Did I mention "HARRISON FORD IS IN HIS MID-60'S!!!!!!!!!!!" This is worse than Moore in AVTAK!
It's funny you mention this. On my local morning news today, the last story was on the new Indiana Jones title. One of the reporters commented on Harrisons age and compared it to Roger Moore playing Bond.
Be that as it may. We're getting a new Indiana Jones movie next year. And even though I was hoping Indy would be looking for the city of Atlantis, this title has piqued my interest.
Some people would complain even if you hang them with a new rope
To be fair, Ford is playing Indy as an older man. It's like complaining that Connery was too old to be that character in The Rock, or Bogart too old for The African Queen.
Indeed, I've got no problem with Ford's age given that the character has aged, and that the film is set in the late 50s. In fact, going by the previous two, this is the only one that seems to be reflecting the passing years since Raiders as they have been.
I'm hoping that George got to choose the title, and that's it.
Me too. Although to be fair, Lucas is mainly responsible for Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back, so I do think he is a brilliant filmmaker. Hopefully, if he does get involved, his involvement produces the quality of those two films, rather than the prequels.
I'm hoping that George got to choose the title, and that's it.
Me too. Although to be fair, Lucas is mainly responsible for Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back, so I do think he is a brilliant filmmaker. Hopefully, if he does get involved, his involvement produces the quality of those two films, rather than the prequels.
He was a brilliant filmmaker, yes. And luckily he got someone else to direct Empire for him!
Great though Star Wars is, I still think that Raiders was the best thing he was ever involved in, and his talent was in exactly the right place with that one.
Sweepy the CatHalifax, West Yorkshire, EnglaPosts: 986MI6 Agent
As much as I love Indiana Jones I do vaigly remember the last one to be called The LAST Crusade !!!!
He was a brilliant filmmaker, yes. And luckily he got someone else to direct Empire for him!
Great though Star Wars is, I still think that Raiders was the best thing he was ever involved in, and his talent was in exactly the right place with that one.
True, he didn't direct Empire, but it was very much his vision. Personally, I consider Empire and Raiders to be his best works, with Empire just getting the nod. After that would probably come Star Wars followed by American Graffiti.
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He was a brilliant filmmaker, yes. And luckily he got someone else to direct Empire for him!
Great though Star Wars is, I still think that Raiders was the best thing he was ever involved in, and his talent was in exactly the right place with that one.
True, he didn't direct Empire, but it was very much his vision. Personally, I consider Empire and Raiders to be his best works, with Empire just getting the nod. After that would probably come Star Wars followed by American Graffiti.
I'd quibble only to the effect that, IMO, Lucas is a much better producer than he is a director. Irvin Kershner's Empire is a masterwork---and it's telling, I think, that what is generally regarded as the franchise's best film was one of the two not helmed by Lucas.
Of the second SW trilogy, I think Sith is by far the best.
But IJ4 is directed (as were they all) by Spielberg, so we're in solid hands. I'm hoping for a classic swan song for the character.
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Of the second SW trilogy, I think Sith is by far the best.
It probably is; but that's not saying much. I certainly have no desire to see it again.
Well...I have kids who adore all six of the films, including the much-maligned second trilogy, so we revisit them fairly often. Fortunately, I find enough to enjoy in all of them to make such repeat viewings rather fun
I find Sith particularly enjoyable, with the face-offs between Mace Windu and the Emperor, the Emperor and Yoda...and of course Obi-Wan and Anakin/Vader B-) And the moment at the Theatre/Opera, when Palpatine cements his final seduction of Anakin, is some of the best-written dialogue in all six films (again, admittedly faint praise, which ought not diminish the acknowledged quality of the scene cited). I believe playwrite/script doctor Tom Stoppard might be primarily responsible for it.
That said, the fact that Lucas isn't at the helm of the Indy films is (and has always been, IMRO) a good thing. Lucas' primary problem, once he reached the level of all-powerful independent movie mogul, is that there's been nobody able to tell him 'no'---which can be a crucial form of quality control in a customarily collaborative art form. With Spielberg on the other end of the 'Indy' tandem, there's a chance to rein him in a bit.
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I find Sith particularly enjoyable, with the face-offs between Mace Windu and the Emperor, the Emperor and Yoda...and of course Obi-Wan and Anakin/Vader B-) And the moment at the Theatre/Opera, when Palpatine cements his final seduction of Anakin, is some of the best-written dialogue in all six films (again, admittedly faint praise, which ought not diminish the acknowledged quality of the scene cited). I believe playwrite/script doctor Tom Stoppard might be primarily responsible for it.
