Indiana Jones! (spoilers in comments)

[innocent_lex]

It was Indiana Jones! Complete with hat, whip and music! Yay!

What can I say? I loved it. *happy sigh*

Comments

[readerjane]

Looking forward to seeing this one, after the recs from you and Rynogeny!

[innocent-lex.livejournal.com]

My thinking: as long as you're expecting Indiana Jones and not Shakespeare, you're on the right track. I've always loved Indy for the full-throttle family adventure, and that's what you get. Loads of fun. :-)

[sg1scribe.livejournal.com]

I thought it degenerated into complete SF over-the-top silliness, but it was very enjoyable. Loved the way they handled the fact Indy is getting on in years. Loved that they brought back M. rather than some bright young new love interest.

[innocent-lex.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the whole Thor and spaceship thing was quite amusing, but you could see that coming a mile off once you had mention of 1947 and the amazing magnetic artefact which attracted non-magnetic items randomly.

I did love the way they didn't fall into predictability, and also loved the way they just took the piss (Indy Jr doing a Tarzan?!) with a completely straight face. Magic.

[sg1scribe.livejournal.com]

I particularly liked the fact that the magnetic abilities of the skull could apparently be turned on or off by covering it with a thin piece of material :-)

My OU course looks at science in SciFi next month. I can't wait!

[innocent-lex.livejournal.com]

Oh, that'll be a whole load of fun. Share some of it, will you? Science according to Stargate is on a par with science according to Indy and science according to most programmes and films. Some of them are very much worse than others, but I do find it amusing when the writers are proud of their knowledge instead of actually doing some research or asking an expert.

Ankh and I were sitting in the cinema yesterday giggling about the magic protective properties of the wooden box the artefact was in, the magic protective properties of the bit of cloth, the magic protective properties of a fridge (against a full blown nuclear blast), the amazing Tarzan skills of a teenager, and on and on. But it's Indiana Jones! They get a pass. ;-)

[nausica2.livejournal.com]

I feel so bad about not having liked it. I wanted to, and I wasn't expecting much, but... the awful plot killed the experience for me. The things they did right weren't enough for me to get over the rest. :(

[innocent-lex.livejournal.com]

I can't believe you thought the plot was awful - what could possibly be wrong with aliens in an Indy movie? ;-P

I dunno, I could just turn off all of my worries and let it all wash over me in a wave of IJ goodness, and even stick around to sing all the way through the credits (which Ankh was ever so grateful to me for).

Being serious for a second, I remember being really disappointed with the 3 latest Star Wars films, so I do understand where you're coming from.

[sgtsiler.livejournal.com]

I still can't believe how happy Indiana Jones on screen makes me.
I wasn't expecting it, but I guess I'm still a big fan.;-)