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FIRST!!!
by rhcp2sweet
Apr 29th, 2008
10:33:41 AM
TDK WILL OWN INDY 4
Looks
by Urushihara
Apr 29th, 2008
10:33:54 AM
Shite.
true rhcp...
by just pillow talk
Apr 29th, 2008
10:36:00 AM
But I'm looking forward to this. And he looked like Indy to me!
Is 2008 going to be the best summer for movies in years?
by Head In A Box
Apr 29th, 2008
10:36:47 AM
I think so!
not first!
by ironic_name
Apr 29th, 2008
10:38:36 AM
Prepare for disappointment...
by smiler2
Apr 29th, 2008
10:39:40 AM
Then you won't be disappointed!
Anything would be better than 2007...
by solartaco3
Apr 29th, 2008
10:40:47 AM
Too much gloom and doom. Give me some fucking heros who win and all that shit!
Is that a crashing spaceship?
by sambrook
Apr 29th, 2008
10:41:57 AM
Just after the Lucasfilm logo, a stream of light goes across the screen. Slow it down and it looks like a very birght, very fast, very smokey crashing vessel.
Of course, I meant bright
by sambrook
Apr 29th, 2008
10:45:52 AM
Isn't birght like a German sandwich? Either way I love this ad, better than the last one which was just an abbreviated teaser. Nothing wrong with that but it's good to see glimpses of new stuff without it spoiling anything. And everything - the performances, the cinematography, the tone - seems perfect. Iron Man (and Speed Racer to a point) will tide me over but the next three weeks and one day (I'm seeing a midnight Wednesday 21st screening) are going to be impatient times.
This movie will steal your firstborn
by cornponious
Apr 29th, 2008
10:46:00 AM
and leave it with Mr. Katanga.
Dear God...
by Herb West
Apr 29th, 2008
10:46:09 AM
Too. Much. Geek. Goodness. At AICN today. Mind. Overloading.
I miss Connery.
by a rolling stone
Apr 29th, 2008
10:46:15 AM
Just sayin...
Love Ford's attitude in the "Always glad to help" line
by Tacom
Apr 29th, 2008
10:48:27 AM
Haven't seen that from him in a LONG time much less as Indy.
Quicktime! Why did it have to be Quicktime?
by fishface
Apr 29th, 2008
10:48:33 AM
I hate Quicktime.
Not bad
by Cobbio
Apr 29th, 2008
10:49:20 AM
I liked that TV spot better than the previous trailers. The fact Indy was smiling and giving "the look" was what did it for me, not the action, though that wasn't bad either.

The quick-cut super slickness of the fonts, colors, and graphics has me a bit worried, though. I hope they keep the film itself free (as much as possible) of this stuff.

A bit late for these ads, I mean, it opens in 3 weeks
by ricarleite
Apr 29th, 2008
10:51:04 AM
Am I right?
i NEED this movie
by CuervoJones
Apr 29th, 2008
10:51:10 AM
NOW
Cobbio
by sambrook
Apr 29th, 2008
10:53:05 AM
I wouldn't worry about the cuts and graphics, that'll just be to cram that much into a 30 second spot. From all the inteviews they've said they want this film to look the same as the previous three. Besides, Spielberg has never been one for fast-cuts and Lucas was stubborn about keeping the same stle of editing for the prequels (with all his fancy wipes and dissolves).
I thought it was funny...
by Herb West
Apr 29th, 2008
10:59:05 AM
that Lucas wasn't mentioned in this new trailer. That should tell everybody something.
Even if the script sucks
by CuervoJones
Apr 29th, 2008
11:04:11 AM
It will be the best directed turd of this summer. Spielberg is the best director around.
I have such a huge Indy boner
by slone13
Apr 29th, 2008
11:06:17 AM
Damn, I can't wait for this.
And btw, TDK doesn't stand a chance against Indy
by slone13
Apr 29th, 2008
11:10:04 AM
To even consider otherwise is completely and utterly preposterous. There is no room for debate here. TDK won't come close. WB knows it. Paramount knows it. And the film going public certainly knows it.
Hmmm
by CGI_Pants
Apr 29th, 2008
11:10:45 AM
Didn't see any CGI_Pants in this one.
Re: sambrook
by Cobbio
Apr 29th, 2008
11:12:31 AM
Thanks for the Spielberg and Lucas knowlegde. Good to know. I'll definitely be seeing this.
CGI_Pants
by Herb West
Apr 29th, 2008
11:14:28 AM
Ode to the CGI Cats (and Pants!) http://tinyurl.com/5u3wz8
Herb West forgot the big "LUCASFILM" logo in th
by Tacom
Apr 29th, 2008
11:23:15 AM
Just like Jerry Bruckheimer doesn't need to put his name at the end of a trailer cuz he already has the production company logo with his name on it at the beginning!
Not the first time Batman has gone against Indy...
by sapno_krei
Apr 29th, 2008
11:23:59 AM
In 1989, Burton's BATMAN beat LAST CRUSADE for first place. But it had the benefit of being fresh and new. This time around, INDY has the advantage of pent-up demand. It's downfall could only come in the form of poor word-of-mouth, coupled with the public's desire to see Heath Ledger's final (complete) role.
not a spaceship! (spoilers below)
by misnomer
Apr 29th, 2008
11:29:07 AM
the bright flash is indy on a rocket sled fighting dovchenko as they speed from an impending nuclear blast.
Slone13
by MattmanReturns
Apr 29th, 2008
11:33:36 AM
I wouldn't be too sure... The Dark Knight has had much better advertising (hell, it's HAD advertising... unlike Indy which has had very little). Paramount has really dropped the ball. It's almost like they're trying to keep everyone's expectations in check. I dunno, maybe they know what they're doing. We'll see.
Anyone who isn't psyched to see this...
by Somerichs
Apr 29th, 2008
11:35:28 AM
is a cynical, jaded asshole, period, the end...
true, sapno_krei
by slone13
Apr 29th, 2008
11:36:24 AM
But only here in the US. All those Indy fans in other parts of the world made Indy the ultimate winner.
Awesome !!!
by Seth Balmore
Apr 29th, 2008
11:37:59 AM
Can't wait!!! XD
slone13
by Dokkalvar
Apr 29th, 2008
11:38:38 AM
Also, are they opening on the same day? I have a feeling both movies will do well, and so will Iron Man.
sapno_krei...
by Somerichs
Apr 29th, 2008
11:40:15 AM
I totally forgot that til you mentioned it. I actually won tickets to the opening of both movies back in the day from a radio show (KROQ, I think), but I didn't have a car and LA was too far away from OC (what a putz I was) and I ended up giving them away to a family friend...d'oh!
Now with added Indy!!
by Boba Fat
Apr 29th, 2008
11:41:24 AM
That's more like it.
Who cares!? I just want to hear Raiders March...
by IAmJack'sUserID
Apr 29th, 2008
11:42:06 AM
...in glorious THX!!
Never been so pumped for a movie since...
by Sithdan
Apr 29th, 2008
11:49:30 AM
The Phantom Menace. Okay, hopefully, this will turn out a little better. Okay, a lot better. I wonder if lines of fans will start forming in front of theaters days ahead of the premiere?
MattmanReturns, I'm sure
by slone13
Apr 29th, 2008
11:53:14 AM
The simple fact of the matter is that Indy is a universally liked character. My 62 year old mother is looking forward to Crystal Skull. She doesn't know WHAT a "dark knight" even is.
tdk
by t40stunt
Apr 29th, 2008
11:55:43 AM
will get smashed by Indy . all the little viral ads and that won't amount to a bigger showing or a better movie .
I Can't Wait
by stuatfunnyordie
Apr 29th, 2008
11:56:04 AM
I haven't been this excited about summer since I was a kid...take me back there Indy!
ME likes Indiana and Cant wait for this but
by Stupendous Man
Apr 29th, 2008
12:00:24 PM
so far the trailers are very underwhelming...im sure that they wana keep things secret but come on... also...why does this look so clean and shiny??? no no no
That feeling of being a kid again...
by sapno_krei
Apr 29th, 2008
12:02:19 PM
We kids of the 70s/80s have been blessed to have another chance to get that feeling one more time. Admit it, whatever you felt about the prequels, the month or so leading up to the films' releases were pure electricity. It makes me sad to think that INDY4 may be the last summer movie that I can truly geek out about, old-school style.
God, I hate Quicktime.
by cookylamoo
Apr 29th, 2008
12:02:22 PM
Why is it ALWAYS such a hassle to play a quicktime movie?
Dokkalvar
by slone13
Apr 29th, 2008
12:02:43 PM
Both movies will do extremely well, yes. (Iron Man, too.) Indy will just do better, that's all.
Clean and Shiny
by Sithdan
Apr 29th, 2008
12:03:45 PM
Because it's keeping with the spirit of the Indiana Jones franchise. It's going to be upbeat, fast-paced and interlaced with humor. It's in the tradition of the old 1930s and 40s movie adventure serials.
God, I hate Quicktime.
by cookylamoo
Apr 29th, 2008
12:05:59 PM
Why can't it Ever EVER work? I may not be crazy about Microsoft but it pales in comparison with how much I loathe Apple, Jobs and fucking Quicktime.
Download Klite codec...
by IAmJack'sUserID
Apr 29th, 2008
12:07:11 PM
..if you hate QT. It has a media player that plays EVERYTHING.
Indy will definitely beat TDK in the box office
by Sithdan
Apr 29th, 2008
12:09:32 PM
 Indiana Jones will appeal to a broader audience. My mother, who's pushing 60, doesn't even know how to turn on a computer, much less view the online viral ad crap being cranked out by the Dark Knight camp. By the title alone, she didn't even know it was supposed to be a Batman movie. However, she's really excited about Indiana Jones 4. I think my mother is emblematic of the general American populace, which will embrace Indiana Jones’ more family friendly nature.
CG PANTS AT 23 SECONDS!!!
by SuperSneaky
Apr 29th, 2008
12:09:52 PM
Zing! Wrong talkback!
"always glad to help" shot is REVERSED WTF??
by FleshMachine
Apr 29th, 2008
12:15:30 PM
where he's shackled to the chair....it's flipped. weird.
On a slightly more serious note....
by SuperSneaky
Apr 29th, 2008
12:19:33 PM
Didn't The Berg make Janus Kaminski sit through the first three on an infinite loop until he felt he was capable of channelling the ghost of Dougie Slocombe? I mean, I know the quality of 35mm and digital transfers have cleaned everything up alot these days, but I'm not digging this insipid, ultra crisp, ultra clean Kaminski inspired look alot of DP's aspire to these days. You're following the wrong piper boys!
RE: Reversed Shot
by Mission Code Z
Apr 29th, 2008
12:21:31 PM
The (tent) shot is reversed so it "matches" the shot of Spalko, which is from a different (warehouse) scene, giving the impression that it is one and the same conversation, when it isn't. Also, Spalko commanding the troops in the warehouse is reversed as well, although for no apparent reason I can think of. Gotta love wonky trailer edits.

