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'Indiana Jones 4' Finally A Go

Steev writes: "Canoe.ca is reporting that Indiana Jones 4 (they have a title, but don't want to say it yet) is a go. It'll be Speilberg's next project. They say that they were just waiting for the right screenplay. Rejected ideas were Indiana Jones And The Sons Of Darkness and Indiana Jones And The Garden Of Life."

380 comments

  1. Finally by BravoXL · · Score: 1

    it's about time, i've been waiting fo this for a while now. i wonder how much harrison is going to get paid for this one.

    1. Re:Finally by Geekwad · · Score: 2, Funny

      Numbers of that magnitude can only be described theoretically.

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    2. Re:Finally by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      harrison??



      I've been waiting to see Mira Sorvino sweating again for a while now. Just don't pay her too much. Don't wanna give her an excuse to stop showing up.

  2. Aw yeah... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0
    I've got one thing to say:

    First Post!

    1. Re:Aw yeah... by mr.newt · · Score: 1

      Second post, you mean?

      And you said two things...

      1 != 2

      Back on topic,
      Harrison Ford can never be to old to play Indiana Jones...

      *looks forward to IJ4*

  3. Title idea by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    How about "Indiana Jones: Surprized by cock just like Eric S. Raymond"?

  4. My suggestion: by Doktor+Memory · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Indiana Jones and the Vitamin Supplements.

    Seriosly, isn't Harrison Ford getting a little old for this sort of thing?

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    1. Re:My suggestion: by mgblst · · Score: 5, Funny

      Maybe they could have that kid who played him in the last crusade in it. What his name, oh whoops.

    2. Re:My suggestion: by Catbeller · · Score: 1, Offtopic

      My advice to the yunguns: take your vitamin supplements now. Taking them when you're 59 ain't gonna help ya much.

    3. Re:My suggestion: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Don't you hope you look that good at 60?

    4. Re:My suggestion: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Wil Wheaton

    5. Re:My suggestion: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I am sure these girls would still rather watch 50+ years old Ford than you.
      Not to say that you are not getting laid or anything but with that nick "D. Memmory" ...

    6. Re:My suggestion: by Schwarzchild · · Score: 1, Redundant
      Maybe they could have that kid who played him in the last crusade in it. What his name, oh whoops.

      Nope, you mean River Phoenix. He's dead. Drug overdose.

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    7. Re:My suggestion: by xanadu-xtroot.com · · Score: 1

      Ummm... you mean that kid RIver Phoenix that OD'ed 8 1/2 years ago?

      LucasArts may be quite talented, but re-animating the dead I don't think is in their power.

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    8. Re:My suggestion: by Bradee-oh! · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      Your post and the other reply to mgblst's joke is further proof that /.er's continue on their downhill slope in the the areas of sense-of-humor and sarcasm.
      :)

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    9. Re:My suggestion: by LordLava · · Score: 1

      Am I the only one who realized the "uh, whoops" part of the previous comment showed it was a joke? (unless, of course, I'm giving the poster too much credit)

    10. Re:My suggestion: by mgblst · · Score: 1

      No, and ... ah... Yes.

      (It was intended!)

    11. Re:My suggestion: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      You mean JarJar and Yoda are both real live creatures then?

      Blimey!

    12. Re:My suggestion: by biglig2 · · Score: 2

      Well, I bet they're not far off it, though. Say what you like about Jar-Jar, it wasn't *that* obvious he was CGI, was it?

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    13. Re:My suggestion: by big_cat79 · · Score: 1

      I have two.

      Indiana Jones and the Missing Viagra Bottle

      Indiana Jones and the Swollen Prostate

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    14. Re:My suggestion: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      LucasArts may be quite talented, but re-animating the dead I don't think is in their power.

      Hello, I'm Fred Astaire. I may be long dead, but that won't stop me from selling you this vacuum cleaner!

    15. Re:My suggestion: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Corey Feldman?

    16. Re:My suggestion: by Jbrecken · · Score: 1

      Since River's unavailable, the kid from the Young Indiana Jones TV series could do a decent job.

    17. Re:My suggestion: by sharkey · · Score: 2

      Indiana Jones and The Night of the Living Dead

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    18. Re:My suggestion: by GunFodder · · Score: 2, Funny

      Indiana Jones and the Golden Colostomy Bag

    19. Re:My suggestion: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Well, I bet they're not far off it, though. Say what you like about Jar-Jar, it wasn't *that* obvious he was CGI, was it?

      Well yes, it was. What did you think the alternative was, that he was a real alien? There's all the difference in the world between creating something like that that is, yes IS, obviously not a real person, and trying to make something convincingly human.

  5. The title... by angryflute · · Score: 3, Funny

    Let's hope it's not something assinine like "Indiana Jones and the Attack of the Clones" or something.

    1. Re:The title... by mgblst · · Score: 1

      from the story:

      One screenplay, later reported to be the work of an over-ambitious fan, was dubbed "Indiana Jones And The Sons Of Darkness," and featured the daredevil archeologist battling Russians to retrieve part of Noah's Ark.
      Still another involved flying saucers and Area 51, but the strangest of all was "Indiana Jones And The Garden Of Life," which saw Jones searching for signs of Adam and Eve.


      cant be worce than these...

    2. Re:The title... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Nope, worse. It is Indian Jones and the Attack of the Boy Bands.

    3. Re:The title... by blowhole · · Score: 4, Funny

      cant be worce than these...

      Well, now you jinxed it. Way to go.

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    4. Re: The title... by Black+Parrot · · Score: 5, Funny


      If Lucas has anything to do with it, it will probably be Indiana Jones and the Extensive Collection of Action Figures.

      Coming soon to a store^h^h^h^h^h theater near you!

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    5. Re:The title... by quantaman · · Score: 1

      Actually the title is "Indiana Jones and the search for the holy Medic Alert Bracelet"

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    6. Re:The title... by haystor · · Score: 1

      Indiana Jones and the search for Jar-Jar...It did happen a long time ago, and I'm quite sure that if I became Darth Vader I would have shipped his ass far away.

      (Actually, I'd have nailed him to a tree)

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    7. Re:The title... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
      (Actually, I'd have nailed him to a tree)


      If you want to get rid of annoying people, don't nail them to a tree. The Romans tried that about 2000 years ago and look what happened.

  6. Title? How about... by grytpype · · Score: 5, Funny

    Indiana Jones: So Old. So Very, Very, Old...

    Indiana Jones and the Quest for a Reasonable Bowel Movement

    Raiders of the Lost Dentures

    and so on.

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  7. Jones Sr.! by Mercaptan · · Score: 1

    So what about the rumors that Connery was going to be in this fourth Indy movie too? I mean, he is suppose to live forever now, isn't he?

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    1. Re:Jones Sr.! by Kierthos · · Score: 1

      I thought the premise was that he would live forever if he stayed in the Grail Cave/didn't go beyond the seal. I mean, the other two knights who found the Grail died years later, although there is no conclusive evidence that they drank from the Grail.

      Kierthos

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    2. Re:Jones Sr.! by ywwg · · Score: 1

      I think there is a reference to the fact that the other knights did live extremely long after they came out of the cave. So presumably they won't be immortal, but they will live to 150 or something.

  8. Well, cool by autopr0n · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Not really much to say about this, other then 'cool' that is. Hopefully they can keep George Lucas as far away from this as possible, thereby reducing the SUCK as much as possible

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    1. Re:Well, cool by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      George Lucas is a brilliant filmmaker, and if you cannot see that I am sorry. The Star Wars trilogy is still 3 of the best movies ever made in my book.

    2. Re:Well, cool by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      DUH. The first two Indiana Jones movies (Raiders most particularly comes to the forefront here) were GEORGE LUCAS' idea. (Not sure about the third) He wrote the screenplay to Raiders. So, yeah, let's keep Lucas "far away" from the series because we all have some latent problem with Jar Jar Binks. Come on.....grow up and move on....with movies like "The Lost World"....why would we want Spielberg to have total control of the IJ universe? AS for the ESB comment...Lucas didn't DIRECT it...HE STILL WROTE it....jeez.
      *sigh* Guess people feel slighted that Star Wars really IS a kid's movie series, and everyone who was TWELVE when they first saw it in theaters has clouded their minds.
      take it for what it is.....

  9. spielberg and lucas are asking for it... by yellowjacket03 · · Score: 1

    I'm wondering if the astronomical fees that Ford and Connery (assuming that he returns) are going to receive more attention than the actual movie. Plus, like some other posters have stated, Harrison is getting up there in age.

  10. Age, The Man, and what? by xSterbenx · · Score: 1
    I've read a lot of comments about Ford's age and how that will fit in with his playing 'Indiana'. It will be interesting to see how they handle this. A logical solution would be to say that Indiana had a son, but that really doesn't fit too well with the 'gung-ho no ties' attitude that people assign to Indiana Jones.

    Then, of course, is the idea of having Sean Connery in another Jones film. I think there are very few people who do no acknowledge Connery as a great actor, and IMO would go just because of that. That may help the age thing, too, since relatively Ford IS young with regards to Connery.

    I am just glad that they took their time to find the right screenplay. Nothing is more disappointing than a crappy sequal to an otherwise great series. Lets just hope they live up to our expectations...

    1. Re:Age, The Man, and what? by mgblst · · Score: 1

      They could just have everybody else in the film at least 10-20 years older than him, and he will appear a lot younger. Or just shoot it all blurry.

    2. Re:Age, The Man, and what? by lexiconbt · · Score: 2, Interesting

      Interesting comparison with bond. Makes me wonder if the Indiana series can change into an ongoing, bond-like series with many different Indiana actors. Could a fifth movie follow with a new Indiana.

      My first thaught is probably not. Its more possible that the series will end with a fade of Ford's curreer. But its an interesting possibility.

      lex

    3. Re:Age, The Man, and what? by JesseL · · Score: 2

      If they wanted to do a movie with his son, and provide continuity with the rest of the movies, that would mean that it would have to take place in about...1960? I think 1960 is kinda stretching it for providing the same kind of atmosphere that really made the previous movies great, ie late 30's-early 40's. I just can't really see the same kind of swahbuckling romantic style being carried into the 60's.

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    4. Re:Age, The Man, and what? by NecroPuppy · · Score: 1

      A logical solution would be to say that Indiana had a son, but that really doesn't fit too well with the 'gung-ho no ties' attitude that people assign to Indiana Jones.

      Well, someone like Indy could leave a few kids all over the world... But I'm betting that they wouldn't want to bring that side out either...

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    5. Re:Age, The Man, and what? by Kierthos · · Score: 3, Informative

      Almost certainly not. The Bond movies have been made over a much longer time, and are fairly formulaic - evil mastermind, ruthless plot, at least two bimbos one of whom has a suggestive name, etc.

      And they have changed actors playing Bond often enough that most people who follow the movies are used to someone only being Bond for a certain number of movies... I mean, playing Bond you've had Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton and Pierce Brosnan.

      Putting someone else in the role of Indiana Jones would kill the feeling of the movies. Just look how long "Young Indiana Jones" TV show lasted.

      Kierthos

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    6. Re:Age, The Man, and what? by mlk · · Score: 1

      James Bond and 007 are code names (this I beleive is in on of the books, after the films changed actors a few times, and the viewing public started asking questions).

      mlk

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    7. Re:Age, The Man, and what? by mlk · · Score: 1

      Do it all in CG!

      (eak, not CGI as I orginally typed (yeah for the delete key:) I.J. and the Curse Of Perl!

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    8. Re:Age, The Man, and what? by LordLava · · Score: 1

      Don't forget Woody Allenand the Original Bond, David Niven, playing Bond in both Casino Royale, and the Original made-for-tv Casino Royale, made before the Bond Movies

    9. Re:Age, The Man, and what? by spiro_killglance · · Score: 0, Offtopic
      No, Woody Allen played Jimmy Bond, Jame's weedy
      and evil cousin aka Dr Noah, in Casino Royale.


      All the other UK agents were named James Bond
      to confuse the enemy but David Niven was the
      real one, with Peter Sellers, Evelin Trimble-James Bond,
      being the Card Playing James Bond. As you can guess i kinda liked that movie,
      which is sort of a forerunner to Austin Powers in its Spoof
      up James Bond style. Which reminds me i'm
      looking forward to GoldMember.


      Oooh, frisky are we?

    10. Re:Age, The Man, and what? by Eccles · · Score: 1

      Its more possible that the series will end with a fade of Ford's curreer.

      Thanks to CGI, that'll never happen...

      "Indiana Jones: I've Fallen And I Can't Get Up"

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    11. Re:Age, The Man, and what? by Flower · · Score: 2
      Well then, we just move it into another genre. Imagine...

      Indy looks at his son and snorts. "Austin is what we named the dog!" Pan to close up as Indy eyes widen, realizing he has become just like his father. Camera zooms to his eye and we display a flashback to the last Indy movie.

      Cut to wild, wacky scene of Austin surrounded by go-go dancers. Cue 60's music and get close-up of Austin

      Austin: YEAH BABY!

