Yesterday morning we went to the cinema to see the new Indiana Jones movie, which we've had to wait a considerable time for. It was the first showing of the day, so the cinema was fairly empty, which I found really pleasant. The movie is fantastic in terms of action and effects, nothing hugely over-elaborate, which I believe was the intention, so that it fits together with the previous 3 films. The word is that there might be another one in the offing. I hope they get round to it quicker than this one, or I'll be Harrison Ford's age by the time it's released.While I did enjoy the film, and it's great to see the format revived, there were a few minor quibbles; firstly I'd have liked to have seen a few more of the baddies meet nasty ends. There were some good ones, but there were so many opportunities for more, for instance, the cliff-top race scenario. A few trucks could easily have plummeted into the water. My second gripe was one which I've made over many recent films; the lack of real continuity and more particularly the lack of plot-line. Yes, there was a vague plot-line, but most of the movie had been and gone before it became clear what was happening. There was a distinct lack of set-up. I wouldn't be surprised if many viewers left the cinema not sue why Indie went to South America in the first place.
On to other matters. Following my previous post, and in no way intentional, Channel 4 showed a program last night called "The 11th Hour", with Leonardo di Caprio hosting, and many scientists basically saying that the human race is ****** ! It was stated that 99.9999 % of all creatures that have lived, have become extinct. We, the human race have a limited window in which we exist. The window would appear to be closing. That's to be followed tonight by a show called "Life After People", looking at how nature would quickly wipe away all traces of human existence, should we suddenly become extinct. I'm going to watch that it looks really interesting.
