Posted on 06/29/2023 2:36:47 PM PDT by Rummyfan
An avowed nerd, I first read about Raiders of the Lost Ark through the official Star Wars Fan Club newsletter, Bantha Tracks. That’s how I learned about a sneak preview showing — remember those? — a few days or maybe a week before the movie’s official release on June 12, 1981.
Bantha Tracks gushed that the new movie — starring Harrison Ford, directed by Steven Spielberg, and co-written by George Lucas — was a thrill-a-minute throwback to serial flicks from the 1930s. I convinced my best friend Kevin to come with me, despite neither one of 12-year-old selves having much idea what 1930s serials were all about.
But we did know three things: Ford, Spielberg, Lucas. That was enough to place our butts in seats, loaded down with popcorn and Coke, for the sneak preview. We had no idea what to expect after the Paramount logo appeared on the screen. Just shy of two hours later, walking out into the warm midwestern evening, waiting to get picked up, we COULD. NOT. STOP. TALKING. about what we’d just seen.
“Thrill-a-minute” was a serious underestimation of the action/laughs/romance packed into Raiders’ 115-minute runtime.
The fun didn’t begin on the screen, however. It began with Lucas and Spielberg who, after making all those big-budget blockbusters, got the idea of shooting an action movie just as quickly and as cheaply as they could. They wanted to make a movie for the sheer joy of making a movie — and it showed in every frame.
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That being said I do want to see the Christopher Nolan Oppenheimer movie.
Kathleen Kennedy- finally finished destroying Star Wars and moved on to the next thing to destroy.
I hope Disney keeps her around. She is doing more damage than anyone ever could hope to do to Disney.
I heard the new Indy movie is so bad it makes “Kingdom of the crystal skull” look like a masterpiece, and that’s saying something!
Maybe after going bankrupt, they’ll return to the values that made the company so treasured by millions! But I won’t hold my breath waiting for that to happen, sadly!
Raiders was shot in just 73 days on a budget of $18 million, or maybe $60 million in today’s dollars. A modern blockbuster will easily spend double or even triple that $60 million just on marketing costs.
Shame that Harrison Ford couldn’t walk away from the money offered and will have this in his list of works.
She has a new Star Wars movie with a transvestite Jedi ,LOL
Also heard it was terrible.
Heard similar.
I’ll pass.
modern blockbuster will easily spend double or even triple that $60 million just on marketing costs.
Have not seen any Taco Bell or Pizza Hut promos..... usually they are all over it like a cheap suit....
Yeah I don’t get it. Even in the Crystal Skull I found myself not believing for a momemnt that Harrison Ford could possibly be doing any of the things that Indy did. Long, wide shots...reminded me of Star Trek TOS during fight scenes.
I nearly walked out of Kingdom.
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Not for nothing, left wing women, across the spectrum of professions, have been a disaster. Maybe corporate America will wake up and return to the days when merit, not identity counts. Maybe talent will be valued again. Maybe the shades will fall from the eyes of corporate America and male achievement will be recognized and finally rewarded. Nahhhhhh!
Maybe Disney should have hired a few 50 year old white guys.
Crystal Skull started out building great 50s cold war atmosphere...nuke tests, Soviet bad guys, nice little Easter eggs referring back to the Raiders of the Last Ark warehouse. Then they had to introduce Shia Labeouf and the whole thing went into a death spiral from there.
Kathleen “Carbon Fiber” Kennedy...
“It’s official: Kathleen Kennedy is the depleted uranium wrecking ball of American pop culture.”
“Depleted Uranium Wrecking Ball.” I like that.
I think the Cruise flick will be great.
I thought the plan was for Harrison Ford to turn the role over to Shia Lebeouf. That didn’t work out. I’m assuming they’re trying to pass the baton again?
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