Indy Fatigue (Noun) Refers to the pervasive sense of blah that has gripped some since the promotion for Indiana Jones IV began, seemingly some six years ago. The great thing about the first three installments of the Indiana Jones movies is that they were all made over 19 years ago or longer, which means that growing up, we didn't have to deal with
Indy ubiquity. Now, you can't turn on your computer, the television, open a magazine, or floss your goddamn teeth without being slapped in the face with Indiana Jones promotions. The first time I saw the trailer for
The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, I felt all those childhood feelings return -- it was a nice warm bath of Indy. Now, it feels like I'm being dunked -- water-tortured by Harrison Ford, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, and Shia LaBeouf. It needs to stop.
The movie opens today, and to tell you the truth, I'm already kind of sick of it. I'm sure, over the weekend, during the two hours while I'm actually watching the movie, I'll enjoy the hell out of it. But otherwise, I think I'm ready to move on to complete and all-encompassing
Sex and the City fatigue already. Thank you very much.
I'd like to move on to some post-coital Karen Allen fatigue. Yum.