fett on 27/7/2007 at 13:59
Steven - for the love of all that is good and decent in this world, please go easy on the CGI.
Thirith on 27/7/2007 at 14:11
Whatever people may say about War of the Worlds, I thought that the CGI was used really well. Spielberg definitely strikes me as much better at using CGI for a credible look than his good pal George Lucas (who mistakes hyperactive visuals for effective images).
N'Al, if you think that LXG pulled off the ageing adventurer thing well, you should read the comic. One of the things I love about it is that Alan Quatermain is an opium-addicted has-been at the beginning. Even later, he's not effective because he can beat up bad guys - he's effective because he's resourceful and loyal and stubborn. Doesn't change the fact that he's an old coot. But then, the complex, ambiguous characterisation of Alan Moore's comics has never really survived onto the screen, from what I've seen.
paloalto on 27/7/2007 at 16:00
It is amazing what a little pancake makeup can do.
Indiana Jones in the Temple of Viagra!!
Thirith on 27/7/2007 at 16:16
It's amazing that people keep making the same jokes. It may be true, but that doesn't mean that the same joke repeated a zillion times is very funny... What next - jokes about Duke Nukem Forever? :rolleyes:
The_Raven on 27/7/2007 at 18:08
Count me in as another Indiana Jones, or should that be Henry Jones Jr?, fan that's skeptical and excited at the same time about the new movie. I'm sad over the fact that Connery won't be back and the rumor that Indy may have a son, but I'm happy with the fact that Ford still looks the part; Marion Ravenwood is returning; and no or very little use of CGI. I wonder if Marion Ravenwood actually ended things off with Indy, at the end of Raiders, on a decent note or if he took advantage of her again.
Marecki on 27/7/2007 at 18:40
Wow. City of gods... The Mayan pyramid model... I really hope they're going to revive the Fate of Atlantis script, even if they are about to redo it a bit - the game was simply great and I was really unhappy at that time to see Harrison Ford refusing to act Indy and thus getting the movie cancelled.
jtr7 on 27/7/2007 at 19:15
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I was really unhappy at that time to see Harrison Ford refusing to act Indy and thus getting the movie cancelled.
Really? What I've been hearing for the last ten years is the three of them had to all agree on a script, be available to make the movie at the same time, and have no other commitments to detract from what they all hope would be a great film, or at least a very fun time making the film.
It would be cool if they could pull off the Atlantis story, but I think it'd be weird for them to make a movie based on a video game.
Scots Taffer on 28/7/2007 at 03:54
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I was really unhappy at that time to see Harrison Ford refusing to act Indy and thus getting the movie cancelled.
I'd be pretty surprised if this isn't just a flat-out misconception, the production of Hollywood-whispers, as Harrison has been saying forever and a day that he's loved every version of the new IJ script but the only stick in the mud - every step of the way - has been Lucas.
What's interesting is that apparently Darabont's script - which Speilberg thought was the best IJ script yet - hasn't been completely jettisoned as suggested when Lucas rubbished it, but rather they've taken the core elements of that script (which involved the Ark and Marion in a full circleish concept) and added whatever shit it was Lucas felt needed to be there too (as he has the character/story rights), probably an alien sidekick that was eventually downgraded to a kid sidekick (short round was probably his fucking idea).
jtr7 on 28/7/2007 at 04:07
Then there was that stupid bit being passed around that Harrison Ford wouldn't reprise his role if the union wouldn't let him actually use the whip. It was said they wished to use CGI for the whip instead of the dangerous REAL type.:tsktsk:
Tocky on 28/7/2007 at 04:29
Maybe they could CGI that gut off Ford. That would keep Lucas busy enough to do too much damage. I was all ready to be indignant over us old guys and threaten to whip everybody in the bar until I saw that. Dear Lord where did his shoulders go? Excuse me while I go do some pushups.
