Indiana Jones 4...

WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD>

I am going to preface this one with one phrase: "I loved this movie."
I'm sure there are a ton of people out there that will hate me for saying that, but it's the truth, it was a really good movie.

I do however have a couple of theorys as to why people hate it so much:

1)The aleins (sorry interdimensional beings): Okay this one is probably the most obvious, but I really actually liked the concept. The reason that I think alot of people didn't like the aleins is that frankly it's been done to death by popular media, sooooo pretty much everyone has there own ideas about what aleins should be. On top of that it kinda threw some people off to not have the storyline based around a single artifact and also ebd with it (Raiders=Ark of The Covenant, Temple=Stones, Last Crusade=Holy Grail) but then we get to Crystal Skull where it starts relativly similar, the search for the lost city with the crystal skull. Thats all good, but then once we get to the city all of a sudden it's about these aleins and interdimensional travel and such things. being the huge Sci-fi nerd that I am I was very easily switch over to "Okay this is the kinda story it's turning into" but I think some people really didn't like this switch. Personally I thought it was awesome, but then thats just me.

2)The age, another obvious one. But still it's the truth. And I'm just talking about Harrison being 65, (But I do have to say he can still kick some serious ass), what I'm talking about is the time period specifically the 50's. People are used to seeing Indy with 30's technology fighting Nazi's, not with 50's tech and the life, fighting Communists. I actually really liked what it brought to the movie, it brought alot of great scenes into exsistence that wouldn't have otherwise, namely the Greaser/ (Other guys, darnit, and you know I'll remember what there'll called as soon as I post this) fight in the restaurant, the Nuke (Hell yes, I loved the nuke scene), and a ton of others which I can't remember at the moment because it's 11 at night I'm to bloody tired, but movine on.

3)As it is nearly 11, I can't remember any more at the moment. But if I remember tomorrow I'll throw them up here)


As much as I loved this movie there were, ahem, certain scenes I could have done without, cough*groundhogs*cough. So seriously what is up with these groundhogs, there'll like this little furry speed bumps that poke there heads out when they need a cut away shot. Also the whole Tarzan thing, I wouldn't say nessacarily remove this scene but it could definitly use some tooling. Really for me all it would have taken was one or two shots where he's like hesistant but than does it anyways, and is shocked that he can do it, and then continue on. But nooo, it's like 'You want me to swing from tree to tree and catch up with a speeding car...okay." No thought just go.


Overall I would say that movie is definitly a worthy addition to the Indy series, even if it isn't the same as the first three (Which frankly is a very good thing, cause they already made those ones).

I give it overall, 8.5/10.


Well here's my second post. Whoohoo!! Makin progress!