Sucker for a guy in a fedora, what can I say

[annathepiper]

So my Raiders of the Lost Ark fangirling is still going strong, folks. A few spins through the Raiders soundtrack, and all I can think is "God-DAMN, I love this music! I love this movie!" *sighs happily* I love each and every note in this soundtrack, from the opening bars of "The Raiders March" to that high, sweet violin note held out in the End Credits track, as the orchestra segues from Marion's theme back into the main theme. This is the music that made me want to join the London Symphony Orchestra as a kid, and made me giddy every single time my middle school band teacher told us to get out our parts for the Raiders March.

This past weekend, spazzkat even helped matters along some by deciding he was in the mood to watch Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Which is certainly the least of the Indy movies, but which does at least have the fabulous Short Round as well as Indy's best pickup line ever: "Nothing shocks me. I'm a scientist." Which really, really needs to be an icon, and I may have to get on that. Still, after all the spins I've taken through Temple of Doom, I still want to strangle Willie every single time she shrieks. And when she coos to Indy that "you'll never have better". *snork* I keep wanting to pipe up "Oh yeah he will! Next year, when he crosses paths with that two-fisted, hard-drinking, smart-mouthed brunette!" ;) Yes, fangirls of my Friends list, I am a total Indy + Marion OTPer. 'Cause, well, how could you not be?

All of which brings me around to mentioning that I keep hearing rumors about Indy IV. This both thrills me and scares me. Thrills me, because there's still a corner of my fangirly brain that would slurp up a new Indy movie with great glee. Scares me, because the rational part of my fangirly brain does point out that Mr. Ford is sixty-four years old now, and really too old to be chasing after archaeological relics across the big screen. Plus, I can't exactly say I trust Lucas to cough up a good script anymore.

If Indy IV actually does make it to the theaters, I strongly suspect I will be holding my DVD copy of Raiders over one ear and my laserdisc copy over the other, going "LA LA LA LA LA LA I CAN'T SEE YOU" until I see some reviews that assure me they won't fuck it up. Please oh please, Harry, don't fuck it up.

So tell me, people, what are your favorite moments in the Indy movies? Any one. Open call! :)

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[annathepiper]

*giggle* Okay, now, I gotta debate with you about Marcus--'cause one of the many reasons that Raiders stands tall for me as the jewel of the Indy trilogy is that Marcus is not in fact an idiot in that film. :) (Now that said, I did like Indy's snarking in Last Crusade--"he got lost in his own museum!")

*BEAM* I love the entire Indy/Marion scene on the boat. "Well goddammit, Indy, where doesn't it hurt?" "HERE!"

And yeah, the fire scene in Last Crusade is gold. :D To that I must also add the look on Henry Sr.'s face when Indy comes groping over the clifftop, his squeezing the life out of his boy, and then Indy falling over *flump* on the sand. "What're you doing sitting there resting when we're so near the end?"

EVIL NAZI MONKEY! EVIL NAZI MONKEY! Clearly a soul-brother to the Undead Pirate Monkey of the current era! ;D And the catalyst for some of the best Indy/Marion banter as well! "He loved you like a son. It took a hell of a lot for you to alienate him." "Not much, just YOU."

And oh my yes, the squee of River Phoenix. How well he channelled Mr. Ford was downright spooky!

Some more faves of mine:

Okay, fine, Temple of Doom gets points for Indy being completely shirtless. ;)

The entire truck chase sequence at the climax of Raiders, but in particular, the look on Indy's face as he looks into both side mirrors and sees the soldiers coming along the truck, and that little "unh!" oh-shit noise he lets out.

Indy! On! A! Horse! In both Raiders AND Last Crusade. :D

Oh my dear gods suntanned windblown Indy on Sallah's verandah... *swoon*

The crooked little grin on Marion's face as she pulls back out of her haze during the drinking contest, and proceeds to drink the humongous guy across from her under the table.

And I'll meet and match your Indy fangirlishness over the TV show by my having all the Indy novels!

[casirafics.livejournal.com]

agreed on the additional bits listed here... :)

and heh, I used to have the novels. I think they got cycled off to some used bookstore or other eventually, but I have indeed read them all!

But here's the question....

Do you have the hat?

I bought mine outside the ride at Disneyland when I still had my 35% discount. Great deal, nice fedora, and yes, it's got a subtle Indiana Jones-logo pin in the band. :)

[annathepiper]

I do not have the hat, but not for lack of temptation and opportunity--because I have indeed been on the Jones ride, and I will be going on it again at the end of next month. I'll have to look very long and very hard at the hats while I'm busily deciding on my next Jones T-shirt. ;D