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The Kidd Is Making This Up As He Goes, But He's Definitely Giving Away INDIANA JONES: The Complete Adventures On Blu-ray!!!
The Kidd here...
Today, it's all about fortune and glory... and Blu-rays, as I've got a handful of INDIANA JONES: The Complete Adventures box sets to dish out, courtesy of Paramount Home Entertainment. Yeah, I didn't think Indy needed that much of an introduction.
FIVE copies of this Blu-ray set, featuring all four Indiana Jones films and plenty of bonus material, are up for grabs, and, if you want to take your best shot at taking one of these home for your collection, you're going to have to dig up something really good for the following premise.
We've heard for a couple of years now that the possibility of a fifth Indiana Jones film is somewhat distant but still very real. In fact, George Lucas once said that he knew what INDY 5 would be about, he just needed to find a MacGuffin that fit into the arena they were looking to work.
So it's very simple - what would be your MacGuffin of choice for INDY 5, and why would it work in the overall scope of films?
I'll give you 250 words with which to operate in order to lay out your plan for the next chapter of Indiana Jones. We'll already had the Ark of the Covenant, the Sankara Stones, the Holy Grail and the Crystal Skull in past adventures... what can you come up with next?
The five best ideas get INDIANA JONES: The Complete Adventures on Blu-ray, with the absolute best of the bunch scoring a replica Indiana Jones fedora and whip for themselves.
In the body of your email, send your name, mailing address and idea to Contests@AintItCool.com with the following subject line exactly (in all CAPS):
TIME FOR SOME LOVE, DR. JONES
If you're missing any of the information I'm asking for, then it's as if you don't even have an entry, no matter how good it may have been. And you've only got ONE shot at this, as only ONE entry is permitted per person. That means if you do it wrong the first time and need to resend it, that's TWO entries, and you're out.
Entries will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. EST on Thursday, September 20, and this contest is available to residents of both the U.S. and Canada.
Good luck to you all, and thanks to Paramount Home Entertainment for this awesome opportunity to win Indy.
-Billy Donnelly
"The Infamous Billy The Kidd"
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Readers Talkback
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I know you guys live off of ad revenue, but the auto-play commercials are beyond annoying.
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is this: In the next adventure, Indiana Jones and the Quest for the Golden Age, Indy reminisces on his last adventure, with his son Shia, and decides that he is not satisfied going out like that. Putting on his hat and leather jacket, Indy goes off in search of treasure... any treasure that will get him out of Poughkipsie, NY, where he's been rotting away. Indy discovers the blahbity blah blahs of Northern Arabastan, fights off many angry Arabastanian natives, with and without technology, and secures the treasure, only to have it snatched away by a four-chinned, nasal-voiced warlord named Lucasian. As Indy falls to his death, thrown over a cliff by Lucasian, he wakes up, crawls out of the fridge, and learns it was all just a nightmare, that he has no son, and that the rest of his "last" adventure never took place.' The End.
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AGREED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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AGREED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Agree with pink_apocalypse. These ads are so incredibly annoying...
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With the sound already turned on is pretty god damn annoying!
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Sept. 17, 2012, 12:19 p.m. CST
Hope you dopes see that Temple of Doom is superior to Last Crusade
by xannibal
Your eyes cannot unread my truth.
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Sept. 17, 2012, 12:26 p.m. CST
3 awesome blurays and one very expensive beverage coaster.
by Volllllume3
Need to think about this.
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Sept. 17, 2012, 12:53 p.m. CST
all four films? I only remember three. LAST Crusade, remember?
by IWasInJuniorHighDickhead
I recall seeing them all riding off into the sunset together and everything
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Two Jones are better than one.
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Not making an Indy 5.
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I think its pretty damn good. Hope it's top 5.
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Sept. 17, 2012, 1:18 p.m. CST
I actually had a lot of fun thinking up an idea for this contest
by Detective_Fingerling
makes me yearn for a new Indy adventure.
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and Indy punches SATAN. Fact.
