Feb
15
Here is the first trailer for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and my comments below:
0:00 - The famous green screen. Why does everything have to be green? Damn the liberal Hollywood media! “We have to protect our planet! We only have one! Blah blah blah!” Quit your crying. Personally I look forward to the day our seas rise and cover huge portions of our landmasses. Hello underwater bubble cities!
0:12 - I tensed up a bit when I saw the LucasFilm logo. It’s okay Craig, Steven Spielberg is directing. But then again, the last movie of his I liked was Minority Report.
0:18 - Clips from Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark. They’re playing the theme from Children of Dune! I love that soundtrack!
0:25 - Clips from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Ugh. Couldn’t they have just pretended this one didn’t happen? Are we supposed to have fond memories of this movie? Kate Capshaw was the worst thing to ever happen to the Indiana Jones movies. Especially when compared to the awesomeness of Karen Allen.
0:32 - Clips from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. The best one of the series!
0:38 - American flag. Um, what? Is this National Treasure?
0:55 - Damn. Even his shadow is cooler than I could ever be. Yay for the theme music!
1:02 - I think they’re in the warehouse where the Ark was put at the end of Raiders.
1:03 - Yes! Cate Blanchett! She can do no wrong! And I love her wicked scary haircut! Did I just say “wicked scary”? What am I, from Boston?
1:05 - 1:13 - By far the best moment of the trailer. A truly Indiana Jones moment. This is where I start to not worry so much about Harrison Ford’s age.
1:20 - Shia LaBeouf: Steven Spielberg’s golden boy.
1:25 - Glasses sticking something magnetic labelled “Roswell, New Mexico”. Aliens! In an Indiana Jones movie! I’m not too sure how I feel about that.
1:27 - Yes! More evil Cate Blanchett! Cars smashing into each other! The green screen looks terrible though. I hope this gets fixed by the time the movie comes out. I’m thinking it’s just early special effects for the trailer. Fingers crossed!
1:34 - Natives! They’re never portrayed in the most positive light in these movies. But then again, the damn white people keep trying to steal their treasure.
1:37 - Hooray! A glimpse of Karen Allen as Marion Ravenwood! I love you Marion! Remember when the bad guys shot a bullet in the keg of beer in her bar during the first movie? And she was firing her gun back at them and drinking from the keg at the same time? Such a classic movie moment.
1:38 - Shia: “You’re a teacher?!” Harrison: “Part time!” Okay, that was kinda lame. I’m not sure if it’s the line or the delivery. Kinda like Halle Berry’s line in X-Men: “Do you know what happens to a toad when it’s struck by lightning? The same thing that happens to everything else.” Who do you fault in this instance?
1:45 - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Okay. I’m officially excited!
February 15th, 2008 at 8:48 am
In the scene after Indy picks up his hat and he and the other guy (is that supposed to be Marcus Brody) are surrounded and have their hands up, there is something very strange.
The other guy’s pants are CG. WTF?
February 15th, 2008 at 8:50 am
You’re right Avitable. It’s already caused quite a controversy at AintitCoolNews. Check it out:
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/35630
February 15th, 2008 at 11:19 am
oh boy oh boy oh boy oh boy! i don’t care what kind of reviews this movie gets. you’d have to pay me NOT to watch it.
February 15th, 2008 at 11:46 am
Harrison Ford is too old to be swinging around with his whip. They should have left that up to Shia imho.
February 15th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
I have to say I was pretty surprised. I liked it, and I’ll see it in the theater.
February 15th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
The belt that looks like it’s flapping in the breeze… what’s that about?
February 15th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
As much as I don’t enjoy Temple of Doom, I wouldn’t have minded the return of Short Round in this one.
“Hold on to your potatoes!”
February 15th, 2008 at 9:15 pm
How much do I want to hug you for the shout-out to the “Children of Dune” score?!!? Gorgeous music in that one, though I haven’t seen the mini-series.
As for Indy, color me excited.
February 15th, 2008 at 9:27 pm
I like how they downplayed Shia Labeauuaeaaaf?’s role in the trailer. Nothing can ruin excitement for an Indiana Jones movie when for some reason you see Louis steven as a sidekick. I’m so conflicted, I want to see it but did they really think Shia was going to help or something. Also, wtf? is Indiana Jones Spiderman now? How is it that he can swing from the ceiling with his whip. Whatever, I’m suspending belief and still watching this thing.
February 16th, 2008 at 12:36 am
Love me some Indy.
Note to self: find a way to ditch kids and go to the movies on opening day.
February 16th, 2008 at 12:38 am
I used to think I like Minority Report, but then I watched it again and it was kinda lame. And it had Tom Cruise doing his whole “manly conductor” thing…WHATEVER!
February 16th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
The Children of Dune soundtrack is great indeed! We have a reality tv show in Belgium which has a song from that soundtrack as theme song and uses several other tracks during the show.
Watch a clip of it here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=SFCvngunURY&feature=related
About the movie… meh maybe I’ll rent it some time.
February 17th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
Don’t cha just love the theme music? Hooray for Sir John Williams!!!!!
February 18th, 2008 at 7:11 pm
I cannot judge anyone else a dork simply because they love Indiana Jones. Yes like many, I’m horribly concerned that they will somehow screw this up. George, I’m talking to you! However I’m still gonna see it, buy it, etc. Yes I own a fedora (and a whip. I stand by that purchase as it has many uses.) I have been subjected to ridicule for my beginning my college career as an archeology major. There are no jobs in that field by the way. But I will love Indy until the day I die!
He is smart. Speaks a variety of languages. Fights for truth, justice and the American way. Fights for God! Hates Nazis (and now Cold War Russians I guess.) And most importantly, always gets the girl! And I agree with Craig…has a cooler shadow than anyone else, even Vader.
February 28th, 2008 at 11:28 am
There are certain things I will never understand. Like why people feel the need to criticize classics that are way better than most movies that come out nowadays. I’m referring of course to the completely unnecessary and innappropriate trashing of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom on here. As a little kid, the three Indiana Jones movies and Star Wars movies inspired me to want to be a filmmaker and were my first exposure to the full range of joy and wonder that are only possible in the movies. Even as I got older and matured, all through my teenage years, I never had a second thought about there being anything wrong with Return of the Jedi, or Ewoks, or Temple of Doom, or that something’s wrong or “uncool” about your taste if Empire isn’t your favorite SW flick. Then I go on the internet recently and find that those ideas are insisted upon by almost everyone who uses the internet as their soapbox. SHUT UP YOU INGRATES! Stop trying to change the way I perceive my most cherished films from my youth! Go watch Atonement and leave the real fans of Temple of Doom and Jedi alone to appreciate those movies the way they deserve. And no, I’m not on Lucas’ payroll and even I was greatly dissappointed by the SW prequels.
April 2nd, 2008 at 1:01 pm
it’s gonna be tough to match or even come close to the quality and originality of the original Indiana Jones’