tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906866639508776624.post8516141861651799022..comments2023-11-02T03:07:22.082-06:00Comments on Life...or a reasonable facsimile thereof: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal SkullUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906866639508776624.post-51259925348794292012008-06-14T22:28:00.000-06:002008-06-14T22:28:00.000-06:00Exactly....hit the nail on the head.Exactly....hit the nail on the head.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05141519760392676150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906866639508776624.post-46059334488858666212008-06-14T17:32:00.000-06:002008-06-14T17:32:00.000-06:00Just a quick response: I agree with what you said ...Just a quick response: I agree with what you said about making it (a movie) realistic and believable. To a point. I think -- and I'm pretty certain this is what you meant -- that the characters need to be believable in the world that they inhabit. In Lord of the Rings, Gandalf can work magic, because in that world, magic is real. But you could not stick Gandalf, or say, a Jedi Knight, into the world of Indiana Jones. Nor could you have Indy, when he gets in a jam, suddenly sprout wings and take flight. I also agree that we can deal with the highly improbable, as long as it is made to look possible. In Raiders, when Indy goes under the truck, yeah it's highly unlikely that anyone could pull that off under "normal" conditions. But, what makes that stunt so cool is that they did it. That may not be Harrison Ford under the truck, but it is a very real, living human being. That's one of those quintessential "B" movie stunts, that the movie was created to honor.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03689238640477884004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906866639508776624.post-64917269723332807872008-06-13T07:04:00.000-06:002008-06-13T07:04:00.000-06:00Yeah.....ok, I agree with you. My feeling is that ...Yeah.....ok, I agree with you. My feeling is that ever since "Raiders" the series as a whole has taken a dip.....but to be fair when you start at 100% of perfect where else do you have to go. The things I like best about a movie (any movie) is when they make it believable and realistic. Raiders did that perfectly. <BR/><BR/>The only two real stretches in Raiders that I can think of (face melting and other ark deaths aside) was when he swam out into open water and jumped on a sub then rode the sub hundreds of miles to the Nazi secret base and when he went under the truck. <BR/><BR/>Other than that, the rest of it (while being wildly improbable) was actually possible....and they made it look possible. This movie (and the others) fall into that category of what you stated earlier (and I quote): "Lucas was once a great story teller, but he seems to be more interested in what his minions, at Industrial Light and Magic, can do with a computer (and fleecing his loyal fans for every last cent), than in telling a compelling story."<BR/><BR/>(As a side note, I never thought I would read or hear those words from you)<BR/><BR/>But I digress, you are right. Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was trying to go for the 'B' movie feel, and I gladly give it what they want and that is 'B' movie status. It was OK......not great, but OK. It was enjoyable but once, it does not beckon me back for more.<BR/><BR/>So to answer, was I disappointed?...it was about a 50/50 split for me, half 'ok' half the 'd' word, but certainly "fallen from the purer faith."Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05141519760392676150noreply@blogger.com