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Plinkett's Review of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

DaviesDavies
edited December 2011 in General Chat
What a glorious Christmas gift...

A review of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull by Harry Plinkett. This is the same guy who gave us those legendary reviews of the Star Wars prequel trilogy.
http://redlettermedia.com/

I know there are those who really dislike this man's reviews but personally I'm a big fan.

Comments

  • Unknown
    edited December 2011
    my simple review: Indiana Jones and the kingdom of the crystal stone sucks
  • Darth MarsdenDarth Marsden
    edited December 2011
    Oh, happy day. I love this guy's reviews. Looking forward to watching this.
  • DaviesDavies
    edited December 2011
    seibert999 wrote: »
    my simple review: Indiana Jones and the kingdom of the crystal stone sucks

    But how do you feel about Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull?
  • der_ketzerder_ketzer
    edited December 2011
    is this split into several parts again because then I'd rather wait for all of them to be available.
  • The GentlemanThe Gentleman
    edited December 2011
    der_ketzer wrote: »
    is this split into several parts again because then I'd rather wait for all of them to be available.

    It's in 2 parts, but both can be watched now.
  • ScnewScnew
    edited December 2011
    I named my Sith Inquisitor in The Old Republic Plinkett.

    I love his reviews. I've had little nitpicks with him here and there but for the most part he's pretty spot on in what's wrong with these movies, and there's always something new I never really realized myself that I absolutely agree with.

    Also glad to finally have someone agree with me that Mutt/Shia Le Bouf was absolutely not what ruined Indy 4.
  • GaryCXJkGaryCXJk
    edited December 2011
    In my opinion, the one thing that ruined the fourth Indy film was expectations. Or rather, high expectations.

    Me, I didn't have high expectations, I just expected to see an Indiana Jones film, which I actually did see. And it's good enough for me.
  • RAnthonyMahanRAnthonyMahan
    edited December 2011
    Tag for later. All of Plinkett's reviews have been gold. (Check out his Star Trek reviews if you haven't, by the way.)
  • VainamoinenVainamoinen Moderator
    edited December 2011
    Watched to the part five minutes in where he wanks off to the early Olsen twin movies. Was good until exactly then, but seriously no need to continue if there's even the remote chance that this stuff continues. :mad:
  • der_ketzerder_ketzer
    edited December 2011
    Vainamoinen wrote: »
    Watched to the part five minutes in where he wanks off to the early Olsen twin movies. Was good until exactly then, but seriously no need to continue if there's even the remote chance that this stuff continues. :mad:

    Have you ever seen another pinket review? Yeah that was new but somehow expected. I will watch it until the end and tell you it that will happen again. I highly doubt it though.
  • VainamoinenVainamoinen Moderator
    edited December 2011
    Let's just assume he doesn't do the same "gag" twice yet might continue in the same fashion nonetheless... :(
  • ScnewScnew
    edited December 2011
    Nothing that bad happens again.
  • DaviesDavies
    edited December 2011
    Vainamoinen wrote: »
    Watched to the part five minutes in where he wanks off to the early Olsen twin movies. Was good until exactly then, but seriously no need to continue if there's even the remote chance that this stuff continues. :mad:

    Your loss.
  • Darth MarsdenDarth Marsden
    edited December 2011
    Vainamoinen wrote: »
    Let's just assume he doesn't do the same "gag" twice yet might continue in the same fashion nonetheless... :(
    It's Plinkett's style to joke about how dark he is, but the Olsen Twins thing is probably the most 'disgusting' thing he's done. He doesn't do anything like that again.

    Stick with it, you'll probably enjoy the rest of the review. He makes a lot of good points about the film. And also offers you a pizza roll. You like pizza rolls, right?
  • Rather DashingRather Dashing
    edited December 2011
    GaryCXJk wrote: »
    In my opinion, the one thing that ruined the fourth Indy film was expectations. Or rather, high expectations.
    Yes! If only you think movies will suck, they'll be only sllightly less than mediocre! You'll go out of the theater feelling elated!

    BUT!

    I think we can take this farther. I think we should go into the movie theater suspecting someone you're going with of a murder plot. When you exit the theater without a gaping knife wound in your side, no matter HOW the movie was, you can feel the ZEAL OF NEW LIFE!

    I think this doesn't even have to apply solely to films. We can apply this to books(I opened Twilight, and there wasn't a hornet's nest in there! What a fantastic experience!), plays(nobody snuck a real gun in with the prop guns and went on a killing spree? Fantastic!), and relationships(sure she rejected me, but she didn't try to claw my face off!). Thank you, GaryXwhateverwhateveretc, for thanks to you, I've found a new way to take less-than-mediocre experiences and make them valuable, by assuming the world will only ever produce shit.
    Vainamoinen wrote: »
    Watched to the part five minutes in where he wanks off to the early Olsen twin movies. Was good until exactly then, but seriously no need to continue if there's even the remote chance that this stuff continues. :mad:
    Quit being a sheltered little girl.
  • VainamoinenVainamoinen Moderator
    edited December 2011
    Matter of taste.
  • HaydenHayden
    edited December 2011
    Rather Dashing wrote: »
    Quit being a sheltered little girl.

    Just out of curiosity, what degree of seriousness is there to this comment? Are you just being frivolous, or are you actually criticizing Vainamoinen for supposedly 'sheltering himself'?
  • Rather DashingRather Dashing
    edited December 2011
    Hayden wrote: »
    Just out of curiosity, what degree of seriousness is there to this comment? Are you just being frivolous, or are you actually criticizing Vainamoinen for supposedly 'sheltering himself'?
    I think it's silly to be actively offended or angered by it. I personally think the joke is unfunny, overlong, and stupid, but having some sort of righteous indignation about it just seems stupid.
  • der_ketzerder_ketzer
    edited December 2011
    Darth Marsden wrote: »
    Stick with it, you'll probably enjoy the rest of the review. He makes a lot of good points about the film. And also offers you a pizza roll. You like pizza rolls, right?

    We have no idea what a pizza roll is. Here in Germany.
  • Darth MarsdenDarth Marsden
    edited December 2011
    der_ketzer wrote: »
    We have no idea what a pizza roll is. Here in Germany.
    E-mail him at his webzone and he will mail you a pizza roll. Then you will know.
  • ScnewScnew
    edited December 2011
    The best part about pizza rolls, I feel, is the fact that they taste nothing at all like pizza.
  • HaydenHayden
    edited December 2011
    Rather Dashing wrote: »
    I think it's silly to be actively offended or angered by it. I personally think the joke is unfunny, overlong, and stupid, but having some sort of righteous indignation about it just seems stupid.

    Good response.

    However, can you really blame Vainamoinen for choosing to personally stray away from such material? I don't think Vainamoinen is so much offended by the joke as he is just disgusted by it, and is choosing to stop watching based upon the possibility that such 'humour' will pop up again.

    Perhaps he is 'sheltering' himself (though I hate the use of that term), but is there anything inherently wrong with doing so anyway? Surely we can't actually blame somebody for choosing not to view such content. Some people are capable of clearly distinguishing between (what they believe to be) negative and positive material, can block things from their mind accordingly, and are thus able to remain unaffected by the media they consume.

    But there are others who aren't so apt at blocking their minds from the messages attached to the media they view/read/listen to. They can distinguish between right and wrong, but can still be affected by negative media if they choose to openly consume and tolerate it. So, instead of mentally filtering their media intake, they choose to avoid and reject immoral material entirely. That's just how some people operate; that's how some people prevent their moral compass from being affected.

    To some people, choosing not to consume certain material is their way of maintaining personal morality. For some, tolerance is a form of acceptance, and some people don't want to accept something they view as wrong, so they reject it. They reject it based upon a decision they make for themselves, independently. It's a personal decision based upon their own views and their own way of operating.

    I don't think there's anything wrong with that, and I don't think anyone should be condemned or mocked for such choices. I think it's wrong when those decisions are made for another person vicariously, but if a person is making these decisions for themselves, then I believe they should be perfectly free to do so.
  • DaviesDavies
    edited December 2011
    Vainamoinen wrote: »
    Matter of taste.
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    "Oh my God! What's wrong with your taaaaaste?!"

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62UzLgdb1GQ&feature=related
  • JenniferJennifer Moderator
    edited December 2011
    There's a fanedit by Wraith called "Dr. Jones and the Skull Kingdom Mystery" that trims away the stuff people hated while keeping the story intact. Wraith also altered the color tone to match the older films and added an opening from another film that highlights the communist scare of the 50's that really helps to set the tone for the rest of the film.

    You all should watch it if you haven't. It's really good.
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