1) The new Indy will be crap.

2) Shia LaBoeuf will be terrible in it.

Whether the two are directly connected remains to be seen.

Now the Star Trek movie… This is one that I’m dreading. I could end up being wrong about it, but this life-long fan just doesn’t like the idea of seeing other actors portray the original crew.

I think Quinto as Spock is pretty good casting, but this Chris Pine playing Kirk? Sorry, he looks like a total mama’s boy to me… And I’m not seeing Pegg as Scotty or the guy who played Eomer in LOTR as Bones. I just think it’ll be hard for me to not compare all the actors to the originals, and it’ll be hard for them to be believable in the roles without coming off as parodies.

I always knew that, one day, Paramount would try to remake the original Trek. I just didn’t think they’d try this soon, while most of the actors are still alive. Perosnally, I feel like Trek needs to take a good long break.

I might wait for the reviews/word of mouth before deciding whether or not I want to see it. Or I might just wait to get it through Netflix.

I try not to review a film before I see it. I think Speed Racer looks terrible and each new trailer is worse than the last, but I thought Transformers was awful and it still made lots of money. Some films turn out to be critic proof. Who can say? My only problem with Shia LaBoeuf is that of the several films I’ve seen him in, his range seems rather limited in that he plays every character the same way. He’s not bad, he just seems to have a very limited range, but then so does Woody Allen (and Allen even admits to playing the same character in all his films). Shia LaBoeuf’s best role was in his early film HOLES. He hasn’t had a role that good since. He does try. In THE BATTLE OF SHAKER HEIGHTS it was painful watching him trying to hold together what turned out to be a patchwork script which went in all directions due to mishandling by the producers. He was the only element of that film worth watching.

Um, GQ, I *do* know the difference… But thanks anyhow. Sheesh.

I asked you what you based your opinion that it WILL suck on. You couldn’t say “is” anyhow, since it hasn’t been released yet. Yeah, it’s finished, but since no one’s (well, almost no one’s) seen it that wouldn’t make much sense.

Anyhow, a few “old” jokes in the trailer hardly speaks for an entire 2 hour+ film. You have to put those out there, since that’s what a lot of people have been, and will be, talking about. The dude’s 65, even if he doesn’t look it. The movie’s roughly 20 years (both in real time and movie time) after the last one. An aging hero is part of the story, and hopefully it’ll be one of the movie’s charms. It would be ludicrous not to acknowledge it.

Now if you wanted to criticize the movie’s title, or feel skpetical about “the McGuffin” (as Lucas calls it), I’d give you that. It hardly means it’ll suck, but I’d understand the skepticism.

I just think the fact that they clearly took their time with this one, and that GL, SS & HF all had to approve the script before filming, means we’ll get a good movie. Even with Shia. Who knows? He was good in Holes… Maybe he’ll surprise us here.

I only wish they’d found a spot for John Rhys-Davies in this one… Oh well. I still think it’ll be great.

Fair enough, GQ. It just sounded like you were taking issue with me for asking the question I originally did. Admittedly, intent can be lost in the printed word. What soundy snarky and condescending to me may not have been intended that way at all. Apologies if I took it wrong.

I have no issues with the Crystal Skull concept either. I think it makes for a clunky title, but the “McGuffin” itself? Pretty cool.

I still disagree with you about the trailer though. No, there was really nothing in the trailer to real knock me out BUT… I think seeing the hat rolling on the ground and Indy reaching down to pick it up was enough for me! Considering a lot of people have been waiting almost 20 years to see Indy again, I’m sure I’m not alone.

As for “old” jokes, everyone knows that people are going to be discussing Harrison’s age. The media has, and probably will continue to do so. Leno and Letterman will make jokes about it, and just about review will make mention of it, for good or ill. So, throw a couple of jokes into the movie and get it out there trailer. Acknowledge it upfront, and let the audience know that is indeed an older, more gizzled Indy.

Then show them that he hasn’t lost a step when he goes swinging on his whip and crashing into that jeep and knocking some heads together. I thought the trailer did exactly what it needed to do, even if it really didn’t show us much about the plot itself. As long as it’s as fun as the other three (I like “Temple” too), I’ll be happy.