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    12. Re:Age, The Man, and what? by LordLava · · Score: 1

      It's been a while since I've seen it, but Jimmy WAS named after his uncle....I found int amusing how David Niven was going on about how all the agents were ruining his good named with their womanizing, etc. :)

  11. Indiana Jones and the fate of Atlantis. by aepervius · · Score: 1

    I am one to hope for this one. For the youngest of you all which never heard of it it was a point and click adventure which was published just after "Indiana John and the last crusade".

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    1. Re:Indiana Jones and the fate of Atlantis. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Point and click? I remember a text-based Indy game that ran on my Franklin Ace 2100- an Apple 2E compatible machine...

      I kinda miss the green monitor...

    2. Re:Indiana Jones and the fate of Atlantis. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Wasn't that the plot to the recent "Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine"? Although I don't know, remakes of games usually do not live up to the orginals.

      Like Police Quest, Space Quest, and RTCW. All were slick, but didn't bring back in updated form what we remember from the past...

  12. Other rejected titles... by NecroPuppy · · Score: 3, Funny

    Indiana Jones and the Curse of Montazuma
    Indiana Jones and the Temple of Penguins
    Indiana Jones and the Lost Source Code
    Indiana Jones vs Laura Croft
    Indiana Jones and the Halls of Microsoft
    Indiana Jones and Avacado Women in the Jungle of Death
    Indiana Jones Does Dallas
    Indiana Jones and the Search for the Missing Socks

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    1. Re:Other rejected titles... by xSterbenx · · Score: 1

      You missed one... (one article talked about Indy and space aliens from area-52) Indiana Jones and the attack of the clones

    2. Re:Other rejected titles... by notsoanonymouscoward · · Score: 1

      Indiana Jones and Avacado Women in the Jungle of Death

      you who have not seen Cannibal Women In the Avacado Jungle of Death run to your nearest b-movie rental location tonite.

      i thought they ran out of steam at the end (how do you gracefully end something like that) but otherwise A++++

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    3. Re:Other rejected titles... by _Sprocket_ · · Score: 2
      Then there's the attempt to bring Indiana Jones in to the IT Economy with the technical/legal thriller...


      Indiana Jones and the Prior Art

    4. Re:Other rejected titles... by doooras · · Score: 3, Funny

      Indiana Jones and the LAST Last Crusade

    5. Re:Other rejected titles... by Mahonrimoriancumer · · Score: 1

      What about Indiana Jones and the curse of Cowboy Neal?

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    6. Re:Other rejected titles... by abolith · · Score: 1

      shouldn't that be:
      Indiana Jones and Montazuma's revenge

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    7. Re:Other rejected titles... by D-Cypell · · Score: 1

      Well if they plan on using Harrison Ford (and who else could be Indy!!) then i think it might be better if they splice together some old shots of him, cos he aint a spring chicken anymore! Therefore im nominating...

      Indiana Jones and the return on the Jedi
      or
      Indiana Jones and the one armed man

    8. Re:Other rejected titles... by selectspec · · Score: 2

      You forgot:

      Raiders of the Lost Prostate.

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    9. Re:Other rejected titles... by Syberghost · · Score: 2

      They're going with this one:

      Indiana Jones and the Depends of Incontinence.

      They couldn't work out a licensing deal with Ensure.

    10. Re:Other rejected titles... by NecroPuppy · · Score: 1

      Nope... Cause then people would be making lame "Revenge of the Jedi" comments. :)

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  13. Rumored title... by bjq · · Score: 1
    Indiana Jones and the Bottle of Viagra is the top candidate so far.

    If Spielberg doesn't use it, I'm sure some porn knockoff will.

  14. The curse of the even numbered sequel by Charles+Dodgeson · · Score: 1

    Let's just hope it is not Indiana Jones and the Curse of the Even Numbered Sequel.

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    1. Re:The curse of the even numbered sequel by doooras · · Score: 1

      if IJ-4 is even half as good as ST-4, we'er in for one helluva sequel!

  15. Old by MrBlack · · Score: 2

    People get old? Why can't superhero archaeologists? You'll be looking for a reasonable bowel movement too one day - if you're lucky.

    1. Re:Old by Triv · · Score: 4, Insightful

      I just hope this doesn't turn into one of those "Old hero comes out of retirement to tackle one last adventure and complains about how he's too old for this crap" movies. Triv

    2. Re:Old by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      You know even now I feel great after a big dump: Suddenly I'm unencumbered by worries of the urge hitting in a public place, and I can think "Whatever else happens, I have that defecation thing covered."

      In other words: Don't discriminate! A good bowel movement can be enjoyed by all equally.

    3. Re:Old by uberdood · · Score: 1

      Oh, you mean like the rumored Lethal Weapon 5? :)

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  16. Speaking as a future old guy by Catbeller · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Speaking as a future old guy, I have to say this: being 59 does not make you incapable of kicking the ass of a younger man. You just have to be more devious.

    Indy can't swing across a canyon on a vine, but he could be a deadly bastard nonetheless. I'd like to see how they pull it off.

    Not to mention, I'd like to see the story about how he lost his eye.

  17. If Lucas gets his grubby paws on it... by cliffy2000 · · Score: 1

    It'll be "Indiana Jones defers the spotlight to a Wacky Gungan named Jar-Jar."

    1. Re:If Lucas gets his grubby paws on it... by MisterBlister · · Score: 1

      Lucas *created* Indiana Jones..So if he wants to ruin it, its his right...grubby paws indeed.

  18. Title by acm · · Score: 1

    Just because there aren't enough title guesses in the comment section:

    Attack of the Jones!!

    very sorry.

  19. Indiana Jones... by ImaLamer · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...and the lost treasures of the Taliban.

    It's with the times, and we can all kill Nazi's at home with RTCW.

    Like he meets bin Laden, but in a twist of humor, he can't do anything to him because there are snakes and he's afraid of them.

    Or you could go rip off other movies and do a I.J. And The Golden Ring. Maybe a Indiana Jones and The Beowulf Cluster.

    He just sits there drinking jolt cracking RC5, and runs all the current Seti data.

    [[will *he* be the father in this one? we aren't going to introduce the 'new' Indy are we? I've heard this is a possibility]]

    1. Re:Indiana Jones... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      You can find updated information on the casting over at the stileproject movie news site.

    2. Re:Indiana Jones... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Also this story .

    3. Re:Indiana Jones... by grammar+fascist · · Score: 1

      Obviously, his son will call himself "Alabama," after the cat. Alabama Jones.

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  20. Wow! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Can you tell that I care?

    .
    .
    .
    .

    I can't either.

  21. Didn't Spielberg work with Lucas on these? by curmi · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    And if so, get ready for Jar Jar Binks.

    Lucas today is a hack, and he'll probably bugger this up like he did The Phantom Menace.

  22. indiana jones by Steveosh · · Score: 1

    indiana jones and the senior citizen hero. Oh wait, that's the same person....

  23. Indiana Jones and the Lost Ark by theDigitizer · · Score: 1

    Oh wait...

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  24. I predict... FLOP! by JPawloski · · Score: 1

    Can anyone say "discontinuity"?? :-)

  25. Fate of Atlantis by Cutriss · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I think it's reasonably obvious - Spielberg had been eyeing this script ever since the game was published by LucasArts, and for good reason - It's got all the important Indy elements, with what I feel to be a much more gripping and encompassing storyline than Temple of Doom or Last Crusade.

    If you haven't already played this one, give it a shot - It's well worth it, even if it runs in DOS. And hey...while you're at it, play through Full Throttle and The Dig again too, why don't you?

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    1. Re:Fate of Atlantis by Schwarzchild · · Score: 1, Redundant
      with what I feel to be a much more gripping and encompassing storyline than Temple of Doom or Last Crusade.

      I disagree. I thought that Last Crusade was possibly the most compelling of the sequels to Raiders with Raiders being the best.

      If you haven't already played this one, give it a shot - It's well worth it, even if it runs in DOS.

      I tried playing this once. My ex-girlfriend had it on her computer but we got stuck at some point and it wouldn't allow us to go to the next level. :(

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    2. Re:Fate of Atlantis by yrns · · Score: 1

      I'm not sure... I vaguely remember reading about this in Next Gen, back before Fate of Atlantis came out. The designer was saying, early on, Lucas or whoever saw the game and decided it was too close to a script that was likely to be used for the next Indy movie, so they had to go with something completely different. I don't remember if that meant the script was unrelated the Atlantis, or if they just had to change the plot around, but I think it was the former. I threw out my Next Gen back issues, unfortunately. Maybe it was Game Developer.

    3. Re:Fate of Atlantis by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I tried playing this once. My ex-girlfriend had it on her computer but we got stuck at some point and it wouldn't allow us to go to the next level.

      Dude, you mean the blowup doll you popped? Murderer!

    4. Re:Fate of Atlantis by cyberkreiger · · Score: 1

      There were two "Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis"-games, one action game and one adventure game.

      There weren't any levels in the adventure game, but there were three different paths to go.

      The adventure game is one of my favorite games of all time. I never played the action game.

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    5. Re:Fate of Atlantis by Tom7 · · Score: 1


      I agree, TFOA was a great game and could easily be a great Indy movie. (What other ultimate archaeological finds are left?) I guess the biggest problem is that Disney just did Atlantis...

  26. Guess I have to add to the humorous titles by Coffee+Warlord · · Score: 1


    Indiana Jones and the Search for The Lost Dentures

  27. but hey... by vex24 · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...they dug up Arnold's corpse for that Commando-remake thingy, why not whip out (sorry) Harrison for the quick cash in these dark economic times? I defy you to show me a /. reader who's not going to see this movie!

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    1. Re:but hey... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      You just found one.

  28. What about... by Renraku · · Score: 1

    Indiana Jones and the Search for Broadband?

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  29. Indiana Jones and the... by b0r0din · · Score: 1

    Temple of Pain Killers.

    Indiana Jones braves his way to the medicine cabinet to find out it has been booby trapped by his arch enemy, Old Age. His fingers no longer work since he started taking Niproxin for his back, Theomyacin for his stomach and Viagra for his...well, erm...Indiana's Jones is still working.

    Still, can he open the medicine cabinet in time before the Mayan poison dart arrows (hemorrhoids)shoot out from the toilet?

    This movie needs Danny Glover as a sidekick, saying "I'm getting too old for this shit." about every other minute to remind the audience that if you're going to make another Indiana Jones movie, make it a Young Indiana Jones flick. This and Terminator 3 ("For a robot, you've aged considerably. Is that a bald spot?")are two projects I would prefer to see kept shelved.

  30. One can only hope... by CatherineCornelius · · Score: 1
    ...that the new Indiana Jones movie will be a prequel, starring some suitably youthful, rugged actor. Someone who could credibly scale a cliff, disarm an assassin, crawl through five miles of medieval sewer. That kind of thing.

    The thing about Harrison Ford is...he's very, very old.

    1. Re:One can only hope... by ozric99 · · Score: 1

      Of course, one initially hopes for a decent script. Something hollywood has failed to provide for a number of years. Youthful and rugged actors aren't that high on my list of what makes for a good movie.

      It's great being in a minority... ;-)

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  31. Cashing in. by AntipodesTroll · · Score: 1

    Old Harry is getting on a bit now. I read that he often gets injured during filming of these kinda of movies, and that was one reason why a 4th wasnt seen a long time ago. I guess we've reached the day and age where CGI can fill in for him in some cases.

    Is it just me, or will more CGI "classic" action-adventure movies spring up now due to the success of LoTR?

    I jsut hope IJ4 has something more substantial plot-wise than the moronfest of TombRaider. The fact that they are writing the script around the fact they want to cash in on another in the series, this late, dosent give me confidence.

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  32. New Title by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Indiana Jones and the Fruit of Brittany

  33. the age diffrence is getting smaller between em... by autopr0n · · Score: 2

    Heh well I suppose its possible, I mean both Ford and Connery are alive and acting. Although they are both getting pretty damn old, it would be weird to see a 'father and son' team who look about the same age.

    And will they still be fighting the Nazi's? Maybe they could be up against Mao's China or something for some Ancient Zhou era artifacts or something. That would be cool. Weird though, but cool.

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  34. reminds me of by Ninjak · · Score: 0

    Spaceballs 2: The Quest for More Money.

    1. Re:reminds me of by Nickovsky · · Score: 2, Funny

      It was
      Spaceballs 2: The Search For More Money

    2. Re:reminds me of by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0
      Yeah.

      What happened to Spaceballs 3: The Search for Spaceballs 2, anyway?

  35. Bah by DPhresh · · Score: 1

    I'm surprised they would trot this idea out again...Harrison Ford is too old and they're unlikely to come up with any new spin. Sean Connery as his dad was a good gag, but what next?

  36. ... by vex24 · · Score: 2

    ...and if you can't trust Canoe.ca, who can you trust!?

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  37. this would be a good title by varkatope · · Score: 1

    Indiana Jones: ...and the quest to not suck as much as Star Wars Episode I.

    But seriously, this has the potential to be a monument to mediocrity although I'll reserve final judgement for when I see it, obviously.

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  38. Crocodile Dundee in LA by kenneth_martens · · Score: 1

    I'm looking forward to "Indiana Jones 4", but I am worried by the recent example of "Crocodile Dundee in LA"--the original Crocodile Dundee was great, but the recent movie wasn't worth seeing.

