Someone has seen Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Jeff Wells has the scoop from someone on the Crystal Skull team over in Spielberg-land (read: I’m not sure how much you can believe this over-the-top positive report), and here are the highlights:
- “The best of the Indy sequels.”
- “The film has the strongest supporting cast of the sequels.”
- “There are many breakneck set pieces, with a protracted jungle chase being particularly memorable. As well as being evocative of the truck chase from the first movie.”
- “…an ending that any longtime diehard fan of the films could only dream about. Expect a particularly resounding reaction in the theater.”
You can read the full report on Hollywood-Elsewhere.If those kind of quotes don’t get you excited than I dont know what will… oh, maybe some new production photos? A bunch of new production photos have also surfaced on the web, most of which appeared in an unnamed foreign magazine:
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ScaryBunnies726 has a bunch of photos from the Universal City Metro Station in Los Angeles, California, which has been taken over Indiana Jones marketing.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull hits theaters on May 22nd 2008.
April 21st, 2008 at 1:00 am
i hope this is true!!!!
April 21st, 2008 at 1:05 am
I hope the movie will be good in the spirit of the previous movies, or else it would be a tremendous waste of time.
April 21st, 2008 at 1:07 am
This is good news, indeed. Sure, it’s hard to determine the veracity of this review, but any positive words are welcome after all the badmouthing from the motherfuckers at CHUD.
I’m glad to hear comparisons to the seminal truck chase from “Raiders” and the (apparently) satisfying ending. Also, it sounds like the supporting cast delivers, in spades.
I’m positive Lucas and Spielberg will pull this off, against all odds. Only 30 days to go, gents…
April 21st, 2008 at 2:59 am
awsome, looks pretty cool…. bye….
April 21st, 2008 at 3:02 am
i just came. first Wall-E Ost and now this?
unf unf unf.
April 21st, 2008 at 3:06 am
jones is back!! yay!! hes good in action! running from rolling stones and all haha :]
April 21st, 2008 at 6:23 am
WTF is going on with the 4th pic?
April 21st, 2008 at 7:10 am
Some of those pics look amazing…
April 21st, 2008 at 7:39 am
I sure hope George Lucas doesn’t manage to make a Phantom Menace out of this one.
April 21st, 2008 at 8:05 am
@George.
Are you talking about yourself in the third person? Are you saying you hope you don’t line up a week before the movie opens?
Or are you saying that the ” other” George Lucas better not have ruined the.. “wicked awesome film you have imagined in your head since you were a child”…. That you are concerned that maybe it might not live up to the potential it should have after 10 years of of rolling around in your candy apple?
I’ll do you a favor then…Get ready to be disappointed.
From where I stand.
Indy 4 looks contrived and unnecessary.
The red flag for me is Shia. aka: Short round.
Theres no reason to introduce a new character into the Jones franchise unless you want to pass the torch. I am not willing to be made to think I’m watching Indy 4..when in reality I’m watching an origin story, Episode 1 of ” Mutt the Adventurer “
April 21st, 2008 at 10:25 am
Why are people analyzing the movie to shreds before anyone has even seen the thing? That’s my question. How can anyone say with certainty that the movie will be a disappointment? How can the poster above be certain that Shia’s character will be another Short Round? The short answer is, quite simply, that they can’t. The only people that you are really setting up for disappointment are yourselves.
Here’s a special suggestion for those of you who seem to be a little agitated over the movie: since you will obviously be seeing the movie regardless of what your opinion of it might be before it comes out, why not abandon any pre-conceived expectations and opinions and judge the film for what it is - AFTER seeing it? It’ll save you a lot of time and energy, and, quite frankly, will probably make the experience better for you.
April 21st, 2008 at 10:47 am
This movie is directed by Spielberg. That guy has never dissappointed me once. If he’s directing, then it will be butter, you guys need to stop trippin’.
April 21st, 2008 at 11:32 am
ok ok ok, Paramount, STOP now.. I don’t want 367 photos and 25 videoclips of Indy. You already screw Ironman
April 21st, 2008 at 11:34 am
Ha-Ha, oh George!
Hey guys, don’t listen to my clinically insane friend. This movie will be a blast for the kids and for the adults!
Just please, go see it, so I can continue to fund my 5 villa’s and hot rods.
And my cocaine habit.
April 21st, 2008 at 11:54 am
That review sounds fake.
April 21st, 2008 at 12:05 pm
Can’t wait! I’m glad there’s some word on the film now. I believe that the supporting cast will be great and Cate and Shia, especially.
April 21st, 2008 at 3:52 pm
Is it a cross on the second picture ? :) hmh arent we over this religious thingie?!?
