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Indiana Jones 4 DVD and Blu-Ray Details Revealed

Posted on Tuesday, August 12th, 2008 by Peter Sciretta

Paramount has announced the specs for the October 14th release of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. I much prefer the Blu-ray cover, which uses the original theatrical one-sheet, over the DVD release, which uses the second released poster art.

DVD

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull two-disc Special Edition DVD is presented in widescreen enhanced for 16:9 TVs with THX Certified Dolby Digital English 5.1 Surround, French 5.1 Surround and Spanish 5.1 Surround and English, French and Spanish subtitles. The two-disc set includes the following special features:

Disc 1:

· The Return of a Legend—The evolution of the new film and a tribute to the legendary hero and his creators.

· Pre-Production—Follows Steven Spielberg as he creates animatic sequences, Shia LaBeouf as he learns to swordfight and captures the reunion of filmmakers and cast on the soundstage.

DVD Disc 2:

· Production Diary: Making Kingdom of the Crystal Skull—Join filmmakers, cast and crew for a complete look at the making of the film.

o Shooting Begins: New Mexico

o Back To School: New Haven, Connecticut

o Welcome to the Jungle: Hilo, Hawaii

o On-Set Action

o Exploring Akator

o Wrapping Up!

· Warrior Makeup

· The Crystal Skulls

· Iconic Props

· The Effects of Indy

· Adventures in Post Production

· Closing: Team Indy

· Pre-Visualization Sequences

o Area 51 Escape

o Jungle Chase

o Ants Attack

· Galleries

o The Art Department

§ The Adventure Begins

§ Cemetery and Jungle

§ Akator

o Stan Winston Studio

§ Corpses, Skeletons & Mummies

§ Aliens & Crystal Skulls

o Production Photographs

o Portraits

o Behind-the-Scenes Photographs

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull also will be available as a single disc DVD presented in widescreen enhanced for 16:9 TVs with THX Certified Dolby Digital English 5.1 Surround, French 5.1 Surround and Spanish 5.1 Surround and English, French and Spanish subtitles.

Blu-ray

The Special Edition Blu-ray is presented in 1080p High Definition with THX Certified English 5.1 Dolby True HD, French 5.1 Dolby Digital and Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital and English, English SDH, French, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese subtitles. The two-disc set includes the following special features:

Blu-ray Disc 1:

· Indiana Jones Timelines— Explore the movie through interactive timelines that include video featurettes, in-depth information and unique imagery. Your adventure begins with one of these three timelines:

o Story Timeline: Showcases the key events of the “Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” storyline.

o Production Timeline: A Making-of chronology for “Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”.

o Historical Timeline: Dives into the real-world historical influences that are referenced in the film.

· The Return of a Legend—The evolution of the new film and a tribute to the legendary hero and his creators. (HD)

· Pre-Production—Follows Steven Spielberg as he creates animatic sequences, Shia LaBeouf as he learns to swordfight and captures the reunion of filmmakers and cast on the soundstage. (HD)

Disc 2:

· Production Diary: Making Kingdom of the Crystal Skull—Join filmmakers, cast and crew for a complete look at the making of the film.

o Shooting Begins: New Mexico (HD)

o Back To School: New Haven, Connecticut (HD)

o Welcome to the Jungle: Hilo, Hawaii (HD)

o On-Set Action (HD)

o Exploring Akator (HD)

o Wrapping Up! (HD)

· Warrior Makeup (HD)

· The Crystal Skulls (HD)

· Iconic Props (HD)

· The Effects of Indy (HD)

· Adventures in Post Production (HD)

· Closing: Team Indy (HD)

· Pre-Visualization Sequences

o Area 51 Escape (HD)

o Jungle Chase (HD)

o Ants Attack (HD)

· Galleries

o The Art Department

§ The Adventure Begins

§ Cemetery and Jungle

§ Akator

o Stan Winston Studio

§ Corpses, Skeletons & Mummies

§ Aliens & Crystal Skulls

o Production Photographs

o Portraits

o Behind-the-Scenes Photographs

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  • A Better Class of Criminal
    Yeah, I'm gonna go ahead and not buy this.
  • I hate how all Blu-Ray discs have all that extra bordering all around it, with the blue casing.

