Comments on: If Adventure Has a Name… It Must Be Indiana Jones

By: Jon Cruz

Jon Cruz — Tue, 27 May 2008 02:42:25 +0000

By the way, I love that Mutt — the Shia LaBeouf character — notes that he debated in high school.

By: Jon Cruz

Jon Cruz — Tue, 27 May 2008 02:29:46 +0000

Phelan, for someone so frequently adamant about stating his own opinions on the comment threads here on VBD, I’m surprised to see you (admittedly) simply parrot what others have said. :o)

By: Pwneill

Pwneill — Tue, 27 May 2008 02:11:40 +0000

Although I have not seen the movie, everyone I know who has agrees with the JuJu/Maeshal opinion.

Here’s how it works:

Lucas: How about we design a kickass sequel to Indiana Jones, complete with all the traditional shit, plus we throw in a couple government conspiracies into a complex plot with multiple twists?

Spielberg: Or I can just do a sick job rendering a bunch of aliens and other wierd stuff and we can just blow it all up. Why spend money on an amazing plotline if we can just have aliens and explosions?

Lucas: But won’t that seem like a cop out?

Spielberg: You can’t go wrong with Aliens and explosions.

Lucas: Ok, Spielberg. I’ll go with the aliens.

By: maeshal

maeshal — Mon, 26 May 2008 00:59:08 +0000

i guess i’m going against the general consensus, but the movie just didn’t do it for me the way the earlier indiana jones films do. sure it was entertaining, but so are the rambo movies, but i think it’s reasonable to expect a little bit more of a story from the indiana jones series.

also, can i just say i am terribly disappointed regarding the absence of jake gelfand on “who wants to be a millionaire”? i heard he was announced to be on the show on the next airing but when the episode came on there were only 9 contestants and his name wasn’t announced. :(

By: CK

CK — Sun, 25 May 2008 23:30:12 +0000

Somebody should make a list of what Indy survived. :P

By: Rebar Niemi

Rebar Niemi — Sun, 25 May 2008 21:50:17 +0000

that whole movie just rocked the house. i agree, the mummy wrappings totally kicked it up that extra notch. i also love the wolf beasts they send after them.

By: Jon Cruz

Jon Cruz — Sun, 25 May 2008 16:11:23 +0000

Rebar — you LUV that I just found my “Willow Sourcebook” from 1988.

General Kael rules. I still think Queen Bavmorda is amazing. I remain intrigued by her mummy-like wrappings — seen right before she put the cloak on to begin the Ritual of Obliteration — all these years later. I also think her rendition of “Raziel” is the most perfectly enunciated word of all time.

P.S. Seeing Indy for the fifth time.

By: Devin Race

Devin Race — Sun, 25 May 2008 06:37:04 +0000

Haha. That knight is great.
We watched Last Crusade in history class last week.

By: Jon Cruz

Jon Cruz — Sat, 24 May 2008 19:31:07 +0000

“He chose…poorly.”

By: Devin Race

Devin Race — Sat, 24 May 2008 19:25:51 +0000

This movie was amazing.
INDIANA JONES SURVIVED A NUCLEAR BOMB!!

The Russian-ness was fantastic.
Did anyone else feel like the scene where Jones says “air doesn’t agree with him” was a harkening to the scene in the Last Crusade where the guy picks the false grail and ages to death?

Also, I would have cried had LeBeouf put on that hat at the end. Thank goodness for the snatching hand of Mr. Ford.

Huzzah for Indiana Jones!