Out of the Blue

[Oct 13, 2012, 3:23 pm ET] - Share - Viewing Comments

I saw a reference today to Indiana Jones today that made me think of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, a recollection not as painful for me as it should be, as I have not seen the much-reviled latest installment in the series. This is because, as I've mentioned in the past, MrsBlue and I end up seeing a vast majority of movies after they come to cable/satellite, especially when the reviews are as mixed (to put it kindly) as they were for Indy 4. Which brings me to my point: Is Spielberg so embarrassed by this film he's keeping it off cable? It was released well over four years ago, and its absence from the small screen is starting to seem like the it's getting The Star Wars Holiday Special treatment. By all accounts this is deserved, but I remain masochistically curious to see it.

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Re: Out of the Blue

Oct 13, 2012, 17:56

pnag

nin wrote on Oct 13, 2012, 17:39: Crew signs on, flies across the galaxy, wakes up and STILL doesn't know what their mission is. Need to know? Top secret? Weyland was a Howard Hughes type. How is this a problem? Happens in movies/books all the time? nin wrote on Oct 13, 2012, 17:39: Crew that enters what is clearly a building (built by SOMEONE), with virtually no weaponry. Just like in Alien? Cause those space truckers were armed to the mofoin' teeth! Oh, wait. THEY WEREN'T. Again, how is this a problem? nin wrote on Oct 13, 2012, 17:39: The helmet removal WAS stupid. Why? It made no difference - the contagion wasn't airborne, the atmosphere was breathable. How is this a problem? Cause you say it's stupid? nin wrote on Oct 13, 2012, 17:39: A pilot and his crew who, at the drop of a hat, decide to sacrifice themselves and their giant spaceship. Did you missed that conversation between Janek and Shaw about how there would be no home to go back to if the Engineer ship left? Or the earlier conversation when Janek says "Nothing will be allowed to go back"? I grant you, the motivation is quite weak, but no more weak than Ripley going back for a fucking cat... nin wrote on Oct 13, 2012, 17:39: A woman that can only run in a straight line to outrun a ship about to fell on her (and seriously, what are the odds of a circular ship managing to roll on it's outer edge like a wheel w/o falling over???). Yup - sick of this one too. Did you see how wide that ship was? It was HUGE. Why didn't people just run out of the way of the towers falling on 9/11? Don't know what the odds of the circular ship rolling are, but I'm willing to bet you don't know either... nin wrote on Oct 13, 2012, 17:39: Another woman who has her stomach cut open and can magically run around the rest of the movie with almost no problems. My wife had a C-section in May. Could pick up the baby instantly, walk within minutes. Didn't ask her to run as I'm not a total shit And that's with today's medicine. Not with sci-fi 2083. Anything else? You did, you know, actually watch the movie, right? Cause I think that's the problem - most of the audience didn't. MTV generation who can't pay attention. nin wrote on Oct 13, 2012, 17:39: Look, I love Ridley Scott. But this story was a fucking MESS... I love the guy too, and they said the same of Blade Runner in '82. The story was not a mess, most people just failed to pay attention. Most of the answers were right there. If you didn't like it, fair enough, but most of the stuff you mentioned is, no offense, BS.

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	1.	Oct 13, 15:38	Re: Out of the Blue	Deathbishop
	2.	Oct 13, 15:41	Re: Out of the Blue	eDave
	4.	Oct 13, 16:00	Re: Out of the Blue	nin
	3.	Oct 13, 15:44	Re: Out of the Blue	Wallshadows
	5.	Oct 13, 16:03	Re: Out of the Blue	Sepharo
	6.	Oct 13, 16:29	Re: Out of the Blue	nin
	7.	Oct 13, 16:59	Re: Out of the Blue	pnag
	9.	Oct 13, 17:17	Re: Out of the Blue	PHJF
	13.	Oct 13, 17:59	Re: Out of the Blue	pnag
	14.	Oct 13, 18:37	Re: Out of the Blue	Yosemite Sam
	17.	Oct 13, 20:08	Re: Out of the Blue	Prez
	20.	Oct 13, 21:46	Re: Out of the Blue	Sepharo
	11.	Oct 13, 17:39	Re: Out of the Blue	nin
>>	12.	Oct 13, 17:56	Re: Out of the Blue	pnag
	16.	Oct 13, 19:21	Re: Out of the Blue	nin
	21.	Oct 13, 22:38	Re: Out of the Blue	1badmf
	25.	Oct 14, 06:23	Re: Out of the Blue	pnag
	26.	Oct 14, 07:17	Re: Out of the Blue	DG
	27.	Oct 14, 07:33	Re: Out of the Blue	Dmitri_M
	28.	Oct 14, 08:34	Re: Out of the Blue	pnag
	29.	Oct 14, 09:00	Re: Out of the Blue	Dmitri_M
	30.	Oct 14, 09:42	Re: Out of the Blue	PHJF
	46.	Oct 14, 15:10	Re: Out of the Blue	Ant
	31.	Oct 14, 10:59	Re: Out of the Blue	nin
	34.	Oct 14, 11:25	Re: Out of the Blue	Prez
	32.	Oct 14, 11:08	Re: Out of the Blue	Bhruic
	33.	Oct 14, 11:23	Re: Out of the Blue	PHJF
	35.	Oct 14, 11:35	Re: Out of the Blue	Bhruic
	36.	Oct 14, 12:03	Re: Out of the Blue	PHJF
	38.	Oct 14, 12:15	Re: Out of the Blue	Prez
	47.	Oct 15, 05:20	Re: Out of the Blue	pnag
	8.	Oct 13, 17:14	Re: Out of the Blue	Wallshadows
	10.	Oct 13, 17:26	Re: Out of the Blue	Creston
	15.	Oct 13, 18:39	Re: Out of the Blue	Cutter
	18.	Oct 13, 20:33	IJ4	Killer Kane
	19.	Oct 13, 21:13	Re: Out of the Blue	Mr. Tact
	22.	Oct 14, 00:09	Re: Out of the Blue	Jeraxle
	23.	Oct 14, 00:38	Re: Out of the Blue	nin
	24.	Oct 14, 01:31	Re: Out of the Blue	Sepharo
	37.	Oct 14, 12:09	Re: Out of the Blue	Jivaro
	39.	Oct 14, 12:15	Re: Out of the Blue	Prez
	40.	Oct 14, 12:23	Re: Out of the Blue	PHJF
	41.	Oct 14, 12:34	Re: Out of the Blue	Prez
	42.	Oct 14, 12:48	Re: Out of the Blue	Bhruic
	43.	Oct 14, 12:53	Re: Out of the Blue	Echo Red Park
	44.	Oct 14, 13:02	Re: Out of the Blue	Retired
	45.	Oct 14, 15:08	Indy Movies	Ant
	49.	Nov 11, 21:30	Re: Indy Movies	Ant
	48.	Oct 15, 14:24	Re: Out of the Blue	Verno