tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137133672386054974.post4297322485289587566..comments2023-05-16T07:42:20.309-07:00Comments on Nolan's Rants: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal SkullAndrew Nolanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03705467008503284935noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137133672386054974.post-58773156572629385782008-11-03T22:34:00.000-08:002008-11-03T22:34:00.000-08:00Looking back on this - I'll give it to you that hi...Looking back on this - I'll give it to you that him getting hit in the balls over and over again was lame. I had no problem with the rest of that action scene.Lance Christian Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662783824480475026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4137133672386054974.post-50925763636918516752008-11-03T13:19:00.000-08:002008-11-03T13:19:00.000-08:00Most of your criticisms are fair, but some are jus...Most of your criticisms are fair, but some are just so downright random. For instance:<BR/><BR/>-That a 65-year-old man can jump along the rafters while dodging bullets<BR/><BR/>(He's a hero! Come on!)<BR/><BR/>-Falling on the control panel and starting the jet-powered tram<BR/><BR/>-The diner fight between the jocks and the greasers<BR/><BR/>-When the Russian baddies hit the statue with their car and the head falls into their laps<BR/><BR/>-The unexplained Russian officer whom the guards at the gate recognize and call "Sir" before they are shot by his henchmen<BR/><BR/>(Note - They didn't recognize him. They were responding to the uniform, dumbass.)<BR/><BR/>-When Mutt straddles two speeding cars, fencing with Cate Blanchett while getting smacked in the balls by flora repeatedly, all while his mom shouts advice whilst driving.<BR/><BR/>-Using a snake to pull Indy and Marion out of the quicksand<BR/><BR/>-Going over three gigantic waterfalls in a car without a scratch<BR/><BR/>-Indy repeatedly using his fists to beat down multiple Russians<BR/><BR/>-The Russians in general. They make stormtroopers look like the sniper in Saving Private Ryan<BR/><BR/>None of these things are different from what you'd expect in any Indiana Jones movie. I get most of what you wrote - but I'm left with me scratching my head on these ones.<BR/><BR/>It's definitely not a great movie. But it's also not nearly as bad as you're saying it is. And there's a huge difference between 76% and 57%. You're a teacher - you know that.Lance Christian Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662783824480475026noreply@blogger.com