April 21st, 2008 at 6:41 pm
The review is from John Williams, who’s probably a little biased. But I suppose the conductor isn’t necessarily the guy who has to be singing praises about a movie, so who knows? Regardless, if they went through nineteen years of story and script ideas and we all know that none of them are hurting for cash, I think it’s gonna be a blast!
I am concerned, however, that the last shot of Indy looks remarkably like he’s on a runway that I saw featured in an episode of The X-Files………………………..
April 21st, 2008 at 9:41 pm
hope it’s good
April 21st, 2008 at 11:27 pm
well, you know that the ark is going to make an appearance…and a disappearance. I just can’t wait to find out what they do with that. This is going to be a fun time at the movies.
I don’t understand why people might think that Spielberg doesn’t know how to deliver an exciting sequence any more.
The jetpack chase in Minority Report?
The introduction of the tripods in WotW?
It doesn’t get much better than that.
April 22nd, 2008 at 2:15 pm
I sure hope this reviewer knows what he’s talking about…I don’t want this movie to suck.
April 24th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
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May 13th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
were the hell is short round
May 13th, 2008 at 3:42 pm
friggen short round better be in this movie
May 21st, 2008 at 1:02 am
So, I saw this film last night. I grew up with Indiana Jones as my childhood hero and was excited at the new film. However, no matter how hard I tried to defend it from my friends remarks about it being unbelievable and far-fetched, when i saw the final scene it completely ruined the series (I won’t say what it was) but not even I was able to defend what I saw, I can accept a curse or a cup with the power to prolong life but this was UNBELIEVABLE, (in the bad sense), the graphics were appaling and the lack of a real story line made the film unbearable to watch. . . I won’t be going to see this film again anytime soon. Sure I’ll buy the DVD to complete the collection. . . but i won’t watch it.
May 21st, 2008 at 1:08 am
Oh I was able to see it before the release date because i work at the cinema =) . . . guys please put your empty popcorn packets in the bin it is very annoying to have to bend down 50 times per screen to pick up a popcorn packet.
May 21st, 2008 at 8:39 am
yeah i get to go see the midnight showing. i can’t wait. in your face
May 21st, 2008 at 11:42 pm
worst movie of the summer, speed racer is way much better and I didn’t like that one either
May 22nd, 2008 at 12:24 am
this film leaves a bad taste in my mouth. it ruins the other films completely. no wonder sean wanted nothing to do with the film. lucus and his counter part are money grubbing fools.
May 22nd, 2008 at 12:29 am
Just got back from the preview. Loved it!!!!! I agree with Unknown that the last scene was a little crazy but hey, the first 3 movies had their moments too. If you’re a fan of the originals like me, you’ll love it. There are some great comedic moments that pop up just for the “true fans”. Every classic Indy Joke is in there: The hat, snakes, etc…..
GO SEE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 22nd, 2008 at 1:11 am
All of the quotes at the top of this page are wrong, which I’m sorry to say because I’m a HUGE Indiana Jones fan. I just got done watching it and the first thought when it was over was that it just shouldn’t have been made in the first place.
This movie is NOT better than any of the first three. The ending is okay. It has some good moments, but overall it doesn’t feel like Indy much at all. I was very disappointed.
May 22nd, 2008 at 2:32 am
Just got home from the theatre. Omigod are you kidding me? I waited 19 years for that? Harrison Ford worked so hard in that movie. You can see him struggle and try to conjure up that old Indy magic.
BUT NO! George Lucas had to pull a Star Wars Episode 1 on us.
I think the real George Lucas was killed off back in 1989….
May 22nd, 2008 at 2:47 am
GL and SS should be banned from using computer graphics.
They should concentrate on developing a good story instead of worrying about throwing a lot of eye candy at the kids.
Did anyone go to the theater just dying to see some amazing computer graphics? HELL no! We wanted to see Indy dig up treasures in exotic locales, solve puzzles, maybe even fight some nazis or crazy hindu cult dudes.
We didn’t need indy to be a super-spy, spider man, flying monkey boy, digging up characters from the past who need some acting refresher courses.
May 22nd, 2008 at 3:19 am
Lucas and Spielberg should never be allowed to touch another writing utensil or piece of film equipment ever again! They’re ruining their legacies! I’M DISGUSTED!
May 22nd, 2008 at 5:17 am
If you want to see this movie in the theatre, wait until it goes to the cheap seats. There are scenes that should not be in the movie and even the big chase scene is so piece-mealed together that it just doesn’t make sense.
There were some classic Indiana Jones moments, but it felt more like a fun reunion film for the classic Indy actors, than a movie made to extend the Indiana Jones legacy.
The cinematic quality was very surreal unlike all of the other Indy movies. Overall I was extremely disappointed in this film.
