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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Movie Trailer

Posted on Thursday, February 14th, 2008 by Peter Sciretta

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Paramount/Dreamworks have just released the official teaser movie trailer for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

My first impression is that it feels like Temple of Doom and not a next generation action movie (ala Michael Bay). Even with the super unrealistic jump from the car crash explosion in the Lost Ark warehouse (almost Live Free or Die-ish), the film still maintains this classic feeling. There is some use of computer generated effects, but done with a nice blend into the practical effects. Most of my concerns were quashed while viewing this teaser. Strangely, I find myself wondering if Cate Blanchett fits in this film. She looks so weirdly out of place. Shia LaBeouf is very much underplayed in this teaser, but from the few quick appearances he makes, it seems to be without good reason. I’m still a little worried about the story, especially the alien stuff. At first glance it and some of the jokes seem like they don’t fit with the rest of the trilogy. I compared the feeling to Live Free or Die Hard. Don’t get me wrong, I actually really loved  Live Free or Die Hard, but at the same time, it sometimes seemed like a parody of itself, and the story didn’t quite fit with the other films in the series.

Tell me what you think in the comments below!

Slight Spoiler: It’s worth noting that if you look closely at the moment 25 seconds before the end of the trailer where Cate Blanchett’s character drops her glasses, a huge spoiler is revealed/confirmed. Yes, a government facility is Roswell, NM which is highly classified. Area 51 maybe? This further confirms the Alien Crystal Skull storyline.

You can also watch the new teaser trailer in High Definition on Yahoo! Movies. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull hits theaters on May 22nd 2008.

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  • Rezzo
    Indiana Jones is back what more needs to be said. : P
  • jj gonzo
    the kid that reviewed RAMBO is already
    giving it both his arms and legs!!!
  • Vader182
    It's deffenetely Indy :D
  • Dustin Ravize
    Totally has the old school feel to it, I am very impressed.
  • Hunter Stephenson
    @ jj

    Um, no.

    I'll sleep on it, but this (bootleg) trailer disappointed me.
  • Will
    That was awesome. Same Indy wit, same Indy action. Love it!
  • Orange cinema
    yeah that was fucking great!!!!!! not sure why yer disapointed hunter, but since they kept the classic look/style/feel, im thinkin its gonna be another fun ride. we only see blanchette for a few seconds, so i think its hard to gauge wether or not she fits, but i trust em.
  • Oh Blair
    I'm not sure how I feel about this... I have a feeling this Indy is going to rely on comedy even more than the others because of his age, that's too bad.

    It may have potential to be good, but as of right now, I'm sticking with the Last Crusade.

    I'll have to check it out in HD tomorrow.
  • ansky
    Well I have to say i was skeptical about the movie but if the trailer is any indication, I am in it to win it, hook line and sinker.

    They've got my $8 spoken for.
  • w smith
    Looks like the rumors describing the trailer from AICN were mostly true. Could have done without the "recap" and done with more new footage - Indy needs no introduction - they could have started with the silhouette of him picking up the hat and everyone would have instantly known what the deal was. BUT, on the bright side - Ford is still freaking Indy. After all these years, after a decade of weak movies and weak rolls it looks like he might just pull of Indy one more time.
  • GregoryV
    im liking it. ill spend my money at the theater for this.
  • my gosh! i was really worried that was gonna be a bad idea right from when it was announced but having seen that trailer i feel everything is gonna be good and this movie will fit in nicely with the others in the series! bring on may 22!
  • narnia p
    waiting for the better quality trailer
  • As soon as that music kicked in I wet myself.
  • Zach
    Ok...I personally cannot wait for this, and hearing that music kick in I had lost all sense of doubt...however the possible Area 51 aliens, and the presence of Shia Lebeouf (Whom I truly despise) still have me weary

    ...but don't let that fool you into thinking that I still won't be First in line to see this decked out in my Fedora...oh thats right...I DO own a fedora and damn proud of it
  • Josh
    I remember when Lucas said they wouldn'y use any cg in this film. What a load of shit. I've never been more excited for any film in my entire life and seeing this trailer most definately sucks the life out of me. Another franchise ruined.
  • Josh
    After seeing the hd version of this im a little less upset.
  • paul puvilland
    Hello from france,

