Dr. Thunder and the Sam's Choice Crew: May 2008

Saturday, May 24, 2008

Indiana Jones 4... eh, it was ok

So I just finished watching Indiana Jones 4, it was ok, started out a little rocky, but for the first hour, I let a few minor things fly by that I thought were stupid, mostly because I wanted the movie to kick ass.

Just when I thought the movie was going to be ok, some big ass CGI ants start attacking everyone, then Indy and his crew drive off a cliff onto a tree (which snaps backs to hit a few Russian enemies on the side of a cliff... -_- oh Lucas, you're so clever), they then fall down a waterfall three times (because the crazy professor said it in a riddle), and then the flying saucer takes off...

Oh yeah, did I forget to mention the part when Even Stevens swings from some fuckin branches with some fuckin monkeys! I really expected Jar Jar Binks to pop out and say "thisa movie sucksa Jar Jar nuts! I should knowa, cuz mesa Jar Jar fuck you in the ear Binks!"

To quote the AVGN, "what the fuck were they thinking??? This is ASS!"

All in all, I give it 3 out of 5 stars and that's only because it was an Indiana Jones movie, if it was a movie that was standing on it's own, I'd give it 1 and a half, and that's being generous after I saw that Indiana Jones can survive a nuclear fuckin blast by hiding in a lead cased, 1950's fridge.

Now I know that Steven Spielberg directed the movie and George Lucas only wrote the script, but I'm sure he's probably to blame for alot of the corny digital shit that was in the movie. I mean, his company Industrial Light and Magic and Lucas Films were involved in the project, and I'm sure Lucas is the kind of guy who gets on a set and screams out "I made fuckin Star Wars! Listen to me!"

Based off that assumption, George Lucas needs to realize that making a movie is more than just about making money, he used to know that back in the day, but now he just wants to make a movie that he can sell toys and other merchandise from.

I thought it was bad enough that he fucked up the Stars Wars prequel trilogy Episodes 1 to 3, but then he goes and does the exact same thing to IJ4. Nothing but special effects and a weak story line.

Check out this clip, it sums up what Lucas would have done to Lord of the Rings if he had the opportunity, and it is probably what he did to the Indiana Jones sequel.