Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Trying to revive classic franchises after an extended break......never a good idea. Just ask Star Wars fans.
Is Indy IV another "Phantom Menace"?
Not quite. Certainly not as good as 1 or 3, but IMO it is better than Temple of Doom and that alone makes it better than 90% of movies made today. It certainly kicks the ass of the pretenders like National Treasure.
It gets off to a good start with the scene in the warehouse, the nuclear explosion (Although far fetched survival) and the bike chase. It certainly had some of the charm of an Indy film although watered down by expectation and some dodgy CGI late on.
The cast was great although some of them were underused (John Hurt in particular). Le Beouf was great, Cate Blancett was fun (Dodgy accent and all) and Harrison Ford slipped back into the role with ease.
My major problem with the film is the bloody stupid ending
which to me didn't fit with the Indy style.
Overall though I think it was a fun old fashioned adventure movie and I had a blast.
7/10
