# Indiana Jones V **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 9, 2014, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-v/683299 "2014-03-09T21:33:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-v/683299/101 "2014-03-22T02:03:06Z")
> [@Tangent](#): > > Indy would have to be killed if Sean Bean played him. Good point. ---
**Author:** ![rsat3acr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@rsat3acr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsat3acr)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-v/683299/102 "2014-03-22T02:57:57Z")
If Karen Allen is in it I’ll watch it. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-v/683299/103 "2014-03-22T05:43:18Z")
Kill Chris Pine. Keep Snirkles. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-v/683299/104 "2014-03-22T09:46:46Z")
There are plenty of well-known Norse artifacts, from Brisingamen to Mjolnir. An interesting choice would be the sword [Tyrfing](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrfing) which has to take a life every time it is drawn. For a modern take, try the gold ring [Draupnir](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draupnir) which multiplies itself. ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-v/683299/105 "2014-03-22T10:23:29Z")
> [@rsat3acr](#): > > If Karen Allen is in it I’ll watch it. See? This is one of the main reasons I can’t hate _Crystal Skull_ the way so many people hate it. I loved that her character was brought back and loved that she came back as an actress to reprise the role. I loved every moment that she was on screen. One of the reasons _Raiders of the Lost Ark_ is so good is that the relationship between the hero and “the girl” is both believable and complex- something lacking from both _Temple_ and _Last Crusade_. Allen helped to create a great character in _Raiders_ and it was great to see that character return. ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-v/683299/106 "2014-03-22T11:53:47Z")
> [@bienville](#): > > See? This is one of the main reasons I can’t hate _Crystal Skull_ the way so many people hate it. I loved that her character was brought back and loved that she came back as an actress to reprise the role. I loved every moment that she was on screen. > > One of the reasons _Raiders of the Lost Ark_ is so good is that the relationship between the hero and “the girl” is both believable and complex- something lacking from both _Temple_ and _Last Crusade_. Allen helped to create a great character in _Raiders_ and it was great to see that character return. The character she played in Crystal Skull had no resemblance to her character in Raiders. In Raiders, she was feisty, plucky, smart. In Crystal Skull, she was just… there. We had a female protagonist in Crystal Skull. The Marion from Raiders would have eaten her alive! In short, Crystal Skull was just a lousy movie all around. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-v/683299/107 "2014-03-22T13:27:13Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > The first one involved a Jewish artifact while the third one involved a Christian artifact. So to keep the pattern going, this one ought to involve a Muslim artifact. I wonder what would work? It involves a trip to Mecca. He’s at the Kaaba with a million other guys. When they all put their heads down to pray, he jumps up and ducks behind the covering, and feels around until he finds a door. Hilarity ensues. ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-v/683299/108 "2014-03-22T13:57:31Z")
> [@bienville](#): > > She’s playing a very broad trope I see what you did there. It may not have been the greatest movie in the world, but Ford played “Old Badass Guy” pretty well in _Cowboys v. Aliens_. So perhaps old Indy could still carry a good movie. ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-v/683299/109 "2014-03-22T14:28:02Z")
> [@BrotherCadfael](#): > > I see what you did there. > > It may not have been the greatest movie in the world, but Ford played “Old Badass Guy” pretty well in _Cowboys v. Aliens_. So perhaps old Indy could still carry a good movie. I haven’t seen Cowboys vs Aliens yet. Other than old badass Ford, is it at all worth renting? ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-v/683299/110 "2014-03-22T17:31:55Z")
> [@sparky\_1](#): > > I haven’t seen Cowboys vs Aliens yet. Other than old badass Ford, is it at all worth renting? Olivia Wilde is her usual eyelicious self, but I though the movie overall was idiotic. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Barchetta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-v/683299/111 "2014-03-22T22:25:19Z")
Mr. Plinkitt, from the fantastic Star Wars reviews, just posted his review of the Indiana Jones in question. And it’s amazing [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/-zphhfHon_I/maxresdefault.jpg "Mr. Plinkett's Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Review") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zphhfHon_I) ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2014, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-v/683299/112 "2014-06-07T18:08:04Z")
I see gossip that [Robert Pattinson](http://moviehole.net/201476924indiana-jones-5-harrison-ford-out-robert-pattinson-in) might be the new Indy. Not sure how I feel. I hope they aren’t trying to find an actor who _looks_ like Harrison Ford. I remember back in 2005 when James Bond was being rebooted and all the bad press that Daniel Craig received. He is easily the best Bond, towering over Connery, even. I think they need to find a story, develop a character, then cast. Don’t try to mimic Ford. Anyway, should be interesting to see it develop. PS: Unless it has Nazis, I’m not interested! ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2014, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-v/683299/113 "2014-06-07T22:05:48Z")
> [@Red\_Barchetta](#): > > Mr. Plinkitt, from the fantastic Star Wars reviews, just posted his review of the Indiana Jones in question. And it’s amazing > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zphhfHon\_I#t=558](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zphhfHon_I#t=558) I guess they just put it on youtube, but the review itself is a couple years old. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2014, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-v/683299/114 "2014-06-09T06:17:15Z")
I say if you’re going to reboot the series, you go darker, but with black humor. I saw do “Indiana Jones in Castle Wolfenstein”, with mutated Nazi monsters and all the rest. Who to star? My choice would be [Jensen Ackles](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fx0D7-kp-g) from ‘Supernatural’. I think he could totally pull off Indy. ---
**Author:** ![Mijin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mijin/32/9369_2.png) [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2014, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-v/683299/115 "2014-06-09T07:18:26Z")
> [@Trinopus](#): > > or the dumb-as-dirt razor blade and false floor in No. 3 were absurd. Yep. The leap of faith took real courage. Or, alternatively, Indy could’ve used both eyes to look forward. In fact, even with one eye he’d see the bridge as he approached. (But TBH, I was blown away by that scene and the rest of that movie as a kid. It just doesn’t stand up well to thinking about it.) ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2014, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-v/683299/116 "2014-06-09T11:57:03Z")
> [@Sam\_Stone](#): > > I say if you’re going to reboot the series, you go darker, but with black humor. I saw do “Indiana Jones in Castle Wolfenstein”, with mutated Nazi monsters and all the rest. > > Who to star? My choice would be [Jensen Ackles](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fx0D7-kp-g) from ‘Supernatural’. I think he could totally pull off Indy. A Castle Wolfenstein setting would be awesome!!! For actors, I kinda think Michael Fassbender would be good in the role. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indiana-jones-v/683299.md?page=5)