San Fran, CA Indiana Jones and the ....

So who else is geoing to the midnight show at Tanforan? It looks like its me, Dale, Kathy, and Robert(?)

 

Ming and Rachel.

 

I think Joan ordered a ticket too... so we will car pool together. Let us know if you want to get together for dinner before hand or something!

 

I'll probably get there after 6 or 7 pm. There are lots of places to eat there in the food court, or at some other places nearby, like BJ's, Red Lobster, and Fresh Choice.

 

SECURITY NAME PRODUCTION STUDIO RELEASE DATE
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Walt Disney 16-MAY-08
Reprise Miramax 16-MAY-08
How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer 16-MAY-08
Sangre De Mi Sangre IFC Films 16-MAY-08
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Paramount 22-MAY-08
The Children of Huang Shi Sony Pictures Classics 23-MAY-08
War, Inc. First Look 23-MAY-08
Postal Freestyle Releasing 23-MAY-08
Savage Grace IFC Films 30-MAY-08
Bigger Stronger Faster Magnolia 30-MAY-08
Stuck First Look 30-MAY-08
The Foot Fist Way Paramount Vantage 30-MAY-08
The Strangers Universal 30-MAY-08
Sex and the City: The Movie New Line 30-MAY-08
Kung Fu Panda DreamWorks 06-JUN-08
Mongol Picturehouse 06-JUN-08
And When Did You Last See Your Father? Sony Pictures Classics 06-JUN-08
The Go-Getter 06-JUN-08
Miss Conception First Look 06-JUN-08
Mother of Tears 06-JUN-08
Mr. Foe Magnolia 06-JUN-08
You Don't Mess With the Zohan Sony 06-JUN-08
The Promotion Weinstein Co. 06-JUN-08
Encounters at the End of the World ThinkFilm 11-JUN-08
The Incredible Hulk Universal 13-JUN-08
My Winnipeg IFC Films 13-JUN-08
The Happening 20th Century Fox 13-JUN-08
Quid Pro Quo Magnolia 13-JUN-08
Get Smart Warner Bros. 20-JUN-08
The Love Guru Paramount 20-JUN-08
Brick Lane Sony Pictures Classics 20-JUN-08
Tell No One 27-JUN-08
The Last Mistress IFC Films 27-JUN-08
Finding Amanda Magnolia 27-JUN-08
WALL-E Buena Vista 27-JUN-08
Wanted Universal 27-JUN-08
Hancock Sony 02-JUL-08
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl Picturehouse 02-JUL-08
The Wackness Sony Pictures Classics 03-JUL-08
Diminished Capacity IFC Films 04-JUL-08
Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D New Line 11-JUL-08
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army Universal 11-JUL-08
August First Look 11-JUL-08
Meet Dave 20th Century Fox 11-JUL-08
The Dark Knight Warner Bros. 18-JUL-08
Hounddog Empire Pictures 18-JUL-08
Space Chimps 20th Century Fox 18-JUL-08
Mamma Mia! Universal 18-JUL-08
Mad Detective IFC Films 18-JUL-08
Lou Reed's Berlin Weinstein Co. 18-JUL-08
Boy A Weinstein Co. 23-JUL-08
The X-Files: I Want to Believe 20th Century Fox 25-JUL-08
Brideshead Revisited Miramax 25-JUL-08
American Teen Paramount Vantage 25-JUL-08
The Longshots MGM 25-JUL-08
Step Brothers Sony 25-JUL-08
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Universal 01-AUG-08
In Search of A Midnight Kiss IFC Films 01-AUG-08
Frozen River Sony Pictures Classics 01-AUG-08
The Rocker 20th Century Fox 01-AUG-08
Swing Vote Walt Disney 01-AUG-08
Transsiberian First Look 01-AUG-08
Midnight Meat Train Lionsgate 01-AUG-08
Choke Fox Searchlight 01-AUG-08
Hell Ride Weinstein Co. 08-AUG-08
Fly Me to the Moon Summit Entertainment 08-AUG-08
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 Warner Bros. 08-AUG-08
Towelhead Warner Independent Pictures 08-AUG-08
Bottle Shock Freestyle Releasing 08-AUG-08
Pineapple Express Sony 08-AUG-08
Elegy IDP/Sam Goldwyn 08-AUG-08
Tropic Thunder DreamWorks 15-AUG-08
A Girl Cut in Two IFC Films 15-AUG-08
Star Wars: The Clone Wars Warner Bros. 15-AUG-08
Henry Poole is Here Overture Films 15-AUG-08
Mirrors 20th Century Fox 15-AUG-08
The Accidental Husband Yari Film Group 22-AUG-08
Bangkok Dangerous Lionsgate 22-AUG-08
Crossing Over Weinstein Co. 22-AUG-08
The House Bunny Sony 22-AUG-08
Wild Child Universal 22-AUG-08
I Served the King of England Sony Pictures Classics 22-AUG-08
The 5th Commandment Freestyle Releasing 22-AUG-08
Hamlet 2 Focus Features 27-AUG-08
Babylon A.D. 20th Century Fox 29-AUG-08
Traitor Overture Films 29-AUG-08
Goodie Two Shoes aka Untitled Friedberg/Seltzer Spoof Movie Lionsgate 29-AUG-08
Ballast IFC Films 29-AUG-08
Sukiyaki Western Django First Look 29-AUG-08
College MGM 29-AUG-08
Vicky Cristina Barcelona Weinstein Co. 29-AUG-08
The Women Picturehouse 12-SEP-08
Phoebe in Wonderland ThinkFilm 12-SEP-08
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys Lionsg