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problem solved
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You guys don't stand a chance!!! Also thanks you for a wonderful, fun, chance at a great prize. Just thinking this up was fun and a "win" in and of itself! Bob
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You can burn "Cristal Skull" BR
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I think it is somewhat obvious, but then again, it should be obvious. But it might be so obvious it is something people overlooked.
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Like the guys above, enjoyed mulling over that one a while. Hope Kidd likes the idea.
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Yes, it's been done, but not on film.
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the title refers to the Knights last crusade, watching over the grail, doesn't mean Indy's last romp... or am I wrong about that? i'm sure TBers will let me know
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Sept. 17, 2012, 3:36 p.m. CST
hornorsilk, my entry was very obvious as well, in fact I expect hundreds of us to have the same idea.
by Stereotypical Evil Archer
But maybe, just maybe, I can still win. "X" never marks the spot.
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Sept. 17, 2012, 3:39 p.m. CST
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Gilgamesh
by Stereotypical Evil Archer
Who was Gilgamesh?
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This way they could have Indy slay a dragon! But actually slay, because they're rare and endangered and magical...
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Indy goes after the Runestone in Alexandria, Minnessota, in the 1960s, sort of a loose prequel to Fargo.
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Sept. 17, 2012, 3:42 p.m. CST
I will literally throw the fourth movie out if I buy this
by gaygoonie
Why are they lumping that shit in with the trilogy? It was already released on blu-ray.
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Crap, forgot to include my mailing address. Oh well, last time I "won" a prize on this site I never got it, so I doubt people really "win" anything here.
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I'm retired, find someone else. Sallah is still in business, get him to find it." "We already tried, he disappeared around the same time as these soldiers." Indie goes silent "Everyone's after this thing, the Chinese, Russians, we've got Nazi's from south america trying to revive the damned Reich. I'll be staying at the hotel if you want to reconsider.
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... check out Adblock Plus, folks. I haven't seen an internet ad in about 10 years. Trims them off of Youtube videos as well and as a special bonus, you can block any annoying graphic with wildcards (such as the shitty Harry animations in the corner of this site).
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Although he has witnessed the wrath of the lost ark, seen the magical properties of the Shankara stones, rejuvenated his father via the cup of Christ, and survived a pissed off inter-dimensional being, Indy remains sceptical when he receives an ancient map from a shadowy figure detailing the existence of the mythical Kibher Crystals. According to the prophecy, said crystals can produce a weapon of unparallelled strength when placed inside a cylindrical metal holder. Naturally, the Russian Government wants the prize as a way of tilting the continuing cold war in their favor. Of course, Indy is too old for this shit, as evidenced by the ease with which he is captured by Russian agents. So it's left to his son, Mutt Jones Jr. to rescue his father and set off a chain of events that directly echo the father/son dynamic of Last Crusade. Cue a running "don't call me junior" gag, and, in order to bring the saga full circle, we discover that the shadowy figure manipulating events from afar is non other than Abner Ravenwood, first introduced in the original Raiders of the Lost Ark. Ravenwood it seems, is the last surviving member of the Knights Jedi, an ancient order that a long time ago, in a galaxy far far away, manipulated the crystals to form a weapon used in the restoration of peace to a warring universe. So the scene is set for an inter-dimensional extravaganza of epic proportion that poses Indy the ultimate challenge against the very fabric of the material world. Producer Rick McCallum says "I stand in ore at the limitless imagination of George Lucas. His textured motifs and subtleties at once seem familure and reassuring yet contemporary and new. I take the same highway to work as George every morning, but I don't know how he comes up with his ideas. He inhabits a completely different world and it's an honour to watch his genius at play".
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I love all the movies, but I like how in mine I have an excuse for Mutt to be out of the picture and Short Round to make a comeback!
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Had a blast thinking this up and sending it in. Thanks for a very clever and fun contest. I sure hope they do atleast one more Indy film.
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If it was up to me, you'd definitely be getting one of the sets. That was hilarious.
