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OT: Just watched the latest Indiana Jones movie


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Saw it in the theatre, was Ok, but totally cheese ball. I tried to understand why the older ones were so good, and this one so bad,so I rewatched all of them. They were all pretty bad, but I was 8, so it was about the coolest thing evar :) So now I just enjoy it for what it is, a cheesy homage to the saturday serial/action hero genre. It aint art, its Indy :)

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I'm getting a little tired of Hollywood excess when it comes to visual and sound effects. For one thing, it's quite tiresome that so many actors speak in monotone and/or quiet speaking voices just to setup the inevitable LOUD sound effect that's designed to jolt you from your seat. In classic films the actors speak clearly because what they are saying is what makes the movie. Now Hollywood is all about cheap thrills, anti-war posturing and ridiculous, over-the-top effects and behavior. Some of the sound effects are downright stupid!

I read in the paper that Hollywood is the second leading polluter in the state of California, right behind energy production (which is a necessity). This is why I can't stand it when these actors are scream and cry about global warming. F*cking hypocrites.

I'm also learning that some film critics are completely unreliable when it comes to rating movies. Roger Ebert sucks, I don't even read his columns anymore. If a movie had GWB as a baby-eating devil worshipper he would give it 4 stars. He'll spend 3/4's of his artcile panning a movie, then he gives it 2.5 stars.

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I tried to understand why the older ones were so good, and this one so bad

 

 

For me... a lot of it was the crappy CG. Jurassic Park came out 15 years ago and had much better CG than Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull.

 

'Course, if Lucas was in charge of the CG (which I assume he was)... that explains it. He did some amazingly magical FX back in the day with miniatures. He should have stuck with it. Cause he really isn't very good with digital.

 

...IMO

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