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Lucas Researching Concept For New Indiana Jones Film
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on Saturday August 09, @05:09AM
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Cycon writes "According to George Lucas, 'The franchise really depends on me coming up with a good idea. And that series is very research-intensive. So we're doing research now to see if we can't come up with another object for him to chase ... hopefully we'll come up with something.' Lucas 'scoffed at the possibility of passing the famed fedora from Ford to Shia LaBeouf,' instead stating, 'if [Harrison Ford] wasn't in it, you'd have to call it "Mutt Williams and the search for Elvis."'"
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Lucas obviously doesn't read slashdot... (Score:5, Funny)
There's plenty he could be going after:
Indiana Jones and the Clump Of Dark Matter [slashdot.org]
Indiana Jones and the RIAA lawsuit about him touching the Ark Of The Covenant (without seeking prior license from the Vatican) ...?
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Re:Lucas obviously doesn't read slashdot... (Score:5, Funny)
I was thinking along the lines of, "Indiana Jones and the Search for the Higgs Boson, coming to a theater near you October 21, 2008."
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Re:Lucas obviously doesn't read slashdot... (Score:5, Funny)
"Raiders of the Lost Medicine Cabinet"
"Indiana Jones and the Child-proof Cap"
"Indiana Jones and the Walker of Doom"
"Indiana Jones and the Damn Kids on His Lawn"
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Re:Lucas obviously doesn't read slashdot... (Score:5, Funny)
Indiana Jones and the Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction
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Re:Lucas obviously doesn't read slashdot... (Score:5, Funny)
Indiana Jones and the Time He Went Over to Shelbyville During the War.
He wore a bullwhip on his belt. Which was the style at the time.
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Re:Lucas obviously doesn't read slashdot... (Score:5, Funny)
Indiana Jones and the Lost Netcraft Confirmation
Indiana Jones and the Steven King Demise Report
and, finally,
InSovietDiana, Raiders of the Temple of the Crusade of the Skull are Jonezin' for you!
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Re:Lucas obviously doesn't read slashdot... (Score:5, Interesting)
What about the obvious "Indiana Jones and the Hunt for Duke Nukem Forever"?
I wanted "Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis: The movie" :(
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Re:Lucas obviously doesn't read slashdot... (Score:5, Funny)
The rest of us just want to stuff them into a barrel and pound in the bung.
I'm pretty sure you're not supposed to want to do that to kids, no matter how annoying they are.
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Re:Lucas obviously doesn't read slashdot... (Score:5, Insightful)
"Indiana Jones and why George Lucas Keeps Ruining Every Saga He Created When He Was Young"
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Re:Lucas obviously doesn't read slashdot... (Score:5, Interesting)
***SPOILER ALERT***
At the end of the movie, when he has finally escaped and is free of the system (as Lucas is now free and able to produce any movie he chooses from conception through to finished product) the protagonist finds him system alone, in the middle of a barren wasteland. All credit to Lucas for escaping the machine, but it sees his imagination is just as empty these days.
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James Bond with whips (Score:5, Insightful)
Lucas 'scoffed at the possibility of passing the famed fedora from Ford to Shia LaBeouf,' instead stating, 'if [Harrison Ford] wasn't in it, you'd have to call it "Mutt Williams and the search for Elvis."'
I think Lucas missed an opportunity to turn Indiana Jones into a James Bond-like franchise. Some months ago I read that it was originally sold as "James Bond with nazis and ancient treasures", and I think it would have been a great idea to keep it perpetually in a pre-WW2 setting with nazis and zeppelins, and replace the main actor if he gets too old.
Although ofcourse no other Indiana Jones could ever compare to Harrison Ford.
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Pffffft.... (Score:5, Interesting)
Lucas whining about "research" is laughable.
Granted, Raiders of the Lost Ark had some interesting stories in it, and did at least deal with some research, but I would say the amount of true "research" in Indiana Jones films has been dropping geometrically.
Indeed, The Last Crusade, other then repeating the Romantic-era story about the grail that so many people already knew, gave no new information and instead focused on the relationship between Indy and his father.
And Crystal Skull -- from what people have told me about it is even worse. Dealing with a completely fictional back story that doesn't represent anything presently known about the crystal skulls, nor anything that is written about widely in popular paranormal literature.
