topdawg193 said:Yup, I've been updating the list as we go.
Lol, I know, I think I'm fresh out of ideas as well - there can't honestly be anything else we haven't covered! I think we really do have the definitive list of suggestions; if all or most can be implemented in a fan edit, I'll finally be able to let this film sit beside my original Indy trilogy DVD boxset. Right now, that's just not happening with the theatrical cut, on principal, lol.
I haven't had a chance to finish reading the thread yet, but at this point in it I have some ideas that I haven't seen mentioned.
Problems in no particular order (and from memory):
- In the graveyard sequence, once they actually find the bodies of the conquistadors, Indy finds the body of that main one and says something like, "It's Francisco de Orellana HIMself." The line reading is very weird at the end there and would sound better without the "himself".
- Same scene, when he finds the actual skull Indy says "un.....believable". There was time for my head to give birth to an alien god in that pregnant pause. Anyway to remove the break in the word so you can't hear "un ... (wait for it) ... believable" in your head?
- In Indy's place near the beginning of the movie, when he's talking to Jim Broadbent's character, he says, "I never should have doubted you my friend". The inclusion of "my friend" sounds very forced. The line would be much better without it.
- In the diner with Mutt, when the Russians come up to the table and Mutt pulls out his switchblade, Indy says something like, "Nice try kid, but I think you just brought a knife ..... (camera switches to Russians, Russian pull aside jackets to reveal gun handles) ... to a gun fight." Nobody in real life pauses like that to allow for a different camera angle setup to reveal something like that. Indy knew they had guns before they showed them ... obviously. So the line should be delivered without the ridiculous pause.
- At the end of the motorcycle chase, when in the library and the bike slides along the ground and comes to a stop in front of student, the student asks Indy something and the answer is delivered in the same way as the scene I described above. Indy gets on motorcycle and says something like, 'If you want to be a good archaeologist ... (bike rides out of camera, camera angle changes, bike rides into camera) ... you need to get out of the library.' Something should be done about this stupid pause ... shortened at the least.
- I think it's good near the beginning to have Indy recognize Spalko is from eastern Ukraine, but that 'sinking your teeth into those wubbleyous' has GOT to go. Doesn't sound like Indy and the line isn't delivered well.
- I'm sure I'd come up with others if I had more time.
I don't know if it interests anyone, but I've been working on a 3D model of Indy for possible use in a CG movie I've been planning with someone. It still needs a fair bit of work and the age appearance is currently based on ToD, but if you'd like to take a look then PM me and I'll send you the pics and maybe someone could post them cause it would be a hassle for me to do it right now.
HeKS