Harrison Ford on Indiana Jones: "Indy IV is mine."

Two Sheds · Post by **Two Sheds** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 2:58 pm

http://theindyexperience.com/tie_lite/d ... ml#0000508

I think this is awesome. Yeah, he's 62 years old--whatever. Harrison Ford is still a badass, and he can still pull it off.

Kaigen · Post by **Kaigen** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 3:22 pm

By the time they finally get it off the ground he'll probably be like 70.

He talks about younger actors taking over the role. I think Hugh Jackman would make a great replacement Indy.

Jeff V · Post by **Jeff V** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 3:39 pm

There's no reason he couldn't introduce a younger son as a co-star, giving the frachise legs without having to necessarily do a James Bond thing.

Two Sheds · Post by **Two Sheds** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 3:48 pm

Good call, Jeff. I'd rather they did that than have Indiana Jones transform from a 70-year-old man into a 30-year-old one between two movies.

Kaigen · Post by **Kaigen** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 4:00 pm

Well, the Indy movies have jumped around in time somewhat. Indy IV is supposed to be set in the 50's and following a much older Indy. They could just shift the time period back to the 30s/40s when they went to a younger actor.

Still, a son would work also.

Suitably Ironic Moniker · Sun Dec 05, 2004 5:26 pm

I wish that they would just leave the whole franchise alone. I have very little faith that it will be any good.

Eel Snave · Post by **Eel Snave** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 6:05 pm

Oh, come on SIM. It's at least worth a shot to see what they'll do with it. At the very least it'll be better than National Treasure.

Greggy_D · Post by **Greggy_D** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 7:47 pm

Sorry, but Ford IS Indiana Jones. No one else could ever hope to pull that role off. Make the 4th movie and then be done with it.

jpinard · Post by **jpinard** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 8:16 pm

Harrison Ford has a presence, style, and with that can never be duplicated for an Indiana Jones movie. Same with his Han Solo character.

CSL · Post by **CSL** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 9:05 pm

Its obvious Indiana Jones needs to combat the insidious villian known only as Fu Manchu!

Jolor · Post by **Jolor** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 10:09 pm

I'll throw out the thought the my preference is for a DVD release of "Young Indiana Jones". Which, btw, showed that Indy could be capably portrayed by others.
It's the character and writing that make the viewing worthwhile and not, necessarily, the actor portraying the role.

Giles Habibula · Post by **Giles Habibula** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 11:43 pm

CSL wrote:Its obvious Indiana Jones needs to combat the insidious villian known only as Fu Manchu!

Hey I actually have a couple of ancient Fu Manchu books around here somewhere that my grandma gave me many years ago. They're actually pretty good!

Ramoz · Post by **Ramoz** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 11:51 pm

Lucas is happy with the script? That's not very reassuring.

Eel Snave · Post by **Eel Snave** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 12:07 am

Ramoz wrote:Lucas is happy with the script? That's not very reassuring.

/rimshot

Actually, Star Wars SCRIPTS aren't half bad. The direction is what sucks balls.

Suitably Ironic Moniker · Mon Dec 06, 2004 12:31 am

Oh, come on SIM. It's at least worth a shot to see what they'll do with it. At the very least it'll be better than National Treasure.

That's what is called "setting the bar low".

Actually, Star Wars SCRIPTS aren't half bad. The direction is what sucks balls.

Though every word spoken by Hayden Christiansen and Natalie Portman in the last one refutes that claim. (need we go into the whole "I like you because you're smooth as opposed to sand" speech?). I'll bet NP thought she would be helping her career by doing Star Wars, whereas it wasn't until I watched her in Garden State and Closer that I started to believe that she's a good actress.

Eel Snave · Post by **Eel Snave** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 12:37 am

Hey, it could always have been worse, and that is an extreme example. I defy you to show me a movie where all of the dialogue is good. Yes, that is howlingly horrible dialogue, but Star Wars dialogue has never been good.

Nerf herder!

Suitably Ironic Moniker · Mon Dec 06, 2004 12:54 am

Well, if you wish to argue that the last couple Star Wars scripts aren't shit, I'm afraid that you'll be walking that road alone my friend.

Eel Snave · Post by **Eel Snave** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 12:56 am

Shows how much YOU know. I'll have you know that George Lucas is a certified genius. He has his own card and EVERYTHING. He embossed it with a screwdriver.

$iljanus · Post by **$iljanus** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 1:00 am

Eel Snave wrote: I defy you to show me a movie where all of the dialogue is good.

Off the top of my head (and YMMV of course)...

The Godfather
The Godfather 2
The Deer Hunter
The Blues Brothers
Animal House
The Usual Suspects
Glengarry Glen Ross
Star Trek 2: Wrath of Khan

Giles Habibula · Post by **Giles Habibula** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 1:29 am

I absolutely HATED the second Indy movie, solely because of that woman with the amazing knockers who SCREAMED obnoxiously every five minutes. God that got to me. Even watching those knockers couldn't make up for that god-awful racket.

Loved the other two movies however.

Rich in KCK · Post by **Rich in KCK** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 3:12 am

Jolor wrote:I'll throw out the thought the my preference is for a DVD release of "Young Indiana Jones". Which, btw, showed that Indy could be capably portrayed by others.
It's the character and writing that make the viewing worthwhile and not, necessarily, the actor portraying the role.

