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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."
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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Maybe they could have that kid who played him in the last crusade in it. What his name, oh whoops.
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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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
- 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
... how about "Indiana Jones and the Leather Goddesses of Phobos"?
cant be worce than these...
Well, now you jinxed it. Way to go.
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Interview with Spielberg, Kapshaw, and Ford himself.
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.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!
Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade
I hope they bring back the giant ball from the first movie. That's one of my alltime favorite villians.
"Never bullshit a bullshitter" All That Jazz
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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"... and the overdone Matrix special effects"
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...
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.
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I guess you had to be there.
python -c "x='python -c %sx=%s; print x%%(chr(34),repr(x),chr(34))%s'; print x%(chr(34),repr(x),chr(34))"
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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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.
More data, damnit!
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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The real Tetsujin 28 is a giant robot.