Slog - Comments on I Am Now Extremely Excited For Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/i_am_now_extremely_excited_for_indiana_j Each year, movie studios spend millions on sending lame promotional gimmicks to media outlets. In the past, The Stranger has received (among other things) a bloody foot for the remake of The Hills Have Eyes... ...a pair of panties for John Tucker Must Die... ...and a Nerf football (perplexingly) for Rambo... It's all useless crap (except for the milkshake for There Will Be Blood, which was delicious), and serves nothing but making Annie Wagner's cubicle even messier than it already is. Today, however, I received a package from Paramount Pictures that really stood out... It was for Indiana Jones and... Copyright 2008 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:29:15 -0800 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:45:56 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Mr. Poe Did you investigate the sand? There could be some blow in there. Or, you know, some trap.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/i_am_now_extremely_excited_for_indiana_j#c944471 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/i_am_now_extremely_excited_for_indiana_j#c944471 Film Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:57:22 -0800 Comment by NOS damn good promotion. do you realize the meaning in that? a DVD and whip of the movie would be worth a golden idol head... see? see? see???? now you have to get out alive before the ball runs you down like Mario in Donkey Kong!

]]> NOS http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/i_am_now_extremely_excited_for_indiana_j#c944478 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/i_am_now_extremely_excited_for_indiana_j#c944478 Film Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:59:27 -0800 Comment by Adam I repeat... Throw me the idol and I'll throw you the whip.

]]> Adam http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/i_am_now_extremely_excited_for_indiana_j#c944482 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/i_am_now_extremely_excited_for_indiana_j#c944482 Film Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:02:34 -0800 Comment by COMTE Mayhaps this is the film industry's version of getting a lump of coal in your stocking on X-mas morning?

]]> COMTE http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/i_am_now_extremely_excited_for_indiana_j#c944489 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/i_am_now_extremely_excited_for_indiana_j#c944489 Film Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:04:48 -0800 Comment by Mr. Joshua I think the sand implies someone in the Paramount mailroom decided to swap out your whip/DVD with sand of the exact weight so none would be the wiser and they could make a hefty profit on eBay.

]]> Mr. Joshua http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/i_am_now_extremely_excited_for_indiana_j#c944492 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/i_am_now_extremely_excited_for_indiana_j#c944492 Film Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:06:44 -0800 Comment by Bub Careful! Remember what happened when Belloq and his Nazi enablers only found "sand" in the Ark of the Covenant!

]]> Bub http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/i_am_now_extremely_excited_for_indiana_j#c944494 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/i_am_now_extremely_excited_for_indiana_j#c944494 Film Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:07:46 -0800 Comment by mikeblanco No! Get it? Its like when they opened the lost ark and all that was in it was sand! You're lucky your face didn't melt like some SS goon.

]]> mikeblanco http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/i_am_now_extremely_excited_for_indiana_j#c944495 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/i_am_now_extremely_excited_for_indiana_j#c944495 Film Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:08:08 -0800 Comment by Fnarf I don't think it's a fuckup. I think they're telling you to pound sand.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/i_am_now_extremely_excited_for_indiana_j#c944505 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/i_am_now_extremely_excited_for_indiana_j#c944505 Film Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:15:01 -0800 Comment by NapoleonXIV Just be happy that you weren't wiped clean by the Wrath of God.

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/i_am_now_extremely_excited_for_indiana_j#c944507 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/i_am_now_extremely_excited_for_indiana_j#c944507 Film Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:16:29 -0800 Comment by Zander In the opening scenes of the first movie Jones uses sand to swap out the Golden Idol. Maybe it is a really elaborate contest. Have you got the right amount of sand or will you be crushed by the giant stone ball?

Start the chant: Stone ball! Stone ball!

]]> Zander http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/i_am_now_extremely_excited_for_indiana_j#c944508 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/i_am_now_extremely_excited_for_indiana_j#c944508 Film Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:16:52 -0800 Comment by Adam http://nwfilmforum.wordpress.com/2008/02/21/bradley-steinbacher%e2%80%99s-indiana-jones-whip/

]]> Adam http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/i_am_now_extremely_excited_for_indiana_j#c944516 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/i_am_now_extremely_excited_for_indiana_j#c944516 Film Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:21:11 -0800 Comment by max solomon jesus h. christ the planet is dying & we're at war for oil, & they're wasting jet &/or truck fuel shipping pounds of sand?

