<![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV - io9 Comments]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV - io9 Comments]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> Shia(who the hell would name their kid that??)
LeBouf. A forgetful actor in a (very) forgetful
movie.

oldandintheway

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> shia lebeouf is a fucking idiot, i'm really sad that he's in this installment of a beloved franchise..on the other hand, this sci-fi element..i saw the poster of the movie with the alien-ish skull in the background..not really pissed if it will be about aliens..just do it proper. proper to me of course is flattening shia with a boulder but naw, won't happen.

i really doubt it could be as bad as star wars ep's 1-3

knoyd_mcbennet

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> This doesn't sound like Lucas making excuses for doing Indy IV. Sounds like all his excuses for doing Episodes 1-3. I agree. Douche. Bigger than John Edward.

dunetiger reads kotaku, seems pleased

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> So he already knows we'll hate it. And he DOESN'T care. I'm glad South Park already handled it 'cause if you can't laugh, you're gonna cry.

MirDreams

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> old georgie boy must be running out of cocaine again. thats my theory for why he makes movies. he rode on a mountain of yayo from star wars ep4, thus ep5 was actually better in some ways, but then the magic wears off, and you aren't a daring, modern drug utilizing film maker, you're a guy with some cameras and 40% of his nasal tissue left. thus ep6, ep1, ep2, and ep3 were... as they are.

nutbastard: Don't blame me i voted for Ron Paul edition

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> @IrisMR: Umm... no. His acting consisted of constantly looking like he was in shock or worried. Now, Megan Fox was actually good. And hot.

Zlevee

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> By the way, isn't Lucas creating some sort of television series set in the Star Wars universe but without any of the original characters? Starring Dennis Franz and Joe Polito as Jedi Knights?

hanskammler

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> What a lazy title... Kingdom of the Crystal Skull? One might as well replace Harrison Ford with Richard Chamberlain.

hanskammler

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> @Seth L: I nominate Beardy McDreamkiller as George Lucas' official new online name.

I love that the Crystal Skull idea was rejected a million times before they finally said "FINE" and made it anyway. Either this means he spent years making it work in story terms, and he was right all along, or else that his compatriots simply gritted their teeth to get another Indy made.

When's he going to finally become the avant-garde film maker he always promised to become one he put all that Star Wars nonsense behind him?

SeeingI

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> @mrmaps: Careful. Someone probably told Lucas that "it would be really nice to see at least a scene of the politicians doing some politicking" before he made Episodes I and II.

@joemono: Yeah, I don't think he could have pulled off the sublimity that is The Empire Strikes Back without Lawrence Kasdan, Leigh Brackett, and Irvin Kershner. Of course, I also think it helped that when he made the first three movies, millions of fans hadn't been (justifiably) humping his leg for two decades. Episode III was just so sloppy in some parts, you could hear everyone at Skywalker Ranch nodding and smiling and giving him the thumbs up in the background.

Moff

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> Why the hell are the studios forcing Shia Lebeouf up our butts? Is he some studio head's gay boy toy?

NeoPoliticus

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> I don't know anyone who has decided to pre-hate Indy 4, but there is reason to be very cautious. We all know that Lucas outright dismissed Frank Darabont's version, not for creative reasons, but out of spite for a disagreement during the writing of The Phantom Menace. We all know how well Lucas's version of that turned out (GAG!) so given Lucas's own admission that he hates writing and isn't a good writer coupled with his disastrous Star Wars Prequels and his dismissal of Darabont's version, there is plenty of reason to be wary of what we'll see on screens for the next Indiana Jones.

What is most irksome is that Lucas writes off disapproval of his films as if it has nothing to do with his own shoddy writing and execution but instead is all about "fanboys" and their own ideas. He takes no personal responsibility for his own failings as a meglomaniac eccentric who has shut himself off from the real world and the fans who grew up loving the work that came out of Lucasfilm. Now he thinks we all just hate his movies because we have our own movies in our heads. Maybe we do, but that doesn't in any way excuse his own failings.

Tell you what, Lucas... we'll go see Indy IV and if it's good, we'll applaud. If it's not, we won't and we'll bitch and moan afterwards. Until then, quit assuming that we'll hate it just because we have our own ideas and let your work stand on it's own for judgment. Deal?

stillakid

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> Interesting indeed.

aspiringexpatriate

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> @aspiringexpatriate: I meant in the talent sense. You don't cast a Maria Bello to play a throwaway character. She will change the role, inevitably, but they're also all supposed to be older; it's set post-WWII which should be interesting to find out what their expanded backstory now includes.

JennaW

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> Ah yes, I like Maria Bello. I like Rachel Weisz. Now I'm conflicted. I have a splotchy pixelated cell phone pic of Rachel, so I think she wins. She's also tiny. Teeny tiny.

