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These are legitimate gripes, and I share many of them; however these are three films out of many, many films overseen by Kennedy or at least had her significant involvement that worked out incredibly well. Lucas didn't exactly make masterpieces with the prequels, either.
The issue is not so much worry about the direction of a franchise, no. That's natural. The issue is many people writing projects off before they've even been released and seemingly wishing them to fail so they can say "Ha! I told you so!" about her and the film, as if she only showed up ten years ago with the sole intention of ruining people's childhoods. She didn't.
I worry that Indy 5 won't be any good, but I hope it blows my socks off.
Oh and this. I don't think that all people who have an issue with her hate women--though some are quick to see a link between a "she" and the so-called "wokeness" of Hollywood. I just don't get all the hatred. I rather liked the recent trilogy. And it's not as if she wrote, directed, edited, scored and acted in the films.
The trailer didn't excite me and I hope it's a case of an underwhelming trailer leading to a superior film.
That's good. I wasn't aiming it at you directly, by the way. I hope it wasn't picked up that way.
But I think Kennedy gets a lot of undeserved flack the same way Babs does from certain sections of the Bond community.
I also hope you're proven wrong (in the nicest possible way!).
I love Indy.
As soon as Sallah says 'Perhaps, perhaps not' and Indy then smiles that is me sold. ( I was onboard as soon as the trailer started, I am biased).
The magnetism makes zero sense, physics totally out of the window. The problem with the magnetic force in the warehouse scene is its very inconsistent.
The practical stunts in the warehouse are great, I believe it is Ford.
The 1950's fake village is genius and has many connotations. The fridge... lets move on.
When I watched this film in the cinema seeing the nuclear blast and Indy stood facing it was a awesome visual at the time.
Ford has great muscle mass in this film for his age or better than many 10 year younger. Ford really did keep himself in great shape.
The Indy and Mutt first scene is great as is the bike chase.
I always love Indy's disapproval expressions.
So far this is a decent film, though I know it literally falls of a cliff when Karen Allen appears.
There are some great Super Ego Indy Allusions in this film, Spielberg displays flourishes of genius.
Marion just appeared oh dear...
The dry sand scene realty is bad.
Despite how bad this film gets, Ford is great.
If you divorce this film from the original Trilogy and see it as a Errol Flynn type movie it is a lot of fun.
I am reaching this film is bad, certainly the final act.
They've caused issues for New Hope with the train wreck of a series Obi-Wan. Making Obi-Wan interact with young Leia. Having Luke be a secondary character in the piece. Lazy writing and terrible plotting.
Just as Lucas owns what happened in the prequels, I think Kennedy needs to own some of the errors in the current product.
That creates doubt that they will get this right. Ford seems to be on board and fully engaged which is a good thing. He looks every bit his age now and while that might not be a bad thing, the CGI in the trailer with him on horseback is very dodgy. I suppose the trailer is just an extended teaser and therefore makes no attempt to tell us about plot.
I am hoping that we see a great send off for a beloved character. One that I recall seeing in the theatre as a 12 year old, a 15 year old and then a 19 year old. I love and re-watch those films and enjoy them all. Crystal Skull had faults and wasn't at the level of the first three. However Ford made the movie a joy to watch and he was believable as the adventurer again.
Me as well…. I’m damn excited to see this. The director is a legitimate A-list filmmaker who can make thoughtful and entertaining popcorn films as well. So many hands-on creatives from the other Indy adventures are back…. I don’t understand the negativity based on a two minute trailer of a two hour + film.
I don't care if Indy 5 bombs or not. I was never big on the series to begin with. But given what Hollywood has done to Luke Skywalker, James Bond, Wolverine, and John Connor in just the past few years alone, I think it's weird how some people are ignoring this very obvious trend in modern movies.
Glad they did ! That's one of the BEST scenes ! Great interaction between them.
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Kennedy, who was, by the way, put in charge by George Lucas himself, wasn't able to negotiate a slower pace, as Lucasfilm didn't have decades of major arcs and stories published in the comics to help them write the sequels. And the synopses provided by George Lucas for a sequel trilogy were apparently as good as anything written by George Lucas in the last 25 years (be ready for his Episode IX exploring the idea that the Force was ultimately connected to microscopic creatures he had toyed with since the early days and that were called Whills. I'm not sure that the episode would have been The Triumph of the Whills he assumed).
But it was still a shock to see that James Bond fans, at least in this place, turn out to be more accepting of changes and evolution for their favourite series than a very vocal part of the Star Wars community.
@slide_99 … did you watch NTTD? Presuming I know the answer, I should ask: did you watch Wolverine? Or is your opinion based on not watching the entirety of a film, but picking up on a few clips someone from YouTube spliced together?
It’s true, @Murdock … at least you watch the films and l can respect your opinions, 😂. You have a perspective since you’ve actually viewed, say, NTTD, and, although i don’t agree with some of your thoughts (and vice/versa), I can respect your angle as a Bond fan (which, as a fan of anything, should start off with actually watching the films, 😂)
Indeed so @peter, I did have a bit of a better time watching NTTD a second time. The problems I had with it still bugged me but I accept the film as it is. I'm glad it has it's fans.
Going back to Indy, I'm actually excited for Dial of Destiny. I hope it will make up for my disappointment of Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. I think it will. I haven't read any of the leaks so I'll be going in blind for it. :)
I would agree with you! It seems the latest trend is to tear down or diminish characters of the past. Lets hope Indy gets a good send off to do the character proud.
And I still quite liked that one. I don't think it's bad at all!
Tone-wise it's not all that different from an Indy film, a comedic action adventure. Add in some of the heart of Ford vs Ferrari and hopefully you've got Indy.
Tear characters DOWN ? a Tragic ending is part of making the hero immortal, a god, and elevates them in every way.
In fact, at least one of the them actually got blown up..."Up" ? Ahem. At any rate, the tragic hero story is ancient and time-honored, with good reason.