Aaah... f*** it. Of course it was a stinker. I guess I'm trying to pre-justify my seeing it again.

What would have been funnier and a bit more Indiana Jones-ish was if he hid, the bomb hit the ground and no explosion. But, Indy has now locked himself in the refrigerator and a bunch of sheepish Army guys have to get him out. A mile away from the site, on their way to take Indy to jail (Jones recently free from the fridge), the bomb suddenly and unexpectedly explodes. The car gets thrown, Indy survives the car crash but he and the Army guys get doused with radiation. While he is in the shower getting scrubed down, Indy turns to one of the cleaners and grumpily says, "You should have left me in the refridgerator."
:)

Though now I am having fun finding tributes and homages.

Driving a truck through the jungle: Sorcerer (1977)
Male protagonist: The Thief of Baghdad (1924)
Raft type vehicle down river with rapids and waterfalls: River of No Return (1954)
Monkeys: Project X (1987)
Professor goes all weirdly native/crazy: Krippendorf's Tribe (1988)

Not to mention seeing hot naked army guys getting scrubbed down with indy... :D

Heh. I don't remember Matthew Broderick swinging through the trees...

Regarding the fridge - it would have been fine if the fridge didn't bounce and bounce and bounce, rendering a more human Indy into a blood and bones milkshake. I felt the exact same way when we saw Superman Returns and Lois survives serious plane turbulence being knocked around the cabin like a pinball, then an actual plane crash landing sans seatbelt or anything else, all with only a few bumps (I don't think she even bruised). Good thing seatbelts and oxygen masks are totally unnecessary. :rolleyes: Stupid.

I'm going to start using "nuked the fridge", and I hope it lasts. :)

I hated the Superman Lois thing even more, because it SHOWED her being bashed around, like bone-breaking bashed, on camera.

But yeah, I hate the crap you are supposed to just accept in a comicbook movie. And sadly, it was decided with the first sequel that the Indiana Jones films were going to be comic book movies.




I Frelling HATE sequels.

I don't mind that so much except that it was so, uh un-thrilling. Consider the abuse "Ash" was put through in Raimi's Evil Dead II -- he was beat up in a hundred different ways but kept on getting up for more and you never once questioned it because it was so cleverly done. The Indiana Jones ice box scene had all of the abuse but none of the fun. Why not include a shot of Indy inside the fridge being bounced around? If there is another Indy movie hand it over to Sam -- that guy knows cartoon action. Spielberg did a great job with Minority Report but he really dropped the ball with the new Indy.

Minority Report is garbage, but that's another conversation.

Wooooooaaaaaaahhhhhhhttttttt! Minority Report was brilliant. I'd like.. NO! I demand another thread. ;)

And did we mention the three Niagra-sized death-defying Splash Mountain thrill ride waterfalls yet? Because there would be nothing left but his hat, the car keys, some dental fillings and red foam.