Same here. I enjoy all six Star Wars movies and never have any trouble enjoying the prequels for the visual spectacles that they are. In particular, I always thought Sith was a very strong entry with a powerful story that dovetails nicely into A New Hope and some good acting on the parts of MacDirmid and McGregor. Add in the aforementioned lightsaber battles, that scene at the opera, the great montage where the Jedi are betrayed and killed (John Williams' music really shines here) and all the neat little links to the original trilogy and there's still plenty to enjoy.
Forgive me if this has been posted before, I haven't read all 14 pages ... but I found this picture in Empire and I was blown away by how good Karen Allen looks!!
Forgive me if this has been posted before, I haven't read all 14 pages ... but I found this picture in Empire and I was blown away by how good Karen Allen looks!!
:x I completely agree, Rose. That's the way fiftysomething ought to look.
I've always loved Karen Allen---in fact, I've used a twenty-something Karen Allen (sometime between Animal House and Raiders) as the template for my description of a main character in my current writing project...including the freckles :x
She represents Everygirl, U.S.A., as far as I'm concerned
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Your right guys, Karen Allen.........totally lush! :x
Sweepy the CatHalifax, West Yorkshire, EnglaPosts: 986MI6 Agent
The Last Crusade was my fave and a good way to end the trilogy. Sigh, why are good trilogy's ruined. Eg. Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Lethal Weapon, Die Hard etc.
My theory: Karen Allen's been drinking the blood of virgins. Man, it was one thing to make me lust after her in 1981 when I was 15. . .but to inspire lust in today's fifteen-year-olds? There's black magic at work here, friends!
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It's funny you mention this. On my local morning news today, the last story was on the new Indiana Jones title. One of the reporters commented on Harrisons age and compared it to Roger Moore playing Bond.
Be that as it may. We're getting a new Indiana Jones movie next year. And even though I was hoping Indy would be looking for the city of Atlantis, this title has piqued my interest.
Roger Moore 1927-2017
Do you think we will get another triology? As in, Indy 4, 5, and 6?
1 - Moore, 2 - Dalton, 3 - Craig, 4 - Connery, 5 - Brosnan, 6 - Lazenby
I hope not. I am excited about IJ4, but I couldn't imagine being excited for 5 and 6. I really hope that isnt the direction they take.
Just keep telling yourself that although Lucas is involved, Spielberg is in the drivers seat!
I'm hoping that George got to choose the title, and that's it.
He was a brilliant filmmaker, yes. And luckily he got someone else to direct Empire for him!
Great though Star Wars is, I still think that Raiders was the best thing he was ever involved in, and his talent was in exactly the right place with that one.
I'd quibble only to the effect that, IMO, Lucas is a much better producer than he is a director. Irvin Kershner's Empire is a masterwork---and it's telling, I think, that what is generally regarded as the franchise's best film was one of the two not helmed by Lucas.
Of the second SW trilogy, I think Sith is by far the best.
But IJ4 is directed (as were they all) by Spielberg, so we're in solid hands. I'm hoping for a classic swan song for the character.
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
It probably is; but that's not saying much. I certainly have no desire to see it again.
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Roger Moore 1927-2017
Well...I have kids who adore all six of the films, including the much-maligned second trilogy, so we revisit them fairly often. Fortunately, I find enough to enjoy in all of them to make such repeat viewings rather fun
I find Sith particularly enjoyable, with the face-offs between Mace Windu and the Emperor, the Emperor and Yoda...and of course Obi-Wan and Anakin/Vader B-) And the moment at the Theatre/Opera, when Palpatine cements his final seduction of Anakin, is some of the best-written dialogue in all six films (again, admittedly faint praise, which ought not diminish the acknowledged quality of the scene cited). I believe playwrite/script doctor Tom Stoppard might be primarily responsible for it.
That said, the fact that Lucas isn't at the helm of the Indy films is (and has always been, IMRO) a good thing. Lucas' primary problem, once he reached the level of all-powerful independent movie mogul, is that there's been nobody able to tell him 'no'---which can be a crucial form of quality control in a customarily collaborative art form. With Spielberg on the other end of the 'Indy' tandem, there's a chance to rein him in a bit.
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
Same here. I enjoy all six Star Wars movies and never have any trouble enjoying the prequels for the visual spectacles that they are. In particular, I always thought Sith was a very strong entry with a powerful story that dovetails nicely into A New Hope and some good acting on the parts of MacDirmid and McGregor. Add in the aforementioned lightsaber battles, that scene at the opera, the great montage where the Jedi are betrayed and killed (John Williams' music really shines here) and all the neat little links to the original trilogy and there's still plenty to enjoy.
http://www.empireonline.com/futurefilms/image.asp?id=21128&caption=
:x I completely agree, Rose. That's the way fiftysomething ought to look.
I've always loved Karen Allen---in fact, I've used a twenty-something Karen Allen (sometime between Animal House and Raiders) as the template for my description of a main character in my current writing project...including the freckles :x
She represents Everygirl, U.S.A., as far as I'm concerned
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM