Post by Salzmank on Oct 18, 2017 18:12:31 GMT
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You and I agree completely on Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, which I loved (and, yes, what Hollywood did to Conran is unforgivable), but I'm not sure I'd say it's like Indy. I guess that gets back to the whole genre bit, right? It simply didn't have that feel, mostly because it's set in such a stylized, "dieselpunk" world. (None of that's a criticism, just pointing out differences.) But there are a few scenes that crib from Indy, absolutely, and it is just as inspired by cliffhanger serials; I'd simply say that it leans more towards those "pulp sci-fi stories" than anything in Jones (even
Crystal Skull) did.
I didn't like the Tomb Raider movies either. Never seen Magnificent Warriors, though--going on my list!
P.S. I included Only Angels Have Wings, which has very little in common with any of the plotting in the Indy films, but I did so because I think the characterizations are similar more than anything else.
You and I agree completely on Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, which I loved (and, yes, what Hollywood did to Conran is unforgivable), but I'm not sure I'd say it's like Indy. I guess that gets back to the whole genre bit, right? It simply didn't have that feel, mostly because it's set in such a stylized, "dieselpunk" world. (None of that's a criticism, just pointing out differences.) But there are a few scenes that crib from Indy, absolutely, and it is just as inspired by cliffhanger serials; I'd simply say that it leans more towards those "pulp sci-fi stories" than anything in Jones (even
Crystal Skull) did.
I didn't like the Tomb Raider movies either. Never seen Magnificent Warriors, though--going on my list!
P.S. I included Only Angels Have Wings, which has very little in common with any of the plotting in the Indy films, but I did so because I think the characterizations are similar more than anything else.