    Looks like the other ones...hoping that it does not look too much to the last crusade!
  • I'm excited. I won't be sure until I see the movie if I like the alien route they have taken for the plot, but the preview is incredible!
  • w smith
    HD, yep
    http://tinyurl.com/3atygw. People whining about CG? huh? It looks just fine. And what did you expect? All 3 movies had FX - some pretty cheesy ones at that. Most of what you think is CG is likely physical models anyway.
  • Grue
    The trailer seemed kind of messy to me, but the movie looks good. I'm not sure what sort of feeling it gives me, but I definitely chuckled when he said "Damn! I thought that was closer!" I want to see this, hopefully any odd feelings will subside as soon as the opening begins. :)
  • Robert
    Eh. I just don't think those guys have "it" any more. They are gonna try to hard to do what they think people expect instead of just making a good movie for it's own sake, and I am pretty sure they will blow it. Lucas has already lost it completely and Spielberg is not far behind. They are definitely gonna bank on nostalgia.
  • Kyle
    I think a great many people are excited because of what IJ stood for back in the day and growing up (for those who have since come to be). Problem is, this movie looks much more Live Free Die Hard, as the post says. If it is, I smell trouble. Live Free was a comedy for the five scenes of unrealistic action. And if that comedy (swing backwards, pause and hit two guys) is extrapolated (this is only a teaser) the movie is going to be pretty lame.

    Personally, I'm sleeping on it.
  • paul puvilland
    better than expected, worst than we hope
  • Jamie Jay
    Josh:I remember when Lucas said they wouldn’y use any cg in this film. What a load of shit. I’ve never been more excited for any film in my entire life and seeing this trailer most definately sucks the life out of me. Another franchise ruined.


    Dude, is that comment supposed to make you credible? You're not going to watch the movie, because Lucas betrayed you with his decision to use CGI in an effort to make it look a bit more current? Get a grip.
  • kiko
    Since this movie mainly targets older viewers, i can assume that it won't be a big hit in the box offices. But it'll have high DVD selling records!
  • Alvaro Stelzer
    OK... FIRST: LOVE IT!!! FINALY INDY IT´S BACK!!!

    I agree with some guys here. It´s has that feeling of old school accion-adventure movie like Spielberg said it would have, but... well it feels kind of strange some of the images. Don´t think? I want to see more... a have faith!!! not on Geroge though...

    He is back!!!
  • kiko
    I recognize the Peruvian map on the background...so...the inkas had something to do with aliens?
  • Jay
    Just finished watching it about 16 times in a row in HD.
    First impression...
    "Oh no! It's all CG looking!"

    I really really really hope they don't screw up my lifetime favorite character/series.

    I'm more nervous now than before the trailer.
  • Kestrel
    "Damn I thought it was closer?" Thats just the kind of line that lends too much tongue in cheek where its not needed, even the "Part time" teacher comment was campy.

    The setting, style, and historical background looks awesome. Props to Spielberg. I love the stunts! They are classic Indy and I don't be expected to be let down on that aspect. but, "Harder than it used to" however is overly relying on the "haha I'm old factor." in which I agree with Peter that it reflects the tone Live Free and Die Hard.

    Will they base the movie overly on the "I'm too old for this shit" theme? It works to a point, but I hope the movie will move beyond that, rather than the supposed hilarity of the "old guy" doing the same stuff he used to do when he was young.

    We loved Indy as "Junior" challenged by his father, however, it will be interesting how his character is written as "Senior" is challenged by his son. Shia LaBeouf should do pretty good job playing the wide eyed overly energetic youth, that we remember so well from the 80s and I am sure that Spielberg has given him a great character to fill.

    This trailer does what a teaser should, cautiously reminding fans of why they loved Indy in the first place, connecting it to the old films. The problem is that we are unconvinced that it will fit in our memories, esp. those of us who loved the series ending with The Last Crusade as Indy and co. ride into the sunset.

    Of course I'll go see it though, its Indiana Jones!
  • Kestrel
    Oh yeah, I was wondering. . . . who's glasses are those? They can't be Blanchett's, they more look like the little round glasses from a past evil character. . .
  • Daniel
    I love the Indiana Jones movies, there some of my favorites. The pessimist in me thinks that Lucas can't ever make movies as good as those are. But the optimist in me knows that this new movie will be more than great, it will be legendary.
  • Jay
    Things I picked up on in the trailer.
    Indy getting caught attempting to sneak into Area 51 in the trunk of an army car. His hat was already on the ground before they pulled him out though.

    The warehouse truck scene was definitely out of sequence. When the the two vehicles collide the truck in back hasn't had Indy fall into the cab yet.

    Things I'm wondering
    Is area 51 where the ark was kept? and ALSO where the magnetic alien stuff is kept and the russians invade?

    Was Indy running from more Hovitos? lol
  • Mark O
    I just peed my pants
  • JFK
    Maybe this trailer targets older viewers... maybe parts of the tween market will feel some disenfranchisement because their parents are more excited about it than they are, and its cool to shrug what your parents love, but this is going to have a huge opening weekend. Certainly the biggest for Indy yet and yes a bigger one for Speilberg in recent years. If, in the end, Speilberg and Lucas didn't slather the film in too much hokeyness, and there is a hokeyness factor to that whip shortfall, this film will get better than decent play for weeks because everyone will be talking about the Professor.

