Does the world really need INDY 4? January 18, 2007
Posted by ghostof82 in : Film General , trackbackI must confess to surprisingly mixed feelings about Indy 4, and the news that production is scheduled to commence in June/July this year for a 2008 release. That’ll be 19 years since the last Indiana Jones film, THE LAST CRUSADE from 1989. Rumors about Indy 4 have been circulating for many years, and it has been close to production a number of times, ultimately being held back because Lucas had reservations about the various scripts and didn’t think they were good enough. If only he’d given as much consideration and care to the STAR WARS prequels, the world would be a happier place.
While the idea of a fourth Indy fills me with misgivings, I read with some dismay today an article in The Times which many of you may also have read, an excellent piece about the summer ‘hits’ due later this year- SPIDERMAN 3, SHREK 3, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 3, RUSH HOUR 3… do you see the nauseating pattern? Apparently X-MEN 3 was the most successful of the franchise. Good grief, I hated it- no doubt the $445 million earnings will result in an X-MEN 4 getting geenlit. What with that film’s big business and PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 2 becoming the sixth biggest-grossing movie of all time, it makes me wonder if the movie-going public has any sense or critical taste at all.
As if threequels and fourquels aren’t enough to ruin Ghostof82’s mood, remakes really set the blood boiling. THE WICKER MAN, THE OMEN, THE FOG, ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13… more of my movie memories sullied by modern Hollywood’s madness. The news that Universal intends to remake John Carpenter’s THE THING is the final straw. I may never visit a cinema again if such a celluloid turd ever sees my multiplex.
My biggest fear for 2007 is that the special edition DVD of BLADE RUNNER due later this year has great success and some young turk at Warners decides that a remake or sequel to my beloved favorite film would be a pretty neat idea. Agh. It’s almost an inevitability. Abandon all hope, everyone.
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You cannot remake Blade Runner and The Thing, you CANNOT. That would seriously piss me off to no end. Blade Runner is one of my all time faves too. You could have all the money in the world, the biggest special effects houses working for you, but there is no possible way that you could ever make a finer film than Scott’s original. Sorry, I’m making it sound as if it’s really happening
Same goes for The Thing. Carpenter’s effort pissed all over the original, a rare thing indeed. It’s simply perfect. I hope to god that it’s just silly rumour. If it’s true I’m avoiding as much news about it as I can.
p.s. I meant you cannot remake that classic remake