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[IndyB007]

Just checked in this morning and found some new Indiana Jones news that I thought I'd share with you all.

First, somew news on the Young Indiana Jones DVDs...
According to ComingSoon.net, "He [George Lucas] confirmed they are working on bringing the early 90's TV series The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles to DVD as well."

And from StarWars.com Asked about the possibility of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles on DVD, Lucas joked at the perfect lead-in question, "Is this a set-up?" He added, "We are working very hard on completing the entire series with about 100 documentaries to do along with it, based on the main historical characters found in the series."

And for better or for worse, it has been said that Spielberg plans on making Indy IV after his next film and the Geroge Lucas has another script of the film in his posession.....

[zencat]

Really looking forward to the Young Indy DVDs.

Not going to hold my breath for Indy IV. Been burned too many times.

[Loomis]

And for better or for worse, it has been said that Spielberg plans on making Indy IV after his next film and the Geroge Lucas has another script of the film in his posession.....

**** or get off the pot, Steven! He's been gassing about INDY IV for many, many, many years now, without the thing ever actually ending up getting made (see also Stallone on RAMBO IV and ROCKY VI).

[Jim]

And for better or for worse, it has been said that Spielberg plans on making Indy IV after his next film and the Geroge Lucas has another script of the film in his posession.....

**** or get off the pot, Steven! He's been gassing about INDY IV for many, many, many years now, without the thing ever actually ending up getting made (see also Stallone on RAMBO IV and ROCKY VI).

Benedict XVI seems a more likely bet.

Oh, how I've ached to tell that "joke". Perhaps I should have continued to ache.

[marktmurphy]

He's been gassing about INDY IV for many, many, many years now, without the thing ever actually ending up getting made (see also Stallone on RAMBO IV and ROCKY VI).

I think it's a little different- Spielberg could actually get it made if he wanted to- Stallone has a little more trouble these days.

[Loomis]

He's been gassing about INDY IV for many, many, many years now, without the thing ever actually ending up getting made (see also Stallone on RAMBO IV and ROCKY VI).

I think it's a little different- Spielberg could actually get it made if he wanted to- Stallone has a little more trouble these days.

Yeah, true, although I do suspect that if Stallone really put his mind to it he could make RAMBO IV and ROCKY VI happen. ROCKY VI would appear a relatively inexpensive film, and RAMBO IV need not be a $200 million epic (I mean, GET CARTER, with a few tweaks, could have been RAMBO IV). I hope he's not holding out until someone agrees to pay him $40 million to once again play Rocky Balboa or John Rambo.

Anyway, to start a Geek War here: the best of the Indiana Jones films is INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM.

[IndyB007]

I'm with Zencat on this issue... I'd like to see Indy IV, but I'm not holding my breath. Even if it does get made there's always the possibility It'll be another Phantom Menace (aka garbage). I hate to say that, but my opinions on Lucas and Spielberg have greatly declined over the past five years.

As for best Indy film... that would be Raiders of the Lost Ark, the one that started it all. I'd give 2nd place to Temple of Doom.

[DLibrasnow]

On the last page of the "Upcoming DVD Art" page of www.thedigitalbits.com is the planned cover art for the Young Indiana Jones DVD

[Turn]

Two words why Temple of Doom will not be the classic Indy movie: Willie Scott. And Short Round doesn't exactly help things, either.

[Qwerty]

Not going to hold my breath for Indy IV. Been burned too many times.

I'd really like to see it happen, but...

[Mister Asterix]

And Short Round doesn't exactly help things, either.

[mra]Come on. Short round was great. The only reason I could stand Willie at all was because we had Short Round yelling

[Tanger]

Does anyone actually like the Young Indy series? I can't imagine it'd be a big seller.

[Johnboy007]

He's been gassing about INDY IV for many, many, many years now, without the thing ever actually ending up getting made (see also Stallone on RAMBO IV and ROCKY VI).

I think it's a little different- Spielberg could actually get it made if he wanted to- Stallone has a little more trouble these days.

Anyway, to start a Geek War here: the best of the Indiana Jones films is INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM.

I agree with you, Loomis. It's dark, and fun.

I really hope they make an Indy IV, for no other reason than I haven't seen Indy on the big screen. I want a new Indy more than a Star Wars 7,8,9 (I mean really, all the cool people like Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine are dead!)

[Triton]

I'm not hoding my breath either for Indiana Jones IV.

I don't know why Lucas objected to the Frank Darabont script that caused him to rewrite it and delay production for a year or two.

Unfortunately, Lucas and Spielberg have just waited to long. How credible of an action hero will Indiana Jones be portrayed by a sixty-four year old Harrison Ford?

