Thanks to my crazy awesome wife and her pretty interesting work, we went to a screening of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull last night, Tuesday. Because of babysitting arangements and my own personal desire to see certain movies with certain people, I am also going tonight, Wednesday at midnight for the first public screening.
And the quickest way to review this movie is this, I have already seen it and I am looking forward to going!
This is a great movie! Now, caveat time, it's not Raiders. That movie is and forever will be the ultimate in Indiana Jones lore. But this is a quality film. Indiana is the rugged, smart, take-no-crap-from-the-bad-guys archaeologist that we have grown to love.
I am not going to give a breakdown of the events of the film because so much happens so fast that telling you what happens in the first 15 minutes will ruin the other 105. But I will say this, we open at area 51 and there is a point that we find out for sure that we have actually scene this space before.
Through madcap adventure, Indy gets tossed around the Nevada desert and eventually ends up in the not so protective grasp of some G-men. The most interesting part about this scene is that we find out several things that have happened over the 19 year gap. Most importantly, Colonel Jones was an early member of the OSS. I actually think that is very awesome.
Truly that little nugget just made me want more about the missing episodes! Temple of Doom actually takes place a couple years prior to Raiders. How I would love for Ford to dye his hair and shoot another Indy taking place a few years back.
This movie does play up the campiness of the '50s serial sometimes and left me wondering who really wanted that particualr gag in. Listening to Lucas, Speilberg and Ford talk up the need for a script that they coupld all agree on before rolloing makes me think that David Koepp had his hands tied sometimes. There are a few goofy moments but I think they all involve Shia LaBoeuf. And I am not prjudiced against him. Geez, I saw Holes. I like the kid. But the goofy things always involved him: swinging on vines, getting repeatedly hit in the crotch... I rest my case.
But for those things that are its flaws, it it still a solid film. There are a couple "A-ha!" moments in the presonal Indy stroy and the overall Crystall Skull story that would have actaully been "A-ha!" moments had the pesky interweb not gotten in the way. I won't confirm anything but if you have ready everything, there has been no disinformation.
The only part of the film that actually had me cringe was the last scene, too much is handed to the audience on a silver platter. It's as if they aren't sure whether on not there will be a fifth film and they don't want people e-mailing questions. OK, let the people have what they want. But don't get upset when we get upset. There are ways that this couold have been handled, granted in the first 20 minutes of the next film but, isn't it nice to leave the audience wanting more?
This is a wonderful summer film and a great addition to the tales of Indiana Jones. I can't wait for the Blu-Ray!
And the quickest way to review this movie is this, I have already seen it and I am looking forward to going!
This is a great movie! Now, caveat time, it's not Raiders. That movie is and forever will be the ultimate in Indiana Jones lore. But this is a quality film. Indiana is the rugged, smart, take-no-crap-from-the-bad-guys archaeologist that we have grown to love.
I am not going to give a breakdown of the events of the film because so much happens so fast that telling you what happens in the first 15 minutes will ruin the other 105. But I will say this, we open at area 51 and there is a point that we find out for sure that we have actually scene this space before.
Through madcap adventure, Indy gets tossed around the Nevada desert and eventually ends up in the not so protective grasp of some G-men. The most interesting part about this scene is that we find out several things that have happened over the 19 year gap. Most importantly, Colonel Jones was an early member of the OSS. I actually think that is very awesome.
Truly that little nugget just made me want more about the missing episodes! Temple of Doom actually takes place a couple years prior to Raiders. How I would love for Ford to dye his hair and shoot another Indy taking place a few years back.
This movie does play up the campiness of the '50s serial sometimes and left me wondering who really wanted that particualr gag in. Listening to Lucas, Speilberg and Ford talk up the need for a script that they coupld all agree on before rolloing makes me think that David Koepp had his hands tied sometimes. There are a few goofy moments but I think they all involve Shia LaBoeuf. And I am not prjudiced against him. Geez, I saw Holes. I like the kid. But the goofy things always involved him: swinging on vines, getting repeatedly hit in the crotch... I rest my case.
But for those things that are its flaws, it it still a solid film. There are a couple "A-ha!" moments in the presonal Indy stroy and the overall Crystall Skull story that would have actaully been "A-ha!" moments had the pesky interweb not gotten in the way. I won't confirm anything but if you have ready everything, there has been no disinformation.
The only part of the film that actually had me cringe was the last scene, too much is handed to the audience on a silver platter. It's as if they aren't sure whether on not there will be a fifth film and they don't want people e-mailing questions. OK, let the people have what they want. But don't get upset when we get upset. There are ways that this couold have been handled, granted in the first 20 minutes of the next film but, isn't it nice to leave the audience wanting more?
This is a wonderful summer film and a great addition to the tales of Indiana Jones. I can't wait for the Blu-Ray!
SPOILER BELOW
I leave you with this, the best part of the film: Mutt Williams never puts on the fedora.
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