Goodeknight said:McGuffin that couldn't be worse.
My position toward the movie, itself, hasn't changed. I'm still neutral (don't love it / don't hate it) but I now wish that it had never been made, simply because it's so tiresome to see Lucas' name being drawn through the mud (even more than it was before) when he wasn't even responsible for some of the film's largest criticisms. The movie still continues to pop up as a target for bozos who waste time making videos about movies, filmmakers & actors that they don't like.Raiders112390 said:In the six years since KOTC's release, has anyone else's feelings for the film softened? What I mean us, if you disliked it when it came out, have you grown warmer toward the film in the half decade sense?
Goodeknight said:I haven't softened at all.
Le Saboteur said:For fun, I am now going to preface every mention of Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and/or Indy V as a 'Septuagenarian Strokefest'. Those fans who post pictures of Ford like this is TMZ will hereby be known as Strokers.
kongisking said:So you're saying even the Sankara Stones were more interesting than the skull?
Oooooookee-dokey...
Stoo said:On the other hand, I'm happy that a portion of younger fans (who grew up with him on home video/TV) were able to experience the excitement of seeing a new Indy film at the cinema for the 1st time?as well as a new generation being introduced to Dr. Jones in 2008.
Goodeknight said:Yeah, they glowed, maybe had diamonds inside, (presumably) gave people the power to rip hearts out with their bare hands, and brought back life to the little village. AND, they were at least loosely based on something real.
I'd rather see a plain old rock with three lines than a mind-melding (magnetic) alien skull (one of 13 super skeletal skull beings, waiting to reunite) that makes people drool while they gaze blankly into it's hollow eye sockets and glimpse the secrets of the universe. Absolutely stupid stuff. Beyond the worst b-movie sci-fi flicks of any era.
Montana Smith said:Nor me.
Mickiana said:How could anybody soften to it? That's the question.
Forbidden Eye said:Yeah, if anything, you've harden on it. As I recall, you liked Kingdom of the Crystal Skull early on, even listed it among the best films of the decade.
Smitty said:In no particular order:
Lord of the Rings trilogy (for sheer beauty and remarkable faithfulness to Tolkien)
King Kong (a visual feast and a classic 1930s story)
Batman Begins (for making Batman more real world)
The Dark Knight (for making the Joker more psychotic)
Kill Bill 1 & 2 (a Tarantino triumph)
KOTCS (for breathing new life into Indy)
Iron Man (for no particular reason, other than making something stunning out of a dull Marvel character)
Hellboy (for getting Mignola's character into prominence)
Silent Hill (for being strangely compelling)
Saw and its sequels (for being a guilty pleasure)
The Punisher (for being better than the original)
Snatch (cos Rocket's list reminded me how funny this movie was)
Enemy at the Gates (for presenting the horrors of war)
And anything with Milla Jovovich...
Montana Smith said:I only come to The Raven for the non-alcoholic beer.
Montana Smith said:
But there was a disclaimer for everything in that list! (Apart from Milla. Because she doesn't need an excuse).
That was also when I used to be an Indy fan. Seeing KOTCS re-ignited an old obsession, but that's over now. I haven't seen or wanted to see an Indy movie in years. There are other more involving properties that I do revisit, such as the Star Wars original trilogy, Planet of the Apes, The Terminator, Predator, Alien, Batman, The Punisher... But not Indy.
Now I'd rather that Indy had just died falling off his horse after riding into the sunset in 1989.
I only come to The Raven for the non-alcoholic beer.
Henry W Jones said:And this is why this site is near dead.
kongisking said:Plus, the search for ultimate knowledge is the stuff of stupidity? Please say that to a scientist, any scientist, and enjoy the cold looks.
Montana Smith said:Then it's up to the fans to write things about Indiana Jones. If they can't think of anything to write then it's evidence that there isn't much general interest left anyway.
kongisking said:And on that note, it's now especially depressing, your mocking of KOTCS, knowing you actually loved it at one time. Maybe that's why you're so obnoxiously vitriolic? Lord Voldemort would be proud of the hypocrisy...
Montana Smith said:For the most part this place is as dull as KOTCS itself, but it became habit forming.
Every day is intended to be my last, but old habits die hard.
kongisking said:In this case, such habit is "raining on real fans' parade."