And then Sean Connery will be at least seventy-six.

Then the question is will Indy be battling Nazis in this installment or Soviet Communists. Indiana Jones and the Red Menace?

[Tarl_Cabot]

Harrison Ford is older than dirt and his career as a big box office draw is pretty much over.Indy 4? No thanks.

[Bondian]

I actually like the 'Young Indiana Jones Chronicles'.

I agree with Tarl, Harrison's way too old to make Indiana Jones IV.

[Qwerty]

[quote name='Mister Asterix' date='25 April 2005 - 16:28'][quote name='Turn' date='25 April 2005 - 14:03']And Short Round doesn't exactly help things, either.

[/quote]

[mra]Come on. Short round was great. The only reason I could stand Willie at all was because we had Short Round yelling

[hrabb04]

You know, I was watching a movie recently called Twilight. Great film. Paul Newman playing a PI. Paul was really good as always. Don't give me that about age, folks. Indy 4 can still be done and done well.

[Bondian]

You know, I was watching a movie recently called Twilight.  Great film.  Paul Newman playing a PI.  Paul was really good as always.  Don't give me that about age, folks.  Indy 4 can still be done and done well.

Hey, please don't get me wrong my friend. I'd love Harrison to do it. But with the fuffing around, and the physical demand to the part, the last thing I want to see is an obvious ( notreallyHarrisonFord ) stunt man Indi film.

[Qwerty]

He worked fine with the action in Six Days, Seven Nights, where he was somewhat older than when doing the Indy films. But then again, that was like seven years ago.

[Skudor]

I'd love to see another Indie... but it's been on the cards for quiet some time now... and Ford isn't getting any younger.

[IndyB007]

I like the Young Indy series and will buy it the day it is released (although I do admit, I'm not a fan of the 6 year old Indy stories with Corey Carrier in them).

And I think Indy would have to be going against the communists. WWII ended in 1945 and Harrison Ford has aged enough where it would be unreasonable for him to still be tangling with the Nazis.

Yeah, Ford isn't getting any younger, but I would like to still beleive that the movie could work as long as it has a good script. I really don't understand everybody's obsession with people being too old... be it Harrison Ford, Pierce Brosnan, Sean Connery or whoever else you'd like to ad to the list. If the actor has a desire to do the role and the screenplay isn't written by someone who shouldn't be writing it (George Lucas, P&W) then I think the motion picture could be quite an entertaining one.

[Blofeld's Cat]

One of his next movies is a sci-fi actioner, I think.

[Qwerty]

If the actor has a desire to do the role and the screenplay isn't written by someone who shouldn't be writing it (George Lucas, P&W)

LOL!

[Bondian]

He worked fine with the action in Six Days, Seven Nights, where he was somewhat older than when doing the Indy films. But then again, that was like seven years ago.

I agree, and he looked pretty darn good.

Harrison will be 64 IF the films released next year.

[Skudor]

He worked fine with the action in Six Days, Seven Nights, where he was somewhat older than when doing the Indy films. But then again, that was like seven years ago.

I agree, and he looked pretty darn good.

Harrison will be 64 IF the films released next year.

I guess that's still younger than Roger Moore looked in AVTAK

[Sam Fisher]

Raiders was the best

Last Crusade is second best, sad but true foks.


Having only seen one episode of the young Indy chronicles..the Marta Hari one. I'll be looking forward to seeing them, it's gotta be better than the Highlander series. lol.

But for the aspect for Indiana Jones 4? I'd like to believe in my heart of hearts that it can be done, but my reasonable side says it's time to move on and just let it rest as a very remarkable and memorable trilogy. I dont see it happening no matter how much I'd like it to, it's a bitter pill to swallow.


And for god's sake please be joking about Rocky VI. Slyvester is almost sixty anyhow and I couldn't take another Rocky movie after the sorry and sloppy fifth outing. And if Rambo 4 were to be made how could he possibly do it? He doesn't have the muscluar strength for it anymore. Stallone was good at a time, but after Spy Kids 3-d? I think he's lost all intregrity.

[Loomis]

Raiders was the best

Last Crusade is second best, sad but true foks.

I find LAST CRUSADE a dull rehash of RAIDERS, which totally wastes Connery (and makes him look stupid). Surely the whole idea was that James Bond would be the father of Indiana Jones? They should therefore have had the sexy, womanising Connery of NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN (cleanshaven and wearing a wig), not Connery as a scruffy and amiable old buffer who's more than a bit of a klutz. The way the role of Jones, Sr. was written, it could have been played by Richard Attenborough. You'd believe Alison Doody's character would sleep with the Connery of NSNA, whereas it's hard to buy the idea that she'd be attracted to this version of Connery.

