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Crystal Skull Mystery #crystalskull #historicalmysteries

They should have stopped with #CrystalSkull and made this about Indy being the wise old man figure, IMO. But it was a decent movie. Didn't really make me feel anything much at all though.

https://www.tumblr.com/litcityblues/746285941864497152/indiana-let-it-go?source=share

I don't know why I woke up with this thought today, because this is genuinely something I have not even thought about for years, but..

Surviving the Fridge Nuke in #IndianaJones and the #CrystalSkull actually makes complete and total sense after the events of the #LastCrusade, since Jones is thenceforth immortal.

And with that non-sequitur, merry Thor's Day y'all.

You know, between "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" and "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny", there's half a good movie waiting to come out.

#IndianaJones #CrystalSkull #DialOfDestiny #movie #film #BadMovie #GoodMovie #critic #JumpTheShark

Hard to disagree more with @jsnell on his take of #CrystalSkull.

I definitely prefer #TempleOfDoom, but concede that it has many issues and is mostly because of nostalgia.

Either way, the discussion was enjoyable 😊

https://pca.st/episode/207c97d2-ad84-432c-8dc6-33d3ff5f28e3

For #LastCrusade, we’ve already covered the Berlin airport.

The only other scene shot in the Bay Area was the forest motorcycle sidecar chase after Indy & his dad escape Castle Brunwald on the Austro-German border.

This was shot in Mt. Tamalpais State Park, aka Mt. Tam, again in the North Bay, near George Lucas’s ILM.

Neither #CrystalSkull nor #DialofDestiny was filmed at all within Northern California, with the latter shot entirely outside the U.S.

Hope you enjoyed and farewell, Indy!

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A still from Last Crusade showing Indy driving a motorcycle with his father (Sean Connery) in the sidecar looking back while being chased, as well as a head-on shot of Indy using a flag pole he’s broken off as a javelin while riding toward an enemy. A third photo shows the wooden directions post at an intersection they stop at post-fight sequence, pointing in alternate directions toward Venedig and Berlin.

I read a comment that #DialOfDestiny was a better place to leave #IndianaJones than #CrystalSkull.

You didn't like Indy happily marrying Marion? I did.

Contrasting #SupermanReturns, I won't be seeing #DialOfDestiny very soon, maybe not even in theaters. I like #IndianaJones fine, but I wasn't thrilled w/ #CrystalSkull, and I knew DoD wouldn't have #KarenAllen, so I have less incentive to see it. I don't think you can expect an aging audience to pack theaters time and again.

#HarrisonFord can't be believed on these matters. For years he said he'd never play #HanSolo again, yet he did, not only in #ForceAwakens but also in #RiseOfSkywalker. Now he says #DialOfDestiny will be his last #IndianaJones. He also said that about #CrystalSkull.

To my mind, #LastCrusade remains the true finale. It's right in the title. By contrast, #CrystalSkull and #DialOfDestiny were stuck in development for ages and we didn't know if they'd come to fruition.

Yes, the #IndianaJones #Movies have inspired a slew of #Novels, but it's not a canon the movies stick to. It was 18 years between #LastCrusade and #CrystalSkull because the plot *didn't* flow naturally from the character. #GeorgeLucas was locked on his alien idea and #StevenSpielberg - who'd already made Close Encounters and E.T. - rejected the idea for years before giving in.

Is it fair to say #StarWars has more moneymaking potential than #IndianaJones b/c SW is more readily marketed to children, an audience that can renew itself indefinitely? By comparison, only two Indys are marketed to children: #TempleOfDoom (Short Round) and #CrystalSkull (Mutt). For the most part, Indy is an aging historical figure, not someone kids immediately relate to.

I want to go and see the new #IndianaJones film (partly shot in Glasgow)...but I'm still too scarred by the #SouthPark take on #CrystalSkull 🤯 . Plus with the #Sciatica cannot sit in a cinema for that length of time.
Sorry Indy this one will need to wait for streaming.
#Film

All that said, I went and saw #CrystalSkull b/c it's an #Indy movie and I like Indy. It didn't change my life, but it didn't have to. These movies are made b/c the makers know people will buy in. See also #TheForceAwakens. "You're bringing back Luke, Han, and Leia? Take my money."

Some thoughts on the #DialOfDestiny #Trailer: Looks ok. I don't expect the #Movie to top #Raiders. It may not even top #CrystalSkull, but I'll see it eventually. I am an #IndianaJones fan.