    Now, I imagine Steven Spielberg will do a better job with Indiana Jones than was done with Crocodile Dundee, but it's something to keep in mind. I hope the new movie introduces a new aspect of Indiana Jones--after all, Harrison Ford is quite a bit older now, so we can't expect the exact same stuff as before. He still has to be Indiana Jones, but just a little changed over the years.

    1. Re:Crocodile Dundee in LA by zen2 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Did you seriously just draw a comparsion between Crocodile Dundee and Indiana Jones??

  39. Finally!! by stevarooski · · Score: 2

    I loved the Indiana Jones movies and gew up watching them. Consider this: a great blend of imagination, storytelling, and fantasy, and George Lucas the Movie Destroyer won't be writing or directing it! I just hope we get the original trilogy on DVD sooner rather than later. (ahem, $PIELBERG!)

    Harrison Ford is old, sure, but we saw in 6 days and 7 nights that he can still throw a punch or two. ;o) Sides, he's just the right age for his character to have fathered a bastard or two and now meet them in a climatic plot moment.

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  40. is it over? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Is there going to be a youtful sidekick to take his place in this one, or are they actually going to call it quits (which might be unlikely with such a lucrative series)? Seriously, this might be a 007 like continuance with a slight twist.

  41. Idea for screenplay! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Indiana Jones and the Slashdot Censors of Doom

    Indy battles the evil censoring Slashdot editors and liberates a whole population of oppressed geeks and nerds in a popular technology news site.

    1. Re:Idea for screenplay! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Download source code, start own uncencered site, sig-spam /. in a crappy attempt to get hits.

  42. Stuff that matters? by rprycem · · Score: 1

    Whoopty F-ing do. My life is now complete that they are going to make the fourth in a series of bad movies.

    1. Re:Stuff that matters? by Geekwad · · Score: 0, Troll

      No one's saying that this fourth part in an overall fantastic adventure series is making their life complete. But it IS worth talking about so keep your trap shut.

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  43. Sons of Darkness... by edashofy · · Score: 1

    As I recall, Indiana Jones and the Sons of Darkness was never a real working title, but instead the title of a ficticious screenplay that circulated the Net some years ago.

    Also, I think the last official rumored title was Indiana Jones and the Lost Continent or somesuch (before they tried to get M. Night Shyamalan onboard to do yet another script), chronicling Indy's search for Atlantis--not to be confused with the LucasArts game, of course.

  44. the working title... by Rude+Turnip · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Social Security Trust Fund

  45. IJ And The Heart of /.! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    IJ battles /. trolls, Jon Katz and Germans for the /. heart... only do find out he can download it from slashcode.org

  46. Dont u think this is jsut a bit old by Playboy3k · · Score: 1

    Dont u reackon this will be like some crap squel like epsoide 1 they were good in their times but we have moved i hope this isnt as bad as i think it will be

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    1. Re:Dont u think this is jsut a bit old by monkeymanjack · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Far be it from me to critique a person's punctuation, but maybe you should like.. try using some next time.

    2. Re:Dont u think this is jsut a bit old by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Dont u reackon this will be like some crap squel like epsoide 1 they were good in their times but we have moved i hope this isnt as bad as i think it will be

      Hey eveybody, its Prince on slashdot!

  47. Indiana Jones and the Ancient Astronauts? by Schwarzchild · · Score: 2
    Actually I was fascinated, when I was a child, about the legend of the Ancient Astronauts. Various carvings on stone were found in Mexico (near the Yucatan, I believe) that depicted what appeared to be astronauts or ancient people who were sitting vertically as if in a spaceship.

    I think it would be neat if they made an Indiana Jones where he went to explore the Mayan ruins, or whatever, and perhaps fell through a time portal that sent him back to the time of the Ancient Astronauts.

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    1. Re:Indiana Jones and the Ancient Astronauts? by The+Bungi · · Score: 1

      The "astronaut" you refer to can be found in the city of Palenque. It's carved on the side of a tomb (the Paqa monol, if I remember correctly).

      The theory was first made popular by Erick Von Daniken, who despite having a less than stellar reputation has always asked questions that can't be just explained away (Tiahuanaco, Nazca, Giza, etc.)

      That said, I think this would probably be a bit deep for an Indy movie. 85% of the world can relate to the Ark of the covenant and the whatever immortal chalice thingy but this is a bit obscure, I think.

    2. Re:Indiana Jones and the Ancient Astronauts? by gilroy · · Score: 2
      Blockquoth the poster:

      85% of the world can relate to the Ark of the covenant and the whatever immortal chalice thingy but this is a bit obscure, I think.

      What about the legions of people who once watched Battlestar Galactica? :)
    3. Re:Indiana Jones and the Ancient Astronauts? by ghostdancer · · Score: 1

      Hey! Good idea. It will be interesting story. Maybe the story can be the Nazis found an ancient artifact. Which contain a location of an ancient civilazation. Within the ancient city, lay secret of *advance* technogy, which can be use for mass destruction. (Much *more* deadly than A-bomb! That is why the Nazis did not finish build their own A-bomb. Coz', they decided to use this instead.)

      Indy is out to save the world again! After he saved the world and kick Nazis ass, Indy discover a technology in the hidden City for eternal youth! Which will be the story of the 5th Indy's movie... (and so the story continue...)

      But honestly, I really hope they will make this 4th Indy's movie a good one.

      Star Wars has a good trilogy... yet come along (*urgh*) the 1st episode... oh well...

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  48. Archaeologist Tired Of Unearthing Unspeakable by mgblst · · Score: 1

    http://www.theonion.com/onion3801/archaeologist_ti red.html

    When archaeologist Edward Whitson joined a Penn State University dig in Hasake last year, he did so to participate in the excavation of a Late Bronze Age settlement rich in pottery shards and clay figurines. Whitson had hoped to determine whether the items contained within the site were primarily Persian or Assyrian in origin.
    Above: Edward Whitson waits while yet another tortured wraith rises from a dig site in Syria.
    Instead, he found himself fleeing giant flying demon-cats as he ran through the temple's cavernous halls, jumping from ledge to ledge while locked in a desperate struggle for his life and soul for what seemed like the thousandth time in his 27-year career.

    ...

  49. Where can this series go? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't The Holy Grail end with Indiana Jones and his dad being immortal??? What can be suspenceful this time?

    1. Re:Where can this series go? by Scrameustache · · Score: 1

      They start the movie with Dr Jones being cursed back to mortality for robbing yet another holy place? :)

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    2. Re:Where can this series go? by AntipodesTroll · · Score: 1

      Ah, you didnt pay attention.

      Immortality only worked if you stayed inside the chanber, thats why the Knight of the Crusades was still in there. Indy was only interested in testing that he picked correctly and was able to use the magic to heal his father.

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    3. Re:Where can this series go? by Baljet · · Score: 1

      But doesn't he leave the chamber to feed Jones Snr? -=Baljet=-Script hunting....

    4. Re:Where can this series go? by lowe0 · · Score: 1

      As I recall (from the comment to Donovan about the Knights dying of "extreme old age") the water would prolong your life. Hence, continued consumption, not remaining in the chamber, would provide immortality.

      As such, I think Indy would have at least picked up an extra fifty years...

  50. More possible movie titles, YAY! by Eskimo+Bob · · Score: 2, Funny
    I'm partial to:

    Indiana Jones and the Lost Medic Alert Bracelet
    Indiana jones has Fallen and He Cannot Get Up
    Indiana Jones and the Quest for Preperation H
    Indiana Jones and the Evil Pharmacist who wont' perscribe Viagra
    Indiana Jones and The Search for Depends.

    Yes, I realize those are all incredibly lame, but i'm bored damnit.

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    1. Re:More possible movie titles, YAY! by sharkey · · Score: 2

      Indiana Jones and the Clapper of Doom

      Clap on!
      Clap off!

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  51. Idle speculation. by Black+Parrot · · Score: 3, Interesting


    Years ago Indy^w Harrison said that if he did another one he'd like to play an Indy of his own age. If the script supports that wish, the following logic may apply.

    RotLA came out in '81, and was apparently set in the mid-late 30's (Nazis existed, but Germans could still operate freely in Egypt.) Now it's '02, so roll Indy's age up by 21 years and you get mid-late 50's. Shouldn't be any Nazis -- will we get Commies instead? Or maybe not-so-reformed "ex" Nazis, leading to a stereotyped setting in Argentina?

    Also, given the popularity of episodes I and III vs II, I would look for the key artifact to be something in the Judaeo-Christian tradition again.

    The suggestion re Noah's Ark might work well given the putative time frame, choice of baddies (if Soviets), and J-C tradition. Ditto for Garden of Eden. The Middle East looks like a probable setting, and it might allow some of the secondary roles from the earlier shows to appear again, if the actors are still alive.

    Heh heh, the ultimate laugh -- especially if S.C. is in it again -- would be to set it c. 1960 and have him bump in to the young James Bond somewhere along the way.

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    1. Re:Idle speculation. by Rogerborg · · Score: 2
      • Harrison said that if he did another one he'd like to play an Indy of his own age [...] given the popularity of episodes I and III vs II, I would look for the key artifact to be something in the Judaeo-Christian tradition again

      Indiana Jones and... the Zimmer Frame of Joseph of Aramathea? ...Noah's Colostomy Bag? ...Mary Magdalene's Incontinence Pants?

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    2. Re:Idle speculation. by rootmonkey · · Score: 1

      Maybe he could team up with Austin Powers and fight Dr.Evil. And of course more femmbots please.

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    3. Re:Idle speculation. by grammar+fascist · · Score: 1

      Also, given the popularity of episodes I and III vs II, I would look for the key artifact to be something in the Judaeo-Christian tradition again.

      I wonder what lost, legendary artifact they can come up with this time? They're kind of running out...oh! Got it!

      Indiana Jones and the Head of John the Baptist.

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    4. Re:Idle speculation. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Considering that the US backed the nazis in south america... I doubt that Indy could kill them!

  52. For Ford, it's not the age... by JesseL · · Score: 2

    Sweetheart it's the milage.

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  53. Harrison's comments on it by b.foster · · Score: 5, Interesting
    Having watched Harrison Ford's speech the other night during the Golden Globe awards, I am confident that he is in no position to take on a role like this. Consider the following points:
    • During his speech, he expressed a need to take some time off to console his daughter, who is recoving from leukemia.
    • He looks like somebody's grandpa and appears to be quite depressed.
    • For the most part, as he stated, he has retired from acting and will probably only play bit parts in the future.
    • His brush with cancer two years ago took a tremendous toll on him and he continues to recover.
    The speculation in Hollywood circles is that a young, hot stud like Brad Pitt might take the lead (Indy) role.

    Bill

    1. Re:Harrison's comments on it by Schwarzchild · · Score: 2
      The speculation in Hollywood circles is that a young, hot stud like Brad Pitt might take the lead (Indy) role.

      I cannot even imagine Brad Pitt trying to fit these shoes. I think someone more like the guy who played Wolverine in the X-Men would be better suited to the part assuming that he can continue hiding his Aussie accent.

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    2. Re:Harrison's comments on it by maladroit · · Score: 2, Insightful
      I cannot even imagine Brad Pitt trying to fit these shoes.

      Hey, sillier things have happened to old Harrison Ford roles - like Ben Affleck as Jack Ryan. Suitability for a part matters little - name recognition is much more significant. Nobody in Hollywood is going to bet a blockbuster-sized budget on an actor who is described as 'the guy who played ...' (that was Hugh Jackman, BTW).

    3. Re:Harrison's comments on it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I'd like to make the point that Harrison Ford was not the original Jack Ryan. In fact, Alec Baldwin was the original. I like Harrison Ford, but the character of Jack Ryan was never supposed to be the "tough guy" type. Alec Baldwin is the ideal Jack Ryan. I'm sorry they didn't keep him in the role.

    4. Re:Harrison's comments on it by the+Man+in+Black · · Score: 2

      A CIA Agent, and United States MARINE isn't supposed to be a tough guy? Have you ever actually picked up a Clancy novel?

    5. Re:Harrison's comments on it by mshiltonj · · Score: 2, Interesting

      The speculation in Hollywood circles is that a young, hot stud like Brad Pitt might take the lead (Indy) role.

      Screw Brad Pitt. Brendan Fraiser has already been Indy in the two Mummy movies. Give him a better script and a better director and he could easily fill Ford's shoes in the role.

    6. Re:Harrison's comments on it by KenRH · · Score: 1

      An Ex-marine yes, but in the CIA he was not an agent but a analyst ( analyst? what do you call someone who analyses data for a living in english?)

    7. Re:Harrison's comments on it by bob_dinosaur · · Score: 2, Informative
      ...a young, hot stud like Brad Pitt...
      He's 38. It'd be quite normal for him to have a kid who's now in college. I don't think he qualifies as 'young'...
    8. Re:Harrison's comments on it by jimrandall · · Score: 1

      I agree the Harrison Ford will be taking much time off. Tom Clancy's novel The Sum of All Fears will not feature Harrison Ford as Jack Ryan, but instead Ben Affleck. Harrison Ford played Jack Ryan in the first two Tom Clancy movies that included him.

