Plinkett's Review of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

[Darth Marsden]

Originally Posted by der_ketzer

We have no idea what a pizza roll is. Here in Germany.

E-mail him at his webzone and he will mail you a pizza roll. Then you will know.

[Scnew]

The best part about pizza rolls, I feel, is the fact that they taste nothing at all like pizza.

[Hayden]

Originally Posted by Rather Dashing

I think it's silly to be actively offended or angered by it. I personally think the joke is unfunny, overlong, and stupid, but having some sort of righteous indignation about it just seems stupid.

Good response.

However, can you really blame Vainamoinen for choosing to personally stray away from such material? I don't think Vainamoinen is so much offended by the joke as he is just disgusted by it, and is choosing to stop watching based upon the possibility that such 'humour' will pop up again.

Perhaps he is 'sheltering' himself (though I hate the use of that term), but is there anything inherently wrong with doing so anyway? Surely we can't actually blame somebody for choosing not to view such content. Some people are capable of clearly distinguishing between (what they believe to be) negative and positive material, can block things from their mind accordingly, and are thus able to remain unaffected by the media they consume.

But there are others who aren't so apt at blocking their minds from the messages attached to the media they view/read/listen to. They can distinguish between right and wrong, but can still be affected by negative media if they choose to openly consume and tolerate it. So, instead of mentally filtering their media intake, they choose to avoid and reject immoral material entirely. That's just how some people operate; that's how some people prevent their moral compass from being affected.

To some people, choosing not to consume certain material is their way of maintaining personal morality. For some, tolerance is a form of acceptance, and some people don't want to accept something they view as wrong, so they reject it. They reject it based upon a decision they make for themselves, independently. It's a personal decision based upon their own views and their own way of operating.

I don't think there's anything wrong with that, and I don't think anyone should be condemned or mocked for such choices. I think it's wrong when those decisions are made for another person vicariously, but if a person is making these decisions for themselves, then I believe they should be perfectly free to do so.

[Davies]

Originally Posted by Vainamoinen

Matter of taste.

"Oh my God! What's wrong with your taaaaaste?!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62UzL...eature=related

[Jennifer]

There's a fanedit by Wraith called "Dr. Jones and the Skull Kingdom Mystery" that trims away the stuff people hated while keeping the story intact. Wraith also altered the color tone to match the older films and added an opening from another film that highlights the communist scare of the 50's that really helps to set the tone for the rest of the film.

You all should watch it if you haven't. It's really good.