I agree, while I would miss Ford I thought Flanery did a great job with the role. Flanery would be too old to play Indy again IMO. If they were to do a movie with a different person I think they would have to put Indy closer to 30, a time in his life we really haven't seen yet. Just don't let Lucas cast the part.

Napoleon · Post by **Napoleon** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 6:39 am

Flanery is only 39, and played a young indiana jones when he was 27-28. I'm thinking he can still pull it off nicely, even if he has to play it like he's 30ish.

CeeKay · Post by **CeeKay** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 1:13 pm

Two Sheds wrote:Good call, Jeff. I'd rather they did that than have Indiana Jones transform from a 70-year-old man into a 30-year-old one between two movies.

They could do 'Indiana Jones and the Fountain of Youth'

Ralph-Wiggum · Post by **Ralph-Wiggum** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 1:23 pm

$iljanus wrote:
Eel Snave wrote: I defy you to show me a movie where all of the dialogue is good.
Off the top of my head (and YMMV of course)...

The Godfather
The Godfather 2
The Deer Hunter
The Blues Brothers
Animal House
The Usual Suspects
Glengarry Glen Ross
Star Trek 2: Wrath of Khan

Pulp Fiction
Silence of the Lambs
Revenge of the Nerds

Mr. Fed · Post by **Mr. Fed** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 1:27 pm

LA. Confidential
The Lion in Winter

tgb · Post by **tgb** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 1:33 pm

CeeKay wrote:
Two Sheds wrote:Good call, Jeff. I'd rather they did that than have Indiana Jones transform from a 70-year-old man into a 30-year-old one between two movies.
They could do 'Indiana Jones and the Fountain of Youth'

Tapping into my Inner Nerd, wasn't drinking from the Holy Grail (which he did in Last Crusade) supposed to grant immortality?

Crowley · Post by **Crowley** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 1:38 pm

The Big Lebowski

Ramoz · Post by **Ramoz** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 1:40 pm

tgb wrote:
CeeKay wrote:
Two Sheds wrote:Good call, Jeff. I'd rather they did that than have Indiana Jones transform from a 70-year-old man into a 30-year-old one between two movies.
They could do 'Indiana Jones and the Fountain of Youth'
Tapping into my Inner Nerd, wasn't drinking from the Holy Grail (which he did in Last Crusade) supposed to grant immortality?

I think it only worked if you stayed within the temple the grail was in. Once you left you wouldn't be immortal.

Dirt · Post by **Dirt** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 1:45 pm

As long as Lucas isn't writing the script or directing the movie, I'll go see it.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 2:13 pm

In the immortal words of Sean Connery (or a close approximation thereof): "Let it go Indy, Let it go."

CSL · Post by **CSL** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 5:10 pm

Ramoz wrote:
tgb wrote:
CeeKay wrote:
Two Sheds wrote:Good call, Jeff. I'd rather they did that than have Indiana Jones transform from a 70-year-old man into a 30-year-old one between two movies.
They could do 'Indiana Jones and the Fountain of Youth'
Tapping into my Inner Nerd, wasn't drinking from the Holy Grail (which he did in Last Crusade) supposed to grant immortality?
I think it only worked if you stayed within the temple the grail was in. Once you left you wouldn't be immortal.

Yeah thats why the Crusader Knight could not leave the area, else his immortality would be gone.

Dirt · Post by **Dirt** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 5:27 pm

Jesus, can you imagine living in a cave for over a thousand years? What would you do?

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 5:30 pm

Jesus, can you imagine living in a cave for over a thousand years? What would you do?

Apparently, as Q, you would guard the grail and wait for your replacement, so you could happily go off and die.

JayG · Post by **JayG** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 9:08 am

Nah, I'd bring a Gameboy, Tetris and tons of batteries.

Austin · Post by **Austin** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 9:19 am

JayG wrote:Nah, I'd bring a Gameboy, Tetris and tons of batteries.

Duh... just bring power cord.

Two Sheds · Post by **Two Sheds** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 9:52 am

I absolutely HATED the second Indy movie . . .

Yeah, I prefer to pretend that one doesn't exist and concentrate on the brilliant 1st and 3rd movies.

Ralph-Wiggum · Post by **Ralph-Wiggum** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 10:07 am

Dirt wrote:Jesus, can you imagine living in a cave for over a thousand years? What would you do?

Two words: internet porn.

Gedd · Post by **Gedd** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 10:55 am

Giles Habibula wrote:I absolutely HATED the second Indy movie, solely because of that woman with the amazing knockers who SCREAMED obnoxiously every five minutes. God that got to me. Even watching those knockers couldn't make up for that god-awful racket.

But the constantly screaming dingbat of a love interest was completely countered by the loveable Short Round! It completely redeems the movie!

Oh, and the guy who could pull your heart of your chest...how cool was that?

And chilled monkey brains!

I would agree though with the sentiment...RotLA was easily the best of the series, with TLC coming a close second and ToD a distant third.

Dirt · Post by **Dirt** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 12:21 pm

I saw the DVD version of Temple of Doom this past July 4th. It's amazing how far CGI has come over the past 19 years.