Perhaps.
But for their intended audience they were fucking outstanding. I still maintain that The Goonies is a better adventure than both Labyrinth and The NeverEnding Story purely because everything that occurs is technically plausible. There's no other-worldly element to the story, and that made the whole thing entirely more immersive.
And the pearl clutching at The Temple of Doom's portrayal of ethnic groups/women/etc is all a load of outrage chasing bollocks. It's an '80s franchise of pulp-inspired movies set in the '30s. The fuck are these flappy cunts expecting? You certainly couldn't get away with a lot of those characterisations in a modern movie but that's hardly a damning indictment considering how easily people's sensibilities are apparently offended these days. Light years ahead in quality to the contemporary 'Young Adult' adventure franchises.
(, Mon 13 Mar 2023, 15:52, Reply)
'everything that occurs is technically plausible'
I would seriously doubt that any unmaintained wooden ship standing in water for 350 years would still be in any condition to sail let alone still be intact.
(, Mon 13 Mar 2023, 16:51, Reply)
Plenty of sloth candidates on /links
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Fadgebadger Sweaty sumo wanks for everyone!, Mon 13 Mar 2023, 17:34,
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I rewatched ToD fairly recently and thought it was a pretty weak bit of story telling, especially compared to some of the other entries in the franchise. I don't think the criticism of the characterisations in the film is "outrage chasing", either. It just looks like lazy, crass stereotyping.
(, Mon 13 Mar 2023, 17:06, Reply)
Yeah, it was just kind of shite.
Nothing about the supposed racist / sexist stuff.
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Invisible Wizard - 12th Level Errorer, Mon 13 Mar 2023, 19:07,
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They forgot that Indy films are supposed to be fun.
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Mon 13 Mar 2023, 19:17,
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It feels like they think it's fun though
It's got fun bits in it. The rope bridge stunt is good. The mine cart chase has good bits, but then gets just too bullshitty. Not to mention the life raft plane thing.
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Invisible Wizard - 12th Level Errorer, Tue 14 Mar 2023, 12:26,
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And the death by volcano. And the heart ripping. Kids love a good heart ripping.
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Tue 14 Mar 2023, 13:07,
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Those were my two favourite scenes as a child. Along with the magic glowing stones getting too hot to touch.
KALI MA! KAAAAAALI MAAAAA! KALI MA SHAKTI DE!
Absolutely loved that shit as a bairn.
Edit: Fuckit, time for a re-watch. It surely can't be any more disappointing than Cocaine Bear is undoubtedly going to be...
(, Tue 14 Mar 2023, 15:48, Reply)
You seem to be missing Indy 4 for some reason.
Also I've heard good things about Cocaine Bear.
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Tue 14 Mar 2023, 16:05,
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I am most certainly *not* missing Indy 4.
The trailer for Cocaine Bear looked promising, but I've also heard that it's basically just the same joke done over and over again with all the best bits picked out for the promo. Which wouldn't surprise me. Willing to give it a go, though!
(, Tue 14 Mar 2023, 16:16, Reply)
Cocaine Bear?
Pfft, get with the programme, grandad, it's all about Cocaine Shark now...
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Happosai _,,,,_(O ; o)_,,,, Tue 14 Mar 2023, 18:53,
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Haha, entry number ten, they'll have a human ingesting the drug!
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Turtle Power & Knuckles, Tue 14 Mar 2023, 21:13,
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