Indiana Jones and The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull

i’m debating whether or not i’ll go wednesday at midnight or not. The only reason not to is because i have my music theory final on thursday morning!

I remember watching the first movies as a little kid. I can’t remember much from the movies though, but I know my girlfriend has plans of dragging me to the cinema to watch this new one.

I’m going on monday by the looks of it. It’s the only time my whole family has to get together for my bro’s b-day so we’ll probably do dinner and a movie.

I still need to make my way to an IMAX to see Speed Racer.

Well, I got back from seeing it earlier today, and first off, I must point out that there was an abnormally high amount of old people seeing the movie. I mean, I had no problem with it, but you’d think something like an Indiana Jones movie would cater to the younger people.

Anyways, although it was nothing new, the movie was still very good. Lots of good action sequences, the music was the standard Indy music we’ve heard in the previous 3 films, and for some reason at times, Harrison Ford’s acting seemed kinda forced and not natural, like he was pushing himself to stay within the “Indy” mentality. But at times, I couldn’t tell the difference between the Indy of the 80’s and the Indy now, aside from the graying hair.

The only gripe I have is with the Spaceship at the end. It really seemed unnecessary to me, as well as some of the “paranormal” aspects of the film. I must admit, at times I was asking myself “is this really an Indy movie?” But even with all of it, it still beats out anything in the theaters today. I’d go and see this despite the lukewarm reviews people seem to be giving it. But I might be a bit biased seeing as I have always had a soft spot for the Indy Films.

I was feeling the alien aspect was kinda over the top… but even being a Christian I have to admit that Raiders of the Lost Ark is kinda in the same vein of hokey. And that’s kinda the point. The movies have always been kinda half comical and half serious enough to get to the next action scene.

I loved the retro sound effects and the overall sound presentation. I loved the visual quality of the film, and the filters they were using on the film. Lots of eye candy.

My lasting impression is that I’ll glady buy it and watch it from time to time. Possibly more often than many other movies I own, and my collection is small as I’ve always shared movies with the rest of my family, and odds are my brother and sister with also buy their own copies.

I have no clue why some of the critics have been tearing the movie apart so bad. I thought it was right in the vien of the origonal movies and I liked it.

I can totally get where you’re comming from, and I think most people who don’t like it will dislike it for the same reasons.

But I still din’t find it much cheesier than the old movies. Maybe it was just cheesy in a more obvious and pronounced way.