3D... Why'd It Have To Be 3D. Indiana Jones Franchise Going To 3D

Behind the news of George Lucas bastardization re-release of the Star Wars movies in 3D. Now comes word that Lucasfilm will announce next month that they will destroy another classic with 3D conversion. The Indiana Jones series is next in line for the 3D assault that is being crammed down our throats. Raiders of the Lost Ark will be the first to hit theaters under the conversion, with The Temple of Doom following.

If you couldn't tell, I'm not a big fan of converting classic movies such as these to a 3D format. First and foremost I feel it cheapens the film, as movie houses try their best to squeeze every dollar from iconic movies. Second..... not ALL movies should be in 3D, especially when it doesn't enhance the story in any way. Movies like Avatar are enhanced with 3D because it added depth to a world that was developed with 3D in mind from the beginning. This isn't the case with Star Wars or Indiana Jones or The Matrix or Blade Runner or any other classic that was never meant to be in 3D.

I know that many people will go see these movies, and most will enjoy them. I guess I'm just not part of the "Greedo shot first" group who don't mind movies they love being altered. If you want to clean the movies up and put it on Blu-Ray or the latest big HD thing, I'm ok with that. But changing the structure of the film just to put it back into theaters just isn't right.

(rant off)

[Aintitcool]

Zero Punctuation reviews Lego Indy Jones

And once again, the ramblings of Yahtzee seem to hit the nail right on the head.  Now, I love the lego series games so far, but don't even think of playing them without a gamepad of some kind.  The keyboard control will have you wanting to bash your forehead with the keyboard until you look like a modern day Joseph Merrick.

Indiana Jones Might Suck?

Oh, boy... This was just what I was afraid of about this movie. When I heard that they were making another Indiana Jones movie, I feared that they would not be able to recapture the magic of the previous movies. Well early reports are starting to confirm those fears, in the worst way. From the guys at aintitcool.com:

"This reminds me of waiting for the first of the last three Star Wars movies: you wait for years and years for a new movie to come out and then, when it finally arrives, not only does it fail to live up to expectations, it clouds your view of the originals because it's so bad."

Wow!!! Not good!

But I love George Lucas's respond: "You're not going to get a lot of accolades doing a movie like this. All you can do is lose."

Funny thing is, the trailers that are out didn't make me excited to go check it out. Usually the best parts of the movie make it to the trailers, and that's not good news if this is the case. I somehow think that Steve and George just took a little to long to put this movie together, and I would hate to see this franchise go out like that.

[Daily Mail via G4TV]

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Trailer

OK. Looks great, but the title could be just a little shorter.

Lego Indy!!!!!!

Here's a couple of screenshots from the upcoming Lego Indiana Jones game by Lucasarts. If this is even half as much fun as the Lego Star Wars games, it will be a must buy. Hmm....maybe I'll dig out my Lego Star Wars Game and do a nice little review on it.

6 Titles For Indiana Jones

Hey look, a story that has the MPAA in it that doesn't involve a lawsuit of some kind.

LucasFilm, Ltd. has registered with the MPAA 6 titles of the upcoming Indiana Jones movie, and one of them will be the title. And here they are:

• Indiana Jones and the City of Gods
• Indiana Jones and the Destroyer of Worlds
• Indiana Jones and the Fourth Corner of the Earth
• Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
• Indiana Jones and the Lost City of Gold
• Indiana Jones and the Quest for the Covenant

So what do you think? And good ones in there?
Read the rest here. [/Film via G4TV]

First Look at New Indiana Jones

Steven Spielberg being the marketing genus that he is, not only released this picture of an older Indiana Jones, but now he whets our apatite with the first day of shooting.

Hit the jump for the video. [via Mania]