    Happy Valentines Day /film. No time for love Dr. Jones.
  • Jay
    Just realized that the vehicle Indy got caught in is part of a convoy of Russians disguised as American soldiers. He must've snuck into the trunk and hitched a ride like it was a Nazi sub or something.
  • Jay
    After "You're a teacher?" All three hits involve the same bad guy. Once dressed as an American soldier, twice in Russian uniform.
  • w smith
    **Theoretical spoilers:

    If it takes place in Peru - that plays perfectly into my theory that it will have very much a "Chariots of the Gods" sort of back story. The Incans are associated with the Nazca lines formations - giant drawings on the ground that can only be recognized from the air. This lead many including Erich Von Daniken to come up with pseudo theories that these ancient civilizations had contact with advanced space beings, and that there were even "ancient astronauts". The drawings were thought to be "landing formations" etc. The Crystal Skull mythology also has connects with the Incans.
  • Hernan
    Can someone confirm if the movie is set to take place in Argentina/Brasil because I'm 100% sure that those are the Iguazu Falls but I didn't heard any news about Lucas or the film crew coming to either brasil or argentina. I'm form argentina by the way. And i think the trailer was grate closer to raiders of the lost ark which i think it was the best Indy movie.
  • Kevin
    I loved it! And, I was one of the ones not too excited to see this. I love the trilogy, so I was a bit nervous to see this. Judging by this teaser, I think i'm gonna like it.
  • Jerry Butler
    Looks amazing. Being a summer popcorn action flick, I didn't see any indications that this won't easily deliver.
  • simondo
    well, im not sure how i feel about this. indiana jones is one of my fav trilogies ever. Part of me is totally excited, and the other part of me is "phantom" menaced. It does have a similar look to the cgi in starwars 123, but, maybe it will be kept to a minimal. Indiana jones movies are great because everything on screen, is real, you feel it can be touched, but this looks a little to clean.

    The other things that might ruin this film, is the humor "i thought it was closer" was a terrible line, i hope they dont do too many of them.

    So 50% of me is excited because its indiana and spielberg, the other 50% is worried because its lucas and 2008.
  • Jay
    I actually like the "...closer" line better than the "part-time" line. Dare I say that was my favorite moment in the trailer.
  • Tom
    Of course this trailer is going to make it hard to judge the projected output of this film. When the idea was first conceived I thought it was a bad idea on account of them putting the reputation of the Indy series on the line instead of simply sticking with the original trilogy.

    After seeing some of the in development stuff I have slightly changed my tune. Of course the risk still remains of the movie tanking but from the trailer it still has the look and feel of Indy and will hopefully do justice to the series and make the fourth installment one to remember just as much as the past three, and in a GOOD way, not making it remembered for being a huge flop.

    I was also impressed that at some parts it showed Harrison Ford doing his own stunts in certain instances. Lets pray his age doesn't slow down the action.

    Basically, It looks good to me, but only once I see it will I be fully convinced that it is well worth the effort put forth.
  • Clarence Somerset
    That font is pretty ubiquitous these days: Transformers used it. National Treasure too.
  • Jonas
    Nothing but love for what I saw.
  • Meli
    I've been wary of this project only because I grew
    up loving Indiana Jones and like Star Wars it was
    a huge part of my childhood.

    This trailer quells a lot of my apprehensions and I don't
    quite understand some of the hate. The dialogue in
    the Indy movies has never been stellar and has always
    been a little tongue and cheek.

    I think we sometimes put certain movies we grew up
    with on a petastool and build it up so much
    because we remember how much it Wowed
    us as children. Now that we are adults we're
    more picky and yet we still hold those
    certain movies in a higher regard. I know
    I know I am guilty of this sometimes too.
  • Robert
    On second viewing I just couldn't help but think Harrision Ford looked like he didn't really know what was going on. I've always found him to be an astoundingly bland personality able to act more interesting than he is. But the latter seems to be creeping in and he just looks like he is going through the motions to me. We'll see. Cate looks sort of Rockey and Bullwinkle to me as well. Maybe it is just a phase I am going through but I am finding alot of stuff I was crazy about when I was younger just isn't doing it for me any more. At first it made me uneasy but now I have no problem with relagating things to the past and letting it go. Like you give a shit LOL! Damn kids and your rock-n-roll music!
  • I'm glad the trailer turned out like it did. Is it fantastic? Not really, but it shows me the one thing I was most worried about: Ford can still move a bit. Having seen him in the last few years, I wasn't sure if he'd be up for an actual Indy adventure.

    Now let's just hope the rest of the movie doesn't suck...
  • cdawg
    I'm still weary on the alien plotline, as are the most of you, but as soon as the music kicked in I couldn't help but smile.
    Either way I'm seeing it.
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