FormerBondFan
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Favourite James Bond Films: The Dark Knight Trilogy, Mission: Impossible and any upcoming action films starring Pierce Brosnan (no, it's not James Bond which is good because he'll need it to expand his reputation as an actor, especially in the action realm)
Favourite Films: Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Star Trek, The Dark Knight Trilogy, Harry Potter, Middle-Earth, The Matrix, Mission: Impossible
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Post by FormerBondFan on Sept 17, 2011 1:53:51 GMT -5
If adventure has a name, it must be Indiana Jones. The world's famous archaeologist with a fedora returns. In this adventure, it takes place before Raiders of the Ark. In making the second installment, George Lucas (creator of both Star Wars and Indiana Jones) decided not to use the Nazis as the villain as he didn't want Indiana Jones to keep on fighting the same bad guys all over again. Instead, he had him go against a religious cult. Now that sounds like Bond, isn't it? After all, both heroes fought villains aside from their respective adversaries (SPECTRE and the Nazis). After the success of The Empire Strikes Back, Lucas decided to take Indy to the same path as Star Wars. Empire was a very dark installment to the Star Wars series so the 2nd Indy should be dark also. Unlike Raiders (which had an action-adventure atmosphere), the prequel was a little more in a horror movie realm. When released in theaters, Temple of Doom was a financial success but got mixed reviews due to its mature content. This led to one of the biggest impacts in Hollywood. The PG-13 rating was born. While not in the same league as Raiders, the 2nd Indiana Jones became a classic over the years. "Hey, lady! You call him Dr. Jones!"Also check out Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back.
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Post by 009 on Sept 17, 2011 11:35:16 GMT -5
8/10. I never used to like this but do now.
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Post by Gambit on Sept 19, 2011 19:36:13 GMT -5
This one is a bit dark isn't it? Still fun though.
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Post by drfanshawe on Sept 22, 2011 15:18:42 GMT -5
8/10. I prefer the Nazi ones but it was a good idea to try a non-Nazi entry.
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Post by Jake on Sept 23, 2011 20:49:39 GMT -5
I agree with Gambit.
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Post by garyseven on Sept 26, 2011 11:33:35 GMT -5
8.
I'm off for dinner - it's Chilled Monkey Brains.
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Post by Cpt. Sir Dominic Flandry on Sept 27, 2011 11:37:16 GMT -5
8. I'm off for dinner - it's Chilled Monkey Brains. Chilled Monkeys Brains is more of a summer dish.
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