Indiana Jones and the Impending Fifth Movie of Doom
Harrison Ford is going senile, or he never watched Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. That’s the only reason why he could announce that a fifth Indiana Jones movie is potentially on the way with any kind of positive overtones. As Ford told the L.A. Times:
“It’s crazy but great,” the 66-year-old Ford said. “George is in think mode right now.”
Is there any scarier phrase to nerds than “George [Lucas] is in think mode”? I think not?this is the same brain that put Indiana Jones in a refrigerator during a nuclear blast and turned the Battle Droids from the prequels into an army of the Three Stooges’ Larry for Clone Wars. Lucas’ thinking does not generally end well for fans.
On the plus side?and please note that I can occasionally find a plus side in these things?the fact that Ford calls the story “crazy but great” is a good sign. Ford and Spielberg were both famously opposed to George’s ’50s aliens plot, and eventually wore them down after 15 years resulting in Crystal Skull. If Ford says this story is great, maybe it is. And maybe Shia the Beef won’t become King of the CG Gophers in the sequel. But I doubt it.
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