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Toys
Short Round and Sean Connery’s Papa Jones are My New Favourite Lego Minifigs
7:25AM John Mahoney | The new Indiana Jones Lego sets are awesome. Not only do they adorably recreate several classic scenes from the three non-retarded Indy flicks, they’ve evolved the minifig to new heights: Short Round heights. More »
QOTD
Should George Lucas Be Condemned for Crimes Against Our Childhood?
1:01PM Jesus Diaz | After abominations like Indiana Jones 4 and the Star Wars prequels, what do you think? Watch the great trailer for The People vs George Lucas-featured at io9 and tell us your verdict in the comments. More »
Gadgets
Buy Luke’s Original Lightsaber for $US185,000, Gizmo Animatronic for $US5,000
11:40AM Jesus Diaz | This is it. The real McCoy: Luke Skywalker’s one and only lightsaber, used in the original Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back. It can be yours for only $US185,000. If you don’t have $US185,000 handy, you can get the real fedora hat or the bullwhip used by Indiana Jones in Temple of Doom for $US61,000 each (reportedly, the ones from Indiana Jones and the Crappy Flying Saucers with the Stupid Kid will be $US20.84). These are only three of the original props that will be available in a December 11 auction, which will include one with our name on it: The original Gizmo, the animatronic puppet used in Gremlins, with control box and wires included. More »
Toys
Indiana Jones Giant RC Ant Can Chomp George Lucas’ Ballsack
6:00AM Jesus Diaz | As he gets ready to rape Indiana Jones again with the fifth part of the series, George Lucas keeps milking the merchandise tits of the most famous archeologist by releasing all kinds of products. Fortunately, this Giant RC Ant is worth it, and probably one of the few good things to come out of that disaster of a movie called Indiana Jones and the Stupid Crystal Craniums of Some Dumbass Aliens. You can make the $US29.99 ant crawl and chomp its mandibles with the Crystal Skull remote control, all while singing the secret lyrics to the Indiana Jones theme out loud. Jones–my beloved dog, not the archeologist–would totally dig this. [Uncle Milton] More »
Entertainment
Indy 4 Blu-Ray Comes With 5 Different Retail Packages, Still Hurts Me Inside
2:30PM Gizmodo US Edition | There’s only one week left until the Blu-Ray release of the worst sequel ever (at least in terms of how it took my childhood and ripped out its heart Kali Ma-style), Indiana Jones and The Goddamn X-Files, and retailers have decided to go with an equally frustrating promotion gimmick. Indy-enthusiasts will have to choose between five different exclusive retail packages—getting every single piece of movie paraphernalia will be like a treasure hunt… with mediocre cinema attached! More »
Entertainment
Indiana Jones 4 Blu-Ray Details Released With Cool Extras, Movie Still Poop
4:20AM Jesus Diaz | The Blu-ray edition of the biggest letdown in movie history, also known as Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Whatever Crystal Something will be released on October 14, just in time not to buy it for this holiday season. The two-disc Blu-ray comes in the obligatory 1080p and comes loaded with extras that don’t make the movie any less crappy: More »
Entertainment
Indiana Jones Roundup: Making Everyone Behave Like They’re Mentally Ill
11:00PM Gizmodo US Edition | Forget the iPhone, and screw Terminator 4. Everyone who’s anyone knows that this week was all about Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. There are plenty of mature and dignified ways of welcoming back the good professor. Here are the rest:
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Review: New Indy’s Most Deadly Trap Is the Movie Itself
6:30AM Gizmodo US Edition | Yesterday I saw Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Like a kid, I went to the movie theatre ready for all the popcorn cinema fun I could get—the crazy chases, the fights, bugs, snakes, temples, tombs, skeletons and all the deadly machines and ancient gadgets that they could throw at me. In fact, I’ve been ready for them since the end credits of the Last Crusade. Right there, as the lights went down, waiting for the first notes of the theme song, I was ready to shiver and jump in my seat. I was ready for the ride. (WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD)
Toys
Indiana Jones Crystal Skull Projector, Not Morbid At All
3:40AM Mark Wilson | In case the Indiana Jones whip is outlawed in your state, there’s always other Indiana Jones merchandise to purchase! Take this Crystal Skull Projector—an accompanying audio CD teaches your child history as the skull projects some of Indiana’s most famous moments, along with history’s biggest archaeological finds through its “glowing eye.” At US$39.99 this October, it’s probably not the most bang you can get for your toy buck. But that skull is probably the finest piece of edutainment we’ve seen this side of the 80s. [Indiana Jones Shop via nerd approved] More »
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