I feel like Maria Bello might change the character, cause I've never seen her play a role like Weisz(Weiss?) played the librarian. And I wouldn't call her a 'major' actress. She's garnered high critical acclaim, but isn't major.

aspiringexpatriate

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> @aspiringexpatriate: Yes, they are which is important! Rachel didn't want to do the next movie, and most other franchises would just kill the character off and write in a new girlfriend, but they are NOT doing that. *applauds* Plus they cast Maria Bello who is a major actress and not someone who I think would do the movie just so they could kill her off in the first act.

JennaW

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> @Jennaw: Um, hate to break it to you, but they're replacing Weisz as the wife in Mummy 3. Not getting rid of the character, just replacing her with another actress. And Shia didn't ruin Transformers, he's actually done more than a few good roles in other films. Look out for Snow Angels if it gets to a theater near you. And also, I can't hate transformers ever since defamer linked that youtube clip of Shia going "No no nonononononono!" throughout the film. Gotta love writing like that.

aspiringexpatriate

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> @shazammy: I know! A good chunk of Raiders's awesomeness was due to her performance, but only Harrison gets the career? I call bullshit. Ya hear that, Hollywood? BULLSHIT!

JennaW

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> @SpaceMonkeyX: Just call him 'thank god for beef' as that's my understanding of the literal translation of his name. No, wait, just checked, it's "beef-gift from god"... great stuff...

MasterYong

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> @dead_red_eyes: Did Transformers still feature robots that turn into cars beating up robots that turn into planes and stuff? Yes.

Shia The Beef did not ruin Transformers because the movie still delivered what it promised - hot robot-on-robot action.

OMG! Ponies!

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> Stop raggin' on George. He's the nerd's nerd and we're all the better for it. Imagine if he didn't end up in film where we'd be now? Yikes, for the most part as it gave rise to so much after that w/o it we'd be watching more Saturday Night Fever sequels and Stallone would still be making Rocky and Rambo movies. Whups.

aboriginal

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> @dead_red_eyes: i think you have shia lebeouf mixed up with michael bay.

tetracycloide

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> @jennaw: I couldn't agree more. When Marion was intro-ed at Comic-Con I got a lump in my throat and choked up. It was like being a kid all over again. Where the hell has she been?

Kevin Kelly

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> @Antiheroine: I am *so* glad Marion is coming back. That's been the one thing the Mummy movies have over the Indiana Jones movies -- consistent male AND female leads. Not that the ol' disposable woman approach isn't just tons of fun...

(please note: I adore the Mummy movies, but it isn't the same kind of love as Indiana Jones love...)

JennaW

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> And if it turns out to be really great and loved by critics far and wide, he'll smugly tell us he knew from the beginning we'd all love it. Whatever. I'm counting on Karen and Cate to give us a couple of great female characters, in any case.

Antiheroine

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> Fucking hell, not Shia Lebeouf! That little pig faced twat ruined transformers ... and I can only imagine just how annoying he's going to be in this. Ugh.

dead_red_eyes

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> Harrison Ford said he hated Blade Runner because he was playing a detective who only "detected" for 10 minutes of screen time.

It would be really nice to see at least a scene of Indy actually doing some archaeology for a change....

Ok, so I hated Indy as child and then grew up to be an archaeologist. I still hate Indy. You can always tell the grad student washouts in advance as they always wear a fedora to their first field school. They usually only last a couple of years. The ones that bring bull-whips rarely last the summer.

Dug

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> palpatine? f- that. maybe the beef can get infected by a mysterious black oil virus, then ford discovers that the skulls are just a small part of a conspiracy headquartered in a vast government warehouse...

one can only hope. i'm trying to lower my expectations to reduce the chance of disappointment when this hits the screen.

dave the wet sprocket

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> I agree with Extracrispy. I think a big reason EP V and VI are so strong is because of the help Lucas had with writing and directing.

I'm not giving up on Indy IV yet for a couple of reasons - mainly that Spielberg is on board and I think he's still making great movies, and also I like that it takes place in real time after the last movie.

joemono

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> Blanchett's in it? I'm already waiting in line.

aspiringexpatriate

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> But we're all going to see it opening day, right?

Evil Tortie's Mom

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> George Lucas is a shitty screenwriter and an even shittier director. Since he's not doing either on Indy 4, it could actually be pretty good.

Other strong points: Janusz Kamiński, who is a brilliant fucking cinematographer, is shooting the film. And they're supposedly doing traditional effects instead of relying on CGI.

extracrispy

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> I guess the fans would hate it if he replaces all guns with walkie-talkies..

Tepoz

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> Agreed with all of the Lucas "wanting us to like the prequels" ideas.

I think we'll also hate the new Indy because Sallah was replaced by their new African step-and-fechit Jeff Jeff Blanks.

GenXCub

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> @blueskiesgoldensunshine: That is the best mental image of the day.

