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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Movie Review, May 2008

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (movie review) / 51qtKmtIPgL. SL160 A fun summer popcorn flick made by old men reliving their youth, and Ford’s best work in over a decade. The Biblical artifacts were the best MacGuffins in the previous films, and I think it’s clear why Ford and Spielberg resisted filming this story by Lucas for almost 20 years. The plot is a bit of a jumble due to so many rewrites over that time, but there are some great action set pieces to keep it entertaining nonetheless.

3 stars (out of 5).

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Chris Norris

Watched this last night.

Have to admit, I went in with REALLY low expectations, based on all the negative fanboy reviews over the last few months, but I was pleasantly surprised.

I loved it. Right up there with 1 and 3, actually.
Ford has obviously aged, and to see him in the Indy garb was a geeky delight.
Excellent seeing Marion Ravenwood again, and Cate Blanchett is a friggin chameleon; she can play damn near anything or anybody. She was a lot of fun as the villain.

I even was impressed with Shia LeBeauf. I’m not a fan of his, but his character grew on me.

The heavy use of CGI not normally seen in the Indy flicks was a bit distracting, but overall, it worked.

I loved this movie.

4 stars outta 5

April 2009

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