Spielberg won't do Indy 5

I know I'm an even smaller minority than I am with The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, but I love Cowboys and Aliens and I've lost count the number of times I've watched it. That said, I hadn't thought of the possible Indiana Jones influence, so I'll have to keep that in mind the next time I watch it.

 

and, ya lost me with that one. For a movie called Cowboys and Aliens it was utterly devoid of fun and humor. Big misstep. Never rewatched.

 

Yeah, that movie is awful.

 

To each their own. I think it's lots of fun.

Note: I'm not saying it's better than any of the other movies in this thread...well, maybe The Mummy, but I do like it, too (the sequels on the other hand...).

 

I liked Cowboys and Aliens as well. I didn't even know it was suppose to be bad.


Jason

 

Woah woah woah. Cowboys and Aliens better than The Mummy? You’re talking about the Tom Cruise one, right? Because if not...

*looks for the nukes from orbit button because it’s the only way to be sure*

 

I also liked Cowboys and Aliens. Craig channeling Steve McQueen and Ford seeming to be enjoying himself.

 

That reminds me: I forgot to watch Cowboys and Aliens.

The adventurous one could be his brother, Indy's Uncle. Every time they get into trouble, Indy's dad could say, "If I ever have kids, I will never even tell them you exist."

 

Nope, the Brendan Fraser one. I love Rachel Weisz and John Hannah in it, but Fraser is...meh.

 

*pushes the button with no regret*

 

Temple of Doom is the worst Indiana Jones movie in my opinion, probably the second worst Spielberg movie I've ever seen after Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and Crystal Skull is almost as bad. Personally I consider The Last Crusade to be the best Indy movie, with Raiders a distant second, but I'd never put Cyrstal Skull or especially Temple of Doom over Raiders, which is a very good movie (I just consider TLC to be better in basically every way).

 

Temple of Doom has it's issues or a issue in Willie but otherwise it's still a fun adventure. I am someone who also thinks Crystal Skull isn't that bad and to this day I will defend them using aliens. It was a perfect choice with it's 50's setting which was a time period when aliens were starting to become part of the pop culture of the time with those B-movies and alien sightings started to get noticed then for the first time. Also Russia as the new baddies after the Nazi's made sense.


Jason

 

I'm not particularly disappointed that Spielberg has opted not to direct Indy 5, and while I think Mangold will be fine I'd rather have seen Joe Johnston behind the camera.

As for which film is best, I don't know. I don't even have a preference order; I'll watch whichever one I want to watch when I want to watch one. I like Last Crusade the best, and Temple of Doom is the most problematic, but they're all watchable and I like them.

 

My problem with the 50's setting was that it was too far removed from what made the series so good. And as far as the aliens thing goes, the big problem is that it's such a big trope, that it creates the equivalent of a big silence in a room. How do you go from there if you move forward? That's why it's better to have it set further in the past.

 

Ha, ha, it's funny because family trauma explains away a seeming plot hole! Meaningless franchise extension prevails!

... No, actually, that's just as awful an idea as an adventure movie starring Sr. (No offense.)

 

The way I look at is the whole thing a is a natural progression: Going into the 50's brings the Cold War in lieu of the Nazis, the styling goes from pulp fiction to b-movies, and with that change of styling, aliens with the real-life fable of crystal skulls as the MacGuffin is a clear fit.

 

There's nothing wrong with Willie.

She's annoying, but that's the point, and she ultimately comes through for Indy and Short Round in the end, proving that there's more to her than just her shrill fish-out-of-water persona.

 

I liked Cowboys and Aliens.

Have you seen 1942? I'm a huge Spielberg fan and I barely made it 20 minutes into it. I don't know what the hell went wrong there, but something definitely did.

 

1941... yeah, that one's pretty bad.