Kevin Kelly

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> I wish this fellow would get back to working on his art and his craft. I know he has to have something different to offer people? He was, at one time, an interesting storyteller, and a brilliant editor, but since falling into this mire thirty years ago, he has second guessed his instincts and gone for the lowest of the low.

satyricrash

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> @tetracycloide: Yeah, it was kind of like lining up to get a root canal, only with no discernible health benefits and other people trying to convince me that this time it might be awesome.

Inkymonkey

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> This is Lucas's passive aggressive way of blaming all of us for hating Star Wars: Episode 1... His uninspired remakes of cherished classics are perfect, and if we don't like them, the flaw lies with us, not the movie.

Hiphopopotamus

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> @inkymonkey: the worst part wasn't knowing that, the worst part was knowing that and paying to see them anyway.

tetracycloide

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> @Dolly-At-School: You study Linguistic Anthropology? That is so cool! I have a BA in English with cognates (they're like minors) in Anthropology, Religion, and Journalism. I took every language-culture hybrid I could when I was in school.

Inkymonkey

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> @IrisMR: "I have the high ground! I HAVE THE HIGH GROUND!"

JennaW

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> @Atheist Jew: The worst part of walking out of Episode One was knowing damn well that George had lost his mind and Eps Two and Three would also be heinous.

Inkymonkey

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> @blueskiesgoldensunshine: I study linguistic anthropology, but in order to graduate with a general anthropology degree I had to take archaeology. The first day my teacher decided to win our hearts and minds by projecting a giant image he had made of Indy and Lara Croft with "ARCHAEOLOGY IS COOL!!!" printed across it. Then he told us that they were bad, bad grave robbers, but that he admired their passion.

Dolly-At-School

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> Did the article mention Spielberg at all? Because that's why I'm going, not for old Beardy-Mcdreamkiller.

Oh, and who knew Karen Allen still looks amazing?

Seth L

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> Yeah, I have to say, Shia LeHoweveryouspellit was pretty much the only thing that was even remotely good about Transformers. I think he has potential.

SpaceMonkeyX

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> @Atheist Jew: I must say... I agree there. That new Indiana Jones scares me considering all the crap Georgie did in the past few years... How can anyone still call him a genius? I mean, look at Star Wars episode III. The volcano fight was supposed to be a great epic thing? It looks like two guys pasted over Ocarina of Time's Fire Temple.

I'm sure he'll wreck my favorite movie series.... Sigh.

IrisMR

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> My favorite Indiana Jones story: I work at a museum of ancient stuff, and one of the archaeologists I work with has the Indiana Jones theme as her cell phone ring. In my mind she also yells, "This belongs IN A MUSEUM!" while on digs.

Blue Skies, Golden Sunshine

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> I revered George until he shat on our faces the abominations of episodes 1, 2 and 3. I loved Star Wars until that first episode, and if I had the opportunity I would wipe all knowledge of it from my memory. I like to pretend those pieces of shit never existed.

The Star Wars fan base SHOULD have sacked Skywalker Ranch as soon as Episode 1 hit theaters. At the very least is would have prevented that crazy old bastard from making another two abortions. The man has absolutely no idea what critics want, and DEFINITELY no idea what the fans what. As such, the guy's opinion on this movie and all other movies is completely nullified.

Atheist Jew

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> I am not 100% convinced those skeletons are aliens. The could be people who used flat boards to elongate their skulls as the developed.

ElijahDProphet

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> The best name for George Lucas came from Salon.com:

The Galactic Gasbag

OMG! Ponies!

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> Crossovers? DO NOT WANT.

Inkymonkey

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> Yes, but this is GEORGE. He thought it was a great idea to have Han shoot second and to tell the fans they should shut up about him futzing with the original SW films they already loved. He doesn't know what the fans really like OR hate. The silly boots.

I mean... this is the guy who actually thought *ANAKIN* was the main character of the Star Wars series! Hilarious! It is so obviously the legacy of Obi-Wan to Luke that is center stage with the Vader aspect being the necessary catalyst. But it isn't about Anakin. The silly, silly boots.

JennaW

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> Blame those critics, George! Of course you're right - you're George Lucas, dammit! Why even consider what we might say? Just Jar-Jar right on with your bad self!

Chaos Rob

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> the flickr pictures = private = inaccessible.

geekgrrl

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> George Lucas is a douche.

@tetracycloide: Have you ever heard that Patton Oswald bit about how if he met George Lucas in 1995, he'd have to kill him? Hilarious.

TruculentandUnreliable

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> george lucas thought i would love episode I-III of star wars. george lucas thought i would love rehashing all of his old material with crappier voiceovers and more special effects. so if george lucas thinks i'll hate indian jones IV i'm willing to give it a shot especially if it entails indian trying to retrieve the steamball from the cylons as one of the bullets above appears to indicate.

tetracycloide

]]> <![CDATA[George Lucas Explains Why You'll Hate Indy IV]]> Now wait a minute. Shia Lebeouf kicked serious ass in Transformers.

Great actor.

IrisMR

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