    9. Re:Harrison's comments on it by kaszeta · · Score: 3
      I agree the Harrison Ford will be taking much time off. Tom Clancy's novel The Sum of All Fears will not feature Harrison Ford as Jack Ryan, but instead Ben Affleck. Harrison Ford played Jack Ryan in the first two Tom Clancy movies that included him.

      Why does everyone keep saying this?

      The Hunt for Red October (1980) with Alec Baldwin was released two years before Patriot Games (1992).

      Apparently another case where our society collectively has a short memory span...

    10. Re:Harrison's comments on it by brunes69 · · Score: 2

      Ok, I am really going to try hard not to flame you here, but Brendan Frasier is an IDIOT (blast from the past anyone? How about Bedazzled?). He's a horrible actor. The only thing that made the mummy movies worth watching was the effects, it had nothing to do with that dolt.

    11. Re:Harrison's comments on it by mshiltonj · · Score: 1

      Brendan Frasier is an IDIOT

      A common misception -- because he likes kooky, off-beat roles.

    12. Re:Harrison's comments on it by gwillden · · Score: 4, Informative

      Remember that interview that he did with Barbara Walters a couple of years back. She asked him if he would do Han Solo again he said no. Han was too flat a character. She asked him if he would do Indiana Jones again.
      He said, "In a New York minute!"

      He loves the role. Give it to him. It wouldn't be Indy without him.

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    13. Re:Harrison's comments on it by FortKnox · · Score: 1

      I'll have to agree with you on that one. Even though the second mummy was just the SFX guys having fun with extra money. The first one, though, was a very indy-like action film. I'd watch a brendan fraiser indiana jones. But Bradd Pitt? I don't think so...

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    14. Re:Harrison's comments on it by Frank+Grimes · · Score: 0
      I think Alec Baldwin fits the Jack Ryan character better than Harrison Ford. He's the reluctant hero/intelectual type.


      I still ahven't read the newest Clancy books, but I just reread Red October again.

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    15. Re:Harrison's comments on it by dswensen · · Score: 3, Interesting

      I think a great deal of the charm Indiana Jones is that he isn't (and never was) a young, virile, squeaky-clean hero. Witness the scene in Raiders where he is wincing as he takes off his clothes, groaning "it's not the years, it's the mileage." He gets beat up, shot up, and sometimes limps or blunders his way through his adventures.

      If Ford is willing to do the role, I have no issues with his age. I think it'd fit right in the role.

    16. Re:Harrison's comments on it by Sabalon · · Score: 2

      Does that mean that Nancy is a CIA agent and a tough guy (Nancy being Greer's secratary)?

      Jack is not a field op, he is a desk jockey. And yes, he WAS a Marine (injured). That doesn't mean he spends his spare time driving 6" spikes through a board with his penis. The books have been constantly talking about how the job is taking a toll on him and his health...he's obviously not out there doing 20 mile runs every morning.

      Personally, I think that Harrison Ford fit my expectations of a Ryan a lot better than Baldwin or Affleck possibly could.

    17. Re:Harrison's comments on it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0
      The speculation in Hollywood circles is that a young, hot stud like Brad Pitt might take the lead (Indy) role.


      Then he shouldn't be called Indiana Jones. Something like Michigan Jones would be more appropriate.
    18. Re:Harrison's comments on it by juju2112 · · Score: 2

      Having watched Harrison Ford's speech the other night during the Golden Globe awards, I am confident that he is in no position to take on a role like this.

      I watched his speech, and I didn't get that he was old and sickly at all.

      Sure, his hands were shaking and his voice kept faltering. But I just think that he was incredibly nervous. He probably just wasn't used to being up in front of all those people. I probably would've acted the same way. When they were playing all the video clips of his old movies, i was laughing because he just looked incredibly bored with the whole thing. Everyone else thought the clips were great but he just had no reaction. But after he got up there I realized that he was probably dreading his upcoming speech.

      'Course, this is all speculation on my part. :]

  54. Sequels sucks! by zensonic · · Score: 2

    You've got a good (some might say fantastic) director in Steven Spielberg, access to good actors, lots of money, can travel anywhere to shoot the film on the right location ....

    ... and then you MAKE A SEQUEL? Has to be for the money in it! People are going to watch the movie, spielberg are going to get paid, but one has to wonder how much soup you can cook on the same bone!! Use some creativity! Make up new characters, new stories, new worlds. Sigh.

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    1. Re:Sequels sucks! by Mr_Matt · · Score: 2
      Maybe I'm feeding a troll, but here's a list of sequels that didn't suck:

      • The Empire Strikes Back
      • Army of Darkness (subjective, okay...)
      • Star Trek(s) II, IV, VI (maybe more?)
      • Indy and the Last Crusade (okay, bite me :)
      • howzabout LOTR:Fellowship? Sequel to the Hobbit! :)


      Besides, the reason you have Spielberg with good actors, cash, etc. etc. is because it's an Indy sequel...you can't get that kind of horsepower without some kind of guarantee that the movie will absolutely rake in the dough...which an Indiana Jones flick will do, regardless of whether or not it sucks. Heck, even "Temple of Doom" made money eventually, and the coolest part of that movie was the part when Indy, facing legions of sword-bearing Thugees on the bridge, weaponless, looks left, right, then says, simply, "Shit." :)
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    2. Re:Sequels sucks! by gowen · · Score: 1
      Maybe I'm feeding a troll, but here's a list of sequels that didn't suck:

      Ahem

      (Sadly, theres also this)

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    3. Re:Sequels sucks! by Mr_Matt · · Score: 2

      Maybe I'm feeding a troll, but here's a list of sequels that didn't suck:

      Ahem [imdb.com] -> link to "Godfather II"

      Cripes, you're right! There's also a metric buttload of other great sequels that I left out -> every Kevin Smith movie made after "Clerks" (unless you don't like "Mallrats", in which case, bite me again :), the aforementioned "Godfather" series, and a whole shload of other flicks that I'm forgetting about. So anyways, sequels don't necesarily suck, unless it's "House Party 2" in which case, you should review your movie-choosing policy. :)

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    4. Re:Sequels sucks! by gowen · · Score: 1
      unless you don't like Mallrats", in which case, bite me again :)
      I like Mallrats (not as much as Dogma, but still quite a lot). Its Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back that is utterly unwatchable (except the Good Will Hunting II part. Now thats a sequel I want to see.)
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  55. Bad Idea by Wheaty18 · · Score: 1, Redundant

    How old is Harrison Ford now?

    I have a feeling that this movie will be like the last Roger Moore 'Bond film; however, it will be Harrison Ford with the toothpicks holding his eyes open this time.

  56. Nah, let's stick with the time period... by Dog+and+Pony · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... how about "Indiana Jones and the Leather Goddesses of Phobos"?

  57. One for us patent hating /.'ers by PhuCknuT · · Score: 1

    Indiana Jones And The Search For Prior Art!

  58. New features! by zensonic · · Score: 3, Funny
    In order to get this movie out to a broader audience, it will feature things like:

    • Hordes of Jar Jar binks instead of Nazis
    • Feature a boyband singing a tribute to Indiana.
    • A 15 minutes long airship chase (Hindenberg style), so there can be build a computer game over the scene. Ofcourse this chase has to have no relevance to the movie.


    Trust me on this! Got it from at friend who got it from his uncle who does kokain with the celebs!? :)
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  59. Has there ever been... by glwtta · · Score: 2

    ...a long delayed sequel (prequel, whatever) to a popular movie (or series of movies) that didn't suck horribly and completely diappoint everyone, ever? I really am curious, if someone can come up with one - maybe it's just impossible to do that.

    Oh, and Ford is old... come to think of it, I don't see why 50 people have to post that with some lame joke about medicine in the "proposed title"

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    1. Re:Has there ever been... by desiato · · Score: 0

      I thought Back to The Future 2 was a pretty good sequel to the first, even if we had to wait something on the order of FIVE YEARS to finally see it. I soooooooooo wanted a hoverboard after seeing that movie =)

      I wasn't too enthused about BTTF 3 .. but, you know how it goes..

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    2. Re:Has there ever been... by Osty · · Score: 1

      ...a long delayed sequel (prequel, whatever) to a popular movie (or series of movies) that didn't suck horribly and completely diappoint everyone, ever? I really am curious, if someone can come up with one - maybe it's just impossible to do that.

      Godfather Part III. Part I was 1972, Part II was 1974, Part III was 1990. That's a good chunk of time in between II and III. While it's debatable whether Part III did or did not horribly suck, and I'm sure it disappointed a lot of people, I still enjoyed it and I'm sure lots of other people did as well. Of course, when I can't think of any other series that has had such a large amount of time between sequels and managed to not suck, it's likely GF3 is the exception that proves the rule.

    3. Re:Has there ever been... by Rew190 · · Score: 1

      Aliens, Terminator 2, Star Trek 2, The Empire Strikes Back, are a few I can think of off the top of my head... I don't know if those qualify in your book as a long delated sequel though.

    4. Re:Has there ever been... by gamgee5273 · · Score: 2

      The Color of Money (1986) was the sequel to The Hustler (1961). Both were excellent, IMHO.

    5. Re:Has there ever been... by jonathan_ingram · · Score: 1

      Excellent choice! I'd forgotten that those two movies were a pair. (The Hustler's much better than The Color of Money, though).

    6. Re:Has there ever been... by gamgee5273 · · Score: 2

      I would agree that The Hustler is better than The Color of Money, but we are still talking about two good films. We got to see Newman in top form in both, Jackie Gleason's Fats is really a nice departure from The Honeymooners and Cruise was really starting to come into his own in the latter film. And, in strong defense of Color, John Turturro turned in a good, though minor, performance, and, well, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio was hot...

  60. congratulations by Ninjak · · Score: 0

    You are now guaranteed to never find a girlfriend.

    1. Re:congratulations by Nickovsky · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      but Mel Brooks rocks my world!!! ;)

    2. Re:congratulations by the+Man+in+Black · · Score: 2

      Oh my GOD that's funny! lol!

      WHY do I never have mod points when the sarcasm brigade is unleashed on /.

      /me wipes the tears out of his eyes.

      OK, I'm done. Funny funny stuff.

  61. What about... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    ....Indiana Jones and the Cavern Of Death?

  62. Re:Title? How about... by Geekwad · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    I don't see what the big deal is. If the first trilogy took place around 1936 and came out around 1988, why can't part four simply take place in the fifties? Or if they do the makeup right, they could even pull off World War II. Plus I'm sure they would work his age into the script in a humorous and logical manner.

    And speaking of the script, I'd worry about THAT and not how old Ford is. He's been making junk lately and I just hope Spielberg can help guide him back towards past glory.

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  63. Normally I would not link to Faux News, but here.. by Catbeller · · Score: 4, Informative
  64. 4 is rare by victim · · Score: 4, Interesting
    I was discussing some files with my film-making-brother-in-law and he pointed out that it is a very rare film franchise that makes it to IV. Even rarer is the IV that is any good.

    I did a quick check on imdb and excluding pornos and slashers there are essentially no decent IV movies. (hmm, odd sentence with that excluding and decent... I'll leave it.)

    So, given the odds I see two possibilities...
    • They have a killer screenplay.
    • They need a project and got funding.
    Let's hope it is the killer screenplay.
    Indian Jones and the Curse of the Third Sequel
    1. Re:4 is rare by WilsonSD · · Score: 1

      I thought that StarTrek 4 was actually the second best trek movie they've made so far.

      However, that doesn't totally offset travisties such as Rocky 4. ;-)

    2. Re:4 is rare by Eskimo+Bob · · Score: 1

      Or superman 4.

      TEH QWEST 4 PEACE!

      oOOOOOOOH... Maybe they'll do the same thing in the new indiana jones movie that they did in this movie. put the ending in the middle and change the entire script during editing because they realized it sucked after filming, but still fail to make it suck less! YAY!

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    3. Re:4 is rare by Hittite+Creosote · · Score: 1

      Hmm, I don't think Thunderball (fourth James Bond film) sucked.

    4. Re:4 is rare by DarkEdgeX · · Score: 2

      You mean "the one with the whales"? (This is a joke-- girls I've talked to, the non-geek type girls anyways, can't rattle off the titles of Trek flics as quickly (if at all) as us geeks. One girl I knew, when asked about her feelings on Trek, off-handedly stated she liked "the one with the whales". That's stuck in my head for ages.)

      As for movies making it to IV/4, you're right, most IV/4 movies do suck (and Trek IV is pretty decent, far better than that steaming pile of shit Shatner had his mittens in with Star Trek V!).. I'm reminded of seeing Superman IV in theatres and wishing I'd been dead. I didn't have the heart to tell my dad that though, I believe it was the first movie we'd ever seen together. ;)

      Somehow, regarding this Indiana Jones flic, I doubt they could make a nasty IV. The franchise really doesn't have a situation where it could bomb/suck, there's just too many good stories that can be told (contrast this to the Aliens/Alien franchise, or the Superman franchise (though there are plenty of Superman stories worth telling, the comics prove it, it's just that the studios lost their mind after Superman II))... Anyways, I hope they make it and bring back Ford for the role.

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    5. Re:4 is rare by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Quite true, but also note that it wasn't titled "James Bond IV", either.

