ROTTEN TOMATOES: "Indy 4" to Be Light on CGI?

"Indy 4" to Be Light on CGI?

by Scott Weinberg | July 06, 2007

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Man, those New Haven newspapers are having a ball with the "Indiana Jones 4" production in town. Too bad it's almost over...

In a recent interview with producer Frank Marshall, we learned that "Indy 4" might not be very reliant on CGI magic. Here's what Mr. Marshall had to say:

"Steven (Spielberg) is very aware of the process and we're not cheating with CG (computer graphics) at all," Marshall said. "It keeps the B movie feel."

Whether the producer was referring to the New Haven chase specifically -- or the movie as a whole -- remains to be seen. Frankly I think it'd be a refreshing change of pace to see a summertime movie that's not completely bathed in CGI stuff.

By the way, the "Indy 4" crew is now finished in New Haven. Next stop: Hawaii!

Source: New Haven Register, Film Ick

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arendr writes:
on Jul 06 2007 09:44 AM

I thought this has been known for a while now.

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Crenshaw writes:
on Jul 06 2007 10:05 AM

Not to me. Great news!

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Gimy writes:
on Jul 06 2007 10:20 AM

this is the first positive thing i've heard from this flick.

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nathanpoitras writes:
on Jul 06 2007 10:35 AM

With George Lucas' name attached, I can't help but be more than a little concerned. Thankfully, Spielberg's directing and probably wouldn't allow the Indy legacy to be ruined the way Star Wars was.

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deneco4 writes:
on Jul 06 2007 10:44 AM

They need to make sure they watch the movie before they view it this time. I mean, are they making it for the money they don't need or money to give to someone else or are they truley wanting to make this movie?

I hope they actually wanted to make this movie. That they were passionate enough for it...cause if not I don't want my Indi movies wrecked like my Star Wars movies were.

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bigbrother writes:
on Jul 06 2007 11:38 AM

That's what daddy likes to hear. CGI is for lesser men. Indy does his own stunts. Who needs a computer anyway when you've got a fedora, a bullwhip and a six shooter?

"Ya see those darts, the boulder and the truck Keanu? No computer generated effect here. That's all Jones, baby...expect the one scene, the goofy kid from Transformers couldn't hack it so we had to CGI that one...What kindof name is Lebouef anyway?" "Connery would have done the stunt punk and he's 117 years old"

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Ciaranmv writes:
on Jul 06 2007 12:01 PM

Thank God! The originals are just fine without the Phantom Menace-esque effects overkill. Good for Spielberg, Lucas is probably not too happy about this one, though.

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Allmano writes:
on Jul 06 2007 12:06 PM

Those two dont need money. They are doing it cause Indy is one fun character and people love to see him do his thing.

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TheIceGhost writes:
on Jul 06 2007 12:47 PM

GOOD!

You've got to remember though, Lucas had a CGI-orgy with Star Wars for a reason - the reason being that the ideas in his head which he always wanted made were simply impossible to do with old-school methods.

Honestly, the only BAD part about the CGI in Star Wars was that the actors seemed to have a rough go with doing their lines in front of blue/green screens.

Indiana Jones is a different animal. Indy's stunts are all plausible in the real world so the use of CGI is unnecessary.. doesn't mean they won't use some with production costs and the like, but this isn't Star Wars, people need to chill.

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Mr. Kong writes:
on Jul 06 2007 01:40 PM

GREAT NEWS! I love good effects, but when a movie doesn't really use that many I just get so excited.

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rabid1017 writes:
on Jul 06 2007 02:41 PM

God you'd hope not. CGI has a habit of looking, glaringly, like CGI. It'd be terribly out of place in an Indy flick.

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eastern2western writes:
on Jul 06 2007 03:44 PM

[b]lignt on cgi does not mean no cgi[/b]
you people are forgetting the fact that ford qualifies aarp and he probably needs a stunt double for every dangerous action sequence. One thing for sure is that cgi will be use for this movie, but it does not go overboard like the way george lucas did with the prequels.

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IMAmoose24 writes:
on Jul 06 2007 04:09 PM

In reply to this comment (#910481)
Excuse me. Way Star Wars was ruined?? You sir, have no idea what you are talking about.

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Dominem007 writes:
on Jul 06 2007 10:26 PM

Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones could have been better, but Revenge of the Sith was amazing!!! the best one since the originals, look at its tomatometer for Gods sake!

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Dread86 writes:
on Jul 07 2007 12:55 PM

Please, no CGI at all. This is Indy, for God's sake.

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dracus writes:
on Jul 07 2007 04:58 PM

In reply to this comment (#910481)
Star Wars runined? When? I even found Jar Jar funny.

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Ashron writes:
on Jul 07 2007 06:18 PM

And let's also keep in mind that the other movies, all three of them, did use optical effects, so there will be CGI. Hopefully it will just be used for wire removal and stuff like that.

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evanset6 writes:
on Jul 08 2007 09:13 AM

In reply to this comment (#910481)
[b]Umm[/b]
You realize that George Lucas' name was attached to all the others right?

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savethemooses writes:
on Jul 08 2007 09:32 AM

[b]Huh?[/b]
Why do they call it a "B movie" feel? I thought Indiana Jones is supposed to be a blockbuster.

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bigbrother writes:
on Jul 08 2007 10:01 AM

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I think that was just a piss poor choice of words. I think what he was going for was the old time seriel feel the previous movies had.

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