May 22nd, 2008 at 6:30 am
Saw it last night, where to begin……..
Lucas, please stop having anything to do with movies…..forever.
Ok , thats out of my system. The dialogue in the movie was atrocious, like it was written by a 12 year old. Harrison Ford tried so hard to charm, but he movie was dead. Almost every major scene had something wrong with it. I can understand the willful suspension of disbelief , but all I have to say is , refrigerator.
I knew the movie was going down hill from there, I had a really bad sinking feeling and it was justified. And we were barely 20 minutes in. The chase scene in the jungle? Way too long way and the threat? Are you kidding me? People coming out of walls like they were sitting there just waiting. Magnetism that does not work as magnetism should. Where does it end?
To quote an old movie, “The only winning move is not to play”. This movie should never have been made with that script. I played ” The fate of Atlantis” on my friends Amiga ages ago, would that not have made for a better script? This movie had Lucas written all over it, we saw what he did to his other children, lets please stop him before he kills again.
Some one make a petition to get him out of moviemaking permanently, please.
May 22nd, 2008 at 7:29 am
This farfetched installment of the Indiana Jones series is a mockery of the original ones. I was very disappointed with the plot and the plot device as they were extremely over thought. I think this movie was overdone because they thought people wouldn’t keep interest but it only made the movie that much worse. Indiana Jones needs to be kept what it is, an adventure, not a science fiction. Lucas was wrong for thinking that this movie wouldn’t be as appealing if it didn’t go over the top. Although there were a few unbelievable parts to the first three, most of the plot devices were centered on the power of God which most people believe as plausible (leap of faith, the ark consuming those who seek God’s power and the cup of Christ causing the temple to crumble when taken past the seal). These are all believable but the plot device in Indiana Jones 4 had to do with aliens. Just because the time period was right smack in the middle of the UFO controversies, doesn’t mean that the movie should have anything to do with them. Another repetitive annoyance was the numerous jokes and humor references to the previous films. One or two would have been fine, but this one was just trying too hard. I think it was the only thing Lucas could do, besides going over the top with the science fiction strategy, to attempt to relate this film with the first three because of the large time gap. Lastly, I was disappointed with Karen Allen’s character Marion Ravenwood. I don’t know if she was asked to play the part different from how she portrayed the character in the first installment, but Marion was a loopy, and total different, character. Overall, I feel that this film was a mockery of the first three, and I don’t recommend it. Indiana Jones surviving a nuclear blast, flying for miles, and landing safely all while inside an empty refrigerator, disappointment. Thirteen Crystal skeletons combining into one causing the antagonist’s brain to overload of knowledge, ultimately causing a UFO to rise from the ancient ruins only to destroy the ruins and then fly away, disappointment. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, a disappointment.
May 22nd, 2008 at 8:42 am
Saw the 12:01am showing and as a fan of the Indy franchise I can say that this was the biggest disappointment I’ve ever experienced as a moviegoer. As an action-movie junkie and a Harrison Ford fan, I am not one to criticize heavily, but this movie was AWFUL. The story was ridiculous, the writing was hackneyed and contrived, the special effects made James Bond’s stunts look completely believable, and Indy was just a tad too old to be believable. This was a waste of almost two hours (I walked out before it was over and I’ve only done that for one other movie–The Chase with Charlie Sheen). This movie ranks right up there with Beverly Hills Cop 3 as the biggest sequel busts of all time. It was like watching Michael Jordan make his comeback with the Wizards–just plain sad. Indy fans—prepare to be supremely disappointed, this is Indy’s WORST adventure. Save your money and hang on to the good old days…
May 22nd, 2008 at 2:51 pm
i keep thinking Cate Blanchett is going to speak English with a German accent in the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull because Jones tends to go after Nazis, but, of course, the bad guys are Russian this time
May 22nd, 2008 at 4:07 pm
THIS MOVIE LOOKS SICK!! I CANT WAIT TO SEE IT
May 22nd, 2008 at 5:33 pm
