Darth Vile
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The Stranger said:I don't think it's a matter of tact. In the case Spielberg refused to reply, I think it would more probably mean that he agrees with Shia. Plain and simple.
Don't forget that, after all, he was the one who personally apologized to the fans for "Temple of Doom". And everyone who does have a minimum sense of taste knows perfectly that "Temple of Doom" is at least 10 times better than "Kingdom" under ANY aspect.
I don't sincerely believe that Spielberg is particularly proud of the fourth Indy film. Same goes for Harrison, and now Shia. It's pretty clear to me that they only did it because they enjoyed working together, and they sort of wanted to do Lucas a favour.
At least now they seem to be inclined to admit it.
Utter tosh... Spielberg is more or less 100% responsible for what is on screen throughout KOTCS (both as a director and as a creative partner). If he believes there is something to apologise for (which I personally don't believe), then he should be man enough to do so... and not hide behind the coat tails of someone who is, more than likely, passing through celebrity. Do they secretly believe that KOTCS is significantly inferior to Raiders? I'd imagine 'yes' (the majority of us do)... but then by that criteria both Spielberg and Ford should be apologising for 95% of their output post 1981. We all wanted KOTCS to be up there with Raiders... but the fact is, Spielberg was surpassed by other action directors many years ago.. and a 70+ Ford is never going to compare with a 30 something Ford. KOTCS wasn't as good - where is the surprise?
Things can be taken out of context of course... I have neither heard or read Shia's comments verbatim. Was he talking generally or was he talking specifically about certain sections of the movie (as we all know the vine swing scene was not something to be proud of)? I'll give him the benefit of the doubt till I know otherwise... but if he is suggesting that KOTCS is worse than majority of the fodder he's appeared in, and endorsed (including the new Wall Street movie), then I'd suspect his comments to be a tad insincere and populist.