Jpw48 Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Right, I went to see this film last night, and I have to say I wasn't expecting much of it.. But Harrison Ford was brilliant, and the whole movie was great fun! The only thing I'm slightly dubious about is the plot, especially the last bit in the temple (If you've seen it you know what I mean, if you haven't, don't read this thread...) So, whats the general verdict amongst those who've seen the film? Love it or Hate it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Dylan Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Liked it a lot First post for me, about Indiana Jones though ha But yeah I thought Ford was great as always, and that it was a lot of fun. I really enjoyed it. And I agree with you about the plot, the aliens themselves are very unoriginal. Kate Blanchett annoyed me a little too... maybe thats just hold over from not liking her in Don't Look Back. And I think Shia Lebauf (sp?) was a terrible miscast, he was ok, but nothing special and really just had me laughing at how ridiculous he looked in his Brando/Dean get up. Overall it was a lot of fun though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jpw48 Posted May 23, 2008 Author Share Posted May 23, 2008 I forgot the woman was Kate Blanchett until the very end, so it didn't annoy me too much! Shia was much better in Holes and Transformers, you're right! And as for the aliens. ALIENS!?!?! What the hell. There shouldn't be aliens. Its turning into Stargate. I kept waiting for Richard Dean Anderson to pop up!! (Nothing wrong with stargate btw!) The effects of the aliens at the end in the spinning room were amazing though! :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Cadet Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 Eeeeeeeeeeeeee....... It was so good!! :nice: Here I was so afraid of having to deal with Indy getting old, and now I want to know what was happening for the last 15...20 years with the war and everything. Yeah, the aliens were dumb (though the multidimensional thing was neat- how they were all one alien), but other than that it was brilliant. And Shia was adorable. :lol: You're supposed to laugh at him a bit- he was trying to try too hard it's the point. But very well done on his part. So much fun. :dance: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Dylan Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 Yeah I know what you mean, I just thought he was ok, but not bad by any means. He was very funny in some parts, I loved the motorcycle chase through campus. And the jeep fight was one of the best action scenes Spielburgs done in awhile, and Shia was great in that, had me laughing the whole time. And I guess if they had someone else play him who is more serious it would have taken away from the mood they were going for with the character. And yes the aliens were very stupid, and very unoriginal as aliens go. Like they took the most cliche alien you can have and put them in the movie. The special effects were incredible in some parts, but overused and fake looking in others, where you could clearly tell that it was computer generated and it took away from the scene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlight Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 I quite liked it! I don't know if I could compare it to the previous Indy movies, but I really enjoyed it and Harrison Ford kicked ass! :D And Shia Labeouf was pretty great. :nice: Loved him since his Even Stevens days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixed Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 Great film, I loved it. It doesn't take itself too seriously which I love, Harrison Ford is amazing. I loved the jokes about his age, and that they had his fear of snakes in there again too :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathieu_c Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 Ford was great. Shia Labeouf was fine too. But I thought the plot was a big mess. It was fun, but didn't have the "magic" of the previous movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_escapist Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 I am with you! The movie was great until the last part of the temple and the aliens!!! What is it with Spielberg and the aliens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathieu_c Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 I am with you! The movie was great until the last part of the temple and the aliens!!! What is it with Spielberg and the aliens? ET and Close Encounters Of The Third Kind are great movies. But here it wasn't handled in a very good way. It was just as bad as War Of The Worlds, a movie that was full of plot holes as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Dylan Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 ET is a great movie, least from what I remember. I haven't seen it since I was a kid. Close encounters is too. War of the Worlds was pretty ridiculous with the plot holes, recently though he has made a bunch of really awesome movies. Munich was amazing, and I really liked Minority Report Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathieu_c Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 ET is a great movie, least from what I remember. I haven't seen it since I was a kid. Close encounters is too. War of the Worlds was pretty ridiculous with the plot holes, recently though he has made a bunch of really awesome movies. Munich was amazing, and I really liked Minority Report Yeah, those are great. It's not like he lost his touch the last couple of years. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Dylan Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 Yeah he has been really great... George Lucas on the other hand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Rose Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 I will wait until it comes out onto DVD to add it to my rental list on Lovefilm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombadil Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 I can't help but like this film, the way it is sort of a parody of the whole indina Jones series is great. Or as someone else said up here, that it doesn't take itself so seriously. The end could have been better, but it was definetly enjoyable. You can tell that Speilberg knows what he is doing when he is making films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LiquidSky Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 man...the guy next to me was laughing hysterically! I couldn't help it but laugh as well... I was laughing at him more than anything though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Dylan Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 Haha, that's pretty funny. There was a guy when I saw it who was having a blast too, it did put a good vibe into the theater. I think he was drunk or something though, he pretty much couldn't stop laughing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryujiki Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 I like the whole movie,except for the aliens part.The idea of the crystal skull is interesting but I guess you need to read some history books to find the truth about Mayas and Incas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyson Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 i thought it was disappointing....they should have brought back the little asian kid from the goonies. but i just thought this plot conflicted with all the other indiana jones, the first one was about God's ark of the covenenant, and the last one was about eternal life by drinking from Jesus' cup. and suddenly there are aliens and crazy psychic russians everywhere. i've enjoyed shia lebeouf in the past, he was great in disturbia, transformers, even holes, but this movie wasn't meant for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleed0range Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 I didn't feel that it really recaptured the spirit of the older movies... but Harrison Ford nailed being Indy again... it was just the general script that was the problem. After 19 years I didn't think it was worthwhile as much as LC, that movie felt a lot bigger and more interesting and had a better story to tell... plus it ended perfectly with everyone riding into the sunset. How better to say goodbye to Indy? ... we didn't need to know what happens to Indy honestly. Heroes either die young or live long enough to become the villain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyson Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 did anyone else notice it was practically the exact same ending as national treasure 2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Dylan Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 I've never seen National Treaure 2 so I wouldn't know, it's probably close if you noticed it. I really thought the aliens were a terrible choice though, I was really enjoying it up until the end, it kind of ruined it for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenjie Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 definitely didn't like the aliens, ruined the film for me, which i thought was pretty cool til that point. and wtf with Indy getting married? that was so pants. and they better not be setting that boy up to be an Indy replacement. Indiana Jones is Harrison Ford, no-one else will do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold_Huntress Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 I liked it for the most part but the part at the temple was a bit meh. :blank: Loved all the cast though! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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