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[bubbleboyjones]

Do they ignore the existence of IV like everyone should?

They royally fucked up with IV for a million reasons but they should have just rebooted the series from scratch with a new director/cast. Ford is too old just like Sean Connery was too old for Bond when he came back to the role years later.

The current Star Wars reboot has been a huge success as they are treating it with a lot of care. They could make a lot of money on a legit Indy reboot with the right direction. I'd love to see a little darker version of the story take place. I always thought Fassbender could have pulled off an interesting take on it with a more serious approach.

 

[Guestx]

They royally fucked up with IV for a million reasons but they should have just rebooted the series from scratch with a new director/cast. Ford is too old just like Sean Connery was too old for Bond when he came back to the role years later.

The current Star Wars reboot has been a huge success as they are treating it with a lot of care. They could make a lot of money on a legit Indy reboot with the right direction. I'd love to see a little darker version of the story take place. I always thought Fassbender could have pulled off an interesting take on it with a more serious approach.

Agreed on it being time for a reboot. Though I think the relatively lighthearted, fun tone of the series is one of its greatest strengths and should not be abandoned.

Some say that rather than a proper reboot, Indy should "pass the torch" as it were. I see one problem with that: If we stay locked into the timeline of the first four Indy films then that means we're going to get closer and closer to the modern day. I think this is a series that DEMANDS to be set in the first half of the 20th century. I don't want to see Indy running around in the 1980s or using the Internet or some dumb shit like that.

I think they should reboot it and then freeze Indy forever somewhere in the 1920s . . . 30s . . .40s.

 

[Jermei]

Crystal Skull > Temple of Doom


Come at me.

Both suck.

 

[DIABOLUS]

The Indiana Jones and the Monkey King Script

There were several ideas for Indy movies that never came to fruition. Indiana Jones and the Monkey King got farther than most, and a script was even written by Chris Columbus.

You can read more about this Indy that didn't quite make it here:

http://mentalfloss.com/article/31313/lost-scripts-part-i-indiana-jones-and-monkey-king

Or you can read or print out the actual script here:

http://www.dailyscript.com/scripts/INDIANA_JONES_4_2.html

Indiana Jones meets Goku???????

 

[bubbleboyjones]

Agreed on it being time for a reboot. Though I think the relatively lighthearted, fun tone of the series is one of its greatest strengths and should not be abandoned.

Some say that rather than a proper reboot, Indy should "pass the torch" as it were. I see one problem with that: If we stay locked into the timeline of the first four Indy films then that means we're going to get closer and closer to the modern day. I think this is a series that DEMANDS to be set in the first half of the 20th century. I don't want to see Indy running around in the 1980s or using the Internet or some dumb shit like that.

I think they should reboot it and then freeze Indy forever somewhere in the 1920s . . . 30s . . .40s.

I think lighthearted is good as long as the cast can pull it off. Ford was so charismatic he could do it without it coming off cheesy. It was kind of like how Connery was able to play Bond lighthearted. It very difficult to do for example Daniel Craig would have been awful trying to do that. Raiders was the perfect movie. A far as the entire trilogy goes it was pretty serious with some humor mixed in. Temple of Doom was a weird mix and it was best described as "sillier, darkly violent and a bit dumbed down, but still great fun." Last Crusade was a much more lighthearted movie while also being silly as they changed Marcus Brody into a bumbling idiot among other things. I guess what I am getting at is I'd rather have them error on the side of caution and approach a new Indy reboot on a more serious angle like Raider as opposed to Last Crusade. I think Ford was solid in every Indy movie but the tones of the movies did vary and I think Ford's charismatic take on the character shined the most when the cast less silly.

I agree they shouldn't "pass the torch". Indiana Jones needs to live in that same universe time wise.

 

[Guestx]

I think lighthearted is good as long as the cast can pull it off. Ford was so charismatic he could do it without it coming off cheesy. It was kind of like how Connery was able to play Bond lighthearted. It very difficult to do for example Daniel Craig would have been awful trying to do that. Raiders was the perfect movie. A far as the entire trilogy goes it was pretty serious with some humor mixed in. Temple of Doom was a weird mix and it was best described as "sillier, darkly violent and a bit dumbed down, but still great fun." Last Crusade was a much more lighthearted movie while also being silly as they changed Marcus Brody into a bumbling idiot among other things. I guess what I am getting at is I'd rather have them error on the side of caution and approach a new Indy reboot on a more serious angle like Raider as opposed to Last Crusade. I think Ford was solid in every Indy movie but the tones of the movies did vary and I think Ford's charismatic take on the character shined the most when the cast less silly.

I agree they shouldn't "pass the torch". Indiana Jones needs to live in that same universe time wise.

Indeed. You see, Last Crusade is actually my favorite of the trilogy. I think all three films did a pretty good job of balancing the tone between serious and lighthearted. It was, as a whole, a PERFECT balance in fact, for a story of this kind. You have to remember that Spielberg was wanting to pay homage to the pulp adventure stories of yesteryear with the series, so it never was meant to be too realistic or dramatic.

Did you hear the rumors from a couple of years ago about Chris Pratt possibly taking the role over? It's an interesting idea, but you do wonder if that would push the series too far into the comedic direction. It would probably depend a lot on the script and the director.