 

Didn't know they were making a 3rd UnderWorld...

 

AH! KRISTEN KREUK IS CHUN LI!!!!!!!!! SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!

 

G-Force! Yes!

 

Just got the soundtrack (early). Quite nice.

 

Real archaeologists discuss Indiana Jones:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080513/ap_en_ot/film_indy_and_archaeology

 

Gonna have to watch them all this weekend. Indy marathon. lol

 

INDI 5?

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/36793

 

With Shia in the lead...be afraid.

 

omg... wtf... They should quit while they're ahead but I guess LFL doesn't know when to fold gracefully.

 

I'll believe it when it's official and in theaters (IF it happens, that is), but in the words of Public Enemy - Don't believe the hype! It's taken 19 years to get the new film made, and Lucas has been working on a project he's been wanting to do for a long time - Red Tails. He's also expressed doing more experimental films as well. Francis Ford Coppola even said that with George's success of Star Wars and Indy, the world in a way was denied the talents he has as a filmmmaker at making films that would probably go over the heads of most people.

Now onto more positive things - I finally finished The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones DVD's, including the one with Harrison Ford. I've always been a fan of 20th century history, and watching the series, along with their many documentaries, made me revisit some people and events that I studied, as well as some I didn't. It was really interesting to see how some events back then are so relevant now. I just hope some young people now can watch it and not repeat the mistakes that history has taught us.

 

My movie hit list for the next 3 or so years:

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Walt Disney 16-MAY-08 (very good, don't expect thing to happen the same way twice!)
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Paramount 22-MAY-08
Kung Fu Panda DreamWorks 06-JUN-08 (maybe)
Get Smart Warner Bros. 20-JUN-08
The Love Guru Paramount 20-JUN-08 (maybe)
WALL-E Buena Vista 27-JUN-08
Hancock Sony 02-JUL-08 (maybe)
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army Universal 11-JUL-08 (maybe)
The Dark Knight Warner Bros. 18-JUL-08
Star Wars: The Clone Wars Warner Bros. 15-AUG-08
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Warner Bros. 21-NOV-08
Punisher: War Zone Lionsgate 05-DEC-08
Underworld 3: Rise of the Lycans Sony 23-JAN-09
Street Fighter: Legend of Chun Li 20th Century Fox 27-FEB-09
Dragonball 20th Century Fox 10-APR-09
X-Men Origins: Wolverine 20th Century Fox 01-MAY-09
Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins Warner Bros. 22-MAY-09
Transformers 2 DreamWorks 26-JUN-09
G.I. Joe Paramount 07-AUG-09
Iron Man 2 Paramount 30-APR-10
The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader Buena Vista 07-MAY-10
Shrek Goes Fourth DreamWorks 21-MAY-10
Thor Paramount 04-JUN-10
Toy Story 3 Buena Vista 18-JUN-10
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I Warner Bros. 19-NOV-10
The First Avenger: Captain America Paramount 06-MAY-11
Avengers Paramount 31-JUL-11