by the way
Apr 29th, 2008
12:23:12 PM
NOT EVEN GEORGE LUCAS IS ENTHUSED' ABOUT THIS MUCH NEEDED PAYCHECK FOR FORD & HIS ALLY McBEEVER. ANYONE REMEMBER THAT USA TODAY ARTICLE A COUPLE WEEKS AGO?
douglas slocombe isnt dead.
by misnomer
Apr 29th, 2008
12:30:32 PM
hes been sipping the holy grail...
If Quicktime isn't working for you
by cornponious
Apr 29th, 2008
12:31:31 PM
it means your computer is old and busted.

Forrestal!!

People have a problem with Quicktime?
by rev_skarekroe
Apr 29th, 2008
12:33:52 PM
I just click, wait a couple of minutes for it to load up, and it's playing.
this movie looks like shit
by Harry Bolzonnia
Apr 29th, 2008
12:36:14 PM
too much cgi, it looks like national treasure 3. George lucas should retire and give lucasfilm to a monkey. a monkey could do a better job than he.
I am looking forward to it
by disfigurehead
Apr 29th, 2008
12:37:56 PM
yup yup.
it does not look like Nat'l treasure 3
by just pillow talk
Apr 29th, 2008
12:38:35 PM
And I got the "feels more like Indy" vibe after watching that clip.

And be careful what you wish for, as monkeys/apes will soon rule the world. You don't want them taking away our cinema too, do you?

If only I spoke Hovitos...
by gridbug
Apr 29th, 2008
12:39:12 PM
So far nothing has topped the warm geek fuzzy I got when Karen Allen was introduced in that video clip. This worries me.
George Lucas ruines everything he touches
by Brunomac
Apr 29th, 2008
12:40:15 PM
Let Peter Jackson do Indy movies. Everything he does is golden. Oops...forgot about King Kong. Never mind.
TDK BOOTLEG TRAILER
by LittleDudes
Apr 29th, 2008
12:44:42 PM
Apparently it's higher quality http://tinyurl.com/3rrf26
Quick trailer
by Abominable Snowcone
Apr 29th, 2008
12:53:49 PM
but enough to make me cream my pants. I'll be at the midnight show.
Looks good though im a little concerned about
by Novaman5000
Apr 29th, 2008
12:55:29 PM
some of the green screening in some of the other trailers. it looks very fake. maybe it'll get better. I will see this regardless.
Pillow
by Abominable Snowcone
Apr 29th, 2008
12:57:26 PM
I agree with the "felt more like Indy" comment. Like when he says, "Always glad ta help." I weep for today's children who don't have the cinema heroes I had as a boy...Han Solo, Indy Jones, Rocky, Rambo, John MacClane, so many more. Nice to have new installments from lots of the "old" franchises. If it takes grandpa Jones to inspire today's budding adventurer-archaeologist, so be it. Jedi. Because even in name alone, Harrison Ford is twenty times the man Shia LaPoof wishes he could be on his most manly of days.
That is a crashing Spaceship
by Dogballs99
Apr 29th, 2008
12:58:59 PM
After the Lucasfilm logo. I think Sambrook is right. Knowing Lucas, he probably has the milennium falcon crashing in the desert for the Roswell incident!
Iron Man...Indy Jones...less than a month
by Abominable Snowcone
Apr 29th, 2008
12:59:43 PM
Did I mention that I'm going to COME?! Hey fellow geeks, be advised that Burger King will apparently be giving away Iron Man toys with their kid meals. My 3 year old and I will be visiting BK more often this month, I guess. "Let's see...that's a Mark 3 for you, and a Mark 2 and and Iron Monger for dad."
Dogballs
by Abominable Snowcone
Apr 29th, 2008
01:01:05 PM
I hope that's not true. For whatever reason, I've been able to buy into the mythic / religious "magic" of the Indy artifacts thus far. I can buy the spiritual component. But when the "spirits" fly in from Planet Nebulon, it kinda shakes things up, if you know what I mean.
Snowcone
by Brunomac
Apr 29th, 2008
01:02:12 PM
"If it takes grandpa Jones to inspire today's budding adventurer-archaeologist" - ha ha ha. Back in the day Indy was responsible for so many people going into Archaeology. Most were suprised that instead of using bullwhips and dodging boulders, they were on their knees in the desert brushing rocks with tooth brushes, wishing they had went for that law degree. Pretty false advertising...
Rocket sled, not spaceship
by Budgie smuggler
Apr 29th, 2008
01:05:58 PM
Brunomac
by Abominable Snowcone
Apr 29th, 2008
01:06:29 PM
Funny you should mention it. Because I DID go for the law degree. Now that I got it, I wish I'd gone for the Hovito fertility idol. But I get your point about him not exactly being the digging in the dirt academician most true fossil hunters really are.
Full Trailer?
by codymr
Apr 29th, 2008
01:09:46 PM
Anyone know why there has not been a full 2min 30sec trailer? There was that teaser from a few months back, but no trailer. It seems doubtful there is going to be one at this late date. Rare for a film of this type, no?
As long as
by Dogballs99
Apr 29th, 2008
01:10:11 PM
they don't go too "over the top" with the whole aliens angle, I can still buy into the whole spiritual aspect you're talking about. As long as they go light on the aliens and not self-reference their other movies too much, I can still put aliens into the "mysteries of the unknown" type of category that you'd find other indy artifacts in. As long as they don't try to make Indy Han Solo's father or something, it should still be ok.
This will rock
by Proman1984
Apr 29th, 2008
01:10:17 PM
And who can possible hate Quicktime! It is Glorious!
Someone mentioned
by Abominable Snowcone
Apr 29th, 2008
01:14:56 PM
that even Lucas did not seem enthused about this movie. I think Lucas suffers from depression. I'm serious. We've all seen his interviews, and he's not an especially upbeat guy. And that's fine. So it could be that although he is excited, you won't catch him doing cartwheels because that's not his style. Retouching classic movies with inane CGI is his style. Bless you, George!

