Wheee, Indy IV title news!

[zouzounaki]

We have a title!

Title announced for new Indy film, blog entry on i_jones

Complete with a clip of Shia revealing the title.

Hm, it was kinda my least favorite of the bunch of 'em but it's still pretty cool and it definitely confirms the crystal skulls as being a major part of the film.

Peace, Ghani

Comments

[may-child.livejournal.com]

I think it's fine. Of course, the fanboyz are already in a frenzy of "raped childhoods" accusations.

I've always loved that Indy/Marion pic in your avatar, though I always assumed it was a BTS pic because it ain't in the movie. Of course, it WAS in the movie, but got cut: the scene was, right before Indy scrams from Marion's bar, she grabs him by the lapels of his jacket and hauls him in for a big fat smooch.

Maybe Spiel and/or Lucas decided to cut it because it would seem too confusing -- she goes from punching the sheeyat outta him and saying how much she hated him to kissing him.

I dunno. I mean, Indy/Marion is a down-and-dirtier version of the love/hate between Han/Leia (that's why I think it's clear that Marion was created by Lucas, despite people preferring to credit Spiel or Kasdan for her creation). Those two go from fighting like guttersnipes on an iceball to smooching very hotly on an asteroid, so I don't see how it's so strange that these two obviously lusty folks would run a similar, if grittier, gamut.

[ghanistarkiller.livejournal.com]

I think it's fine. Of course, the fanboyz are already in a frenzy of "raped childhoods" accusations.

Natch. I saw one claim extravagantly that he guesses the "Indy" movies are like the "Star Trek" ones and only the odd numbered ones are going to be good and have good names. There's just so much wrong with that statement. He later went on to correct himself that of course it is the even numbered films in "Star Trek" that are the good ones, so I can only mock him mildly for that. But then there's the fact that he thinks that ToD is a bad movie and bad name for a movie which is just one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. Even Pauline Kael liked that movie (the best of the three actually which is weird, but she was strange about Lucas, so...) And, yes, people were disappointed at the time (well, in my family) but in retrospect it's a really fantastic movie and certain members of my family (myself included) hold it to be better than TLC.

Thirdly- Wow, he could replace Miss Cleo 'cause he must be psychic to already know it sucks! As a matter of fact, I get the feeling that it can't possibly because of the level of talent involved. I even think Herr Ford is going to be doing his best because Spiel ain't gonna let him be gettin' away with his usual shit.

I've always loved that Indy/Marion pic in your avatar, though I always assumed it was a BTS pic because it ain't in the movie. Of course, it WAS in the movie, but got cut: the scene was, right before Indy scrams from Marion's bar, she grabs him by the lapels of his jacket and hauls him in for a big fat smooch.

It's one of those fascinating things, isn't it? Like the cut/alternate Leia/Han Bespin kiss?

Maybe Spiel and/or Lucas decided to cut it because it would seem too confusing -- she goes from punching the sheeyat outta him and saying how much she hated him to kissing him.

Hehe, I love Marion.

I dunno. I mean, Indy/Marion is a down-and-dirtier version of the love/hate between Han/Leia (that's why I think it's clear that Marion was created by Lucas, despite people preferring to credit Spiel or Kasdan for her creation).

Oh, definitely. And she's definitely derivative (in a very good way) of the best type of serial heroine that I can't imagine either of the other two being remotely interested in.

Those two go from fighting like guttersnipes on an iceball to smooching very hotly on an asteroid, so I don't see how it's so strange that these two obviously lusty folks would run a similar, if grittier, gamut.

Oh, most certainly!

I think, actually, a lot of my disappointment in the development of the H/L relationship in the EU, beside from it sucking that is, comes from the fact that they never seemed to mature on the level that Indy and Marion as adults by the time RotLA occurs have already done.