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Sept. 17, 2012, 7:09 p.m. CST
Belloq: "You see this watch? Ten dollars from a vendor in the street. But I take it, I bury it in the sand for a thousand years, it becomes priceless...like the Ark."
by dasheight
Yes, time travel would have to be involved, and it would be ridiculous - but it would be pretty funny.
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Sept. 17, 2012, 7:51 p.m. CST
Having seen the BD of Raiders, it's definitely not what we hoped for...
by DickBallsworth
The audio is brilliant, but the video is all over the place. Some shots are mind-blowingly pristine, while others are DVD quality. Not necessarily a deal breaker, but those wishing for a start to finish HD upgrade (like I was) will be left slightly wanting.
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It's 2000. Henry "Mutt" Jones III is an old man nearing retirement. A history professor like his father and sometime adventurer. Not quite the adventurer his father was since those days of danger and excitement are long past. Mutt comes a notebook of his father's. Lost in among the crush of all his father's other things. In it it details an unfinished adventure, an adventure his father never told him about. Something that happened before they met during that Crystal Skull job. Something that's been simmering since the end of the War. The search for and recovery of Adolf Hitler's remains. But for what purpose? Why this urgent need to find and capture the remains of a dead man? Using this notebook, we flash back and forth in time as father and son, seperated by the vast expanse of time, journey into the heart of Russia, the KGB and FSB, and the rush to prevent the resurrection of an insane conqueror and save the world from plunging into a thousand years of darkness.
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... when it only has the movies?
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Sept. 17, 2012, 8:22 p.m. CST
Gilgamesh was an Elvish king, of him the harpers sadly sing
by Anthony Torchia
or something like that Sent mine, had a blast writing it, where's my Oscar! No Oscar? I'll settle for a hat then :-)
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Sept. 17, 2012, 8:22 p.m. CST
Stereotypical Evil Archer, what would be the scientific purpose of blowing up the dragon?
by ChaunceyGardiner
Revenge.
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seriously, is this a clever ploy to get us to create a macguffin for them?
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Inquiring minds want to know. Would a funny entry get canned? Ie, saying Noah's Ark for some serious reason might be good, but trying to use The Relic of the Rest Home might not?
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...and I had allot of fun doing it. Good idea Billy! Btw, my McGuffin is The Anal Intruder from "Top Secret."
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Sept. 18, 2012, 3:07 a.m. CST
I'm only interested in the first two movies. The other two, they can have them, i have no use for them.
by albert comin
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I am winning this, no doubt. But if I don't, I'd like to see the top 5 ideas.
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Our story starts out with Indiana sitting at his desk mulling over anchient scripts and tomes looking for clues to the lost relic of Tanvius. Then, it happened with out warning Brrrraaaaap! Except this one was different, it wasn't just gas. It also was accompanied by last nights burritos. Quickly, Indiana runs out the door, never stopping to clean his soiled shorts and our slippery adventure begins. Thank you depends.
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In 250 words did not tie in the "wife and son" element. But maybe that's better, Indy solo again!
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Indy must defeat an increasingly large number of robotic clones of himself. At the end of the movie he gets in a space ship with his platonic best friend that doesn't speak English and they fly off to the stars to find some princesses to bang. He's also the president.
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I don't know if it'll win, but I'd definitely go see my contest entry if they made it into a movie. (Of course, I'd also go see Indiana Jones and the Quest for Depends.)
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Sept. 18, 2012, 3:01 p.m. CST
ultimate mashup: Indiana Jones and the film crew at GoldenEye
by trevanian
In 1961, a washed up Jones washes up on Jamaican shores as director Terence Young becomes bogged down during the location shoot for Dr. NO. Taken into Ian Fleming's summer home Goldeneye, Jones interacts with Noel Coward, Sean Connery and most importantly of course, Jack Lord. Oh wait, this kind of unexciting tale would be a YOUNG INDIANA JONES CHRONICLE, wouldn't it?
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Sept. 18, 2012, 11:27 p.m. CST
Sent it in and shoudla copyrighted it first. But what about a receipt folks!
by pax256
Just saying :P.
