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I also hate the "boink" sound that the frying pan (and even the hammer in ToD) make! Also the "Hail Hitler" voice the little monkey does in Raiders. I swear I can hear the monkey actually say the phrase. That's corny IMO.
Ever watch the special features from the 2003 dvds? Spielberg talks about at the beginning of Raiders we hear a creature squawk, and he knew from that moment that the movie was going to be an adventure in sound. But, for some reason that sound effect annoys me.
Also the way Willie says "...and, I hate YOU!" during the raft scene in ToD. I know that's not a sound-effect, but it sounds weird (that has been mentioned before in other threads however).
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The Wilhelm Scream when the Nazi nose-dives through Belloq & co.'s car window. I know using the WS is a staple of movies, especially ones that like to be "intentionally B-movie" like Indy, but that effect just didn't work in that moment at all.
I thought I'd see this, i agree.
As for me, everytime Indy punches a person it sounds like they should be in the hospital from that nose break sound...
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Sort of a "space between spaces" sort of thing, then? (A few judicious blinks can really improve the film, it's true.)
Nice one, Prof! The more I think about it, the more poetic that is....or would that be ironic....or both......?
Actually, "The Space Between Spaces" refers to the mythical last parking space that cars go to when they die, as represented in the illustration below:
Heading towards that annoying-sounding portal in the sky.....
Last Crusade in the Catacombs, as they're inching along the narrow ledge while trying to avoid the rats, Indy slips and grabs a corpse. There's this really bizarre whirring sound effect that always irritates me.
This. I don't think anyone's ever mentioned it, but it sounds like Indy's going "whoa", but the sound glitched in some way.
When I was little I always thought he was shot by a cork. It didnt make any sense. But it would make more sense than a revolver being that quiet, I guess.
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I always thought the gunshot was masked by the sound of people popping a few champaign bottles.
That is the only one that really bothers me. The revolver wasn't silenced, and besides, even a silenced pistol would have probably been loud enough for them to hear over the corks popping.
On the other hand,
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Originally Posted by Lonsome_Drifter
I also hate the "boink" sound that the frying pan (and even the hammer in ToD) make! Also the "Hail Hitler" voice the little monkey does in Raiders. I swear I can hear the monkey actually say the phrase. That's corny IMO.
I actually really liked those. They may have been corny, but they added comic relief. I don't think they were out of place in the film, either, given it's intentional "B-movie" mise-en-scène. The monkey's salute (and the Nazi suit's reaction to it) were really funny to me for some reason. It reminded me of the Nazis' incessant repetition of "Heil Hitler" in Hogan's Heroes.
Hello everyone!!! My first post in these forums. Grew up with Indy as my super hero, been a long time member of Indygear forums and just wanted to discuss things other than the gear!!!
THE Worst Sound Effect for me will always be the Ark lid removal sound. I didn't need Ben to tell me it was a recording of a toilet. I got that right away.
Hello everyone!!! My first post in these forums. Grew up with Indy as my super hero, been a long time member of Indygear forums and just wanted to discuss things other than the gear!!!
THE Worst Sound Effect for me will always be the Ark lid removal sound. I didn't need Ben to tell me it was a recording of a toilet. I got that right away.
Any way I'm glad to be here with you all.
Lol... I always liked that sound effect and now you spoil it all by telling me it was a toilet...
