BloodBoal 7,538 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Aliens = the best film ever made. I'll never change my mind about this.Wait until you see Avatars, you Cameron fanboy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamTheater 131 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Nope, not even JC can improve on that one. It's on its own lonely spot at the top, on a huge pedestal towering over all other masterpieces.I literally can not see it from where I'm sitting. I need a Hubble telescope to spot it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Judgment Day is better then Aliens! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Aliens = the best film ever made. I'll never change my mind about this.Wait until you see Avatars, you Cameron fanboy!No way! Avatar3 is destined to rule! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamTheater 131 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Judgment Day is better then Aliens!To be fair, it comes close to Aliens. I can almost see it with a normal telescope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uni 306 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 But Alien is obviously better!Roger that!Everybody knows Alien3 is the best one.Negative Ghost Rider, the pattern is full. . . .Aliens = the best film ever made.Goose . . . is dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Judgment Day is better then Aliens! I actually agree with that. I liked Aliens at the time, but as an action roller coaster, it doesn't do anything for me any more. On the other hand, Alien can be watch from different perspectives. As a horror in space (the way most people watch it) or it can also be experienced as an aesthetic work of art, sorta like the dark companion piece to 2001: A Space Odyssey. The following excerpt explains it better: "All of which brings me to the key thing I realized about Scott's two science fiction creations. More than anything, Alien (and his next movie, Blade Runner) are about experiencing a world. Many people discuss the Freudian significance of Alien, or the philosophical implications of artificial life engendered by the replicants of Blade Runner. But these are secondary to Scott's phenomenal skill at making you believe you're seeing something shot on location in a parallel universe, and, through expert use of framing, set design, lighting, editing and music, to enjoy that experience. Indeed, this may be the single most important reason why these films bear so many repeated viewings. To some extent, any artistic construct that has a plot will suffer from the law of diminishing returns when read/viewed multiple times, because the surprise and novelty of the first viewing can never be recaptured. Other art forms such as music and painting do not suffer to anything like the same extent, because novelty is not a key part of the experience (indeed, in the case of music, familiarity and expectation become one of the pleasures; most symphonies and pop albums are more enjoyable on the fifth listen than on the first). By having a relatively slight (but still thrilling) plot buttressed by an incredible sense of atmosphere and immersion, Scott made Alien one of the least wearying movies ever made. It is suffused with beauty and (perhaps counterintuitively) a soothing tranquility. It's an incredible film." - Dr. Citrus Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Solid observations there much of which can be applied to our own personal favourites.Anyway,RaidersCrusade Temple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uni 306 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Terrific observations, those. And right on the nose. I loved Aliens as a sequel, but a lot of its edge has worn down over the years. I've watched Alien at least twice as many times—once again recently, in fact. And it never fails to captivate me. It really is a universe in itself (that the following films could only marginally duplicate).This was reinforced for me with the release of the spectacular Alien Isolation game. They replicated the look, sound, and feel of the original Alien universe so completely I felt like I was there. Really, the most inaccurate and least interesting element was the alien itself, which looked video-gamey to the point of near-goofiness. But I couldn't have cared less. I loved playing the environment more than anything else.So I guess that makes Alien the best Indy movie of them all. . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temple Raider 3 Posted July 29, 2015 Author Share Posted July 29, 2015 1. Skull2. Young Indiana Jones Chronicles3. Doom4. Crusade5. RaidersNow this is both unique and controversial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamTheater 131 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Yes Alien Isolation is pretty much the definitive interactive experience that every self-respecting fan of the films should... uhm... experience.I've now played it so much, the xenomorph isn't as scary anymore. Except for its totally unpredictable behavior, it's just an obstacle to evade.But the overall atmosphere from a visual and level design standpoint: bloody excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uni 306 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 I actually found the androids much creepier and more anxiety-inducing than the alien itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamTheater 131 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 The fire-resistant Working Joe's. I like its pace too. Not go in guns blazing, but take it all in at your leisure (well in between the tense moments). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Solid observations there much of which can be applied to our own personal favourites.Anyway,RaidersCrusade TempleWhere would you rank the 4th? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 I have no idea what you're talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 There was a fourth movie! There was! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Is this like that pretend Matrix sequel everyone goes on about? It's a wind up mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 There was! There was! