Seen Indy 4 yet?...

[Bud Parsley]

Well, I did on Friday. And I loved it. I won't ruin it for those who haven't seen it yet but to me it was like re-uniting with an old friend. A very old friend.

But seriously, I thought it was great. I think Ford had no problem getting right back into character. Fun, fun, fun...

[skinnyguy]

I saw it on Saturday night and I really enjoyed it. It was just like the others - if you liked the original trilogy you'll like this one.

I don't understand this nonsense about how it wasn't "believable" or whatnot - honestly how many scenes in the original trilogy were a bit over the top? I can think of several from each movie. Every complaint I've heard about this show could easily have been said about the originals. And I think that's what has always made Indy so much fun. I just went expecting another Indy movie, and that's what I got and I thought it was great - heck I'd be happy if they made another one! Very fun, entertaining summer movie I'd definitely recommend.

[65skylark]

I completely dissagree that every complaint about this movie could be made about the others. The first movie had no absurd CG. To me, it was just like the last three Star Wars movies compared to the original three. And I'm sorry, but there was nothing in the first three Indy movies (including the infamous raft scene) that was even close to as unbelievable as surviving a NUCLEAR BOMB by hiding in a refrigerator. A bit over the top is one thing, so ridiculous it makes me lose interest in the movie is another.

Of course, this is just my opinion. I was never a big fan of the first three movies, either.

[skinnyguy]

I'm going to respond directly to your comments in this thread just because I'm lazy.

Honestly, after watching the movie I knew you wouldn't end up liking it at all, Skylark. You said yourself you didn't care much for the originals, so I'm not surprised to hear that you didn't like this one. As I stated in my post, if you liked the original trilogy, I think you'll like this one. You didn't like the originals, hence, not surprising to me that you didn't like this one. And hey, that's fine; if we all liked exactly the same things, there'd only be one movie for us to watch.

I do have to disagree that there weren't things that were as unbelievable in the first three, but that's just my opinion vs. yours. I think the raft scene was easily as silly and unbelievable, along with various other scenes, and I think that's what makes the movies so much fun. But my comments weren't directed towards those like you, Skylark, who never really cared much for Indy in the first place.

Basically my gripe is with people who are die hard fans of the originals who ended up hating this movie because they said there were inconsistencies and things that were too cheesy or fake or unbelievable, and I don't see how that's any different from the first three. They just have the power of nostalgia behind them, so people are more willing to forgive and overlook those flaws.

For example, how believable was it when they let Willie sleep in the room where the secret passageway is to the Temple of Doom? How odd of a placement is that? And wasn't it quite silly when Indy pretends to be Scottish to get into the castle? Nothing in the Bible says that the ark of the covenant would lay waste to entire regions and level mountains, so why would Hitler want it? Come to think of it, there are countless inconsistencies with how the ark and the grail are portrayed in the movies vs what the Bible says. And yes, there wasn't CG in Raiders, but I've always thought the scene with the melting faces at the end looks pretty lousy (I usually laugh when I watch it now!). And the list goes on.

So to me, I don't see much difference. I don't go to Indy to see a brilliantly contrived cinematic masterpiece - I go for just a good fun movie and that's what I got.