Little things you notice about the movies

lynchpin

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Speaking of that moment, I always wondered how Earl Weber knew to get three seats aboard the plane when Willie was a bit of a last minute addition.

He must be one damn fine travel agent.
 

Stoo

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lynchpin said:
I always wondered how Earl Weber knew to get three seats aboard the plane when Willie was a bit of a last minute addition.
She got poor Wu Han's seat.:(
 

The_Raiders

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I noticed when Mola Ram forces Willie and Shory out on the bridge that when they started walking on the bridge short was behind willie, then when Indy yells at Shory, he's in front of Willie.
 

WillKill4Food

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RaideroftheArk said:
Speaking of the bar scene...always bothered me how Indy's pistol changes while he's firing.
The bar fight scene really needed some brawl music. The scene just doesn't seem perfect without it.

Even the Cantinia music from Star Wars would help, ;), I suppose.
 

RaideroftheArk

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WillKill4Food said:
The bar fight scene really needed some brawl music. The scene just doesn't seem perfect without it.

Even the Cantinia music from Star Wars would help, ;), I suppose.

LOL!

I feel just the opposite, I thought the aspect of not using music made it more intense and "real."
 

WillKill4Food

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RaideroftheArk said:
LOL!
I feel just the opposite, I thought the aspect of not using music made it more intense and "real."
It reminded me of an episode of Gunsmoke, which I do love, but for different reasons.

You see, with adventure films, I prefer a certain degree (or rather, a LARGE degree) of fantasy/grandeur. I want things to be larger than life. That's why I loved 300 and like Pirates of the Caribbean. The Indy's are good because they balance the two, but I would have prefered more fantasy.

But, hey, that's just me.:whip:
 

RaideroftheArk

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WillKill4Food said:
It reminded me of an episode of Gunsmoke, which I do love, but for different reasons.

You see, with adventure films, I prefer a certain degree (or rather, a LARGE degree) of fantasy/grandeur. I want things to be larger than life. That's why I loved 300 and like Pirates of the Caribbean. The Indy's are good because they balance the two, but I would have prefered more fantasy.

But, hey, that's just me.:whip:

Yeah...I like when the grandeur is just throttled back a little...which is why I consider ROTLA the perfect movie. It's just enough to make it "believable" which keeps me sucked into the movie...when the fantasy is large and takes over I feel taken out of the movie... for me there has to be a certain amount of "hey that could happen" to make me like a adventure movie. (of course I don't believe that there is a box out there that if you open it your face will melt, but for whatever the reason ROTLA almost convinces me. :hat: )

...then again, I love the Temple of Doom so take the statement for what it is. :rolleyes:
 

EvilDevo

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In LC... Indy is really, REALLY, adamant about having NO CAMELS.
...but why?

Come to think of it, he seems really grouchy and sarcastic from right before the tank chase up until to the end of the movie. Poor guy is all adventure'd out.
 

lynchpin

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EvilDevo said:
In LC... Indy is really, REALLY, adamant about having NO CAMELS.
...but why?

Camels aren't exactly reliable or prone to speed unless especially inspired to do so. The last thing Indy needs is even-toed ungulate baggage to slow him down.
 

Adamwankenobi

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EvilDevo said:
In LC... Indy is really, REALLY, adamant about having NO CAMELS.
...but why?

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Does that look comfortable to you? :p
 

Stoo

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Adamwankenobi said:
Does that look comfortable to you? :p
It depends on how many *ahem* humps.:p You can ride a dromedary (one-hump) camel "side saddle".

P.S. This picture is the source of our avatars. Ha!:D
 

Kooshmeister

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Just thought I'd throw in my two cents about the "You're welcome" and "tanks" debate. The Sultan (or whatever he is) saying he's going to give Donovan and company an armed escort and all this neat stuff is clearly him thanking them for the Rolls-Royce, therefore Donovan says "You're welcome."

If someone else already brought up that interpretation of the scene, my apologies. I just don't feel like sifting through seven pages right now. :(

The real problem is, he clearly says tanks, plural, and yet Donovan's convoy has only one. Did His Majesty welch at the last minute, or did Donovan think one tank would be enough?
 

davejames

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WillKill4Food said:
The bar fight scene really needed some brawl music. The scene just doesn't seem perfect without it.

Even the Cantinia music from Star Wars would help, ;), I suppose.

I don't think it needed music at all.

In fact, I never thought about it before, but I think that entire bar sequence tells you ALL you need to know about the difference in tone between Raiders and the sequels. It's dark and gritty and, above all, serious, and it feels like you've stepped into a very real and dangerous world. Yeah there are little jokes ("Whiskey!"), but the scene never stops feeling real.

As much as I love the sequels, it's a shame Spielberg and Lucas got so far away from that original tone and tilted things so much into fun, lighthearted adventure territory. :(
 

The Drifter

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davejames said:
I don't think it needed music at all.

In fact, I never thought about it before, but I think that entire bar sequence tells you ALL you need to know about the difference in tone between Raiders and the sequels. It's dark and gritty and, above all, serious, and it feels like you've stepped into a very real and dangerous world. Yeah there are little jokes ("Whiskey!"), but the scene never stops feeling real.

As much as I love the sequels, it's a shame Spielberg and Lucas got so far away from that original tone and tilted things so much into fun, lighthearted adventure territory. :(

The only time ToD felt like a fun-lil'-romp-of-an-adventure was during the feast at Pankot Palace.
Now LC is a different story.
 

davejames

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Lonsome_Drifter said:
The only time ToD felt like a fun-lil'-romp-of-an-adventure was during the feast at Pankot Palace.
Now LC is a different story.

I certainly wouldn't call ToD "lighthearted," but the movie still comes across as just a giant funhouse adventure to me. The action scenes are all big and boisterous and pumped up with exciting music, and of course there's all the nonstop Indy/Short Round/Willie comedy throughout.

I still freakin love the movie, but there's no way it had anything close to the hard edge and sense of gritty realism that Raiders had.
 
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