No one is saying that Indiana Jones isn't a fabulous example of those serial movies from the 40s and 50s, but I am arguing that the amount of research is mind-numbingly small.
And who here thinks that this statement:
"The franchise really depends on me"
Isn't just a bit egotistical... *cough*Phantom Menace*cough*
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Re:Pffffft.... (Score:5, Insightful)
> Seriously WTH is Lucas thinking, either come up with some new ideas or
> sit on your money and quietly retire.
If you kept coming up with stupid ideas, lousy plots, terrible actors, and every nerd on the planet still paid money to see it (often multiple times), do you think maybe you'd be getting a bit of a mixed message? What, is he supposed to listen to critics? If half your "fan base" consisted of people like "Comic Book Guy", you'd probably learn to ignore them pretty quickly.
If you don't like Lucas' stuff, stop giving him your money.
c.
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Shit (Score:5, Insightful)
The franchise really depends on me coming up with a good idea
We're fucked.
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Re:Shit (Score:5, Funny)
Hell, Episode 3 was the crowning achievement in the Star Wars saga, what with having an actual interesting plot and all.
NoooooOOOOOOOooooooo!
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If they want to revive the franchise... (Score:5, Funny)
Indiana Jones and the Still Beating Heart of George Lucas
Seriously, if the franchise really depends on Lucas coming up with a good idea, they might as well call it a day right now.
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Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (Score:5, Interesting)
Enough said
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Jones_and_the_Fate_of_Atlantis [wikipedia.org]
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"The franchise really depends on me coming up with a good idea."
George Lucas hasn't had a good idea since about 1982. Well, I guess not passing the fedora to Shia LaBeouf would be a good idea if Lucas had given the correct reason for it: Shia can't act.
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Re:Shia LaBeouf the new indiana jones (Score:5, Informative)
I haven't seen the new indiana jones movie yet
Consider yourself lucky. Once you have seen it, it can't be unseen.
My eyes, the goggles do nothing!
seriously it's crap.
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The latest indy (Score:5, Informative)
I actually set my expectations low, cranked my IQ down and set suspension of disbelief to high. After all it's Indy Jones, you're not supposed to be thinking too much.
But when Indy Jones did the ball bearings stuff, those Standard Indy settings started to show their shortcomings... I went "OK turn off physics"
Things totally fell apart when Tarzan Boy started swinging from tree to tree. I had to do some major changes at that point. How does that add to the story line or show?
I enjoyed the first one and temple of doom was ok. This one, save your money/bandwidth. Go watch something else. I heard Batman is good.
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Re:The latest indy (Score:5, Insightful)
I enjoyed the first one and temple of doom was ok.
Please tell me you've seen The Last Crusade. That's possibly the best of the bunch, certainly rivaling Raiders.
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Re:The latest indy (Score:5, Funny)
I am not an archaeologist but I would imagine that the holy grail of Archaeology is THE HOLY GRAIL
Archaeology is the search for fact. Not truth.So forget any ideas you've got about lost cities, exotic travel, and digging up the world. We do not follow maps to buried treasure and "X" never, ever, marks the spot.
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Re:The latest indy (Score:5, Insightful)
I was disappointed at the latest Indy as well. It simply lacks the "mystic aura" that the other Indy movies have.
Raiders of the lost Ark: Ancient egyptian maps. Booby traps. The second half of a map that the Nazis lack. An infinitely powerful artifact. GOD's power.
Indiana Jones and the temple of Doom: Evil cults engaged in bloodthirsty rituals. The stones of the gods. Actual jungles with vampires. Passageways filled with all kind of creepy bugs.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: Medieval writings of a Franciscan Friar. Biblical elements. The cup of Christ. Ancient roman catacombs hidden below a Church turned Library. A society designed to protect the secret of the grail. Henry Jone's Grail Diary. The canyon of the crescent moon. Three lethal tests to prove your faith.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull: Whee, communists searching for alien artifacts in a jungle so fake it looks like a walk in the park! Hey, is that James Dean? Whee, look, aliens!
I want my childhood back! :( :( :(
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Re:Maybe I am strange... (Score:5, Informative)
Check out Bubba Ho-Tep [bubbahotep.com]. It's got mummies. It's got Elvis. It's got BRUCE CAMPBELL.
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