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Cvargo said:
Yesterday I went and saw the new Jurassic World movie.
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We thought it was lacking. Just meh. Nothing new, no deep development, just another small twist on the same old franchise. I heard that this movie was supposed to reboot the franchise and lead to another 2 movies, but we don't have much hope for it.
 
Spider said:
We thought it was lacking. Just meh. Nothing new, no deep development, just another small twist on the same old franchise. I heard that this movie was supposed to reboot the franchise and lead to another 2 movies, but we don't have much hope for it.
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I don't disagree, but to an 11 year old he was all for it. I did think they could have made the main dinosaur look more dinosaur
 
Well, I sat down and rewatched the Indiana Jones films to catch up on the general story before finally watching Dial of Destiny (Disney+ only) as i sorta sat out it's release from a lack of time nor interest. It's November and it's almost that time for my annual (perhaps semi annual, lol) rewatch of Blade Runner on the 21st. As a fan of Harrison Ford I'm just checking off his catalog leading up to it.

So how do I really review a send off to a film franchise and beloved character i haven't really grown to care about or love until recent? My first experience with the franchise was Crystal Skull when I was a kid but I hardly remembered anything about it except that it was a dumb adventure movie. Yes, I was an immature boy at one point. I had never seen the original trilogy apart from snippets, clips, or flipping channels.

The first real time I saw them was only a year ago or two when my grandpa just found a DVD box set at goodwill for 2 bucks. I guess that's what a classic franchise is worth nowadays... anyway I do remember sitting down and watching them, but not really paying attention. My mind was stuck between work, my phone, and gaming, so it didn't really stick much, just "oh these are pretty good Harrison Ford flicks" and went about my day. A little later Dial came out and it was "oh, that's cool. Whatever." How ignorant i was...

Until I really sat down and rewatched them this week.

(End of part 1, I'm at work)
 
@JanJosh I have showed my son the three Indiana Jones movies from the 1980’s and he loves them. He’s a Catholic school student and particularly loves the Last Crusade. We have replayed the tank scene over and over while playing with a toy tank and Lego figures. These movies were huge for me when I was young. We didn’t have any tv channels where I lived and we were too broke to pay for satellite. We did have the Indiana jones, back to the future, and star wars trilogies and a smattering of other movies on VHS. So, I’ve watched them 100’s of times.

A few days ago my son said he saw that there was another Indiana Jones movie called Crystal skull that we could watch. I wonder what he’ll think of it? I saw it years ago in theaters and saw it for what it was (90% fan service and 10% alien autopsy, Shia LaBeouf sword fighting on a jeep absurdity). I didn't enjoy it and have acted like it doesn't exist for the last 17 years. I'm dreading the day we have to sit and watch it again. With that said I'm glad you like it, I was primed to dislike it by my loyalty to the original trilogy.
 
Luecke3262 said:
@JanJosh I have showed my son the three Indiana Jones movies from the 1980’s and he loves them. He’s a Catholic school student and particularly loves the Last Crusade. We have replayed the tank scene over and over while playing with a toy tank and Lego figures. These movies were huge for me when I was young. We didn’t have any tv channels where I lived and we were too broke to pay for satellite. We did have the Indiana jones, back to the future, and star wars trilogies and a smattering of other movies on VHS. So, I’ve watched them 100’s of times.

A few days ago my son said he saw that there was another Indiana Jones movie called Crystal skull that we could watch. I wonder what he’ll think of it? I saw it years ago in theaters and saw it for what it was (90% fan service and 10% alien autopsy, Shia LaBeouf sword fighting on a jeep absurdity). I didn't enjoy it and have acted like it doesn't exist for the last 17 years. I'm dreading the day we have to sit and watch it again. With that said I'm glad you like it, I was primed to dislike it by my loyalty to the original trilogy.
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Part 2 of my review/thoughts coming soon.

And don't hate on Crystal Skull. I have a sorta soft spot for it lol. When you rewatch, please keep this in mind: Indy hadn't had a film for almost 20 or more years until that point. It was all cheap novels and weird games. When they made Crystal Skull, they had to make it approachable for a new generation while also servicing the fans. Kids had to be introduced to Indy without being bored in a more modern lens, while the adults had to have something at least intriguing to hook them. It was for sure a dad and son sorta movie (Guilty as my grandpa took me to see it, he likes those old school manly action films)
 
JanJosh said:
Part 2 of my review/thoughts coming soon.

And don't hate on Crystal Skull. I have a sorta soft spot for it lol. When you rewatch, please keep this in mind: Indy hadn't had a film for almost 20 or more years until that point. It was all cheap novels and weird games. When they made Crystal Skull, they had to make it approachable for a new generation while also servicing the fans. Kids had to be introduced to Indy without being bored in a more modern lens, while the adults had to have something at least intriguing to hook them. It was for sure a dad and son sorta movie (Guilty as my grandpa took me to see it, he likes those old school manly action films)
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And yeah I stand by what i said. If you look at what came out in 2008 Indiana went up against i mean, quantum of solace and valkyrie came out, even the speed racer movie and The DARK KNIGHT! TWILIGHT! WALL-E! TROPIC THUNDER! TAKEN! IRON EFFING MAN 1!

I'm being real when I say so many good flicks dropped in 2008 Indiana sorta got lost in the mix. It's ranked like number 38 on imdb compared to back to back blockbusters and niche/cult hits.
 
JanJosh said:
Well, I sat down and rewatched the Indiana Jones films to catch up on the general story before finally watching Dial of Destiny (Disney+ only) as i sorta sat out it's release from a lack of time nor interest. It's November and it's almost that time for my annual (perhaps semi annual, lol) rewatch of Blade Runner on the 21st. As a fan of Harrison Ford I'm just checking off his catalog leading up to it.

