Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull

[CheezeFlixz]

There had better not be any more sequels, I don't car how great a movie is, at one point the amount of sequels is sad.  Three was good for Indy, four, no, it was a blatantly wide line in this case and they crossed it.  Don't get me wrong, I believe that this movie will actually be pretty good and I've heard good things, I just think that a movie shouldn't push it on the sequels no matter ho good they might be, unless it's good enough to be called a classic in fifty years.

Indiana Jones V - Quest for Viagra
Indiana Jones VI - In Search of the Lost Teeth
Indiana Jones VII - Raiders of the Senior Center
Indiana Jones VIII - Secret of the Scooter Store
Indiana Jones IX - Nursing Home of Doom
Indiana Jones X - Pushing up the Dasie's

[Ometiklan]

Indy: Call It A Rope!!!

[Mr_Vindictive]

Just got back from seeing it and I have to say that my opinion of it is generally favorable.  I've been a big fan of the original three since childhood and this one fits in pretty nicely.  I've always felt that Temple Of Doom was the worst of the original three and I might even rank this one higher than that.  It's not superb, it's not the sequel we have waited 19 years for but it's not too bad.

[KYGOTC]

Just got back from seeing it and I have to say that my opinion of it is generally favorable.  I've been a big fan of the original three since childhood and this one fits in pretty nicely.  I've always felt that Temple Of Doom was the worst of the original three and I might even rank this one higher than that.  It's not superb, it's not the sequel we have waited 19 years for but it's not too bad.

19 years?! I didn't realize it was that long ago! Wow, i feel OLD.

[Patient7]

There had better not be any more sequels, I don't car how great a movie is, at one point the amount of sequels is sad.  Three was good for Indy, four, no, it was a blatantly wide line in this case and they crossed it.  Don't get me wrong, I believe that this movie will actually be pretty good and I've heard good things, I just think that a movie shouldn't push it on the sequels no matter ho good they might be, unless it's good enough to be called a classic in fifty years.

Indiana Jones V - Quest for Viagra
Indiana Jones VI - In Search of the Lost Teeth
Indiana Jones VII - Raiders of the Senior Center
Indiana Jones VIII - Secret of the Scooter Store
Indiana Jones IX - Nursing Home of Doom
Indiana Jones X - Pushing up the Dasie's

 

[Scott]

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In the end KOTCS is not as bad as you may expect, but it's also a far cry from the other Indiana movies. It's sort of decent, and way better than the legions of imitators you've seen over the years, but in the end the magic is not back, and you end up wondering if they just shouldn't have let Indy ride into the sunset.

WatchED CLOSE ENCOUNTERS again last night and was considering what Neville said about Speilberg loosing the majic he once had with films. Then I thought that this is what happens when you run out of idea's, then I thought he wouldn't want to spoil the greatness of CLOSE ENCOUNTERS by having Indy having a similiar encounter with aliens, then I was talking with my daughter about it and we figured it's more about archeology than meeting space aliens and in the end I guess that was what Speilberg was doing. Making this the ultimate archeology film that involve ancient astronauts. Archeology being the theme and not the alien encounter so much. 

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[Neville]

I don't think the problem here is lack of ideas, though. I think that Spielberg has matured, and has sort of forgotten how to make tight 100% entertainment films.

[Allhallowsday]

Well it's not out yet but early reviews of the film seem to think it sucks. As a rule I make my own opinion, but it seems to me that a nearly 70 year old action hero is a little hard to believe. 

Aw, c'mon now.  HARRISON FORD is only 66...!   

FORD was born in 1942.  Last year when FORD's previous film, FIREWALL, came out, the USA Weekend magazine touted how FORD should be commended for choosing to work with actresses who were "more mature" and not so much younger than he.  Talk about spin...!  His costar was VIRGINIA MADSEN who was born in 1961.  You do the math.   

[Rev. Powell]

There had better not be any more sequels, I don't car how great a movie is, at one point the amount of sequels is sad.  Three was good for Indy, four, no, it was a blatantly wide line in this case and they crossed it.  Don't get me wrong, I believe that this movie will actually be pretty good and I've heard good things, I just think that a movie shouldn't push it on the sequels no matter ho good they might be, unless it's good enough to be called a classic in fifty years.

Indiana Jones V - Quest for Viagra
Indiana Jones VI - In Search of the Lost Teeth
Indiana Jones VII - Raiders of the Senior Center
Indiana Jones VIII - Secret of the Scooter Store
Indiana Jones IX - Nursing Home of Doom
Indiana Jones X - Pushing up the Dasie's

Indiana Jones XI - Indy Has Risen from the Grave

[Torgo]

I thought that with the subject matter and especially the direction they decided to take with this one, that they really made the best movie that they could in those circumstances.

I really enjoyed it though.

[TheDope]

I just came back today from seeing IJATKOTCS and, surprisingly, enjoyed the heck out of it.  Just like old times, almost; you can't go home again, but at least I got to visit the same neighborhood.

And if you want me to get more in depth, please click away....

[Neville]

There had better not be any more sequels, I don't car how great a movie is, at one point the amount of sequels is sad.  Three was good for Indy, four, no, it was a blatantly wide line in this case and they crossed it.  Don't get me wrong, I believe that this movie will actually be pretty good and I've heard good things, I just think that a movie shouldn't push it on the sequels no matter ho good they might be, unless it's good enough to be called a classic in fifty years.

