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finally saw it yesterday with mother and girlfriend. loved it much and didn't want it to end. through part of the final act it actually seemed a bit dragging.
yeah, the nuke bit was a little bit too much even for Indy movies' standards [more for me than the flying saucer - the alien plot was cohetent with the premise, like a Kirby comic coming to 'life'], were we to believe Indy would turn into the Hulk? i felt old watching the movie, don't know if that was intentional, but it did feel like those were other new times, scarier ones.
the debriefing scene looked like from another movie altogether. despite Indy's military connections, the feeling of constant paranoia, from commie spying and anti-commie persecution, made me think those were uglier times for a classic [anti]hero like Indy to be in... oh, wait, those ae just like our times!
i hate ILM's CGI, and despite Spielberg stating they went for a classic way of shooting this, it was pretty clear to me a lot of scenes in the jungle had a green screen wall in the background, the lighting felt very studio-set, almost like '300'.
despite all that, and RAIDERS being unbeatable, it was a great matinée fun, just like it's supposed to be. and Indy was given some reward for all the shit thrown at him [father and friend dying, professional and personal failure etc]; ok, he was given an instant 'family package', but that was what the movie was about: returns. he seemed pretty happy at the end.
and i hope they don't make an fith movie. it's a nice farewell as it is. i'll have to watch the old movies again. |
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