    6. Re:4 is rare by Creepy · · Score: 1

      Yeah, but Star Trek had a bad 'I' and they still made more. The rule of thumb used to be see only Even Numbered treks and skip the rest, but I think 6 broke the rule (IMO).

      I'm worried that Ford is too old and creaky for the part. Maybe young indy again... with dad and grandpa. I don't know. I can't see it.

    7. Re:4 is rare by Skankmofo · · Score: 1

      I thought Rocky IV was the third best Rocky movie (behind I and II), which in my mind is pretty damn good.

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    8. Re:4 is rare by i0lanthe · · Score: 2

      I can't remember... was 6 the one with the Klingons?
      </tongue in cheek>

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    9. Re:4 is rare by Twisted+Logic · · Score: 0

      Star Wars Episode IV was second best of the original three, IMO.. Episode I, on the other hand, sucked. Ha! Shot that theory to hell. ;)

    10. Re:4 is rare by count_dooku · · Score: 1

      Even rarer is the IV that is any good.

      Just to point out the obvious: even though The Phantom Menace is Episode I, it's the fourth Star Wars Movie ever made. Yikes!

      Double Yikes: Lucas is likely to have some involvement in the next Indiana Jones movie, as he produced the first three and is good friends with Spielberg.

      That a lot of bad luck to overcome, and they haven't even begun filming it!

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    11. Re:4 is rare by DarkEdgeX · · Score: 2

      I dunno, Undiscovered Country dealt with some key issues and resolved some of the things dealt with in TNG at the time (for example, how Worf became a member of the 1701-D's crew). Sure, they mentioned that peace had been made with Klingons for the most part, but The Undiscovered Country cleared the issue right up. =)

      Regarding 'favorite' Trek flics, mine would have to be II, III, IV, VI, Generations, and First Contact. The duds being I and V, generally speaking though, the evened numbered ones tend to be better. ;)

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  65. Can there be another one? by alanak · · Score: 1

    In the Last Crusade, since Indy drank water out of the Holy Grail, didn't he become immortal? If so, then how can there really be another Indiana Jones, it's no fun watching a 70 year old that can't die.

    1. Re:Can there be another one? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      He could only be immortal if he didn't cross the emblem thing in that temple. Alas, he crossed it and is no longer immortal.

    2. Re:Can there be another one? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

      nah, for the water of life thing to work you need to keep drinking it. If you remember in the movie they said one of the knoghts came back to england and died to extreme old age. Cause he stopped drinking the water.

      The water was supposed to heal and thats what they used it for.

    3. Re:Can there be another one? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      It was the cup going over the seal that caused the temple to colapse etc.

      The point about the cup was that WHILE you were drinking from it you were in perfect/immortal health.

      Alas the Jones leaving the cup behind would quickly begin ageing again.

    4. Re:Can there be another one? by f00zbll · · Score: 1

      If memory serves me correctly, the cup only works in the temple. When they tried to remove it, the whole place fell apart remember?

  66. N'Sync? by Prien715 · · Score: 0

    Maybe he'll consider having a cameo by N'Sync...=)

    nah....

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  67. Bring back the Ball! by red_crayon · · Score: 5, Funny

    I hope they bring back the giant ball from the first movie. That's one of my alltime favorite villians.

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    1. Re:Bring back the Ball! by Anixamander · · Score: 2

      I hear there will be no giant balls, but an enlarged prostate is a sure bet.

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    2. Re:Bring back the Ball! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Well...maybe, if they had Rover from The Prisoner wearing stone...

  68. Rejected Plot Ideas by Ezubaric · · Score: 1

    Indiana Jones IV: Keepin' it up with Jonesie

    Harrison Ford's right hand man, traditionally played by Sean Connery, will be played by Sean Combs. Indiana must fight off a ring of drug smugglers who kidnap his sexy girlfriend (Mariah Carey). Complications ensue when Indiana uncovers a secrete relic that allows him to "outgrove" any of the other cats in LA. Soundtrack by John - ahem - Vanessa Williams. Running Time: 2 groovetastic hours

    Indiana Jones IV: The Temple of Jung

    Indiana thinks he has finally settled down to a nice retirement until an old foe resurfaces. His childhood friend, with whom he has shared every intimate secret, returns to their hometown. All appears well until our hero discovers that his friend has been converted Freudianism. The ensuing verbal sparring will dizzy the audience with its acerbic wit and attention to theory. Annotated notes will be provided with every purchased ticket. Good for three hours of credit at University of Indiana. Running Time: 5 hours

    Indiana Jones IV: Writers of the South Park

    Indiana Jones embarks on a new quest to find the secret of power, as revealed to him by Chef. Sought for men for ages, his only guide on his quest is Cartman, who despite his ignorance, manages to defeat a contingent of Nazis by feeding them poisoned sausage. Rumors are flying about the Robot Hitler / Kenny scene. Running Time: [expletive deleted] hours

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  69. Speilberg Can't Be Outdone By Lucas by ryanisflyboy · · Score: 2, Funny

    Not to be oudone by Lucas putting N'Sync in Episode II, Speilberg will supposedly call the next Indiana Jones: "Indiana Jones And The Backstreet Boys." Speilberg would neither confirm nor deny if Kevin would have the starring role.

    1. Re:Speilberg Can't Be Outdone By Lucas by djimi · · Score: 1

      That comment is like talking about a children's book by Dr. Seuss entitled, The Dog and the Hat. George Lucas & Steven Spielberg make these movies together, and the story is usually George's. But , whatever... I'm not here to judge, only... remember there's a difference between a dog and a cat.

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    2. Re:Speilberg Can't Be Outdone By Lucas by Drunken_Jackass · · Score: 1

      i am here to judge. George can cram it up his ass. He got away with 1 good story and now he's milking it for all it's worth. E1 sucked ass, and sadly, i'm sure E2 will too.

      Steven Spielburg makes films, George Lucas made one film and is now making crap with a kid that keeps saying "yipee!!"

      With a name like Smuckers....

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  70. Re:Other rejected titles...(a few facts) by namespan · · Score: 4, Funny

    Indiana Jones and Avacado Women in the Jungle of Death

    "Piranha Women of the Avocado Jungle of Death" is apparently a real movie, parodied in a song by singer-songwriter Christine Lavin, whose aunt was (again, apparently) in the film. Christine Lavin is hilarious.

    Search for the Missing Socks

    As it turns out, I know where socks go. According to a friend whose ex-husband used to repair washing machines, there is usually a gap between the basin and the top of the machine. Socks (and other light items) are occasionally sloshed over the top and into the internals of the washing machine.

    I know someone who has also written a song about this. He would not claim to be as funny as Christine Lavin.

    (Anyone wanna score this "-1, Frivolous" ?)

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  71. "Indiana Jones..." by doooras · · Score: 4, Funny

    "... and the overdone Matrix special effects"

  72. Indian Jones and the clich�d /. age joke by autopr0n · · Score: 3, Funny

    In this film, Indi battles a legion of unoriginal Slashdot posters all making the exact same joke over and over again in an attempt to garner cheap karma.

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    1. Re:Indian Jones and the clich�d /. age joke by quantaman · · Score: 1

      Well if anyone can overcome the /. effect it has to be Indy!!

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    2. Re:Indian Jones and the clich�d /. age joke by felipeal · · Score: 1

      Ok, you asked for it:

      "Indiana Jones and the Last Cocoon"

  73. One more time, and repeat after me please -- by Catbeller · · Score: 4, Insightful

    A MAN OF FIFTY NINE YEARS IS NOT OLD.

    HARRISON IS MIDDLE-AGED.

    NOT OLD.

    PEOPLE OVER THE AGE OF 32 ARE NOT GERIATRIC. THEY DO NOT ALL NEED ADULT DIAPERS AND VIAGRA.

    That screamed, let's further observe that Harrison has been going through life's meat grinder of late. He isn't looking old -- he's looking tired, as anyone does after helping his kid deal with cancer.

    The lines on his face aren't all from age. They show experience. The real stuff, not the business kind.

    A hero, also, cannot truly be a hero until the story of his ending is told. Now, if the "Young Indiana Jones" series is taken as canon, Jones survives until the early nineties, one-eyed, cranky, and unbelieved by those he talks to if he starts spouting the tall tales of which he's so fond.

    Robin Hood fired an arrow into the sky; Arthur gave his sword back to the Lady of the Lake. William Wallace died at the hands of his enemies... point is, a hero's life needs an arc, and Harrison could finish it the way it needs. Let Indiana be old, be tired. It takes more courage for a 59 yo man to fight a mob than a 35 yo. Let's see him fight time itself...

    1. Re:One more time, and repeat after me please -- by foobar104 · · Score: 2

      A MAN OF FIFTY NINE YEARS IS NOT OLD. HARRISON IS MIDDLE-AGED. NOT OLD.

      WHILE I AGREE-- Ahem.

      While I agree with you in principle, 59 will be considered "middle-aged" when the average lifespan is 120. Since the average lifespan hovers around 72, depending on your gender and nationality, 59 is, unfortunately, Getting On Up There.

      The rest of what you said is pretty much right.

    2. Re:One more time, and repeat after me please -- by archen · · Score: 2, Funny

      This is slashdot. If you're over 50 you only get respect if you have long hair, a beard, use ed, and still write everything in assembly.

    3. Re:One more time, and repeat after me please -- by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      A MAN OF FIFTY NINE YEARS IS NOT OLD.
      HARRISON IS MIDDLE-AGED.
      NOT OLD.

      Hmm. On average, people in the UK live to 76 (I think it is fairly similar in the US). If we take three phases of life "Young", "Middle-aged" and "Old", and divide the allotted years up equally, we find that you are young from 0 to 25 and a third. Middle aged to 50 and two thirds, and OLD after that. I don't think you can help it by adding more phases either, since middle-aged should be precisely that: in the middle.
      Get over it. There is nothing wrong with being old, but you could at least have the intellectual honesty not to try to dodge it.

    4. Re:One more time, and repeat after me please -- by Sodium+Attack · · Score: 2
      A hero, also, cannot truly be a hero until the story of his ending is told.

      Um, sure. Just like James T. Kirk was just another wimpy starship captain until "Star Trek: Generations" came out.

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    5. Re:One more time, and repeat after me please -- by vandemar · · Score: 1

      This reminds Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. It was the story that turned the comic book industry around. The tale is set some years in the future of Gotham city where Batman is over 50 and has long retired. He is but a myth known only to the oldest cops, who were but rookies when the Bat Signal still shined. He tries as best he can to live a normal life, but the bat gives him no rest. He wears his cape and cowl again to put things right in his city once more.

      He does this while battling against his own body, which now has all the pains of old age. It's a beautiful. There's even the climatic battle where Superman is sent by the president of the USA to take Batman out. Batman, way past his prime, fights the immortal Superman, and wins! You have to see it to believe it.

      *Ahem* Now getting back on topic, this is exactly the kind of story that will give Indiana Jones the closure it needs.

    6. Re:One more time, and repeat after me please -- by 5KVGhost · · Score: 1

      "Batman, way past his prime, fights the immortal Superman, and wins! You have to see it to believe it."

      IIRC, Batman cheats. :) And Supes actions near the end of the story suggest he wasn't altogether unsympathetic to Bruce's cause, despite his orders to the contrary.

      But you're right, it was a great story. There's also a new sequel out.

    7. Re:One more time, and repeat after me please -- by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Sean Connery could do this when he was 59. He was still buff even then.

    8. Re:One more time, and repeat after me please -- by dsyu · · Score: 1

      Yep -- a fine graphic novel by Frank Miller, one of the better story-tellers of the comic-book genre, and a pretty good artist to boot.

    9. Re:One more time, and repeat after me please -- by CatherineCornelius · · Score: 2
      This is slashdot. If you're over 50 you only get respect if you have long hair, a beard, use ed, and still write everything in assembly.

      Well I guess I have four more years to brush up on ed...

  74. Re:UNITED STATES ATTACKED -- AGAIN by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I suggest you
    a) stfu

  75. Re:UNITED STATES ATTACKED -- AGAIN by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Oh my GOD !!!

    God Bless all those that perished.

  76. Indiana Jones 4 by TripleP · · Score: 1

    The name may be boring right now, but hopefully they won't call it Indiana Jones : Episode 1, Phantom Menace (By menace, I mean that annoying as hell Jar Jar Binks, latex injected, jabba the hut wannabe)

  77. Re:Title? How about... by dimator · · Score: 4, Funny

    So Old. So Very, Very, Old...

    That reminds me of a Conan OBrien episode, where he was discussing another IJ with Ford. Conan said they should make a movie where Jones is too old to get out of bed, and people bring him artifacts for his approval.

    ...

    I guess you had to be there.

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  78. Re:the age diffrence is getting smaller between em by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    No the difference between their ages is constant.
    The proportion of the difference between their ages is decreasing.
    For instance a man born in 1972 and a man born in 1970, in 1974 The 1970 birth was 2X older than the 1972 though in 1978, The 1970 birth is 1.3333..X older when the person born in 1970 is 92 the '72 will be 90 and thus '70 will be 1.02222222222222222222X older than 72'
    Get it? The difference in their ages is always 2 years.

  79. The title is going to be... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Indiana Jones and the Sorceror's Stone

  80. The Title is... by long_john_stewart_mi · · Score: 1

    Indiana Jones and Quest for the Blue Pill!