The only imaginative and interesting bits in LAST CRUSADE are the opening sequence with River Phoenix, and the Hitler gag. The rest of the film is Stupidsville, and really terribly boring. The climax doesn't work at all, with the Grail Knight just looking silly.

A major disappointment that could and should have been the best film of the series.

[Tarl_Cabot]

Raiders was the best

Last Crusade is second best, sad but true foks.

I find LAST CRUSADE a dull rehash of RAIDERS, which totally wastes Connery (and makes him look stupid). Surely the whole idea was that James Bond would be the father of Indiana Jones? They should therefore have had the sexy, womanising Connery of NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN (cleanshaven and wearing a wig), not Connery as a scruffy and amiable old buffer who's more than a bit of a klutz. The way the role of Jones, Sr. was written, it could have been played by Richard Attenborough. You'd believe Alison Doody's character would sleep with the Connery of NSNA, whereas it's hard to buy the idea that she'd be attracted to this version of Connery.

The only imaginative and interesting bits in LAST CRUSADE are the opening sequence with River Phoenix, and the Hitler gag. The rest of the film is Stupidsville, and really terribly boring. The climax doesn't work at all, with the Grail Knight just looking silly.

A major disappointment that could and should have been the best film of the series.

I agree with almost all of that but I hated the River Pheonix intro(a Spielbergi kiddie fettish ruins yet another film).Is it just me being an evil bastard or are kids just not cute unless they are from your immediate family? I also hate that they made a "dull rehash of Raiders" as "an apology for the second one".


Yeah, Connery played a clumsy, smelly old man...not the suave, aging fine wine grey haired stud of NSNA. And what bugs me is Raiders clearly established that Marion's father was Indy's mentor so why do we find out Indy's dad is not only alive and kicking but he's a world class Archeologist/historian too? I hate when writers break the rules/mythos of the creative universe they establish.

[Loomis]

Raiders was the best

Last Crusade is second best, sad but true foks.

I find LAST CRUSADE a dull rehash of RAIDERS, which totally wastes Connery (and makes him look stupid). Surely the whole idea was that James Bond would be the father of Indiana Jones? They should therefore have had the sexy, womanising Connery of NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN (cleanshaven and wearing a wig), not Connery as a scruffy and amiable old buffer who's more than a bit of a klutz. The way the role of Jones, Sr. was written, it could have been played by Richard Attenborough. You'd believe Alison Doody's character would sleep with the Connery of NSNA, whereas it's hard to buy the idea that she'd be attracted to this version of Connery.

The only imaginative and interesting bits in LAST CRUSADE are the opening sequence with River Phoenix, and the Hitler gag. The rest of the film is Stupidsville, and really terribly boring. The climax doesn't work at all, with the Grail Knight just looking silly.

A major disappointment that could and should have been the best film of the series.

I agree with almost all of that but I hated the River Pheonix intro(a Spielbergi kiddie fettish ruins yet another film).Is it just me being an evil bastard or are kids just not cute unless they are from your immediate family? I also hate that they made a "dull rehash of Raiders" as "an apology for the second one".


Yeah, Connery played a clumsy, smelly old man...not the suave, aging fine wine grey haired stud of NSNA. And what bugs me is Raiders clearly established that Marion's father was Indy's mentor so why do we find out Indy's dad is not only alive and kicking but he's a world class Archeologist/historian too? I hate when writers break the rules/mythos of the creative universe they establish.

It's also hard to buy the relationship between Indy and his father. The film doesn't provide a good explanation for why they haven't talked in many years. After all, both are world class archaeology geeks - why didn't they get on like a house on fire? "You left just as you were becoming interesting," Jones, Sr. tells his son. But hold on: why wouldn't Jones, Sr. have found the Phoenix-era Indy "interesting"? Okay, it's been a while since I last saw LAST CRUSADE, and I suppose it's all tied together somehow, but the Indy/Jones, Sr. relationship just seems contrived and poorly-written.

If the movie had had "the suave, aging fine wine grey haired stud of NSNA", they could have had a little reference in the script to, say, Jones, Sr. having an affair way back when and thus breaking up the family, and Indy carrying a lot of hatred for his father for years for that reason. Would have made Jones, Sr. a rather less sympathetic character, of course (but do we really want to see Connery as a whiter-than-white character? Isn't he a lot better as the dangerous alpha male who can't help himself when it comes to beautiful women?), and would have brought a little more darkness to the film, but I think it would have been a lot more convincing.

And that's a big problem with THE LAST CRUSADE: it's too much of an overreaction to the perceived darkness and horror of TEMPLE OF DOOM. Like quite a few Spielberg films, it's just too sugary.