SNAKE AS A ROPE! SERIOUSLY!?!?! George Lucas...I quit.

Granted, I'm automatically giving this more leeway than some other movie since it is Indy.

Still, maybe this guy is being a little harsh. No doubt, a bunch more reviews are on the way.

I had a totally different reaction at the trailer before Iron Man, so although 1 Cinema in London is not representative, perhaps Merrick is talking bollocks.

I predicted this film would suck and it will. My other summer blockbuster predictions - TDK will be 'all right' and Wall-E, yep, you heard me, Wall-E will be great.

That is all.

Luckily, he will probably only be armed with a Han Solo prop gun, which does not shoot actual lasers, and no lives will be lost.

Here's to hoping Lucas allows his animation department to do Fate of Atlantis.

For 'slow', read: Well made film.

He said it was easily the best Indy sequel yet.

Sounds like ShogunMaster doesn't know shit and Merrick's predisposed to disliking it, too.

Oddly enough, there is NOTHING in the INDY 4 trailers to suggest that, you know, "the Man in the Hat RETURNS, brother!!!" They're remarkably subdued, and they play as if CRYSTAL SKULL was just another entry in a long line of INDY sequels. Yeah, maybe there's one or two cracks about Indy's age, but someone forgot to get our blood pumping about the fact it's been almost 20 years since LAST CRUSADE. They don't even make any sort of big deal about Karen Allen/Marion being back. She's simply unceremoniously plopped into about, what, 3 seconds of the trailer? Not even a brief scene of Indy and Marion meeting each other again?

That's what I found odd about the trailers, anyway. I'll still see the film.

Fucking hell, I got burnt by the prequels too, but this review screams of someone who a)doesn't get it and b)actively looked for flaws.

Relax, ignore it, and lets see what else comes up.

"I caught an advanced screening of the fourth Indiana Jones movie and I say I enjoyed it IMMENSELY!!! Wow, for years now I thought that after "War of The Worlds" Spielberg has lost his touch; not so here. Here he returns to the basic fundamentals of the lost arts of practicality and just plain good old fashioned genuine storytelling (something that's solely lacking in today's CGI-heavy world) helped along by the big guy himself Harrison Ford along with witty and charming Shia LaBeouf as a newcomer to the franchise with George Lucas lending some support to cinematography. Ford is simply amazing as the venerable adventurer with lots of impressive stunt work. Everything is bigger and better than before, the action is of high-caliber, the plot is thorough and exciting with intelligent writing coupled with awesome special effects. But what really surprised me was that it looked like it was filmed in the 1980's; something that's rare in this Digital Age!!! I'm sure those accustomed to digital film-making may be put off, but it actually works really well and gives the film an added dose of nostalgia and sense of wonder that Spielberg brought so successfully in his past films. Not many films can achieve that feat, but I can strongly say that Spielberg has gone out on top and brought back one the most beloved cinematic heroes around for one more time."

and i think this will be bad, but i also think people will convince themselves its not. like some have with the prequels.

All that means is that the Marketing sucks.

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i was a closet geek at the time, and didn't frequent these sites.

This leads me to believe that there is a fairly large dose of Ringwearer9 syndrome going around- they have very specific expectations and if they are not met then the film is a dud.

Now, Indiana Jones was always a bit lighter fare than the Die Hard series, but they drew the line of good and evil very clearly, and lives were at stake. Sure, the title hero never dies, but at least take his possible demise seriously. James Bond was not going to be lasered from the balls up in Goldfinger, but damn if it didn't look like it COULD happen.

I'll be there for Indy on opening weekend. I'm just afraid it may be a 2 1/2 star affair instead of a solid four.

Listen, there are two distinct camps: one that is predisposed to hate the new Indy, and one that is going to see it regardless of any negative reviews and judge for themselves.

I am not saying it's going to be great, cause I sure as hell don't know. I do know I liked the latest trailer, and I have the hope that I'll get a solid Indy movie. Does that mean I'm going into the movie automatically liking it no matter what unfolds in front of my eyes? No. Hell, I ignored every single Spidey 3 bashing review and was giving it the benefit of the doubt until I saw it myself. I loved the first two, but I hated the shit out of Spidey 3. The same will go with Indy 4.

