The stank of George Lucas

[satansmonkey]

Is there nothing he can't totally fuck up? I finally got around to seeing Indiana Jones last night and man what an over the top piece of shit. I mean, the Indy movies should be light hearted and fun but this was just way too unrealistic for even an Indy movie. I actually liked the plot and if they had worked on the character interactions along with

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[lovecraftlackey]

I feel you. I had almost no issue with the "out there" nature of the main storyline (and it fit the decade it was set in), but the dialog, characterization and overall writing of the movie was patently UN-INDY. What should have been an awesome addition to the story, the return of Marion, was simply depressing and pathetic. She had no purpose. It's totally cool to LET she and Indy actually age and be older, different people...but it was like I was watching characters I haven't loved for most of my life.

The feel was entirely off and safe and predictable. Neither of those dickweeds (Spielberg and GoiterNeck I mean) have any edge left. Where are lines like: "You wanna' talk to God? Let's go see Him together...I've got nothing better to do." or "You stood up to be counted with the enemies of everything the grail stands for, who gives a DAMN what you think?!"

And what about Hitler signing the grail diary? Or that first shot of super-pissed Indy in the mines right before he lays the beat down on the big ugly child-abusing Kali thugs?

And Indy has a son? Awesome. Last Crusade was Indy and his dad, it only stands to reason that 15 years later we have Indy's son (by Marion of course). But you know what...try FLESHING THE GODDAMN CHARACTER OUT and making him one smidgen as memorable as Henry Jones Sr.

Ugh. I gotta stop now. I didn't hate it. It just mad me very very sad. Here's the thing, if it WEREN'T an Indiana Jones movie - I probably would have liked it okay. I got a feeling they should have stuck with Frank Darabont's script. And I haven't even read it.

[satansmonkey]

I loved the plot, I actually enjoyed the movie until Karen Allen and John Hurt showed up, then the really bad dialogue kicked in and I began to groan. The original films are out there but I never groaned when watching any of those films. One of the best scenes involves a real and fake snake go figure.