Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
All things aside, I have to say that the first movie my parents ever rented was Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. I've watched that movie over and over and over, so I like to qualify my self as a big fan of the series.
One must remember a few things before going into any Indiana Jones movie:
1. They are based of 1950's adventure comic books. So, you'll see a ton of action, and it all may not make a ton of sense.
2. Whomever the US Government found as a threat at the time is the direct enemy of Indiana Jones. This explains the Nazis, and in the most recent episode the Communists.
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Over all the movie pace is frantic. It was one chase scene bleeding into a quick dialog scene, bleeding into a fight. In other words pee before you go into the movie, because there really isn't a break to do so in the middle. The plot is goofy. Indiana must return a crystal skull because it talked to him. However, if one looks at the other films this plot sort of fits right in. He's already found: The Arc of the Covenant, The Holy Grail, and some weird stone that had diamonds in it. The only complaint I have about this is the aliens. I mean, Indiana was able to find other major artifacts and use their powers for good, but discovering aliens in Mayan ruins is a stretch even for this series.
Over all it's worth seeing in the theaters if you LOVED the series. If you didn't wait for the rental. The special effects will translate well to TV, and you won't have to put up with the sticky floors.
As a side note to all of this here's a list of movies I plan on seeing this summer: Hamlet 2, Wall E, and possibly Hancock. We shall see if my Indy theater has anything else fun coming out as well.
All things aside, I have to say that the first movie my parents ever rented was Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. I've watched that movie over and over and over, so I like to qualify my self as a big fan of the series.
One must remember a few things before going into any Indiana Jones movie:
1. They are based of 1950's adventure comic books. So, you'll see a ton of action, and it all may not make a ton of sense.
2. Whomever the US Government found as a threat at the time is the direct enemy of Indiana Jones. This explains the Nazis, and in the most recent episode the Communists.
********** Spoiler Alert *******************
Over all the movie pace is frantic. It was one chase scene bleeding into a quick dialog scene, bleeding into a fight. In other words pee before you go into the movie, because there really isn't a break to do so in the middle. The plot is goofy. Indiana must return a crystal skull because it talked to him. However, if one looks at the other films this plot sort of fits right in. He's already found: The Arc of the Covenant, The Holy Grail, and some weird stone that had diamonds in it. The only complaint I have about this is the aliens. I mean, Indiana was able to find other major artifacts and use their powers for good, but discovering aliens in Mayan ruins is a stretch even for this series.
Over all it's worth seeing in the theaters if you LOVED the series. If you didn't wait for the rental. The special effects will translate well to TV, and you won't have to put up with the sticky floors.
As a side note to all of this here's a list of movies I plan on seeing this summer: Hamlet 2, Wall E, and possibly Hancock. We shall see if my Indy theater has anything else fun coming out as well.