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Nearly 20 years after riding his last Crusade, Harrison Ford makes a welcome return as archaeologist/relic hunter Indiana Jones in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, an action-packed fourth installment that's, in a nutshell, less memorable than the first three but great nostalgia for fans of the series. Producer George Lucas and screenwriter David Koepp (War of the Worlds) set the film during the cold war, as the Soviets--replacing Nazis as Indy's villains of choice and led by a sword-wielding Cate Blanchett with black bob and sunglasses--are in pursuit of a crystal skull, which has mystical powers related to a city of gold. After escaping from them in a spectacular opening action sequence, Indy is coerced to head to Peru at the behest of a young greaser (Shia LaBeouf) whose friend--and Indy's colleague--Professor Oxley (John Hurt) has been captured for his knowledge of the skull's whereabouts. Whatever secrets the skull holds are tertiary; its reveal is the weakest part of the movie, as the CGI effects that inevitably accompany it feel jarring next to the boulder-rolling world of Indy audiences knew and loved. There's plenty of comedy, delightful stunts--ants play a deadly role here--and the return of Raiders love interest Karen Allen as Marion Ravenwood, once shrill but now softened, giving her ex-love bemused glances and eye-rolls as he huffs his way to save the day. Which brings us to Ford: bullwhip still in hand, he's a little creakier, a lot grayer, but still twice the action hero of anyone in film today. With all the anticipation and hype leading up to the film's release, perhaps no reunion is sweeter than that of Ford with the role that fits him as snugly as that fedora hat. --Ellen A. Kim
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INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL [2 DISC TIN HOLDER EDITION]
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Expected more for Indi's Last Adventure,
By Mr D "Dementor" (Scotland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2 Disc Edition) [DVD] (DVD)
Indiana Jones, A great series of adventures that many of us have enjoyed and many of us thought how could they screw up Indi? well only one word..... Aliens
The first adventure with indi we saw him chase after the Ark of the covenant, his second adventure the Sankara stones and finally the Holy Grail all great plot devices which makes me ask....WHY ALIENS Out of all the plot devices i expected for indis last hurrah that never crossed my mind too much alien stuff as of late. I know this isnt a real good review but couldn't they do better than aliens. no matter what anyone would say Indiana Jones will always be a Trilogy to me.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
OK. Nothing Special,
By J.Flood (Dublin,Ireland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2 Disc Edition) [DVD] (DVD)
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is set in the 1950s, as opposed to the 1930s, as in the previous films in this series. In this one Indy is on the trail of a Crystal Skull, which is believed to have magical powers. As it is now the 1950s, the Soviets have replaced the Nazis, as Indiana's main adverseries.
I felt the film captured the era very well, the clothes, the politics and peoples attitudes at the time etc. There was plenty of action going on throughout the film, so it held my attention, and was enjoyable for the most part. Where I felt the film fell apart was towards the end. It all started getting a bit too far fetched for my liking, and I can't help but feel, that this film has somewhat tarnished what was an excellent series.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
One of the worst films I have ever seen,
By Sarmad (Uladh) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2 Disc Edition) [DVD] (DVD)
Like so many others I watched the originals as a stripling. They were precious and dear to me. Foolishly perhaps, I allowed myself to attend the screening of this film with much excitement. I knew something was wrong quite early when Jones met the baddy. The acting was staggeringly bad. The lines were awful. The bit with the fridge was possibly one of the better bits. And wasn't there a CGI mammal? And after that it got worse and worse. Mutt Williams! This was such a stupid, stupid idea. And do you remember the scene in the quicksand where Marion 'revealed' that Mutt was Jones's son?? Such wooden acting, such execrable lines. It was all so awful. And the ridiculous use of CGI. CGI has ruined many films but this is perhaps the worst example. The 'exciting' battle in the forest was pathetic. The fact that Mutt got a few shrubs slapped against his crotch was not amusing. The alien component was neither surprising nor welcome. It was deeply stupid and unimpressive. Steven Spielberg has made some films that will be watched for generations. Even in more recent times he has made films of which I am fond - such as Catch Me If You Can. How can he had made something this awful?
After watching this film I held it all in for maybe 24 hours. Then I wept profuse tears of sorrow.
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