Comments on: Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull http://goodisthenewbad.com/indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull-141.htm Everyone has an opinion. Yours is probably wrong. Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:28:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: ST http://goodisthenewbad.com/indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull-141.htm/comment-page-1#comment-173 ST Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:14:00 +0000 http://www.goodisthenewbad.com/indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull-141.htm#comment-173 I think Jeffrey made it quite clear in his editor's note at the end of his review that he had not seen the film yet and this was pure conjecture (educated maybe, but conjecture none the less). He's perfectly entitled to his opinion. And the purpose of trailers is to entice the audience into seeing their film. EVERYONE after watching a trailer makes assumption about the end product -- "wow, that looks great, I can't wait to see that!" to "wow, that looks like monkey taint, so no way." I look at this initial post -- review -- as an interesting test to write a review for an as-yet-unseen film and then hold that review up to examination after the viewing the movie. I, for one, enjoy writing reviews for trailers because they can be more than just advertising, but a creative art form in themselves. If anyone else enjoys talking about trailers, check out my site www.trailertrash.biz. And Jeffrey, keep up the great writing! I think Jeffrey made it quite clear in his editor’s note at the end of his review that he had not seen the film yet and this was pure conjecture (educated maybe, but conjecture none the less). He’s perfectly entitled to his opinion. And the purpose of trailers is to entice the audience into seeing their film. EVERYONE after watching a trailer makes assumption about the end product — “wow, that looks great, I can’t wait to see that!” to “wow, that looks like monkey taint, so no way.” I look at this initial post — review — as an interesting test to write a review for an as-yet-unseen film and then hold that review up to examination after the viewing the movie. I, for one, enjoy writing reviews for trailers because they can be more than just advertising, but a creative art form in themselves. If anyone else enjoys talking about trailers, check out my site http://www.trailertrash.biz. And Jeffrey, keep up the great writing!

]]> By: patrick http://goodisthenewbad.com/indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull-141.htm/comment-page-1#comment-162 patrick Thu, 22 May 2008 13:29:49 +0000 http://www.goodisthenewbad.com/indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull-141.htm#comment-162 for some reason i keep thinking Cate Blanchett is going to speak English with a German accent in the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull though she's supposed to be Russian for some reason i keep thinking Cate Blanchett is going to speak English with a German accent in the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull though she’s supposed to be Russian

]]> By: Lettermen http://goodisthenewbad.com/indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull-141.htm/comment-page-1#comment-157 Lettermen Mon, 19 May 2008 23:17:12 +0000 http://www.goodisthenewbad.com/indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull-141.htm#comment-157 Any reviewer who clearly says he hates this film from the get-go, cannot be taken serious. Sure, you do it for this movie cause you hate Spielberg, but who says you won’t do that for other movies as well? You kinda blew your own credibility there. Maybe you should change the concept of your website: moviereviews before the movie is made. Oh, wait, that’s the internet. Any reviewer who clearly says he hates this film from the get-go, cannot be taken serious. Sure, you do it for this movie cause you hate Spielberg, but who says you won’t do that for other movies as well? You kinda blew your own credibility there. Maybe you should change the concept of your website: moviereviews before the movie is made. Oh, wait, that’s the internet.

]]> By: Amblin http://goodisthenewbad.com/indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull-141.htm/comment-page-1#comment-156 Amblin Mon, 19 May 2008 22:44:28 +0000 http://www.goodisthenewbad.com/indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull-141.htm#comment-156 @ Joanne: You're being prejudice of how my response was intended, you weren’t sitting next to me when I wrote it. I actually laughed out loud when I read this poor attempt at movie criticism and even harder at your defence that it should in some way urge people to think about the subject. Above right on this website you can read: “to think any reviewer can tell you how to feel about a film is absurd.” Yet this website posts reviews of movies that the writer hasn’t even seen. You complain about how people should think for themselves, form their own opinions but I find your disregard of other people (and your assumption that they can’t think for themselves) just plain silly. You and people like Jeffrey sit in your little hidden corners on the internet whining about, well, everything really, while even the smallest attempt at filmmaking, good or bad, is still ten times more valuable than what your do here. You have ever right to demand highest standards from filmmakers, I suggest you do at least the same in your criticism. And no, that doesn’t include writing a review of something you haven’t seen, despite what your motivations are. Am I a fanboy? Hardly. There's a good chance I won't like Indy 4 either. Fact is, I don't know till I've actually seen the film. Since I have a love for cinema, I tend to go to a film hoping to be surprised by the craftmanship of the filmmaker. Do you want to call that delusional ? Fine. I call that having an open mind and giving every filmmaker a fair chance. Having made films myself, I know a tiny little how hard the filmmakingprocess can be. And in the case of Steven Spielberg, who made good and bad films in the past, there's a good chance he can woo us once more. If he doens't, so be it, but don't make an arse of yourself writing a fake review and brag about it on other websites. @ Joanne: You’re being prejudice of how my response was intended, you weren’t sitting next to me when I wrote it. I actually laughed out loud when I read this poor attempt at movie criticism and even harder at your defence that it should in some way urge people to think about the subject.

