Indiana Jones Review

May 23, 2008 in Entertainment,Movies with 4 Comments

Some spoilers ahead…you’ve been warned :-)

I’ve been waiting for the next chapter of Indiana Jones for years. Rumors about a fourth installment of Indiana Jones started in earnest about 4 or 5 years ago, back when I first put together my Indy costume for Halloween. I was really looking forward to it and crossing my fingers they wouldn’t ruin it like Star Wars Episode I.

Unfortunately, I had read some pretty negative reviews of the movie leading up to the release, so I went in with my expectations set pretty low. I’m happy to say that it’s actually not that bad! It’s definitely not a Raiders or Last Crusade, but it’s still an enjoyable movie. There were some rather lame parts, even by Indy standards, but it also had some pretty funny moments as well. All the adventure of an Indy movie was there, with some tips of the hat back to scenes from the previous Indy movies.

Things I didn’t like? The first 10-15 minutes and the last 10 minutes specifically. When the movie started, my first thought was “the negative reviews trashing the film were right” but a few minutes later, it was all good. I was also disappointed with some of the plot choices, specifically the alien aspects. They could have done without the UFO ending and I wish they hadn’t physically put aliens into the movie. I’d be okay if they just alluded to them rather than featuring them so much at the end.

Overall, I found it an enjoyable movie, fitting for the Indiana Jones series. Have you seen it? What did you think?

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4 Responses to “Indiana Jones Review”

  1. Jez May 23, 2008 at 23:04 #

    I saw previews for a show on The Discovery Channel that was showing the “real” story of the crystal skulls and what inspired the movie. They mentioned aliens, but I didn’t think they would put it in the movie. That is kind of disappointing. I’ll still see it, but probably on Netflix!

  2. Chris May 26, 2008 at 22:13 #

    Ya know, the movie was actually better the second time around :-) And I think I’m going to wear my fedora more.

  3. James May 29, 2008 at 22:20 #

    Have you not read Dianetics? Aliens are the coolest trend in Hollywood today. ;)

  4. Scott June 4, 2008 at 15:09 #

    I saw the movie over the weekend…I guess I liked it…thought it was kind of cool(but did expect it) to see the Ark (well part of it) in the beginning.