Found this on some guy's blog, I can't say I disagree with most of the stuff he says. It's a good quick read;
"Goodbye Indy.
I’ve watched Indiana Jones since I can remember, growing up with VHS copies of the series as a kid. Raiders being my absolute favorite of course. I was always excited at the idea of Indy IV; however I never got too excited. When 2007 rolled around, I was deep into the making of The Dark Knight, and I really let Indy go on the backburner. However, when I saw the first teaser trailer, I was ecstatic! And I got into the online craze, so to speak. When May rolled around, I was super excited. And May 22nd, I sat in that theater and couldn’t have been happier. When the lights went out, that was a great feeling. When the credits rolled and the lights lifted, I felt pleased. I thought it was great, but not as great as I wanted. But still, great! And the theater did too, with applause from the audience members who had been into the film the whole way through. I only got to see it twice, with the second time being A LOT better and I ranked it 3rd best in the series at that point. Most everyone I know that saw the film thought it was great or at least good. Most even ranked it above TOD or some (rarely) above LC. This pleased me, definitely.
However, I always was the type of Indy fan that really wanted other people to enjoy these films as much as I do. The downfall of this movie came from the first day I went on the internet in June. I was reading message boards on IMDB and AICN, and…wow…they were just ripping this film that I thoroughly loved to shreds. I mean, really…I was pleased that I got another Indy film and out of nowhere I’m reading “Rape my childhood”, “SHIA DIE!”, “Too old!” “Fridge sucks!”, “ALIENS?!?! REALLY?! OMG!”, “Ruined another series, thanks ****ing LUCAS!”.
I was so pissed, to say the least. Even if you are a die hard Indiana Jones fan, I at least expected the people who dislike the film to at least be calm and respectful towards the makers of the film and the fans of it. How far from wrong I was. I can’t understand how this film could be so despised. Sure, I could see how someone could say “Well…wow, I really expected it to be better. That was pretty bad.” But the amount of hostility, anger, profanity, insults, and exaggeration that has come to be associated w/ this film is appalling. I got into countless arguments on numerous message boards over this film. Sure, this film had plenty of it’s supporters on the net, there were a lot. But still, it was terribly unbalanced. After awhile I quit message boards. Boy, that was a good time! I could watch TOD or KOTCS and not have to think about how everyone hates those movies and that I’m an “idiot or have no brain cells” if I enjoyed them.
However, it’s gotten so bad that I cannot read an article, watch a video or visit a website that discusses anything about Indiana Jones without the author making snarky remarks or trashing the hell out of the film. It’s really pissing me off. They say “Critics panned it…as we ALL know…” Whereas I know that is not the truth. A 77% on RT does not equal a panning! Nor does mostly positive reviews! People seem so hell bent on making this film go down as a failure. And people are starting to believe it.
Fans seem to believe the “Filmmakers owe me personally an apology” and that they are personally insulted at what they’ve done. I remember being on boards and reading “Temple of Doom SUCKS!” and “ROTLA and LC are the TRUE INDY films!”. Well, once KOTCS came out, TOD all of the sudden is holy, sacred, flawless and a true classic. I fail to see what caused the universal Temple of Doom love. In my opinion, KOTCS broke new ground in the franchise, and that cause a $hitstorm. I read a lot of the time “Indy only goes after Christian relics!” or “He’s not Sci-Fi!”. Well, it seems that after 20 years we, as fans, have written in our minds what we think the laws and boundaries of the Indy universe is. Hate to tell you guys that it isn’t so. Things aren’t traditional or a rule because you’ve made up in your head that it is. Sorry people, but it’s not true. For example, I hear people talk about the lack of puzzle’s in KOTCS. Well…what Indy film was abundant in puzzles?!?! I can only think of Last Crusade. That seems more of a staple for an Indiana Jones game than a movie! Or another example; “Indy hardly used his whip and he didn’t do anything important in the last act/he only followed Oxley’s work and not his own.” Well…Indy used his whip as much as he did in LC, he didn’t do anything important in ROTLA, if he hadn’t been there, the Nazi’s would’ve found the Ark and burned anyway. And in LC, he followed his dad’s work most of the film too. So…where’s the arguments there? Stuff like that makes me think that people wanted all the elements from the previous 3 films to be thrown together into 1 film and have it contain all the elements instead of being its own movie and creating its own. Well, that didn’t happen. Sorry guys! As far fetched as Indy is, this film is hardly any more ridiculous. All of your complaints are usually silly and can be put against the first three films. CGI is bad? Well how about those clay miniatures in Temple of Doom? Those looked great huh? Or the blue screen plane shots in LC? So real it made me j!zz...
I titled this “Goodbye Indy” because I’m officially done with this series. I’m tired of arguing over it with people and tired of reading articles bashing a worthy entry to the series. It’s really hindered how I see the sequels. Especially TOD and KOTCS. I can’t believe fans can be so vicious. I’m tired of the condescending people who are hindering my enjoyment of this series. It’s annoying. Sure I hate the monkey scene too, and believe that the script could’ve been a lot better but something’s gotta give. We didn’t get The Phantom Menace. Watching the special features for KOTCS I can tell a lot of work and heart went into this film, and I would dare you to say those vicious and hostile things to the people who were quite proud of this film. Indy fans, you need to remove the stick from the sphincter! They act as if KOTCS is a complete travesty, and that TOD and LC are sacred, holy achievements in film. Whereas, while I love the 3 sequels, I have to admit that they are not anywhere near the pop culture status and film achievement classic status of ROTLA. They are not worthy to lick the boot of Raiders. And I’m fine with that. But don’t tell me that TOD and LC are incredible sequels, because they failed to live up to Raiders as well. God, what can?! Long live Indy, and KOTCS rocks!
When I weigh these, it would seem that most fans and critics/audiences really liked KOTCS.
Pro-KOTCS
BoxOfficeMojo fans gave a majority “A” rating
High DVD Sales(Only 1 or 2 left at most stores I go to!)
77% rottentomatoes
TV Spot and Tribute comments highly positive
CinemaScore-B
Good internet reviews
Cannes reception positive
Alot of people want Indy 5
Applause at theater
Bootleg comment websites positive
Good Yahoo Movies Score "B"
KOTCS official myspace has overwhelmingly positive comments
Anti-KOTCS
Internet articles trash it occasionally/comments
Youtube comments
Divided Fans (A la Temple of Doom style)
South Park/Shia Trash Talk"
Can't say I disagree much. The hate is largely on the Internet, it seems. But I don't think he should let trash talkers hinder his enjoyment of the films.
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Zero interest after seeing Phantom.
