Just came back from seeing it, I was always of the opinion that a new Indiana Jones film was unnecessary and that's how I came out of the film. Alot of it felt forced, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.

I'll get talking about specific bits when everyone else sees it.

Would you say it's worth the wait? I am so excited to check it out!

It depends on how much you have amped it up in your head in what to expect. I definitely enjoyed it, but I couldn't have said I would have been disappointed if it hadn't seen the light of day, although I am happy at how they handled it.

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Also I might add that Shia LeBeouf didn't suck. Probably the first time I have enjoyed a role he has played.

I have to say I didn't notice one instance of CG the entire movie.

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Who'm I kiddin' =[

Just came back from watching it. It was decent of a film. The ending is what really pissed me off. Loved how they portrait the old films cameos in this one. Was a little slow but still good. "B-/C+" Average film. All Indiana Jones Fans should go see it but don't expect another Raider of the Last Ark.

First Indiana Jones movie I have ever seen, and it was alright. The ending pretty much makes you think they're not gonna do a 5th one. I'd recommend it to the Indy fans but if you're like me and before today have never seen an Indiana Jones movie, you might want to think about it a little.

Honestly, I was expecting a lot of people to dress up but I only saw one Indy, one person wearing an Indy hat, and one person dressed up like some soldier.

What? That's tragic. I do know that there are people who haven't seen the Indiana Jones trilogy and I know of one that I'm going to do a marathon with soon before going to see number four. You really ought to see the first three before seeing this movie.

So, I've just seen it, and I must admit I was thoroughly entertained throughout the movie. Well, except for a few scenes.
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And I lolled at the snake scene. Y'all know what I talk about:3:

All in all a decent solid good movie. Some things were over the top like but every Indiana Jones has had some over the top scenes. I enjoyed it and I'm gonna see it again :)

Amphibious vehicles are real-life things, so that's not exactly over-the-top.

Saw it Thursday afternoon. Honestly? What it was missing was Sallah punching some fucking Soviets through a newspaper. Goddamn you, Spielberg.

Still, no Sallah. :(

Well as a fan of the old films, i think it was a decent movie. Definitely watch it if you are a fan. The CG didn't bother me at all. Even though I would consider it my least favorite Indy movie, I definitely enjoyed it.

Just got back from it. I thought it was pretty good, though still doesn't beat my favorite: Last Crusade. Some rantings:

Saw the film this evening. UGH. Fucking GOOD by any other standards. For an Indiana Jones film? FUCKING AWFUL. More on this later.

Good but not great...

That's it. I've ignored this thread long enough.

Yes, this review will contain some spoilers, and I'm not going to be arsed to go through and find them all. So read at your own risk.





Great, great flick (Note: Flick, not film. This is popcorn movie all the way). WAY better than Audi Man. Let's get that shit out of the way right off the top.

I've heard a lot of people bitch about how this wasn't up to the Indiana Jones standard. You're right, this wasn't Raiders II. Nor should it have been. It's over. Get a new show.

The look of the show was a deliberate attempt to make it look like overexposed stock, and it worked. It wasn't distracting, it wasn't horrible, it just wasn't necessary. I'd rather they made it look more dirty, but whatever. This is clearly how Lucas wants his movies to look now. Shiny. Not my cup of tea, but not really something I can rip into the guy over. It's like getting pissed at Sin City for looking like it was green screened.

The CG was heftier than I would have liked, but again, it didn't detract from the characters or the chemistry they had. Which was great. I'm also going to quote Sprout's review here for a second: "It's a cruel irony that a movie about an archeologist is marred by its CG indulgences."

Sprout, buddy, I love you... but shut the fuck up. A cruel irony? So... it's a movie about an archaeologist is it? Because this is what real archaeologists do? So... should the whole thing have been drawn on papyrus and flipped in front of a camera really fast? Would that have been more apt?

He is right about his next point, though. There isn't a ton of suspense in this picture, but I'm sorry... did you think the giant boulder was going to run him over in Raiders? Because I sure the fuck didn't. Of course Indy survives all of it. He's Indiana Fucking Jones. He is a super hero. That's the bloody point. It's a 30's serial picture. Indiana Jones isn't an archaeologist or a professor, that's his alter-ego. He's a fucking Super Man. You're completely forgetting the series if you think for a second we're going to see weakness in Indy beyond getting punched and knocked down a few times. This isn't the Bucket List, it's INDIANA JONES. He could be 90, he'd still fuck a guy up. That's the point. That's the basis they work from. It's not based on realism, it's based on comic pulp.

The final thing a lot of people have an issue with is the denouement. I'm sorry. Was it more believable when it was the Ark of the Covenant? Or Shiva's Temple? Because that was pretty random/crazy paranormal bullshit. The only part of the end that didn't feel EXACTLY like an Indiana Jones movie was the very/very end. It felt more like a bookend than a part of the flick. Other than that, we hit the main point of why this movie was great for what it was:

It got it. It felt like an Indiana Jones movie. He was a super hero, he put on the hat, he went to an exotic location on a plane while a red line showed us on the map what exotic location he was going to. He used the whip, he punched the enemies of America, he was charming. It felt like it had way more place in the series than Temple of Doom.

A lot of people have been getting all uppity because it didn't go into serious character development. But none of the movies did. I'll say it one more time: 30's FUCKING SERIALS. There was only one point in this movie where it really fell apart, and that was Shia playing Tarzan. Completely stupid, unnecessary, and all I could think of was King Kong while it was happening. It was the only time the CG was really distracting.

It had everything you want in an Indiana Jones movie. Indy kicking ass, a strong female heroine, some russkies/nazis to beat up on, a bunch of throw backs to the original movie... it was all in there. The music was great, the locations were wonderful... it had all the great Indy tropes of cheesy sci-fi pulp. Nazca lines, crazy tribal warriors, nazi/russian obsession with the occult, Crystal Skull myths, references to Milton... this movie did it exactly right in terms of setting the mood for an Indiana Jones movie.

It's a terrible screen play, but it was supposed to be a terrible screen play. It's Indiana Jones. They weren't going to give us the joy that is Raiders of the Lost Ark again.

Was it as good as Raiders? No. Was it a damned good flick that has every right to be included in the canon? Fucking rights it does. Anyone who says this doesn't feel like an Indiana Jones movie has never seen an Indiana Jones movie. Best super hero flick of the Summer.

And I add something written by some friend of LeHah's.

Allow me to be succinct for all you putzes who are going to be tl;dr, and I WILL spoiler this bit.

I believe you had to keep drinking from it for eternal life.

I think all of that was "voided" after Elsa crossed the seal with the Grail. Also, I think Indy would've had to take the old Knight's place in order to truly remain immortal. That's how I've always understood it, at least...

Saw this a few days ago... I wish they hadn't included as much CGI - especially for so many of the backdrops - but overall I'd say this was the third best Indy film, after Raiders and Last Crusade. Definitely better than Temple of Doom. Then again, it doesn't take much to be better than ToD... heh.

Actually now that I recall what the old knight said "But beware the Grail cannot pass beyond the Great Seal, for that is the boundry, and the price, of immortality." Heh, so that actually does explain it.

Immortality means you don't die from age, it doesn't mean you're ageless, per se.