Same, it's the last in a franchise I grew up with, so to speak. Length and reviews be damned, i'll be going on release date or close after
rp2000
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
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rp2000
We don't talk about the last one, we pretend it doesn't exist.
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Ford is too old, it sounds like a CGI-fest.
Shame
Actually never really rated the originals to be honest. Last Crusade is probably the only one I enjoy a lot.
Shame
Actually never really rated the originals to be honest. Last Crusade is probably the only one I enjoy a lot.
Soldato
Wtf is up with the last few pages in here lol
Caporegime
Did anyone actually expect this to be good? I'd written it off as soon as it was announced. Series that should have been long buried, last one was an abomination and the actor is completely past it.
Soldato
I hope to enjoy it.
In the recent Picard show with ye olde Patrick Stewart, I'd say that he (Picard) was the worst thing in the show. Due to his age, he seemed to lack the tenacity of the Picard we all know. The negative effect of this was thankfully diluted because of the ensemble cast.
Indiana Jones has no such shield; there is no ensemble cast.
Thankfully, from the clip we have below, Ford does seem to speak with the same energy and mannerisms of the earlier films - so there is hope
The biggest concern from me is whether I can suspend 'green screen' disbelief. There is a very heavy use of CGI and green screen in that clip... I think I'll have to actively try to get over it to make the best of it tbh.
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The bbc review is particularly brutal tbh
Like another of Ford's so-called "legacy sequels", Star Wars: The Force Awakens, this one brings back old characters (John Rhys-Davies's Sallah has a pointless cameo), introduces new ones who are strangely similar to the old characters (Ethann Isidore plays a substandard copy of Short Round from Temple of Doom), and has the air of a film passing the torch (or whip) to the next generation. But it does all this in an even gloomier fashion than The Force Awakens did. I'm not sure how many fans want to see Indiana Jones as a broken, helpless old man who cowers in the corner while his patronising goddaughter takes the lead, but that's what we're given, and it's as bleak as it sounds.
Soldato
Thats from the BBC???? Our BBC??? Thats pretty off point for them but I suppose everyone has a breaking point.
Personally I have zero interest in seeing any other Indy films after the mess of Indy 4 - For me there's only an amazing trilogy (even if ToD is a bit weak) and anything afterwards I consider to be fan-fiction
Don
Report in Variety states that during the Cannes showing the audience were often heard talking to each other during it. Must be a total stinker.
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I hope to enjoy it.
In the recent Picard show with ye olde Patrick Stewart, I'd say that he (Picard) was the worst thing in the show. Due to his age, he seemed to lack the tenacity of the Picard we all know. The negative effect of this was thankfully diluted because of the ensemble cast.
Indiana Jones has no such shield; there is no ensemble cast.
Thankfully, from the clip we have below, Ford does seem to speak with the same energy and mannerisms of the earlier films - so there is hope
The biggest concern from me is whether I can suspend 'green screen' disbelief. There is a very heavy use of CGI and green screen in that clip... I think I'll have to actively try to get over it to make the best of it tbh.
That's going to be difficult given the absolute state of modern green screen and CGI in general. Jackson's trilogy of 20 years ago and the original Avatar of over a decade ago was jaw dropping even on TV, were leaps and bounds better than a lot of today's TV and movies. You look at Marvel and DC, a genre which is absolutely made for suspending ones disbelief to begin with, and a lot of their effects are terrible.
But no keep on pumping that low effort "content" out, the stans will seal clap anything if you give a bit of fan service "he said the thing!!!", and the casuals will be doom scrolling while they have it on in the background anway - hey! it's they all add to the audience figures and it's a sub, so that's fine...
Soldato
Anything with Phoebe Waller Bridge in it is a hard pass from me.
Soldato
It’s gotta be elder abuse to drag Ford out of his retirement home for this.
It was elder abuse 15 years ago when he was 65
Fleabag was pretty darn good. Funny and very dark at times.
I really have no idea what they were thinking with L3 in the Han Solo film though. One of the worst characters ever and I think she has had a hard time shaking that off in certain circles.
Soldato
Well it ain't him on the HorseIt was elder abuse 15 years ago when he was 65
Soldato
I quite liked fleabag too, but FWB seems to be "the new hotness" for the management at Lucasfilm right now, just the same as Erin Kellyman who is the mixed race redhead who has now been in Willow, Solo (SW story) and the main enemy in Falcon & Winter Soldier despite not giving good performances in any of those, although her indie UK-based film roles were good so she can act well.
Caporegime
It cant be worse than 4???
Can it?
(probably will be)
Can it?
(probably will be)