Here we go, y'all -- join me, an erstwhile archaeologist and current science journalist, in hate-watching Fountain of Youth, either live or vicariously. 🏺🧪 - ThreadSky

killgrove.bsky.social • 11 days ago

Here we go, y'all -- join me, an erstwhile archaeologist and current science journalist, in hate-watching Fountain of Youth, either live or vicariously. 🏺🧪

Reposted from Kristina Killgrove

I think we need a long-weekend #archaeology hate-watch party for the new Fountain of Youth movie on AppleTV+. 🏺 Who's with me?

John Krasinski is a disgraced archaeologist; Natalie Portman is his museum curator sister. They team up to find the Fountain of Youth.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gB9...

Comments

dunsworth.bsky.social•11 days ago

Looks horrible! Godspeed.

lemoustier.bsky.social•11 days ago

good god I just watched the trailer, Natalie Portman's question feels quite pertinent lol

randalbudzilo.bsky.social•11 days ago

It was entertaining but lacked originality or plot.

Watched last night.

killgrove.bsky.social•11 days ago

Yeah I’m an hour in and the plot is sorely lacking.

randalbudzilo.bsky.social•10 days ago

Fountain of Youth (2025) is the Last Action Hero of our time, gorgeous visuals, killer concept, but the plot? Absolute mess. Style over substance strikes again. Just hallow.

cloudygrayfox.bsky.social•11 days ago

Just once I’d like to see an archy movie where excavations yield bottle caps and everyone basically just drinks beer.

marspidermonkey.bsky.social•11 days ago

I don’t have Apple TV, but I was tempted to do a trial… that movie does look like the of campy silliness I’d enjoy…

killgrove.bsky.social•11 days ago

It was honestly more boring than campy. :-/

killgrove.bsky.social•11 days ago

We open with John K riding a Vespa with a poster tube strapped to his back. He's dressed in khakis and a denim shirt, so that's pretty spot-on for archaeologists.

killgrove.bsky.social•11 days ago

Gotta start with a car chase and guns and a jump onto a moving train, as an homage to Indiana Jones. Of course.

killgrove.bsky.social•11 days ago

Then John K -- Luke, I guess? -- dreams of a gold plate that looks like a Teletubby.

killgrove.bsky.social•11 days ago

Sexy brunette on the train has Luke garotted and kicks him in the nuts to steal the poster tube. (Which I like to think has his latest research poster in it, as he's headed to the SAAs.)

killgrove.bsky.social•11 days ago

OMG, @moonlight59.bsky.social is right -- this is just an IJ ripoff. Luke jumps from the top of the train in the dark to a... water tower? IDK what that thing is, but it's straight out of IJ.

killgrove.bsky.social•11 days ago

Hahahah Luke comes to England to visit his sister, Natalie Portman, a museum curator. And he's dressed exactly like Indiana Jones in his teaching clothes.