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Re: Indy Rides Again

cjwriter — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 07:53:59 -0000

Thanks, WC. I was worried they'd wreck it too; I thought they might call it Indiana Jones and the Retirement Home for a while. I enjoyed it, although not everyone has; I know Simonne didn't like it at all and I can see some of her points. I think you'd like it, though; and if you miss it, it's only a couple of months to the DVD. You can control the volume then too. ;)

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CJ: Glad you liked it, Muse! Wasn’t the music great? I was starting to wonder if Williams was past it but I loved his work here. The only small disappointment was when I bought the soundtrack; the music’s still good but they’re not the tracks I would have chosen. There’s nothing at all from the Nevada warehouse scene which was so memorable.

The nuclear test was very chilling… I did wonder about how Indy escaped, though. Perhaps it was actually that Indy had drunk from the Holy Grail (in the third film) that saved him? It was a lot of fun, so I’m glad most people have liked it, even if it is different to the others… now the question is if there’ll be a fifth film! Indiana Jones and the Grandchildren of Doom? :)</hr>

Re: Indy Rides Again

museditions — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 04:25:30 -0000

Finally saw this film, and I liked the storyline a lot. The action sequences were quite good, the music, as you said was fresh as well as giving us quotes from the first films.
The most chilling sequence in the movie for me was the nuclear test in the Nevada desert. It was so real to me as I've seen footage and read reports of tests just like this. How Indie gets himself out of that situation is...interesting. All the actors were great, and the ending was a nice surprise.

Re: Indy Rides Again

writerchick — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:56:15 -0000

Hey CJ!
Wow, I'm glad to hear that it is a good film. I was afraid after all this time they would go and wreck things - I think I'll go see it soon - though knowing me, I'll wait til it's out on vid. Nice review.
WC

Re: Indy Rides Again

cjwriter — Sat, 31 May 2008 07:51:05 -0000

Hi Nikhil, hope you enjoy it! Been a long wait, hasn't it? I'd say to try not to hype it up too much if you can help it; you might enjoy it more then. ;) Thanks for stopping by.

Re: Indy Rides Again

Nikhil — Mon, 26 May 2008 10:27:12 -0000

Hahaha!! I am a huuuuuuuuge Indy fan and this is one movie i am not gonna miss! This releases in india on May 30 and I'm going first day, first show! :D

Re: Indy Rides Again

cjwriter — Mon, 26 May 2008 07:48:13 -0000

So you haven't seen an Indy either, Bobby? Maybe more people haven't seen them than I thought. I'd definitely recommend watching Raiders first; the others are good but they're not quite as important as Raiders is in establishing the mythology. The effects have dated a bit but it's still a lot of fun. Hope you enjoy it. :)

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B0bbyG — Sun, 25 May 2008 14:31:54 -0000

I was going to say that I was probably the only person in existance who'd never seen an Indiana Jones film, but apparently not! I feel culturally deprived, I'll have to get around to seeing them. Which would you recommend starting with, Raiders of the Lost Ark or one of the others?

Re: Indy Rides Again

cjwriter — Sat, 24 May 2008 07:45:15 -0000

Wow, Bombshell, I didn’t know there was anyone left who hadn’t seen the Indy movies! If you have time to see Raiders I’d recommend watching that first as parts of it play into the new one… having seen none of them might be a good thing, though, you might be in the best position to really enjoy it! ;)

Hm, I wonder what was worse, that I said that about Shia LaBeouf, or that I said I love Harrison Ford? I’m going to give people to wrong idea. Really I’m straight, honest! Not that there’s anything wrong with that… :)

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Glad you liked the review, TVB! I tried to not spoil anything so hope you enjoy it when you see it. Most of the reviews have been fairly positive but it’s definitely worth seeing for yourself! Something tells me it’s going to be very popular this weekend. ;)</hr>

Re: Indy Rides Again

teeveebee — Sat, 24 May 2008 02:44:52 -0000

Thanks for your review, CJ. My husband and I plan to make every effort to get out and see this movie some time this long week end.
I've heard nothing but positive feedback. Can't wait to see for myself!

Re: Indy Rides Again

bombshellwithin — Fri, 23 May 2008 11:29:22 -0000

I have not seen the other Indy movies, can you believe it? I am, however, getting dragged to see the new on either on Sunday or Monday. I guess that gives me time to see the other ones before then. Perhaps I shouldn't go, but there's been so much hype that I'm curious to see what it's all about. After the latest Narnia one that already came out, I'm just waiting on "Dark Knight" to come out.

Oh and "Shia LaBeouf offers support and some smouldering looks for the camera." ?!?!?! Ha! I'll believe it when I say it. And should a nice fella like you be saying those sorts of lines? ;)