Saturday, 7 June 2008

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Rating:★★★
Category:Movies
Genre: Action & Adventure
Has it really been about 20 years since the last one? It must be as I was still living in Germany when I saw it. So Harrison Ford is getting on a bit, but he still has some fight in him (actually a lot of fight).

Does the plot really matter? It's another case of bad guys trying to get hold of some ancient artifact to rule the world.

There's plenty of action, much of it not generated by computers, but they still get used for some big set pieces. We get some old-fashioned car chases.

Inidiana has a couple of fights with one baddie that do go on a bit. These seemed a little much considering how many kids would be watching. How he can walk away after that much beating I don't know.

Overall it's pretty enjoyable, but lacks the spark of the earlier films. Sean Connery was much missed this time.

Any opinions out there?

1 comment:

  1. The alien involvement was a bit far fetched though. Other than that as entertaining as the earlier ones, but I do agree, it did miss that spark.
    Perhaps it is just us getting older and more critical?

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