One Door Opens and Indy was...OK

[lordcochise]

For the last several weeks I have felt like I was waiting for something to happen - having some opportunity or decision tossed my way that would lead somewhere

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[aperturius]

Ah, the ol' Oneonta Vortex still exacts its pull...I have to admit, it'd be nice to have you back in a near-enough distance from us that I won't need to take out a loan to afford the gas to visit you.

I'm seeing Indy tomorrow night and I'm a bit nervous. After reading many reviews I'm trying hard to lower my expectations a bit. I guess I'll have to wait to see if The Dark Knight will be the best movie of the summer now (although I havent' seen Iron Man yet)...

Agreed.

[lordcochise]

Haven't seen it myself either, but should be slam-dam-fabulous (the ENTIRE WORLD can't be wrong!). Despite opinions, Indy was still worth the price of admission, so I hope you found it at least watchable as well.

[aperturius]

Ok, so it's now Memorial Day and I saw The Phantom Men....uh I mean Indiana Jones and the blah blah blah Skull this weekend. I'm sorry Erik, but I'm going to have to be a bit more hard on Lucas and Spielberg (and even Harrison Ford, for chrissakes!) than you were. Watching that movie was like watching my childhood being raped and then tossed into a woodchipper. After waiting nearly 20 years, THAT is the script we end up with??? There was nothing interesting, nothing clever, nothing Indy-like about the plot or the script. They took Indy and Lucas-ized it for the 21st century, making him a cardboard cutout in front of fancy but meaningless CGI. There was no heart in the film. The characters were one-dimensional at best. I swear that The Mummy Returns was more of an Indy-like film than this last Indy film.

Pissed? Why thank you, yes I am. This is the fourth strike in a row for George Lucas. And Spielberg must have sleepwalked through the directing of this thing. Ugh.

Well then

[lordcochise]

Ah - well, in my heart of hearts, I do agree with you for the most part. I think it may grow on us with a few more watchings, but all in all, it could certainly have been improved by leaps and bounds of the non-graphical variety.