I think the reason they haven't released full-length trailers for this is because they know many of us, myself included, would spooge our pants embarrassingly. So instead they give us these short but stimulating little "handjob" sneak peeks. Hey works for me.

i don't know, man.
by frankenfickle
Apr 29th, 2008
01:20:47 PM
i've got a bad feeling about this.
rocket sled
by heks
Apr 29th, 2008
01:22:32 PM
I'm going to have to go with the rocket sled camp over the alien ship one. If you go frame by frame you can clearly see that that thing is actually on the ground rather than in the sky. It's just because it's framed in a way that it's moving along the ground right where it meets the horizon, so it looks like it's in the sky when it's going fast.
Also
by Dogballs99
Apr 29th, 2008
01:25:38 PM
I think Lucas is really trying to lower everyones expectations to avoid a "Phamtom-esque" fallout from fans. Back then we all expected the greatest movie ever made in history of sci-fi. No movie could have lived up to those expectations we all had.
Abominable Snowcone....
by Mission Code Z
Apr 29th, 2008
01:26:29 PM
I think Lucas is depressed and somewhat gunshy after the beating he took from the fanboys who didn't take to his Star Wars prequels. Lucas is only human,he surfs the webs and reads the message boards like the rest of us. It's only natural to take it somewhat personal, so I could see it really affecting him. If you can track down the EW interview with Lucas though, he is more upbeat there and seems really enthused about Kingdom, especially with all the acting talent involved this time around. Part of me hopes that Kingdom does well and puts a little spring back in the step of Lucas.
Is Douglas Slocombe still alive?
by MONKEY BUTT
Apr 29th, 2008
01:29:41 PM
IMDB says he'd be 95 years old. He did after all look half dead on the Indy bonus DVD a few years back. P.S. The worst thing about this TV spot is the sound. It's all tinny, too fast and high pitched. Looks fun though!
Lucas suffers from depression?
by Motoko Kusanagi
Apr 29th, 2008
01:30:25 PM
More like suffering from being a dumbass.
exactly Abom...
by just pillow talk
Apr 29th, 2008
01:35:18 PM
They don't need to release a full trailer for the warciples, we'll flock to this regardless.
Connery was a mistake.
by herow/1000faces
Apr 29th, 2008
01:35:21 PM
As too shall Shia be.
Ooh Iiinndy!
by AllieJamison
Apr 29th, 2008
01:37:31 PM
Smirking Indy on a torture chair, slightly confused Indy ready to hop on a bike, angry Indy grimacing, mad Indy hitting a shovel (that's the spirit!), Cate Blanchett with a wig threatening Indy with a sword...I love it. Finally a spot that delivers the goods. Feels so good to see Indy back.
Codmyr.....
by SubliminalJones
Apr 29th, 2008
01:41:05 PM
There is a brand spanking new 1:49 second trailer attached to all prints of Iron Man.
I notice there's very little DIALOGUE!
by NoDiggity
Apr 29th, 2008
01:42:25 PM
And what little snippets we get don't sound really impassioned. It has that Spielbergian "One take, that's it, next" feel, and the rumors about this are that that is exactly what he did ... rushed it through. (I remember some actors going on about Spielberg's fast one-take style on some recent flick of his .. Saving Private Ryan, I think it was). I'm also dismayed that the few action scenes have this golden washed-out look to them ... are they doing that to deprive still creators from getting good detailed stills from the trailer, or is that washed out CGI look a big part of the film? I read Lucas and Spielberg's interview where they both go on about what a fantastic villain Cate Blanchett is in this movie, but I'm not feeling it, especially not in that trailer. She's emotionlessly asking him for something, he's apathetically farting out the line "Glad to be of help" ... it does NOT feel like Indy to me. It sounds like Indy-going-through-the-motions .
it's amazing you got all that out of that small clip
by just pillow talk
Apr 29th, 2008
01:48:13 PM
NoDiggity, and yet most of us got the Indy vibe from it. To each their own.
Abom...
by just pillow talk
Apr 29th, 2008
01:49:12 PM
Check out the "It's official..." Hobbit thread. Towards the tail end we found the messenger of 2for2true and Jarv has given us an update of the scriptures.
Pull your head out of your ass, Harry Bolzonnia
by slone13
Apr 29th, 2008
01:49:28 PM
You'll be able to see the movie screen better that way, too. Cause you know you're going to see this movie, despite your hate.
Yeah, this looks kinda cool...
by JayWells87
Apr 29th, 2008
01:51:22 PM
But Dark Knight and Iron Man have a shit ton more of my attention. The only reason I'm seeing this really is the ability to see my first Indy movie on the big screen. That'll be fun. I'm so envious of you who saw Raiders and Crusade...
Get your head out of your ass NoDiggity
by Tacom
Apr 29th, 2008
01:51:55 PM
First of all, impressive you have the superpower to dismiss a two hour movie based on a thirty second spot. Bravo. Second, where did you get that info about Spielberg? In Saving Private Ryan they were shooting an the Omaha Beach scene where you had to shoot fast to get the intensity. In CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, however that take of Christopher Walken tearing up talking about meeting his wife was like the seventh one. That scene probably was the one that got him the Oscar nomination. You were making a slam about saying it "Indy-going-through-the motions" but it was really a compliment. Indy has been in this type of situation before and knows he's going to get out of it!

by AllieJamison
Apr 29th, 2008
01:52:46 PM
Indy hitting a shovel? I don't know what that means. More like ...hit me...or something. I'm distracted. I can't stop watching that spot.
Bats is gonna kick Indys gedriatic ass
by darth rod
Apr 29th, 2008
01:54:10 PM
I'm eager to see a new Indy movie don't get me wrong, but I think Batman has more potential BO wise, yeah Indy is huge but you have to be on the 25 and up age to really connect with Indy. It's been almost 20 years since the last one, are teenage kids excited on seeing a 60 something hero? and thats were a huge part of the money is on the teens. On the other hand Bats has a young cast, awesome buzz, the "bonus" of heaths death to add to the box office fire, hell of a ad campaign, and is fresh on the pop culture, the last movie was 3 years ago. Indy beside nostalgia has nothing more. but hey maybe both will bow to wall.e
NoDiggity
by Mission Code Z
Apr 29th, 2008
01:54:26 PM
The reason the exchange between Spalko and Indy feels off is because it is obviously two different scenes edited together to appear as one. And Spalko is telling Indy while she has the point of her sword pinned up against his neck, along with a hanger full of commies to back her up....she doesn't need any theatrics beyond what is already there.
Is that a sword in your shot, or....
by JohnSpartan
Apr 29th, 2008
01:56:55 PM
Maybe my monitor's just dark, but I had to watch that first shot of Blancett three times to figure out that was a sword in front of her face and not a moustache. Really crappy staging...I'm sure it looks better in context, but there's no way to register that vague black shape as a sword in this cut of the footage. Lousy shot choice for a trailer. I thought someone had digitally added a 'stache on her as a big ol' screw you to Lucas n Steve. Which, come on now, would be pretty funny.
Rather have glorious Xvid .avi instead
by TallBoy66
Apr 29th, 2008
01:57:40 PM
better quality, yo.

