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I truly am glad you enjoyed Dial of Destiny so much. I enjoyed Elemental with about the same enthusiasm, and saw it twice. We ended up having different views of these movies, but obviously we're both glad they were made, even though the box office for these movies seems likely to end up way...

Again, although it wasn't the road taken, is water under the bridge, etc., but if this series on archaeology and adventure was ever to be continued as a Disney+ series, I think Ke Huy Quan would be good for starring in it, with perhaps cameos by Ford? Probably not. But in some alternate history...

Good points. Any thoughts about the use of Sympathy for the Devil in the trailer? To me that seemed like another maybe not-quite-right song choice, although I guess it fits the villain? But since it's almost all played in the trailer showing Indiana Jones, if that's what they were going for it...

I liked previous movies directed by James Mangold, including 3:10 to Yuma, Walk the Line, and Ford vs. Ferrari. Although there were a few things I liked about Dial of Destiny, my overall disappointment with it has also reduced my enthusiasm for a possible future Star Wars movie that was...

https://variety.com/2023/artisans/news/indiana-jones-5-deaging-harrison-ford-1235663264/ "The shots of a young Ford look impressive, and it’s thanks to the team of over 100 artists at Industrial Light and Magic, who spent three years on the film’s visual effects, which also included enhancing...

The best part of Dial of Destiny for me is the music by John Williams. This multi-media story has some interesting parts where you can listen to the music that goes with some action scenes in the Indiana Jones series, but with just the music and images, and without the loud sound effects and so...

From my pov this is shaping up to be almost a textbook case in the mismanagement of a treasured intellectual property. Star Wars, of course, was the main reason Disney paid $4 billion for Lucasfilm back in 2012, but the second most valuable IP was Indiana Jones. There were many reasons, but the...

This spoiler-filled video from my pov does accurately point out some of the flaws in this movie.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/indiana-jones-karen-allen-marion-dial-of-destiny-1235529718/

They nuked the financial fridge on this one. For a series 40+ years old a medium-size rather than mega-sized budget would have made more sense, along with a different story. I think they should have brought back Ke Huy Quan in a big way, perhaps making him a researcher at whatever university Dr...

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Yes, but what some of us are saying is that we didn't particularly like or enjoy the main point of the movie.

The more I think about Dial of Destiny, the more issues I have with it.... Anyway, after all that my rating of the movie has dropped to a C+.

Duuuude. Way harsh lol! There are so many things I like about Last Crusade. The tank battle is an example of the visual wit and clarity of Spielberg from my pov, which was something that Dial could have used in places.

My (revised) ranking of the series.... Raiders of the Lost Ark: A+ Temple of Doom: A- Last Crusade: A- Crystal Skull: B+ Dial of Destiny: C+

Just curious, but what was worse for you about The Last Crusade?

After thinking it over, it my rating on the movie has declined to a C+.

It seems like we're in an era of "profitless prosperity" for some movies. Big box office figures, but the movies are so expensive that there's little chance they can break even, let alone make a profit. That might be especially true for this Indiana Jones movie, since way back in 1979 George...

My family has prime tickets for a Cinemark XD showing at 3 on Thursday. Looking forward to it, but trying to go into it with lowered expectations just in case....

https://variety.com/2023/film/news/indiana-jones-5-james-mangold-harrison-ford-1235650894/#comment-6495363

I think James Mangold was a great choice to direct this. 3:10 to Yuma, The Greatest Showman, and Ford v. Ferrari are three of Mangold's films I really enjoyed, all of which have rewatch value from my pov.

During the filming of Raiders of the Lost Ark in the year 1980 Harrison Ford was 38 years old, and he looks to me like an athletic guy in at least his mid-30s in that film. As we know, Raiders was set in 1936. If filming for this new movie starts in 2020, Ford will be 78 years old, and the year...

I think both of them are so-so at best. From my pov there are only two good movies in this series.

I haven't seen Skull since that one time in the theater. I should probably see it again!