Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Trailer Online!

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#21

…yeah, it looks like it has some recycled elements from the previous films, but zinger exchanges like “You’re a teacher?!” / “Part time” – that’s an element that made so many 80s movies so fun.

#22

So Henry Jones Jr. is an ADJUNCT PROFESSOR!!! And he can afford to go galivanting all over the globe fighting Nazis, Thuggees and, now, commies? I DON’T THINK SO!!!

I used to be an adjunct. Adjuncts get paid SQUAT. I had to take on about five or six classes just to make 15 grand my first year out of school (most full timers get, at most, four classes–though they also have committee work, which sucks). And part time adjuncts certainly don’t get their research funded by universities, as Indiana Jones’ clearly is (as per a conversation he has with Marcus Brody in Raiders of the Lost Ark).

Frankly, I will NOT be seeing this movie because of this HUGE plot hole…

…what was that? It’s not that big a deal? It’s just semantics? Enjoy it for what it is and don’t be such a whiner about it? Aww nuts! All right, I’ll go see it.

:wink:

#23

it is all just semantics as you say, but i’m thinking the whole “finding the ark of the covenant and the holy grail and saving thousands of indian children” thing may have something to do with the university funding his adventures.

#24

is anyone else hoping for at least a small cameo from short-round?

#25

short round was cool although Temple of Doom was my least favorite becuase of the annoying blond chick

#26

wow. a Roswell story, maybe? I can’t hardly wait…

you hadn’t known about the Chariots of the Gods/BSG connection? RDM mentioned that in the podcast for Hand of God.

#27

One of the curses of advancing mid-40’s is that you tend to lose little snippets like that as time goes on…also, you forget what you had for breakfast sometimes!! :smiley: I’m sure I heard it, but it fell throught the cracks I guess.

#28

If he didn’t get tenure after that then he’s at the wrong university! :wink:

#29

I find Temple of Doom pretty much unwatchable after the opening “teaser.” So I can’t say I’d like to see Short Round show up, though I’ve heard rumors that he might.

#30

Ohhh yeah I noticed Roswell NM alright.

Bang! SciFi - dom right there!

gaf

#31

Let’s hope all the international adventures count as “publishing.”

I did some part-time teaching (night school, associate-degree program), which I found really gratifying, though it paid squat. I’d like to get back in the game, but I don’t see me getting a Ph.D any time soon, and that whole paying-the-bills thing gets in the way of both pursuing the afforementioned degree AND beefing up your teaching experience.

#32

I think thats a shame because at least it has a guy getting his heart ripped out.(literally) Imagine if every movie had a guy getting his heart ripped out. The Sound of Music would be a much better experience

#33

was that another Airplane II reference?

#34

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#35

Io9 has the latest trailer

http://io9.com/385598/indiana-jones-more-indestructible-than-ever-in-new-trailer

#36

Ok, seriously…I used to admire George Lucas. He was somewhat of a hero to me…

…then came “The Prequels” which, as most of you know I cannot stand. Some good moments surrounded by bad dialogue, acting and craaaaaaaaaaaaaaap.

So, here I am excited about the new Indiana Jones movie, and against my better judgement I read an article online titled:

Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford talk about Indiana Jones

I was loathe to read it for fear of stumbling across spoilers…but what I stumbled across was far, far worse:
"If George Lucas had had his way, the new Indiana Jones movie would be called “Indiana Jones and the Saucer Men From Mars”
<record scratch>

Yes ladies and gentlemen, this is not a joke. I wish that it were. The reason we haven’t had Indiana Jones for 18 years is that George Lucas wanted space aliens in the next movie.

You heard it from me first: George Lucas has officially lost his mind. If you needed more proof than the Star Wars prequels, look no farther than this article.

<sigh>

#37

This is totally random - but huband and I meandered through the movie theater at the mall yesterday evening (without much hope for seeing Indy today or later this weekend there, given that online they said that they would only have dubbed copies, eww!) and they had a 7 PM and a 950 PM showing. Is that normal, that theaters would have shows before midnight? Those were even subtitled… and I was very suspicious that it hadn’t been publicized at all.

Of course, we were there at like 10:05. But it was odd.

Re: Solai, thank GOD George Lucas didn’t have his way (or so I assume from the phrasing of the sentence you quoted.)

#38

I never needed more proof than the prequels, but I’m glad to hear that Spielberg insisted on actual sets for basically the entire movie (I heard there’s some CGI at the ending, though) instead of greenscreenifying Indiana Jones, which would have been just too cruel.

Pre-premières are pretty usual for big movies these days, I’d say.

#39

Our 3-screen “cineplex” here had a midnight showing last night. I almost went - city softball ran late and I drove right by it at 11:15pm. There were 3 idiots waiting in line already. Common sense and sheer exhaustion sent me home to bed but I guarentee you I will see it by Sunday afternoon. If hubby doesn’t come home until Monday from his trip to his mom’s, he’s SOL and will have to go by himself next week. Or maybe I’ll be nice and “let” him take me a second time… :smiley:

#40

Where’s that IYKWIM sign when I need it…