tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post2340469786903797678..comments2024-02-05T10:41:31.777-05:00Comments on I Saw Lightning Fall: Indiana Jones and the Surfeit of Self-ReferenceLoren Eatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-41089276136297736792008-06-13T00:16:00.000-04:002008-06-13T00:16:00.000-04:00I haven't seen this latest movie, but the self-ref...I haven't seen this latest movie, but the self-reference might merely be exaggerating a trend that has always been part of the series. Everyone remembers the scene from <I>Raiders of the Lost Ark</I> in which Indiana Jones is confronted by a menacing fellow whirling a sword, then rolls his eyes, pulls out a gun, and shoots the guy.<BR/><BR/> In one of the subsequent films, the set-up is identical, only when Indy reaches for his gun, his holster is empty.<BR/>===================<BR/> Detectives Beyond Borders<BR/>"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"<BR/> <A HREF="http://detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">http://detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/</A>Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-70357455195340969902008-05-29T10:45:00.000-04:002008-05-29T10:45:00.000-04:00Yes, watching Shia LaBeouf ape Tarzan (awful pun i...Yes, watching Shia LaBeouf ape Tarzan (awful pun intended) almost had me running for the exit.Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-34915518807870790282008-05-28T16:49:00.000-04:002008-05-28T16:49:00.000-04:00Our main critical deduction was that Lucas, Spielb...Our main critical deduction was that Lucas, Spielberg and, later, Ford, sat around going "How much can we get away with? Wait, we're Lucas, Spielberg and Ford releasing another Indy film after 17 years - we can do whatever the heck we want." <BR/><BR/>And I kind of believe they've earned that right, because I am one of those people who would pay my $8 to watch Indy just stand onscreen while his John Williams theme played for 2 hours. <BR/><BR/>However, I will say the only time I felt "at home" with this Indy was when was giving his history lesson at the diner. And then there were monkeys, and we saw the movie jump a great white.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01995179605003073876noreply@blogger.com