The legal armies of Lucas may break down my door for posting this, but I am so pumped up for Indy 4 that I’m throwing caution to the wind. That’s what Indy would do. This trailer is a bootleg and judging from the plot points discussed and the “surprise” characters you can see and hear (Abner and Marion Ravenwood) I am assuming that it was not meant for release until at least after the film had been in theaters for a few days. The low-quality is also a testament to the fact that someone who works at a trailer editing house probably snuck this out after recording it on their cell phone while Spielberg was out for a fruit smoothie. If you want to be 100% surprised by absolutely everything surrounding the film – don’t watch it.
Video removed by Hollyood’s legal minions, but you can still read my notes:
- This is the first time we’ve seen or heard Marion in any of the trailers. Karen Allen looks really frickin’ great.
- The Mayans we’ve seen creeping around previously in defence of the Temple of the Crystal Skull aren’t a pocket of survivors untouched by civiliazation – they’re undead.
- Ray Winstone’s Mac, basically a replacement for the late Denholm Elliot ’s Marcus Brody, looks to provide some solid comic relief. “Put your hands down. You’re embarassing us.”
- I knew Marion was along for the jungle adventure, but judging from the brief glimpse of Indy protecting a bearded John Hurt it looks like Abner’s in the thick of it too. I am thinking from his appearence, and another brief glimpse of a random guy in a cell, that perhaps the adventurers find Ravenwood locked up in South America somewhere. Either that or the Russians have him.
- Is that Spalko jumping out of the tree like a jaguar near the end? Because that would be awesome.
- I’m shocked that I’m not actually snickering at the thought of Shia as toughguy greaser Mutt Williams anymore.
Spielberg is definitely having a shit fit today because this has been leaked, and I feel for him because I know from all of my fanatical attention to info on this film that it is absolutely beloved to him. But I am happier in the knowledge that I can now say that without a doubt this movie looks seriously awesome. I couldn’t be happier about that.
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That got pulled down almost as quickly as it was posted. Not surprised – you’ll have to take my word for its awesomeness.
new heights of nerdiness dude