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offbalance) wrote2008-05-21 09:32 am
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YOU be the judge!
A few week's back,
quasisonic, Puck, and I celebrated mother's day with my parents at a delicious brunch cooked by my dad. Now, my dad makes better breakfast food than almost anyone I know, and that day he made his famous matzoh brei, which I swear would be a HUGE brunch food staple if only adopted by the right collection of restaurants, but I digress. Anyway, while we were over enjoying the food and the company, we were also enjoying TBS's Indiana Jones marathon. We got there in time for the first Indy movie I ever remember seeing: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Now, I know it doesn't even come close to Raiders of the Lost Ark, but I've always had a fond place for Last Crusade in my heart. I hadn't seen Temple of Doom in ages, but I just remembered not liking it all that much.
When Temple of Doom came on, we decided to watch it just to see it was as bad as we remembered. And to be honest, most of the party found it to be far worse than we all thought. Between Kate Capshaw's shrieking, the bugs, and Indy acting nothing like the guy we'd come to know and love (and dialog that made Lucas's work in the Star Wars Prequels look Pulitzer-worthy). While I was enduring this monstrosity, I texted my boyfriend (yes. I have one now. We've been together about a month, he's awesome, fun, and most importantly, as geeky as I am) that I'd forgotten how much Temple of Doom straight up sucked.
He emphatically disagreed. He did concede the point of Willie Stark being annoying, but according to him, all the other elements of the movie (including that AWFUL scene with the bugs) more than made up for it, and, that it was way better than Last Crusade! We argued about this for at least half an hour via text message and for another half an hour when I saw him again later on, but we could only agree to disagree. He refused to see that Last Crusade was a spectacular return to form for the franchise, with its multi-continent quest to find this great relic, the inclusion of all the characters we'd come to love (Marcus! Sallah!) as well as the introduction of Indiana's father. (Sean Connery trumps all. Thank you.) Not to mention a female character that wasn't completely annoying. Granted, she was no Marion Ravenwood (who could be?), but she wasn't bad, either. The action sequences were plausible, the quest comprehensible, and the dialog quotable. It was good-hearted, adventured-filled, action-packed fun. All things that Temple just weren't.
I jokingly suggested that I should put it to a vote in my blog, and he loved the idea. So, ladies and gentlemen of the livejournal jury, I put it to you. All will agree that Raiders of the Lost Ark is the masterpiece of the three we've seen so far, but which is the second best?
[Poll #1191479]
There is no I can't decide option. You must choose. And if you want to debate, please feel free to do so in the comments. Let the battle royale begin!
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When Temple of Doom came on, we decided to watch it just to see it was as bad as we remembered. And to be honest, most of the party found it to be far worse than we all thought. Between Kate Capshaw's shrieking, the bugs, and Indy acting nothing like the guy we'd come to know and love (and dialog that made Lucas's work in the Star Wars Prequels look Pulitzer-worthy). While I was enduring this monstrosity, I texted my boyfriend (yes. I have one now. We've been together about a month, he's awesome, fun, and most importantly, as geeky as I am) that I'd forgotten how much Temple of Doom straight up sucked.
He emphatically disagreed. He did concede the point of Willie Stark being annoying, but according to him, all the other elements of the movie (including that AWFUL scene with the bugs) more than made up for it, and, that it was way better than Last Crusade! We argued about this for at least half an hour via text message and for another half an hour when I saw him again later on, but we could only agree to disagree. He refused to see that Last Crusade was a spectacular return to form for the franchise, with its multi-continent quest to find this great relic, the inclusion of all the characters we'd come to love (Marcus! Sallah!) as well as the introduction of Indiana's father. (Sean Connery trumps all. Thank you.) Not to mention a female character that wasn't completely annoying. Granted, she was no Marion Ravenwood (who could be?), but she wasn't bad, either. The action sequences were plausible, the quest comprehensible, and the dialog quotable. It was good-hearted, adventured-filled, action-packed fun. All things that Temple just weren't.
I jokingly suggested that I should put it to a vote in my blog, and he loved the idea. So, ladies and gentlemen of the livejournal jury, I put it to you. All will agree that Raiders of the Lost Ark is the masterpiece of the three we've seen so far, but which is the second best?
[Poll #1191479]
There is no I can't decide option. You must choose. And if you want to debate, please feel free to do so in the comments. Let the battle royale begin!
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In fact, I've been known to refer to it as The Movie That Shall Not Be Named.
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(edit: mind if I gank your icon? I loveses it!)
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(I admit, it's a funny-ass movie, in the Einsteinian Suckage sense. But IT IS NOT INDY DAMNIT)
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As for ST:III, well, it wasn't great. But it certainly wasn't Star Trek:V. That was one of the worst sins ever committed on celluloid.
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Oh good lord, Star Trek V was so bad that it made me cry when I saw it at the Embassy 2,3,4 Theater. Though I think that was partly because we got there late and had to sit in the second row of the theater, making my neck not all that happy.
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The first time I saw Star Trek V, it was on video, and I was with my dad and my grandpa. We were sitting on the sofa watching it, and during the "Row Row Your Boat" scene I asked why this was happening. My dad said, "Someone decided that Shatner directing a movie was a GOOD idea."
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Heh. I think what probably happened was that Bill got jealous when Nimoy was at the helm for IV and whined: "I wanna make a picture too!"
I wonder if the 2 people (as of this writing) who voted for Doom will come out and post their rationale. This battle royale seems pretty one sided right now.
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Two words: SEAN FUCKING CONNERY.
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(Anonymous) 2008-05-21 02:08 pm (UTC)(link)- Daryl
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Thanks for voting! :)
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I'm not getting my hopes up for Crystal Skull. I'm still gonna see it, but getting your hopes up that a movie is going to be spectacular when it has Shia LaDouche in it like sticking your genitals between a steel vice, hooking the leaver up to a pneumatic piledriver and psyching yourself up for the best sexual experience of your life.
Trust me, after Crystal Skull, you're gonna look back on Temple Of Doom with fondness that at least that little cretin wasn't in it.
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I'll wait until I see it - or you could wait and see, then put up a poll if Shia or Short Round were more annoying. That might be a closer race than I'm witnessing...
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Short Round was downright cute compared to the sheer douchebaggery of the guy who actually makes you think the Decepticons are in the right when it comes to wiping out the human race. I mean, yeah, it's six billion people, but at least it's one less douche.
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(and nice icon choice!)
mmm...
Re: mmm...
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No matter how wrong it may be...
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Bubam.
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I definitely remember seeing both of 'em in the theater. Not 100 percent sure about Raiders, though...I'll have to ask my mom.
Scarily enough, I actually remember seeing TV spots for the original Star Wars.
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The Last Crusade is just a wonderful MOVIE, plus it's Indiana Jones!
OMG I AM SEEING CRYSTAL SKULL TOMORROW NIGHT11!1ELEVENTY
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Temple of Doom is SOOO not my cuppa. I will watch brief portions on rare occasions, but only if the small and amusing Asian child is around (I loved that kid in Goonies!).
Kate Capshaw is probably the most annoying leading woman ever.