...watching some of the "making of" stuff last night - it became clear why ToD seems a little off kilter. Apparently, Lucas, who was going through his divorce, wanted to make a horror movie. Spielberg couldn't get his head around the horror concept, so he injected "funny" into it. Not a good way to start...

Anyone notice the bouncing rock in Raiders? When Marion and Indy escape the Well of Souls, they push a large rock to get out and when it falls, the shadow shows the large rock bouncing away.

Nope, Although I did notice the guy sleeping right next to where the stone came out.

I do hope Crystal Skull keeps to the same practice of actually doing stunts like dragging Indy under the truck rather than using CGI.

Yeah, I caught him too, that was weird.

This was probably the 2nd time I'd seen Temple all the way through. It really is not a good movie. As we said many times last night, Short Round saves it.

To me, the difference is easily seen in a comparison between the bar scene in Raiders and the cabaret scene in Temple. That cabaret scene is so bloody cartoonish, with the "oh, I almost have the thing I need...damnit, someone kicked it!" gag over and over and over. Bleh.

I still had the same reaction to the 3rd one I've always had. Don't like the bookends but otherwise enjoy the movie. The suckage at the end has been discussed, but I may be the only one who despises the River Phoenix flashback. I hate those kinds of hokey origin scenes where everything is explained by a single event (whip, scar, snakes, hat, lame). You start to expect young Indy to fall into an icy cold river and be forced to skin a cow, tan its hide, and make a jacket to survive.

I think ToD is awful, too. But I do love the editing of the spike room scene. It creates so much tension it's great. But other than that, it blows.

I consider Raiders to be Spielberg's best film.
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Me too. I found that to be cartoony as well. It was too perfectly and easily explained...

I do think that Phoenix did a fine job impersonating Ford.
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It was hot at the farmer's market.

Was it because you were in a wicker basket?
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Bwah-


ha!

So is it too late to join in the fun?