What was the last movie you watched?

Hobbes · May 2018

The Empire Strikes Back

HughFreakingDillon · May 2018

Raiders of the Lost Ark. Wow, that movie is great.

then I started to watch Temple of Doom after. I went to bed.

PJ_Soul · May 2018

HughFreakingDillon said:

Raiders of the Lost Ark. Wow, that movie is great.

then I started to watch Temple of Doom after. I went to bed.

Indiana Jones is my favorite trilogy (4th one doesn't count, lol). Raiders is one of my favorite movies of all time, but I really love The Temple of Doom. I feel that it's underrated. I don't understand why people pan it the way they sometimes do. It's a really solid story line.

HughFreakingDillon · May 2018

PJ_Soul said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

Raiders of the Lost Ark. Wow, that movie is great.

then I started to watch Temple of Doom after. I went to bed.

Indiana Jones is my favorite trilogy (4th one doesn't count, lol). Raiders is one of my favorite movies of all time, but I really love The Temple of Doom. I feel that it's underrated. I don't understand why people pan it the way they sometimes do. It's a really solid story line.

I have watched all 3 countless times.

it's the silliness, the campiness, the "sidekick" of Short Round. the blond damsel in distress. it was more cheap comedy. I much prefered the toughness of Marion in Raiders. And I like the darkness of the first and third.

if they remade it, it could star Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker.

HughFreakingDillon · May 2018

did not know there is a planned 5th movie. summer 2020 release date.

tbergs · May 2018

HughFreakingDillon said:

did not know there is a planned 5th movie. summer 2020 release date.

I really wish they would just end it. If anything they should have made another 3-5 years after Crusade when everyone was still "young" and popular actors. I can't remember the last time I was interested in seeing a Harrison Ford movie. He was my favorite actor growing up so it's hard to see him in pretty much anything post 2000.

HughFreakingDillon · May 2018

tbergs said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

did not know there is a planned 5th movie. summer 2020 release date.

I really wish they would just end it. If anything they should have made another 3-5 years after Crusade when everyone was still "young" and popular actors. I can't remember the last time I was interested in seeing a Harrison Ford movie. He was my favorite actor growing up so it's hard to see him in pretty much anything post 2000.

Agreed.

dankind · May 2018

HughFreakingDillon said:

tbergs said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

did not know there is a planned 5th movie. summer 2020 release date.

I really wish they would just end it. If anything they should have made another 3-5 years after Crusade when everyone was still "young" and popular actors. I can't remember the last time I was interested in seeing a Harrison Ford movie. He was my favorite actor growing up so it's hard to see him in pretty much anything post 2000.

Agreed.

Cate Blanchett's hammed up performance in that shitty last one is fucking awesome, though!

She was the only one on the set who knew what kind of movie she was in, and she fucking went for it!

tbergs · May 2018

HughFreakingDillon said:

PJ_Soul said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

Raiders of the Lost Ark. Wow, that movie is great.

then I started to watch Temple of Doom after. I went to bed.

Indiana Jones is my favorite trilogy (4th one doesn't count, lol). Raiders is one of my favorite movies of all time, but I really love The Temple of Doom. I feel that it's underrated. I don't understand why people pan it the way they sometimes do. It's a really solid story line.

I have watched all 3 countless times.

it's the silliness, the campiness, the "sidekick" of Short Round. the blond damsel in distress. it was more cheap comedy. I much prefered the toughness of Marion in Raiders. And I like the darkness of the first and third.

if they remade it, it could star Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker.

Honestly, I thought Temple was darker than Raiders and that Crusade is the most light hearted/campy with the father/son tandem comedy throughout. In Temple that whole heart tearing out, alligators eating all the bridge tumblers, rolling pin conveyor death and gross food eating makes it way darker for me, which is why I often like that one the best

dankind · May 2018

tbergs said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

PJ_Soul said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

Raiders of the Lost Ark. Wow, that movie is great.

then I started to watch Temple of Doom after. I went to bed.

Indiana Jones is my favorite trilogy (4th one doesn't count, lol). Raiders is one of my favorite movies of all time, but I really love The Temple of Doom. I feel that it's underrated. I don't understand why people pan it the way they sometimes do. It's a really solid story line.

