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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
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Message posted May 26, 2008
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| It's finally over. Nineteen years has passed and the day finally came May 22, the release of a new Indiana Jones movie. I was one of the many who attended a midnight showing of the film. I even took Thursday and Friday off from work to make a five-day holiday weekend. So how is it? I'll try to keep this review spoiler-free since the movie is still in it's opening weekend. In a nutshell, I loved it. It's definitely an Indiana Jones movie and fits nicely with the other three. Taking its cue from 1950s science fiction movies, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is a quest for a mysterious skull that holds the key to psychic power that could tip the balance in favor of the Communists during the early days of the Cold War. Crystal skulls have different theories in real life and requires a little more exposition in this film than the other artifacts did. This could be an issue for some but it's necessary in the context of the story. Indiana Jones is still a professor at Marshall College and when approached by a young greaser about the crystal skull, Indy and his new sidekick embark on an adventure into the Amazon jungle. I loved that Indy's quest leads him into the jungle again. All of the ingredients of an Indiana Jones film are in place, global conquest by the villains, giant action sequences that defy logic but still give the viewer a theme-park ride experience, supernatural artifact (the crystal skull is by far the coolest looking artifact in all the Indiana Jones movies), and character interaction among old and new friends in the Indiana Jones universe. We also learn through dialogue some interesting back story about what Indy has been up to since his last screen adventure. The traditional opening sequence in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is the second-best of the films. Raiders being at the top of course. It's a great capture of a 1930s relic in the 1950s. It's a great summer film, which is what all of the Indiana Jones movies are meant to be. |
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