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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2 Disc Edition) [DVD] [2008]

Harrison Ford (Actor), Shia LaBeouf (Actor), Steven Spielberg (Director) | Rated: Suitable for 12 years and over | Format: DVD

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Actors: Harrison Ford, Shia LaBeouf, Cate Blanchett, Ray Winstone
Directors: Steven Spielberg
Format: PAL, Full Screen
Language English
Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
Number of discs: 2
Classification: 12
Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment
DVD Release Date: 10 Nov 2008
Run Time: 122 minutes

Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (220 customer reviews)

ASIN: B0011905MW
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,311 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)

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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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DVD Special Features
- Production Diary: Making of Crystal Skull
- Warrior Make-up
- The Crystal Skulls
- Iconic Props
- The Effects of Indy
- Adventures in Post Production
- Closing: Team Indy
- Pre-Visualisation Sequences
- Galleries
- Trailers

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1.0 out of 5 stars Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear..., 7 Aug 2009

By	Victor Tugelbend (Hull, England) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)

This review is from: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2 Disc Edition) [DVD] [2008] (DVD)

The return of Harrison Ford as everyone's favourite whip wielding archaeologist should have been the event of the year, if not the decade. Most of the ingredients are there, Ford is pitch perfect as the ageing adventure hero; there are some worthy guest stars, notable Ray Winstone and John Hurt; and Spielberg is back behind the camera.

But something went horribly wrong. The plot is awful. Just awful. The script writers really just could not be bothered. From the stupid cod science in the warehouse at the start through to the disappointing big finale, it's really daft, totally at odds with the rest of the films in tone (aliens? Whose bright idea was that?) and full of holes. The underlying idea was pathetic, and most of the film seemed to be a 'painted by numbers' attempt to recreate the magic of the earlier films. And the villain didn't get a satisfyingly nasty ending as per the Nazis in 'Lost ark' or Julian Glover in 'Last Crusade'. One minute she's there, the next she's not. And as for the 'special effects'... I probably sound a bit old fashioned here, but I've always been of the opinion that CGI's are not as good as the old fashioned model work. And the ones in this film were especially flat.

I stuck to the end, and then sent the DVD to the charity shop, in an attempt to forget this tripe was ever made. A terrible coda to a truly great trilogy.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars not a classic, but a good entertaining watch, 3 Jun 2008

By	Stampy (England) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

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After much hype and anticipation, Harrison Ford (Blade Runner) puts the hat back on to reprise his role as the best archaeologist to ever grace our screens in Steven Spielberg's action adventure. It's the 1950s and Indiana Jones and young cheeky Mutt are trying to solve the mystery surrounding a powerful crystal skull.

Possibly the most anticipated sequel for years, the forth instalment of the franchise is exciting and tense, though it doesn't live up to the classics, which was always likely to be the case.

After the opening car driving scene and seeing Jones in a more fragile light, I dreaded the worst. However as we get to see more of Cate Blanchett (Elizabeth) as villain Spalko and a good performance by Shia LaBeouf (Even Stevens) as Mutt does the film liven up and become tense and almost reminiscent of the previous 3. However it never matches that level, there was just something about the previous 3 that made them so great.

Ford I'm unfortunate to say is on poor form, and I really like him but this portrayal he gives as a withered but yet clever old man never comes off and it's such a shame as he made the role so iconic in the 80's.

The plot is far from brilliant and direction is inconsistent from Spielberg. However the situations, action sequences and general likeability about all the characters makes it a good watch. The sword fight scene in the Amazon is amazing, truly the best bit of the film. Ray Winstone has an intriguing part to play but his character could have done with a bit more onscreen time to generate the depth between him and Jones.

I've never been a fan of CGI as it doesn't generate realism, which is the case here.

There are a few scenes which I found very bizarre; none more so than the last couple of situations. The use of deadly animals is never lost and with snakes, monkeys and ants do we get that creepy feeling down our spines like no other film can do.

Despite a poor script and not matching the others, the action sequences, the characters and the performances still make it a good 2 hour watch.

7.5/10

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3.0 out of 5 stars OK. Nothing Special, 16 Mar 2009

By	J.Flood (Dublin,Ireland) - See all my reviews

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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.

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