Sean Connery says what he thinks of "Crystal Skull"
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RaiderMitch
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That last comment was just wrong, Keith... nasty.
Though the next time I am backed up I will reach for that movie instead on Ex-Lax..
Though the next time I am backed up I will reach for that movie instead on Ex-Lax..
hahahaha Lance's post was hilarious. i hope he doesn't really think that way/likewise for people thinking this means he loved it.
he said it was good. not great. not bad. he prob enjoyed it and moved on. what else did anybody expect him to say on a red carpet? it wasn't an interview.
he said it was good. not great. not bad. he prob enjoyed it and moved on. what else did anybody expect him to say on a red carpet? it wasn't an interview.
Indy's brother
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KVoss said:Hey Hey!! Highlander 2 was good....for me to poop on.
Dr.Jonesy said:
I'm actually inclined to think it might be something along those lines, though. "Rather long" is a pretty odd thing to say even as a slam, though, so maybe it was just strange, rather than pointed.
Crack that whip
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I agree it's possible Sean didn't actually care for it, but I don't think his saying he thinks it's a bit long is good evidence for it. It's not terribly unusual for someone to harbor a quite positive view of a work and still think it a tad longer than absolutely necessary.
One immediate example that comes to mind is The 40 Year Old Virgin. It got a lot of very positive reviews from critics who thought it was quite funny and good, while at the same time noting they thought it runs a little longer than the story really requires. I actually had a friend from another forum post at the time that there were four recurring points made by most of the critics in their reviews for the movie when it came out:
- very funny
- very raunchy
- has heart / sweetness in addition to the raunchiness
- a little long
... and those were still positive reviews.
That said, yeah, it's still entirely possible Sir Sean thinks Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull stinks, but I don't think there's much reason to think so.
One immediate example that comes to mind is The 40 Year Old Virgin. It got a lot of very positive reviews from critics who thought it was quite funny and good, while at the same time noting they thought it runs a little longer than the story really requires. I actually had a friend from another forum post at the time that there were four recurring points made by most of the critics in their reviews for the movie when it came out:
- very funny
- very raunchy
- has heart / sweetness in addition to the raunchiness
- a little long
... and those were still positive reviews.
That said, yeah, it's still entirely possible Sir Sean thinks Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull stinks, but I don't think there's much reason to think so.
The Drifter
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Don't get me wrong; I like Sean Connery. But, I could care less if he liked KotCS or not.
Forbidden Eye said:Those haters who said, "Sean rejected cause he thought the script was awful" BS have to eat their own words now.
Some years back, around 2005 or 2004, I recall reading that Sean Connery says he would be in on the new Indy movie, depending on whether he likes the script in an interview. I can't find the source for this now, sorry, it was so long ago.
Then when I found out he wasn't going to be in the movie because "he enjoyed retirement too much" then I know something's amiss. I guess that if the script called for him to just cameo at the end, he'd probably just said "forget it". <- My 2 cents
Darth Vile
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indyswk said:
Personally speaking, I think if Connery had wanted a sizeable part in the movie, they would have written his part accordingly. In the end, given his semi retirement (and one assumes lack of any real interest in a sequel to TLC), they could only afford him a cameo/bit part.
Darth Vile
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Dene said:
Good point... I remember that comment too.
DocWhiskey
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THIS JUST IN....
Violet
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HAHAHA!
Seriously though, I don't know if arguing over Connery's comments is going to achieve anything. In the end, the people who believed that Connery not participating in Skull was to do with a crud script, will intepret his comments as generalising and neutral. The people who liked KOTCS, will say that Connery meant what he said.
At the end of the day, does it really matter? The fact is we got KOTCS, whether you find it a great movie or a pile of BS. It just seems to me that all the people arguing over his comments are trying to validate their own feelings towards KOTCS. I'm not the biggest fan of KOTCS but I don't absolutely hate it either and I admit that I love the other three way more. I don't need Sir Sean Connery's approval to like or hate it.
Besides, not all of Connery's films were exactly brilliant. You guys do remember Highlander don't you?
Seriously though, I don't know if arguing over Connery's comments is going to achieve anything. In the end, the people who believed that Connery not participating in Skull was to do with a crud script, will intepret his comments as generalising and neutral. The people who liked KOTCS, will say that Connery meant what he said.
At the end of the day, does it really matter? The fact is we got KOTCS, whether you find it a great movie or a pile of BS. It just seems to me that all the people arguing over his comments are trying to validate their own feelings towards KOTCS. I'm not the biggest fan of KOTCS but I don't absolutely hate it either and I admit that I love the other three way more. I don't need Sir Sean Connery's approval to like or hate it.
Besides, not all of Connery's films were exactly brilliant. You guys do remember Highlander don't you?
sandiegojones
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I think you're all reading too much into the comment. He's old and retired now and probably doesn't like to be bothered by fanboys about stuff like this. He said he liked it. He's been honest about other films in the past so why lie now? He didn't give KOTCS great praise. Just that he was entertained and it seemed a bit long (which it can be at times).
He's probably trying to avoid being like Alec Guinness who never lived down Obi-Wan until the day he died despite the far greater performances he gave.
His statement doesn't change how I feel about it. I still love KOTCS.
He's probably trying to avoid being like Alec Guinness who never lived down Obi-Wan until the day he died despite the far greater performances he gave.
His statement doesn't change how I feel about it. I still love KOTCS.
Stoo
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Or "Sword of the Valiant" where he played the Green Knight against Miles O'Keefe as Sir Gawain.Violet Indy said:Besides, not all of Connery's films were exactly brilliant. You guys do remember Highlander don't you?
Anyway, Violet, you're right. Does it really matter what he thought? Who cares?