by AllieJamison
Apr 29th, 2008
01:58:23 PM
There's a lot of shit I worry about regarding Crystal Skull. But it's definitely not that Spielberg rushed through the scenes during the shoot. Because...as we all know...that's how he did RAIDERS...for example.
Little dialogue
by JohnSpartan
Apr 29th, 2008
02:02:20 PM
You're right, ND...there's very little dialogue...because it's a thirty-second TV spot! Come on, man.
HARRISON FORD AS H. W. BUSH
by BringingSexyBack
Apr 29th, 2008
02:04:41 PM
"Read my lips." *Makes that shaky hand gesture thing to camera*
First things first,...
by poeticwarriorII
Apr 29th, 2008
02:11:33 PM
I don't expect this to be a good movie, with Shit for brains in it how could it be? That said, even if this is a BO disappointment compared to what they think it will bring in it will still kick the living shit out of TDK. Secondly, can anyone else believe these greedy bastards didn't put out a Blu-Ray box set to prime everyone before the movie and then a special edition complete set after? Get off your asses and HD this fucker already! Lastly, this could very well be the single best summer of the last decade for movies if people are finally doing their jobs right. I hold out a very slim hope though as that black hole Speed Racer is going to require a lot of goodness to make up for the coke fueled bullshit it will splash upon the screen.
JohnSpartan
by Mission Code Z
Apr 29th, 2008
02:12:37 PM
Yeah man, adjust your monitor. I don't know too many mustaches that come with their own hilt, are uniformly proportioned and rigid all the way across, and which extend several feet straight out off the lip...
Re: Very Little Dialogue. Compare to "Dark Knight"
by NoDiggity
Apr 29th, 2008
02:14:17 PM
I don't just mean in that TV spot, but that TV-Spot and the Trailer combined. And all the dialogue has that apathetic feel to it. Compare this to the Dark Knight trailers and TV spots. Stuffed with dialogue.
Hate to say this
by DeCypher44
Apr 29th, 2008
02:16:06 PM
but I think this movie is going to really disappoint. I'm not the "hater" type of person at all, and usually hope for the best eben when they look their worst, but nothing about what I've seen or read about Indy IV sounds even remotely promising.
Mission Code Z ... Why edit two scenes together like that?
by NoDiggity
Apr 29th, 2008
02:17:18 PM
Couldn't they find any compelling scene that worked ON IT'S OWN? Why resort to editing tricks to create a demand and response that just aren't in the film? It sounds like desperation, to create an impression of a film that ISN'T THERE. Maybe the real film is better, but that means this is a really bad trailer for it.
darth rod...
by poeticwarriorII
Apr 29th, 2008
02:18:26 PM
I don't know what toilet you've been hiding your head in lately but if you think ninja maze and microwave Batman is going to beat this movie you're a fucking moron. People are still drying off the spittle left from the hair lipped Sylvester the cat portrayal the last time out so I doubt they'll fall for it again. And because some fucking crack whore actor offed himself in a bout of self-pity it does not mean people are going to line up around the block to see this.
NoDiggity
by Mission Code Z
Apr 29th, 2008
02:26:00 PM
I agree it is a weird edit choice, but we see these strange edits in many trailers. One of the reasons why I don't read too much into marketing campaigns. I mean, take a look at how Bridge to Terabithia was marketed to see just how screwed up trailers can really get....
"Gawwwd I hate Quicktime"
by eXcommunicated
Apr 29th, 2008
02:26:15 PM
Try getting a new fucking computer! Your 4-bit Atari 800 with 5 inch floppy drive and 64 kB of RAM won't cut it anymore, son!
Indy IV
by Dogballs99
Apr 29th, 2008
02:27:26 PM
Will appeal to fans between the ages of 5 and 95. I'm sure TDK and Iron Man will do just fine but there are a lot more older folks that will show for Indy as opposed to the other two. Name recognition alone will pack theatres.
CRYSTAL SKULL ALIEN AS H. W. BUSH
by BringingSexyBack
Apr 29th, 2008
02:29:49 PM
"Read my lips, Earthlings."
Spalko with Sword and Backup .... lazy Spielberg
by NoDiggity
Apr 29th, 2008
02:32:35 PM
Spielberg LIKES to use crowds of faceless doofuses to add emphasis to a scene ... it's easier than eliciting a good take. Spalko can be "understated" and her sword and her henchmen can substitute for the lack of time Spielberg took to really get something out of her. All I know is, I appreciate a good scenery chewing. That's what the first Indy had. Why not have it here?
Gotham Night ... so is the Dark Knight an action movie.
by NoDiggity
Apr 29th, 2008
02:34:06 PM
Dumbass.
indiana jones and the shovel of death
by crazy4dragons13
Apr 29th, 2008
02:38:40 PM
Fantastic...
by wildphantom07
Apr 29th, 2008
02:43:00 PM
...I'll freak out when i see that ad on TV. Awesome stuff. JayWells87, I was 8 years old when my dad took me to see Last Crusade. It blew my mind and I was Indy crazy after that. and I thought that was it....no more Indy as they rode off into the sunset. 27 years old now and I'll be taking my dad to see this one. It's like Star Wars all over again - lets hope this one doesn't underwhelm. The marketing campaign's reluctance to show too much is going to be all the better for us. Here's hoping the new trailer doesn't blow it all three weeks out.
It's too short & doesn't show much new footage
by Orionsangels
Apr 29th, 2008
02:44:00 PM
Release a long full length trailer!
UK spot
by my liege
Apr 29th, 2008
02:44:44 PM
This just aired on TV in the UK but instead of the "glad to help" line, it was a shot of Indy saying "come on" in a dismissive 'yeah, right' fashion.
I saw Jaguar Paw in this commerical!
by Itto Ogami loses Daigoro
Apr 29th, 2008
02:46:57 PM
I did!
Why so excited?
by santi01
Apr 29th, 2008
02:48:29 PM
I dont get why everyone is excited over this movie. We've only seen 2-3 scenes so far, and short clips at that. Spielberg and Lucas havent been good in a while. This isnt owning anyones else, bet that.
lol....
by wildphantom07
Apr 29th, 2008
02:48:30 PM
and the ad was just on UK TV!!! With a tiny bit more footage that had a certain macguffin in a certain character's hands I'd rather not have seen! and no it wasn't my reflection ;)
this movie will own
by crazy4dragons13
Apr 29th, 2008
02:58:10 PM
ironman. as for dark knight, well that'll have all the fans of batman plus any teenage heath ledger fangirls, but indy will have his legion of old fossils, and young whippersnappers plus all the archaeologists, scientists and professors plus all the nerds.
NoDiggity...
by moto
Apr 29th, 2008
02:59:15 PM
You're all that is wrong with the cinema experience today... at least as far as your attitude and perception. Judging a performance and the direction there of based on probably two spoken lines in trailers/30 second spots is just well, lame. Attitudes like that are why studios really don't give a shit about AICN anymore. It was different in the days of the late 90s when the internet was a wonder. Sure, they'd love to grab the geek fanbase for a couple extra million on opening weekend, but the filmmakers know that no matter what, people will bitch and complain because they didn't make the movie exactly how geeks wanted it and/or exactly how the previous installments were done.

You CAN NOT judge a movie, and especially a performance based on minimal trailer footage. There's not as much dialog in an Indy trailer because the emphasis for marketing is the adventure aspect.

And as far as your question as to why not have a scene as a whole, and why resort to trick editing? Where have you been? That is precisely what nearly every release trailer is and has been since the 80s and even before.