Hello friends, countrymen, and fanboys alike. Before you read this review let me start by saying that its only fair that you WATCH THE FILM BEFORE YOU MAKE AN OPINION regardless what anyone says. Bear in mind I am a HUGE fan 1st (spent 2 grand getting an exact replica outfit from the real outfitters from head to toe - whip and all for the premier) and critic 2nd here. Now, with that said I must be completely honest and admit that today is (sadly) a dark day for movie fans the world over. The reason I say this and not simply “Indy fans” is because whether you are inclined to agree or not - few series in the history of film making have been as memorable, classic, exciting, thrilling, groundbraking, and even inspiring as Indiana Jones. Therefore being an exemplarary standard to set the precedent for what a real “adventure” movie should be, Crystal Skull has (unbelievably - and though it hurts my soul to admit it) fallen way too short of its predecessors. In what seems to have been one of the last hopes of the few remaining untouched, golden series ever it’s unfortunate to see that even Spielberg has now managed to sacrifice his own masterpiece adventurer under the all too popular summer blockbuster bus. What begins as a wink and nod to the good ol days quickly takes a turn for the worst to what I can only describe as a big mess. The CGI is too blatant and intentional. Certain newcomers (Winstone and Hurt) seem either frail or even unnecessary. Scenes of nostalgia feel fake and stale. The plot seems to lose direction and is far more of a stretch than what even Indy fans are used to. I mean, it almost seems as though they took a storyboard, threw random objects at it and whatever stuck became the movie. While it does have minor glimpses of humor and pizzaz and Ford does his best to keep the party going, this film spends more time trying to find itself then just letting us enjoy our old Indy. As a fan I feel that 19 years was a long time to wait for another Indy film but on the same token I feel as though it was plenty of time to come up with a better offering than what feels like a movie that was quickly put together, polished with special effects, packaged, and rushed to audiences in time to cash in for summer. Better than the mummy? Cooler than pirates? Sure, but this is Indiana Jones guys c’mon!!! David Koepp was this the best you had in the ‘ol noggin my man? really? No Atlantis ideas, fountain of youths, nothing? Why could’nt they wait even just one more year (might as well make it an even 20), build a better script, and come out with a solid movie? Yes, a sad day because this means that even the best of directors (Speilberg), actors (Ford/Blanchette), and favorite Hollywood icons (oh Indy… the pain) are not immune to the greedy sickness overtaking what used to be a medium for true entertainment satisfaction but instead quickly becoming nothing more than a numbers game. My fedora will never look quite the same…
May 22nd, 2008 at 6:42 pm
I watched the 12:01 preview as well. My mom took me to see Raiders when I was 7 years old and have been an Indy fan since. To the true fans, you may be disappointed but I saw some good in the film. The story was just poor and the end was an abomination. Kate Blachett was not a good villain. Although she is a good actress, she was nothing compared to Belloq, Mola Ram, or Donavan. Great villains can make or break the movie. Furthermore, the movie was a bit too hokey. I thought Temple of Doom had hokey parts such as the raft out of the airplane but surviving an atomic bomb by hiding in a fridge is over the edge. The movie dragged in some parts and it was hard for me to stay awake. In my opinion, Spielberg and Lucas wanted to focus on a “new age” idea of aliens and gnosticism and abandoned good mythical treasure ideas. You will get a few laughs in the movie and the car/motor cycle chase was a great action sequence but that’s about it. Indy being old didn’t bother me at all but the should have kept the saga going a few years after Last Crusade. If you’re a true Indy fan, you will have to watch it but be prepared to think “Worst Indy Movie EVER!”
May 22nd, 2008 at 6:45 pm
DONT SEE THIS MOVIE!!! IT IS TERRIBLE…. GEORGE LUCAS RUINED A MASTERPIECE YET AGAIN
May 22nd, 2008 at 7:06 pm
Ok….so I grew up with the Indiana Jones movies…they are classics…I was so excited to see this one…I normally don’t go to the movies, just wait till they make it to On Demand or buy the DVD…but I just had to see this one in person…WHAT A WASTE OF MONEY! I feel like I need to go watch the first 3 just to restore my faith in Indiana Jones!!! Don’t get me wrong…a true Indy fan will have to watch it, but be prepared for a major dissapointment! And, seriously…the plot, or lack thereof, was pointless…the ending was ridiculous…the entire point of the movie was so Indy could pass the torch to his long lost son Shia(or whatever his name is) ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?! No one will be able to replace or carry on the Indy name. I was very dissappointed…the beginning 20 minutes or so of the movie was the best part. Sure, it was entertaining…but it WAS NOT an Indiana Jones Movie…and I expected so much more from an Indy movie…not to mention from Speilberg and Lucas. Well, now I’m off to watch the real Indy movies…gotta keep the faith.
May 22nd, 2008 at 8:25 pm
… I’m not trying to bash the series, I loved Raiders of the Lost Ark, but this is just too much. The theatre was honestly silent the entire duration of the movie. All the parts that tried so hard to be funny failed horribly, and the action scenes just didn’t make sense. Overall, one of the worst movies I’ve seen in a long time.
Don’t bash this comment until you have actually seen the movie for yourself. And if you havent, I urge you to invest your $11.50 and 2hrs somewhere else.
