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Indiana Jones coming to DVD in November

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the get-your-lust-on dept.

DaSpudMan writes "The "Indiana Jones" trilogy, one of the most requested film series for the DVD format, is finally slated for worldwide release Nov. 4 as "The Adventures of Indiana Jones -- The Complete DVD Movie Collection," a box set that will include a fourth disc specifically dedicated to bonus materials."

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  1. No commentary track by Scryber · · Score: 5, Insightful
    "We felt that because of bandwidth issues and, more importantly, the amount of information provided on the fourth disc, it would be redundant to include a director's commentary track on the title discs," Ward said.

    Bullshit. Just tell the truth: For whatever reasons, Spielberg doesn't do commentaries. However I don't see why some other producer (Luca$) or writer (Kasdan) couldn't have provided a commentary. Citing "bandwidth issues" is a laugher. And I for one prefer to actually have a commentary while the movie is running. Just not the same hearing production insights on a bonus disc.

  2. Re:Awesome by Angry+White+Guy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Personally, I think that Darth Vader's Imperial March was more ominous and evil than the Thuggee Ceremony.

    Should John Williams ever pass away, he would leave a much larger impact on /. culture than the million deaths of Stephen King.

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    You think that I'm crazy, you should see this guy!
  3. Finally by imperator_mundi · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Once upon a time Mr Lucas was the coolest guy in hollywood one and Indiana Jones and Starwars were the trilogies... millions of fans dreamed if they could ever see a fourth Indy film or a new Starwars stuff.

    Present day: Lord of the ring and Matrix are the trilogies, nobody is really excited 'bout Episode 3 and even worse too many remember Mr Lucas as the man who created Jar Jar Binks...

    so there's no reason left to delay the DVD edition of Indy, hype about it is shrinking not growing.

  4. Re:Awesome by letxa2000 · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Really, I think the reason that most people are so down on the second film is that it's so "different" from the first one.

    The reason I think people are so down on the second one is two things:

    1. If you want gross-out factor, you go to see some gross-out movie. Raiders wasn't a gross-out film, it was a fun movie with a decent plot with some special effects to help where necessary. But nothing was done just to be gross and disgusting as was the case in Doom.

    2. Raiders and Last Crusade are based on things which many people consider historic. I.e., the Ark of the Covenant existed and really is "lost", and the chalice of the last supper obviously existed (he had to drink out of something!). Wheter they had the powers attributed to them in the movies is certainly open to discussion, but the movies were based on historical artifacts and placed in the Nazi era. Take some historical objects and have fun with them. In Doom we're talking mass child abductions and glowing Shakras that make the fields green. Please...

    And I, for one, thought that little Chinese kid was just annoying. I think he was placed there for comic relief, like Jar Jar, but I think it failed miserably. Raiders was "funny" because of what Harrison Ford brought to the film, not because of some useless and silly 9-year-old running around saying stupid lines in less-than-understandable English. That's not my idea of funny and I think it further detracted from the second film. You notice a silly character such as that wasn't needed in the first or third movie and they were much funner to watch.