I have watched all 3 countless times.

it's the silliness, the campiness, the "sidekick" of Short Round. the blond damsel in distress. it was more cheap comedy. I much prefered the toughness of Marion in Raiders. And I like the darkness of the first and third.

if they remade it, it could star Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker.

Honestly, I thought Temple was darker than Raiders and that Crusade is the most light hearted/campy with the father/son tandem comedy throughout. In Temple that whole heart tearing out, alligators eating all the bridge tumblers, rolling pin conveyor death and gross food eating makes it way darker for me, which is why I often like that one the best

"Hey, you see a set of keys around here?"

HughFreakingDillon · May 2018

tbergs said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

PJ_Soul said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

Raiders of the Lost Ark. Wow, that movie is great.

then I started to watch Temple of Doom after. I went to bed.

Indiana Jones is my favorite trilogy (4th one doesn't count, lol). Raiders is one of my favorite movies of all time, but I really love The Temple of Doom. I feel that it's underrated. I don't understand why people pan it the way they sometimes do. It's a really solid story line.

I have watched all 3 countless times.

it's the silliness, the campiness, the "sidekick" of Short Round. the blond damsel in distress. it was more cheap comedy. I much prefered the toughness of Marion in Raiders. And I like the darkness of the first and third.

if they remade it, it could star Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker.

Honestly, I thought Temple was darker than Raiders and that Crusade is the most light hearted/campy with the father/son tandem comedy throughout. In Temple that whole heart tearing out, alligators eating all the bridge tumblers, rolling pin conveyor death and gross food eating makes it way darker for me, which is why I often like that one the best

Temple was definiitely more gorey, but in a WWE way, not a serious movie way. Crusade was GOOD comedy, the dynamic between Connery and Ford was awesome. Temple fell flat to me.

HughFreakingDillon · May 2018

dankind said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

tbergs said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

did not know there is a planned 5th movie. summer 2020 release date.

I really wish they would just end it. If anything they should have made another 3-5 years after Crusade when everyone was still "young" and popular actors. I can't remember the last time I was interested in seeing a Harrison Ford movie. He was my favorite actor growing up so it's hard to see him in pretty much anything post 2000.

Agreed.

Cate Blanchett's hammed up performance in that shitty last one is fucking awesome, though!

She was the only one on the set who knew what kind of movie she was in, and she fucking went for it!

I'll have to watch the 4th one again. I don't recall a single scene, to be honest.

tbergs · May 2018

HughFreakingDillon said:

dankind said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

tbergs said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

did not know there is a planned 5th movie. summer 2020 release date.

I really wish they would just end it. If anything they should have made another 3-5 years after Crusade when everyone was still "young" and popular actors. I can't remember the last time I was interested in seeing a Harrison Ford movie. He was my favorite actor growing up so it's hard to see him in pretty much anything post 2000.

Agreed.

Cate Blanchett's hammed up performance in that shitty last one is fucking awesome, though!

She was the only one on the set who knew what kind of movie she was in, and she fucking went for it!

I'll have to watch the 4th one again. I don't recall a single scene, to be honest.

Geez, when you said last one I immediately thought to myself, "Cate Blanchett? She wasn't in Crusade." I have mentally erased Crystal as part of the movie franchise. All I can vaguely remember about that movie is a fire in a warehouse that seems to blend together with the Joker burning that stack of money in Dark Knight. lol

tbergs · May 2018

HughFreakingDillon said:

tbergs said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

PJ_Soul said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

Raiders of the Lost Ark. Wow, that movie is great.

then I started to watch Temple of Doom after. I went to bed.

Indiana Jones is my favorite trilogy (4th one doesn't count, lol). Raiders is one of my favorite movies of all time, but I really love The Temple of Doom. I feel that it's underrated. I don't understand why people pan it the way they sometimes do. It's a really solid story line.

I have watched all 3 countless times.

it's the silliness, the campiness, the "sidekick" of Short Round. the blond damsel in distress. it was more cheap comedy. I much prefered the toughness of Marion in Raiders. And I like the darkness of the first and third.

if they remade it, it could star Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker.

Honestly, I thought Temple was darker than Raiders and that Crusade is the most light hearted/campy with the father/son tandem comedy throughout. In Temple that whole heart tearing out, alligators eating all the bridge tumblers, rolling pin conveyor death and gross food eating makes it way darker for me, which is why I often like that one the best

Temple was definiitely more gorey, but in a WWE way, not a serious movie way. Crusade was GOOD comedy, the dynamic between Connery and Ford was awesome. Temple fell flat to me.

