It's been like 2 or 3 weeks since the release of: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. I didn't have time to watch it when it came out but oh well the review comes better late than never.
So it's been almost 20 years since the last release of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade the final movie in the original Trilogy. So I figured before I saw the latest Jones movie I should refresh my memories and watch the originals. So I did.
Raiders of the Lost Ark is a classic movie - hands down. For me it was very nostalgic and brought me back to the days I watched it with my dad when I was only 2 or 3 years old.
So it's been almost 20 years since the last release of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade the final movie in the original Trilogy. So I figured before I saw the latest Jones movie I should refresh my memories and watch the originals. So I did.
Raiders of the Lost Ark is a classic movie - hands down. For me it was very nostalgic and brought me back to the days I watched it with my dad when I was only 2 or 3 years old.
Temple of Doom still good - especially for a sequel but there were some corny moments in it. This was a much darker movie than the first one. A lot of Devil worship, blood drinking and beating of children. Still a classic in the Trilogy.
Last Crusade - after recently seeing this one I noticed it was a bit more comedic than the other Jones movies but of course still decent quality - but a little over the top in some of the scenes. I mean - Indy dressed up as a Nazi gets an autograph from Hitler in the Grail Diary his army is trying to kill him for?? WTF!
All in all - the Trilogy is a classic. I can't think of a bigger Trilogy known in Movie history (other than Star Wars) that gets all the hype and fame.
So going back to the Review of The Crystal Skull. Well like all my reviews I am not going to waste both of our times with a structured and organized writing of the movie. I'll be blunt.
This was a good movie. Not the best - and not the worst. I didn't walk into the theatre with huge expectations as I know Harrison Ford is first of all pushing into his 70's. The only thing I could think of was how he was going to pull this role off. But he didn't disappoint - he was the same old Indiana Jones from before.
The movie - like the older ones - packed a lot of usual Indie action scenes and humor which was good to see.
The funny thing I noticed was that the first 3 movies were all in some way related to an artifact of god ... the Ark of the Covenant, the Holy Grail, and some stone from one of the many Indian gods (i forgot). Naturally, I thought this was going to be similar - but NO! This movie went the extra distance this time and suggested that Aliens were our gods and the artifact (the crystal skull) was an ALIENS! WTF! Anyway - I guess it's fitting since we are in 2008 now with all these other mainstream religions like Scientology and shit popping up...
Anyways - the movie was GOOD. GO SEE IT! I think that if you go in with an open mind you will enjoy the movie regardless if you haven't seen the original three. In fact - if you haven't seen the original trilogy - this movie would probably be better. It had it's moments of cornyness but no where near as much as The Last Crusade or The Temple of Doom.
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This was a good movie. Not the best - and not the worst. I didn't walk into the theatre with huge expectations as I know Harrison Ford is first of all pushing into his 70's. The only thing I could think of was how he was going to pull this role off. But he didn't disappoint - he was the same old Indiana Jones from before.
The movie - like the older ones - packed a lot of usual Indie action scenes and humor which was good to see.
The funny thing I noticed was that the first 3 movies were all in some way related to an artifact of god ... the Ark of the Covenant, the Holy Grail, and some stone from one of the many Indian gods (i forgot). Naturally, I thought this was going to be similar - but NO! This movie went the extra distance this time and suggested that Aliens were our gods and the artifact (the crystal skull) was an ALIENS! WTF! Anyway - I guess it's fitting since we are in 2008 now with all these other mainstream religions like Scientology and shit popping up...
Anyways - the movie was GOOD. GO SEE IT! I think that if you go in with an open mind you will enjoy the movie regardless if you haven't seen the original three. In fact - if you haven't seen the original trilogy - this movie would probably be better. It had it's moments of cornyness but no where near as much as The Last Crusade or The Temple of Doom.
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