Review: Indiana Jones: 05-26-08
First, let me say that I am a huge Indiana Jones fan. (Yes, they have all new Indie Lego sets, but that's not why). The whole aura of mystery, clues, history and heart all fall into each of the 3 original movies. And they do again in the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. But something is different.
Although I enjoyed and understood the first hour of the movie, the kids (who have seen 1-3) were bored to death. They had no idea what area 51 was. (Which was a brilliant use for the secret base by the way). And I have to admit, I was a bit sleepy myself.
The movie progresses as we get up to date with all the characters and the story line escalates to our familiar Jones trekking through ancient ruins trying to find something that no one has been able to find for 5000 years.
I won't spoil the flick for you, but I didn't have the same excitement and expectations that the previous three movies provided me. Although it is there, and the premise of the skull is cool (unlikely, but cool), it just didn't work for me. Yea, it was kind of exciting, yea it was kinda thrilling, but it wasn't really exciting or thrilling.
The attempt to get Indie up to modern times and involve some spectacles of ancient lore and new technology I think fails. Seeing Indiana Jones with plastic people in a nuclear testing facility just isn't Indiana Jones guessing the weight of a solid gold monkey head trying to replace it with a sand bag of the same weight. (And then getting it wrong proving the expert scientist has a vulnerable, innocent and kinda wild side.)
It just wasn't there for me. I had big hopes. Indiana Jones only gets a 6.5 (disappointing)
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First, let me say that I am a huge Indiana Jones fan. (Yes, they have all new Indie Lego sets, but that's not why). The whole aura of mystery, clues, history and heart all fall into each of the 3 original movies. And they do again in the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. But something is different.
Although I enjoyed and understood the first hour of the movie, the kids (who have seen 1-3) were bored to death. They had no idea what area 51 was. (Which was a brilliant use for the secret base by the way). And I have to admit, I was a bit sleepy myself.
The movie progresses as we get up to date with all the characters and the story line escalates to our familiar Jones trekking through ancient ruins trying to find something that no one has been able to find for 5000 years.
I won't spoil the flick for you, but I didn't have the same excitement and expectations that the previous three movies provided me. Although it is there, and the premise of the skull is cool (unlikely, but cool), it just didn't work for me. Yea, it was kind of exciting, yea it was kinda thrilling, but it wasn't really exciting or thrilling.
The attempt to get Indie up to modern times and involve some spectacles of ancient lore and new technology I think fails. Seeing Indiana Jones with plastic people in a nuclear testing facility just isn't Indiana Jones guessing the weight of a solid gold monkey head trying to replace it with a sand bag of the same weight. (And then getting it wrong proving the expert scientist has a vulnerable, innocent and kinda wild side.)
It just wasn't there for me. I had big hopes. Indiana Jones only gets a 6.5 (disappointing)
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Adding to this review, there are three scenes in the movie that provide typical (unrealistic) Steven Speilberg impossible outcomes that don't help.
1. Inside the warehouse, there is no way he avoided getting blunt force trauma from the 15 machine guns that are only firing from the floor to the ceiling. Speilberg tries to make it exciting.
2. Again with the gunfire in the forest escape scenes. (A swordfight when the chick is holstering a 45? Why not just shoot the kid. (Can anyone say Speeder Bikes through the E-wok forest?) Oh that was George Lucas, I forgot. (What is the logo at the beginning of the movie?)
3. Juniors flight with the Monkeys? You actually expect me to believe that he timed his arrival at the cliff perfectly with the passing vehicles going 80 m.p.h.? Exciting, yes, realisticly exciting, no way.
I was really disappointed. I thik they tried to hard.
Oh, well. I think I'll just go watch "Air Force One" or "The Fugitive" again. If I'm dreading boredom, I'll reprise the Bourne series. Now, that was some kinda' fun.
Looks like Mitch is runnin' away with the big prize. Ha ha hahahahahahah.
Those solid gold monkey heads are usually way over estimated. I remember my old fishing partner, the Santee Pro tried the sandbag swap for a gold orangutan brain one time. Those brains are less dense than you'd imagine. Well, we ended up in a swamp boat doin' 95 to get away from the crocodile men there in the old Francis Marion swamp. If we hadn't run up on Adrienne Barbeau and her chain saw we'd probably still be scattin' out through the pucker brush.
There are times when sign language is best.
What's this steamin' stuff about no advertising? Is it a plus to have no advertising?
Me, I like advertising. That's where I get my stuff. I like to see pictures of good stuff, and I like to read about the advantages.
For example, give me a good Home Depot advertisement any day. When they say "You can do it, we can help", it gives me goose bumps. It's invigorating to know I can do anything. They're talkin' about me. Can me some ads, baby.
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