    Regardless, I'm glad they went all out on extras. I'm looking forward to this.
  • igroveman
    Does it have a special section for "R.I.P. Dr. Jones?" Or, at the very least, a menu which allows one to stare off into the distance of some distant horizon and wonder "what in the world were they thinking?" Perhaps there is an exciting drop down easter egg section which allows you to re-enact through simulated controls what Grandpa Jones did for the last hour of the movie... stand around and smirk.
  • I like the artwork on the regular dvd than the blu-ray. God I hate that.
  • MightyDex
    Very nice. Too bad the movie was... not.
  • Bob
    Why do people badmouth this so much. Too many people treat it as a homage than a new adventure.
  • charles
    Gotta get it. Gotta complete the collection.
  • B33
    Pass. Saw it two times. That's more than enough.
  • Like Alien: Ressurection, I'm pretending this one doesn't exist. Why would I buy this DVD to re-watch all the crappy CGI and horrible compositing? The jungle race scene is comparible to the dinasour stamped scene in King Kong. My jaw was on the ground...but not in a good way.
  • wow
    *crickets*

    no thanks.
  • Jeff
    .sean, I agree about alien:Resurrection (I'm a beuuuuutiful butterfly!) but I disagree about the dino scene in Kong - I thought that whole scene was awesome. I mean the jungle scene in Indy is better likened to Brendan Frasers George of the Jungle.

    Ugh - I really REALLY tried to like this movie - it just fails... on epic scale. I'll burn it, if someone else buys it.
  • i don't think i'll even rent this. it sucked and i was *drunk* when i saw it.
  • Ohiofile
    Missing extras:

    Jungle Nuts: Drinking game involving Shia, the jungle, and his nuts

    Nuking the Fridge: How disappointment and disbelief created a new internet catch phrase

    Frank Darabont commentary: In which Frank explains what was stolen, what he wrote better, how much David Koepp sucks, and just how insanely out of touch George Lucas is with everything

    Why is Shia famous?: Basically just a home video of Steven Spielberg and Shia playing Call of Duty 4 together while Shia yells out, "No, no, no, no...etc"
  • Jeff, what I meant by the dino scene in King Kong was, if you look at the compositing (the background) things look very fake...I think Jack Black actually looks like he's floating for a second.

    The Indiana Jones jungle scene had moments like that too (swinging through the vines).

    That's all I meant, plus both those scenes over stay their welcome just a tad.

    But that's just my opinion. I'd re-watch King Kong over Indiana Jones ANY day.
  • Captain Awesome
    And as usual the DVD has the better box and art design. When the hell are they going to redesign those ugly-as-sin BR cases?

    Oh yeah, the movie was horrible too.
  • igroveman
    RE: Bob

    This movie was not a "new" effort. They violated some of the most basic Indiana Jones principles. In an Indiana Jones movie, you are REQUIRED to make Indiana Jones the hero and save the day. He walked into a room and stood around for the final act of this movie. Even the weakest Indy movie, Temple Of Doom, had some unbelievably intense moments towards the end. If I had read the script for Crystal Skull before filming Indy, I would have thought it was for the wrong character or genre. It was like it was never even finished, or molded into the all important Indy "formula." Sure, aspects of it were there, but the most important things were simply absent.

    All the other things wrong with it could have been forgiven if they had actually convinced you for a second that was what at stake was fun/important/monumental. The whole thing, in retrospect, felt shoddily thin, and like they were going through the motions for the paycheck. They worked HARD on the other three Indy movies, because they were trying to make it. I wouldn't even go so far as to say the other movies are "the best movies ever," or that there aren't even some things in Crystal Skull that were better than certain things in the other movies - but THE MOST important elements, a sense of believability, character realism, heroism, and plot importance were completely missing.

