Indiana Jones and the Commute from Hell
I have been very busy over the last few days, commuting to and from my new job. This commute is quite long - at the least 1.3 hours - and I’m finding it so challenging that all I can do when I get home is collapse in Gordon’s arms (after he has finished peering through the catflap in an amusing manner) and demand wine. You think I’m joking.
So you will understand that it took a great deal for me to stump up the energy to review Indiana Jones’ latest offering. Here are some of the things that I found annoying:
1. The cute gophers. Anyone who lets George Lucas near a film these days is asking for trouble. It’s a good thing he wasn’t involved in Schindler’s List, otherwise all the Jews would have been rescued by little furry chipmunks shouting ‘oy vey’ and looking alarmed when the Nazis goose-stepped past.
2. It’s nuclear. New-clee-ar. Not new-cew-lar. George W Bush says new-cew-lar. Don’t be a moron.
3. Just how many women who’ve been jilted at the altar would greet their ex-paramour with anything less than a winklepicker to the gonads? Just how quickly did she succumb?
4. Sword fighting on the back of jeeps. Yawn.
5. Cute monkeys (see cute gophers above) teaching Indy jnr to swing through the jungle like Tarzan. George Lucas should be shot (see above).
5. Everything else.
Awful. Just awful. Don’t waste your precious, non-commuting time.
In other news, thanks for the lovely comments to the last post, which I will answer, as each and every one deserves an answer.
June 5th, 2008 at 8:45 am
It is. Absolutely awful. Terrible. Just the dullest film ever. Terrible terrible script.
I am amazed that the critics gave it a relatively easy ride.
My favourite bit - the machine that cut a track through the amazon - they blow it up while they are traveling at 80mph and then they keep on driving at the same speed through the trees.
Stupid, stupid film.
June 11th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
It seems to be the general opinion : one film too much.
I will thoroughly follow your advise, thank you.
June 19th, 2008 at 9:06 pm
No! It’s amazing! I agree with all of the above, but *it’s Indiana Jones*! That means it’s worth it!
June 19th, 2008 at 9:07 pm
PS plus, the aliens look like ET
July 6th, 2008 at 11:15 pm
I hope we are not witnessing “the death of disco” here, it’s gone quiet lately although i’m sure your up to you neck making plans and earning a crust.
Just wanted to let you know that we are out here, standing around the dance floor with our best high waist flares on, hoping that the show will go on, and you, our disco diva will “yowser,yowser,yowser” for our delictation once again!
July 10th, 2008 at 10:24 pm
Just found your blog (off Petite’s comments) and laughed out loud at this post. I have a similar post about the Nuclear vs. Nucular argument. One of my personal pet peeves.
I also saw you mentioned lykke li — I just discovered them recently when a college station played “Little Bit” a few weeks ago (I’m in the Atlanta area), but I can’t find much about them! I only found four or five songs on iTunes. Did you manage to find an entire album somewhere?
July 25th, 2008 at 10:41 am
Hello everyone, hello Jenny and B Gibb, welcome and no, disco is not dying, not yet. She just sleeping a little….