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The big dude that got pulled into the rock crusher in TOD was probably the worst death in the series to me; Dario in LTK got the re-do of that, but he deserved it more I think.
I must admit the bit in TLC where he murders three Nazis without warning with a machine gun does leave a slightly nasty taste in the mouth. You're carried along with it when you watch it because Spielberg is so great, but it's a pretty rough thing for Indy to do!
I do love the touch in that sequence that Indy tries to save him. It's nice that his instinct isn't to kill.
Mind you, earlier in the film when he's attacked in his room, the guy is running away and Indy whips him around the throat! :D
I think Indy intended to drag him back for a knockout punch, but things went differently than planned.
Indy’s “ Did I really just do that? “ look on his face is what makes it funny.That kind of dark humour I missed in Crystal Skull and Dial.
Short Round 2.0 tying the big thug at the bottom of the cavern well and and leaving him to drown was pretty dark in DOD now that I think of it.I would have preferred if Indy did it though.Fords age is what probably robbed us of another epic “ Indy vs Giant “ fight in the movie.
How about the poor plane mechanic who gets sliced to death, albeit Indy isn't directly responsible but he plays a part in the death.
Well the giant is the one who challenged Indy to a scrap.The big guy got himself chopped up,Indy just let it happen ( which was understandable cos it didn’t look like Indy was going to win otherwise ).Indy isn’t above cheating when he has to.
I would agree, but blood loss. He was barely able to help Wombat as it was.
You're right, it was all a bit inconsistent though: one minute he's having to be carried, the next he is fighting with some guys on the plane. He actually seems to recover on the place, it's a little all over the place.
Helena in trouble gave him a momentary adrenaline burst he might not have had for just himself. Once on the ground he was looking like he was almost done with consciousness. Then she ensured it.
Great fun! I think it’s a better “ Indiana Jones “ movie than either Crystal Skull or Dial Of Destiny.And actually the character of Allan Quatermain partly inspired Indy.
That trailer sold me. Time to add it to my Watchlist.
You’re in for a good time.It’s clearly an attempt to replicate the appeal of Raiders ( Even John Rhys-Davies is in it! ) but Richard Chamberlin makes for a very likeable hero and Sharon Stone is gorgeous ( channeling more Willie Scott than Marion Ravenwood ).
Amazon Prime have a good quality version.
You have to turn your brain off, and it's a Cannon film so the budget is being stretched incredibly tight, but if you're in the right frame of mind it's very fun.
There's even a scene in there (one of its most gloriously silly gags) which Dial of Destiny echoes, bizarrely.
J.Lee Thompson the director I believe?
Anyone remember the T.V. show 'Bring Em Back Alive'?
No. The director is James Mangold. I'm glad you found it enjoyable, as I did...considerably so. And no, I don't remember that TV show, although I just found out via Google that it was also shown in Germany in 1993 or so, when my wife and I had almost entirely quit watching TV except a few perceived gems. Which persisted...we don't have a shred of a clue what has happened on TV for the last twenty-plus years.
No prob. You ever see King Solomon's Mines or its sequel? I missed them both....
I read that's where they got the ideas for Indy's look.
Actually, I was the second assistant film editor on King Solomon's Mines. J. Lee Thompson was a wonderful gentleman. Got to meet Jerry Goldsmith who did the score. He was an interesting, laid back character. The film actually opened very well, at number 1 in US with a $15 million weekend, which, if u consider it was 1985, was pretty damn good. Because we did that film, Cannon hired the editor, John Shirley, myself and rest of team to do Superman IV - but, as we all know, that didn't go so well.
J. Lee Thompson is old school, and did some cracking movies in his heyday, 'The Guns of Navarone' being one of my favourites. He ended up doing Charles Bronson dross in the 80s.
Yes i remember recently seeing a clip from Film ‘85 where Barry Norman would do a rundown of the US top 10, and it was full of big stuff like Back to the Future, and I was pretty amazed that King Solomon was at no.1!