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 This long gestating Star Wars prequel trilogy is a sure thing though, it's Lucas so it's guaranteed to be great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 That will be great! Hopefully we will see a young Vader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uni 306 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 You guys reveal an interesting point: George Lucas can only succeed with characters in a certain, very specific age range. Once he goes too old (Indy) or too young (Anakin/Vader), he completely loses control and is no longer viable.So we've just proven that Lucas is the Andromeda Strain of the cinema. . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 What are you talking about? Lucas is an engimatic demigod of cinema. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 are you enjoying living in 1998 mate? Pick up a Trinitron for Drax where you are at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 And have it delivered by professionals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 My WEGA doesn't lie. They changed the colors of ROTLA on Blu-ray. Guess I'll stick with the HDTV version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 It's got some piss yellow look to it. Is Spielberg going colour blind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 My WEGA doesn't lie. They changed the colors of ROTLA on Blu-ray. Guess I'll stick with the HDTV version.The one with the CGI rock face? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temple Raider 3 Posted January 6, 2016 Author Share Posted January 6, 2016 I got no doubt Harrison has it in him to do Indy a final time after seeing how awesome he did as Han in The Force Awakens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,287 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 He needs to be grumpier, punchier, more impatient and more trigger happy. He needs to shoot and murder more people to compensate for his aging bones disallowing close range combat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 He needs to kill at least 50 people to make up for the lack of kills in the last one. crumbs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 That's gonna be hard. The president just increased gun security laws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Indiana Jones is now more politically incorrect than ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brónach 1,301 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 I'd rank them in order of release, which doesn't give me any hopes for the new project. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,490 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 +1 It was a sad case of diminishing returns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,687 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 ARK GRAIL SANKARA And yes, there are only three. Like any Alien film after Aliens and any Matrix film after The Matrix, any film with Indiana Jones in the title after Last Crusade simply does not exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 6 minutes ago, Nick66 said: ARK GRAIL SANKARA And yes, there are only three. Like any Alien film after Aliens and any Matrix film after The Matrix, any film with Indiana Jones in the title after Last Crusade simply does not exist. This is such a silly childish attitude. Fair enough if you don't like Crystal Skull but saying it doesn't exist is just pointless. It exists. It wasn't great. Get over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,687 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Any film that required a piece called "Mutt's Theme" was doomed (if you'll forgive the pun) from the start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 What pun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Doomed. Temple of. Mutt. Indiana Jones. Nick1Ø66 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temple Raider 3 Posted November 27, 2017 Author Share Posted November 27, 2017 Good to see this is still here. After seeing Blade Runner 2049, Harrison can no doubt so Indy one more time but the time is now to get on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Raiders TOD LC vasectomy wisdom teeth being pulled colonoscopies KOTCS John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,268 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 22 minutes ago, El Jefe said: vasectomy wisdom teeth being pulled colonoscopies Haven't watched those. Are they on Netflix? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 27 minutes ago, El Jefe said: Raiders TOD LC vasectomy wisdom teeth being pulled colonoscopies KOTCS Watching them, or getting them? I've had two of those operations, and they were less unpleasant than having my nose sewn back on. Which was more unpleasant than KOTCS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 I could have included my eye surgeries I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 37 minutes ago, Woj said: Watching them, or getting them? I've had two of those operations. Both and I’ve had two of them myself. 43 minutes ago, BloodBoal said: Haven't watched those. Are they on Netflix? Youtube be more than likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John 2,032 Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 1. Raiders of the Lost Ark (5 out of 5) The quintessential adventure movie. Its masterful balance of action, drama, and heart make it a near-perfect film in my mind. 2. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (4.5 out of 5) While arguably a rehash of the original film, Last Crusade boasts plenty of good humor and action, as well as the dynamic duo of Ford and Connery. The pair's chemistry is a joy to watch on screen. 3. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (4 out of 5). The darkest and most exhilarating of the Indy series. Perhaps too macabre and over-the-top for its own good, but it's a fun ride. 4. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (3 out of 5) The black sheep of the Indy series. While it's often dragged down by weightless CGI spectacle and implausible plot points, the cast's charm and the movie's heart (mostly) redeems this middling installment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,687 Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 On 9/13/2016 at 1:10 PM, Bilbo said: This is such a silly childish attitude. Fair enough if you don't like Crystal Skull but saying it doesn't exist is just pointless. It exists. It wasn't great. Get over it. Well fuck you! Gruesome Son of a Bitch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 All of them are great in their own ways except the fourth one, which is a boring misguided slapped-together pos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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