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I think the Star Wars prequels did it pretty well, personally (although Lucas has forgotten how to write good dialogue.) And T3 was decent enough. But generally, I agree that sequels to old franchises usually don't work out, and here's my take on Indy IV.
Since the Indiana Jones movies don't really have any ongoing story arcs and can each stand alone as well as being a trilogy, they don't need another movie to fill out the exsisting arc (as opposed to the Star Wars prequels, which are needed to complete the rise/fall/redemption arc of Star Wars and fill out the saga.)
However, I don't think it would hurt the exsisting films if a fourth was made and I certianly would see it (and I kind of like the idea that Lucas, Speilberg and Ford have tossed around publicly of having all of Indy's women "come back to haunt him," if you know what I mean.) And Frank Marshall DID recently say that there wouldn't be any CGI involved (before the plug was pulled on production to allow for the rewrite first...do you think those remarks got Lucas scared?)
But by the same token I think it's nice as a trilogy and works well. Plus, they were all made within four years of each other (1981, 1984, 1989) and the consistancy is maintained.
So...if it's made, it's made and it will hopefully be a nice addition to the Indy canon. If not, then, well, I'm pleased with Indiiana Jones staying a trilogy.
And IF it is made and it DOES suck, well, then we can all ignore its exsistance in bliss because we've got an amazing Indiana Jones DVD box set out now with all three movies presented exellently with a good slate of extras to boot. (And Indiana Jones IV is only mentioned once on the entire set, in the music featurette.)
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