Indiana Jones coming to DVD in November

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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Awesome

[LordYUK]

This trilogy was one of my all time favorites, I can't even begin to count the number of times I've seen the Temple of Doom (my favorite of the three).

Of course, they arent replacing the Nazi's with ewoks, and the guns with walkie talkies, right?

Re:Awesome

[amembrane]

Actually, I heard they're replacing the Nazis with movie pirates and the guns with tablet pcs running Kazaa.

Re:Awesome

[Angry White Guy]

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.

Re:Awesome

[Verteiron]

Your point about the Imperial March is well-taken. But the Thuggee Ceremony music is more.. well, nightmarish. To put it in D&D terms, I think it's a matter of Orderly Evil vs. Chaotic Evil.

Re:Awesome

[letxa2000]

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.

Re:Awesome

[PaleBoy]

I'm sorry, but this last post has got to be the nerdiest thing I've ever read, even on Slashdot.

Of course, that's not a bad thing. But seriously. Read it again. And tally up the nerd points:

• Movie Soundtracks- ding!
• Star Wars - ding ding!
• Comparing soundtracks to D&D alignments- DING DING DING!
• Using the phrase "to put it in D&D terms" - We have a winner!

You also can't buy the movies separately.

[Pop n' Fresh]

In true George Lucas maximum money-extraction fashion, you will not be able to buy the films separately, only as a box set.

Those have been on P2P networks for ages...

[replicant_deckard]

Fellow P2P users reply: Dr. Jones. Again we see there is nothing you can possess which I cannot take away.

Re:This would be the first trilogy I'd buy and thr

[eam]

Note that it is a trilogy, yet it contains 4 disks. Clearly they intended movie #2 to be removed & discarded.

Re:Hope it not like Back to the Future

[Verteiron]

Let's hope that Lucas' stickler for quality attitude makes this set a good one.

Stickler for quality? Lucas? You have SEEN the new Star Wars movies, right?

No commentary track

[Scryber]

"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.

Funny school reports from famous people

[Anonymous Coward]

St. Peaceful's School for the Sons of Gentlefolk
Name of Pupil: JONES, Indiana
Age: 8
Dear Mr and Mrs Jones,
I understand that in order to get to school this morning Indiana leapt from the branches of a tree on to the roof of a passing vehicle, crawled the length of this vehicle (nearly falling off at least four times as he avoided having his head knocked off by low bridges), dangled precariously over the side hanging on by the fingertips of one hand while he scratched his knee with the other and then leapt fearlessly through a small side window, receiving not a single scratch in spite of the thousands of razor sharp pieces into which the glass shattered.
Would you please instruct your son that he must be like all the other children, and use the school bus stop.
Mrs Ida Rather Knot
Form Mistress

Finally

[imperator_mundi]

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.

The BTTF discs have been fixed.

[Anonymous Coward]

a) BTTF is a Universal movie.
b) The discs have been fixed. Look for a "V2" (version 2) on the widescreen/full frame sticker.
c) You can send the old discs back to Universal for a free replacement.
BACK TO THE FUTURE DVD RETURNS
PO Box 224468
Dallas, Texas 75260

They will even pay for the shipping.
d) Stop Trolling.

Is it magic pixie dust?

[Anonymous Coward]

I don't get it. Nice to have them out finally...

Spielberg and Lucas treat DVD as though its a big trumpeting event.

Where's SW? Where's Schindlers list?
Where's THX1138?

They're so corporate now, anything they produce is so mechanical, so by the numbers that it's hardly an art form anymore, it's a style. You could easily see the same story and visual structure in EVERY spielberg and Lucas film. Janus Kaminsky (Spielberg's cinematographer) has lost all creativity due to the fact that he's made nothing but spielberg movies for the last decade.

Watch Jurassic Park for the shots of people "looking" at things off camera. Then watch ANY other one of his films, and it'll be ruined for you. That's HALF of his shot list on any given film. AHHHH!

My other issue is the PR at Lucasfilm's flimsy excuse for the lack of commentary.

Spielberg won't do them. Point blank. Don't feed us an excuse that "in order to save space..." for not doing it. If you wanted to save space, there'd be a DTS track on there. Screw his position on not wanting to reveal his "magic"...

Unless they're going to be single layer discs, it's got plenty of space for DTS, DD 5.1, commentary, and a French track for Quebec.

Bonus material: gimmicks

[Malc]

Does anybody else dislike most of this bonus material? It seems like waste of money and a gimmick to me.

The documentaries and interviews always seem rather contentless and full of people who take themselves too seriously, talk too much about inconsequential things, and go on self-importantly in a self-promotion about how wonderful their movie is, and all the people in it.

I know whether I liked a movie or not - I don't need propaganda to convince me otherwise. Really, most of the bonus material is just plain dull. Really, most Hollywood movies are just some quick entertainment which doesn't require much concentration, so why take them so seriously? Earth shattering movies are few and far between - and it's the content of the story that matters, not how the movie was made or how wonderful all the actors and actresses are. These people have too much ego. I'd be happy with more of Jackie Chan's routine: out-takes during the closing credits (although they'd require more effort than those with The Tuxedo).

Cleaned up film transfer?

[Pootenheimer]

Does anyone know if the film transfer will be cleaned for DVD? I, for one, would prefer not to see in blissful DVD detail the reflection of the snake in the glass during the scene in the snake pit in Raiders. Kind of takes you out of your immersion in the movie a bit.

What, no Special Edition?

[Trunks]

Damnit, and I wanted to see the swordsman swing first...

Re:Sigh...

[JPZ]

Nothing like submitting a story, only to find it posted when you get back to the main page.

Don't worry, your submission of this story will be on the front page tomorrow.

Joris

Re:Widescreen fixed and available for free.

[Stele]

The correct number is 1-888-703-0010.

They do ask you what you noticed wrong about the movies. And they do read the little message from Universal with the widescreen/fullscreen typo.