Above right on this website you can read: “to think any reviewer can tell you how to feel about a film is absurd.” Yet this website posts reviews of movies that the writer hasn’t even seen. You complain about how people should think for themselves, form their own opinions but I find your disregard of other people (and your assumption that they can’t think for themselves) just plain silly. You and people like Jeffrey sit in your little hidden corners on the internet whining about, well, everything really, while even the smallest attempt at filmmaking, good or bad, is still ten times more valuable than what your do here.

You have ever right to demand highest standards from filmmakers, I suggest you do at least the same in your criticism. And no, that doesn’t include writing a review of something you haven’t seen, despite what your motivations are.

Am I a fanboy? Hardly. There’s a good chance I won’t like Indy 4 either. Fact is, I don’t know till I’ve actually seen the film. Since I have a love for cinema, I tend to go to a film hoping to be surprised by the craftmanship of the filmmaker. Do you want to call that delusional ? Fine. I call that having an open mind and giving every filmmaker a fair chance. Having made films myself, I know a tiny little how hard the filmmakingprocess can be. And in the case of Steven Spielberg, who made good and bad films in the past, there’s a good chance he can woo us once more. If he doens’t, so be it, but don’t make an arse of yourself writing a fake review and brag about it on other websites.

]]> By: Dirk http://goodisthenewbad.com/indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull-141.htm/comment-page-1#comment-155 Dirk Mon, 19 May 2008 22:21:44 +0000 http://www.goodisthenewbad.com/indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull-141.htm#comment-155 Whoa, Jeffrey, you need to get a grip man. What you accuse this movie and Spielberg and Lucas off, happens with just every movie out of Hollywood or USA for that matter: overhyping is a sad marketingtrick for quite some time now. I think you assume too many people out there are too dumb to see through that. But by posting reviews of something you didn't see, is not exactly right on the money either and reeks of the same use of hype tricks. A good reviewer doen't need tricks, he just reviews the movie in a genuine way. And when you accuse Amblin of being delusional, you really should look up the word, man, writing about something you didn't see kinda IS delusional as well. Whoa, Jeffrey, you need to get a grip man. What you accuse this movie and Spielberg and Lucas off, happens with just every movie out of Hollywood or USA for that matter: overhyping is a sad marketingtrick for quite some time now. I think you assume too many people out there are too dumb to see through that. But by posting reviews of something you didn’t see, is not exactly right on the money either and reeks of the same use of hype tricks. A good reviewer doen’t need tricks, he just reviews the movie in a genuine way.

And when you accuse Amblin of being delusional, you really should look up the word, man, writing about something you didn’t see kinda IS delusional as well.

]]> By: Jeffrey Williams http://goodisthenewbad.com/indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull-141.htm/comment-page-1#comment-154 Jeffrey Williams Mon, 19 May 2008 21:52:26 +0000 http://www.goodisthenewbad.com/indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull-141.htm#comment-154 @Amblin... Of course I hated this film from the get-go. Aside from my general contempt for Spielberg, the trailers have been silly,and there's been an avalanche of pre-release hype working overtime to convince the audience that they're getting something more significant than <i>National Treasure 3</i>. Plus, it's a script developed and personally approved by George Lucas, which is never a good sign. So since I'm using reason, research, and personal experience for my speculations, no, there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with writing a negative piece in advance. And I'm not bashing people in general - just you, and mostly because your reasoning is weak and your 'criticisms' are asinine. Do you seriously think that a filmmaker past his prime, an Ewok who's written legendarily bad screenplays, and a 65 year old Harrison Ford are going to turn $185 million dollars into something other than a middle-of-the-road theme-park ride? If you can make a pre-emptive case for greatness, I'll be happy to publish it. But until I see differently, the judgement stands. @Amblin… Of course I hated this film from the get-go. Aside from my general contempt for Spielberg, the trailers have been silly,and there’s been an avalanche of pre-release hype working overtime to convince the audience that they’re getting something more significant than National Treasure 3.

Plus, it’s a script developed and personally approved by George Lucas, which is never a good sign. So since I’m using reason, research, and personal experience for my speculations, no, there doesn’t seem to be anything wrong with writing a negative piece in advance.

And I’m not bashing people in general – just you, and mostly because your reasoning is weak and your ‘criticisms’ are asinine.

Do you seriously think that a filmmaker past his prime, an Ewok who’s written legendarily bad screenplays, and a 65 year old Harrison Ford are going to turn $185 million dollars into something other than a middle-of-the-road theme-park ride? If you can make a pre-emptive case for greatness, I’ll be happy to publish it. But until I see differently, the judgement stands.

