HMSwolfe
Master Member
He’s a fantastic director, but I don’t know that I trust anyone more than the one-two punch of Disney/80 year old Harrison Ford.
Indiana Jones 5 officially announced
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VonMagnum
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So don't go see it or ever watch it. Problem solved.
I kind of wish I could un-see the last three Star Wars movies....
Axlotl
Master Member
You misspelled 'eight'.So don't go see it or ever watch it. Problem solved.
I kind of wish I could un-see the last three Star Wars movies....
VonMagnum
Sr Member
So which one is it you liked? The original? Empire was vastly better than the original so at most I could see is seven, but other than the Ewoks and re-using the Death Star, I liked ROTJ too (Jabba and Emperor scenes were great).
The prequels weren't great, but at least they tried to do something new. These most recent three were rehashed plots with some woke crap thrown in. Daisy Ridley is the only reason I liked anything about them.
Starts filming next week
‘Indiana Jones 5’ To Begin Filming In The UK Next Week
"Jock. Start the engine!" Indiana Jones 5 is due to begin filming in the UK next week, we have confirmed with production sources.deadline.com
VonMagnum
Sr Member
Kathleen Kennedy producing.... That will ruin it if everything else doesn't.... More "woke" garbage.
The one comment about the probable plot nailed it too. "Indy faces his greatest challenge yet fighting his white privilege and toxic masculinity."
Maybe Indy will come out as non-binary, half-calf trans-archeologist.... That'll be Kathleen's idea.
The one comment about the probable plot nailed it too. "Indy faces his greatest challenge yet fighting his white privilege and toxic masculinity."
Maybe Indy will come out as non-binary, half-calf trans-archeologist.... That'll be Kathleen's idea.
Axlotl
Master Member
I'm just joking around with you.
I see an opportunity for a joke, I take it.
Some hit, some miss... you rolls the dice and takes your chances.
I like the OT, and that's it, Empire being my favorite. I actually think Empire is one of the greatest films in film history.
HMSwolfe
Master Member
I think the “eight” he’s referring to are the ST, PT, Rogue One, and Solo.
VonMagnum
Sr Member
Some people loved Rogue One. I honestly fell asleep for a bit at the movie theater (in 3D no less). I think without real Jedi, some of the Star Wars stuff can get boring, but then The Mandalorian disproves that as I actually enjoyed that show. My older brother LOVES Rogue One, though. He made me watch it again when he came to visit last year (I've got it in 3D here as well). Out of 1500+ movies and 250 3D ones, THAT's the one he wanted to see in 17.1 surround....
At least I stayed awake that time. Solo was "OK". The main character lacked Harrison Ford's charisma and worse yet, didn't look like him while an actor I saw on YouTube really DOES (unforgivable, IMO as they knew about that guy as they used him as a Harrison Ford double in another movie).
Meanwhile, WTF happened to the Indy movies on iTunes? They were in 4K + Atmos for a week or so and then suddenly downgraded back to 2K with 5.1.... I haven't checked the past few days, but the last time I looked they were still in 2K.
sbaxter
Sr Member
I enjoy it as well. Jay Hernandez is obviously not Tom Selleck, but he is affable and likeable and his acting is fine. One thing I've noticed is that, to try to keep the overall balance of the show similar to the original, they have taken various traits of some of the original series characters and redistributed them to other members of the cast. For example, the new Magnum isn't as goofy as Selleck's version sometimes was, but the new version of Rick has picked up that attribute. And with Higgins being not only female, but maybe more importantly also about the same age as Magnum, they've taken some of the friction and mix of overall disapproval (and the slowly-developing reluctant approval and gradually increasing respect over time) the original Higgins displayed toward Magnum and given that mostly to the police detective Katsumoto as the authority figure. And you can't argue that Hawaii doesn't look stunning in HD, and I think they play up the setting more in the new show than the original did, as well they should. As to smaller matters, TC flies the same model of helicopter as in the original (maybe a newer one, but still the same basic model as I understand it), and the Ferrari Magnum drives (a 488 Spyder), while obviously not the 308 GTS we saw in the '80s, is the spiritual successor of the original. Both cars occupy the same slot for their time in Ferrari's lineup -- two-seat, rear-wheel drive, mid engine roadsters with a V8. Magnum still gives voice-over narration at times -- including the use of the line "I know what you're thinking" -- but he doesn't do it as often. I'd like them to use it more.
As for the idea that they made the new Higgins female for the sexual tension … well, that probably was part of the intention. But so far, after three seasons, they haven't really pushed this forward. Magnum and Higgins obviously care for one another, and maybe they will develop that more in the future. But the way they've played it, we aren't really sure how these two really feel about one another. It's my impression that is because the characters themselves aren't sure how they feel at this point. There has been some obvious tension at times, but it hasn't been constant, and it isn't the driving factor of the show.
And they were smart enough to give us an only slightly updated (if far too short) version of the original theme music.
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HMSwolfe
Master Member
I’d rather see James Mangold take on an original project in the vein of Indiana Jones. However, given the fact that Mangold primarily made Logan rated R as a means to escape studio meddling, and he doesn’t have a track record for pumping out studio schlock, there is some reason to think we could get something at least watchable.
I see that they’ve already released the first picture of Harrison Ford, in full costume, from the set of Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Senior Discount at Applebee’s…
Always get the DVDs. That way they also can't delete sections of the film to please the 6.1% of America who identify with the woke mob.Some people loved Rogue One. I honestly fell asleep for a bit at the movie theater (in 3D no less). I think without real Jedi, some of the Star Wars stuff can get boring, but then The Mandalorian disproves that as I actually enjoyed that show. My older brother LOVES Rogue One, though. He made me watch it again when he came to visit last year (I've got it in 3D here as well). Out of 1500+ movies and 250 3D ones, THAT's the one he wanted to see in 17.1 surround....
At least I stayed awake that time. Solo was "OK". The main character lacked Harrison Ford's charisma and worse yet, didn't look like him while an actor I saw on YouTube really DOES (unforgivable, IMO as they knew about that guy as they used him as a Harrison Ford double in another movie).
Meanwhile, WTF happened to the Indy movies on iTunes? They were in 4K + Atmos for a week or so and then suddenly downgraded back to 2K with 5.1.... I haven't checked the past few days, but the last time I looked they were still in 2K.
This pretty much covers it, I suppose…
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HMSwolfe
Master Member
Does this guy open his mouth at all when he talks, or does he just spit out his words through gritted teeth?
I do agree with him, though.
Raiders of Indiana Jones. A small group of little known film maker adventurers rescues the Indiana Jones franchise from the clutches of entrenched evil legacy studio leadership. Probably not coming to a theater near you.
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Physical media all the way! Streaming is fun but if I love a movie I want to own it, not rent it for the rest of my life.
VonMagnum
Sr Member
I do have the DVDs/Blu-Rays thus far. Obviously I'm an Indy fan. For goodness sake, I have more Indy props than nearly everything else combined....I even made Staff of Ra cookies! The iTunes copies were FREE digital copies. The UHD set isn't out until June 8th, but the digital copies were upgraded to 4K/Atmos in early May and then were downgraded for unknown reasons (timing?)
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