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Raiders of the Lost Ark - Scott Miller - 05-16-2005
With the wife and daughter out of town, my son and I had a 'guys' movie weekend. We watched Raiders, The Last Crusade, Cloak and Dagger, and First Strike.
Caleb is now an official Indy addict. It was a lot of fun to see him so enthused about ROTLA. What was particularly cool was the way he appreciated the humor of scenes like Indy shooting the expert swordsman and the nunchuck? coat-hanger. But my favorite to come of the whole thing was when he commented on his pizza, "Hey dad, this cheese kinda looks like Tope's face when they opened the Ark." Priceless. What a great movie.
Raiders of the Lost Ark - jimbow8 - 05-16-2005
Scott Miller Wrote:With the wife and daughter out of town, my son and I had a 'guys' movie weekend. We watched Raiders, The Last Crusade, Cloak and Dagger, and First Strike.Thanks for not exposing him to Temple of Doom. Cloak and Dagger? IS that the Dabney Coleman kids spy flick? That was cool, way before Spy Kids, as a kids take on the genre.
Caleb is now an official Indy addict. It was a lot of fun to see him so enthused about ROTLA. What was particularly cool was the way he appreciated the humor of scenes like Indy shooting the expert swordsman and the nunchuck? coat-hanger. But my favorite to come of the whole thing was when he commented on his pizza, "Hey dad, this cheese kinda looks like Tope's face when they opened the Ark." Priceless. What a great movie.
Raiders of the Lost Ark is one of the BEST MOVIES EVER, IMO. (Is anyone else bothered by the official name change to Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark ?) BTW, the guy's name is Toht.
Raiders of the Lost Ark - Marc - 05-16-2005
jimbow8 Wrote:(Is anyone else bothered by the official name change to Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark ?)
Nah. Never really bother me when it shifted. It was good to see it move into line with the rest of the movies and The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles.
Raiders of the Lost Ark - Blake - 05-16-2005
jimbow8 Wrote:Thanks for not exposing him to Temple of Doom.
Do you just not like Temple of Doom? I actually think it's really underrated. It's worth watching just for Harrison Ford's absolutely perfect delivery of the line "Oh, shit" on the bridge!
Raiders is still the best for my money, though. What an amazing movie. One of John Williams's best scores, too. I still get chills during the map room scene.
jimbow8 Wrote:Is anyone else bothered by the official name change to Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark ?
As long as they don't change the opening credits, I'm cool with it. It sounds weird to me, but that's probably only because I grew up with it the "normal" way.
Blake
Raiders of the Lost Ark - Scott Miller - 05-16-2005
jimbow8 Wrote:Thanks for not exposing him to Temple of Doom.
Only because it was already checked out. I just picked it up from the library. It is my least favorite of the three, but I still like it.
jimbow8 Wrote:Cloak and Dagger? IS that the Dabney Coleman kids spy flick? That was cool, way before Spy Kids, as a kids take on the genre.
And it still holds up pretty well, in fact it is better than the vastly overrated Spy Kids. I'm also a fan of Catch That Kid as far as kiddo espinage flicks go.
jimbow8 Wrote:BTW, the guy's name is Toht.
Thanks for the clarification.
Raiders of the Lost Ark - jimbow8 - 05-16-2005
Blake Wrote:Do you just not like Temple of Doom? I actually think it's really underrated. It's worth watching just for Harrison Ford's absolutely perfect delivery of the line "Oh, shit" on the bridge!Let's just say that whenever I work up the resolve to give the film another chance, I wind up regretting the decision. I like the opening sequence, but it is all downhill from there. 1) Raiders and Crusade were about notable historical (albeit religious) artifacts, Temple was about looking for some magic rocks - I just didn't care; 2) the bad guys were the Nazis (greatest bad guys in Hollywood history), Temple's bad guys were......African voodoo guys?? Hell, I don't even remember :p ; 3) I can't get past the minecar race and, even moreso, the raft 'wafting' over the waterfall. - I try! but I can't!
Raiders of the Lost Ark - Scott Hajek - 05-16-2005
Quote:Is anyone else bothered by the official name change to Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
Are you also bothered by the name change from "Star Wars" to "Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope"?
Marc B. Wrote:Nah. Never really bother me when it shifted. It was good to see it move into line with the rest of the movies and The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles.
Speaking of Young Indy? I'm still waiting for the comprehensive DVD set. I heard that they were working on adding a ton of historical information as extras to turn the whole set into an educational tool for schools. I don't care. I just hope they don't edit out the old guy.
Raiders of the Lost Ark - Marc - 05-16-2005
Scott Hajek Wrote:Speaking of Young Indy? I'm still waiting for the comprehensive DVD set. I heard that they were working on adding a ton of historical information as extras to turn the whole set into an educational tool for schools. I don't care. I just hope they don't edit out the old guy.
All I know is it's supposed to be released later this year (Nov./Dec.).
Raiders of the Lost Ark - jimbow8 - 05-16-2005
Scott Hajek Wrote:Are you also bothered by the name change from "Star Wars" to "Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope"?I have no problem calling it A New Hope (but I see your point
). I do have a problem referring to them each by Episode X, instead of the title.
Raiders of the Lost Ark - Scott Miller - 05-16-2005
Scott Hajek Wrote:Are you also bothered by the name change from "Star Wars" to "Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope"?
For some reason it bugs the shit out of me. I will never consider it to be anything other than Star Wars.