Wednesday, 20. August 2008

Short, independant flick reviews! Read about it, before you watch it!

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

In a nutshell: Aging Indy faces his forth challenge, chasing another ancient treasure, this time in a breakneck race against the commies (damn them!). Another Indiana Jones adventure - worth watching once :-)

The story: In the middle of the Cold War, the Soviets seek for what they assume was an ancient psychic super weapon that makes the A-Bomb look like a kids toy. In order to get it, they need the help of Dr. Henry Walton Jones, Jr. aka Indiana Jones. Soon, the evil Reds, led by pageboy style cut Irina Spalko find out Indy is not as cooperative as they wished he was ;-) The settings change, the race for the price speeds up, the effects become more and more impressive… guess how the story ends up? ;-)

Flickcritique says: I was concerned my hero was going to be exploit but the forth episode, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is actually quiet good. I loved the hot pursuits! And Harrison Ford’s sense of humor! And the impressive CGI (watch out for the mushroom cloud!). Only the suffering from an Oedipus complex sidekick is a little annoying but I can look over this :-( What I really liked however was the small hints and links to the previous Indy movies :-)

Conclusion: It’s a typical Indiana Jones movie, even though Harrison Ford isn’t as young any more, as he was shooting the previous ones. I did not like much what the treasure turned out to be but I’d still recommend the movie to all Indy fans. And even if you think the previous Indianan Jones movies were prehistoric, give it a try, it’s much better the any recently released archeology-007 James Bond crossovers, as the “National Treasure” flicks ;-)

Watch it if you liked: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

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May 25, 2008 | Filed Under action, crime 

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2 Responses to “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”

  1. Jr. on May 30th, 2008

    Well… I think Spielberg exaggerated it a bit. A more classical end might have been a better choice. Mixed feelings is all I keep in mind.

  2. Fadi on July 18th, 2008

    loved it! are there more IJ movies to come? or was this the last last last one? :(

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