Indiana Jones V - Quest for Viagra
Indiana Jones VI - In Search of the Lost Teeth
Indiana Jones VII - Raiders of the Senior Center
Indiana Jones VIII - Secret of the Scooter Store
Indiana Jones IX - Nursing Home of Doom
Indiana Jones X - Pushing up the Dasie's

Indiana Jones XI - Indy Has Risen from the Grave

What about Indiana Jones and the Holy Prepuce?

It follows the trend of Indy looking for biblic artifacts.

[Shadow]

Finally saw this today. After many scathing reviews I've heard on the radio and seen online, I was expecting it to be bad, but I really, really liked it. I think they made the best film that they could, given the passage of time. It might not have had that same epic sense of wonder, but I still thought it was very good.

[Gabriel Knight]

I know this is some hardcore necro, but creating another thread is pointless considering there's some pretty good comments on this one.
Anyways, last week I was staying at my parents house and happened to find the last 15 minutes of THE LAST CRUSADE, a movie which I really like, and was going to be followed by THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL. I remember watching this one only once and I really didn't enjoyed it much. The second viewing after many years helped a lot, but still, I think it's an extremely flawed movie. There's so much wrong with it that I don't even know where to start...

* First of all, I hate the character of Mutt, and particularly the actor himself, which I don't even know the name. Every time I see that stupid face I instantly get angry at the screen. That guy sucks, and really ruined the movie for me. Hell, if he wasn't there, I would've probably liked it more.

* The whole aliens stuff. This subject is interesting, because I don't think it's bad, but it just feels out of place to me. The thing is, I like Indy movies because they deal with paranormal artifacts related to religion and ancient cultures, but even with the line "depends on who your God is" (which is a great line, because it pretty much explains the whole idea of the movie), I think aliens being gods is something that only became popular in recent decades, and if it weren't for History Channel and other media banging the concept over and over, nobody would consider it beyond science fiction. Compare it to artifacts like the Holy Grail, which entire history has been written over it, and the alien concept just falls flat. Not to mention, it's just more fetish for Spielberg, who I'm pretty sure has sexual attraction to aliens (I really can't find another explanation for his constant fascination with them).

* The antagonists. While the evil russians looked cool and we finally got a break from nazis, the main villain, this chick with mental powers, is beyond lame. Not only she never uses these abilities (only once at the beginning, yet she fails miserably) and we never get any form of explanation of what they're supposed to be or where they came from, but she also barely manages to beat Mutt in a swordfight. Like, she should've owned him in seconds. Maybe I missed something about her powers because I had to get up a couple of times, but still, it never really pays off. Not to mention, they got into the warehouse with all the artifacts from history, and they never even check any of the boxes? And shouldn't that place be heavily guarded anyways?

* The triple agent thing. Yeah, simply ridiculous. It's like not even the writters knew what the heck to do with the character of Mac. Are really his motives just "money"? Man, that's some deep character development right there. At the end, he says goodbye to Indy as if he were ashamed of his actions, but we never get any form of closure. He's nothing but filler and deus ex machina. The same goes for Marion, who's just there for the nostalgia fix.

* The monkeys. Probably the most retarded scene I've seen in my entire life, and I've watched TROLL 2 multiple times. I know it's supposed to be an homage to Tarzan or something, but what the f**k has that to do with this movie? Not to mention, the CGI is terrible, like the rest of the movie. Really, really bad animation. The aliens looked particularly crappy too.

* Individual scenes that just stretch our suspension of desbelief to its limits. I know these kind of movies aren't made to be taken seriously, but are we really led to believe that you can use a huge snake as a rope, or get in a refrigerator to survive an atom bomb? It's like they're trying to be as absurd as possible just to test us, it almost feels like a cartoon. The fridge scene I actually had to explain it to myself by saying that Indy has a more enduring body because he drank from the Holy Grail in the last movie, so he basically has near immortality (his dad still died so I guess he will too eventually, but not from wounds).

It may seem as if I hated the movie, and to be honest, in my first viewing I did, but as I said before, this second watch helped. The final scene was terrible - we came from the whole gang riding into the sunset to Indy getting married. He's the symbol of adventure, danger, and freedom, and now he'll be doing the dishes by eight o'clock. I did liked the part where Mutt tries to get the hat as if he's saying "now it's my turn" but Indy just takes it away with that smirk of "lol yeah right". This basically means that even the writers knew that Mutt sucks balls, and they're telling it right there.

Overall, I give the movie 6/10. Not terrible, but it felt like a quick cash grab for the nostalgia suckers.

[BoyScoutKevin]

Well, it seems that nearly everyone hated the character of Mutt, who was played by actor Shia LeBeouf, so he won't be back in what has become known as Indiana Jones V, which is slated for release in 2021. What we do know besides the fact that Harrison Ford will return as Indiana Jones, is that John Rhys-Davies has expressed an interest in returning, and that the film will be set sometime in the 1960s. We also know that the director will be Steven Spielberg, the screenwriter is Jonahan Kasdan, the son of screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan,  and the composer will be John Williams. While Paramount Pictures will share in any profits, the film will have a new distributor the Walt Disney Company. The Company having bought out Lucas Films.