Ok … so i saw Indy 4 on the 22nd and i must say I came out of the cinema feeling both pleased and cheated!!

It was good to see Indy back and Harrison Ford brought back the character flawlessly. The whip cracking and banter and general Indy feel was there from the very beginning.

As far as the casting went Ray Winstone’s character had way more potential and was under used. There was also the character of Marion Ravenwood from Raiders (played by Karen Allen), she brought the same chemistry she had with Indy to the film but was sadly also under used.

Shia LeBouf’s character provided good sidekick action for Indy and raised a few laughs on occasion….. it’s even been insinuated that the Indy legacy be passed to him although if it does I’ll have to hunt down everyone responsible and mummify them alive!

My problem with Indy 4 was that the first 80% of the film was everything I expected of the newest installment and the last 20% went against the whole Indy concept.

Spielberg promised that he was going to make this one for the fans and was going to film it oldschool stylee with minimal special effects. This was done for 80% of the movie and then it seemed that they let George Lucas turn the “special effects handle”.

The last 20% - the whole origin of the crystal skull plus the end special effect sequence (people who have seen the film will know what i mean) completely ruined it for me… maybe it will grow on me… I feel i need to see it again as I was dumbfounded towards the end.. WHAT DID THEY DO!!!

I’ll check it out again… maybe it wasn’t that bad. I can’t bring myself to hate Indy! Hopefully on the DVD where there is an alternative ending on the DVD where Indy makes George Lucas eat the crystal skull and then whips him to death before dropping him in a lava pit.

So the trailer for Indy 4 has been leaked on the net and to be honest it looks impressive. Stephen Spielberg said he was making this one for the fans and it looks like he will have delivered on that promise. They are using old school filming techniques with less effects (although I’m sure there will be a couple well placed gems).

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Just remember peep…. Indy is timeless… i can’t wait!!!!

Well to be honest there was a lot of discussion on this one but in the end Indy laid the smack-down on Mclane!!! I mean Indy is a man who has beaten the Nazi’s twice, got Hitlers autograph, survived a clash with GOD, used a boat as a parachute and found the “Holy Grail” / “Lost Ark“. John Mclane has beaten a bunch of terrorists a few times…. Meh… big deal…. INDY WINS!!!!!!

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So………… today’s fight is Indiana Jones VS Lt. John McLane. Should be an interesting one as Indy has his numerous qualifications, bullwhip and infamous hat….. but Lt. McLane has his shiny policemans badge and his witty comments…. Not to mention bare feet and a white vest!!!!