Good stuff. different that the originals but still good.

Better than Temple of Doom and Last Crusade. Why? It had the fast-paced "woah" action that Raiders of the Lost Ark did so well, and the funny of the last sequel, with a better story. Indiana Jones has always been escapist fun, so whoever...
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Better than Temple of Doom and Last Crusade. Why? It had the fast-paced "woah" action that Raiders of the Lost Ark did so well, and the funny of the last sequel, with a better story. Indiana Jones has always been escapist fun, so whoever complains about its plot regarding aliens isn't getting the point. Though I must admit that they do go too far at the end, I still think its a really good movie. If anything it's a tribute to the series and to George Lucas/Spielberg movies.

It's like putting an awesome actor in a horrible movie. In other words, Harrison Ford is great and funny even though they put him in a movie with about a million plot holes and a story centered around ALIENS for crying out loud! Oh, and you'll...
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It's like putting an awesome actor in a horrible movie. In other words, Harrison Ford is great and funny even though they put him in a movie with about a million plot holes and a story centered around ALIENS for crying out loud! Oh, and you'll never look at an ant the same way again. Anyways do yourself a favor and save your money by NOT watching this movie, stick with the classics.

I watched the movie and quickly came to the realization that it was not as good as any of it's predecessors. They just had to bring the alien plot into it and that I did not like so much. I was wanting another Indy battling some Germans or...
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I watched the movie and quickly came to the realization that it was not as good as any of it's predecessors. They just had to bring the alien plot into it and that I did not like so much. I was wanting another Indy battling some Germans or something. Harrison Ford was good as always but something just did not cut it for me. I don't regret watching but I was expecting more.

I really enjoyed the movie and I thought it fit pretty well into the series maybe a few of the parts were over the top but thats what makes the movie fun I cant believe some of the things people are saying this movie is far from a dissapointment...
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I really enjoyed the movie and I thought it fit pretty well into the series maybe a few of the parts were over the top but thats what makes the movie fun I cant believe some of the things people are saying this movie is far from a dissapointment and should be apart of anyones indiana jones collection

Like many fans of the Indiana Jones franchise I was really looking forward to this film and in my opinion it didn't dissapoint.Ford was great as usual, it was wierd seeing Indy a little more mature but I thought it was another great performance by...
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Like many fans of the Indiana Jones franchise I was really looking forward to this film and in my opinion it didn't dissapoint.Ford was great as usual, it was wierd seeing Indy a little more mature but I thought it was another great performance by him. Shia LaBeouf'S character (Mutt) was also very good in the movie, I thoughht he was one of the best things about it and the relationship between Indiana and Mutt was great.Have to say there was some great action sequences in the film and the acting and directing awas brilliant. Only thing that lets it down was the rope swinging scen which I really did not like. 4 Stars

Ok, to start with, I like Indiana Jones, but I hardly look at them like others seem to. For me, this fits in just fine though if I had to say anything about this, it's that I wish that I could still say trilogy instead of whatever it is when...
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Ok, to start with, I like Indiana Jones, but I hardly look at them like others seem to. For me, this fits in just fine though if I had to say anything about this, it's that I wish that I could still say trilogy instead of whatever it is when there's 4 films.

This movie by all rights should have gotten 4 stars- period, end of story- but this is Indy...sooo, an extra half-star. It's all about respect, peoples. I'm the first to admit that this is not the classic of the series (Lost Ark is clearly the...
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This movie by all rights should have gotten 4 stars- period, end of story- but this is Indy...sooo, an extra half-star. It's all about respect, peoples. I'm the first to admit that this is not the classic of the series (Lost Ark is clearly the superior entry in the franchise, with Last Crusade running a close second for me) but it is a worthy, if slavishly derivative addition to the Indy canon.

*****************SPOILERS AHEAD*************** Yeah, it's derivative. It's a self-conscious, self-referential rehash of the previous Indy films; as a matter of fact, this is like a Spielberg highlight reel: all of his favorite tropes appear here. I even half-expected the alien ship to emit the tones from Close Encounters. But I can't get too mad at the brotha for cannibalizing his own work- at least he stole from the best.

Shia Lebouf is watchable, as always. It was great to see Karen Allen again. But I quickly tired of the "Indy discovers he has a son and awkwardly tries to relate to him" plotline. And Karen Allan was underutilized. The crazy professor bit by John Hurt was overdone and unrealistic- there were too many times he became lucid just in time to assist a plot point. Indy's turncoat "friend" was equally credulity-stretching (do you really think Indy would get duped by this guy ONCE, let alone twice?), but I liked Cate Blanchett's evil Russian portrayal. Still, this movie badly needed Sean Connery.

Look, if you're an Indiana Jones fan, go see this movie. You'll get your money's worth- Speilberg and Lucas are too professional to make a movie devoid of entertainment value. They know what the audience wants and they deliver it solidly here. It's just that it's impossible to live up to the standard set by Lost Ark. If you go expecting that, prepare to feel somewhat let down.

One of the biggest disappointments of the last five years is Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. The fourth installment in one of my favorite franchises of all time doesn't have the spirit or wit of the first three, not even close....
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One of the biggest disappointments of the last five years is Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. The fourth installment in one of my favorite franchises of all time doesn't have the spirit or wit of the first three, not even close. After 20 years, Harrison Ford is back in fedora which just looks old and unwelcome. With some ridiculous sequences including a town full of manicans, a refrigerator scene, and a monkey swinging scene, this might be more than just bad film. This was the first film I've ever fallen asleep through, no joke. I can't even explain what was going on most of the time because I was asleep. The whole story was just too much, aliens and crystal skulls, what happened to boulders and golden artifacts. Nothing made sense in this painfully dull pull down from a great trilogy. The screenplay is awful and I can see the DVD features of this film where Spielberg Lucas and the cast are going to be talking about how much fun it was to make this film, well trying having to sit through it. Maybe it wouldn't have been as a big a let down if the first three weren't so great and if Lucas and Spielberg hadn't made some of my favorite films. This one is just a silly money scheme that could've been entitled "Indiana Jones and the Incredibly Cheesy Rip-off". They could have at least tried to make this semi enjoyable. Lucas, Spielberg, and the rest of the gang should have just left moviegoers with their memories.