my moustache
by JohnSpartan
Apr 29th, 2008
02:59:33 PM
has a hilt...it is also rigid and uniform in shape. aaaanyway...cutting together disparate scenes to make a more interesting trailer is not a new technique. You can usually catch it in at least 1 out of 3 trailers (rough estimate)...for action movies, I think the ratio goes way up, although I haven't done anything like a scientific study...I spend too much time rigidifyin' my 'stache.
The reason we are not being shown much is...
by Bass Bastardson
Apr 29th, 2008
03:01:10 PM
Because the Indy franchise sells itself - everyone knows it is coming and they already know if they want to see it. Plus, Spielberg doesn't want to give anything away. From what I read they aren't even going to be doing press screenings because he is so concerned about reviews giving away the fact that the movie is about aliens.
RE: NoDiggity
by Mission Code Z
Apr 29th, 2008
03:01:20 PM
The main baddie having backup is not new to the series. Go back to Raiders and you will see that in every confrontation with Indy, Belloq had natives, nazis, and undercover thugs right beside him as he and Indy converse. If it makes you feel any better though, there is !!!SPOILER!!! an interrogation scene in Kingdom with only Indy and Irina in a tent. How romantic! : )
I don't care if they fuck up Indy
by Brunomac
Apr 29th, 2008
03:03:18 PM
but please God, let Iron Man and Batman be good...
Not space ship at the beginning, it's the rocket sled
by moto
Apr 29th, 2008
03:07:07 PM
Someone above brought it up... thinking that streak of light was a spaceship crashing. It's not. If you look close you can see that the object is moving along the horizon. Look closer and you'll see that it is the rocket sled shown in some pics and partly in the trailer where Indy almost gets whacked in the nuts by a chain.
All this talk about a sled
by Brunomac
Apr 29th, 2008
03:10:10 PM
reminds me too much of Indy, Shortround, and Willie on the raft in Indy 2 sliding along in the snow. Lame scene. Stay tuned for more lame scenes in Indy 4.
SuperSneaky
by mr.brownstone
Apr 29th, 2008
03:12:26 PM
I couldn't agree more man. The harsher, grainier look of the early 80's suits the Indy series more. Kaminski is miscast as a cinematographer on this. It wasn't shot digitally but looks like it was. That shot of Indy an Mutt on the motorcycle looks like an outtake from National Lampoons Senior Trip.
But of course...
by mr.brownstone
Apr 29th, 2008
03:13:12 PM
I'll be there opening day.
The Star Wars prequels, Howard the Duck, War of the Worlds
by Brunomac
Apr 29th, 2008
03:16:08 PM
anymore reasons to be afraid of what Steve and George are capable of? I know I'm hating. I wish I was excited about Indy as I was over 20 years ago.
Han Solo Did Shoot First...
by idahomer
Apr 29th, 2008
03:16:48 PM
...and right between Leia's legs, according to a recent news report.
Gotham
by Brunomac
Apr 29th, 2008
03:17:12 PM
at least F Sara Marshal has hot chicks in it.
Steve + George = lame humor and dumbass dialogue
by Brunomac
Apr 29th, 2008
03:20:30 PM
this trailer doesn't show the whole movie - a freeverse poem
by iamsmarterthanyou
Apr 29th, 2008
03:27:21 PM
whine whine bitch bitch. i don't understand that a trailer is supposed to mix up the content of a film to excite and intrigue rather than lay out scenes in their proper order. i have lost all ability to enjoy film. i have reduced it to complaints about the very things that make it great. i am a moron. i am online. - anonymous
Haters...get bent.
by batmans_pants
Apr 29th, 2008
03:30:04 PM
This is Harrison Ford. Steven Spielberg. Indiana fucking Jones!!! That's all I need. I have absolute faith that this flick is going to rock. Will it beat TDK in box office. Who knows. Who cares? I'll say it again...It's Indiana fucking Jones!! That's why no massive previews or trailers months in advance. That's why no reams of dialogue. No plots given away (apart from the obvious title). All this film needs in teh way of marketing is...yep, you guessed it. It's Indiana fucking Jones!!!!!
QUICKTIME LOVES YOU
by robogeek.com
Apr 29th, 2008
03:39:10 PM
...even if you don't love it. It's sorta like Jesus in that way.
What The hell's Goin on Around Here?
by Queerbait
Apr 29th, 2008
03:42:30 PM
Dog Will Hunt.
Don't give a fuck about Indy4
by random dude
Apr 29th, 2008
03:44:07 PM
Wow you're a rebel random dude! Dare to be different
by Orionsangels
Apr 29th, 2008
03:47:14 PM
Not totally hating
by Brunomac
Apr 29th, 2008
03:48:38 PM
I used to love Indy Jones. Then a lot of years went by. Ford did a bunch of movies I either hated or never saw. He got old and hooked up with that weird, much younger skank Callista Flockhart - she made him get an ear piercing and a teenage haircut. He looked really desperate and lame. They announced Indy 4. I blinked a couple times and yawned. Sorry....I'm ranting....
And so what if it is lame
by Brunomac
Apr 29th, 2008
03:51:49 PM
fans will love it no matter what. No matter how many Star Wars fans bitch about new Star Wars movies, they were yelling with glee and crying and loving the prequels in the theater. Laughing at the lame jokes, cheering for the stupid action scenes. YOU will love Indy 4 whether it sucks or not.
The last few Star Trek movies
by Brunomac
Apr 29th, 2008
03:57:40 PM
had nothing of the expectations of these big movies about to come out. Who were really excited about those?
Sorry Indy Haters.
by mrfan
Apr 29th, 2008
04:08:22 PM
It looks great. I will take a bad or so-so Indy movie than most of the crap that has littered the moviescreens for the last few summers.
Great feeling to watch
by B_Browder
Apr 29th, 2008
04:19:05 PM
I watched the new spot and smiled and felt good inside. Watching made be feel not only my own enjoyment of this story and characters and people who made the entertainment of my journey through life better, seeing a return of the "rolls royce" of adventure actor, dramatic actress, director,composer, crew, cast, everything and everyone coming together to put on a show and have fun, do the best they can and frankly want us to come along for a fun ride the way these movies are SUPPOSED to do. It does what it proposes to do. That's the definition of success.
glorious quicktime?
by TooWhippy
Apr 29th, 2008
04:21:41 PM
What's so glorious about it?
Brunomac...
by Somerichs
Apr 29th, 2008
04:28:30 PM
Harrison had the earring loooooooooooong before he had Calista...
brunomac and all the other haters
by t40stunt
Apr 29th, 2008
04:30:12 PM
go back to jacking off to all lame comic book movies they keep making for you clowns . they outta call this site superherohype2.com . besides , watch the dark knight trailer ...save yourself 10 bucks . the whole movies in those 2 min.
Why Raiders and Crusade worked...
by Yamato
Apr 29th, 2008
04:32:03 PM
and Temple of Doom did not is that Raiders and Crusade built upon well known legends, the Ark and the Grail, while Doom was some made up stuff. This movie looks to be a lot more like Doom then the other two. I will go see it, but I don't have high hopes. Here's to pleasant surprises! This looks like a great summer. Iron Man, Dark Knight, Caspian, The Happening, and Indy IV. I will see them all.
I think I got her figgered...
by Somerichs
Apr 29th, 2008
04:37:06 PM
All the a-holes talking shit about this movie after a 30-second teaser are the ones who were not fortunate enough to have seen the first three on the big-screen (and may I add, it sucks to be you). Anyone that had the privilege of waiting in a line around the block to see Raiders of the Lost Ark absolutely KILL a jam-packed theater--most likely multiple times--is trembling with anticipation to see this flick.
Crap-Talkers
by solobear
Apr 29th, 2008
04:44:30 PM
Somerichs is right. This pic is gonna rock theaters to the core. If all of you hate-mongers can't appreciate what a good film is, THEN STAY HOME. I'm sure that this film will do just fine without your presence, as will those of us who no doubt will enjoy this pic.
Indy Haters are Gay Men
by xxon
Apr 29th, 2008
04:47:45 PM
Their butts hurt from all the action
And another thing...
by solobear
Apr 29th, 2008
04:47:58 PM
And to add to that, I have had the honor of experiencing all of the INDIANA JONES films on the big screen, as I have done with countless other films. It is a rule of mine to see these movies first in a theater, where they are meant to be seen. Anyone who waits to see films like these until they are on DVD are missing the true fun of being a fan of the film-going experience, and shouldn't grace themselves with the monicker of film fan in the first place.

by xxon
Apr 29th, 2008
04:54:26 PM
Brunomac and his raw butt
by xxon
Apr 29th, 2008
04:57:10 PM
Indy will OWN...just like you were owned by that big guy named bubba in the pen
Yamato, you are inaccurate
by slone13
Apr 29th, 2008
05:04:46 PM
Raiders and Last Crusade's "success" had nothing to do the fact that they were built upon well known legends. The same way Doom's "failure" had nothing to do with the fact that a Sankara stone was "made up".
xxon?
by LegoKenobi
Apr 29th, 2008
05:17:12 PM
uh, i'm a gay man, and let me tell you, i got nothin but deep, DEEP love for harrison ford. this movie's gonna be the best of the summer, no question. and yes, i waited in line to see all three original movies on the big screen. (same with the original trilogy of star wars, too, but that's another talkback..)
What the hell?
by slugbat
Apr 29th, 2008
05:26:41 PM
Has everyone here lost their hater-ass mind? This thing still has Shia in it! As long as he's in it, the title shall remain be "India-meh Jones."
INDY IS GOING TO KICK YOUR ASS!!!!
by DARTH VOODOO
Apr 29th, 2008
05:28:00 PM
It's time for all the imitators to start making their way to the exit. The master is about to re-enter the building.
Spielberg will not allow another Phantom Menace
by DARTH VOODOO
Apr 29th, 2008
05:29:09 PM
Unlike the shitty prequels this will add to the Indy legend.
LegoKenobi
by Brunomac
Apr 29th, 2008
05:31:20 PM
Don't sweat it, "gay" is what the ignorant throw at people when their beloved icons are negativly commented about in any way shape or form. It is they who must have latent homosexual hangups about Harrison Ford...and of course there is nothing wrong with that. They should just admit that they are hot for meat rods. This particular chat is the "Suck Harrisons wrinkly dick" Club today.
Oh, I forgot
by Brunomac
Apr 29th, 2008
05:32:36 PM
The hater-hating Indy lovers are also hot for Shia's wimpy tool...
Just saw the ad a few hours ago
by barnaby jones
Apr 29th, 2008
05:37:38 PM
FANFUCKINGTASTIC and Come on UNITED on the way to Moscow !
How old are you gotham_skywalker?
by leobloom
Apr 29th, 2008
05:41:38 PM
I woulda guessed 15. I feel even worse for you than usual if you're old enough to have seen all 3 Indys on opening day.
"Gay" as pejorative...
by slugbat
Apr 29th, 2008
05:44:31 PM
owns your gay ass, homo.
LegoKenobi
by solobear
Apr 29th, 2008
05:45:55 PM
Hey man, I'm with ya. I was there for the original STAR WARS films as well. And it doesn't matter whether you're straight or gay, black or white, male or female. There ain't nothin' quite likebeing in a theater packed full of fans who are ready to get into a ball-bustin' adventure. I hope all these film haters and nay-sayers are somewhere besides theaters on May 22nd. I doubr they'd know a good movie if it kicked them in their nuts.
Indiana Jones is what movie watching is about for me!!
by Underoos Hero
Apr 29th, 2008
05:47:32 PM
Fuckin' bring it!! Can't wait!!
Age
by solobear
Apr 29th, 2008
05:48:48 PM
How old or young you are is irrelevant when you're a film fan. As long a you're ready to turn off the outside world when the lights go down, suspend the old disbelief, and go for the ride that the filmmakers are taking you on, then you can be 15 or 50. It doesn't make one damn bit of difference.

by TomBodet
Apr 29th, 2008
05:51:49 PM
"-Bought a used car-turned out to be an Alien Robot-"
by TomBodet
Apr 29th, 2008
05:52:28 PM
Pause. "Who knew-?"

This should be good of course.

Age part II
by solobear
Apr 29th, 2008
05:52:44 PM
I guess that what really boggles my mind are the people who shell out bucks to see movies when they go in with a mad-on for the movie before they've even seen it. How dumb can you be!?!?!? Do us all a favor-use your money to rent some lame-ass video game and stay home so the rest of us can have a good time.
Somerichs
by DeCypher44
Apr 29th, 2008
05:52:49 PM
"I think I got her figgered... by Somerichs Apr 29th, 2008 04:37:06 PM All the a-holes talking shit about this movie after a 30-second teaser are the ones who were not fortunate enough to have seen the first three on the big-screen (and may I add, it sucks to be you). Anyone that had the privilege of waiting in a line around the block to see Raiders of the Lost Ark absolutely KILL a jam-packed theater--most likely multiple times--is trembling with anticipation to see this flick."

