Young Indy is crap

Posted by Afro Dogwhelk from webcacheH06a.cache.pol.co.uk on July 12, 2000 at 22:39:33:

Ok, I gave it a chance, but have to conclude Young Indy is crap.

I got Phantom Train with the movie boxset and it was poor. The acting is terrible, particularly anyone speaking with an English accent (that includes Paul Freeman. This confuses me as well) and Mac McDonald. The second half was terrible. The German could have disarmed Indy at any moment on the balloon.

I thought this may be a bad episode so I ordered Daredevils of the Desert. This was better, but still crap. Not only were there bad English accents, but over the top Australlian ones. The dialoge is laughable.

Like a fool I then ordered Trenches of Hell. Oh dear. I did this because I am interested in the first world war and war movies. I was hoping it would be a powerful, interesting film, but have never seen a bigger load of crap. The battle scenes were crap. I wasn't expecting Saving Private Ryan, but the people just fell over. The acting was bad again. The accents were bad again - particularly the English guy in the second prison and the Dutch (?) guys who thought Indy was a cowboy just because he was American. (Message to scriptwriter - people in Europe are not all morons).

The way it portrayed the war was pathetic. After a being in the trenches for about a day and a little battle, Indy and his friends are allowed to pop into a small French village for beer and tennis. (Make that prostitutes for Remy). When Indy gets to the German prison camp he finds people playing football in the sun and finds that the prisoners, one old guy in particular can insult and punch the German in charge with any sort of beatings or (what would have happened) torture or death. Not only that he is there for about an hour and then escapes through a tunnel dug by morons and not spotted by German morons. The whole episode made the war look like an adventure holiday.

Going to Young Indy overall it has to main problems (over than bad acting, scripting and directing). The first is the stupid inclusion of historical characters at any oportunity. The second and MAIN problem is Young Indy himself. I have nothing against Sean Patrick Flannery, but never watching can I believe he grows up to becomes the Indy of the movies. He's is so stupid and naive. Not to mention over the top nice and friendly. Indy from the movies was never stupid or naive like this kid. He also had a dark edge. River Phoenix's Indy was much better. He wasn't stupid or naive, and was believeable. The character of Young Indy is just not the same as the character in the films.

If you have read all of this expecting a point there isn't one. I just fancied a rant.

Rant, rant, rant...

Follow Ups:

Afro Dogwhelk is crap. Jared 16:56:36 7/14/2000 (0)
MADE FOR TELEVISION wake-up caller 15:01:55 7/13/2000 (0)
Re: Young Indy is crap Indiana_Blake 13:39:39 7/13/2000 (0)
You're a Matrix/Mummy fan aren't you. (nm) Gregg 13:00:13 7/13/2000 (2)
- Matrix - yes; Mummy - no Afro Dogwhelk 08:47:24 7/15/2000 (1)
  - Well, that says enough. Gregg 14:05:45 7/17/2000 (0)
I couldn't disagree more mlgm 08:56:11 7/13/2000 (3)
- Re: I couldn't disagree more Afro Dogwhelk 13:13:20 7/13/2000 (2)
  - Re: I couldn't disagree more Brett (Maverick) Lambert 17:30:39 7/13/2000 (0)
  - Re: I couldn't disagree more mlgm 13:35:55 7/13/2000 (0)
Re: Young Indy is crap Reggie 23:40:02 7/12/2000 (2)
- Re: Young Indy is crap Kent Allard 03:40:50 7/13/2000 (1)
  - Re: Young Indy is crap Canadiana Jones 05:24:49 7/13/2000 (0)

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: Ok, I gave it a chance, but have to conclude Young Indy is crap.

: I got Phantom Train with the movie boxset and it was poor. The acting is terrible, particularly anyone speaking with an English accent (that includes Paul Freeman. This confuses me as well) and Mac McDonald. The second half was terrible. The German could have disarmed Indy at any moment on the balloon.

: I thought this may be a bad episode so I ordered Daredevils of the Desert. This was better, but still crap. Not only were there bad English accents, but over the top Australlian ones. The dialoge is laughable.

: Like a fool I then ordered Trenches of Hell. Oh dear. I did this because I am interested in the first world war and war movies. I was hoping it would be a powerful, interesting film, but have never seen a bigger load of crap. The battle scenes were crap. I wasn't expecting Saving Private Ryan, but the people just fell over. The acting was bad again. The accents were bad again - particularly the English guy in the second prison and the Dutch (?) guys who thought Indy was a cowboy just because he was American. (Message to scriptwriter - people in Europe are not all morons).

: The way it portrayed the war was pathetic. After a being in the trenches for about a day and a little battle, Indy and his friends are allowed to pop into a small French village for beer and tennis. (Make that prostitutes for Remy). When Indy gets to the German prison camp he finds people playing football in the sun and finds that the prisoners, one old guy in particular can insult and punch the German in charge with any sort of beatings or (what would have happened) torture or death. Not only that he is there for about an hour and then escapes through a tunnel dug by morons and not spotted by German morons. The whole episode made the war look like an adventure holiday.

: Going to Young Indy overall it has to main problems (over than bad acting, scripting and directing). The first is the stupid inclusion of historical characters at any oportunity. The second and MAIN problem is Young Indy himself. I have nothing against Sean Patrick Flannery, but never watching can I believe he grows up to becomes the Indy of the movies. He's is so stupid and naive. Not to mention over the top nice and friendly. Indy from the movies was never stupid or naive like this kid. He also had a dark edge. River Phoenix's Indy was much better. He wasn't stupid or naive, and was believeable. The character of Young Indy is just not the same as the character in the films.

: If you have read all of this expecting a point there isn't one. I just fancied a rant.

: Rant, rant, rant...

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