Shia LaBeouf Admits Indiana Jones 4 and Transformers 2 Sucked
By Krystal Clark
You know a movie is bad when one of its stars openly admits it. Recently, Shia Labeouf has decided to come clean with the general public admitting that his last two blockbusters weren’t up to code. We’re talking about the overly hyped sequels Transformers Revenge of the Fallen and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of The Crystal Skull.
While overseas promoting Wall Street Money Never Sleeps at the Cannes Film Festival, Labeouf has been owning up to his cinematic transgressions over the past few years. First up was his work as Mutt Williams, the illegitimate greaser son of Harrison Ford’s Indiana Jones. His character along with the excessive CGI, monkeys, and aliens were a recipe for disaster.
“You can blame it on the writer and you can blame it on Steven [Spielberg]. But the actor’s job is to make it come alive and make it work, and I couldn’t do it.” (Considering that he’s talking about the scene where his character swings through the treetops with monkeys, I think he’s being a bit hard on himself.) He also insists on having a tremendous amount of respect for Steven Spielberg: “He’s done so much great work that there’s no need for him to feel vulnerable about one film. But when you drop the ball you drop the ball.”
As for Transformers 2, he acknowledged the fact that there were too many cooks in the kitchen. There was too much spectacle and not enough story.
“When I saw the second movie, I wasn’t impressed with what we did…There were some really wild stunts in it, but the heart was gone…we got lost. We tried to get bigger…Mike went so big that it became too big, and I think you lost the anchor of the movie…You lost a bit of the relationships. Unless you have those relationships, then the movie doesn’t matter. Then it’s just a bunch of robots fighting each other.”
We give Labeouf props for recognizing where he went wrong, but his sequel track record doesn’t make us feel confident about his stint in Wall Street 2. If you think about it, he’s just given us every reason in the world to stay away from the film despite its talented cast. Dammit Shia!
What do you think of Labeouf’s thoughts on Transformers and Indiana Jones? Are you still interested in seeing Money Never Sleeps?
Sources: LA Times, The Huffington Post
Monday, May 17, 2010 9:48PM
I get being dissatisfied with Indy 4, though thematically I still think the movie was alright. It was just bad as a movie. If you can get that.
But to say that Transformers 2 devolved into "robots fighting" isn't that much of a criticism when you're in a film about robot vehicles based on a cartoon series created to sell toys. I went to see robots fighting. I actually don't like the movie because the robot fights were too frenzied and unfocused.
Monday, May 17, 2010 10:09PM
I put most of the blame for the campy parts of The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull on George Lucas. HE was the one who wanted it to end with aliens… oops, I meant multi-demensional beings.
Monday, May 17, 2010 10:18PM
I think I'm like the only one who actually liked that Indiana Jones flick. Wall Street 2 looks awful. So I guess he'll bad mouth it next year.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 5:42AM
"multi-demensional beings." LOL!
Thursday, May 20, 2010 6:54AM
"Then it’s just a bunch of robots fighting each other.” -Shia Lebeouf
…and the problem with that is what exact???
I hate to break it to you Shia but Transformers fans didn't plop $12 to see you or Megan. If I wanted to see a movie about relationships I 'd rent "Bridges of Madison County".
The only reason I went to see your movie was to see the Roots fighting each other.
If Bay were smart he would cut 95% of all th human characters and focus exclusively on the robots..THATS what the fans want.
Friday, December 10, 2010 3:28PM
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