ROTTEN TOMATOES: "Indiana Jones" Returns...Again!

"Indiana Jones" Returns...Again!

by Juliana Tringali | December 29, 2006

Summary

Action-adventure fans rejoice! Producer George Lucas has announced that "Indiana Jones 4" (sequel #3, if you're counting) will begin filming in 2007! Back to Article

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quigonjim1 writes:
on Dec 30 2006 06:21 AM

They left him out of Temple of Doom and that turned out alright

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BuckRogers writes:
on Dec 30 2006 06:34 AM

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Stallone deserves an Acadamey Award for his performance in R6,yes seriously.

But yeah, Indy 4 should be good as long as they don't go overboard with the cgi.

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sourguy writes:
on Dec 30 2006 09:26 AM

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Connery won't be portrayed as if he's in his 90's. If you remember, he and Indy both drank the water from the holy grail at the end of the Last Crusade

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brownitus writes:
on Dec 30 2006 10:22 AM

Harrison, you need to hit the weights duke, or they gonna need a cgi whip too.

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Ron_Burgundy writes:
on Dec 30 2006 10:56 AM

i'm wary of this based on Ford and Lucas's last few projects. Crap all around. The only hope I have is Spielberg turning this thing into something watchable. I do hope they acknowledge Ford's age, make comment on it, and make it a major part of the story. Kind of like what they did with the later Star Trek movies.

2008 might be fun, with this and Batman 2.

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bigbrother writes:
on Dec 30 2006 11:17 AM

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Yeah, cause later Star Trek movies were fantastic :(. I don't care what projects Lucas and Ford have done recently. This is their baby, this is what they do, no way they're gonna screw it up. I don't care if they had to strap up Harrison Ford's corpse on mineret strings. I'd still rather see that than someone else try to do the role.

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rottenjoe123 writes:
on Dec 30 2006 11:30 AM

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...I don't care if they had to strap up Harrison Ford's corpse on mineret strings...

Good points, and an excellent malapropism thrown in for good measure! Well done, sir!:D

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Now it's dark writes:
on Dec 30 2006 11:41 AM

This should make a great triple bill with Cocoon and Bubba Ho-Tep.

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dawg1890 writes:
on Dec 30 2006 11:54 AM

Well I loved the indiana jones trilogy and when I heard a part 4 along time ago I was kind of skeptical.Harrison ford is 64 and now that he is older I would imagine he would be unable to do the things he could've done when the originals were around.I am happy that steven spielberg is attached and willing to do the film also as I read was that david koepp(whos written movies such as war of the wrlds,jurassic park,jurassic park 2) would be writing the film so there is still hope.

As for storywise since indiana jones drank the challace of life at the end of 3 the story could be taken to any height and as I read once was a rumor would have indiana jones in the late 21st century setting out to find the lost city of atlantis but was later denied. another rumor was that the story would take place 25 or so years later after part 3 but these are just rumors.

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unbreakable_samurai writes:
on Dec 30 2006 12:52 PM

Hell yea, about damn time they get this thing actually going.

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DestructionZero writes:
on Dec 30 2006 01:08 PM

Best news I heard this year. Awesome way to enter 2007!!!

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dracus writes:
on Dec 30 2006 01:19 PM

Lucas has an incredible inagination and lots of fun when he's making his movies and regardless of what you may think of him, that shows in all his movies. I've enjoyed all 6 of the Star Wars movies, likewise with the 3 Indiana Jones movies. I saw and loved THX 1138 when it was first released and even enjoyed American Graffitti. I guess that makes me a Lucas fan so that along with Ford and Spielberg back on board for Indy 4, I don't see any problem. As Bigbrother said, this is their baby.

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leebrandt33 writes:
on Dec 30 2006 01:39 PM

[b]Indy 4 will likely be excellent[/b]
I think most of us who are reasonable human beings agree that Star Wars Episode 1 & 2 are some of the worst blockbusters ever made (unless you're a fanboy). Episode 3 was an improvement, but not enough to warrant a label of 'great'.
I however have more confidence in Indy 4. If it was only Lucas driving this ship, I'd be very worried. But it's him plus Spielberg, who will direct it, and Ford all having input.
Here's my point: The first Star Wars (episode 4) was great because Lucas had a studio overlooking the production over his shoulder. They could rein in his ideas and made sure the script was spectacular. In Empire Strikes back, Lucas didn't have the studio watching over him, but he made the great move of NOT writting the script and letting someone else direct it.
So with Indy 4 he isn't allowed to do whatever he feels like. He also has Spielberg and Ford to answer to, plus he isn't directing. Therefore the odds of success have exponentialy increased, especially when considering that they took 13 years to make sure the script was more than good, but great.

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AstroZombie138 writes:
on Dec 30 2006 01:48 PM

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I agree. The SW prequel trilogy could have been so much better if Lucas had stayed out of the director's chair. Indy 4 can be just as great as the original trilogy. I can't wait.

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NoneMoreBlack writes:
on Dec 30 2006 01:54 PM

I AM FUCKING STOKED

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jeremyf1977 writes:
on Dec 30 2006 02:40 PM

No Jar Jar..............That's all I have to say. I'm watching the Ewok Adventures on DVD now.....So you know I am so fucking gone........and there ain't no turning back.

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Mattmovies writes:
on Dec 31 2006 12:23 PM

Spielberg will be the one to keep it on film. That's a plus. I'm concerned in the script department. What was fantastic about Raiders of the Lost Ark was the 3 part team of Lucas, Spielberg, and Lawrence Kasdan. That team was similar to the Empire Strikes Back team, but replace Spielberg with Kershner. I think they need a strong third person that is a writer. This movie may be fantastic. If they push it in a Batman Begins kind of direction I think it could be great. Hopefully they will keep the sets real. I know Spielberg is not really fond of green screen and he will have the final say on that. I know Lucas gets a lot of guff about his decisions on Star Wars. His strength is in structuring, which I thought the prequels had a great structure. He needed an equal instead of lackeys in the script department on those films to flesh out the characters. He had outside people that were friends he trusted on every other Star Wars film he made that worked on dialogue mostly. He didn't use that formula on the prequels. Steven and George both admited that Larry Kasdan was the one that insisted on the flow of the story on Raiders. I hope the writer is more involved in this new indy film. It'll keep Lucas from losing sight of character and Spielberg from sappy town.

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dracus writes:
on Dec 31 2006 01:37 PM

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I hope the writer is more involved in this new indy film. It'll keep Lucas from losing sight of character and Spielberg from sappy town.
Well said!

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TheSilentMan writes:
on Dec 31 2006 04:18 PM

[b]can't wait[/b]
can't wait, i'm a huge fan of all six star wars films, and indiana jones films. looking forward to this one.

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whoru writes:
on Jan 01 2007 02:57 PM

Not putting too much hope in this one. I've been disappointed in the last few over hyped movies and was disappointed in the outcome. Star Wars & X-Men Last Stand garbage.

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