DISQUS

790 · 1 year ago

Robert, Its all about ratings vs profit these days.

One reason Pixar films allways bring in the bank is because there rated G or PG. Crystal Skull was a real good example of making alot money off a popular film franchise.
I enjoyed the film but did notice alot of scenes that were geared to keep the kids awake during the mostly adult subject matter.

I think if studios had a different mindset over profit vs ratings we wouldn't have this problem... And it is a ongoing problem for the fans.
Just recently Marvel claimed it wouldn't release any R, rated superhero films in the future.
Is this because they can't or they won't? Well the answer is obvious, Iron Man has allready made over 200+ mil. and you can factor in at least 90+ mil.because of the PG-13 rating.
That extra 90+ mil. makes it alot easier for the studios and directors to get mediocre reviews and bad buzz from irate fan demographics.

Its the fans that ultimatly suffer as was seen this weekend, as one of our favorite heroes was pasturized right before our eyes.
Just think how different this Indy film would have been rated R?.....

Steven · 1 year ago

I feel your pain, Robert. I, too, was shocked by the sheer awfulness of Indy 4. Not only was it a terrible movie to make for this iconic beloved character, but forget the fact that it was an Indy movie, or a Speilberg movie, just think of it simply as a movie and you'll realise that it's still awful any way you look at it! No excuses.

It's not about original ideas. There are maybe 7 stories all together that Hollywood keeps telling us over and over again, variations on the same theme. So it's not about originality anymore but it's about doing something right and with Indy 4, they screwed up on every level.

Jim · 1 year ago

I didn't like Indiana Jones either but I don't think it's necessarily Spielberg's fault. I blame it primarily on David Koepp for writing a bad script and George Lucas for approving that script while rejecting one written by Frank friggin' Darabont. I didn't like Iron Man either. I think that makes me one of maybe seven people on this earth who didn't like it. Check out my blog for reviews of both: www.zoom-in.com/blog/jim