Scots Taffer on 13/9/2007 at 00:51
My childhood diet was a healthy stream of Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Jaws, Back to the Future and bizarrely, Oliver! vhs tapes when I used to stay at my grandparents. When at home, I'd watch the more adult movies that my dad had, like Gremlins, Predator, Beetlejuice, First Blood, Rocky IV, and so on.
Gingerbread Man on 13/9/2007 at 00:54
Quote Posted by demagogue
Of course, nothing can beat having Raiders on VHS and watching it literally almost every day for an entire summer.
Damn straight. I watched Raiders so often that I wore the tape out and had to buy another one.
Also I heard Bob Dole is going to have a cameo in this new one. Anyone else heard that?
rachel on 13/9/2007 at 00:59
Quote Posted by demagogue
Of course, nothing can beat having Raiders on VHS and watching it literally almost every day for an entire summer.
When I was in High School I had this spot on mondays when I had to go to school at 9am but my parents left at 8am. This was Star Wars time. Every week, one hour of Star Wars (Original trilogy of course)
I must have seen the three movies at least ten times that way. With some Back to the Future in betwen when my friends gave me their tapes.
I swear at one moment I knew both trilogies by heart. :laff: Still remember quite a lot.
In University I moved on and decided I could do without the pictures. I put the complete soundtrack of movies like Matrix and Fight Club and Pulp Fiction and Desperado on Minidisc... Not just the score, the whole thing recorded from the VHS off the TV's "line out" jack. Pretty much had all the dialogue of those memorized too. Awesome.
Yeah, I am a movie nerd.
Scots Taffer on 13/9/2007 at 01:03
Quote Posted by raph
I swear at one moment I knew both trilogies by heart. :laff: Still remember quite a lot.
Embarrasingly, I know beat-for-beat
way too many movies. Between the ages of 7 to about 21 I just soaked up movies constantly and rewatched my favourites while suffering from insomnia in my teens.
Matthew on 13/9/2007 at 11:11
It was very disconcerting to recently discover how many of my day-to-day phrases are culled directly from movies I watched as a child (Action Force/GI Joe, I'm looking at you).
The_Raven on 13/9/2007 at 13:25
I may consider Temple of Doom to be the weakest of the movies; but, as has already been mentioned, it does have a fair about of redeeming qualities if I try to ignore Short Round, Willie Scott, and the whole Indian thing. Also, I'm I the only one that REALLY likes Last Crusade? It may not have had Paul Freeman, but it was a damn good movie.
I'm also very dissapointed by the news that Sallah won't be in the new movie. :(
Angel Dust on 13/9/2007 at 13:28
I'm still a bit iffy about this. I have faith in Spielberg (still the best director of special effects around) but Lucas lost the plot along time ago.
Actually I've been watching the old Star Wars trilogy with his commentary and it appears he never had the 'plot' in the first place. Some of great parts in Star Wars wouldn't have happened if he had CGI (and he's already cocked up some sections with his incessant meddling). Big fat immobile Jabba the Hut for one, he said something like 'we did it like this because at the time we didn't have CGI etc'. Doesn't he even realise that the fact Jabba can't move adds to his character? He also moans that audiences talk about how fake the CGI is etc when a room full of extras with prosthetic heads is just as fake. I think he's missing the point that the thing that makes something look instantly fake is the lighting. They may be fake heads but they are on set, under the same lights as the actors. His CGI however is terrible. It doesn't matter how much more detail pack in if the lighting is off.
If Spielberg can keep control of Lucas it should be good. Fantasic news that Karen Allen is back though.
Edit: The_Raven: I love the Last Crusade. The buddy chemistry between Connery and Ford is ridiculous and easily makes up for any flaws. Ofcourse Raiders is still king and probably the best adventure movie ever made.
Jackablade on 13/9/2007 at 15:41
Quote Posted by The_Raven
Also, I'm I the only one that REALLY likes Last Crusade?
I love the Last Crusade. I think it's the best of the three, and it is easily my most watched Indy film. The end of the movie is brilliantly performed. The three trials, the choice of the Holy Grail. Wonderful.
Stitch on 13/9/2007 at 20:40
Sacrilege, I know, but I think The Last Crusade has aged even better than Raiders.
Pyrian on 13/9/2007 at 22:30
Whoa... I liked The Last Crusade, too, but I don't normally admit it.
