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I can't recall, did I post on here already?
In case I didn't (too strained for time to look back through the pages), I'd say the most "Indiana Jones" scenes to me were the entirety of the prologue, from opening credits to the mushroom cloud shot, That stretch of movie was...perfect. The rest of the film, I will admit, comes nowhere near to that opening. It's just blasted brilliant!
In case I didn't (too strained for time to look back through the pages), I'd say the most "Indiana Jones" scenes to me were the entirety of the prologue, from opening credits to the mushroom cloud shot, That stretch of movie was...perfect. The rest of the film, I will admit, comes nowhere near to that opening. It's just blasted brilliant!
Very well done opening half hour. Is it better than the rest of the film? To me, just a little but the whole thing is awesome save for a few things. So it's hard for me to say.
But they did reach a good level of perfection in that opening, IMO. The shadow reveal was the best choice they could've made for the build up to seeing Indy.
Spielberg is great using shadows.
I will say out of all the Indy films, this one was shot the best, IMO. So many of the shots and camera angles are framed like photographs and you can really tell that Steven got better with his shots and composing what's in them. So many good angles and such. Raiders also had this.
...I'd say the most "Indiana Jones" scenes to me were the entirety of the prologue, from opening credits to the mushroom cloud shot, That stretch of movie was...perfect. The rest of the film, I will admit, comes nowhere near to that opening. It's just blasted brilliant!
It was a triumphal return, from the ignoble beaten down first appearance to the most tense of cliffhangers.
After this sequence the film goes downhill faster than Pauline.
If only the entirety had been as tight as the prologue, give or take (mostly take away) a few rodents.
It doesn't get any better than the shadow hat scene at the beginning. I also like a lot of Mutt/Indy scenes such as when Mutt tells Indy "Ya know you're pretty good in a fight. What are you like, 80?" Also when Mutt calls Indy "gramps" at the beginning of the motorcycle scene.
The opening was the cliffhanger of the previous movie, Indiana Jones 3 1/2 or "Indiana Jones and the Saucer Men from Mars", that's the feel of the movie if they had done it in the 90s.
I've always loved the scene where they enter one of the temples and are observing the paintings on the walls. Such a well done scene and it shows just how much Indy knows; I love scenes like those.
It's sad and chilling to see a vision of what really would happen in a nuclear attack.
It was pretty damn crazy. I remember some article in 2009ish discussing how many scientists said it was one of the if not THE most accurate representation of an atomic bomb on film.
It was pretty damn crazy. I remember some article in 2009ish discussing how many scientists said it was one of the if not THE most accurate representation of an atomic bomb on film.
You've GOT to find THAT one!
That's worth posting...stop bogarting that joint dude: puff puff pass!