    There were so many things wrong with it, and George Lucas has said so many things after the fact which prove that he is probably mostly at fault.
  • Dumbass
    I can't wait to relive the magic!
  • lolcano @ dumbass
  • J.D.
    Let me add to Ohiofile's list:

    "John Williams: More Lazy than Ever" -- Watch (and listen) as Williams cuts and pastes from all of the previous Indy films. Unlike all of the movie-specific themes present in previous films, Crystal Skull had none whatsoever. Be amazed as you discover how even simple tracks such as the "sinking of the Coronado" theme in the Last Crusade was oddly rehashed.
  • Palmer
    Never again...
  • Ohiofile
    More missed extras -

    The Removing of the Ear Ring - How ILM digitally "enhanced" Harrison Ford from old and weird to simply old. "Hey, we did the best we could."

    Cate Blanchett's Soviets are Nazis too

    The Wisdom of the Ages - Sir Sean Connery reminds us that he turned down the chance to be in this movie. "I told you assholes..."
  • Captain Awesome
    They should just show an open DVD case with the Indy 4 cover. As you watch Lucas' asscheeks shitting into the case. While barely making out his Jar-Jar Binks tattoo.
  • Paul
    That Connery quote would more accurately be transcribed as:

    "I told you, ashholes!"
  • w smith
    CG monkeys in 1080p! How awesome will the fridge look in HD! The jokes will become funny on Blu Ray!! Thanks George Lucas.
  • ezekial
    Come on, people. The movie wasn't as bad as you think. Then again, I didn't finish Raiders of the Lost Ark. Then again, Indy 4 is the only Indy movie I finished. Then again, I saw Star Wars Episode III...
  • darden
    I saw the film three times and it will be a pleasure to see it again in October. The extras sound interesting.
  • Mikey M
    We get all the story contents cut out with Marion Ravenwood since she just made essentially a cameo.
    I think the DVD should be called, The Nuked Fridge edition!
  • gocitizen
    It will be a dark drunken day with the other 140 cable channels on the blink before I watch this movie again. I'd love it if this fiasco did not exist.

    I haven't used the word "fiasco" in a long time. It's depressing.

    Save your money or, if you must, spend it more wisely on the excellent book - The Complete Making of Indiana Jones.
  • John
    No trailers?
  • Ricky
    i'll rent it, thanks
  • Goobity
    Not to worry. In a few years time this film will ultimately be retitled "The Adventures of Mutt Williams, Episode 1" and all of Harrison's scenes will be cut and replaced with a 'funny' CGI character...
  • Indiefilm
    Oh man, I'm ok if this one is NEVER released on DVD.

    What a terrible film, let alone an action/adventure film or
    an Indiana Jones film.

    Weak with a capital W.
  • optimusprime
    I will skip this and buy the Ironman DVD.
  • 790
    Im gonna get the single disc version for sure. ;-)
  • XdudeX
    George Lucas is getting on all my nerves.
  • Irina Spalko
    I am buying it.
  • So wah Mu
    as for indy 4...

    Slate it why don't you! it's a film for f*cks sake. an action film. you can please some people some of the time, but you can't please all the people all of the time.

    did i liked it? i loved it! so much so i went to the Cannes premiere and broke down. Not even halle berry could compare.

    i think it's definitely on par with raiders! but doom was my ultimate favourite. always was, always will be. and the critics say that was the weakest of the 4???

    there were some nice nods to the previous films, music score lent from raiders and crusade. I, being the obsessive fan type managed to sit the entire score out at the credits. slight nuances of the theme, partly rehashed, but i guess to allow for henry jones jr. 3rd to come into the fold.

    i loved the bike chase scene, at the college, where mutt looks at Indy for recognition. that worked well, especially as indy was non plussed about the state of affairs, having seen it all before..see crusade bike chase with sean connery,exact same expression. Classic!
    Other similar stabs at the joke sequence of the cairo swordsman in raiders. which was re renaccted in doom around the rope bridge scene. and again on the tank sequence in crusade. taking out 3 bad guys, but if you're not that keen on indy, it goes over your head.

    funny, VERY funny!! said So Wah Mu...

    That's Short Round you bunch of day trippers!

    bring on indy 5, grey hairs and walking stick!! Indy rocks...but a little less CGI PLEASE.

    why? Because he's the greatest adventure hero of ALL time!
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