Indiana Jones

Cloud · 06-16-2008, 05:27 PM

ah. maybe that's it.

Shawnee123 · 07-07-2008, 11:06 AM

I read an article over the weekend (Newsweek, I think) that said they have coined a new phrase based on this movie.

In television, when a series has become ridiculous beyond measure they refer to it as "jumping the shark." It refers to a late episode of Happy Days where Fonzie is on waterskis and jumps ramps, jumping over shark-infested waters.

So, they say the new phrase is for movies which have just gone a bit haywire. It's called "nuking the fridge" and the story says it's something about I. Jones hiding in a fridge and surviving a nuclear blast. I have not seen the movie so I'm just paraphrasing what the article said. Google confirms the phrase with over 30 pages of posts.

I like it.

It definitely calls for a large level of suspension of disbelief.

Sundae · 07-07-2008, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

It definitely calls for a large level of suspension of disbelief.

Suspension of disbelief? I has it.

lookout123 · 07-07-2008, 05:44 PM

so do i. i'm a star wars nut. it's science fiction and i'm ok with jedi that can pull off the impossible. even here on planet earth i'm ok with John McClain taking on a whole array of Eurotrash terrorists and coming up aces. But the last indiana jones movie just really went wrong for me. Flying miles overland in a nuked fridge? pompadour wearing monkeys? aliens? sorry, lucas and spielberg took the left turn in albaquirky.

06-16-2008, 05:27 PM	#1
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	ah. maybe that's it. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

07-07-2008, 11:06 AM	#2
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I read an article over the weekend (Newsweek, I think) that said they have coined a new phrase based on this movie. In television, when a series has become ridiculous beyond measure they refer to it as "jumping the shark." It refers to a late episode of Happy Days where Fonzie is on waterskis and jumps ramps, jumping over shark-infested waters. So, they say the new phrase is for movies which have just gone a bit haywire. It's called "nuking the fridge" and the story says it's something about I. Jones hiding in a fridge and surviving a nuclear blast. I have not seen the movie so I'm just paraphrasing what the article said. Google confirms the phrase with over 30 pages of posts. I like it. It definitely calls for a large level of suspension of disbelief. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

07-07-2008, 05:44 PM	#4
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	so do i. i'm a star wars nut. it's science fiction and i'm ok with jedi that can pull off the impossible. even here on planet earth i'm ok with John McClain taking on a whole array of Eurotrash terrorists and coming up aces. But the last indiana jones movie just really went wrong for me. Flying miles overland in a nuked fridge? pompadour wearing monkeys? aliens? sorry, lucas and spielberg took the left turn in albaquirky. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

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