Harrison Ford in Weekend at Bernies 3?
October 21, 2006 · Print This Article
Unfortunately, this is not a publicity photo of Harrison Ford in a potentially funny sequel to the Weekend at Bernie’s franchise. This is a real photo of the man who claims to be fit enough to don the fedora again in Indiana Jones 4. Once again the Internet is buzzing with rumors of a fourth installment of Indiana Jones and the truth is nobody cares. First, it probably will never happen and second, Ford, Spielberg and Lucas couldn’t pull it off. Lucas has already proven to be a hack. Read this quote from Lucas about Indy 4:
We’re basically going to do The Phantom Menace. People’s expectations are way higher than you can deliver. You could just get killed for the whole thing. We would do it for fun and just take the hit with the critics and the fans.
The man has no intention of making a film worth seeing. A film the fans and critics will not like? The man is insane. I for one have no interest is seeing an aging Ford taking on the role of Jones with a weak script from Lucas and family-friendly direction from Spielberg. Thankfully, we need not worry. This has been in development for over a decade and it looks like by the time it ever gets the green light Ford will be dead. Bring me Harrison Ford as a dead Bernie and I’m there.
UPDATE 07-Jun-2008
I was wrong. They did make the movie after all. However, Lucas was dead on with what they planned on doing. He told us from the beginning about making another “Phantom Menace” and he was right. They did fool me with the trailers to Crystal Skull. I thought Ford looked good in the outfit again but it was all for naught. Lucas and Spielberg made shit and took the hit from the critics and the fans – and guess what, they are laughing on the way to the bank.
The ironies, eh? The film was made after all… but you’re right about Lucas and Spielberg not quite being able to pull it off: it’s decent, but is it decent enough to justify tampering with our beloved memories of the three earlier films? I do not know…
I wouldn’t even call the Crystal Skull decent. It was horrible. Go read my review and you’ll see. Everyone I know, except one person, thought the movie was shit. Even the average film-goer – all the people I work with – thought it was garbage. GIve it time. The people who are convincing themselves that there was something good in it will eventually call it for what it is like they are now doing for The Phantom Menace. I remember when the Phantom Menace came out there were people trying to defend it. They all know better now.
It was decent, only because of Harrison Ford