UPDATE: Lisa’s full review of Indiana Jones 4 is now available here. Read the full post.
May 18
2008
04:10 PM ET
'Indiana Jones 4': Here's your hat, what's your hurry?
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Wow…… George Lucas needs to keep his damn star wars off the Indiana Jones franchise… what a let down… its one thing to keep the biblical fantasy aspects, ex. Lost Ark, Last Crusade, but geez, freaking Aliens? What the hell?? And who in the hell COULDN’T see that Shea was gonna end up his son? So much for a good climax. Just another dried up sequel milking out whatever money they can with a poor film.
Epic Failure
I should have known where the movie was heading when they found the alien sarcophagus and made the references to Roswell. My wife figured out the plot in the first five minutes. Instead I kept watching as Indy dodged more machine gun bullets than 007 and an outrageous sequence of paranormal events took place, eliminating the need for a decent plot or screenwriters with any remote knowledge of history. The truly great Indy movies (Raiders and the Last Crusade) incorporated just enough history to avoid being insulting to one’s intelligence. This movie incorporated just enough Scientology to make me vomit. I have had enough of the big headed aliens who gave us the Pyramids, plumbing and the longer lasting light bulb. It was the Pharaohs, the Romans and Thomas freaking Edison. I realize Indiana Jones is about as realistic as Rambo but this film was ludicrous.
Wow–it wasn’t a complete let-down. But is sure isn’t the return that was expected. Lucas and Spielberg should have known that Indiana Jones should not tread on “X-files” territory. And why would a guy, twenty-to-thirty years later, still be wearing the exact same outfit? Ford seemed to have difficulty delivering the Jones wit and there were too many times when it seemed as if they were straining to capture the originbal flavor. Overall this film is about as good as “Temple of Doom”.
I’m a massive Indy fan and a George Lucas forgiver. I admit the latest 3 Star Wars were disappointing (apart from the Final Anakin / Obi-Wan fight) but come on, please George. Does everything have to have Aliens in it? I loved the beginning of the film, the Character introductions and the family reunion. The story became forgive the pun, crystal clear in tem minutes, and I forgave it as there was no chance we were going to have a big Alien finale. How could a whip beat an Alien. I was convinced it wasn’t going to happen, then Pow! A blooming flying saucer and parallel dimension. I know there’s a writers strike on but how come all the great actors in the film let this happen. Alien V’s Predator v’s Indy. Come on please……?!
Well everyone if your a are true fan of the orignal 3 films then i hope for the sake of remembering how great they were when you were a kid and still to this day are we all know weather we admit it or not that indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull was the biggest let down we have ever seen in the theaters. Obvioulsy it didnt let down at the box office, nonethless we hoped it wouldnt happen but CGI! everywhere! ants, monkey’s, groundhogs! what! no underlying seriousness and tone that the first 3 had. All i expected was another indiana jones film wich should excite us all greatly, but we didnt get that! We all know that lucas is a sell out but spielberg!? how can this happen to one of the best directors of all time? there is no way ford saw this final cut and serioulsy thought ” yeah indiana jones is back” he’s not back at all, he didnt even seem like his old self. I know that he is aged, but he is still indiana jones, or at least should be.
I guess I’m just a purist. And I’d have to agree with a lot of you out there who asked “why did they agree to do this?”.
The best part of any Indiana Jones film is the globe-trotting, puzzle-solving race to the finish line to find a piece of HUMAN history. You can accuse any Indy storyline of being convoluted, but at least it felt genuine. Where was that here? Aliens and a spaceship–c’mon!
Indy used to approach these tasks with a bit of reverence for the object for which he was searching. I guess old age has made him arrogant and impatient.
Speaking of impatience, did anyone else feel like this movie was hurried (didn’t feel like 123 minutes to me)? Bored I was not. But I was finding myself wishing for a little down time, where they put some of the pieces together.
The family storyline, in my estimation, was perfect; albeit completely obvious. But it was a nice way to “round trip” the franchise.
I hope there’s a next time so they can get it right.
i’ll admit, im only fourteen, but im a huge indy fan. overall, i really liked this movie. the action was great. although i was concerned that making another movie after finishing the trilogy in the eighties and then coming out with a new one just now would really affect the way people would think of it, i was suprised at how well it was made and how harrison ford proved that he can still be indy even in his sixties. however, the end of the movie kinda dissapointed me when the aliens came in, i mean seriously, if george lucas wanted a sci-fi movie, he could’ve written another Star Wars.
VERY DISAPPOINTED!! I feel like my ole action figure Jones has just shot my dreams to Hell in a hand basket!! This movie just don’t do that hair tingling sensation you get like his old stuff. And I agree with the most>> ALIENS???? What did they need to do?? Put Star Wars & Indiana Jones in a blender & see what they could get. Boy,I hope there is another one out to make up for this mess up. And hope it is soon!!!!
Anyone who can say the alien thing was ridiculous must forget how it seemed when people heard what people faces melt from the ark, Or wow there is a man who has been alive for thousands of years guarding the cup, or what they rip his heat our and hes still alive. If dear Indy had anything left to discover it would be proof of aliens i mean seriously. HE IS 65 YRS OLD!!! He’s probably discovered everything else already. Indy isnt supposed to be realistic people its fantasy and the fantasy based with mild realism is what made the movies great the fact that hes a professor at a normal school dealing with normal professor problems, then he goes and punches some guy in the face a shoots people to get a dang ark thats what made him great. So the fact that an aging Indy would be the one to discover aliens well come on if not him then who.
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Loved it in the movies and enjoyed more at home watching it twice the 1st week I got it on DVD. Cant wait for one more!
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They need to recast Indy now that Harrison is 204…Some possible hopefuls include Josh Holloway, Brendan Frazer, Nathan Fillion, Christian Bale, or Ewan Mcgregor.