Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

[Hunter Rider]

Bigger version of the new pic:

Awesome pic. t:

 

[Agentsands77]

So Frank Marshall says the finished product more tonally resembles The Last Crusade. Me worried. Me cry.

Me too.

Though, I wouldn't surprised if it's not quite THE LAST CRUSADE, though. From what we know of the film, it strikes me as something of an algamation of the last three with a bit of its own spirit thrown in.

 

[scifiwolf]

Honestly, I love LC. Nothing wrong with it, and it's not any less good than Raiders. If Kingdom is between the two, or closer to one or the other, I'll be happy. One of the biggest strengths of Indy is that all the movies are different, having something for everybody.

 

[Van Petrol]

Bigger version of the new pic:

Nice pic!


RPG's must be in this year...

 

[Poetic Chaos]

The hands really give away just how old he is.

 

[Wolverini]

"Stop cussing ... go home."

Ford looks great for his age. When I'm gonna see KOTCS I'm not gonna look at his hands for crying out loud.

 

[Mr. Crumb]

I do not get the hate for The Last Crusade. IMO, its the best one.

LC is ok. Its an Indy flick, so its better than other Hollywood trash, but IMO it didnt have the tension, excitement, or the adventure the other 2 had. LC was focused more on the family relationship btwn father and son, and it was done well. The humour was a little too slapstick and light for me, and they turned Sallah and Brody into bumbling fools.

If they go about something like that here, I am not sure I will like it. The father/son dynamic has already been done...so has the younger sidekick. Sean Connery and Short Round are infinately cooler than Shia Labeauf. And they'll be treading on already explored character developments. So I am not sure how to take the news. I'd rather have something darker and serious, albeit not as dark as TOD for this last one.

I wasnt a fan of the "trials" either in LC. Intially it was cool, but it doesnt have the rewatchability that the previous installments did. The tank scene was ok, but again, was fairly light in action and had a little too much "humour" in those moments. The boat scene was garbage, and again...the plane/zepplin scene is something I'd expect to see in a Charlie Chaplin movie. Again, all fun the first time watching it, but it doesnt hold up well on repeat viewings.

Compare the action and tone in LC to TOD and Raiders. Sure, there are cheesy moments in the first 2 movies, but the movies took themselves a little more seriously, esp Raiders. I was hoping for this movie to hark back to the adventure movies of old...but I got the feeling that this movie will resemble LC more than Raiders or TOD....which IMO, doesnt bode well at all, and wont be the great conclusion to the character of Indy that is needed to close this franchise up (i.e., dont need to see Indy and Marion and son riding or taking a boat or car off into the sunset now. )...and I wont be surprised if I see something like that.

 

[steintym]

I hope it's not like the Last Crusade, reading that really scares me. It was still an Indy movie so I enjoyed it, but I think the other two films are far superior. I think I'm the only one that's glad Sean Connery isn't returning. I didn't like the character in LC.

 

[Lord Blackbolt]

I liked Last Crusade more than the other movies. I felt it was a much more fun movie

 

[Spider-Vader]

Yes! Last Crusade! That's my favourite movie of the series

Me too. The comedy & action was great.

50x50?

Yup.

If they go about something like that here, I am not sure I will like it. The father/son dynamic has already been done...so has the younger sidekick. Sean Connery and Short Round are infinately cooler than Shia Labeauf.

How do you know, you don't even know what he'll be like!?
Back in '84 it was probably d*mn that little kid looks annoying!

 

[The Kid]

Last Crusade's failing is that the action's weaker than Temple of doom and it's just too tame, I think of it as Indy-light. Besides rats and a guy's head shrivelling up I didn't notice much shocking imagery which Indy doesn't shy away from. he's in a dirty job, it's supposed to be dangerous. That's where Crystal Skull needs to rectify things and not water things down for kids like all the other Indy wannabes.

 

[The Kid]

LC is ok. Its an Indy flick, so its better than other Hollywood trash, but IMO it didnt have the tension, excitement, or the adventure the other 2 had. LC was focused more on the family relationship btwn father and son, and it was done well. The humour was a little too slapstick and light for me, and they turned Sallah and Brody into bumbling fools.

If they go about something like that here, I am not sure I will like it. The father/son dynamic has already been done...so has the younger sidekick. Sean Connery and Short Round are infinately cooler than Shia Labeauf. And they'll be treading on already explored character developments. So I am not sure how to take the news. I'd rather have something darker and serious, albeit not as dark as TOD for this last one.

