Originally Posted by Baby Lee:
That is a hilarious observation that is simultaneously irrelevant and so telling about our entertainment blinders.
There's a whole discussion out there about it, but for those not familiar, if you take an objective look at Raiders, Indy didn't do a single thing of consequence for the storyline. He showed up late to all the important discoveries. He watched all tied up while it was carted around. All the 'wrong hands' he was supposed to save it from were destroyed by the Ark itself, and it ended up in a random warehouse. He had as much impact as we did in the movie theater.
Well, except that there's no movie if he's not in it . . . [Reply]
Originally Posted by Baby Lee:
That is a hilarious observation that is simultaneously irrelevant and so telling about our entertainment blinders.
There's a whole discussion out there about it, but for those not familiar, if you take an objective look at Raiders, Indy didn't do a single thing of consequence for the storyline. He showed up late to all the important discoveries. He watched all tied up while it was carted around. All the 'wrong hands' he was supposed to save it from were destroyed by the Ark itself, and it ended up in a random warehouse. He had as much impact as we did in the movie theater.
If Indy never travels to the Middle East, then the Germans likely never find the Gold Medallion. They were digging in the wrong spot.
Unless they kill Marion in the bar and find it. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Deberg_1990:
If Indy never travels to the Middle East, then the Germans likely never find the Gold Medallion. They were digging in the wrong spot.
Originally Posted by Baby Lee:
That is a hilarious observation that is simultaneously irrelevant and so telling about our entertainment blinders.
There's a whole discussion out there about it, but for those not familiar, if you take an objective look at Raiders, Indy didn't do a single thing of consequence for the storyline. He showed up late to all the important discoveries. He watched all tied up while it was carted around. All the 'wrong hands' he was supposed to save it from were destroyed by the Ark itself, and it ended up in a random warehouse. He had as much impact as we did in the movie theater.
Well, he did save Marion from torture at the hands of Toht. [Reply]
Originally Posted by InChiefsHeaven:
this is like the argument that Indiana Jones was really un-needed and in the end did nothing to affect the outcome of Raiders of the Lost Ark...maybe it's true but SO WHAT?? :-)
I actually like Ghostbusters 2 a lot too. I know a lot of people hate it and for obvious reasons, but I remember being 8 years old and nearly pissing myself with excitement when my dad told me he got tickets for us to see it at the theater. [Reply]
Originally Posted by lcarus:
I actually like Ghostbusters 2 a lot too. I know a lot of people hate it and for obvious reasons, but I remember being 8 years old and nearly pissing myself with excitement when my dad told me he got tickets for us to see it at the theater.
The 2nd movie is great. Different, but great. I get why a lot of people might not like it but I love it. [Reply]
I met the Peck dude in RL at a bar in L.A. Actually pretty cool guy, must suck that every person who watched movies back in the 80's thought he was a douche bag [Reply]
Originally Posted by htismaqe:
Dan Akroyd's delivery of the line "it's the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man" - the look on his face - is one of the classic scenes of all time IMO.
