Star Wars

Oh... and did we mention that there are also many similarities between the original Star Wars trilogy and the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy?




Posts hopefully coming in the next few months....

~ET

Indiana Jones 4~ A Review

We just returned from seeing "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," and it was about as good as I expected it to be. No, I was not very impressed with the alien theme, but having Indy and Marion back together made up for it. :) Mutt was a great sidekick and some of his lines were great, especially in the grave digging scene.

My siblings and I went into the theater with mixed hopes. We had read lots of reviews and as many spoilers as possible so that if there was something too gross we would not be taken by surprise. I was not really happy about the (spoiler) ants, aliens, or a nuclear blast but quickly shut my eyes and "got over it." Shia LaBeouf did a great job (we had first seen him in The Greatest Game Ever Played-another great movie). We loved the conversations between Mutt and Indy. Oh, and did I mention the ending? It was great!! Just watching Indy and Marion get married... it was meant to be! :)

The movie was a little slow in the middle. I have to admit I rolled my eyes when Mutt was swinging on vines through the trees in the jungle and they were trying to put Indy in some sort of trance with the skull.

At the end, and after a good discussion with my siblings, I would give the movie a 7/10.

My siblings and I also just watched all 3 movies and "the making of" specials in the last 2 weeks to prepare ourselves for Indy 4. I would give Raiders a 10/10, Temple of Doom a 8/10, and Last Crusade (my least favorite) a 5/10.

~ET

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Has it really been 26 years?

Marion is Back!!!

We just found out from The Raider that Marion Ravenwood (aka Karen Allen) is back for Indiana Jones 4!! Yay!

We have not forgotten our blog....

We have been having a busy summer and are brainstorming new posts. In addition, two of us are in a college class this summer and have lots of studying.

We are monitoring all of the updates for Indiana Jones 4, that comes out next May, and daily check The Raider.

~ET

Dead Man's Chest Part Three

In the last two posts I have covered the Dead Man's Chest similarities to Raiders of the Lost Ark and Temple of Doom. Now it is time to explore the similar scenes of Dead Man's Chest to Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

#1-Hiding in a coffin to escape something- Jack to escape prison, Indy to escape fire in tomb of knight.

#2-Lord Cutler Beckett summoning Will and talking to him. Indy is also taken against his will to speak to Walter Donovan. Both Indy and Will are told to find something based on their previous knowledge (where Jack and compass might be for Will / holy grail, father, and journal for Indy) Plus- both are served alcohol in the scene.

#3-When Jack is hanging over the fire during sacrifice, he blows at the fire. In the castle, Indy and his dad are tied up, his dad causes a fire... and blows at it. Both are trying to get free from their ropes.

#4- Both Elizabeth and Elsa are traitors. Elizabeth kisses Jack to distract him as she handcuffs him to the Black Pearl. Elsa, who is secretely working for the Nazis, takes the journal from Indy in one scene and shortly thereafter kisses him when he is tied up. Oh... and each of their names begins with "E." ;)

Both kisses give us the willies....yuck!

We will not have a new post for a week or so, but it will probably be about World's End.

~ET

I will be posting my last Dead Man's Chest post sometime this weekend. Stay tuned!

~ET

Dead Man's Chest Part Two

Here is part two of my post about Dead Man's Chest. These similarities are pertaining to Temple of Doom.

#1-Dragging the guy between two men to prison in DMC. Dragging the guy back the same way during the human sacrifice.

#2-Human sacrifice in both movies (Natives & Thuggees).

#3-Pit opens up at prison like the fire area opens up for sacrificing.

#4-This one is gross- where Jack is sitting, before sacrifice, and he is wearing a necklace of fingers/thumbs…. This is similar to Indy, Willie, and Shortround coming to a Thuggee sacrifice area and there are fingers. At least Indy has the sense to not bite their fingernails. Yuck!

#5-There is a Rope Bridge in both movies.

#6-Candles at Tia Dalmas house, and candles when Indy is under the sickness.

#7-Whipping Scenes in both movies to main characters (Will and Indy).

#8-Before Jack's escape from prison and the Thuggee sacrifices, birds foreshadow what is to come.

(You cannot see the birds as well in this picture, but they are there!)

Early next week I will have a post about Dead Man's Chest & The Last Crusade.

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~ET