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• Currently 3/5 Stars.

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• • Currently 4/5 Stars.

  kal-el-returns

  

• • Currently 4/5 Stars.

  ssconnolly

  

  When Indiana Jones rode into the sunset with his father and close friends after finding the Holy Grail in The Last Crusade we all thought he was gone forever. It was the perfect end to one of the best film franchises ever made. And now it's back and for me it's more of the same. Set 19 years after The Last Crusade Indiana Jones is back, this time going head to head with The Soviets as they race to unlock the secret behind The Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls. Now I feel at this point I should mention what will make or break this film for you, the ending. This is a spoiler so if you are yet to see the films climax then stop reading. But your final opinion will rely on the ending, which is aliens. I can't say I'm surprised as Spielberg does have a fixation with space and extra-terrestrials but a lot of people thought it was too ridiculous and unbelievable. But if you are a true fan of Indiana Jones than this should not ruin the film for you, because when was it not completely absurd. In Raiders of the Lost Ark Indiana found the Ark of Covenant and a load of Nazis melted. In the Last Crusade he found a couple thousand year old man who was guarding the Holy Grail. The endings were always completely ridiculous and elaborate and that's why we loved Indy, and that's why I still love Indy. And apart from one vine swinging, George of the Jungle style scene everything that came before the ending was just as great. It had the whip, the bad guys, the mystery and even a nuclear explosion. The only thing I didn't like was Spielberg's new favourite person Shia La Boeuf being groomed for an Indiana Jones spin-off thing, blatantly shown by his character Mutt picking up Indy's hat at the end of the film and planning on wearing it. But the film was still quite good and it was great seeing Indy again. The first scene was also great and even though it is generally hated the nuke scene was quite good for me too. Harrison Ford may be getting on a bit (not old at the Sylvester Stallone level but old nonetheless) but he shows he can still take care of the bad guys with ease. La Boeuf was for me dreadful. I really do not see what Spielberg seems to as he gives the same mediocre performance in every film I have seen him in this far. Cate Blanchett was a great addition to the film as the sword wielding Soviet Irina Spalko. Like every other woman in Indian Jones whether they are good or bad we feel sorry for them when they get in trouble, although her character reminded me a lot of Nazi soldier Elsa in The Last Crusade. They were both evil, both gained sympathy and both died at the end when the mystery or whatever was revealed. Steven Spielberg directed the film wonderfully, as usual. He is undeniably one of the best director sin Hollywood today and although his direction here is nowhere near as stunning as in his classics such as Schindlers List and Saving Private Ryan it is still very impressive. So all in all I thought this was a fairly successful return to the classic franchise, and I do think it should be an end to it. The last thing we need is another Rocky franchise with 70 year old Ford still playing Indy and whipping his way through danger. Also I truly hope a fifth instalment with Shia La Boeuf as Indy never ever happens. If you liked the three previous films and thought that their ending were completely ridiculous but brilliant than you should love this film. There are moments which really could've been excluded from the film but overall it's quite good. So basically diehard fans should be happy with this resurrection and I personally thought it was the second best indy film behind the Last Crusade. that being said I do honestly believe your opinion of the film will come down to how brilliant or stupid you think the films end is.

• • Currently 2/5 Stars.

  joe_elway

  

  Sadly, this is just what I expected. This movie was an underachiever from birth.

• • Currently 3/5 Stars.

  darthrodney

  

  Close but no cigar George/Steven ... Harrison can still carry the fedora and whip like a man 15 years his junior but there are soooo many places where the movie is let down by bad performances (Karen Allen I'm looking at you and your abmisal impersonation of the character we all loved in the original), dodgy accents (Kare Blanchett and her russian accent saying Dr.Jones is painful), too much CGI (CGI Gophers??!?! George seriously WTF!?!? keep CGI for the set pieces and the climax guys) , the McGuffin of the crystal skulls (keep it supernatural not alien for crying out loud this ain't the X-Files!) and finally the obvious and blatent "passing of the torch" to Shia ... oh ... my ... god ... that hurt to see. I know I list a lot of faults but it is still watchable and enjoyable.

• • Currently 4/5 Stars.

  Blath

  

  Really good movie.

• • Currently 1/5 Stars.

  sm256

  

• • Currently 4/5 Stars.

  trillianv

  

  Enjoyable, but not the best in the series.

• • Currently 5/5 Stars.

  adriennes

  

  very good...nothing new though!!!!

• • Currently 3/5 Stars.

  claireb_66

  

• • Currently 2/5 Stars.

  anna_mc

  

  thers nothing entertaining about watching a 60 year old with a whip!

• • Currently 2/5 Stars.

  Lara

  

  so bad its gotta be good. alas its just bad.

• • Currently 4/5 Stars.

  star

  

  at frist ii that it was not real good but when it started to pick up it was good

• • Currently 1/5 Stars.

  Spud

  

  This has to be one of the worst films I have ever seen.

• • Currently 1/5 Stars.

  Aowyn

  

  no no no no no...no.Plain bloody awful.

• • Currently 2/5 Stars.

  gmiskelly

  

  We didnt really need the part with the aliens...up until that quite enjoyable in a kind of throw away way (not a patch on the original trilogy)

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