Quintus 5,399 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 http://movieweb.com/indiana-jones-greatest-movie-character-total-film/ Agree? No? Not Mr. Big 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Not at all. I enjoy Indy as a movie star performance, not as a character. John and Bilbo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted October 24, 2017 Author Share Posted October 24, 2017 Expected reply from Disco Stu. Next! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 He's alright. Gruesome Son of a Bitch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 We’re currently in an age where media is run by people who grew up in the late 70s and early 80s and all polls and opinion pieces reflect this. Next! John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted October 24, 2017 Author Share Posted October 24, 2017 I think it was a public poll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,342 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Uh... What? What's so great about him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 4,653 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 6 minutes ago, bollemanneke said: Uh... What? What's so great about him? Well, based on the dialogue, it is likely he committed statutory rape on his mentor's daughter. But, he hates Nazis, so all is forgiven. Disco Stu and bollemanneke 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,711 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 I agree! An excellent choice. Runner up: Rick Blaine, Casasblanca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 38 minutes ago, Quintus said: Expected reply from Disco Stu. Next! Well what do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,711 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 2 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: Well what do you think? Well what do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 46 minutes ago, Disco Stu said: Not at all. I enjoy Indy as a movie star performance, not as a character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,711 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 So who's the best Disco Stu!? Who's #1? The big kahuna? Numero uno? The greatest? The king (or queen) of all movie characters!? These are questions. Questions that need answering. Put up or shut up, nice guy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted October 24, 2017 Author Share Posted October 24, 2017 7 minutes ago, Nick1066 said: Well what do you think? Toss up between Raiders Jones and Randle P. McMurphy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,711 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Raiders Jones it would be. Indy in TOD is a fundamentally different character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 My vote is a toss-up between these three Marge Gunderson Michael Corleone Salieri from Amadeus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted October 24, 2017 Author Share Posted October 24, 2017 I never got into Frances McDormand or her Fargo film. I could never get into Martin Freeman either, until I saw him in Fargo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,711 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Those are all good choices Stu....though I'd only put Michael Corleone as a contender for the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Here's a better list: 1. Baby Jane Hudson, Bette Davis 2. Norma Desmond, Gloria Swanson 3. Norman Bates, Anthony Perkins 4. Godzilla, various stuntmen 5. Freddy Krueger, Robert Englund 6. Pazuzu, Linda Blair/Mercedes McCambridge 7. Jesus, Jeffrey Hunter 8. Glenn Close, Jenny Fields 9. Evelyn Draper, Jessica Walter 10. Lassie, various canine actors Gruesome Son of a Bitch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 The masses have voted and as always the result rarely corresponds with my taste. I think they raped the character of Indiana Jones already a long time ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 1 hour ago, Alexcremers said: they raped the character of Indiana Jones already a long time ago. They certainly did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 My enjoyment of the characters seen below is much more complete (but then, i always preferred comedies): Brónach 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 27 minutes ago, Woj said: They certainly did. OMG! Did they read my post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Quint from Jaws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Never heard of Total Film Mag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted October 24, 2017 Author Share Posted October 24, 2017 It's a UK publication. I'm surprised it's still around too, what with the internet an all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 I used to mix it up with Empire. Now I don't think about them at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,000 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Yawn. Next! Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted October 24, 2017 Author Share Posted October 24, 2017 Not heard of that one. What movie was that character in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 The Christian Bale batsuit is so ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John 2,032 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 (redacted) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 I’d take 007 before Indiana Jones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted October 24, 2017 Author Share Posted October 24, 2017 Character depth is overrated anyway. A well fleshed out part is meaningless in a forgettable or unremarkable movie. Also, who wanted layers of an onion when they went to the pictures to see a guy clamber beneath a wagon, anyway? Ebert missing the point not for the first time. Not to mention that time has granted a reasonable degree of discernable nuance to the Indiana/Doctor Jones persona, in spite of the genre he embodies. Not Mr. Big and Arpy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Indiana Jones was by far at his deepest in the Well of the Souls. But then that Elsa broad, she went even deeper still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,913 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 9 hours ago, bollemanneke said: Uh... What? What's so great about him? He worked closely with 007 the other coolest character ever while they kicked Nazi ass. Even shared the same woman. Who can top that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 9 hours ago, bollemanneke said: Uh... What? What's so great about him? You'd have to see it to believe it. Wait... Quintus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted October 24, 2017 Author Share Posted October 24, 2017 Not PC, but true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher 350 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 I have no problem with this. Indy's certainly one of my favorite characters. Then again a character doesn't have to have depth in order for me to like them or consider them great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Without depth, how else will posh arthouse snobs like your movie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted October 25, 2017 Author Share Posted October 25, 2017 Hans... *Bubby!* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,220 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 I'm not sure that Indiana Jones is even the greatest character in the Indiana Jones films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 4 minutes ago, Glóin the Dark said: I'm not sure that Indiana Jones is even the greatest character in the Indiana Jones films. That would be this guy. Glóin the Dark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted October 25, 2017 Author Share Posted October 25, 2017 But I thought you were the bad date? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 The young version from the opening scene of Last Crusade had superior hair. Those were some luscious locks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 43 minutes ago, Quintus said: But I thought you were the bad date? You eat 'em! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter Boelen 740 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Indy is certainly MY favourite movie character, that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,302 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 On 24/10/2017 at 3:41 PM, Disco Stu said: Not at all. I enjoy Indy as a movie star performance, not as a character. Booooo!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miz 139 Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Sorry to burst your bubble, kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Why are men being shamed for pursuing women? Is this some roundabout way to population control? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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