On Friday I saw Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull with the family. I thought that the background story line about the crystal skull, etc. was crap. Essentially George Lucas circa Star Wars Episode 1, crap. In reality, however, that doesn’t really matter. The background story is nothing but the MacGuffin anyway.
The real question is, Was it an Indiana Jones movie? My answer is Absolutely!
It had snakes, killer ants, a great boat ride, and a fantastic chase through the jungle. I don’t care that the chase through the jungle doesn’t make sense, I don’t care that they were driving down a deforested path that had not yet been deforested. It was a great chase. The truck chase in Raiders had it’s flaws too. However, I thought this chase through the jungle was a great homage to it.
The best way to think of this movie is as Raiders of the Lost Ark with an old Indy. I liked it that they did not ignore the fact that Indy is now old. The movie acknowledged and used it. I was also surprised that I enjoyed Shia LaBeouf in his role. He played an excellent greaser and I thought he did a good job as the young version of Indy. It was also nice to see Karen Allen back as Marion Ravenwood.
In sum, ignore the story line, and watch the movie. It is much more like Raiders than either of the other two sequels. I had a blast watching it. Two thumbs up from me!
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1 Indy 4 Follow Up // Jun 22, 2008 at 11:37 am
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