I wasnt a fan of the "trials" either in LC. Intially it was cool, but it doesnt have the rewatchability that the previous installments did. The tank scene was ok, but again, was fairly light in action and had a little too much "humour" in those moments. The boat scene was garbage, and again...the plane/zepplin scene is something I'd expect to see in a Charlie Chaplin movie. Again, all fun the first time watching it, but it doesnt hold up well on repeat viewings.

Compare the action and tone in LC to TOD and Raiders. Sure, there are cheesy moments in the first 2 movies, but the movies took themselves a little more seriously, esp Raiders. I was hoping for this movie to hark back to the adventure movies of old...but I got the feeling that this movie will resemble LC more than Raiders or TOD....which IMO, doesnt bode well at all, and wont be the great conclusion to the character of Indy that is needed to close this franchise up (i.e., dont need to see Indy and Marion and son riding or taking a boat or car off into the sunset now. )...and I wont be surprised if I see something like that.

word

 

[britrogue]

I hadn't seen this one before!

 

[Hunter Rider]

 

[dark_b]

interesting. but indianas clothes look to pretty. they dont look messy enough.

and why does he have skater baggy pants?

 

[Bubonic]

interesting. but indianas clothes look to pretty. they dont look messy enough.

and why does he have skater baggy pants?

Weird I also noticed there was something that looked wrong about his pants... Fits like old man jogging pants or something... Granted, he is old, hence the introduction of Shia TheBeef.

I got nothing but high hopes for this movie though... I mean it's Indiana friggin Jones! t:

 

[dark_b]

Weird I also noticed there was something that looked wrong about his pants... Fits like old man jogging pants or something... Granted, he is old, hence the introduction of Shia TheBeef.

I got nothing but high hopes for this movie though... I mean it's Indiana friggin Jones! t:

yeah thats the problem. when i look at hes pants i think about old grandpas with their big pants.

i dont know what to think.

 

[Solidus]

Nice. Love that pic.

As for some saying LC was not as good, I guess I never saw it that way. I still think Raiders is the best of the three. TOD was a great film, but it just had an odd feel to it, even in the DVD Lucas talked about how he was going through a divorce and was making it dark.

I thought LC brought back what Raiders had, light hearted fun. And I thought the chemistry between Sean and Harrison was amazing. To eaches own. I love all three Indy movies but I did not see LC as weak.

And I'm stoked for the fourth. I can't wait to see a trailer.

 

[Bubonic]

yeah thats the problem. when i look at hes pants i think about old grandpas with their big pants.

i dont know what to think.

Old Indie just can't handle the thrills like he used too, he needs that extra space to conceal his depends. t:

 

[Hunter Rider]

 

[Rezzo]

EXCLUSIVE PHOTO: ‘Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull’

“It’s not the years,” Indiana Jones tells Marion during a love scene in “Raiders of the Lost Ark. “It’s the mileage.”

Forget both. Approximately 27 years after he first exploded onto the big screen, Indy’s wound up right where he started – or, rather, right where he first ended – in this exclusive photo from “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,” which seems to show the world’s most famous archeologist at the government warehouse from “Raiders,” presumably to once again find the Ark (see Lucas compare “Crystal Skulls” to “Raiders” here).

And that, frankly, is baffling. Not from the perspective of overall narrative (cough) arc (cough) – it would be kind of cool, after all, for things to end where they began – but from a question of “how does it fit into the story of THIS movie?”

Within the continuity of the series, remember, God is real. He left artifacts. They work. Will the Ark be the only instrument capable of destroying whatever new threat arises (aliens, Soviets, skulls, etc)? Will something IN the Ark (The Ten Commandments, the Rod of Aaron, Manna from the Israelite trek) be of use to Indy in his quest? More likely, will Indy seek it out merely to protect it from falling into the hands of the villainess Cate Blanchett?

Choose wisely: even the folks at Harvard are still baffled as to what the true power of the crystal skulls are.

Must have trailer now.

 

[Watson]

The pants are a little baggy, but that does seem older man-ish somehow. I can live with it

 

[Indy]

that's freaking awesome!

 

[Carmine Falcone]

Every costume in any superherofilm, James Bond's hair and now a new low... Indiana Jones' pants...

 

[Mr. Socko]

Pants are a bit baggy but cool photo nonetheless!

LOL!