counting doorways in his head, touching an otherwise useless fan, etc. Stephen Lang put in an absolutely fantastic performance. drat shame it turned out the blind man was a crazed, god hating rapist. It immediately stripped away all ambiguity from the situation.
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# ? Jun 29, 2018 08:55 |
Best action sequences 1) Raiders convoy 2) Crusade tank 3) Temple mine cart All were great though. I haven't seen Crystal. The clip I saw of the cgi monkey chase looked awful. Maybe it's less awful in context?
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# ? Jun 29, 2018 11:29 |
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Nah, it's pretty much entirely pointless in context. Also CGI gophers.
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# ? Jun 29, 2018 11:34 |
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Everyone hates on the aliens and the CGI, but nobody focuses on the biggest problem the movie has which is that nobody is capable of suspension of disbelief strong enough for Shia LeBouf to believably play a cool greaser.
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# ? Jun 29, 2018 11:41 |
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Not Operator posted:Everyone hates on the aliens and the CGI, but nobody focuses on the biggest problem the movie has which is Shia LeBouf Agreed. Though people do focus on this pretty often
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# ? Jun 29, 2018 12:11 |
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Not Operator posted:Everyone hates on the aliens and the CGI, but nobody focuses on the biggest problem the movie has which is that nobody is capable of suspension of disbelief strong enough for Shia LeBouf to believably play a cool greaser. Lehman Brothers goes bankrupt, the stock market crashes, a Black man is elected President, and Shia LeBouf is presented as a credible mainstream star. 2008 was so weird.
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# ? Jun 29, 2018 12:15 |
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Who the heck would you get to play a cool greaser nowadays? Really, the whole archetype seems like it'd have trouble getting off the ground presented unironically, everyone loves characters presented with at least a charming level of awkwardness.
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# ? Jun 29, 2018 12:37 |
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I honestly don't understand the complaints about the fridge scene, that's classic Indy heroic legend comedy action stuff, same as the mine carts or rubber raft. The casting choice was bad but could be forgivable. Aliens is a fine twist, but as has been said, should have been proven or impled at the end only. The monkey scene was unforgivable, unfathomable garbage. Even one person greenlighting that would be an all time Hollywood gently caress-up, but for it to make it into the theatrical release is a mind-blowingly colossal failure.
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# ? Jun 29, 2018 12:53 |
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The aliens were fine as long as they were just long-dead skeletons but when one came back to life I wanted to punch lucas & spielberg edit: "native americans used to worship creatures that might have been aliens" is a lot easier to swallow than "oh and their skeletons merged or something and one came back to life and now it flies off in a UFO" peer has a new favorite as of 13:05 on Jun 29, 2018 |
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Krispy Wafer posted:Lehman Brothers goes bankrupt, the stock market crashes, a Black man is elected President, and Shia LeBouf is presented as a credible mainstream star. Yeah and I met a girl I would end up marrying. Bizarre times. You guys have me intrigued now, I'm going to get some beers and watch Crystal Skull.
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# ? Jun 29, 2018 12:57 |
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The Bloop posted:I honestly don't understand the complaints about the fridge scene, that's classic Indy heroic legend comedy action stuff, same as the mine carts or rubber raft. The fridge scene was great. Indy looking around and seeing all the mannequins was a classic Raiders type scene and getting blown hundreds of feet away and surviving is no different than riding a raft 2k down feet into a snowbank or hanging onto a sub for a thousand miles. The loving crystal skull was terrible, though. It looked plastic with aluminum foil rolled up inside and appeared to weigh almost nothing. Like I'm watching it being carried and tossed around like it's a toy from the dollar store. As a prop it was horrible. Maybe Harrison had a rotatory cuff issue and they needed to make it as light as possible.
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# ? Jun 29, 2018 13:15 |