Ziz said:

zombie84 said:

I liked how Lucas says "people will hate the film because they just will, because that happened on the prequels" and then Spielberg says "George speak for yourself"--apparently, Lucas still doens't get that the prequels were criticised because they fucking sucked.

But that's Lucas' point - are the prequels really as bad as people say they are, or do people THINK they're bad because of all the build-up to what fans were expecting over the years?

With each series - SW or Indy - you've got 20 years of familiarity and maturity in between there. No matter how hard you try, you're not looking at the new film thru the same eyes or with the same attitude as you did the originals, so naturally you're going to be more critical of it.

I'm not saying the PT or Crystal Skull are flawless - sure they have their rough spots, But are those the fault of the film making process or is the audience just better at finding the faults than they were 20 years ago?

NNo the prequels sucked. Indy 4 was bad compared to what had gone before but not terrible as a movie (I guess) so I take your point. But the prequels were just balls. And besides, a good filmmaker should be able to make a sequel (or prequel) that plays on and complements the film it is following, not completely go against the grain of your own creation, unless you are a) doing exactly that intentionally to turn things on their head because you're some kind of storytelling genius or b) retarded.