]]> max solomon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/i_am_now_extremely_excited_for_indiana_j#c944517 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/i_am_now_extremely_excited_for_indiana_j#c944517 Film Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:21:19 -0800 Comment by The Postal Intern I have your shrunken head and I'm using it for bowling for Obama tomorrow night.

Next time pick up your mail in person.

]]> The Postal Intern http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/i_am_now_extremely_excited_for_indiana_j#c944525 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/i_am_now_extremely_excited_for_indiana_j#c944525 Film Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:24:38 -0800 Comment by catnextdoor Thats awesome. I know I'm the NM film girl on the slog, but this new india jones movie was filmed in NM.

To keep it under wraps they called it "The Genre Project".

]]> catnextdoor http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/i_am_now_extremely_excited_for_indiana_j#c944527 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/i_am_now_extremely_excited_for_indiana_j#c944527 Film Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:25:00 -0800 Comment by Aislinn I'm inclined to agree with Mr. Joshua. It sounds like someone along the way took the contents and replaced them with sand so it still had a shipping weight.

]]> Aislinn http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/i_am_now_extremely_excited_for_indiana_j#c944528 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/i_am_now_extremely_excited_for_indiana_j#c944528 Film Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:25:10 -0800 Comment by NapoleonXIV When the Nazis opened the Ark of the Covenant, all they found was sand.

Then the avenging angels whupped their Nazi asses....

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/i_am_now_extremely_excited_for_indiana_j#c944541 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/i_am_now_extremely_excited_for_indiana_j#c944541 Film Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:30:50 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe Don't you have an army of squirrels or some shit to take care of this?

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/i_am_now_extremely_excited_for_indiana_j#c944585 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/i_am_now_extremely_excited_for_indiana_j#c944585 Film Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:06:13 -0800 Comment by Jason Josephes This movie will only be good if it really turns out to be Laser Floyd.

]]> Jason Josephes http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/i_am_now_extremely_excited_for_indiana_j#c944604 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/i_am_now_extremely_excited_for_indiana_j#c944604 Film Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:15:46 -0800 Comment by infrequent i choose to believe is the sand that was used to replace the idol. i think it's clever. and even if an employee switched it out -- just like indy did so many years ago -- then that's clever, too. they could have used anything. but using sand, despite it being more difficult than using a belt, is genius.

]]> infrequent http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/i_am_now_extremely_excited_for_indiana_j#c944618 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/i_am_now_extremely_excited_for_indiana_j#c944618 Film Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:25:30 -0800 Comment by Explorer Bradley Steinbacher, Indiana Jones, and a whip. Let the fan fiction commence!

]]> Explorer http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/i_am_now_extremely_excited_for_indiana_j#c944638 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/i_am_now_extremely_excited_for_indiana_j#c944638 Film Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:40:22 -0800 Comment by Ivan Cockrum That's brilliant. If only Paramount's marketing department _had_ thought to do that... maybe they should hire the folks at NW Film Forum.

]]> Ivan Cockrum http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/i_am_now_extremely_excited_for_indiana_j#c944669 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/i_am_now_extremely_excited_for_indiana_j#c944669 Film Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:00:04 -0800 Comment by Geni Dammit, I had a great response to that, and Fnarf beat me to it in @8. Damn this being-at-work stuff.

]]> Geni http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/i_am_now_extremely_excited_for_indiana_j#c944670 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/i_am_now_extremely_excited_for_indiana_j#c944670 Film Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:00:32 -0800 Comment by Fnarf I don't know what "idol" they're referring to. I think they want those panties.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/i_am_now_extremely_excited_for_indiana_j#c944671 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/i_am_now_extremely_excited_for_indiana_j#c944671 Film Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:00:36 -0800 Comment by Giffy @12, Thats kind of why I'm proud to be an American.

]]> Giffy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/i_am_now_extremely_excited_for_indiana_j#c944881 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/i_am_now_extremely_excited_for_indiana_j#c944881 Film Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:45:56 -0800