Just have to applaud the choice of RAIDERS as the number two entry in this list. It's one of my favorite films of all time, and dare I say it? A perfect movie. Raiders and Indiana Jones have had an enormous influence on my life, and I've been something of an Indy super fan since age five. Some sequences, like the truck chase, are as well constructed and edited as any action scene ever put to film. The way the Williams music kicks in when you see the shot of Jones pulling his leg up onto the truck (shot from underneath the truck, after we'd just cut from a confused expression on Belloc's face as he tried to figure out where Jones went) is just perfect, and is to my mind an example of movie making brilliance
Ford's iconic portrayal can never be topped or matched, but in the wake of the IJ5 abomination, I began to wonder if I'd ever accept someone else in the role. Could a Daniel Craig or someone, if paired with a young energetic film maker with a passion for the craft of making movies (As in, NOT Steven Spielberg circa 2010), turn in a unique and worth while take on a 1930s era Dr Jones?
My answer is yes. At least until Lucas fucks with them, the original Indiana Jones films still exists untouched for us all to enjoy. Ford's Indy is immortal, and will never be forgotten. Indeed, his jacket hangs next to that of The Fonz in the Smithsonian.
Is that reason enough though to never outfit another charming, ruggedly handsome actor in a Fedora and set him loose on 30s treasure hunting nazi fighting adventures? I say no
I just wouldn't want Spielberg or Lucas involved, because at this point they've proven themselves to be foolish and self indulgent old men who've forgotten why Jones is special in the first place
EDIT: I guess I should be clear: I am NOT for remaking RAIDERS. That's hella retarded. I'm for new Indiana Jones movies made by people other than Lucas and Spielberg and starring people other than Ford (unless they wanted to digitally deage him, which would actually be my first preference)
