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Indy may stumble upon the filming of Raiders of the Lost Ark
:) :) :)
Haha!
Now I realize this could be fudged a bit, but I can’t see anything prior to the early 70s.
How about Indy reading a newspaper where a side headline reports of a series of shark attacks off of Amity? :D
Ford will be 78 during filming, so that would be 1977 if we transpose his actual age to Indy in the 5th film.
He'll see himself making Star Wars.
I can see that working.
Aren’t R2 and C3P0 on the walls of a temple in Raiders?
You also have Club Obi-Wan in Temple Of Doom.
You’re completely missing the point of the overall conversation.
I disagree. Skull is nowhere nearly as bad as people say - when I first watched it at the theatres I even loved it, but as the time passed I realize it really is rather bland. The whole movie feels like it's about to rocket but it never does, as if they always held themselves and didn't want to push things too far. I'm not in the slightest bit bothered by the fridge scene or by the aliens (though I think the concept of ancient astronauts could have been explored much better), I don't even dislike the character of Mutt at all. The CGI, on the other hand, bothers me.
It's just that Indy never really feels in danger and the screen is too crowded with characters. I don't think Indy should be alone (he pretty much never is), but the scooby gang here was made of Indy, Marion, Mutt, Oxley and Mac. Also Marion feels like a cheaper version than the character she was in Raiders.
Well , it’s all subjective; one person clever is another’s stupid
What does CG gophers have to do with this? you’re veering off course, and being snippy at the same time; when someone does that I move on. ;)
Its interesting you mentioned the CGI, as I find some of the specisl effects in Last Crusade to be really ropey.
I think the worst part of Skull was the drive through the forest and the vine swinging. That all looking incredibly fake.
On the other hand the motorcycle chase was very cool, and done for real.
I also think Indie hitching with Marion was the right way to go, as she always seemed the one he had the most in common with. So much so thats its hard to think what the plot of the fifh film will involve.
I say have it set in the early 60’s and throw in a clever Bond reference. (Example, he sees a Dr.No poster and says to himself, ‘wow he looks like my dad...’ or something quick like that)
Steven Spielberg is a James Bond fan, so maybe.
+1. Good observation about Indy's crazed eyes.
The Indy franchise would benefit massively from a full on Disney reboot. Kids don’t want to see a 70 year old hero on the big screen. They need a clean slate.
I was in the process of editing the post above to add more thoughts, but now I better place this in a separate post:
(...) Indiana Jones is the hero but there is an edge, a darkness to him-- he has regrets, shortcomings and is mercenary to some extent. Also, he hits the bottle when he thinks Marion is dead. Even if the viewer suspects she's still alive, it's quite the sad moment because of how he feels, especially with their history together-- after all, he got into an impromptu adventure with her, and just when things were starting to heal between the two of them, she dies.
Make things too lighthearted and it inevitably affects these aspects of the character, which are the most interesting part of these films. In Crystal Skull, they brought Marion back but failed to explore the potential of her fractured relationship with Indiana, something which should have been even more poignant than before, given the passage of time. (That film has too many characters to develop and use them properly.)