Well lets cut to the chase shall we? We all know who Indiana Jones is and if you have been living under a rock for the last 20+ years and have no idea, please continue to let us be and enjoy your rock!
Indiana Jones is back and he is the same old Indy we have come to love! The newest creation from Spielberg and Lucas has brought us an updated but true look at Henry Jone’s latest adventure in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. The storyline is a little off for my liking and a bit over the top, but and I do mean but, the film is a must see film. The overall feel brings us back to the last movies in the series and gives us the witty laughs we have come to expect from the wise-ass characters in the Indy films. I almost had to say something to the guy behind me he was so loud, and this was at a private screening!
On to the movie! Have I said it was great film? ITS A GREAT FILM!!!
We first meet up with Dr Jone’s and his crew at Area 51 after he is pulled out of a car trunk. Classic Indy style, always getting captured by the KGB with horrible accents from across the pond. This is where we meet Agent Irina Spalko (Cate Blanchett), a soviet doctor who was once Stalin’s right hand woman. She is known for her work on “mind” altering research. Her over the top accent may of ruined her entire performance in my eyes. Not to be swayed by this, her character is easily hated and allows for the film to continue on.
While staying with the era of the 50’s and 60’s, we do see a bit of awkwardness, at least in my mind, with the introduction of aliens. Yes I said aliens! The cars, the clothing, the stores, and even the school rooms fit the bill. The set and everything about the film brought me back in time. And did a great job of it!
All throughout the film we see action. And I mean action. I don’t think it slows down for more than 2 minutes at a time. This film delivers classic Indiana Jone’s. Ancient Mayan temples, tribesmen, KGB agents, Atomic Bombs, car chases, fire ants, and much much more in this great film. Spielberg and Lucas did a great job. From car chases, to extraterrestrial beings, Indiana sees it all, along with his latest side kick, Mutt.
Mutt is played by new comer Shia LeBeouf of Transformers and Disturbia fame. While at the start of the film I was not into him, I began to enjoy his qualities more and more throughout the film. He does a solid job portraying a greaser and the story is inter woven to allow for his lack of style to come through.
The film touches on almost every character we have come to love and know in the past movies. From Indiana’s father to his confidant Dr Marcus Brody; we see a storyline of the past intertwined with the latest creation of Indiana. Some twist and turns and some surprises await you.
This is a MUST see film and really adds to the Indy collection. Make sure you see it in the theaters. Its that good! While I would love to recommend this to all of you, I would shy away from kids 13 and under. It does have the rating for a reason!
I am glad to see Indiana is back, and yes I am sure Indiana Jones 5 will be here before we know it.
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May 27th, 2008 at 7:14 am
I got to see it yesterday. WOW what a piece of trash. I hate even saying this about Indiana Jones but this movie was horrible. The last time I had a bad feelinga bout a movie I watched was “War” last year. It took them 19 years and this is what I got?? They should have just used the unused script that ended up being used for “The Mummy 2.”
May 27th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
I have to agree, this is the worst Indy film I have ever seen. The acting was just so wooden, the storyline seemed like a reject script from X Files or Stargate etc. It’s a pity that they’re talking about another Indy film, I’d say forget it, don’t milk it for anymore than its worth, they’ve pretty much killed the Series with this trash.
May 27th, 2008 at 5:35 pm
I’d have to say that it was mildly entertaining, but it wasn’t the old genuine Indiana Jones movies I grew up with, it kind of sucked but you kept watching it because you hoped it would get better just because it’s Indy…
June 6th, 2008 at 1:28 pm
I’ve been an Indy fan for 20 years. This was not only the worst Indiana Jones ever, this was also a terrible film. And I mean terrible like in “The Return of the Mummy / Phantom Menace / Lara Croft” !
No scenario (”Oooh ! A flying saucer !” “No kiddo, it is a transdimensional saucer.”), stupid moments (Lead fridge, people ? Come on ! Ooops, sorry, no there’s worse : the magic car that conveniently falls on a tree and keeps all its passenger even after 3 waterfalls).
No characters (Marion giggles and giggles and do what else ? Oh yeah, she giggles) and no class (remember the end of Indy 3 ? Classy, wasn’t it ? Well, compare with Indy 4 now and Shia LaBeouf and his comb !)
Horrible.
June 11th, 2008 at 11:25 pm
Okay I would like to disagree with the author of the article. First off the plot of the movie was completely see through! From Mutt to the Aliens I could not enjoy this movie because I felt I already knew what was going to happen. And the worst part about it was that I hadn’t seen the first three movies before hand, so I couldn’t even predict the plot based on what I had see in the first three. I thought the acting was far below what I’ve come to see in each actor. Now I wouldn’t recommend this movie to any of my friends, but being that this is the latest of the Indiana Jones films I feel there will be a lot of people still going to the movies to see it and a lot of unsatisfied Indy fans leaving the theatres.
June 12th, 2008 at 12:00 am
The movie was horrible. It had it’s witty moments, but in no way was it up to par with the series. This will remain the Indiana Jones TRILOGY with bonus scenes.
Shia LeBeouf was horrible for the part and Cate Blanchett didn’t act the part (as well her accent kept changing back and forth).
Poor show
June 23rd, 2008 at 1:11 am
Oh jeez, bitch more. Its a damn FILM. If it kept you looking in its direction for an hour and a half, it did its part. You people are just old and want the same old movies again but with flashy CGI. Well guess what, its 2008 and you’re getting either or.
July 2nd, 2008 at 5:54 am
I have watched all the indy films religiously and know every line. This new addition only did justice to the others during the action scenes, which were, admittedly, plentiful, but other than that it really tries to throw the series down the drain. Perhaps the previous indies were responsible for some bad nightmares in the Spielberg house or Geourge Lucas’ dog got run over by one of those “hitler-mobiles” he’s so fond of; we just don’t KNOW! The ending was definitely the most shocking bit; not even worthy of comment, it should have been simply cut out and stuck back into whatever star trek star trek series it came from.