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SHOWING NOW Archaeologist Indiana Jones races against time to retrieve a legendary artifact that can change the course of history. (Taken from IMDB) Director: James Mangold Stars: Harrison FordPhoebe Waller-BridgeAntonio Banderas
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Disclaimer: my film opinions v what2 one - I'm just nerdy about filmmaking, so feel free to calibrate as you read --
I'm ok with it - but I always have my thing about James Mangold. The bits where it reminded me of Logan felt to me the strongest (I teared up here on the meditations of being old), but the duo vibes is only a smidge more tolerable than maybe whatever went on with Crystal Skull. I guess Kate Capshaw's character in Temple of Doom is still retaining her crown as most annoying partner chara.
The deaging tech felt fine. I think I really have to credit Harrison Ford on his physicality though his voice totally betrayed his age, at least it's not like Samuel L. Jackson in Captain Marvel, where he looked 40 but moved like a 60+ dude 😅
Yeah I think this is an ok time at the cinema. But the pacing in the action set pieces felt too long at times, but this could be more about the fact this series had always had Spielberg behind the lens so the action vocabulary used to be standard simply because it's one guy, imo.
Ok last thing: ANTONIO BANDERAS??
I didn't recognise him at first 🤭 It was a pleasant surprise. Also, didn't you find the deaging tech creepy?? It was very well done but there were moments he looked robotic.
I mean in comparison to what's available in the other movies, it's pretty good - there was only a moment when I clocked the eyeline isn't quite there. My feeling about SFX in general is that after a certain point, it's definitely a personal taste BUT also you do notice it more when the story isn't grabbing you. I mean, I can live with whatever went on with Leia in Rogue One, so I set my calibrations accordingly XD
For this one, I think I was going along with it because I was already registering the other typical things a movie would do to hide artifacting and texture render challenges - the low-light scenes (notice it's all at night or in the dark?) and when next to that guy who is always a scientist in Nazi Germany who didn't deage, he looked preeeetty okay.
I don't mean Mads Mikkelsen tho - his deage was only slightly better than what Patrick Stewart got in X3 - his skin texture was the one that I noticed.