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I’m sure some of you have seen this already, but it’s nifty, so I’m posting it.

A prop photo from the forthcoming film version of The Watchmen, depicting the 1940 edition of the supergroup, The Minutemen:

There, on the cusp at the edge of Pulp, lies the Golden Age.

I have to say — one thing that INDY 4 did right was instill within me a fierce desire to know about his adventures between 1938 and 1957 — specifically, his work during WWII. There were certainly some tantalizing dialog bits that set my brain alight.

Saw Indiana Jones last night — enjoyed it quite a bit. Partially, I think, because I had convinced myself that it was going to suck, in a pyroclastic blast of Lucas-ian nostalgia-destroying fire.

Thankfully, it appears that Spielberg managed to taser Lucas and tie him to a chair before he could butt-rape *this* movie with endless Playstation cutscenes.

I’m reminded of a friend’s review of Jurassic Park 3: “It was a good episode.” That’s pretty much what I have to say about Indy 4 — It was a good episode. Nothing earth-shattering, and really, it didn’t need to be. It was just a film that allows us to enjoy a couple of hours with a character that we love. It succeeds rather well on that level.

And again: after Star Wars I – III, all it really had to do was NOT SUCK. Thankfully, it manages.

In other geek news (of a bit more obscure variety): Thanks to the glories of bittorrent, I am now the (proud?) owner of a converted-from-VHS copy of the 1987 ABC miniseries, Amerika. Senior year of high school, here I come. :)