Raja Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 3 hours ago, Gaston de Foix said: I'm taking deep breaths in response to the skewed depictions of India. Okay, probably a good thing I haven't seen this film then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 3 hours ago, Gaston de Foix said: Are those movies worth watching? Well, they are award-winning films in the same way that Harold Pinter's plays are award-winning productions. If you want to endure tortured relationships explored in lengthy dialogues, then these are the films for you. I will take Raiders, myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Marquis de Leech Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 A month ago, I actually wrote an essay on the old chestnut that Indy doesn't affect the plot of Raiders. Hooray for sad geekery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leofric Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 14 minutes ago, The Marquis de Leech said: A month ago, I actually wrote an essay on the old chestnut that Indy doesn't affect the plot of Raiders. Hooray for sad geekery. I like your essay, however I don't agree that the Germans wouldn't have found the Ark if Indy hadn't been in the movie. They had already found the City of Tanis, and if they kept systematically digging they would have found the Ark. Unfortunately for them, they found the Map Room first and got side tracked looking for the Headpiece of Ra, trying to find a short cut to take them straight to the Ark. If they didn't get the Headpiece they would have gone back to systematically digging up the whole site and eventually found the building housing the Ark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 1 hour ago, The Marquis de Leech said: A month ago, I actually wrote an essay on the old chestnut that Indy doesn't affect the plot of Raiders. Hooray for sad geekery. That was a fun read. But you've made one terrible mistake. Gaston, don't click that, massive spoiler you've yet to come across. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HexMachina Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 3 hours ago, Raja said: Okay, probably a good thing I haven't seen this film then Definitely. It is an uncomfortable rewatch for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaston de Foix Posted August 1, 2020 Author Share Posted August 1, 2020 "They're stealing our rides": an unintelligible phrase to any non-American and kinda rude since the elephants belonged to the guides (insofar as an elephant can belong to a human which it cannot in any moral sense) . I'm not sure why the scriptwriters have made Willy so unlikeable. Comic relief? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaston de Foix Posted August 1, 2020 Author Share Posted August 1, 2020 There is some lovely artwork on the walls of the palace. And the palace itself looks a mixture of Udaipur's lake palace and Fatehpur Sikri. So at least they built nice sets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaston de Foix Posted August 1, 2020 Author Share Posted August 1, 2020 The Prime Minister has a nice snide line about empire. And the Maharaja is a cute kid as expected. Oxford-educated PM shaping up to be candidate numero uno for villain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaston de Foix Posted August 1, 2020 Author Share Posted August 1, 2020 And now comes the eating of live baby snakes straight from the womb of the dead mother. Yuck, yuck, yuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaston de Foix Posted August 1, 2020 Author Share Posted August 1, 2020 Followed by a course of beetles. Bizzare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaston de Foix Posted August 1, 2020 Author Share Posted August 1, 2020 Followed by eyeball soup (human eyeballs?). Eeesh. The line about the Sultan of Madagascar is funny though and excellently acted by Ford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaston de Foix Posted August 1, 2020 Author Share Posted August 1, 2020 "There's nothing you have I could possibly want." Pizza? Pizza is always welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaston de Foix Posted August 1, 2020 Author Share Posted August 1, 2020 Herr Ford having patronized and ignored Willie throughout his journey, now graciously condescends to accepts her apology and give her the gift of his company. But she stands her ground. Good for her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaston de Foix Posted August 1, 2020 Author Share Posted August 1, 2020 At least things are getting interesting now with a a man attempting to strangle Indiana. Presumably a member of the not-as-extinct-as-advertised Thuggee cult sent by the PM. Let this be a lesson: never trust an Oxonian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaston de Foix Posted August 1, 2020 Author Share Posted August 1, 2020 The Thuggee manages to hang himself on the ceiling fan using the whip. Quite a feat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaston de Foix Posted August 1, 2020 Author Share Posted August 1, 2020 Secret stone passage. Finally we're getting somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaston de Foix Posted August 1, 2020 Author Share Posted August 1, 2020 These scenes where Indy is trapped and in increasing danger of death are pretty well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaston de Foix Posted August 1, 2020 Author Share Posted August 1, 2020 A gentleman always come back for the hat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaston de Foix Posted August 1, 2020 Author Share Posted August 1, 2020 So it's the child-Maharaja behind this after all. And Amrish Puri in freaky looking headgear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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