Ouch to the extreme!:
Just saw a midnight screening and I have to say that I don't recognise
this as an Indiana Jones film. The script was abominable, the acting
atrocious and the mostly CGI action sequences dull and bereft of
danger.
We weren't made to care about any of the characters and the
relation****p with Marion in particular didn't in any way resemble the
feisty, fun partner****p of Raiders. Her presence seemed cursory, as if
her mere appearance was enough to satisfy fans of the first film.
Some of the 'jokes' and most of the dialogue was wooden and just plain
embarrassing, and Ford, I'm afraid to say, seems to have completely
forgotten how to act. There was none of the darkness of the original
film, and none of the danger. Speilberg and Lucas seem to have
entirely misjudged what made the original films so special.
An absolute stinker. Speilberg's worst film by a mile.
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Hugely disappointed. I wanted to like this film so bad, but ultimately
it didn't feel like an Indiana Jones film to me. It had some good
moments. ****a Lebouf was very good, and the university set chase was,
fun. As was the 'grave robbing' scene and warehouse escape.
Yet the central premise of the (I cut that bit out 'cos it was about
plot) - was exceptionally poor. The ending, made me cringe into the
back of my seat. The usually excellent Kate Blanchett was awful, as a
villan with very little presence much less any menace. Ray Winstone
and John Hurt were,as mentioned in the review, lumbered with crude
peripheral roles (John Hurt is not, as rumoured, Abner Ravenwood). And
one of the lowest points of all was, well, I'll just say 'monkey
attack' and leave it there!
For all the talk of using as little CGi as possible it felt like the
whole thing was CGI at times, and often felt like it was taking cues
from all the pretenders to Indy's throne that have thrown their hats
in the ring in the intervening years - The Mummy, National Treasure et
al; and perhaps most criminally of all, the theme tune - the Raiders
March (if that's what it's still called) - appeared to be almost
entirely absent until the final credits!
I should have learned my lesson with Star Wars, and left well alone.
But new Indiana Jones was too good to resist. I wanted this to be
great. As it stands it's just about watchable, but doesn't feel like
an Indiana Jones film to me.
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So disappointing, a cross between a Brosnan Bond film and the Skull
Island Scenes from King Kong, It wasnt Harrisons fault though, he felt
like Indy again, but the film around him didnt. Harrisons fight scenes
were first class, I wish I could say the same for Mutt's who looked
unplausible in several key action scenes like with Obi-wan riding the
Lizard.
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While not the "Phantom Menance" some dreaded, this film shows that the
man in the hat might be back but its not the years or the mileage that
will be Indy's ultimate foe. Instead its CGI.
2/5
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I have never been so disappoiinted by a Spielberg film in my life. I
was very much looking forward to seeing it, had heard mixed reactions
but thought 'hey, this is INDY!!! i dont care!' and sure, i had a
spine tingling moment when the first 'indy anthem' was played and we
saw the big man himself.
But this was by far and away the worst script Speilberg has had to
work with. I am beginning to dislike George Lucas REAL bad (it screams
of his clumsiness). I mean it was appalling. I was cringing far too
regularly and the story they went with was just utter bollocks. It was
clearly forced out and clumsily told, didn't have half the charm and
adventure that the other three films had. Something was definately
missing - or should i put it another way: Too much was there. Every
now and then Indy would babble on about some crazy riddle, forcing the
plot along like some stubborn mule. It reminded me of 3-2-1 when Ted
Rodgers would read out the final riddle to reveal whether or not the
couple had won a car. It was all just nonsense. Not the good kind of
nonsense we all know and love about in films (like ghosts flying out
of Arks, or Knights who are hundreds of years old guarding a Grail),
but the kind of nonsense that screams out 'YOU ARE WATCHING A FILM,
DONT BELIEVE IT!!'. Nonsense that reminds you that someone sat down
and thought this stuff up.
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Ted Rogers? LOL Hee hee!
It goes on an on. Seems to be a bit of a stinker. All those comments
are geniuine, posted on Empire Mag forum.
Oh well, if you don't like the film, you can always pop Raiders in
your dvd player. I saw it a few months back, still holds up well.
Great film.
scojomoo
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