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Those graphics have taken a severe step down since the announcement trailer they showed in 2012.

 

I can't wait for this one.

 

Dwayne Johnson had swirled in his films, too. I remember reading a quote from Mark Wahlberg about their work on Pain And Gain. He called Dwayne a freak. While Dwayne called Mark a gym rat. I had also heard that this production was filmed in secret. It isn't unusual. It had been done before with The Return Of The Jedi. To keep the trade papers or curiosity seekers away from the Saarlok set, Lucas had the crew say that they were filming a horror movie. The 1954 sci-fi classic THEM! was also filmed in secret and the staffers at Warner Brothers were tight-lipped about the production until the release. Even Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho was also filmed hush-hush until its release.
I'm so sure this film will do well if it is seen for what it is.

 

I like the Rock's comedy films, but he's had some other good ones as well (Faster, Snitch, Pain and Gain). People should just take it as a great action flick and not look for a great thespian, necessarily.

 

He would also make a good Conan The Barbarian. I like Jason Momoa. I liked him in Stargate: Atlantis as Ronan Dax(in one episode, he and Christopher Judge as Teal'c , butted heads and then fought at each other's side. They made a great tag team). Back to Hercules. I think Johnson's casting of the role of Hercules is a masterful. Where can you find a guy who is as muscular as Dwayne Johnson? Vin Diesel? Maybe. But he will always be associated with Riddick, XXX and The Fast And The Furious. So, Johnson will be added to another line of actors who played Hercules.

 

Snitch was really damn good

 

I think Dwayne has selected a broader range of roles than Vin Diesel, although I liked the Riddick and FastFurious films.

 

Hmmm, I think they've improved a bit. But we're reaching closer to the final product and it's coming along quite well.

 

I've heard that Bradley Cooper may be the next Indiana Jones. Harrison Ford is simply too old to play him and a script for the next film had not been written or approved. I think Cooper could pull it off because of his physical presence. The question now is will Indy be up to date(set in the present or in the 1950's to the 60's). Or maybe they will have further adventures of Indy's youth.

 

The Indiana Jones franchise just needs to be left alone. Four movies is enough, with two hits & two "mehs". Let the franchise die a graceful death before it's fucked over beyond repair in the need to milk it for lust of the almighty dollar.

 

I tend to agree with Ra on this one. Sometimes a franchise can be done to death. I would just like to have the fond memories and let that be that. Gives me some 'old' movies to show my son.

That being said, did anyone catch tonight's season finale of 'Helix'? Awesome! Also, time to catch the tail end of 'Soylent Green' - it's on TMC Movie Classics.

 

You forgot the tv show The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles. It did not last long, but it gave you an idea as to how Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jr. came to be. As far as letting the franchise die, that decision is up to George Lucas who wants another adventure for Indy.

 

I remember Soylent Green. I saw it on television when I was a kid. That was memorable. I try to expose my nephew to old movies, but he doesn't like b&w films. He likes color films.

 

My son is the same way. Zero interest in sci-fi or fantasy. He's pretty much a kids' flick kind of kid. I've given up trying to get him to follow The Hobbit, lol.

 

Lucas doesn't need the money. Besides, one would think he would have learned from the fiasco that is the Star Wars Prequels that some times less of something is better.

 

Lucas may not need the money, but he will benefit from the creative process. He, Spielberg, Scorsese, and others have studied the films of Akira Kurosawa. Kurosawa kept on making films and writing screenplays until he died. It wasn't for the money, it was for the art. Yes, I agree the prequels have not worked out(Revenge Of The Sith was pretty good) and the character of Jar Jar Binks annoyed me. But, Binks was the comic relief who ends up redeeming himself. And then Yoda saving the last part in Attack Of The Clones. Originally he wanted to make more of these films like the action serials of the 30's, 40's and 50's.

 

My nephew doesn't like scary movies. He grew up watching Disney films. He had seen Godzilla Vs. Biollante and liked it because of the story. I tried to get my nephew to watch Star Trek: The Wrath Of Khan. He had seen Star Trek: Into Darkness(which was a combination of The Wrath Of Khan, The Undiscovered Country,The Final Frontier, and The Voyage Home). But, he would rather play videogames. He is a product of his time. Kid's tastes can change.

 

Then he can be creative & come up with new characters outside of the Star Wars & Indiana Jones franchises. I'm sure he has ideas for other possible movies besides those two franchises, so why hasn't he contributed more creatively on that end?

 

Star Wars was a personal journey. Indiana Jones was a part of his youth. I think it stems from his memories. Like Stephen King's works and setting most of the stories in Maine, Lucas could find something from his childhood memories. He made American Graffiti and it's sequel. Perhaps he could make a third installment.

 

And being that he is a writer/filmmaker he should be able to come up with multiple ideas for stories & characters, especially if he's drawing from his own experiences and memories from his youth. See Stephen King, whom you referenced, as an example of that very thing. Even with setting many of his stories in Maine he comes up with new & interesting stories to tell.