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Because I find it very hard to explain things in less than 250 words. I can definitely manage it, but I just want to clarify, because I get the feeling that someone is going to send in an elaborate 1000 word entry that will win for being so detailed.
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Sept. 19, 2012, 2:40 p.m. CST
Dang forgot to put in the villains in my entry... How hard can it be? Use your imagination!
by pax256
Commies, Operation Paperclip type and South American Nazis, a religious cult... Heck all 3 damnit! Make Indy really fight for this one this time! 250 words... how can you even do an outline in 250 words???
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INDIANA JONES AND THE INCREDIBLE LAB OF DR. MOON Indy wakes up in a hospital with no memory of how or why hes there. He has tubes attached, his head hurts. All he knows is hes in danger. thats it. The first adventure is escaping from the hospital. Gurneys, teams of doctors chasing after him, security. Its him, his iv tube, and his ass flapping in the wind as he makes for the exit. He gets half way and turns back. He forgot his hat. Its a nonstop fugitive/chase movie, and lots of old faces make appearances but Indy doesnt know who to trust. Its like the hangover but the payoff in the end is finding out what the reason for it all was. WHAT IS THE MACGUFFIN? We end up on an island in the middle of the pacific where a crazy scientist is doing unspeakable experiments. Indy and all his knowlege (locations of artifacts, treasures etc) was a patient in these experiments. The crazy scientist was probing his brain to find the location of one specific treasure. Doesnt matter what it was. Indys not even sure. By the end Indy and family have escaped the incredible lab and destroyed the island The end.
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So who won? :) By the way, nice Dawn of the Dead reference on AICN header!
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Sept. 21, 2012, 2:22 p.m. CST
if you didn't get an email yet telling you that you won...
by dropofahat
...then you still may have won 'cause I don't know shit. Come on, at least tell us when winners will be announced!!
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Sept. 21, 2012, 9:57 p.m. CST
Maybe they got a million entries and are kicking themselves as we speak.
by pax256
We'll know sometime next year a few months after they outsource that Indian or Chinese reading contract through Paramount...
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Yeah, I figured it may take a little bit to read through them all, but arenlt we all a little excited? I mean...this is pretty cool. I'm hoping we get to read the top ideas.
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Yep....entered and excited to see the winner entries...!
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I can't wait to see who the winners are! When are this and the Cabin winners going to be posted?
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Damn, now I hope I don't win - I realized I screwed Marion's name, and if I win they'll probably post it and you all will mock me mercilessly.
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I don't see it on the "Contests" page anymore... So, when Lucas makes a blaglillion dollars off of your idea... There will be nothing you can do... Just hope the movie doesn't suck.
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Sept. 24, 2012, 12:26 p.m. CST
truedog67 - if they did, I don't think they could legally leave this page up
by dropofahat
Could they?
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Glad to see I'm not the only anxious one around here. Anybody heard from The Kidd?
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I don't recall seeing this one listed in the contests section, just in the main news section. Probably just an oversight. It's difficult to be paitent when something this cool is on the line, heh.
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"The Kidd" said earlier on Twitter that he's currently going through the submissions right now and that there's apparently A LOT of them. Keep patient guys. We'll here something soon!
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Guess we just need to hurry up and wait
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Waiting would be a good idea. We'll probably hear something tonight or tomorrow.
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As found here... http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2008/06/indy-winner
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Looking at the pie chart on that link, I'm glad that I took time to come up with something original. My McGuffin isn't on that list. (I'll be happy to share after the winners are announced) I thought for a few days about what I wanted to use, and I thought of almost everything on that list. I strongly considered the spear of golgotha, (aka spear of destiny or centurion's spear), but I also thought about Atlantis, Eden, Fountain of Youth, Excalibur, Bermuda Triangle, Atlantis, and Valhalla. I also thought about the city of Gold and a few other things, but all of those seemed cliche. Looks like I was right.
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time travel then I'll be happy.
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