May 23rd, 2008 at 12:19 am
I watched the movie last night, and I seem to be conflicted. I don’t agree that the movie was horrible as most of these posts seem to think. I genuinely enjoyed it. You have to go in realizing that it is a different Indy. 19 years have gone by. Yes, there are some unbelievable moments (the refridgerator and the monkeys), but in my opinion they were no Jar Jar. It took some getting used to that Harrison has aged that much, and yes, there were some bad acting moments, but replay Temple of Doom and try watching it with someone who has never seen it before.
I personally found the plot of this one more believable. This could be because I was raised in a house where we had hypnosis sessions on the living room couch where we regressed abductees. There are many more documented witnesses to the crash at Roswell then there are that Jesus walked on water. There are numerous times where acheology leads to UFOs. It does not surprise me that Speilberg would love that this movie goes in that direction. It was set up that Indy was privy to some of the most top secret things that the US was hiding in the past. The 1950’s was the start of the biggest coverup in the world. If you think about it, there is no other place Indy would be then right in the middle of it. As far as Indy being used as a spy, the other movies were prior to the US involvement in the war. The government already had used Indy in the past. If we had a man who had recovered the Ark and drank from the cup of christ, don’t you think we would use that person in a special way during WW2?
I do wish they had never stopped making Indy movies, so that there would not be this gap, and we could have watched Indy evolve slowly. It would make this movie easier to palate. And I do agree that The Last Crusade was such a good cap on a trilogy, and it remains my favorite. Just like the Star Wars prequels, it is almost impossible to please the old die hard fans. I think younger people will find this movie very entertaining because they are not comparing it to legacy.
May 23rd, 2008 at 2:08 am
i have got to say this movie was exactly what hollywood needed. Most people don’t and probably won’t realize that this movie tapped into more truths about the secret history of the world that has been lost to the ages than any other film before it. this movie covers so many mysteries that could lead us back to the truth of where we came from and how we got here. they pulled out all the stop as far as whether or not all the oopaa’s are concerned, but who cares, it was great, and with any luck this movie will shift the masses into researching about this hidden history and wanting to know more. It had never occurred to me until tonight, but it seems as though speilberg and lucas were both inspired or activated by some alien power which motivated them to make movies. if u think about it both of there careers were launched off of there fascination with the alien link. the movie hit really close to home in the respect that i also am deeply fascinated with the ancient alien interference that constantly pops up in antiquity. I have had a script going that is part of a trilogy that i have been researching for for years and just today all this synchronicity was happening that was telling me to not give up with my dream. one of the characters in the end of the movie says in the end, so much in life is lost to waiting, and he is right. thank u mr. lucas and mr. speilberg, your movie spoke to me and inspired me to light a fire under my ass and get my movies made. someday i will be at the round table with u. *****
Comment by matt luffred - May 23, 2008
May 23rd, 2008 at 3:32 am
I’m a huge fan of the Indy franchise and was ever so excited to see this film and……dissaointing to say the least. Gearge Lucas has ruined it again, I mean come on it’s Indy meets E.T for God sake. And the flying saucer at the end was just a complete piss take. Action and humor were good in the first hour but that’s about it. They should have made the 4th Indy 10 years earlier with a completely different storyline not this Crystal Skull Alien crap!! Indy should be an advneture film not a fuckin sci-fi!
May 23rd, 2008 at 3:32 am
I’m a huge fan of the Indy franchise and was ever so excited to see this film and……dissaointing to say the least. Gearge Lucas has ruined it again, I mean come on it’s Indy meets E.T for God sake. And the flying saucer at the end was just a complete piss take. Action and humor were good in the first hour but that’s about it. They should have made the 4th Indy 10 years earlier with a completely different storyline not this Crystal Skull Alien crap!! Indy should be an advneture film not a sci-fi!
May 23rd, 2008 at 5:25 am
This movie sucks. Think “Temple of Doom Part II.” They should have stuck to the Nazi/Biblical Artifact formula.
May 23rd, 2008 at 5:29 am
Shit sandwich.
May 23rd, 2008 at 6:36 am
I raelly enjoyed it - thought it was fab!
May 23rd, 2008 at 8:14 am
This film was in the spirit of the previous movies with some references to them. Although people will claim the sci-fi element was a fail, you should realise that the belief of aliens was very strong in the 50’s (when the film was set) not to mention the fact that aliens are more plausible than God. There is a strong belief also that Aliens of some kind did infact come to Earth thousands of years ago and with them brought technology and skills. So although it’s slightly far fetched isn’t that what Indiana Jones is about? All in all a superb movie, with a great script and good effects (Nuclear mushroom, alien ship). Another great Indiana movie which will spark fascination into the history of the earth and UFO’s. A must see.