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  81. Re:Title? How about... by Metrollica · · Score: 3, Interesting

    You think Harrison Ford is old. Well how about Pierce Brosnan. He is 50 years old and has plans to do at least one more James Bond movie. Maybe even 2 or 3. After that there are two other Bond movies in the works that he might star in. I even heard that Brosnan was too old to star in Goldeneye.

    Haven't you ever noticed most movie stars in Hollywood are in their 50's? Clint Eastwood, Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Robert DeNiro, and Sean Connery just to name a few.

    Look here

    Harrison Ford was picked as the most popular movie star the last couple years. All of these actors are probably working on new movies so it's nothing out of the ordinary for someone this old to be in a film.

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  82. Re:Being an adult by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0
    Yes I agree your post is on topic. The persons who visit this site need to give up their silly ten year old linux quest and get with the winning team.

    You will be assimilated into Windows, with or without the use of force.

    Make your time.


    There comes a time when a person should give up impossible fantasies and get involved with real life.

    Yes, this is on topic.
  83. rejected title #324 by NightHwk1 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Indiana Jones and Those Fine Leather Jackets

    (sorry, running joke from the old lucasarts games)

  84. Re:Other rejected titles...(a few facts) by RAruler · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Piranha Women?

    Perhaps you're thinking of the "Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death" the Pirhanha women part was the initial working title, but the final film is called Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death.

    It's a strange movie to say the least, and it features Bill Maher, which i'm sure he regrets to this day. It was also filmed mostly in the University of California at Riverside's Avocado Groves, strange, no?

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  85. Dude... by ozric99 · · Score: 2, Funny

    .. where's my bullwhip?

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  86. Linux Product Placement by runlvl0 · · Score: 1

    Will Indy's fedora be red?

    *ouch*

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  87. your .sig by sithdork · · Score: 1

    that language sould not be spoken here in slashdot-dell....
    hehe i wish that part had been included in the movie.

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    1. Re:your .sig by the+Man+in+Black · · Score: 2

      It was. If you listen really really REALLY hard to the rear surround channels (the back of the theater), you'll hear whispered voices chanting the language of Mordor ('Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul, ash nazg thrakatulûk agh burzum-ishi krimpatul' == 'One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them. One ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them') both in the scene where the Ring is forged and in the scene where the fire-runes are revealed (correct me if I have the scenes wrong, but I *know* I heard it twice in the movie...once louder than the other time. It was kinda freaky.)

      I am officially a massive loser for both noticing that and for informing others. If you'll excuse me, I'll be off taping my glasses.

    2. Re:your .sig by sithdork · · Score: 1

      you are right, the rhyme of the ring WAS at least in the scene "the council of elrond". i just wish gandalf had stepped up and read the rhyme out loud in that scene. the background sound was creepy.. only for those of us familiar with the books.

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  88. Indiana Jones Title by Kasmiur · · Score: 0

    Indiana Jones Attacks the taliban
    Indiana Jones Attack of the Clones
    Indiana Jones Death to Pokemon

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  89. Re:UNITED STATES ATTACKED -- AGAIN by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Sick Fuck

    Then again i dont mind the bit about bush and cheney being dead

  90. Re:Other rejected titles...(a few facts) by elbobo · · Score: 2, Informative

    Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death, sound clips, video, list of highlights (including gratuitous breast shot).

    for your time wasting pleasure.

    (-1 Offtopic)

  91. Make it in Modern Times by MikeyNg · · Score: 2

    Seriously, though. You could put Indy and his dad in 2002 at their "current" age. (No make up for them) After all, they both drank from the fountain of youth, right? So they should be able to live until an extremely old age.


    It'd be neat to see Indy in modern times. Guns haven't really changed THAT much. I don't know who the enemies could be, though, without being too radically politcally incorrect. Just make it some greedy Americans or something. And go make them find Atlantis. Think Abyss meets Indiana Jones.

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    1. Re:Make it in Modern Times by BgJonson79 · · Score: 1

      I thought that the immortality only applied to when they stayed in the cave where the Cup was, and that if they left they would age like everyone else? Or, I could be on crack.

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    2. Re:Make it in Modern Times by Pentagon13 · · Score: 1

      I seem to remember something like this also. The line of old knight used was something like "... you have chosen wisely ... but the power of the grail must never cross the great seal ... that is the price of immortality ...". Besides, why the hell would the knight have stayed there all along if he could have just left and lived forever. The holy grails powers are only realized when inside the great seal.

    3. Re:Make it in Modern Times by Sabalon · · Score: 2

      Well, the knight was tasked with guarding the grail, so that is probably why he didn't leave.

      As for the powers of the grail...as soon as I find it I'll let you know :) I wouldn't think that they'd live forever, but I would think that the rejuvinating powers should add at least 10-20 years to their lives.

  92. Re:Title? How about... by abolith · · Score: 2, Interesting

    thats because:

    A) they are the "old guard" of movies

    B) have made so many good ones ( and some bad ones) that the name they carry brings in people.

    C) have stunt doubles with good makeup, in a controlled enviroment.

    D) there really haven't been any other REALLY REALLY good actors pop up in recent years (maybe so the old guard could still command the prices that they do?)

    my two cents.....

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  93. Glad to see some plans by geekgreg · · Score: 0

    One thing that I think will make this movie very good is that a lot of the people working on this movie (Steven Spielbeg, Harrison Ford, George Lucas, others) are all very talented, experienced, and quite familiar with each other.

  94. Re:UNITED STATES ATTACKED -- AGAIN by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    YOU TRAITOR!

  95. He'll do a new story by Wraithlyn · · Score: 3, Insightful

    This is entirely baseless, but I'd bet good money Spielberg will want to explore a fresh script, not retread some video game.

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  96. Movie Names by alister · · Score: 1

    Names:

    Indiana Jones and the Walking Frame of Doom.
    Indiana Jones and the Garden of Retirement.
    Indiana Jones and the Depends.
    Indiana Jones and the Senile Nazis.
    Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Fibre Suppliment.
    Indiana Jones and the Secret of the Hidden Viagra.

    Man, I could go on for hours...

    Alister

  97. Hah by autopr0n · · Score: 2

    The starwars trilogy is 'ok' but that was also made 20/30 years ago. I mean come on. People change and Lucas has definetly changed for the worse (remember, ESB wasn't even directed by him and almost everyone agrees that it's the best of the three).

    I mean you don't seriously think SW:TPM was a good movie, do you? Brilliant Filmmaker my ass

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  98. Not a troll post... a legitimate question... by BTWR · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    This is NOT a troll post, but I was wondering...

    How do the Slashdot mods pick what stories get posted? I sent this story in yesterday at noon! This is not the first time this has happened! Mods or informed users, in a serious question, does anyone know if:

    a)Stories are rejected if UID is too High?
    b)...if one has too many rejected submissions?
    c)...if one's karma is not high-positive enough?
    d)...the choice of article titles isn't good enough?
    And e) Do the submitted stories even get read, or does it filter only like every 100th story to even be looked at?

    Once again, this is NOT a troll post or blasting Slashdot. Obviously, you cannot post every interesting story, but if I have no chance of being looked at, I can save both of us the time/bandwidth of my submitting and your anylizing my submissions. Thanks.

  99. Re:Other rejected titles...(a few facts) by Person++112375793 · · Score: 1

    my understanding of the missing socks phenomenon was that, in the dryer, static electricity builds up and can sometimes make socks cling to the inside of clothes. then, upon putting on said clothes and going outside, the socks can fall off.

  100. Re:Other rejected titles...(a few facts) by haystor · · Score: 2, Funny

    When a sock attains a certain enlightenment it bursts asunder. This is where dust comes from.

    Other clothes also shed bits of material to create more dust and this is why our clothes seem to get get smaller.

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  101. Another Suggestion by minus23 · · Score: 1

    "Indiana Jones And the Comfortable Bed"
    --They'll just bring treasure to him.
    (..err it's a "cause he is old joke" j/k)

  102. DOS... or Linux! by root_42 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Check out http://scummvm.sf.net/
    But make sure to download the CVS version! It works brilliantly with Indy4.

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  103. Re:Title? How about... by edmudama · · Score: 5, Funny

    Courtesy of IMDB...

    Actor - Birthdate (age)

    Pierce Brosnan - 16 May 1953 (46)
    Clint Eastwood - 31 May 1930 (71)
    Tom Hanks - 9 July 1956 (45)
    Denzel Washington - 28 December 1954 (47)
    Bruce Willis - 19 March 1955 (46)
    Arnold Schwarzenegger - 30 July 1947 (54)
    Robert DeNiro - 17 Aug 1943 (58)
    Sean Connery - 25 Aug 1930 (71)

    I guess with a name like Metrollica, I guess having only 6 of your 8 facts wrong is pretty good.

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  104. Spoiler by stud9920 · · Score: 1
    As it turns out, I know where socks go. According to a friend whose ex-husband used to repair washing machines, there is usually a gap between the basin and the top of the machine. Socks (and other light items) are occasionally sloshed over the top and into the internals of the washing machine
    Great ! You've ruined billions of /. readers' moviegoing experience !
  105. Indiana Jones and The One Ring ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    What about a little crossover ?

  106. I know what it is :-) by Salsaman · · Score: 4, Funny
    "Indiana Jones and the Extended Merchandising Contract"

    1. Re:I know what it is :-) by MadGrizzle · · Score: 3, Funny

      Indiana Jones versus the Army of Darkness... oh wait, that's been done.

    2. Re:I know what it is :-) by neanderdude · · Score: 1
      Hmm...If they get Ford to play the part... Indiana Jones and the Boudless Supply of Wrinkle Cream

      gawf gawf gawf

  107. Something More for Katz to review. by hound3000 · · Score: 3, Informative

    Harrison Ford is currently 59 years old, and seems to do only one real movie per year.

    Patriot Games (1992)
    Fugitive, The (1993)
    Clear and Present Danger (1994)
    Sabrina (1995)
    Devil's Own, The (1997)
    Air Force One (1997)
    Six Days Seven Nights (1998)
    Random Hearts (1999)
    What Lies Beneath (2000)
    K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
    info provided by IMDb

    Now, on that list, I've taken out all the miscellaneous TV appearances and everything else that does not seem to take a major commitment as a movies does. But I do seem to remember reading a few years back that Ford does try to limit himself to one movie a year to spend more time with his family. So, if he has signed to this deal, it would appear to be his movie for the year 2002. (Assuming the K-19 Movie was filmed in 2001.)

    If Sean Connery were to return, he would most likely have to be 'aged' 20 years or so, and thusly limited to a bit part in the movie because he is now 71, and only 12 years older than his 'son.' That of him being Indy's father worked once back in 1989, but I doubt it would work again.

    In any case, Denholm Elliott who played Dr. Marcus Brody in 'Raiders' and 'Last Crusade' died in 1992 and thusly, won't return. However, John Rhys-Davies could possibly return as Sallah. How feasible that is, I don't know... (but both characters were great) And who will be cast as the new love interest girl in the movie? And will they attempt to close the door on future movies in this one considering that we already know from the Young Indiana Jones that Indy lives to an old age, and gets an eye patch?

    (When are they going to release the rest of the Young Indy adventures too?)

    1. Re:Something More for Katz to review. by kannen · · Score: 2

      Kate Capshaw, Spielberg's wife, is set to reprise her role as "Willie Scott" (aka, the annoying blonde from Temple of Doom) for Indy IV.

      *sigh* Why have the movie gods seen fit to damn us?

  108. OSAMA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Maybe Indiana Jones could find Osama

  109. Actor Substitution by MarcOiL · · Score: 1

    When they changed James Bond from Sean Connery to George Lazenby, people screamed in horror and most believed the series would just disappear.

    If they throw sufficient imagination / money / whatever into it, we could end up having an eternal Indiana Jones, forever fighting the Nazis at the outstart of WWII.

    Think of it, that's how most "infinite" comic-book series work.

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  110. Indiana Jones and the lost inagiantion!! by GdoL · · Score: 1

    Indiana Jones & that.not-so-funny-guy-from-starwars

    Indiana Jones & The Florida Condo

    Indiana Jones & grandchildren

    Indiana Jones & Big Bucks

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  111. Da da daaaahda, dah da daaaa, dah da dah dahh,.... by MadCamel · · Score: 2

    I just figured I'd get that tune stuck in everyones head.

  112. Re:Other rejected titles...(a few facts) by jsse · · Score: 1

    As it turns out, I know where socks go.

    Thank you for such a technical explanation. I always thought the socks are lost due to the rapid rotation creates an artifical singularty which opens a worm hole just enough for a single sock to pass. So I use to warn my children stay away from the basement while the washing machine in it is running. Thanks, the children are safe.

  113. Sticking with a theme? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    If this follows the main storyline of the previous films, ie Indy rescues a precious Judeo-Christian artifact from the Nazis - the only one left that I can see being used would be Excalibur...

  114. Indiana Jones and the X-File by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Strikes me they have similarities

  115. Possible title :-) by stressky · · Score: 2, Funny

    What about "Indiana Jones and the Floggers Of The Dead Horse" ?

    Unfotunately, I don't think truth in advertising is in at the moment...:-)

    Hands up if you want to hear the plot...

