Indiana Jones V

[Zombie_61]

...Surfed net on my holiday and found Ana de Armas pictures. A never ending cache. Goddess.

Sure, if you like the Angelina Jolie type.

 

[FOXTROT LAMONT]

Sure, if you like the Angelina Jolie type.

Can't help myself. And I was just getting over my Gal Godot thing but fell off the love wagon with her too.

 

[Tiki Tom]

As I type this, Dial of Destiny is premiering at Cannes.
We should be seeing some preliminary reviews very soon.

 

[Tiki Tom]

This early verdict seems fair enough. “Trending positive, with a ‘better than Chrystal Skull’ vibe”:

https://www.avclub.com/people-who-are-not-you-have-seen-liked-indiana-jones-a-1850452074

On the more upbeat side:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1659292888717488141

On the more negative end, I have read laments that the standing ovation was “only” five minutes.

 

[Tiki Tom]

One more, then I will stop, I promise. “A highly satisfying blend of action, humor, and emotion”:

https://www.gamesradar.com/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny-review/

 

[Herb Roflcopter]

There's a brief TV spot with just a sprinkle of new footage:

 

[Edward]

I've been avoiding the detail of the reviews here. The general vibe of the UK reviews is the predictable negative snark, which reveals nothing other than reconfirming the the critics here wanted to hate it going in. I think I'll wait beyond that until I see it for myself.

 

[FOXTROT LAMONT]

Cynics abound in and around town but Jones and the Dial of Destiny will hit the spot I'm certain.
I only wish I had a Jonsey Yank leather oil pull to wear with my fedora and guts enough to wear it to MickeyDees.

 

[Edward]

Cynics abound in and around town but Jones and the Dial of Destiny will hit the spot I'm certain.
I only wish I had a Jonsey Yank leather oil pull to wear with my fedora and guts enough to wear it to MickeyDees.

By end June, I'd die in an Indy jacket..... otherwise I'd certainly wear it out. But then once you've been on the tube in full Frank'n'Furter drag, anything else is a dawdle.

 

[Herb Roflcopter]

I've been avoiding the detail of the reviews here. The general vibe of the UK reviews is the predictable negative snark, which reveals nothing other than reconfirming the the critics here wanted to hate it going in. I think I'll wait beyond that until I see it for myself.

I've been rewatching the trailers and my YouTube feed wants to send me a whole thunderin' herd of videos of bloggers hollering about how bad it is. (I suspect most of them haven't even seen the film yet.) It's an easy thing to not click on them, so I'm with you.

Also, I have a friend who won't watch the tuk tuk chase- he has seen one of the trailers, and doesn't want to see anything else. He wants to go in having seen or heard as little as possible.

I don't have his willpower.

 

[FOXTROT LAMONT]

I've decided to hunt down a leather oil pull like Indy's. Next, sometime summertime I will waltz around local scene
wearing fedora and jacket, stop in at MickeyD's and STARBUCKS standing amidst kids answer any and all Jonesy including Dial of Destiny complete review with whys n' wherefores as to why I am absolutely right and the critics all wrong. Then, I collect a complete film box set for a late summer Indy marathon. Stock up kitchen, fridge, drinks cabinet.
Explain all to GF and lock flat. She thinks I'm nuts anyway. I will wear my leather jacket and fedora for a non stop marathon taking copious notes for later review. This is it. Dial is the finale.

 

[Edward]

I've been rewatching the trailers and my YouTube feed wants to send me a whole thunderin' herd of videos of bloggers hollering about how bad it is. (I suspect most of them haven't even seen the film yet.) It's an easy thing to not click on them, so I'm with you.

Also, I have a friend who won't watch the tuk tuk chase- he has seen one of the trailers, and doesn't want to see anything else. He wants to go in having seen or heard as little as possible.

I don't have his willpower.