Yeah, for sure. I loved the comedy of Ford/Connery and the brief brilliance of River Phoenix as Young Indie. For me the biggest problem with Temple was Kate Capshaw. I really liked short round, but adding another comedic sidekick that was a ditzy romantic interest really wrecked a lot of that movie. I could easily skip any part where she is a key part, except during the ritual. She should have been burned in the pit, but I'm sure Steven had a say in her key involvement.

PJ_Soul · May 2018

HughFreakingDillon said:

PJ_Soul said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

Raiders of the Lost Ark. Wow, that movie is great.

then I started to watch Temple of Doom after. I went to bed.

Indiana Jones is my favorite trilogy (4th one doesn't count, lol). Raiders is one of my favorite movies of all time, but I really love The Temple of Doom. I feel that it's underrated. I don't understand why people pan it the way they sometimes do. It's a really solid story line.

I have watched all 3 countless times.

it's the silliness, the campiness, the "sidekick" of Short Round. the blond damsel in distress. it was more cheap comedy. I much prefered the toughness of Marion in Raiders. And I like the darkness of the first and third.

if they remade it, it could star Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker.

I always felt that the silliness was counterbalanced by the notable (even controversial, at the time) darkness and relative goriness of it. I never thought of it as "cheap comedy" at all - I always felt it was just more of that homage to the old serials that the whole series was intended to be - they just touched on an extra factor, which is the more comedic side. Plus, I like Short Round. He is portrayed as a really smart and capable kid, and as an all around decent human being. Besides, they really needed his character in it, because of the huge role that "the children" play in the storyline. Short Round functions as the bridge between the adults and all those kids that needed rescuing, plus the child-leader kid who was under the spell. Finally, he also allows Indy to show his softer side - his warmth towards Short Round shows an important side of his character that only barely came across in the first movie (with Sal's kids).

HughFreakingDillon · May 2018

PJ_Soul said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

PJ_Soul said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

Raiders of the Lost Ark. Wow, that movie is great.

then I started to watch Temple of Doom after. I went to bed.

Indiana Jones is my favorite trilogy (4th one doesn't count, lol). Raiders is one of my favorite movies of all time, but I really love The Temple of Doom. I feel that it's underrated. I don't understand why people pan it the way they sometimes do. It's a really solid story line.

I have watched all 3 countless times.

it's the silliness, the campiness, the "sidekick" of Short Round. the blond damsel in distress. it was more cheap comedy. I much prefered the toughness of Marion in Raiders. And I like the darkness of the first and third.

if they remade it, it could star Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker.

I always felt that the silliness was counterbalanced by the notable (even controversial, at the time) darkness and relative goriness of it. I never thought of it as "cheap comedy" at all - I always felt it was just more of that homage to the old serials that the whole series was intended to be - they just touched on an extra factor, which is the more comedic side. Plus, I like Short Round. He is portrayed as a really smart and capable kid, and as an all around decent human being. Besides, they really needed his character in it, because of the huge role that "the children" play in the storyline. Short Round functions as the bridge between the adults and all those kids that needed rescuing, plus the child-leader kid who was under the spell. Finally, he also allows Indy to show his softer side - his warmth towards Short Round shows an important side of his character that only barely came across in the first movie (with Sal's kids).

yeah, I get all that. I just didn't like it. the blonde made me want to punch my tv.

PJ_Soul · May 2018

HughFreakingDillon said:

PJ_Soul said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

PJ_Soul said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

Raiders of the Lost Ark. Wow, that movie is great.

then I started to watch Temple of Doom after. I went to bed.

Indiana Jones is my favorite trilogy (4th one doesn't count, lol). Raiders is one of my favorite movies of all time, but I really love The Temple of Doom. I feel that it's underrated. I don't understand why people pan it the way they sometimes do. It's a really solid story line.

I have watched all 3 countless times.

it's the silliness, the campiness, the "sidekick" of Short Round. the blond damsel in distress. it was more cheap comedy. I much prefered the toughness of Marion in Raiders. And I like the darkness of the first and third.

if they remade it, it could star Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker.

