The "I've Seen Indy IV" Thread (No Spoilers Please)

[Trevolver]

heading out for a midnight showing tonight, so I'll give my gut reaction tomorrow. I'm almost positive my overwhelming love for these films will set me up for some kind of disappointment, but....it's gonna be a fun experience!

Trev

 

[Wor-Gar]

By tomorrow, we all should have a pretty good idea of how this film really plays to the fans.

I'm not going tonight at midnight, so I'm really curious to read the reviews here before I go tomorrow or Friday.

 

[tomandshell]

Dusty didn't like it! And she doesn't want her negative response to influence us to have the same reaction! This is bad news!!!



We all know how she responds when she loves a film, and this isn't it.




Or it's possible she loves it and doesn't want to overinflate our expectations so that we start a thread called "The Biggest Dissapointment Of My Life Thus Far..."

If she came out saying, "This is the best in the series" or the worst, either way she would be setting us up for something other than a blank slate experience on our first viewing.

 

[Dusty]

Dusty didn't like it! And she doesn't want her negative response to influence us to have the same reaction! This is bad news!!!



We all know how she responds when she loves a film, and this isn't it.




Or it's possible she loves it and doesn't want to overinflate our expectations so that we start a thread called "The Biggest Dissapointment Of My Life Thus Far..."

If she came out saying, "This is the best in the series" or the worst, either way she would be setting us up to something other than a blank slate experience for our first viewing.

mwahahahahahahahaaaa... who knows which it is? I will let you decide for yourselves this time, through your own viewings. Looking forward to fan reaction, that's for sure!

 

[DarkArtist81]

Well played.... Dusty... well played.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Bad.... why'd it have to be bad?

 

[Blackhole]

Man, I can't wait for this...just 20 hours left...

 

[Entropy]

Got my ticket for the midnight show tonight, which was a chore to get as the box office was having computer problems so they directed me to an automated ticketing kiosk which failed to print a ticket... the manager had to come out and enter about 50 codes before he printed me a comp.

I'm going to try and enjoy this movie for what it is and not what I want it to be. Love it or hate it, I'm prepared for either, I won't pull any punches in my review.

Is someone going to start a "seen it" - spoiler thread where we can talk about the specifics?

 

[SOLIDSNAKE]

I am going tomorrow !!


I cant freaking wait.

 

[Seretur]

I've now seen it twice, and I have zero problems with the movie.

That includes the Tarzan bit. It's actually quite adorable.

And it just all works better the second time, which is a sure sign of a movie done right.

 

[DarkArtist81]

Ok, well... just watched Raiders, am now leaving to go and see the movie. I'll be sure to let you guys know what I thought before I go to bed.

 

[uscmhicks]

just got back from te midnight viewing in the UK and its now 03:36.
That movie was awesome !!
I loved it , Indys still got it , the acting was flawless and no matter what anyone says I think Shia did a great job and I'm happy his careers looking up.
It seemed strange seeing Ray Winston , I see him in a lot of uk movies swearing away in his usual cockney accent so it was hard for me to get used to him fitting in with the gang. There were some moments that brought back amazing memories from the first movies and the new features and ideas from george and steven were flawless.
i loved it all and think it was a great addition to the series.
Bring on Indy 5 , why the hell not !! ?

 

[Seretur]

Go Hicks go!

 

[Joker]

Most disappointing 2 hours of my life. This movie was a turd. Plain and simple. I will never see it again.

Aliens.
CGI overuse.
Poor scripting.
One dimensional characters.
Stupid villain.
Awful finale.

I'm enraged.

 

[jedibear]

Just got back from the midnight show...

Great movie. I love how it really fits in with what's come before...yes, it pays some homage here and there(I loved the SW reference ) yet still adds something new.

LeBouf is fine...better than fine. I thought the reparte between he and Ford was terrific...not forced, just well done. it was nice seeing Karen Allen again, even if it was a little brief.

Can't wait to see it again!

 

[Wor-Gar]

Most disappointing 2 hours of my life. This movie was a turd. Plain and simple. I will never see it again.

Aliens.
CGI overuse.
Poor scripting.
One dimensional characters.
Stupid villain.
Awful finale.

I'm enraged.

Just got back from the midnight show...

Great movie. I love how it really fits in with what's come before...yes, it pays some homage here and there(I loved the SW reference ) yet still adds something new.

LeBouf is fine...better than fine. I thought the reparte between he and Ford was terrific...not forced, just well done. it was nice seeing Karen Allen again, even if it was a little brief.

Can't wait to see it again!

Jesus, what am I supposed to think?????

 

[Entropy]

Just got back from seeing it.

Initial impression: meh. easily the weakest in the series but works nicely as a bookend for Raiders.

Waaay too many exposition scenes. And I never bought into the crystal skull. Very lame macguffin that lead to an eye rolling climax. If you thought TLC grail temple was hokey, the skull temple blows it away in unbelievability. It fits with the 1950s stuff I guess but seems more at home in a Tomb Raider movie than with Indy, esp all the CGI that increases as the film goes along. The final scene was what I thought it would and should be, and was pleased at that. The last bit with Indy's hat was nice. Revisiting the characters and Harrison's performance kept the lackluster plot afloat. The bits mentioning Marcus and his dad were especially nice. I liked the nods to the other films in the series.

Shai was good and appropriate in his role, except for the one scene where he was by himself saving the day. By far the worst scene of the entire series. ugh. Monkies... why did it have to be monkies. Ridiculous and hamfisted. The whole jungle action scene was uneven, exciting and fun then suddenly undercut with unnecessary comic lameness. The ants were just odd and over the top at moments.

The performances shined. Karen Allen was fantastic all around. Cate Blanchett was great. Ray Winstone was wasted in his stupid role. John Hurt was good in his limited function as well, less of a character and more of a living plot device to get them closer to the goal. Jim Broadbent was a nice stand in for a sorely missed Denholm Elliott.

All in all it was entertaining but disappointing.

 

[Dusty]

Jesus, what am I supposed to think?????

Go see it for yourself

See why I won't touch this one yet?

 

[Joker]

Jesus, what am I supposed to think?????

I'm a die-hard Indy fan. The practical effects are what made the originals so classic (you avatar is a great example). This new movie shouldn't even have the Indy brand name attached to it. The entire script has LUCAS written all over it. It's just ridiculous.

 

[BlindVoyeur]

Bottom line is Lucas is not the same person he once was, therefore his new project no longer have the magic that made them special. Not that they are all bad but they just seem very forced and cookie cutter. My biggest problem with the movie was the force use of humor through out it. Instead of the usual Indy charm it felt more like Superman III campy. Some of the action scenes were a little over the top as well, not that thats a bad thing for an Indy movie but Indy fights were to me always more like a bar room brawl and not a matrix style fight on moving vehicles. But oh well. Also I think they should have stuck to spirtual / mystical artifacts and not branched off the x-files route.