I'm hopeful. Admittedly, I liked Crystal Skull. Sure, it's not perfect, but many of the criticisms levied at it don't stand up if the critic is also going to laud the original films by comparison. For me, it's on a par with Temple. I've always called Temple the weakest of the original three films, but even so when I watch it over again, somehow it's always better than I remember it being. Perhaps I over-compensate for the threat of nostalgia in my memory: Temple was the first of the films I saw. I'd never even heard of Indiana Jones when a friend's family took us to see Temple in the cinema the Summer before I turned ten, so it really was all new to me at that point.

If Dial is on a par between those two, I'll be happy enough. I've heard a lot of criticisms comparing it to The Force Awakens; if it manages that, I'll be perfectly happy.

 

[Tiki Tom]

I'm hopeful. Admittedly, I liked Crystal Skull. Sure, it's not perfect, but many of the criticisms levied at it don't stand up if the critic is also going to laud the original films by comparison. For me, it's on a par with Temple. I've always called Temple the weakest of the original three films, but even so when I watch it over again, somehow it's always better than I remember it being. Perhaps I over-compensate for the threat of nostalgia in my memory: Temple was the first of the films I saw. I'd never even heard of Indiana Jones when a friend's family took us to see Temple in the cinema the Summer before I turned ten, so it really was all new to me at that point.

If Dial is on a par between those two, I'll be happy enough. I've heard a lot of criticisms comparing it to The Force Awakens; if it manages that, I'll be perfectly happy.

I could not have said it better.

 

[Herb Roflcopter]

Another spot with a bit more of a reveal of the "Dial":

 

[FOXTROT LAMONT]

I must acquire a bullwhip too. I'll then practice out back and just say to any passer byes that I'm fly cast practicing.
Since I habitually cast fly with underhand rather than over movement. But I won't take it to Starbucks or Mickey Dees.

 

[Edward]

I've been rewatching the trailers and my YouTube feed wants to send me a whole thunderin' herd of videos of bloggers hollering about how bad it is. (I suspect most of them haven't even seen the film yet.) It's an easy thing to not click on them, so I'm with you.

Also, I have a friend who won't watch the tuk tuk chase- he has seen one of the trailers, and doesn't want to see anything else. He wants to go in having seen or heard as little as possible.

I don't have his willpower.

I'm holding off from the leaked footage, but inhaling every trailer that comes my way! I'm trying not to get too wound up until I see the film (though as noted unlike many I wasn't disappointed with Skull), but I've honestly seen nothing yet that suggests it could be as bad as a lot of people want it to be.

 

[Doctor Damage]

Another spot with a bit more of a reveal of the "Dial":

Okay, that video makes me feel a lot more positive about this. It's looks like good, honest adventure stuff.

 

[Herb Roflcopter]

I must acquire a bullwhip too. I'll then practice out back and just say to any passer byes that I'm fly cast practicing.
Since I habitually cast fly with underhand rather than over movement. But I won't take it to Starbucks or Mickey Dees.

I recommend Etsy.com you can find something reasonably priced there. Years ago there were other vendors I would recommend, but I know their prices are exorbitant. I bought a 10' bullwhip twenty years ago and it cost me $350. Now? It would hurt my wallet to even look at what they cost!

 

[FOXTROT LAMONT]

I recommend Etsy.com you can find something reasonably priced there. Years ago there were other vendors I would recommend, but I know their prices are exorbitant. I bought a 10' bullwhip twenty years ago and it cost me $350. Now? It would hurt my wallet to even look at what they cost!

AHHgghh the cost! I was thinking out loud.
Years ago while on business in Chicago a British consulate tour included a market visit where I spied an Indy bullwhip
quite reasonably priced. A second hand whip well-worn and used by a 1930s stockyards man so the story, wanted to take offer but passed. Regret this every time I watch Indy.

 

[Herb Roflcopter]

VERY brief TV spot that shows a tiny bit of footage we haven't seen before mixed with the now familiar:

Sigh... it's gonna be a long month. I can't wait to see this.