I'm afraid to say that the big wigs involved in the making of 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull' may need to admit to themselves that they need to retire. This includes Steven Spielberg, Harrison Ford, Karen Allen (somebody, please tell her that she cannot act- that's why she hasn't been in a big movie since 'Raiders), and even George Lucas. And this is coming from a major Lucas fan and Lucas apologetic. But even this George fan has to admit when he has gone silly on us.
What a ridiculous storyline. Aliens. UFOs. I know this is set in the 1950s, when extra-terrestrial life was a big phenomena, but come on. Indiana Jones should not be a science-fiction movie like this. Honestly, it made this film seem hardly like an Indiana Jones adventure. The shot of Ford, Allen and Shia LeBeouf looking at the UFO summed up how goofy this movie got to be.
A big problem is Spielberg and Lucas' over-reliance on special effects. It makes memorable scenes like the "creepy-crawly" scenes that are part of what make the Indy movies famous seem so artificial. Same thing with the gruesome death. Where these scenes that are SO Indiana Jones seem organic because they are not computer generated from the 80s, these scenes now seem so artificial that they simply do not have the same effect on the emotions of the audience.
Right now, I am asking for no more Indiana Jones movies. This one already leaves a somewhat bad taste in my mouth. I would much rather remember the last adventure of Indiana Jones as riding off into the sunset, rather than an anti-climactic scene in a squeaky-clean chapel.
What a ridiculous storyline. Aliens. UFOs. I know this is set in the 1950s, when extra-terrestrial life was a big phenomena, but come on. Indiana Jones should not be a science-fiction movie like this. Honestly, it made this film seem hardly like an Indiana Jones adventure. The shot of Ford, Allen and Shia LeBeouf looking at the UFO summed up how goofy this movie got to be.
A big problem is Spielberg and Lucas' over-reliance on special effects. It makes memorable scenes like the "creepy-crawly" scenes that are part of what make the Indy movies famous seem so artificial. Same thing with the gruesome death. Where these scenes that are SO Indiana Jones seem organic because they are not computer generated from the 80s, these scenes now seem so artificial that they simply do not have the same effect on the emotions of the audience.
Right now, I am asking for no more Indiana Jones movies. This one already leaves a somewhat bad taste in my mouth. I would much rather remember the last adventure of Indiana Jones as riding off into the sunset, rather than an anti-climactic scene in a squeaky-clean chapel.