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

[DarkArtist81]

I just got back... And seriously, I loved it. Guess I am the odd one out of the bunch, but then again... I loved Temple of Doom.

It had it's silly moments, don't get me wrong. Only one had me rolling my eyes a bit, the monkeys.... But all in all, I loved it. I love the Crystal Skull legends anyway, so the Macguffin was fine by me. And it was FANTASTIC to have an Indy movie with actual TOMBS in them again. TLC was missing that sorely IMO. Shia was fantastic in his role, Winstone did admirably as well, and having Karen back was a real treat.

It has everything I wanted in another Indy adventure and the pace was nice and fast. I highly recommend it to any Indy fans, but just expect a little bit of over the top moments here and there.

I liked it as much as Temple, more than TLC and less than Raiders of course. So it is tied for second place in my heart. A great movie, lots of fun, worth it at least to see Harrison back as Indy on the screen again. See it with an open mind and beware the monkey scene.

I'm already pumped to see it again.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Go see it for yourself

See why I won't touch this one yet?

Oh man. I'm already disappointed. I can tell, whether it's horrible or not, it ain't gonna be Indiana Jones.

And what's with the monkeys? Is this the "Tarzan" thing? Oh god, I'm gonna go cry now.

Monkeys...why'd it have to be monkeys?

 

[stshammgod]

It has a different feel to me than the other three. I couldn't even talk when I left the theater. I...

 

[DarkArtist81]

Trust me man, it's still Indy. It feels like stepping into comfy old shoes...

If you can stomach a silly monkey scene and still love Indy doing his thing, you'll like it bro.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Trust me man, it's still Indy. It feels like stepping into comfy old shoes...

If you can stomach a silly monkey scene and still love Indy doing his thing, you'll like it bro.

No. Not with monkeys. That's where I draw the line.




Good thing: my expectations just bottomed out. I hope that helps.

 

[crasis]

Yeah, I'm a bit speechless right now, too. I liked it, though... I think?

I need to digest this one a bit. Time for bed.

 

[Entropy]

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

It was an entertaining turd?

 

[Joker]

Trust me man, it's still Indy. It feels like stepping into comfy old shoes...

If you can stomach a silly monkey scene and still love Indy doing his thing, you'll like it bro.

It's really not. It's really... really not. *sigh*

 

[Wor-Gar]

Yeah, I'm a bit speechless right now, too. I liked it, though... I think?

I need to digest this one a bit. Time for bed.

Christ!!! This is torture.

 

[BlindVoyeur]

P.s. They sure dont make major appliances like they used to.

 

[King Darkness]

I trust in josh's opinion

I wont get to see it till next week, damn it.

 

[Entropy]

yup, the monkey scene is horrible.

There's also goofy prairie dogs at reminded me of SW prequel alien goofiness, but they were forgivable.

The kungfu skeleton warriors however...

It's an entertaining film don't get me wrong. The performances are what makes it fun!

 

[DarkArtist81]

You guys can hate on it if you want, I thought it was great. Best thing to do WG, is to just stay neutral and see what YOU think yourself, not be influenced by me or anyone else's opinions. If you like it, you like it.

Just take the pressure off and take it as it is.

Lots of people hated The Temple of Doom, I loved it.

Lots of people loved The Last Crusade, I liked it but did not love it.

Almost everyone hated The Phantom Menace, so did I.

It's all relative.

 

[Wor-Gar]

I was going to fight to see it tomorrow...now I may wait to see it Friday afternoon instead. I feel like I don't need to rush to see this.

 

[DarkArtist81]

I was going to fight to see it tomorrow...now I may wait to see it Friday afternoon instead. I feel like I don't need to rush to see this.

If you don't see it, you will only be more anxious and the negative vibes will wear you down so that you are EXPECTING to not like it. See it, find out for yourself. Trust me.

 

[SSC_Nerd]

Personally, I loved it, but I can certainly see why it may get a lot of potential hate. It's all about context though. This is the same weird crap that was in the campy sc-fi movies in the 50's. Spielberg was literally make a product of its time. I can see a lot of people not liking that though, since it just didn't feel like the old movies did. And yeah, damn Lucas and his love for CG. I wanted more practical effects myself. Some things about it were a bit much. So yeah, Cate Blanchett turned me on...

 

[Entropy]

You guys can hate on it if you want, I thought it was great. Best thing to do WG, is to just stay neutral and see what YOU think yourself, not be influenced by me or anyone else's opinions. If you like it, you like it.

Agreed.

There is much to like in this film. And much to dislike as well. IMO
There will be some who focus on the good bits and love it, others who will focus on the flaws and hate it.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Trust me.

Good Indy line.

OK......

But it better be better the Last Crusade, that's all I'm sayin.

 

[DarkArtist81]

Agreed.

There is much to like in this film. And much to dislike as well. IMO
There will be some who focus on the good bits and love it, others who will focus on the flaws and hate it.

Well said, I wholeheartedly agree.

 

[Entropy]

If you don't see it, you will only be more anxious and the negative vibes will wear you down so that you are EXPECTING to not like it. See it, find out for yourself. Trust me.

Or expect the worst and you may be pleasantly surprised.