05-30-2008, 12:28 PM
...but mostly because of Cate Blanchett. She's a great villainess.
Honestly, I loved Raiders. Who didn't? I enjoyed Temple because I thought Kate Capshaw was hot and it had a spunky Asian sidekick fighting thuggies. I could relate to that. I liked Last Crusade because of Sean, but the ending was so stupid. The Holy Grail always evokes Monty Python for me, and it always will. After Raiders, I had already totally checked out of Indy flicks the same way I checked out of Star Wars. Of course, you park your brain outside. If you bring your brain into the theater, you will regret that. Indy is fluff. It's always been fluff. But it's fun fluff. As for this film, it has some fun moments for sure. It has some good self-reference, stuff you can see from miles away, but entertaining nonetheless. By the time the sword fight scene came, I was pretty satisfied and amused. Mrs. Dm liked it too. We'll probably both forget about it in a few more days, but it was diverting at the time.
Honestly, I loved Raiders. Who didn't? I enjoyed Temple because I thought Kate Capshaw was hot and it had a spunky Asian sidekick fighting thuggies. I could relate to that. I liked Last Crusade because of Sean, but the ending was so stupid. The Holy Grail always evokes Monty Python for me, and it always will. After Raiders, I had already totally checked out of Indy flicks the same way I checked out of Star Wars. Of course, you park your brain outside. If you bring your brain into the theater, you will regret that. Indy is fluff. It's always been fluff. But it's fun fluff. As for this film, it has some fun moments for sure. It has some good self-reference, stuff you can see from miles away, but entertaining nonetheless. By the time the sword fight scene came, I was pretty satisfied and amused. Mrs. Dm liked it too. We'll probably both forget about it in a few more days, but it was diverting at the time.
Shadow boxing the apocalypse