Indiana Jones - Pissing Off the Commies...
Article from E! Entertainment. Did you know there was still a Communist Party in Russia? I had NO idea!
In a case of life immitating art, Indiana Jones really has pissed off the Russians.
Communist Party members in Russia want to ban Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull from local theaters, calling it anti-Soviet propaganda that distorts history.
The action-adventure blockbuster is set in 1957 and finds everyone's favorite aging archaeologist (Harrison Ford) racing against an evil Russian KGB agent (Cate Blanchett) to track down a legendary skull with otherworldly powers.
"It's rubbish," said Sergei Malinkovich, a leader for the St. Peterburg Communist Party. "In 1957 the Communists did not run with crystal skulls throughout the U.S. Why should we agree to that sort of lie and let the West trick our youth?"
Another angered Soviet even wants to ban the movie's stars from entering Russia.
"Harrison Ford and Cate Blanchett [are] second-rate actors, serving as the running dogs of the CIA," the communist member wrote on a blog. "We need to deprive these people of the right of entering the country."
We'd laugh...but, seriously, we don't want Communists coming after us, too.Didja get that part in red (oops! Commie pun!). This just hilarious! "Running dogs of the CIA?!" I thought all that idiotic jargon disappeared with the '80s! Click for original article.
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I’m an American, and I saw “Letters from Iwo Jima” directed by Clint Eastwood. It depicted the Japanese fighting and killing Americans, and I loved this movie, because of it’s accurate portrayal of history. (I also like Clint Eastwood.) As for the Indiana Jones film, actually, if you studied history, in 1957 America, the communists were considered to be the “bad guys”, so I think the setting of this movie is very accurate and appropriate. Every movie needs a hero and a villan. Modern day communists should sit back, relax, and enjoy the movie. IT’S JUST A MOVIE!!! The guns in Hollywood are made of hard rubber.
I completely agree! I thought it was really funny that the current Communist Party is all bent out of shape about this!
How did you find my blog? :)
Hey, what do you expect? But to call Cate Blanchett a "second-rate" actress! The bastards!
Seriously, I once went to a neo-Nazi site that talked about how unfair Raiders was to Nazis. I'm not making this up.
I wonder what they thought of Last Crusade... :)
Anyway, I just saw the movie, and, while not as good as Raiders or Crusade, was still a LOT of fun! The "in" jokes were great, and - CAUTION - SPOILER AHEAD - Indy and Marion getting married was absolutely hilarious and completely unexpected! I really enjoyed...
I just saw it today, and enjoyed it. I guess I had low expectations after seeing the Star Wars prequels and the fourth Die Hard, both of which contributed to my belief that you shouldn't return to an old series after a decades-plus-long hiatus. I suspect what made Indy work a little better was that they spent a great deal of time on the script.
Yeah. Nineteen years! :)
George Lucas mentioned there may be a fifth, but that Shia Lebeouf will probably have the lead and have Indy come back in the same manner Sean Connery did in Crusade.
Personally, I'm just hoping for a second trilogy focusing on Indy with Shia as a sidekick, and THEN maybe pass the torch off to Shia...
I just LOVE Indiana Jones. Always have, always will...
I have my doubts that audiences will flock to "The Adventures of Mutt Williams" (or is that Mutt Lange?). I like Shia (ever seen Holes?), but I have trouble picturing him as an enduring action hero.
Well, you never know. Besides, wasn't he in Transformers?
Also, I LOVED the cliche Greaser vs. Prep Kid fight in the diner. That was just great!!
There were a lot of individual scenes I loved, even if the plot didn't entirely work. (I think it was a bit too convoluted--the other Indy films took a simple approach when dealing with otherworldly matters.) Before the first Spider-Man came out, SNL made fun of the idea of having Tobey Maguire star in a high-octane action adventure. He managed to do it so beautifully that I now have trouble imagining anyone else in the role. He pulled it off by embracing his nerdy oddness--he still is in no way a typical action hero. Shia did a good job as the greaser, but he's no Ford.
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