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  116. Indiana Jones in the retirement home from hell by bob_jordan · · Score: 2

    "Over the lips and past the gums,
    look out dentures, here I come."

    The simpsons have borrowed plenty of ideas from indiana jones. Why don't they return the complement. After all, he must be old enough now.

    Bob.

  117. Quit with the sequels and remakes already! by x136 · · Score: 2

    I mean seriously, we have or are about to have remakes/redos of Planet of the Apes, Rollerball, H.G. Wells' Time Machine, and others that I can't remember.

    New sequels to Terminator, Tron, and Indiana Jones? Argh!

    And you know the sequels to all three of those movies are just going to be showcases for SGI & friends, with little to no plot.

    But hey, if they do it well, good for them. I'll go see it. I'm just kind of getting sick of movies relying entirely on name recognition to drive sales.

    </rant>

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  118. 1rst post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0
    I WIN!
  119. Re:Other rejected titles...(a few facts) by akruppa · · Score: 1
    >As it turns out, I know where socks go. According to a friend whose ex-husband used to repair washing machines, there is usually a gap between the basin and the top of the machine. Socks (and other light items) are occasionally sloshed over the top and into the internals of the washing machine.

    Nope, sock disappear due to quantum mechanical effects in the confined space of the washer/dryer. Please check Laundry: A Quantum Mechanical Approach by Dr. Brian J. Reardon for the many surprising details.

    Alex

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  120. Echelon is watching (mini-screenplay) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    INT. FBI MONITORING CENTER - NIGHT
    A SPOOK in a dark suit sits hunched over a keyboard.
    He types in a command.
    SPOOK
    Well, well, well.
    What have we here?
    Close on MONITOR --
    A screen full of text scrolls by.
    SPOOK hits a key, and the text pauses.
    Highlighted amid oceans of form submission data are the words --
    Then again i dont mind the bit about bush and cheney being dead
    SPOOK picks up a RED PHONE, dials.
    SPOOK
    I've got a dissident.
    Sending a trace now.
    SPOOK hits a few keys.
    VOICE
    (over the phone)
    Your data has been recieved.
    We will see to it that . . .
    necessary countermeasures
    are enacted.
    We hear a DIAL TONE.

  121. The title is by akruppa · · Score: 1

    after "IJ and the Temple of Doom", the new title is obviously, "IJ and the Ascent to Quake 3 Arena".

    Alex

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    1. Re:The title is by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      What about "Indian Jones And The Return To Castle Wolfenstein", set in the same timeframe as the other movies, Nazis etc.

  122. WTF? by Oakey · · Score: 0

    I don't understand the logic of some of you people. I've seen endless "bring back Indy", "when's Indy IV coming out", "we want another Indy film" posts and now they've announced a new film you all start ranting "money-grabbers", "they're trying to flog a dead horse", etc, etc, etc. Okay, Ford's old, they'll probably do everything in CGI (hell, they could even do a CGI Ford) and the film may or may not suck. Who knows, maybe Spielberg cab surprise us.

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  123. Comments by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Anyone noticed that very few of these comments are serious?

    Could it be that no one cares anymore about Indiana Jones plot lines and such? Could be. Could be that the last one was crap, and everyone expects to see young nubile women do that stuff, not boring old men. Get with the times, movie production industry. Please ;)

  124. My Personal predictions by heideggier · · Score: 0, Troll
    That;

    It will be set in the fifties rather then in the forties, Perhaps even the sixties,

    It Will be filled with jokes about the age of Harrison Ford, The reviews of it will be filled with Jokes about the age of Harrison Ford, People going into the cinema will be making jokes about the age of Harrison Ford, Man I feel sorry for my old man, who is the same age as Harrison Ford

    Connery will not be in it, sorry

    They will try to introduce a young female lead, prob a lara croft type character, who will do most of the action sceans

    It will center around some type of lost city, Perhaps Atlantas or the lost city of gold

    The main villian will be some kind of couporate boss, say a fifties version of bill gate, most likly limbergP

    If berg takes the job it will be good, if he palms it off to another director expect a jurssaic park 3,

    All that I have said is pure spectulation, man I wish that rumour about the Aol, Red hat take over was still going.

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  125. Jar Jar Binks a good idea by Shade,+The · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    < Hordes of Jar Jar binks instead of Nazis

    Well, it makes sense. Let's look at the advantages:

    • It makes actually makes sense the baddies can't shoot straight.
    • Nazi's are so last century, Jar Jar Binks is the new evil in the world.
    • Who wouldn't pay to see a film with hundreds of Jar Jar Binks getting killed by Indy?
    • The way Jar Jar Binks talks means that we can still keep the nifty subtitles when the baddies talk (but this time it's even relevant in Germany!).
    • The CG effects will use up the budget for annoying Matrix-style effects (they would good first time round, but now they're getting old really fast).
    • Jar Jar Binks action toys - they really bleed!
  126. Kate Capshaw by slipgun · · Score: 1

    Is anyone else a little worried about Capshaw being in this movie? I mean, of the three Jones girls, her character (Willie) was the worst. She acted it out reasonably well, but the character she was acting out was... a bit crap, and not really suited to a Jones movie. Maybe they would be wiser to get Karen Allen (Marion) back, or just have Indy go with some new girl.

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  127. Re:Title? How about... by Pentagram · · Score: 1

    Er, assuming the birthdate you've got is correct, Brosnan is 49.

  128. Harrison Ford? by drsoran · · Score: 3, Funny

    We can only hope Harrison Ford comes back to play Indiana Jones. During the Golden Globes Ben Affleck mentioned he was going to be taking on the role of Jack Ryan in the next Tom Clancy movie. *sigh*. I'd rather see a 70 year old Harrison Ford bumbling around in a walker fighting international terrorists than that arrogant tosser. Oh well. :-)

    1. Re:Harrison Ford? by Wiener · · Score: 1
      Ben Affleck mentioned he was going to be taking on the role of Jack Ryan in the next Tom Clancy movie. *sigh*.

      That movie would be "The Sum of All Fears" on hold indefinitely and I have to agree with you here. The worst part is in Jack Ryan's life, "The Sum of All Fears" occurs after every other Jack Ryan movie that's been made and the actor playing him will actually be younger.

      And not to take anything away from Ben Affleck (he is a great actor), but Ryan is DCI in SoAF - Ford would be WAY more believable in that role than Affleck simply because of age.

    2. Re:Harrison Ford? by jon+doh! · · Score: 1

      from alt.tom-clancy i know that they've pretty much completely rewritten the story line for SOAF. the terrorists are european instead of middle eastern, and i think they've set it earlier in the timeline so jack ryan can be younger...i think it sucks.

    3. Re:Harrison Ford? by Warped-Reality · · Score: 1

      That really sucks that they changed it because making the terrorists middle-eastern would be too "politically incorrect" in these "sensitive times"

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  129. Another possible title....... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Indiana Jones and the case of the missing Geneva Convention at camp x-ray......

  130. I know what it's called! by Shadowin · · Score: 1

    It's going to be called Indiana Jones and the Attack of the Clones.

  131. Indiana Jones and the Lost Bowel Movement by invid · · Score: 1

    Sorry.

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    1. Re:Indiana Jones and the Lost Bowel Movement by ConceptJunkie · · Score: 2

      ...and you should be!

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  132. Screw the sequals, bring on the DVDs! by prototype · · Score: 2

    I mean it. Stop milking a dead horse with geriatric sequals or puzzling over who to get to play Indy and get to work on the DVDs!

    We've been waiting forever for these things and Harrison Ford isn't getting any younger. As well, his mind's not what it used to be and who can remember what happeneded 20 years ago in the middle of the Tunisia desert?

    A nice 3 package DVD with full commentary, deleted scenes and a new documentary is greatly needed to keep things alive. What? You have enough time to put together a $60 million dollar sequal but not enough to sit down for a few hours and talk about your work Spielburg?? Sheesh...

    liB

  133. Indiana Jones: Attack of the Stones by yumyum · · Score: 1

    ...

    1. Re:Indiana Jones: Attack of the Stones by TheShadow · · Score: 1

      ...as in kidney stones?

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  134. What it should be by MatthewNewberg · · Score: 1

    Indiana Jones vs the Army of Darkness

  135. Coming Full Circle.... by LittleGuy · · Score: 1

    RotLA came out in '81, and was apparently set in the mid-late 30's (Nazis existed, but Germans could still operate freely in Egypt.) Now it's '02, so roll Indy's age up by 21 years and you get mid-late 50's.

    Or set it in '62.....

    "Indiana Jones and the Blond in the T-Bird."

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  136. track record by f00zbll · · Score: 2, Interesting
    Ok, aside from all the jokes and "oh no, not another sequel." SS and HF both have pretty good track record over the last 2 decades. I seriously doubt it will be aweful. The chances it will be good is any body's guess, but there's a good chance it will be entertaining. As HF has said in the past, he wants to play an old Indy and pass the torch to some one else. In one of the E interviews, I remember HF saying "I would hope the character has more than just action, that he can age gracefully." That was a response to "will you do another IJ movie?"

    Probably only HF and SS know who are the likely candidates to take the torch. I for one look forward to it. Except for IJ: temple of doom, the IJ series were great fun and had good character development.

  137. Perhaps 59 isn't old, but... by dpilot · · Score: 2

    It's just a little too old to be getting dragged under trucks, behind submarines, etc. There's nothing wrong with getting to be 59, (I'm a bit over a decade from there, yet.) it's certainly better than not.

    The last Roger Moore Bond flix were downright laughable. This core collections of people in their 60's with makeup piled on to make them look decades younger, acting more decades younger.

    Presumably with age comes experience, so those lines on his face might also indicate that he has learned better ways to go about things. STtNG was criticized for being to cerebral, and 'talking the enemy to death'.

    I suspect our society is hooked on its own brain chemicals, and the adrenaline rush of the action movie is the delivery mechanism.

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  138. Harrison Ford by gamgee5273 · · Score: 3, Insightful
    For those of you complaining: Ford could still kick all of your asses. The man may be 60 in July, but did you see him at the Golden Globes? He's still in shape and he still has that Indy way about him...we aren't talking William Shatner here!

    If they're going to do it, now is the right time - they can put Indy in his 50s, make a couple of cracks about him "getting too old for this," and make it the last hurrah for Indiana Jones fans.

    I, for one, am hoping they explain how he loses his eye...

    1. Re:Harrison Ford by Twisted+Logic · · Score: 0

      Indiana Jones 4: Lethal Weapon 5!

  139. Rumor has it.. by Night0wl · · Score: 3, Funny

    Angelina Jolie, star of Tomb Raider will be assisting our old hero.

    Another possible title is: Indiana Johns and Lost Titties.

    (For once seriously consider AC as a posting option... bah, I can take it! Besides, I start at one, there for I can only loose one before I fall under radar!)

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    1. Re:Rumor has it.. by sharkey · · Score: 2

      Angelina Jolie, star of Tomb Raider will be assisting our old hero.

      Raiders of the Padded Bra

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  140. Re:the age diffrence is getting smaller between em by gamgee5273 · · Score: 2

    Connery's 12 years older than Ford, but they made him up to look about 22 years older in The Last Crusade. They'll just make him up again...

  141. More movie title suggestions by Yeep · · Score: 1

    Indy meets The Mummy
    Indy 4: Raiders of the lost, then found and lost again, Ark

  142. Re:Title? How about... by RedX · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Follow along please:
    2002-1953=49. And May is only 4 months away.

  143. Re:the age diffrence is getting smaller between em by ptrourke · · Score: 1

    And will they still be fighting the Nazi's? Maybe they could be up against Mao's China or something for some Ancient Zhou era artifacts or something. That would be cool. Weird though, but cool.

    Interesting idea, given the fact that Kate Capshaw is in it, reprising her role as That Woman Who Screamed Her Way Through the Temple of Doom.

  144. Let's tie in some real villany by nigelc · · Score: 1
    In Indiana Jones and the Quest for the World, our hero has all but retired. It's the late 60s, and he's been selling off old artifacts to supplement his social security.

    One night, while walking down the beach, Indiana meets a young man called Will (played by Ashton Kutcher, who was so good in Dude, Where's my Car?). Indy befriends this young man, and listens to his tales of woe. To help his new friend, Indiana goes off on one more quest, to find a mythic stone which clouds men's minds.

    He finds the stone, after a series of hair-rasing adventures and returns it to Will. Will is so pleased, he makes Indiana a partner in his new "software" company (much humor as Will explains to Indiana what software is) and the movie ends with Indy moving to Redmond, WA.

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  145. I am a direct witness to this!!! by Unknown+Poltroon · · Score: 1

    Our laundry drain pipe was clogged up by a pair of underwear. They floated out and made it all the way through the pumping system, whatever the hell it is, and partway down the draining hose.

    (Yeah, i know this is off topic, so start modding me down to the depths of hell, because you just can't leave anything alone, can you?. Maybe I'll find my socks there.)

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  146. Re:Other rejected titles...(a few facts) by Bob+McCown · · Score: 1
    As it turns out, I know where socks go. According to a friend whose ex-husband used to repair washing machines, there is usually a gap between the basin and the top of the machine. Socks (and other light items) are occasionally sloshed over the top and into the internals of the washing machine.

