What are Indiana Jones fans to make of this? It’s George Lucas, talking to Empire Magazine about the long-awaited (bordering on quasi-mythical) Indiana Jones 4: Read the full post.
Aug 22
2006
04:20 PM ET
Will we ever see 'Indiana Jones 4'?
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I love Indy, and for that reason I am hesitant to add any more movies to the franchise. If they do, they ought to bring back Marion, the best damn girl they ever had(not a Nazi). THe best McGuffin has to be the letters of transit in Casablanca. They are completly unimportant, especially considering that Bogie later has to use a gun to keep the plane from being grounded. So much for “they can’t even be questioned.” Again, stupid Nazis. If we see Indy 4, they need to do an artifact not Judeo-Christian. While those were the best two movies, the artifacts are not responsible for that. What was nice about the three before was that each artifact was a different sect and kind of denied a fidelity to any particular creed. GO Indy, eh?
If Lucas is worried aboout taking a “hit with critics AND fans” then ummmmmm who is the movie suppsed to be liked by?
I really dig that idea of Nathan Fillion as Indy. River Phoenix (God rest his soul) would have grown well into the role, but that option is no longer available.
Thinking about it though, another serial style action thriller with our fave archeologist (take that, lousy Leakey family) with plenty of snakes, exotic locales, hot independent women and plenty of Nazi beat em up scenes (please, lots of these) may be what the Dr. ordered. But IMHO, Harrison Ford’s got to be out of the picture for it to work. I dug him as Han Solo and loved him as Dekkerd, but it’s time dude started accepting his older guy roles a little more.
The best McGuffin? The brief case in Dumb and Dumber. Double stamp it. And you can’t triple stamp a double stamp.
Wait, wouldn’t Spielberg be in charge, anyway? I assume he’s directing this film as he directed the first three. My major problem with Lucas’s Star Wars sequels was the bad acting, and Spielberg tends not to have that problem in the slightest.
The possibility of a weak script is a problem, but then again, were the scripts for the first three movies all that great? In my opinion, the fun thing about Indiana Jones (and by the way, they’ve been my favorite movies since I was seven and allowed to see them), really lies in the direction and how the conflict is played out. If you think back to all the memorable moments in them–the giant rock chasing Indy, the final shot in Raiders, the first ten minutes of Temple, etc. etc.–I’m betting Spielberg had more to do with them than Lucas.
And actually, if a fourth movie has to be made, I think I can trust him. I disagree about Spielberg’s recent popcorn films: War of the Worlds was a great film with a weak ending, Minority Report is nearly a perfect sci-fi flick, and Catch Me If You Can was highly entertaining. I will concede that The Terminal was a piece of crap, but, then again, Tom Hanks wasn’t whipping people in it, which I am quite certain would have made it a much more enjoyable 128 minutes of my life. Besides, that movie’s totally redeemed by Munich, which, now that the buzz from Brokeback Mountain has died down a bit, just might have deserved to win Best Picture at the Oscars last year. At the very least, it was a more deserving film than what actually won, but let’s not get into that again.
Count me in the Nathan Fillian camp. He was a great Han Solo type in Firefly/Serenity, and could do an equally good job with Harrison Ford’s other most famous role. Ford’s best stunt days are far behind him (just see Firewall – I do give him credit for trying, though!), and going back to a 30 or 40-something explorer hero seems the best answer, especially in a post-Da Vinci Code world.
I understand Uncle George’s comments. Indy 4 is going to be built up soooo much that it can’t possibly top Raiders or Last Crusade.
Indy 4 should’ve been made about 10 years ago.
What was the briefcase movie where you never actually found out what the heck was in the briefcase? Was that Ronin? That movie really irked me…..
Hands down, the briefcase in Ronin! A great movie with a great cast (DeNiro, Jean Reno, Sean Bean, etc), but we never found out what was in the friggin briefcase!!!
Okay, if you’re going to say Nathan Fillion as Indy, then that means you want to overhaul the whole franchise. If that’s the case, have Joss Whedon wrtie the script. He knows how to break a story and he has the wit to revive the series with coolness and humor. And keep Lucas in a galaxy far away.
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