Indiana Jones 4

**Dolemite** · 28 May 2008, 06:16 PM

Fuck. Every time I argue how stupidly outlandish the shit in Kingdom is, someone pulls Temple of Doom out of their ass. I forgot how much goofy shit happens in that movie.

**YellerDog** · 28 May 2008, 06:17 PM

Originally Posted by Shin Johnpv

I still find it outlandish, also the mine ride in Temple, there's a ton of stuff in Last Crusade. Theres a ton of un-realistic outlandish things that happen in these movies. That's part of what makes them fun, I will grant you I could have done with out the fridge save but it didn't feel THAT out of place in the series.

I mean come on in Temple he wrapped his foot and hand in some rope on the bridge, cut the bridge lines splitting the bridge in half, and climbed up the bridge, while fighting off cult members.

There's a lot of crazy shit in these movies, its all about being like a kid and suspending your disbelief for 2 hours and just enjoying the ride.

Not that much crazier compared to anything else in the genre ever, honestly.

**Shin Johnpv** · 28 May 2008, 06:23 PM

Originally Posted by YellerDog

Not that much crazier compared to anything else in the genre ever, honestly.

That's fine but nothing in Kingdom is really that much crazier compared to anything else in the genre either.

I just took issue with saying the other Indy movies were based on realism, when there was some majorly outlandish shit in them.

**YellerDog** · 28 May 2008, 06:26 PM

I think it all boils down to this:

I am proud to own copies of the previous Indy flicks. I will probably not pick this one up with it hits DVD.

It's not super-terrible by any stretch, but it's not up there with the others.

I don't own National Treasure, Sahara, or the Mummy movies, either.

**Dolemite** · 28 May 2008, 06:38 PM

Mummy Returns was retarded.

**Nick** · 28 May 2008, 06:48 PM

"Grit and realism"? The Indiana Jones movies have always been stories of the supernatural. One of the main ideas in the series is that Jones is ordained by God to set things right. How many bullet storms does he have to run through unharmed before you realize he's got more than a lucky hat working for him?

The movie was fun. It wasn't a five-star classic, but it was a good old-fashioned action movie with some cornball elements - as could be expected. It amazes me that some of the same people that praised garbage like Grindhouse are hypercritical about this movie. It's not that you don't like it, it's some of the crazy nitpicking and claims that Indiana Jones should be "realistic."

**Thief Silver** · 28 May 2008, 06:57 PM

I cannot believe people are bitching about the Fridge. I mean Jesus christ don't watch any of these movies then.

**Some Stupid Japanese Name** · 28 May 2008, 07:13 PM

1941 was ten times the movie that this was.
Yeah, I said it.
Would any of you argue that half the shit we're complaining about wouldn't be such an issue if the shit were just done well?
The gophers didn't bother me that much, but the rest of the CG really did look like a student project. If the scenes were made better, I think I would have been much happier. Marion could have driven onto the tree, but then just have the tree break off into the water. The water falls could have been fine, if the last one wasn't so frickin huge. Same with the script. Good acting can make up for a bad script. Sadly, this movie had both bad acting and a bad script.
Was this pre screened? I feel with a few tweaks here and there, it could have been much better.