I saw those three in the theaters. I loved them all, even Doom. But, in all honesty, I have no real desire to rush out and see this one. Indy is a great character, but you need plot, dialogue and action to have a great movie. I just don't see it for IV.
Has Williams recorded the score yet?
by Anakin Whoopass
Apr 29th, 2008
05:54:45 PM
And are we hearing any of it in this spot?
2008-A GOLDEN MOVIE YEAR???
by solobear
Apr 29th, 2008
05:56:18 PM
When IRON MAN opens, the summer has officially begun. And there are at least 16 movies coming out between May second and the end of August that show potential. This could be a great summer for movies, which means that it will be a great summer for movie fans. The only thing I have to bitch about so far is the high price of gas!
Now That Was The Indy I Know
by phoenixmagi2
Apr 29th, 2008
05:57:04 PM
'Always happy to help' with grin. can't fucking wait.
gotham_night
by Underoos Hero
Apr 29th, 2008
05:57:47 PM
You are not a published writer. C'mon.
Now That Was The Indy I Know
by phoenixmagi2
Apr 29th, 2008
05:57:59 PM
'Always happy to help' with grin. can't fucking wait. and has anyone else heard the rumor that we do get to see a grown up short round in this flick as a cameo who helps Indy in his quest.
WILLIAMS' SCORE
by solobear
Apr 29th, 2008
06:00:12 PM
The score was recorded in February I believe. I can't tell if any of it is in the trailer, butI'm waiting most anxiously for the CD on May 20. I'm hoping that someone, somewhere leaks it before then, because I am dying to hear what John Williams has conjured up for this one. Since the passing of Jerry Goldsmith, I am of the humble opinion that Maestro Williams is the only true film music master that is still operating today. I guess you could add John Barry to the list, but we haven't heard anything out of him for quite some time.
gotham_night
by Underoos Hero
Apr 29th, 2008
06:01:58 PM
"Not big time, but I do have things up." Where are your writings "up" at? You tube? Sorry I had too.
I think it looks really good.
by TomBodet
Apr 29th, 2008
06:02:27 PM
What's w/ all the fucking whining bitching moaning crying and tantrum throwing here-?!?!! It's (almost) as bad's the wanky wank all the Transformers toy-cultists were putting us thru for the 8 months prior to _Bay's Big robots Hitting Each other movie was (finally) released last June. Know what-? they(mostly) shaddap, and it was alotta fun to go see. I suspect that Herr King Jorge Lucas and SS will deliver on Indy jest fine and dandy. What's not to like there-????
THE SCORE
by solobear
Apr 29th, 2008
06:07:50 PM
I just read the reviewof the score on THERAIDER.NET. Now I just wish that someone would post this score!!!! The review was VERY positive.
I get it! Indiana and Mutt = Dogs
by hoorayforeric
Apr 29th, 2008
06:17:11 PM
Ah...I get it. The kid's name is "Mutt". Indiana is actually Hentry Jones Jr....but named himself after their dog, "Indiana". It all makes sense now. Movie mystery is not the crystal skull...it was this.
I WILL HAVE MORE FUN AT INDY IV...
by Underoos Hero
Apr 29th, 2008
06:20:02 PM
than I will ever have at the The Dark Knight, because I'm not going to see TDK. How bout that for some intelligent remarkin'.
THE DARK KNIGHT
by solobear
Apr 29th, 2008
06:25:23 PM
And just what, pray tell, are your gripes with THE DARK KNIGHT. BATMAN BEGINS was outstanding, and this one looks to be just as good. I saw the second trailer today, and I am stoked!!!
$$$
by solobear
Apr 29th, 2008
06:27:16 PM
I guess that if I could only afford one movie ticket this summer, my bucks would be spent on INDY, but luckily I'll be able to afford to see everything on my list, and this summer I have one extensive list!
Lucas sounded "upbeat" in EW?
by Ben_Gazzara
Apr 29th, 2008
06:30:33 PM
I read that interview. Spielberg was saying positive stuff and Lucas interrupted to say he knew exactly how things would go for this film -- everyone will hate it and talk shit about Lucas and Spielberg and say they crushed their dreams and raped their childhood. He said something like, "Trust me -- I've been through this before." Didn't exactly read as upbeat to me. Hey -- has it ever been confirmed whether or not Indy's whip is EVER CGI in the film? There was that kerfuffle a while back where one of the unions was insisting on it, and Ford was threatening to walk if it wasn't a real whip. I don't think I've ever read definite confirmation one way or the other.
LUCAS' EW COMMENTS
by solobear
Apr 29th, 2008
06:37:21 PM
I can understand why George Lucas said what he did in the EW interview. In 1999, THE PHANTOM MENACE was reviled by a lot of "fans". And the same thing happened with "ATTACK OF THE CLONES and REVENGE OF THE SITH. While there are things about them that I didn't like, I was by no means disappointed by any of them. And when it comes down to it, Lucas made the films his way, told the stories that he wanted to tell, and was successful at it. You've got to respect him for that. The prequel trilogy didn't set the world ablaze the way the original trilogy did, but SO WHAT! I think that all Lucas wants is for people to enjoy the films on their own merits.
Lucas/Spielberg raped my childhood!
by Bramton1
Apr 29th, 2008
06:40:24 PM
I place the over/under on this line at 45 in the first 24 hours.
LUCAS' EW COMMENTS PART II
by solobear
Apr 29th, 2008
06:42:18 PM
I think he fears that the new INDY movie will suffer the same fate. Expectations can be a true curse when it comes to films. My own expectations for this film are high, and I have no doubt that I will not be let down. I guess that the key is to go into the theater to have a good time, and let the chips fall where they may. I don't expect INDIANA JONES to change the world. I just figure that It will add some more terrific memories to this fan's scrapbook.
Why can't you have doubts about a project
by Brunomac
Apr 29th, 2008
06:44:41 PM
without being called a hater? Shit, I would love a great Indy movie.
Are these discussion forums
by Brunomac
Apr 29th, 2008
06:47:44 PM
or butt-fucking, Hollywood ass-kiss fests? Fandom is about loving, and hating, all things about the projects they love.
FILM MEDIOCRITY
by solobear
Apr 29th, 2008
06:49:07 PM
You wanna talk about crap, then let's!!! So far this year I have been sorely disappointed by two movies-CLOVERFIELD and JUMPER. I think they both had sound enough premises, but they were poorly executed. I've said it before and I believe that it bears repeating-seeing a bad movie every once in a while only makes you appreciate the good ones even more. And just because a movie is good doesn't automatically make it a timeless classic. But you've got to admit that both Spielberg and Lucas both have their share of films in that latter category.
ODDBALL SAID IT BEST
by solobear
Apr 29th, 2008
06:52:23 PM
Here's a quote from an old film that I happen to like a lot- KELLY'S HEROES. I think it's pretty applicable here: "Knock it off with the negative waves! Have a little faith, baby, have a little faith!"
RE: solobear
by Mission Code Z
Apr 29th, 2008
06:54:55 PM
If you are really desperate for a taste, there are midi versions of the tracks from the KOTCS OST posted over at the Raven message board. You can decide how legit/close they are to the real thing. As for the EW interview, I felt that Lucas's comments were more playful in nature, as someone who may be conditioned to expect the worst, but has perhaps come to peace with the whole process....and who has developed a thicker skin. At any rate, his comment on the dominatrix-styling of Spalko was a hoot, at least.
Well, DeCypher44...
by Somerichs
Apr 29th, 2008
06:55:10 PM
something in you died, then. I saw the "CGI pants" clip, and this one, and I'm there, no questions asked. I don't need to know anything about the plot, the dialogue, the action, the stars, the history of getting it to the screen, or anything else to make me wanna see it. I heard the swell of the music, I saw his hand reach down to pick up his hat, I saw his shadow, not even him, his mere shadow, and it immediately took me back to the first time i saw Raiders in the theaters, sitting with my two brothers, my mom, my grandmother, and a packed theater full of people having one of the greatest movie-going experiences of their lives. Seriously, come on!! You tellin me neither of these clips transport you back to that time? How bout these, then? "Dr. Jones. Again we see there is nothing you can possess which I can not take away." "There's a big snake in the plane Jacques! Oh that's just my pet snake Reggie! "I hate snakes Jacque! I hate 'em! Come on! Show a little back bone will ya?" "Bad dates" "It's not the years, honey, it's the mileage." If you can't recall the experience of watching that arab dude pull out that massive sword, thinking to yourself "oh fuck, what's he gonna do now," only to clap and cheer along with 300 others when Indy nonchalantly pulls out his gun and shoots him; if you don't remember how seeing Indy get his second wind and beat that giant bald dude bloody made you feel like you could conquer the world, and if you aren't willing to have enough faith in the folks who made you feel that way when you were a kid to set aside all the garbage these naysayers are spouting for the opportunity to feel that way again (even if they don't deliver), then I feel sorry for ya. Me, I'm so there it's not even funny...
10,000 B.C.
by solobear
Apr 29th, 2008
06:55:27 PM
Now, I enjoyed 10,000 B.C., but it wasn't the most intelligent flick around. But from the trailers I could tell that this was going to be like some of the Harryhausen picks. Let logic and history be damned, and just go in to have fun. And that's what I got. A couple of hours of mindless fun. Nothing wrong there.
Oh, and JohnSpartan...
by Mission Code Z
Apr 29th, 2008
07:00:32 PM
I like your style. You have inspired me to grow my own swordstache. Perhaps, if Fate sees fit, we, along with our respective staches, shall meet on the battlefield one day....
Solobear
by Brunomac
Apr 29th, 2008
07:01:08 PM
You expected Jumper to be good? Just askin'. I think movies about superpowers but with no superheroes can be great, but Jumper looked like shit from the commercials.
DAMN STRAIGHT SOMERICHS!!!
by solobear
Apr 29th, 2008
07:01:11 PM
You hit it on the head, man. I'll never forget moments like the Arab Swordsman scene, E.T. making all the bike riders take flight over the Government baddies, Han Solo flying out of nowhere to give Luke Skywalker the chance he needed to take the final shot in the Death Star trench. Those are all moments when every person in the theater was one, and there is nothing like that. It is one of the few feelings that I would categorize as an ULTIMATE RUSH. As cliche as it may sound, it is truly breathtaking, and I think that there a great many who haven't had the honor of experiencing that.
JUMPER
by solobear
Apr 29th, 2008
07:04:26 PM
I thought that JUMPER had possibilities, but I didn't expect a classic or anything. I was more surprised at how the filmmakers dropped the ball. It could have been much better than it was, if only they had thought a little more about where to take the story. I felt like the film ran in a gerbil wheel from the get-go and went absolutely nowhere.
Funny how movies about Superpowers
by Brunomac
Apr 29th, 2008
07:07:07 PM
but without Superheroes, are really good or really really bad.
They're 2 FUCKING MONTHS APART
by Charinger
Apr 29th, 2008
07:10:15 PM
So stop saying Indy will slaughter TDK because that's just not gonna happen!! I personally think Indy is just Meh! I'm not excited because Harrison Ford is frickin old! I grew up loving the Indy films because they were epic! First of all the title is retarded, it just doesn't scream epic, it screams like a Forgotten Realms book title. And Shia Lebouf as his son, stupid. I'm not excited for this at all. On the other hand, TDK looks absolutely haunting! Batman Begins had stellar casting (except for Katie Holmes), a wonderful script and movie theme. I'm so so stoked for TDK.
Those classic movie moments
by Brunomac
Apr 29th, 2008
07:11:33 PM
are great, but these days they are ruined by teens on cell phones and people talking. Nothing like the movie going experience, but it is so often ruined by the presence of humanity. I will see Indy 4 and all the other geek films at the Sci Fi Academy here in LA. No cellphones allowed, no talking allowed (and you can barely call most of the crowd humanity). Last week at the Diary of the Dead screening, I tried to sneak open a bag of chips, and a 500 lb. dork (not Harry) came over and complained! Thought he wanted my chips! Now that is my kind of movie-going!
SUPERPOWERS
by solobear
Apr 29th, 2008
07:13:54 PM
For some strange reason, some filmmakers seem to be afraid to deal with the whole SUPERPOWERS thing. It's like they think it dumbs things down or something. Embrace the comic book origins of this stuff, don't walk in fear of it. But filmmakers need to remeber that a superpower alone does not a movie make. At the core you need a decent story, and then polish it to a fine sheen with special effects and you'll be ahead of the game.
"The harsher, grainier look of the early 80"???
by moto
Apr 29th, 2008
07:17:26 PM
I think your memory stems from watching Indiana Jones on VHS all of these years. Watch the Indy DVDs and they are just as clear as this trailer. The issue is watching the trailer/TV spots on a small screen via the computer. Its not representative of what the theater experience will be.