I always felt that the silliness was counterbalanced by the notable (even controversial, at the time) darkness and relative goriness of it. I never thought of it as "cheap comedy" at all - I always felt it was just more of that homage to the old serials that the whole series was intended to be - they just touched on an extra factor, which is the more comedic side. Plus, I like Short Round. He is portrayed as a really smart and capable kid, and as an all around decent human being. Besides, they really needed his character in it, because of the huge role that "the children" play in the storyline. Short Round functions as the bridge between the adults and all those kids that needed rescuing, plus the child-leader kid who was under the spell. Finally, he also allows Indy to show his softer side - his warmth towards Short Round shows an important side of his character that only barely came across in the first movie (with Sal's kids).

yeah, I get all that. I just didn't like it. the blonde made me want to punch my tv.

Yeah, she's kind of annoying, I agree with that, but wow, she doesn't bug me that much, lol. Definitely not anywhere near enough to ruin the whole movie. Plus she gets better as she goes along, which makes sense.

HughFreakingDillon · May 2018

PJ_Soul said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

PJ_Soul said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

PJ_Soul said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

Raiders of the Lost Ark. Wow, that movie is great.

then I started to watch Temple of Doom after. I went to bed.

Indiana Jones is my favorite trilogy (4th one doesn't count, lol). Raiders is one of my favorite movies of all time, but I really love The Temple of Doom. I feel that it's underrated. I don't understand why people pan it the way they sometimes do. It's a really solid story line.

I have watched all 3 countless times.

it's the silliness, the campiness, the "sidekick" of Short Round. the blond damsel in distress. it was more cheap comedy. I much prefered the toughness of Marion in Raiders. And I like the darkness of the first and third.

if they remade it, it could star Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker.

I always felt that the silliness was counterbalanced by the notable (even controversial, at the time) darkness and relative goriness of it. I never thought of it as "cheap comedy" at all - I always felt it was just more of that homage to the old serials that the whole series was intended to be - they just touched on an extra factor, which is the more comedic side. Plus, I like Short Round. He is portrayed as a really smart and capable kid, and as an all around decent human being. Besides, they really needed his character in it, because of the huge role that "the children" play in the storyline. Short Round functions as the bridge between the adults and all those kids that needed rescuing, plus the child-leader kid who was under the spell. Finally, he also allows Indy to show his softer side - his warmth towards Short Round shows an important side of his character that only barely came across in the first movie (with Sal's kids).

yeah, I get all that. I just didn't like it. the blonde made me want to punch my tv.

Yeah, she's kind of annoying, I agree with that, but wow, she doesn't bug me that much, lol. Definitely not anywhere near enough to ruin the whole movie. Plus she gets better as she goes along, which makes sense.

to a point, but she comes so far that it's not believable nor relatable to me. I barely got through 15 minutes, WHILE HIGH, and shut it off.

she doesn't ruin the whole movie. I don't like her character, but I didn't like the movie for the many reasons I mentioned. it was the plot. it was the (over) acting. it was the casting.

we are all expected to suspend our beliefs for entertainment. The religious aspect of Raiders is somewhat believable, given what I was taught growing up. that spoke to me. but the occultishness of Temple and the tearing out the heart and it burning in the guy's hand as the guy being lowered burned was all too stupid to me.

of course, when I was 10, I thought it was the coolest fucking scene of the coolest fucking movie I'd ever seen. my friends and I recreated and quoted that scene ad nauseum back then.

But it hasn't aged well for me.

PJ_Soul · May 2018

HughFreakingDillon said:

PJ_Soul said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

PJ_Soul said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

PJ_Soul said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

Raiders of the Lost Ark. Wow, that movie is great.

then I started to watch Temple of Doom after. I went to bed.

Indiana Jones is my favorite trilogy (4th one doesn't count, lol). Raiders is one of my favorite movies of all time, but I really love The Temple of Doom. I feel that it's underrated. I don't understand why people pan it the way they sometimes do. It's a really solid story line.

I have watched all 3 countless times.

it's the silliness, the campiness, the "sidekick" of Short Round. the blond damsel in distress. it was more cheap comedy. I much prefered the toughness of Marion in Raiders. And I like the darkness of the first and third.

if they remade it, it could star Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker.