 

Time has an early review and spoilers:

http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1807519,00.html

Entertainment Weekly:

http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2008/05/heres-your-hat.html

 

It is very rare for SF's landmark Castro Theatre to show first run movies, this would be a special occasion:

MAY 22-JUNE 18
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Directed by Steven Spielberg Cast: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Cate Blanchett, Shia LaBeouf, John Hurt, Ray Winstone, Jim Broadbent 2008, 122 min, ?SCOPE

Come see the hottest movie of the summer at the only genuine MOVIE PALACE in San Francisco, on our HUGE screen and with DTS sound.....you just won't be in a movie theatre....you will feel part of the action on the screen....

THU MAY 22 Special Midnight Premiere Screening at 12:01am! Hosted by Jesse Hawthorne Ficks (MiDNiTES FOR MANiACS), with prize giveaways! Tickets are $10
THU-MON MAY 22-MAY 26 (10:15am), 1pm, 4pm, 7pm, 10pm
TUE-THU MAY 27-JUNE 5 (1pm), 4pm, 7pm, 10pm
Showtimes for June 6-18 will be listed soon.

Advance Tickets are available at theatre box office during normal business hours or online at www.ticketweb.com.

And don't forget the mighty Wurlitzer organ every evening.

 

Apparently this happened in SF too... lol

Lego Indiana Jones ball chases man down hill.

 

I might see Indy at the Castro at a later date. I wish I'd known about it sooner. I saw Raiders of The Lost Ark there two years ago for it's 25th anniversary ans it was awesome!

For those seeing the midnight show tomorrow, park at the parking structure by Sears, and try to park on the third level. There's a bridge to walk firectly to the box office. Anyone can call me after 6 pm when they get there so we can meet up.

 

Steph and I are going to watch the 12;01 showing at the Van Ness AMC.

 

Steph and I just got back... OUTSTANDING!!!!

 

I was entertained, no doubt. It was worth the ticket, but if I had to compare it to the other 3 Indy films I'd say this was the weakest



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I think they should have left out the following scenes:

-Mutt Tarzan (you Jane).
-Man eating ants (for some reason the man eating scarabs in the Mummy are much more believable. LOL!)
-Nuclear blast survival (Or as I think Dr. Jones pronounces it "Nucular").
-CGI monkeys, and making sure the audience sees that the one tossed from the car does survive. (Just a little too PC.)

At least I laughed a lot!

 

I liked the references to the past films AND the "Young Indy" references.

Still, Raiders will always be my second favorite film of all time.

 

Yes, as I woke up this morning I thought "I should have posted what I did like." I haven't seen young Indy in recent years, but I'm guessing the reference to that was the story he told Mutt about one of his first adventures. Loved the nod to Star Wars too. Most of the chase scenes and stunts were really well done. The parts which had less obvious CGI were better in my opinion. (Once you get into Tarzan vine swinging land it just falls apart IMHO). Real stunts and real stunt men still look much more real than CGI can. All of the 50's references were done with great humor too. I know my dad will love the "Better Dead than Red" banner (My Dad used to joke around and say that to us all the time as kids). Also the "I like Ike" line (My dad had "I like Ike" bumper stickers and pins in his collection).