Jones, Indiana Jones.
Teaching May 26th. 2008, 10:00pmThe group I hang out and play Magic: The Gathering with is the sort that would make sure it had seen the new Indiana Jones movie on it’s opening weekend. In fact, I made it a point to see the movie earlier than I usually would specifically because I knew I was going to be playing cards with them on Sunday and didn’t want my initial impression spoiled.
I liked the film, despite it’s flaws. It was entertaining. It had fun things. It hit all the right beats. At points it was ridiculous. At no point did it reach the level of indignity the Star Wars franchise visited, so how could I complain? It was good enough to feel I got my money worth out of the trip to the cinema.
While playing Magic, I put forth the argument that they should turn Indiana Jones into the next James Bond. I agree that if future movies were made, the perfect person to pass the fedora to would be Nathan Fillion and not Shia GuyfromTransformers.
Just to be clear, despite being a big Joss Whedon fan in the past, and liking Firefly after I got recommended it by friends, I’m totally not a Browncoat. I just totally got the Han Solo vibe from Mal on Firefly, and with a little work, Nathan Fillion could continue the series onwards. It’s not that I like series that perpetuate into a spiral of crappy sequels, but if they are going to do it anyway, they might as well have the right guy on board. Anything in a “future episodes of Indy” series would be better than the last series of Bond Films. Yeesh.
The group said that if they were going to make a new film, it wouldn’t be a bad choice. I guess my movie cred is safe for now.
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May 27th, 2008 at 12:40 am
Odd. As I am reading this, I am watching the “Adventures of Young Indiana Jones” episode, The Hollywood Follies with Sean Patrick Flanery. A very underrated television series.
I think Harrison Ford owns the filmed versions, and while I love the series, Y generation and younger (who never saw the original trilogy in theaters) may not be as thrilled by it. This is one reason for the inclusion of Shia LaBeouf–the under 25 factor according to Paramount.
I did enjoy the film, but also found some elements (the native guardians with their acrobatics that weren’t really explained, all that action and no old person pulled so much as a muscle, or got hit by the millions of rounds being fired) beyond absurd.
This was supposed to be the runaway hit of the season, but now it might not be able to overcome Iron Man’s more youthful appeal or Heath’s last major role in Batman. Soon the demographic numbers will be crunched, and we will know if this is Harrison Ford’s final ride off into the sunset as Indy, or if the powers that be at Paramount and Lucasfilm think that Shia LaBeouf might be a good fit in a re-imagining of the franchise. I was not a fan of his myself, until I saw The Biography Channel’s feature on this hard-working and determined young actor last week. He’s overcome more than most will in a lifetime at such a young age, and he hasn’t let Hollywood and fame go to his head like so many others who have succumbed to being the toast of Tinseltown and the entertainment world.
May 27th, 2008 at 7:41 am
Cinematical has little blurbs about films that influenced Indy, if you want to really get your film geek on:
http://www.cinematical.com/2008/05/23/cinematical-seven-indiana-jones-influences/