I always felt that the silliness was counterbalanced by the notable (even controversial, at the time) darkness and relative goriness of it. I never thought of it as "cheap comedy" at all - I always felt it was just more of that homage to the old serials that the whole series was intended to be - they just touched on an extra factor, which is the more comedic side. Plus, I like Short Round. He is portrayed as a really smart and capable kid, and as an all around decent human being. Besides, they really needed his character in it, because of the huge role that "the children" play in the storyline. Short Round functions as the bridge between the adults and all those kids that needed rescuing, plus the child-leader kid who was under the spell. Finally, he also allows Indy to show his softer side - his warmth towards Short Round shows an important side of his character that only barely came across in the first movie (with Sal's kids).

yeah, I get all that. I just didn't like it. the blonde made me want to punch my tv.

Yeah, she's kind of annoying, I agree with that, but wow, she doesn't bug me that much, lol. Definitely not anywhere near enough to ruin the whole movie. Plus she gets better as she goes along, which makes sense.

to a point, but she comes so far that it's not believable nor relatable to me. I barely got through 15 minutes, WHILE HIGH, and shut it off.

she doesn't ruin the whole movie. I don't like her character, but I didn't like the movie for the many reasons I mentioned. it was the plot. it was the (over) acting. it was the casting.

we are all expected to suspend our beliefs for entertainment. The religious aspect of Raiders is somewhat believable, given what I was taught growing up. that spoke to me. but the occultishness of Temple and the tearing out the heart and it burning in the guy's hand as the guy being lowered burned was all too stupid to me.

of course, when I was 10, I thought it was the coolest fucking scene of the coolest fucking movie I'd ever seen. my friends and I recreated and quoted that scene ad nauseum back then.

But it hasn't aged well for me.

That is interesting... So the melting of the faces from the spirits that come out of the ark sits okay with you, but once it gets into things that are no more fantastical (maybe less so) but have an occult theme it becomes too unbelievable? I say this in the lightest way possible... but that makes no sense.

For me, my favorite part is all that occult stuff plus the Indian culture theme and the exotic elements, like the bugs and elephants and bats, etc etc, plus the stones that keep the village thriving... all combined together, I think it's all rather fascinating. Of course it's not realistic - it's not supposed to be. It's an action fantasy story.
How do you feel about The Last Crusade then? Lots of extremely unbelievable things happen in that too, but they went back to the Christian theme. Does that sit better for you too? I personally absolutely love that one - Sean Connery is especially enjoyable. They used tons of humour for that one as well, and I think it's all great. And the opening sequence with River Phoenix - fantastic. I love how they use that to explain so many things about Indy so fast - the chin scar, the whip, the snake phobia, his career choice, the holy grail connection, his skills on a horse, his choice of clothes... I just love that they did that. The only thing that bugs me about that movie is that they didn't get eternal life like they were supposed to. What's that bullshit about the magic of the grail only working within the temple??? What a rip off!!

Dr. Delight · May 2018

PJ_Soul said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

PJ_Soul said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

PJ_Soul said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

Raiders of the Lost Ark. Wow, that movie is great.

then I started to watch Temple of Doom after. I went to bed.

Indiana Jones is my favorite trilogy (4th one doesn't count, lol). Raiders is one of my favorite movies of all time, but I really love The Temple of Doom. I feel that it's underrated. I don't understand why people pan it the way they sometimes do. It's a really solid story line.

I have watched all 3 countless times.

it's the silliness, the campiness, the "sidekick" of Short Round. the blond damsel in distress. it was more cheap comedy. I much prefered the toughness of Marion in Raiders. And I like the darkness of the first and third.

if they remade it, it could star Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker.

I always felt that the silliness was counterbalanced by the notable (even controversial, at the time) darkness and relative goriness of it. I never thought of it as "cheap comedy" at all - I always felt it was just more of that homage to the old serials that the whole series was intended to be - they just touched on an extra factor, which is the more comedic side. Plus, I like Short Round. He is portrayed as a really smart and capable kid, and as an all around decent human being. Besides, they really needed his character in it, because of the huge role that "the children" play in the storyline. Short Round functions as the bridge between the adults and all those kids that needed rescuing, plus the child-leader kid who was under the spell. Finally, he also allows Indy to show his softer side - his warmth towards Short Round shows an important side of his character that only barely came across in the first movie (with Sal's kids).

yeah, I get all that. I just didn't like it. the blonde made me want to punch my tv.

I agree with that, but wow, she doesn't bug me that much, lol.

What was the last movie you watched?

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