I'm not much of an action movie fan, but I went to go see Iron Man yesterday because everyone's been raving about it and Robert Downey Jr. did not disappoint. The trailer for the new Indiana Jones movie played before the film and I have to say, I got nostalgic for the days when my sisters and I used to watch the trilogy on VHS repeatedly, memorizing the dialogue and even becoming mildly obsessed with Sean Patrick Flanery, who played Indy in the TV series, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles.
So you can imagine my disappointment at reading this morning that early reviews for the movie aren't great. John Hurt, who stars in the film as Professor Oxley, told the Times of London, "It's cops-and-robbers stuff." The British actor added, "And it's all to make Mr. Lucas an extra billion, as if he needs it."
Way to a pull a Katherine Heigl there, guy. But he's not the only one crying foul, with Ain't It Cool News citing disappointment over the special effects, stilted dialog and anticlimactic near-death scenes, declaring, "This is the Indiana Jones movie that you were dreading."
Oh well, I'll still have to check it out just to be sure
Photos: FlynetOnline.com
More photos of Harrison Ford are after the jump.
Photos: FlynetOnline.com
indie girl says:
I also became a bit obsessed with Sean Patrick Flanery and young Indie. Did you see his cameo on 30 Rock 2 weeks ago in the scene when Jack was at the hospital and the aide told him to leave GE? The old looking aide was SPF, I'm pretty sure (but had no one to tell)!
veisner says:
yeah ive been hearing not so good things to. looks like celebrityprayerlist.com is gonna have to work on overdrive for this one.
AH says:
i realize that it doesn't translate easily to paper but still. it was pretty clear that he was being sarcastic.
tony says:
harrison ford needs to hang it up along with that silly earring he keeps wearing. come on now your not twentysomething anymore. get rid of it and act you age.
tony says:
harrison ford needs to hang it up along with that silly earring he keeps wearing. come on now your not twentysomething anymore. get rid of it and act your age.
Paul says:
Funny, but when you go to the AICN there's actually a really good review of the Indiana Jones movie. The first review was negative,(so everyone jumps on that) but the rest of them have been good. And none of them have been from any real critics... just internet nobodys that 'say' they've seen the movie. I'll see it and make up my own mind.
Liz says:
Alot of critics cut down the other Indi films as well.So i will see this one and judge for myself