It’s not the years; it’s the mileage.
Okay, maybe it’s the years a little bit too.
Regardless of my personal expectations in regard to the impending fifth Indiana Jones installment, “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” I will always love “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” and for many reasons. As an “old movie nut” with a fondness for hats, globetrotting intrigue, swashbuckling adventure, thrilling stunts and big orchestral scores, Indy was right in my wheelhouse.
And more than most people my age, I am familiar with many of the series‘ classic forebears, films such as “Gunga Din,” “The General Died at Dawn,” and “The Mask of Fu Manchu;” archaeological and safari adventures like “King Solomon’s Mines,” “Valley of the Kings,” and “Secret of the Incas;” and the countless Nazi peril movies of the World War II era. So there will be plenty for me to talk about, even if I’m only talking to myself.
Of course, we all loved “Star Wars” – another film with a rich cinematic history – so it was great to see Harrison Ford again, in what would become his defining role, supported by the great John Williams no less.
They don’t make ‘em like they used to. Roy and I will talk Indiana Jones and argue the series’ ups and downs, on the next Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner. The comments will be full of mummies, asps, and Anubis statues, when we livestream on Facebook, YouTube, etc. We’ll be making it up as we go – so join us as raiders of a lost art, this Friday evening at 7:00 EDT!