 

[Adamant]

Indy V needs to be the transition film. Not sure if you looked at the links I posted with the Indy V news, but here's an interesting excerpt:



So Indy V needs to be the film that connects the old Indy with the new, and SUCCESSFULLY passes the torch. And by successfully, I mean they need to pick the right guy and do it correctly.

I am very much down for more Indy adventures in the future--we NEED these kinds of adventure films--but you gotta have the right person to step in as his successor as well as the right creative team penning the scripts.

I'd prefer not to see a "passing of the torch" movie. I normally hate those. I would have rather Episode VII was purely about Han, Lea, and Luke, with those three as the main stars. I understand they have to bring in a younger cast to keep the franchise going, but fuck. Like I would literally rather see another Raiders-type story where Indy is the main character and it's about him trying to acquire and/or stop something. I don't care if he's 80. He can have sidekicks, but I don't need the big "passing the torch/I'm getting too old" subplot.

I would NEVER accept the Indy franchise if they passed the torch to a new character. Never! What would even be the point? Now, if they recast Indy, I'd be ok with that, especially if it was the right actor. I'm all for Indy going the James Bond route. Chris Pratt would be a top choice of mine to take over, depending on how he plays the role. A top choice. I definitely don't want him to play it goofy. I'd want him to play it exactly as Ford did in the first 3 films.

As far as Indy 5 goes, please, for the love of God bring back Short Round. And how about a Willie cameo too. I would absolute shit my pants if Indy and Short Round went on one last adventure together. He'd be the ideal sidekick.

Then do a full James Bond style reboot.

Indiana Jones meets Goku???????

What movie is this from?

 

[bubbleboyjones]

Indeed. You see, Last Crusade is actually my favorite of the trilogy. I think all three films did a pretty good job of balancing the tone between serious and lighthearted. It was, as a whole, a PERFECT balance in fact, for a story of this kind. You have to remember that Spielberg was wanting to pay homage to the pulp adventure stories of yesteryear with the series, so it never was meant to be too realistic or dramatic.

Did you hear the rumors from a couple of years ago about Chris Pratt possibly taking the role over? It's an interesting idea, but you do wonder if that would push the series too far into the comedic direction. It would probably depend a lot on the script and the director.

Last Crusade is my #2 behind Raiders. I think it's quite well done but it loses point for some of the character changes such as Brody and the plot is interesting but not as compelling as the Ark probably because its similar the Raiders in many ways(Trying to get to a religious artifact before the Nazis)


I've heard Pratt's name being thrown around. Personally I hate it...I just don't think Pratt is that good of an actor and he can't pull off the charm that Ford had either. I just think it would be a poor mans version of Indiana Jones.

 

[SSgt Dickweed]

Indiana Jones meets Goku???????

Lol at this gif.

 

[GhostZ06]

Crystal Skull > Temple of Doom


Come at me.

 

[DIABOLUS]

What movie is this from?

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[Guestx]

The Indycast

Found an IJ podcast. Listened to an episode last night and it's actually pretty well produced.

http://www.theindycast.com


Indiana Jones Wiki

Lots of good info here.

http://indianajones.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page

 

[Adamant]

So if George Lucas is indeed going to be an executive producer on the fifth film I wonder how much power Spielberg is going to give him? Hopefully not much. Especially with Disney involved now hopefully they keep things on track.

 

[Guestx]

I'd prefer not to see a "passing of the torch" movie. I normally hate those. I would have rather Episode VII was purely about Han, Lea, and Luke, with those three as the main stars. I understand they have to bring in a younger cast to keep the franchise going, but fuck. Like I would literally rather see another Raiders-type story where Indy is the main character and it's about him trying to acquire and/or stop something. I don't care if he's 80. He can have sidekicks, but I don't need the big "passing the torch/I'm getting too old" subplot.

I would NEVER accept the Indy franchise if they passed the torch to a new character. Never! What would even be the point? Now, if they recast Indy, I'd be ok with that, especially if it was the right actor. I'm all for Indy going the James Bond route. Chris Pratt would be a top choice of mine to take over, depending on how he plays the role. A top choice. I definitely don't want him to play it goofy. I'd want him to play it exactly as Ford did in the first 3 films.

As far as Indy 5 goes, please, for the love of God bring back Short Round. And how about a Willie cameo too. I would absolute shit my pants if Indy and Short Round went on one last adventure together. He'd be the ideal sidekick.

Then do a full James Bond style reboot.

I think we're on the same page, actually. Mostly just because, as I mentioned in an earlier post, I don't want to see Indy in the modern day. And I don't see how that can be avoided without a full-on reboot of the series.

Though, other than the timeline problem, I'm not sure I see any major difference between recasting the role of having Indy pass the torch.

 

[Guestx]

Last Crusade is my #2 behind Raiders. I think it's quite well done but it loses point for some of the character changes such as Brody and the plot is interesting but not as compelling as the Ark probably because its similar the Raiders in many ways(Trying to get to a religious artifact before the Nazis)

I think there is something especially cool about the Holy Grail, and the Templars, something that the Ark story just doesn't have.

I've heard Pratt's name being thrown around. Personally I hate it...I just don't think Pratt is that good of an actor and he can't pull off the charm that Ford had either. I just think it would be a poor mans version of Indiana Jones.

I'd say I'm cautiously optimistic on the idea of Pratt as Indy. I think they'd need to right script (not TOO much comedy, though of course some) and they'd need a director to direct Pratt right and reign in his comic sensibilities, but if all that were in place the results could be good.