May 23rd, 2008 at 10:19 am
I completely dissagree with dibbler. little naked big headed, big eyed, saucer space ship, telepathic alians more plausable then God??? The essence of Indiana Jones has been the abnormal yes, but in a biblical, mysterious, archeological way. I thought it was clever to include area 51, and knowledge being the greatest treasure, but, come on steven spielburg, alians? come on, lets keepone movie re-make going at a time, we don’t need an extra dose of ET!!! What happened to Indiana Jones going out, and finding artifacts, you know, what Indiana Jones always used to be about, for the search of knowledge, to show the world, not gaining personal alian knowledge. Sure the time period was focused on the possibilities of UFO’s, but I think it would have been a stronger angle to prove againsed those thoughts. But of coarse, the director had to go into alians, because, sad as it is, Speilburg has had his day, anything that comes out of him recently is crap.(and thats being polite.) Sorry, the movie had a lot of potential, but accomplished nothing. But once again, Harrison Ford exceeded all expectation, and did a truly amazing job… especially, with what he had to work with…
May 23rd, 2008 at 5:14 pm
Ok. I’m not one for forums normally, well ever actually but I can’t help feeling compelled to write. I work in the industry and went along with a fellow stuntman colleague. We love Indy. We love Harrison Ford. We’re both nearly 40 so grew up with Raiders and Star Wars. Sadly, the critics were right! Why oh why or how did they get this wrong. To be fair the movie’s ok, but towards the end, the chase in the jungle and subsequent waterfall scenario was filled with so much crap CGI (you could even see Cate’s harness) that one felt completely cheated. Indiana Jones is not about crap CGI. Remeber Temple. They actually blew up a bridge! Now it would be fake. It does feel like this film has been rushed out to a deadline. Swinging through trees like Spiderman! Come on! All the actors do a great job, but in my mind the CGI ruins the film. Also Alan Dale refering to him as Indy!!! Ah, just felt wrong. Remember the last Pierce Brosnan Bond movie when Pierce escapes in the most ridiculous surfing CGI known to film. It’s as bad here. We were just gratful when it ended so they couldn’t ruin it anymore. Yes, there are some great bits, but you do leave the theatre feeling slightly soiled! Actually the first National Treasure was better. A lot better.
May 24th, 2008 at 6:28 am
Indiana Jones-PLEASE DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY OR TIME TO SEE THIS GARBAGE. MR. DIRECTOR SHAME ON YOU.
May 24th, 2008 at 9:07 am
This movie was god-awful, horrible!!!! It was one of the worst movies ever made.
Steven Spielberg can put it next to A.I. and Goonies on his list of “gems”.
I kept half-expecting jar-jar binks to walk in at some point and say, “Me-suh jar-jar, you-suh Doctor Jones”.
May 24th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
Saw the film last night. Must admit I walked away very disappointed. Like many who’ve commented already, I grew up watching and loving the original Indy movies. This did not live up to the legacy at all.
The villain was a woman with a sword?? (Nothing against women with swords)…but that was best villain they could come up with?
If they wanted to stick with the ’50s alien theme, they could have had Indy uncover Russian government secrets and cover-ups of mysterious alien stuff in a race to stop the Russian bad guys from finding them first and prevent them from carrying out some evil, dastardly deed. Of course throw in some archaeological research, amazing discoveries and clever puzzle solving along the way, mixed with a lot of danger.
The best part of the plot was that “Mutt” was actually Indy’s son, and that was only brought to the audience’s attention for what…five minutes?
There were some good references back to previous Indy movies, but they only served to reassure the audience that “OK, I guess this IS an Indy movie after all…I wouldn’t have known.”
The other movies were so great! What went wrong this time!?
May 24th, 2008 at 3:27 pm
See my first review was correct and since you have all seen it now….why oh why oh why oh why oh why were there aliens and a flying saucer *begins to cry*…..end of the franchise. Hope Indies “son” (horrid plot twist) doesn’t get his own movie like another young Indie.
May 24th, 2008 at 5:56 pm
I just saw the film with my three year old and twelve year old, but left after one hour and demanded my money back after speaking with the manager. We could seven uses of the phrase “son of a bitch”, countless damns, hells, and what sounded like the F word. The theme also gets seriously unfit for kids when it turns out the young kid in the film is revealed to be Indiana Jones by the Haggard and quite nasty looking Kate Capshaw. (Jessh lady, you ever heard of botox or face lifts). Two other parents also pulled their young children out of the movie. Definelty NOT suitable for kids unless you are already sensitised to the Jew movement of corrupting you and our children through direction of film
May 24th, 2008 at 5:57 pm
mispell, that was counted, not “could”
May 25th, 2008 at 12:34 am
Im sorry my idea of indiana Jones was all about the looking into something Holy something to worship something believable. This movie really missed the meaning behind indiana jones, however I do not think harrison ford was to old for the film I dont think he lost his touch at all, I think the problem was the movie itself was just so far fetched from the first 3. Im sorry indiana jones was never about aliens. They should have actually picked back up on the last crusades plot, which was by far the best indiana jones out of all of them. However I think the movie was actually pretty funny and really different from the first 3 but really was terrible compared to the first 3, the actors themselves were great besides the villian but the story was just dum and the scenes were not believable at all. I don’t no, when you think george lucas and steven spielburg you think passion and something to look foward to going to see. I think they are the ones getting old here, not Harrison Ford, Harrison Ford is the best and never looked old in this movie, i dont no why people are saying that which isnt true at all. They should have actually named it something else rather then indiana jones 4. Well Im hoping for a indian jones 5 so they can sweep this disaster under the rug and start fresh. O and get a better villian, my God that girl was so terrible as a villian.
