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"You call him Dr. Jones, doll"

Post by Mithroch » Thu May 22, 2008 8:16 am

So yeah... caught the midnight show for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Over all I liked it. Still not as strong as Raiders... but then again none of the others were either. It's still got the formulas that made the other ones great (a killer chase scene or two, travel maps with route trace lines, and Harrison Ford)
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Some people may have a problem with all of the Area 51 alien crap... but how different is it really than Christian or Hindu legends becoming reality in the other movies? I admit... the ant swarms and the swirling destruction of El Durado seemed taken from The Mummy Returns... but that movie doesn't exist in the first place without the Indy movies (same with Tomb Raider). They could have done a better job on the skull itself. It looked like plastic stuffed with polyvinylidene chloride (Saran or stretch wrap). Indy is still bad ass... and really thats all that matters.
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Post by Kitsuner » Mon May 26, 2008 12:05 pm

I enjoyed it a lot. Get that Greaser!
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Post by Coffee 54 » Mon May 26, 2008 2:32 pm

I also found the film quite enjoyable. All the insanely over-the-top action I've come to know and love from this movie series*.
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*ie: surviving a nuclear blast in a lead lined refrigerator.

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Post by JudgeHolden » Wed May 28, 2008 12:08 pm

It was ok, but I only liked Raiders.

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Post by Prodigi » Wed May 28, 2008 12:44 pm

I quite enjoyed it.

However at a few places, particularly the start, I felt they were trying to go all out as though they had something to prove because of the 3 earlier movies. I think this actually detracted from it a little. Another downside was that a lot of it seemed too finely polished for my taste, and didn't have that gritty 80s cinema look I associated with the originals. I had hoped they would try and maintain this same cinematic feeling, but it looks as though they took the leap forward into the 21st century.

I've always had a very strong connection with the Indiana Jones movies, as I used to watch them with my dad all the time when I was a kid, and I always get a strong feeling of nostalgia whenever I rewatch any of the movies.

The Last Crusade will always remain my favourite.

On the scale I'd rate it:

1. Last Crusade.
2. Raiders Of The Lost Ark.
3. Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull.
4. Temple Of Doom.

As far as sequels go (particularly those quite after the last) it was quite enjoyable and seemed to fit in fairly well with the previous films.

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Post by ZephyrStar » Tue Jun 03, 2008 11:13 pm

I enjoyed it, but I did facepalm quite a bit. It just wasn't there. I think it's the weakest of the movies.

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Post by Jnzk » Sat Jun 07, 2008 10:56 am

I couldn't really get into Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Sure it had some good moments, but somehow the "Indy feel" just wasn't there. At least it was better than Temple of Doom. :/

/me re-watches Raiders

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