Spielberg is a stubborn (thankfully) supporter of shooting on film. Which I commend. People saying this new movie looks too digital (it's shot on film people) are disregarding the fact that they had watched the Indy films on shitty VHS for years. In the theaters, the Indy films looked crisp and clear, unless you were in some shitty dive theater. On DVD they are even clearer.

Thus, don't let your memory confuse you. Spielberg and co. were adamant that they wanted this new film to have the same look and feel of the original. Complaints about the "overuse" of CG are ridiculous right now as well because thus far we've seen just a couple CG shots. But in the context of a minute long trailer.

CG in essence will replace the terrible blue screen matting that both Temple and Crusade especially had.

AMEN BROTHER!!!!
by solobear
Apr 29th, 2008
07:20:09 PM
When I was young, there used to be ushers who went up and down at aisles of the theaters periodically and told people to get their feet off the seats and to be quiet. That doesn't happen much anymore, at least not around where I live. People who go to movies need to realize that they're not at home. They need to SHUT THE FUCK UP and respect those of us trying to enjoy the film. And I swear if I hear a fucking cell phone go off while I'm at INDY, I'm gonna a turn it into an electronic enema for the perpetrator. I'm sick and fucking tired of it. If you want to talk at a movie...DON'T!!! Save your money and stay home where you can talk all you want. I didn't pay for a ticket to listen to fucking idiots jack their jaws. As far as I'm concerned, cell phones are the bane of film fans everywhere!!!
Somerichs Said It All
by Mission Code Z
Apr 29th, 2008
07:21:11 PM
Seriously, I got pumped up just reading that! I feel like punching a nasty German mechanic right about now....
German Mechanic
by solobear
Apr 29th, 2008
07:26:07 PM
Maybe that bald German mechanic will be talking on a cell phone during the movie, and I'll have one damn fine reason to belt him!!!!
Charinger
by Brunomac
Apr 29th, 2008
07:27:05 PM
"Forgotten Realms book title" ha ha...I was wondering what the title reminded me of - Dungeons and Dragons! Knowing is half the battle.
I'm Freakin' Already
by solobear
Apr 29th, 2008
07:29:50 PM
It's like the one-sheet for the STAR WARS SPECIAL EDITION said. This is the reason they built movie theaters. My best freind is flying halfway across the country to go to INDY with me on opening day. It's gonna be one for the history books, of that I'm sure.
Its too flashy
by TooWhippy
Apr 29th, 2008
07:30:03 PM
GOD...
by solobear
Apr 29th, 2008
07:31:08 PM
God I LOVE BEING A FAN OF THESE MOVIES!!!!!! It sure beats the shit out of sports!
German Mechanic
by Brunomac
Apr 29th, 2008
07:32:56 PM
it would be great if that mechanic had survived, and he and Indy get to go another three rounds as old dudes.
Sports
by Brunomac
Apr 29th, 2008
07:34:52 PM
The true opiate of the masses.
Shit, being on this talkback
by Brunomac
Apr 29th, 2008
07:37:39 PM
is starting get me pumped for the movie. The only thing I am really hating (besides seeing Indy as an old dude) is the "I named my son "Mutt" joke."
MOTO
by Harry Bolzonnia
Apr 29th, 2008
07:37:47 PM
"Complaints about the "overuse" of CG are ridiculous right now as well because thus far we've seen just a couple CG shots. But in the context of a minute long trailer" Yes but why are they showing us cgi heavy trailers then. I mean they know how much alot of Indy fans hate cgi, so why make a highlight reel out of it. I mean I dont see alot of cgi explosions and what not in the Dark Knight trailers. And Nolan and Speilburg have insisted that they arent relying on cgi here. Well I think Speilburg is full of shit and Nolan is sticking to his word. Yes, we arent seeing the final product, but if they know what their target audience is looking for then why give an indication of something else.
SPORTS
by solobear
Apr 29th, 2008
07:38:01 PM
I'm always bugged by the lowbrow sports fans wearing their team jerseys who give me funny looks because I'm wearing a STAR WARS t-shirt or a BATMAN ball cap. Sports are fleeting-films are TIMELESS!!!
CGI GRIPES
by solobear
Apr 29th, 2008
07:42:17 PM
The small amount of footage that we've all seen from INDIANA JONES that has CGI in it is not necessarily indicative of what is in the rest of the movie. And let's face facts, the special effects industry is now CG oriented, which isn't such a bad thing. It's made a lot of mind-boggling stuff possible. Are you one of the people who bitched about matte paintings, miniatures and blue screen spill back int eh seventies and eighties? If so, then isn't it quite possible that nothing will ever make you happy. It's the way things are. Buy it, you'll sleep better!
Looks terrific.
by Laserbrain
Apr 29th, 2008
07:44:06 PM
Though a good trailer's no proof of quality in the finished film this looks like great fun and true to the the look/spirit of the original films, despite what all the tragic pedants would have you believe. Fingers crossed, Indy fans. :)
Solobear
by Brunomac
Apr 29th, 2008
07:45:52 PM
In high school (many moons ago) I played several sports. I also read comics and loved LOTR books and sci fi/fantasy films. As I got a bit older, the sports love started going away, and a true life-long love of speculative fiction in all media became my real fan passion. I still can watch Superbowl and a little regular season, but nothing new ever happens. At least movies like this keep us guessing, and keep us argueing!
TO THE TRUE FANS:
by solobear
Apr 29th, 2008
07:47:34 PM
DAMN THE NAY-SAYERS! FULL SPEED AHEAD TO MAY 22!
Trailers
by solobear
Apr 29th, 2008
07:49:36 PM
Trailers are but a taste of what's to come. They're there to whet the cinematic appetite, so to speak. And I've seen quite a few trailers that have things in them that don't even end up in the movies themselves.
"It Can't Be Good"
by Laughing Boy
Apr 29th, 2008
07:53:58 PM
Sorry Indy, but any movie that has to resort to the stock line "ooh, that can't be good" for comedy has my pity.
Laughing boy
by solobear
Apr 29th, 2008
07:56:09 PM
And I'm sure that the success of the new INDIANA JONES movies rests on that one line. Try to find something legitimate to say.
This is what the other teasers were missing. . .
by jimmay
Apr 29th, 2008
07:58:49 PM
Indiana Jones punching people right and left and cracking sarcasm. I got schoolboy excited when I saw this on TV.
"It can't be good"
by Brunomac
Apr 29th, 2008
07:59:13 PM
Is a typically George Lucas line. Many fans will love it, cause it's Indy Jones that said it (how many times did you hear laughter when a Star Wars character said "I have a bad feeling about this.") Sucky lines, but nothing to base fear of an entire movie being bad on.
Excitement
by solobear
Apr 29th, 2008
08:02:46 PM