New Story Line!
Indiana Jone 5 Please bring back something believable about the grail.
Shih lebough was very good!
ditch all the actors besides indiana and shih !
I hope we dont have to wait another 19 years for another indiana film!
May 25th, 2008 at 12:36 am
Even if I overlook the constant over-the-top scenes of the movie, and allow myself to accept the psychic/sci-fi basis of the story (which I can do), I can’t like this movie. Those things are minor in my opinion. The really bad parts are how the movie started out, how the movie seemed to be made up of several unrelated movies, how the movie seemed to be a documentary of history for that time period rather than a self-contained adventure story, and how the over-the-top-ness was through the roof in terms of being ridiculous. Yeah, sure I expected things to be over-the-top but the monkeys and refrigerator did not contribute to the story. The story itself was ok, but the movie scenes didn’t seem to want to support it. The scenes were ok but they seemed to be linked together by an inexperienced writer.
I wish I had read the reviews. I hope this movie doesn’t make the top 10 list for best weekend opening movies. I actually left the movie before it was over, something I’ve done only once before. Maybe I’m getting smarter (in the past I always felt like I might miss something if I left early, but this time I knew I wasn’t going to miss anything). I’m glad I missed the ending. I have no interest in ever seeing this movie again. Please, save your money for something more worthwhile, such as burning it to keep warm this winter when you can no longer afford heating oil.
May 25th, 2008 at 6:37 am
really disappointed - walked out of the cinema half way through. Indie looked great but the storyline was so weak - i hope they do more indie’s and just take more time to make an ace storyline!
May 25th, 2008 at 8:07 am
Indy’s dead! Let it go.
May 25th, 2008 at 6:32 pm
This film didn’t have that classic ‘I hate nazis’ theme.
It was all about the nazis vs indy the american archaeologist
I mean i thought the theme of the 50s and aliens and all that had an ok story plot, but there was no mystery left in the movie
See, an example would be Raiders of the lost ark
You have the ark then u have the bad guys racing indy to the ultimate treasure, then the bad guys get kicked in the ass by the treasure and it gets put away
Temple of doom: the stones are found and whats not important is dropped
Last Crusade: Grail found then dropped, but no knowing what came of it
There’s always some mystery left, leaving us to think the rest
May 25th, 2008 at 6:43 pm
Very little originality
Too much comfort of the characters (Except Mutt Williams) He’s always getting his ass wooped
My friend asked me “Did George Lucas go crazy?”
I don’t think he is crazy.
I think him and spielberg tried too hard to get the point across that this is indiana jones
Once again little originality
That’s what made the other movies stand out
May 25th, 2008 at 6:44 pm
I live in Peru and Nazca Lines are not in CUSCO as in the movie says! and we dont listen to MEXICAN music and there are not pyramids like the MAYAS in Mexico. I have been in the jungle too, they could have researched more about our customs and where exactly the Nazca (or Nasca) lines are. They are in ICA not in cusco. jeez!
May 26th, 2008 at 1:58 am
OMG…. watched this last night and it was dire.
Harrison looked great and after 10 mins I forgot his age and he was just Indy. But the storyline, what were they thinking when they penned that??
CGI fails wonderfully again, instead of real ants lets use computer ants and make so many of them that everybody knows straight away they are not real.
I thought the whole point of effects was to trick the audiance believe what they are seeing is real and not an effect.
I have to stop here, wasted oppurtunity this film. Why not hint at an Alien theme but mabye base the story around the Mayans alot more… as someone wrote above, there was no mystery to this film.
May 26th, 2008 at 2:02 am
P.S - Skara Brae in on the Island of Orkney off the North Coast of Scotland NOT the West Coast…. Bloody hell Dr Jones!!!
