Elessar

Chris Stuckman: "i feel like we've become so binary, it's either good or it's bad, it's great or it's awful and there's no room for nuance anymore which i just think it's awful" This is so true. Some folks have already decided for themselves that the movie is not worth their money because some score on the internet is not at least 80 so it cannot possibly be good. On the other hand there are movies that get put on a pedestal like they are the 2nd coming of Christ.

I soooooo hope the reboot happens and it gets the treatment it deserves. This one was one awesome show but in some respects it's kinda outaded now. I'd love that writing but with a little more modern sensibilities and of course the latest special effects.

The jadedness and cynicism of some of you are a bummer. You should reconsider your life / attitude.

They can always recast Indy later on but there's only one Harisson Ford.

hot take

People tend to forget the original movies back when they came out weren't critical darlings either, except the first one maybe. Only through the years they garnered this "legendary" status. Some put way too much weight to reviews, or worse, to a number (RT score).

What war? You stated your opinion, i stated mine. Or is it only allowed to state a specific opinion? Has it come this far that having a positive opinion about the "Snyderverse" is considered controversial? Some of you need to step back and just allow people to have their opinions.

lol, i knew i would get like half a dozen replies to my post saying how bad / flawed MoS / BvS was....

This may come as a shock to you and some of the louder parts of the internet but i liked MoS and yes, BvS. Have still to watch Snyder's Justice League (my 4k bluray is still wrapped up lol). You can definitely do worse in terms of portraying Superman as far as i'm concerned.

Yeah, while he does his shtick pretty well, at least from what i have seen (save GotG Part 1), Superman requires different sensibilities. I hope he's capable of that and doesn't turn it into one of "his" movies, or an MCU clone...

Well, at least the sequels were a step up.

I've just seen GotG (the original) for the first time. Someone really wants to go to the movies to watch part 3 with me and i thought i might as well catch up on the the first two. Let's just say i'm kinda concerned for Superman Legacy now coz that movie was such a nothingburger.

While both creatively bankrupt (TLJ is not as "original" as some make it out to be) TFA at least manages to be a pretty solid movie. So does the much maligned Solo, btw. The less said about TroS the better, they seemingly had no clue how to end the trilogy and just winged it. Rogue One remains the best Disney Star Wars movie. That was my contribution to the Star Wars topic. I'll see myself out...

In one country, namely UK. About 40 countries have approved it, including EU and Japan. In the US it will go to court and experts are saying Microsoft will probably win. The deal will go through.

Dial of Destiny is right in line with Temple of Doom in terms of Metacritic score. All is well.

Reading the forums, one might get the impression some participants are even bigger cowards. It's true, Studios are reluctant about spending big bucks on unproven properties / films. But sometimes it does happen. How does the forum react? "how could they spent so much money on this?! it will flop..."

You don't even have to take him out of the director's chair, see Crystal Skull. One might even say DoD is in this predicament because of KoCS turning people against the franchise. Personally, i'm not hating on KoCS, i thought it was alright. Haven't seen it in years, though.

The "bad CGI" brigade strikes again...

Mario was as much a kids movies as it was a movie for the millennials that grew up with the games. It played on that nostalgia. And the interest was there, no matter the reviews. Similarly, Indy is all about reliving the old adventures. My point is, if average Joe wanna see Indy, he will see it. Even though it's an old IP, it still has some pull. And unlike Solo, it features the original actor. As for the Crystal Skull comparison, one cannot really compare without taking into account the context. It was the first Indy since the old films, it had that goodwill bonus. I'm not saying DoD will win the summer or anything like that but some people going bellow $200m DOM is a bit much imho. Maybe i will eat crow, time will tell...

I'm not a Scorsese stan but this trailer makes me wanna check the film out. Job well done, i guess...

Did we already forget, Mario just did gangbusters with pretty poor reviews? We'll see about critics consensus when more reviews come in and more importantly, how audiences will react. Maybe critics are just too cynical these days to enjoy a simple adventure romp. As much as i love Indy, the old movies are just that, nothing more. And sometimes they get viewed at through rose colored glasses. Temple of Doom is really not that great. Anyway, as far as i'm concerned, i'm still looking forward to Ford doing his schtick. Maybe i'm just easy to please. p.s. I think some of you are way overreacting. Reviews do impact the opening but not as much as some may think, i believe. As for online polls, they might not always reflect the "real" interest amongst the general audience, especially for an old IP like Indy. Tbh, i'm not overly concerned, it is the last Indy with Ford anyway, even if it is the movie of the year.

What a sin. You should rethink that. I do agree that critics of Crystal Skull should again take a hard look at Temple of Doom, those two are the weakest of the bunch. But you still can have fun with them. Last Crusade is great, btw.

Just found out about it, got the trailer on my youtube feed. I'm pretty impressed. Looks like my kind of movie.

Nothing wrong with the clip...