Dr.Jonesy
Well-known member
Hey Raveners, for a Film Studies class I had to do a project on a film's public reception and gauge how to do a sequel based on that. I chose the last Indiana Jones film, as I felt in the mood to do something based on Indy for a class for once. And the process kind of changed my view on the film's reception, I must say. I used to think I was the only one who liked the film since the online community was brutal in 2008, as they are with most films. And I just wanted to show you guys the successes of this film. I also posted this in another thread as a defense of KOTCS so pardon my usage of it again.
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From TheRaven Forum;
Who Likes KOTCS? - Likes - 118 - - 81.94%
Dislikes - 26 - - 18.06%
http://raven.theraider.net/showthread.php?t=19049&page=7
This video is very, very telling...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKeqD8w2fb0
Not to mention on places such as KOTCS' Facebook and Myspace you've got tons of positive reviews/comments. Even on places such as 'TheForce.net'.
-Entertainment Weekly Review A-
-Yahoo! Movies Score by Users - B
-NY Times Review- A
-Billboard Review- B
-Saturday Evening Post- A (This is the Indiana Jones you've been waiting for)
-RottenTomatoes Score; 77% (A very good score, mind you.)
-Saturday Evening Post- A (Quoted as saying; "This is the Indiana Jones you've been waiting for!")
-Top 3 DVD sales of 2008
-BoxOfficeMojo Surveys; 41% gave it an A, 37% a B. Compared to Temple of Doom's 37% A ratings, with each film having the same number of votes, relatively.
-CinemaScore= B+ average from surveys taken
-Featured on Empire Magazine's Top 500 Films of All Time; as voted for by readers and EmpireOnline users.
-Comcast Cable Guide Score 3 stars/4; same as other sequels and based on viewer votes.
-Most watched film on Cable in 2010; "?Crystal Skull? was the year?s most watched cable theatrical among P25-54 (2.29 million) and the year?s most watched live-action theatrical among P18-49 (2.18 million), total viewers (4.70 million) and households (3.28 million). It was also USA?s most watched movie since 2008 among P25-54, P18-49, total viewers and households, and since 2009 in P18-34."
Link; http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/1 ... 010/75796/
-"NBC Movie Of The Week" Sunday 9/04/11
-http://www.empireonline.com/500/8.asp
"The film received mostly positive reviews. Rotten Tomatoes reported that 77% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 246 reviews. The consensus was: "Though the plot elements are certainly familiar, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull still delivers the thrills and Harrison Ford's return in the title role is more than welcome."[110] Metacritic reported the film had a score of 65 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews," based on 40 critics' reviews.[111] Yahoo! estimated an average rating of B from 15 reviews.[112] A CinemaScore survey conducted during its opening weekend indicated a general "B" rating.[113]
Roger Ebert gave the film 3.5 stars out of 4, a rating he also gave to The Last Crusade. Ebert argued that the only critical criterion for judging the latest film was comparing it to the previous three. He found it "same old, same old," but that was what "I want it to be."[114] Leonard Maltin also gave the film 3 1/2 stars out of 4, though he had only given 2 stars to Temple of Doom and 2 1/2 to Last Crusade. "After a 19-year hiatus," Maltin wrote, "Indy returns with the same brand of high adventure that marked the original Raiders of the Lost Ark."[115]
The film was nominated for Best Action Movie at the 2009 Critics' Choice Awards.[116] The Visual Effects Society nominated it for Best Single Visual Effect of the Year (the valley destruction), Best Outstanding Matte Paintings, Best Models and Miniatures, and Best Created Environment in a Feature Motion Picture (the inside of the temple).[117] The film ranks 453rd on Empire's 2008 list of the 500 greatest movies of all time.[118] At the 51st Grammy Awards, John Williams won an award for the Mutt Williams theme.[119] It was nominated at the Saturn Awards for Best Science Fiction Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Costumes and Best Special Effects. It won Best Costumes.[120]"
Check out the comments on here; http://www.myspace.com/indianajones/comments
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I also have a ton of links to forums, Yahoo questions, posts, online reviews, YouTube videos and other places where the vast majority of comments are indeed, very positive. It was an exhausting assignment but very fun, got a great score, too!
Most people I know who love Indy also happen to love and accept this film. My theater even applauded at the end, both times I saw it. My friends look upon the film and going to see it with good memories and not ones of a raped childhood really. (Well, I hated it in the first viewing, they had to drag me back since they liked it alot).
Does any of this in any way indicate a failure of a film or a film that is hated severely by the masses? I mean, alot of those who dislike the film are a vocal minority who love to echo that their voice is shared by the majority, but I can't see how that is true anymore.
Long live Indy, guys.