]]> By: Joanne http://goodisthenewbad.com/indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull-141.htm/comment-page-1#comment-153 Joanne Mon, 19 May 2008 20:48:55 +0000 http://www.goodisthenewbad.com/indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull-141.htm#comment-153 Come on, you can really say that when you saw the trailer for this movie that you didn't think any or most of what Jeffrey said in his review? You didn't roll your eyes? You didn't think, for one moment, "oh, you've got to be kidding me?" What I did find odd was how heated your response was to Jeffrey's review. He said that he had not seen the movie yet. What he did was ask people to speculate. Do you mean to suggest that you do not form opinions of any movies before you see them? How then do you decide what movies to see and what not to see? (Or, do you see every single movie that is released?) That is what the trailer is for, no? Would you have been so annoyed if he speculated that this was going to be the greatest movie in the history of moving pictures? I'm going to guess that you would not. So, back to my original question...Do you have a vested interest, or are you just an obsessed fanboy? Come on, you can really say that when you saw the trailer for this movie that you didn’t think any or most of what Jeffrey said in his review? You didn’t roll your eyes? You didn’t think, for one moment, “oh, you’ve got to be kidding me?”

What I did find odd was how heated your response was to Jeffrey’s review. He said that he had not seen the movie yet. What he did was ask people to speculate. Do you mean to suggest that you do not form opinions of any movies before you see them? How then do you decide what movies to see and what not to see? (Or, do you see every single movie that is released?) That is what the trailer is for, no? Would you have been so annoyed if he speculated that this was going to be the greatest movie in the history of moving pictures? I’m going to guess that you would not.

So, back to my original question…Do you have a vested interest, or are you just an obsessed fanboy?

]]> By: Amblin http://goodisthenewbad.com/indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull-141.htm/comment-page-1#comment-152 Amblin Mon, 19 May 2008 19:46:41 +0000 http://www.goodisthenewbad.com/indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull-141.htm#comment-152 @ Joanne: I wrote my opinion like Jeffrey did his (AND I actually read his review before writing mine, go figure) but you don't seem to appreciate that. That's more your problem than it is mine. So you don't find writing a piece on something you haven't even seen just remotely odd ? @ Jeffrey: You actually go to the movies you review(ed) ? Seems like I do have a good effect on you. But don't kid yourself, you seem to hate this film from the get-go, which is ok, but don't bash people that find writing poor reviews of movies you haven't seen just plain stupid, because it only reflects bad on you. At least be like a real critic: see the movie BEFORE writing the review. If you cannot comprehend that, you either never finished high school or you got issues. I'm guessing both. And about your logical skills: read the comment again before you make another ass of yourself. Or maybe it was your intention of doing some half-arsed internet trolling. In that case, congratulations. @ Joanne: I wrote my opinion like Jeffrey did his (AND I actually read his review before writing mine, go figure) but you don’t seem to appreciate that. That’s more your problem than it is mine. So you don’t find writing a piece on something you haven’t even seen just remotely odd ?

@ Jeffrey: You actually go to the movies you review(ed) ? Seems like I do have a good effect on you. But don’t kid yourself, you seem to hate this film from the get-go, which is ok, but don’t bash people that find writing poor reviews of movies you haven’t seen just plain stupid, because it only reflects bad on you. At least be like a real critic: see the movie BEFORE writing the review. If you cannot comprehend that, you either never finished high school or you got issues. I’m guessing both.

And about your logical skills: read the comment again before you make another ass of yourself. Or maybe it was your intention of doing some half-arsed internet trolling. In that case, congratulations.

]]> By: Leslie http://goodisthenewbad.com/indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull-141.htm/comment-page-1#comment-151 Leslie Mon, 19 May 2008 17:40:09 +0000 http://www.goodisthenewbad.com/indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull-141.htm#comment-151 I like gum. I like the comments on this subject better than gum. I don't like peas. I like gum.

I like the comments on this subject better than gum.

I don’t like peas.

]]> By: Jeffrey Williams http://goodisthenewbad.com/indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull-141.htm/comment-page-1#comment-150 Jeffrey Williams Mon, 19 May 2008 17:17:14 +0000 http://www.goodisthenewbad.com/indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull-141.htm#comment-150 @Amblin... Not a lot of dumb people in your parent's basement? Imagine that. Anyway, you seem to have lost me with your superior logic skills: If Amblin = not dumb And if calling people 'total asshole' who you haven't met = dumb Then Amblin calling someone he hasn't met a 'total asshole' in comment #1 above = total asshole? Maybe some of the smart people you know can solve that equation. In any case, your reading comprehension seems to be a bit off as I didn't call you dumb, I called you sheltered and implied you were delusional for expecting Indy IV to be tedium-free. Friday we find out for sure. @Amblin… Not a lot of dumb people in your parent’s basement? Imagine that. Anyway, you seem to have lost me with your superior logic skills:

If Amblin = not dumb

And if calling people ‘total asshole’ who you haven’t met = dumb

Then Amblin calling someone he hasn’t met a ‘total asshole’ in comment #1 above = total asshole? Maybe some of the smart people you know can solve that equation.

In any case, your reading comprehension seems to be a bit off as I didn’t call you dumb, I called you sheltered and implied you were delusional for expecting Indy IV to be tedium-free.

Friday we find out for sure.

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