So how do I really review a send off to a film franchise and beloved character i haven't really grown to care about or love until recent? My first experience with the franchise was Crystal Skull when I was a kid but I hardly remembered anything about it except that it was a dumb adventure movie. Yes, I was an immature boy at one point. I had never seen the original trilogy apart from snippets, clips, or flipping channels.

The first real time I saw them was only a year ago or two when my grandpa just found a DVD box set at goodwill for 2 bucks. I guess that's what a classic franchise is worth nowadays... anyway I do remember sitting down and watching them, but not really paying attention. My mind was stuck between work, my phone, and gaming, so it didn't really stick much, just "oh these are pretty good Harrison Ford flicks" and went about my day. A little later Dial came out and it was "oh, that's cool. Whatever." How ignorant i was...

Until I really sat down and rewatched them this week.

(End of part 1, I'm at work)
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Part 2: The Actual Review

So rewatching Raiders of the Last Ark (which I will always call it, by preference) was a real treat. I will say that it's my favorite entry in the franchise, and if it's corny to say the first is my favorite, I disagree. Now with that, I won't say it's the best in the series. It's good, great even, but there's some flaws and some cheese here and there, but you can excuse it for those flaws due to the time it was made and working with what they had (outside of their huge budget). Indy in this one was great but at times felt a little dry, it's hard to say how but you'll get it in some scenes but it's the first Indy film, what can you say? The actors were casted excellently and I loved Sallah. Fighting Nazis never gets old and hunting the ark of the covenant is such a bold and great start to a pretty ridiculous franchise. Everything was handled well. It's a good old globe touring adventure with minimal cursing, if any, and not one wasted scene. But man I forgot how violent the old films used to be. People were straight up murdered, and they didn't hide it. What sets it apart is just how grounded it made the film feel. It was dark, gripping, and plausible at times while setting the truly supernatural for the end as a big payoff. I'm glad they did their research too, as the Ark looked great and is always a big topic for Christianity, but the Ark not having the actual items within and instead having some sort of crazy sand was a bit disappointing. Oh and Karen Allen was incredible. She wasn't at all your typical dame in distress, and I loved her sarcastic banter. She reminds me somewhat of Sally Ride from Smokey and the Bandit but with more grit. Also, funny to think Alfred Molina was here too!
8/10

This one will get some flak, but moving on to Temple of Doom... I have mixed opinions. This one is my least favorite of the franchise, I really didn't enjoy them going into a more campy and ridiculous feel, with Indy going against a secret cult with magic powers. I didn't enjoy the more dark humorous appraoch, and the supernatural was too heavy and corny at times. Sure, it may have been more fun to the general audiences, but it just felt like a step down from the first. The silly intro at the lounge with Willie diminished the more serious tone set prior. I didn't quite like Willie much either. She sorta just felt like she was there for eye candy and they needed a chick present for Indy to flirt with. But man her voice was grating. Short Round was fine, I enjoyed his company and banter but I'm sad he never returned in any other sequels. He was another character just "there to be funny". I will absolutely admit, however, this was the best portrayal of Indy from Ford. He got his attitude and personality done right, and damn did he look GOOD in this film. For a 2 year prequel made 3 years after the first he looked and sounded great, no issues at all. He fine tuned his sarcastic wit and didn't feel dry at all. Now the villain and chase was not something they were set after, the whole "chosen by a god" thing was again, eh, ridiculous. He just shows up at a village and they ask him to help find their rock and Indy just goes "alright". An oversimplification, yeah, but that's kinda what happens. Everything sorta just happens around him until he gets to the cults secret lair and he decides to get the rock back and save the children because "it's the right thing to do". The whole thing with Kali and the voodoo powers was a little bit annoying to me. I would have preferred if they went more grounded and visceral, like perhaps they used a blade to remove the guys heart, or they sent him into a pit of fire or even real lava instead of what appears to be a hell vortex... And the blood of Kali could've been a drug concoction instead of implied actual cursed blood. The ending with him doing a mystic chant to activate the stones was a little underwhelming too, but the action overall was actually really good. I enjoyed the violence, and we got that fight scene cut from the first. I think the stones and their supernatural power could've been done more effectively or dramatically than what we got, but what's done is done.
6/10

(Part 3 after a few moments, got something to do)
 
JanJosh said:
Part 2 of my review/thoughts coming soon.

And don't hate on Crystal Skull. I have a sorta soft spot for it lol. When you rewatch, please keep this in mind: Indy hadn't had a film for almost 20 or more years until that point. It was all cheap novels and weird games. When they made Crystal Skull, they had to make it approachable for a new generation while also servicing the fans. Kids had to be introduced to Indy without being bored in a more modern lens, while the adults had to have something at least intriguing to hook them. It was for sure a dad and son sorta movie (Guilty as my grandpa took me to see it, he likes those old school manly action films)
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Fair take, I'll have to give my thoughts on it after we watch it.
 
Luecke3262 said:
Fair take, I'll have to give my thoughts on it after we watch it.
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Just try to see it through the eyes of a child and have that perspective of if you were showing Indiana to your son for the first time while wanting to see a long awaited follow up to your favorite trilogy.
 
novicewetshaver said:
If there are any fallout fans here s2 prrmeires dec 17 on primez looming forward to see whete the series go as it looks like we wont get a new fallout game anyyime soon ☹️
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Really great show! As for the games, I haven’t played anything other than 3 and 4, both really great. I’m an old school Bethesda fan…loved Morrowind and the OG Oblivion…and Skyrim, that was peak.
 
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