Posted on 05/20/2008 11:37:58 PM PDT by drzz
Today, at one past midnight, I have seen the latest Indiana Jones movie.
Like many among you, I presume, I was a fan of that American raider travelling all over the world to look for treasures.
A BIG warning : the latest Indy is absolutely AWFUL. This is the worst thing you can imagine. Actors are nuts, there are so many special effects even when Spielberg said he wouldn't use them, the screeplay is ridiculous.
This is a nightmare, and I really encourage fans to boycott it. This is a shame, far away from the original Indiana Jones trilogy.
Even Ford seems to not believe in the crap he is playing in. Not to say the ghost Shia Lebeouf, whose performance is pathetic.
The first 30 minutes are great. But when Jones begins to look for the Krystal Skull, all the movie collapses.
Beware, big failure ahead.
Mainstream media is supporting it only to support a failing industry like Hollywood. But this... thing should deserve below zero star.
Indiana Jones will be forever a trilogy, and this thing will be forgotten. Shame on Spielberg and Lucas to have produced such horror.
LMAO. Apparently, not numerous enough. It is a big success. Eat crow, pal. Have a nice day...
'Indiana Jones' earns $311 million worldwide
May 26 02:38 PM US/Eastern | By RYAN NAKASHIMA | AP Business Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The most recent Indiana Jones film more than recouped its big budget with an estimated $311 million in global box office sales through the long weekend, according to studio estimates Monday.
Families went in droves to catch "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," a PG-13 adventure starring Harrison Ford as the whip- cracking archaeologist who took 19 years to return to the big screen.
Paramount Pictures estimated the action sequel made $151.1 million in the U.S. and Canada from Thursday to the holiday Monday and $143 million overseas, though not including Monday.
It marked the second biggest Memorial Day weekend opening ever, behind only "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End," which made $153 million domestically from Thursday to Monday last year.
Nearly a third of the domestic audience was made up of parents with their children, said Rob Moore, president of Paramount Worldwide Distribution.
"Adults really drove this opening. This is one of their favorite franchises and they couldn't wait to take their kids with them," Moore said.
The film cost a reported $185 million to make ...
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