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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Fulmar on May 23, 2008, 11:59:18 AM
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Thoughts to those who have seen it? I have, I'll tread lightly here...
Bad :cry
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Disagree. And my thread came first. :P
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sucked.
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The missus and I will probably see it tonight. The reviews have not been kind.
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I disagree there, too. 80% positive on rottentomatoes.com.
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I disagree there, too. 80% positive on rottentomatoes.com.
I checked that this morning. Needless to say, I was VERY surprised by that.
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The wife and I saw the first showing here today in the Medford area theaters. Overall, we both liked it. It was obvious that it was done in a more lighthearted manner than the previous movies. I think it's just as entertaining as the others, not nearly as dark but a fun fun movie to go watch. It's just pure escapism with a tested and proven actor. It's one I'd go see again just to look for the things I missed in the first showing and I don't do that very often at all.
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Yeah, but does he get to kill more Nazi's?
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No Nazis this time, but the Soviets. lazs is probably wetting himself in glee right now. ;)
Maverick has it pretty much right-on. Indiana Jones has never been known for plot and story. It's a pure escapist action, the plot only being a loose thread to string together the action sequences. Crystal Skull was well-paced, and I haven't laughed so hard at the movies EVER. This was vintage Indy from start to finish. The only two moments I really cringed during was the Lucasian overuse of CGI during the climax, and Shia with the monkeys (I won't spoil it for those of you who haven't seen it yet). A lot of critics blasted Blanchette's Russian accent, but I think it may have been INTENTIONALLY bad because it fit just perfectly with the 50s B-movie atmosphere, and the franchise's own penchant for poking fun at itself (which Indy targets very early on).
Oh, and Crystal Skull has, far and away, the BEST snake gag in the series. :rofl
Also, if you compare the actual CONTENT of the reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, you'll actually find that the reviews for Crystal Skull are NOT that far off from the other movies in the series. The way movies are reviewed has changed in the last 20 years and gotten lot stiffer than it was in the past.
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Our family has been watching the previous shows prior to seeing it.
When we watched #1, my kids had me in stitches ~ they're going ~ "Hey, anyone think it's funny that the Nazi's are doing a Jewish ritual here?" I love my little buggers.
It was the first time my boys had seen any of that series. Was a great set to buy. :aok I'm looking forward to seeing the latest one. :)