I've been excited about the since I first heard it was in production. But the moment of truth was when I first saw the trailer. When Indy's shadow appeared and he picked up his hat and the glorious RAIDERS march swelled to life once more, it brought tears to these old eyes. It's cinematic magic of the purest kind.
Trailers....
by Herb West
Apr 29th, 2008
08:03:46 PM
Always have good things in them. Even the worst piece of shit movie has 30 seconds of coolness if you edit it the right way.
TRAILERS...
by solobear
Apr 29th, 2008
08:09:09 PM
The best trailers are the ones that don't show any of the really good stuff, but leave you wanting more. T2, anyone?
gotham_skywalkerfamily...maybe you could be a AICN contributor
by leobloom
Apr 29th, 2008
08:10:23 PM
I really pity you, you poor delusional creature. A published writer? How do you find time to write your "work" when you're always busy posting moronic one-liners in every AICN story. Your posts typically consist of one phrase (one sentence if we're really unlucky). So what do you do, write one-sentence Star Wars stories for some fanzine? Maybe you could just compile all your comments from AICN and publish them as AINT IT DUMB NEWS: OBSERVATIONS OF A DUMBASS WITH MULTIPLE SCREENNAMES DISORDER.
id be cool if they made an indy cartoon tie-in
by seabiscuits
Apr 29th, 2008
08:14:32 PM
they got that batman one and the riddik and matrix ones were cool.
I Don't Know
by Queefer Bukkake
Apr 29th, 2008
08:20:38 PM
I suppose it looks kind of fun, but so far I've only liked Raiders. Temple of Doom was a bucket load of cinematic pus. Kate Capshaw wouldn't stop screaming. I wanted to put my dick in her mouth to shut her up. Then I wanted to cram that Short Round bastard up her twat until he suffocated. That movie really didn't need some screaming bitch and an annoying little brat. The third one was OK, but immediately forgetable. I'm not expecting much out of this new one. Harrison Ford looks like John McCain.
I CAN'T GET IT TO WORK!!!!!
by carneguisada
Apr 29th, 2008
08:25:52 PM
ACK!!!!! None of the links work! I just get a big Q. Wah.
I CAN'T GET IT TO WORK!!!!!
by carneguisada
Apr 29th, 2008
08:25:56 PM
ACK!!!!! None of the links work! I just get a big Q. Wah.
Ignoring Talkback makes summer movies better!!
by Drath
Apr 29th, 2008
08:26:49 PM
Okay, no it doesn't, but it doesn't hurt not reading about how Jackshit Dickhead in Fuskville, Kenfucky doesn't like something I did like. I'd have picked on California, where there are bound to be more fuckwards, but Kenfucky sounded better when I thought of it on the toilet this morning.
Just don't think Indy would be a good cartoon
by Brunomac
Apr 29th, 2008
08:27:37 PM
The comic versions of him just never translated well. Not sure how his role playing games must have panned out, but sure they weren't very much like the movie experience. It's live action or nothing.
Drath
by Brunomac
Apr 29th, 2008
08:31:46 PM
Yeah, you should probably leave California alone. They make all the movies you love.
speilberg liked the phantom menace
by seabiscuits
Apr 29th, 2008
08:32:00 PM
i remember he saw it early and said it was fantastic. so anyone thinking speilberg won't pull a phantom menace should rethink. though i watched tpm the other day and i enjoyed it, it has a beginning a midle and an end, though the version i watched is edited down to a little over 2 hours, cutting out all the distractions.
i liked the dark horse atlantis comic
by seabiscuits
Apr 29th, 2008
08:36:12 PM
if they had the right people working on an indy cartoon. samurai jack dude took the clone wars and made them cool.
speilberg was amusing his friend
by Orionsangels
Apr 29th, 2008
09:06:55 PM
when he got home he told his wife, my god what a piece a shit. what was he thinking?
carneguisada, thats what he said!
by Orionsangels
Apr 29th, 2008
09:07:50 PM
har har
This cheese sandwhich will cause you to blow your load:
by Forestal
Apr 29th, 2008
09:16:51 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =AaQBEG4fcd4
The trailer is on Youtube currently
by terry1978
Apr 29th, 2008
09:33:17 PM
Tags are...yes...."cheese" and "sandwich". Why, I do not know.
FULL TRAILER!!! NO SHIT!!!
by acorvey25
Apr 29th, 2008
09:53:01 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =AaQBEG4fcd4 Holy shit! This looks amazing! THAT'S how you cut a trailer!!!
Yeah. THAT was an awesome Trailer !!!!
by NoDiggity
Apr 29th, 2008
09:57:43 PM
http://tinyurl.com/6crocv Or search for "Cheese Sandwich" on YouTube
Marion...
by acorvey25
Apr 29th, 2008
10:03:56 PM
...makes me fucking smile. Finally, a glimpse of the brilliance that is Karen Allen.
Gotta admit
by slugbat
Apr 29th, 2008
10:05:23 PM
I'm a professional hater, but I enjoyed the trailer. Still can't stomach Indy riding bitch, though. Wait a minute, fuck this new piece of shit CGI infested piece of shit.
sounds like he says the crystal skulls
by seabiscuits
Apr 29th, 2008
10:05:25 PM
made of gold. ha. waht is that at 1:32? a skeleton warrior?
redundancy
by slugbat
Apr 29th, 2008
10:06:13 PM
was purposefully redundant.
"I don't think he plans that far ahead."
by acorvey25
Apr 29th, 2008
10:07:07 PM
I'm freaking out right now. This looks like classic Indiana fucking Jones. I'm gonna watch this over and over until it disappears.
idoes he appear to ride bitch in this one?
by seabiscuits
Apr 29th, 2008
10:08:20 PM
only time i remember he rode bitch was a fe scenes in part 3, but most of the time he was hitting on chicks and proving himself to be crafty.
gotham_night, Leobloom has a crush on you
by Queefer Bukkake
Apr 29th, 2008
10:08:31 PM
Maybe you two need to bump uglies and get rid of all this sexual tension.
The only thing that bothered me was the line ..
by NoDiggity
Apr 29th, 2008
10:09:54 PM
... about not touching anything. Too referential. Too much of the "It's a line from Raiders! You know you are in an Indy movie now!" fanboy writing. Ah well. I can live with a loving retread, I guess.
NoDiggity, relax. Enjoy it.
by SaluteYourShorts
Apr 29th, 2008
10:14:58 PM
NoDiggity thinks he is clever.
Super Sweet
by Alfred_Packer
Apr 29th, 2008
10:15:58 PM
That was just fantastic. Now gimme some glorious Quicktime Spielberg you magnificent bastard. Oh, and thank god for vdownloader, cause I bet it wont be there much longer.
This movie just continues to own!
by Proman1984
Apr 29th, 2008
10:21:12 PM
Fuck this is mega awesome!
Seabiscuits...
by acorvey25
Apr 29th, 2008
10:29:11 PM
Indy said the TEMPLE was made out of gold, not the skulls.
*snickers happily* Oh, it's going to SUCK.
by Lerkst
Apr 29th, 2008
10:36:19 PM
man, that new trailer. Every single shot of Indy---just solid as the first film. With respect to everyone who speaks of the film, if anyone thinks that Dark Knight or Iron Man will trump this film...it's not possible. This is Indiana Jones...and Ford is at the top of his game. This could also be Spielberg's chance to regain his glory. Raiders, to this day, is still Spielberg's greatest achievement as a director. There is no way this film can fail. No w