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Well, the plan is to go see the movie again tonight, I'm actually excited again. I think all the time I've spent posting and reading on COW (IndyGear's forum) has made me realize that there really WAS a lot of good stuff, and also come upon some alternate explanations that let you rationalize the ending a little more. Plus I've had three days to work through that HUGE let-down.
That being said, everything I said before still applies (being excited doesn't make it any less of a "meh"). The National Treasure/Mummy bits were awkward (I think I've got FIVE total now, WHAT THE FUCK?), a lot of the plot seems badly written (not the lines, but the story), and I am still WTFing over the (inter?!)space-ship. (Alien? RATIONALIZED AWAY. But still bad editing.)
If this doesn't make sense it's because I've been posting like crazy over on COW and I probably forgot to mention it here, but I am all up for discussion. =D
The Ntl. Treasure/Mummy parts:
--the balancing Mayan platform
--city of gold (although this one doesn't bother me as much, since they obviously went for an entirely different feel)
--ROOM FULL OF WORLD TREASURE WHAT THE FUCK WERE YOU THINKING
--the way Indy solved the problems. too fast, to easy, and very little real danger.
--Mac's death, it's straight out of one of the Mummy films though I can't remember the character at the moment.
Also let it be known that I am no longer sick of Elvis and thought it was an interesting, respectful parallel to Indy. Can you say "paused life for war service"? Aw.
That being said, everything I said before still applies (being excited doesn't make it any less of a "meh"). The National Treasure/Mummy bits were awkward (I think I've got FIVE total now, WHAT THE FUCK?), a lot of the plot seems badly written (not the lines, but the story), and I am still WTFing over the (inter?!)space-ship. (Alien? RATIONALIZED AWAY. But still bad editing.)
If this doesn't make sense it's because I've been posting like crazy over on COW and I probably forgot to mention it here, but I am all up for discussion. =D
The Ntl. Treasure/Mummy parts:
--the balancing Mayan platform
--city of gold (although this one doesn't bother me as much, since they obviously went for an entirely different feel)
--ROOM FULL OF WORLD TREASURE WHAT THE FUCK WERE YOU THINKING
--the way Indy solved the problems. too fast, to easy, and very little real danger.
--Mac's death, it's straight out of one of the Mummy films though I can't remember the character at the moment.
Also let it be known that I am no longer sick of Elvis and thought it was an interesting, respectful parallel to Indy. Can you say "paused life for war service"? Aw.
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Date: 2008-05-25 08:50 am (UTC)From: (Anonymous)"Lead-lining" does not protect against the actual explosion; that fridge should have melted into slag. He got a huge dose of radiation by trotting up the hill and staring at the mushroom cloud anyway.
Oh, and the CG prairie dogs were silly.
So, yeah, it got better after the first ten minutes.
- David M.
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Date: 2008-05-25 08:50 pm (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2008-05-27 04:48 am (UTC)From:I noticed that about the problem solving. That just takes away the suspence that made the other movies so exciting. It would kind of be like taking the grail trials bang, bang, bang. He doesn't hesitate at the "invisible bridge" but just steps onto it right away. Or if he just reached out and grabbed the idol - no thinking about it, no bag of sand. Boring.
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Date: 2008-05-27 12:23 pm (UTC)From:I wasn't ever a Temple hater, but it did grow on me over time. And seeing CS definitely was better after I'd worked through the shock, I guess.