May 27th, 2008 at 2:03 am
Watched the movie tonight, even went with a very low expectation, I left the cinema somewhat disappointed for the following reasons: This movie is forgettable, there are some plot issues that doesn’t separate well from one to another, and they do not connect well either, everything is like one big blur, so if all the actors and actresses did well, then who’s fault is it? This is definitely NOT the best in the series, but the part with punching each other in the face between the Russian soldier and Indiana Jones over a very long period of time (no less than 3 minutes but felt like a next to forever 5 minutes) is definitely a problem. The problem: EDITING. I enjoyed the warehouse scene, as we all have been wondering what is with the warehouse since the original movie in the 1970’s, but wouldn’t everyone else have done more than just seeking the one single item in mind specially when you were told that this is the warehouse of the US secrets? That’s just too much of a one track mind with me. The entrance of Karen Allen was just simply did her wrong, no matter how much I like her character and her acting, and her as a person. She came out from the tent and there she was, is that it? I can open my mind and accept the sword fight and the jungle chase, and all those other easy to predict things leading to the inside of the tomb with 13 sets of alien skeletons with one skull missing, but what pissed me off the most is the scene when the flying saucer was taking off, Indiana Jones didn’t even bother to duck behind the large stone to his left when derbies was flying everywhere, totally unlike the original movie at the lost ark opening scene, “No matter what happens, don’t open your eyes”, which created the emotion that perhaps we should close ours either but of course we kept ours opened anyway. The ending is too convenient, Indiana Jones was getting married with no incident, and a too simple of a setup for Shia LaBeouf to be the next Indiana Jones, but yet didn’t even bother to leave us a sense of hope nor any reason to hope that he would even be better the Harrison Ford Indiana Jones character, so if that is the case, why even bother to set him up and screw up the ending to begin with? Is Steven Spielberg loosing his creative mind and all he cares is to CASH IN on 30 years old previous accomplishments?
May 27th, 2008 at 2:14 am
TO: Steven Spielberg
Have you ever even watched any of the BOURNE movies? Seems like you are very out of touch with the today audience.
May 27th, 2008 at 8:41 am
The new film shows Lucas’ strenght as a visionary, but weakness as a writer and story teller. What saves it is the great Spielberg visuals and Harrison Ford’s film presence.
The film completes the mythological structure Lucas started with the first movie, but Lucas has fallen from the light, losing his faith in magical things.
May 28th, 2008 at 10:10 pm
This Movie was ridiculous and i was really anxious to see it. I had a poor story line and it was just absurd, how can you put aliens in an indiana jones movie? I love the others but they crossed the line in this one.
June 1st, 2008 at 11:36 pm
This movie is crap. That’s my review. The best words to describe this movie are predictable, old, tired, and boring. I love to see native tribesmen with stone weapons and masked skeleton faced grave people attacking Indy with sticks for no reason other than he needs someone to fight - how exciting. How about the red ant rip off of the Scorpion King beetles? How much less original could we get? And the giant alien head shaped magnetic skull! Could it have been any bigger or any more ridiculous? Why the hell was in magnetic? Or not magnetic because it attracted gold (for no good reason other than it was therefore magically special). What a bored tired plot - who didn’t know the skull opened the door to the skeleton alien men’s chamber? Which, by the way, looked like a bad Japanese Steak house. How many dumb questions are you left with - like who would only take one crystal skull and nothing else? Why not take the whole skeleton? Or maybe some treasures? Nah I want this skull. How about that legend of returning it and getting all powerful! Where did that come from because that’s not exactly what happens. Why did the crystal skull need to be “returned†and really - who gives a crap? Lucas and Spielberg must be getting Alzheimers. The dialogue was about as witty as a sleeping turd. The plot was nothing - “return the skull†WOW! How about predictability? A twenty minute car to car crash scene with machine guns and sword fighting. And yes, every bad accented hyper-stereotypical Russian bad mamma from the “B†movies of the seventies carries a sword and then (of course) Indy’s son is a sword fighter. Why not? We can’t think of anything original here. Three falls in a boat down a waterfall (that would have killed the aliens themselves) just so they could make a ride at Disney (could there be another explanation for them putting this boring predictable crap in there?). Hey, you got stuck in a tree - no problem. Why not swing with the monkies? Who will later attack your enemies! Who didn’t know that Shia LaBore was Indy’s (biker?) son? And how about that death defying descent down the predictable shrinking stone step stair case. Gee who knew they were gonna make it to that anti-climatic fall in to a puddle of water? Not me I thought they were all going to die right there. I went to see this based upon the previous Indy movies and Spielberg’s reputation for making really good movies. I like action as much as the next guy. But the same old formula gratuitous action with no plot - I’ll pass. I guess he’s lost his edge and I wish he would refund me my $50. He can afford it. If you’re out there Steven you can email me at hac5×3@aol.com for my address.