I fear Indy 4 will be too pulpy!

Everything in the last three Indy movies is a "callback" to Raiders!

Newt is Jones!

Burke is Ash!

Vasquez and Drake are Parker and Brett!

The guy reaching longingly in the Indy 4 trailer is Satipo, er, reaching longingly in Raiders!

Gremlins = cultural sabotage!

The hat... The Hat... THE HAAAAT!!!

as far as the kid saying the trailer was 'too slow'. well, he's a kid born in the 2000's. i value his opinion on attention span about as much as i value the crusty penny rusted to the floor in my garage.

i just think having all grown up with the other indy's we all have magical memories that can never be topped, cravings that will never be satisfied. we will be critical and look for fault in a movie that we would love if we went into it with the heart of a child in the 80's again. But we are old and bitter, and nitpick every grain of a film. the other flicks were by no stretch perfect. there are people that still like temple of doom even though it looks like it was shot in a hangar, and there are people that will like this.

It's negative: "He doesn't know what the fuck hes on about"

So. Fucking. What. All that means is that the Marketing sucks.

You're like a particularly stupid dog with a particularly chewed bone.

You're like a particularly stupid dog with a particularly chewed bone.

".....as it accidentally referenced the old Allen Quartermaine days (a crappy knockoff of Indy Movies incase you missed them) and this was very much similar in most respects."

I figured out what he meant.....but reading this makes it sound like he thought the Quatermaine character in general was a rip-off of Indy movies. Not RAIDERS-- he never mentioned Raiders, and he never mentioned Richard Chamberlain, in that quote you worthless fucking twat. I understand the Quatermain movies in the 80's were cashing in on Indy success. It didnt seem to me like the original poster did. SO FUCK OFF.

And fuck off AnimalStructure.

I'd stop now before you make it worse for yourself.

Either way, we still won't be able to hear John Williams score.

I hoped and hoped, but my movie-lovin' childhood-balls are anticipating another rapin' by the beards. They invented Event Cinema - now they're fucking burying it again. Way to go, you slow old goatfuckers.

Still, there's always HELLBOY II. If there's one director who WON'T fuck us all over, it's Guillermo...

He's destroying any and all credibilty your site had by posting tripe like this.

"...presumably this is how ShogunMaster saw it". Presumably??? Couldn't be bothered confirming a few details, Merrick? Details, I might add, that ShogunMaster seems to be suspiciously lacking in or is straight up wrong about.

Merrick, you're embarrassing Harry and insulting me.

have tou seen the raider lego set? there is c3po and r2d2 in a heiroglyphic block, i think.

Therefore it is guaranteed horseshit- although it is like throwing a steak to a starving man for all the people that are determined to loathe it.

"I hoped and hoped, but my movie-lovin' childhood-balls are anticipating another rapin' by the beards."

I smell a shitbomb. I hope I'm wrong, but the trailer's ain't exactly great...

I'm too old for this shit.

And as I've said repeatedly, there is no worse guide to what a movie will be like than a trailer- If it is bad, then the marketing is shit, and how many times have you been taken in by a great trailer for a shit film?

In short, I anticipate the worst, but pray and hope that I am utterly, completely wrong. It happens, rarely :D

I didn't actually see the movie yet, but that no longer seems to be a prerequisite for getting "reviews" posted here.

Merrick, you're as ass.

again, nothing personal toward your kid, they are all like that now. i don't read their reviews. they'd like it if indy's head opened up and a butterfly gun came out and he started shooting lazer butterflies at rock robots shia kept in his pocket.

It's just Talkbacker ranting and should be treated as such.

What I asked you was could you not concede the possiblility that Mr X and (>>>>) was a typical pulp title. Read Dannyglovers comment, he makes it sound like Quartermain (which he can't spell) is based on Indy.

I said nothing about release dates etc. If you want an Indy rip-off then I give you the Tom Selleck Vehicle (if the vehicle is a trabant) Quigly Down Under.

Oh, and Jarv, good to hear ya liked Iron Man.

Oh, and for Messi - Sinestro Corps forever!