First I like to say I love Frank Darabont, I had the honor to meet him and talk to him for like 40 mins at Peter Jackson's King Kong Premiere Party.
I just finally read his script. it is well written, but it does feel like Raiders rehash. Its great, but the story while it is a in Raiders great level, it puts Indy, as a character back into the raiders time, eventho the movie is set in the 50s and that the Character didnt have any big growth other than he suppsely got over his fears of snakes.
The actions scene are much well written in this script than the KOTCS.
But overall, there was too much exchange of dialogue between the love trilangle of Peter, Indy, and Marion. That it was over done. The dialogue was great, but it did not match Lawrence Kasdan's style between Marion and Indy (in KOTCS, atleast he was consulted)
I think that was the main problem for Lucas. The Love Triangle, and how much it playes a main part in the movie.
It was like Raiders, becasue multiple groups of evil villains wants the Skull.
So the chase itself is more thrilling. The Ants sequence is the most well written here, way better than the current version.
I didnt like the opening sequence tho, in the Hanger, as it was very plain. you know will trying to get Indy, to ride a horse.
The one in KOTCS, it was much better.
I would say the Darabont version of the ending, is much more cooler and to the same , but rehased level of Raiders. But making the Alien, less mysterious and into a Evil Monsters is kind of lame to me.
I like the horror effects stuff, but the KOTCS, did make the Aliens nicer, which I prefered. And making Yuri lived in the end and shake hands with Indy.... dont like that.
I would have prefered the KOTCS script, but with Darabonts action sequences, it would have made the movie perfect.
Remember, in the Darabont script, it wasnt Mutt doing Tarzan, it was INDY and OXLEY, doing Tarzan. That was werid.
Too serious, when Henry called his son, that is why you are name after a dog. Even more silly, when Indy tries to duplicate his action scene in Raiders in the museum, with cigarette ash as sand. And he is drunk. WOW, very heavy, for kids these days. Lucas, wants Light, i kind of got what he meant.
I like the script, I wouldnt say 100% I want this version of the movie.