    My own theory is that washing machines randomly turn socks into metal coat hangers, and transport them into closets. I dont think Ive ever bought a metal coathanger, but I have tons in my closet, and they seem to multiply.

  147. What are you guys? Commies? by pbr7379 · · Score: 1

    I think you guys ought to be tossed into that prison in Guantanamo for not liking the idea of new IJ pic. It doesn't matter how old Harrison Ford is (at this point in time) so quit your bitchin and wait and see. If it isn't any good I'll refund the price of your ticket.

  148. How come this was posted so late? by filmcritic · · Score: 0, Troll

    I read this 2 days ago on Fox News...a bit late isn't it? Oh that's right...Fox is a large corporation...they're EEEEEVILLL..they probably use Microsoft products too....

    1. Re:How come this was posted so late? by Hoi+Polloi · · Score: 1

      The real issue here is why you read Fox "Nothing Too Sleezy To Air" news?

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  149. no, how about a simpsons title? by megacia · · Score: 1

    Indiana Jones 4: So Very Tired

    :)

  150. Title? hmmm. by jeff13 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Attack of the Krauts?

  151. Re:Title? How about... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    THat's what I figured. Clint Eastwood was in his 50's when he did "Heartbreak Ridge". A classic.

  152. Re:Other rejected titles...(a few facts) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Thats funny...

    especially when I saw a comedian do the same bit ten years ago...

    (O_O)

  153. Re:Other rejected titles...(a few facts) by Creepy · · Score: 1

    yeah, ugh.

    I think I saw it a few years after it was out - maybe '90 or '91 (definitely college 4 me). I think I saw it again at a '2B' party (Batchlors and B Movies, a friends' soon-to-be-wife approved batchelor party) a few years later along with another stinker, Dinosaur Island.

    thinking back, though, that wasn't much of a stretch for Bill - he was hosting a TV dating show back then, or shortly thereafter (at the time I saw the movie he was... but maybe that was the second time) and was probably desperate for anything. Heck Bill was in Ratboy - anyone who's seen that knows desperation.

  154. Other possible movie titles by Wintermancer · · Score: 2

    Indianna Jones and the Horrendous Learjet Maintenance Bill

    Indianna Jones and Colorectal Polyp from Hell

    Indianna Jones and Seducing Women Far Too Young for An Octogenerian

    and the best of all:

    Indianna Jones Makes Harry Potter Bite the Pillow

    (I really should stop reading Space Moose archives....)

  155. Next movie. by fruity · · Score: 1


    if it's not Harrison Ford, it won't be Indy.
    and then i'll cry.
    and someone will punch me.

    on the subject of age, my dad is around the same age as Harrison Ford, and he still backpacks, hikes, and attempts to find buried treasure (little success as of late though).
    and he could still kick my 24 year old ass in a fight!

  156. Re:Normally I would not link to Faux News, but her by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Prefer Clinton News Network ?

  157. One more title... by Hoi+Polloi · · Score: 1

    "Indiana Jones and the Creatively Drained Director"

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  158. Fallout by orkysoft · · Score: 1

    Finally, a good excuse to be playing Fallout (2) !

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  159. Re:UNITED STATES ATTACKED -- AGAIN by jtrascap · · Score: 1
    Whenever you see it's by a coward, know it's not true...

    What an absolute loser...

  160. Re:Normally I would not link to Faux News, but her by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    "Yeah, I really really hate Fox News but oh crap there's actually NEWS there that is relevant to the discussion."

  161. Re:Title? How about... by mlylecarlin · · Score: 1

    Roger Moore was in his 60s when he finished doing Bond movies. Nothing Harrison Ford or Pierce Brosnan do could possibly be that shameful, especially since they'll probably look younger than Roger well into their 70s.

  162. another big chance to screw up a good series by mgandhi2 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Somebody needs to slap Spielberg in the face, and say "That's for blasphemy."

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  163. Re:Title? How about... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    This is not flamebait, stupid moderator! Read it again - there's insightful stuff there.

  164. Orlando Jones and the Show Us Your Can Contest by havblue · · Score: 1

    You have chosen... poorly.

  165. Young Indiana Jones Adventures and the eye patch by Hokey_Mitsurugi · · Score: 1

    If you ever remember the TV show, they always had a real old Indiana segway in and out of the show. He also wore an eye patch. It would be cool to see them in the next movie explain how he lost his eye

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  166. The title will be... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Indiana Jones and the Chamber of Secrets

  167. Scary part... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    People seem to be ignoring the scariest detail in this news about the sequel: Kate Capshaw will be in it. Temple of Doom. >>> Harrison's age pales in comparison to this bad omen.

  168. Sean Patrick Flanery. Definitely! by Fantastic+Lad · · Score: 3, Insightful
    I adored the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles.

    Flanery was amazing as a teen to early twenties Indy. Now that a decade has almost gone by since the first YIJC, Flanery would be aged to perfection for the adult role.

    If you have only seen the first one or two episodes of YIJC, and were put off by the fact that the stories were not of the same inspiration as the Harrison Ford movies, or if you were thrown by the fact that the story patterns did not fit any of the television formulas we've all grown so comfortable with, to the point of those conventions having become invisible, (and thereby making them feel weird and uncomfortable when they are broken.), well. . . Do yourself a favor and try again. Most of the YIJC episodes are absolutely stunning.

    Sadly, though, an important part of the show was removed for the video tape release. They took out the 90-something year old Indy who walks about town telling his stories. This effectively unglues a significant chunk of the story logic and makes certain repeating patterns in the stories seem irrational and even kind of dumb. If you can find a friend who recorded the originals off air, then you're onto the real stuff.

    Why is it that such treasures as YIJC get lost in the shuffle, while the lamest series get released on DVD and promoted through the roof?

    Ah well. Diamonds are hard to find in the wild, too, I suppose.


    -Fantastic Lad

  169. Get 'em, Encino Man! by dswensen · · Score: 2

    Actually, I thought both Mummy movies would have been significantly improved by casting someone other than Fraser. He tries hard, but is too goofy-looking to be convincing as a hero.

    Plus, it would help to have someon who even remotely resembles Harrison Ford. River Phoenix wasn't the spitting image, but he could pull off a convincing imitation. I don't think Brendan Fraser could.

    I don't have any problems with him as an actor, but I don't think he's suited to the role.

  170. If the story took place in the Fifties. . . by Fantastic+Lad · · Score: 2
    The story of Indiana Jones crosses a whole century. And the Fifties were a neat time, as well as the thirties. Lots of cool things were going on. It was the decade during which Magic was served the last really big blow in the West, (not quite a death-blow, but close).

    Paradigm shifts of that nature usually litter the ground with interesting stories.

    Seeing a different kind of Indy movie where an older Ford fits perfectly into the times could be really cool. As proven in the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, Indy doesn't have to swing from a whip and fall from an airplane in order to blow you away with amazing story-telling.

    Though. . . I somehow doubt Lucas will go in that direction.

    I just hope they don't set the film in the thirties and try to force an almost 60 year old Indy in the roll. --It seems impossible, but after Phantom Menace, I wouldn't put anything past Lucas.


    -Fantastic Lad

    1. Re:If the story took place in the Fifties. . . by Catbeller · · Score: 2

      Little known trivia:

      Harrison Ford reprised the Indy role ONCE in the Young Indiana Jones series. And the time and place were, I recall, 1956, on an Indian reservation.

      Indy still had both eyes, tho he was looking grizzled and bearded. TRES cool; perhaps when I get my SooperPC built I'll extract that old VHS footage and post it through Gnutella.

      Oh, it wasn't the whole show. He was the sandwich story, much like the old Indy's little snippets.

      Harrison was gracious to do that little job, and I never forget that. He could have been a prima donna and refused to do TV, but he did it for Lucas and for the fans. And I guess because it was fun.

  171. Not in his financial interest to - still milking by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    They're going to milk this one for all it's worth, just like Star Wars 4-6. Don't hold your breath for it.

  172. He might be old but.... by lucky_duck · · Score: 1

    Look at the woman he's got (Minni Driver)!! When I'm that old, if I have a nice young woman like that (with viagra or not)I would be laughing at the people making fun of my age... Just my opinion though.

  173. Re:the retirement home from hell by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    There's a movie mentioned in the latest Gauntlet, Bubba Hotep where an aging Elvis (Bruce Campbell) and a black man who believes he is JFK fight an evil in their nursing home. Perhaps an Indy movie in a retirement home isn't such a bad idea.

  174. Re:Title? How about... by Sabalon · · Score: 2

    I remember an interview with Harrison when "Temple of Doom" came out. He said something close to "It's been three years since Raiders, and this movie takes place 3 years before Raiders, so I look 6 years older than I should."

  175. I know the title! by Ghoser777 · · Score: 1

    Well, at least what it should be:

    Indiana Jones and the Comfortable Bed ;)

    Conan O'Brien was the first to mention it, but with Ford getting old, people are going to have to start bringing the treasures to him!

    F-bacher

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  176. Brendan Fraser by bigbadbuccidaddy · · Score: 1

    What I don't get is why would they go back to Harrison Ford after two two very successful Indiana Jones sequels starring Brendan Fraser? This seems like the whole James Bond thing with Connery and Sellers all over again.

  177. More info on Coming Attractions website by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    "All three said that a Indy 4 is going to happen but it was Spielberg who added that making Indiana Jones 4 will be his priority after he completes Catch Me If You Can with Leonardo DiCaprio. "We have a title, but we're not ready to announce it," Spielberg said to FOX News's Friedman. "I will give you one clue, though. Kate [Capshaw] is in it." When Friedman asked if that means we'll see her Temple of Doom character in some sort of flashback, Spielberg answered "No. She'll be in the present."

    from Coming Attractions website... http://corona.bc.ca/films/details/indy4.html

    Coming attractions is a really good 'scooper' website on movies.. http://corona.bc.ca/films/main.html

  178. Give it up, please by Animats · · Score: 2

    This may be an embarassment like "Beverly Hills Cop N+1". But there are possibilities. "Indiana Jones vs. Laura Croft" comes to mind.

  179. There is a seeker born every minute by geoswan · · Score: 1
    The Bungi wrote:

    The "astronaut" ... theory was first made popular by Erick Von Daniken, who despite having a less than stellar reputation has always asked questions that can't be just explained away...


    What question has Von D asked that can't be explained away? How about when will the public realize he is a phony?

    1. Re:There is a seeker born every minute by The+Bungi · · Score: 1

      LOL! You want to discuss this here? That gave me a chuckle, thanks.

  180. What could it be... by TomRC · · Score: 1


    Oddly, all three of the things mentioned (Noah's ark, garden of eden, Area 51) seemed like pretty fitting subjects for Indiana. Well, Area 51 is rather out of his domain of expertise, but maybe they could tie it into ancient astronauts and from there to some biblical story.

    How about the Cave of Ali Baba? Fabulous lost treasure, exotic locations, etc. Not tied to a bible story, but it's nearly as widely known.

  181. Re:Title? How about... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Assuming the birthdate is correct, Brosnan is 48.

  182. Re:Title? How about... by Tetsujin28 · · Score: 4, Funny

    That reminds me of a Conan OBrien episode, where he was discussing another IJ with Ford. Conan said they should make a movie where Jones is too old to get out of bed, and people bring him artifacts for his approval.

    Indiana Jones and the Antiques Roadshow!

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  183. Indiana Jones: The Search for Spock. by Sri+Ramkrishna · · Score: 0

    Yes, Indiana is at it again. Restless again after a 10 year hiatus, Indiana hops a ride with the Klingon Warrior Fck'ou to the planet Vulcan to do battle with the Son of Sarek for the attentions of the evil Gou-uld Marootia which ends in a final climax in Marootia's bedroom.

    If you thought this was goofy, you should see the original movie. :-)

    sri

  184. Its not the age by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Remember, its not the age... it's the milage

    1. Re:Its not the age by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      err.. correction

      It's not the years, honey, it's the mileage.

      Raiders of the Lost Ark

  185. Sounds like a pretty good movie. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Have a script treatment on my desk by Monday morning. I think I can get Stallone and Gwenneth Paltrow for the leads. Lets do lunch.

  186. I Wiah I Had About 50 Moderator Points... by John_Booty · · Score: 2

    ...to go and mod down all the unfunny mock-movie-titles modded up as "funny"!

    How about "Indiana Jones and the Search For Humor On This Thread" ?

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  187. Re:Other rejected titles...(a few facts) by sansoo · · Score: 1

    Not so. You hardware people always miss the answer when the problem turns out to be biological.
    Socks are the larval forms of coat hangers.

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  188. I know the title by a+random+streaker · · Score: 1

    How much he gets paid, don't know.

    I do know the title, though:

    "Indiana Jones and Speilberg's Latest Girlfriend"

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    1. Re:I know the title by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Indiana Jones and the Goblet of fire, anyone?

  189. Re:Title? How about... by Pentagram · · Score: 1

    Yes true. I hold my hands up. I just did a subtraction. It was closer though :)

  190. Arrogant tosser? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Affleck was the bomb in Phantoms, yo.

  191. I can't believe none of you saw the obvious title by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Redmond" with that immortal Indy line: "Snakes. I hate snakes!"