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Wrapping up a whole year of Indiana Jones movies.
This is our 140th episode... wanna hear the negative-first episode? The Geekza Crystal Skull commentary is here, thanks to Zarban for hosting. Also, here's the episode of Geekza wherein we discuss Darabont's draft of Indy 4: City of the Gods.
I actually forgot you guys did this commentary. I'm guessing you wish you could forget it too 
Brian's family's Bermuda Triangle story...
Ok, as Brian's older sister, let me fill the Bermuda Triangle story he struggled to remember. It was the QE2, and it was the last sail she was due to make before a scheduled round-the-world cruise. At one point during our cruise, the boilers died suddenly, and the ship experienced a bunch of malfunctions, to the point where it had to cancel a scheduled stop in Venezuela.
As an adult, I was watching some special on Bermuda Triangle mysteries they talked about how the QE2 once disappeared from U.S. Coast Guard radars for a time and then reappeared. The glitch was then blamed on her boilers dying, and how that had made them cancel a stop in Venezuela and I thought, "Holy shit, that was the cruise we were on!"
While I usually agree with a lot of the points you guys make on the films you watch, I had to point out that you all had one heck of a misunderstanding about this one, in regards to Spalko's "telekenesis".
You pointed out the scene where she "magically" blows the doors with her mind, and then fault the film because it never brings up this ability again as one of its failings...
Except - she never had those abilities.
Yes, she's a bullshit artist (IMHO), trying to make people believe she has psychic powers - I think Indy calls her on that right away by laughing in her face. But as for the "telekenesis", I think you all missed something I've always seen, and misinterpreted the scene and invented her ability on your own...
You see, when she raises her hand and blows the lock mechanism, there's quite clearly a Soviet soldier standing by the door with a detonator wired to the lock mechanism, who blows the door on her command....
In fact, you can see the guys all though the scene before this, setting up the charges:
Now, I'll admit the film has problems - a monkey on its Mutt, if you will... but I'm really surprised *all* of you missed this... just sayin'...
John
+1
While I usually agree with a lot of the points you guys make on the films you watch, I had to point out that you all had one heck of a misunderstanding about this one, in regards to Spalko's "telekenesis".
You're absolutely right, of course, but the film makers completely fail to make that clear even to sophisticated film goers in a film aimed at unsophisticated film goers.
And WELCOME!
You're absolutely right, of course, but the film makers completely fail to make that clear even to sophisticated film goers in a film aimed at unsophisticated film goers.
Gotta disagree with you there... I noticed those guys the first time I saw the movie opening night, and listening to this episode was the first time I'd ever heard of her supposed telekinesis...
Anyway - Fig finally got me to sign up in here after I plonked him with this one in on FB last night... 
Zarban wrote:the film makers completely fail to make that clear even to sophisticated film goers
Gotta disagree with you there... I noticed
Oh, I see. So you're a sophisticated film goer, and anyone who didn't notice it—which is everyone here—is not?
/ticks box on clipboard form, adjusts pince-nez
Fantastic commentary. Really enjoyed listening to it. Tons of insight, and I hope you are right about Indy 5! I would love to see them doing Atlantis.
Also, nice spot, John!
Who on earth thought Blanchette blew up the door with her mind? That's insane, guys.
That was absolutely my coffee&bagels moment in the commentary.
Maybe they were just caught up how magic/religion has ALWAYS turned out to be real in the Indy universe, so take any claims in that department at face value. In other words, there's no reason for a psychic to BE fake in the film!
Is it a coincidence you guys post this right before Plinkett posts his review? Hmm?
I'd say yes, but I can't tell you for sure that he's not copying us. This has happened before. 
EDIT: Just watched the review. I'm very proud of us, now, because he only made one major point we didn't make, and we made many more. Take that way-more-famous-internet-reviewer-guy!
Is it a coincidence you guys post this right before Plinkett posts his review? Hmm?
Nope, it's a conspiracy. (I've said too much)
I read an Indiana Jones novel (when I was a teenager) and it was about the search for Noah's Arc, even that would've been better (well maybe)
I like the Atlantis idea though.
Edit: It's nice to know that as a younger man, even I knew about tropes. My friend and I used to call it "bad guy shooting school" for the stormtrooper bad aim, bad guy marksmanship thing.
Late Edit: I never got she blew it up with her mind either, but I guess I don't remember much about the film.
How about two old guys being tossed like rag dolls, over waterfalls with no injuries?
Last edited by Mr. Pointy (2011-12-29 05:58:03)
I think I still have the Noah's ark one.
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