Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Indie is back and this time he's going after the ancient lost city of gold. So let's jump right on in to see how this adventure unfolds.
At a military base, Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) and his friend George Michale (Ray Winstone) are taken to tell a KGB agent, Irina Spalko (Cate Blanchett), where a certain item is. After Jones leads them to it, he tries to get them away from it, but George turns on him. After a lot of fighting, Jones gets everyone away from the base, but ends up at a nuclear testing site. Once he escapes, he's arrested and taken in for questioning. He's eventually released after giving next to no information. Back at the university, Charles Stanforth (Jim Broadbent) informs Jones that he's basically fired, but will still get paid his full salary. He decides to set out in search for whatever it is these KGB agents wanted until he meets a boy named Mutt Williams (Shia LaBeouf). Mutt tells him that an old family friend, Professor Oxley (John Hurt) went out searching for an item called the Crystal Skull and the ancient lost city of gold. He left them plenty of clues as to where he is and where the skull is. So now Indiana and Mutt set out to find Oxley and whatever is connecting the city of gold to the skull.
As you can expect from any Indiana Jones film, the music and adventure elements are amazing. There's the always memorable Indiana Jones theme that's played in several different ways as the movie progresses along with other great songs that really give some scenes that extra boost. As for the adventure, it's full of breath-taking set pieces and action moments to always keep you watching. Just like the previous Indiana Jones films, there's some moments where you're just going to have to suspend your disbelief that any of this could actually happen or that Indie or any other character could survive doing what they do. For the fans of the series, it'll be great for them to see some old faces return for the ride.
Sadly, not everything that is shown works out well. Shia LaBeouf's character really doesn't seem to fit in well with everything else. He just appears to be a character for younger audiences to relate to. As for Shia himself, he doesn't really seem fit for the part. He's supposed to be some kind of street tough that doesn't care about school and only cares about his bike and family, but he comes off as more of a nerdy guy.
Should you watch this movie? Definitley. It's a popcorn flick that pulls a lot of movie magic that we've come to expect from the series, so just turn your brain off and enjoy.
At a military base, Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) and his friend George Michale (Ray Winstone) are taken to tell a KGB agent, Irina Spalko (Cate Blanchett), where a certain item is. After Jones leads them to it, he tries to get them away from it, but George turns on him. After a lot of fighting, Jones gets everyone away from the base, but ends up at a nuclear testing site. Once he escapes, he's arrested and taken in for questioning. He's eventually released after giving next to no information. Back at the university, Charles Stanforth (Jim Broadbent) informs Jones that he's basically fired, but will still get paid his full salary. He decides to set out in search for whatever it is these KGB agents wanted until he meets a boy named Mutt Williams (Shia LaBeouf). Mutt tells him that an old family friend, Professor Oxley (John Hurt) went out searching for an item called the Crystal Skull and the ancient lost city of gold. He left them plenty of clues as to where he is and where the skull is. So now Indiana and Mutt set out to find Oxley and whatever is connecting the city of gold to the skull.
As you can expect from any Indiana Jones film, the music and adventure elements are amazing. There's the always memorable Indiana Jones theme that's played in several different ways as the movie progresses along with other great songs that really give some scenes that extra boost. As for the adventure, it's full of breath-taking set pieces and action moments to always keep you watching. Just like the previous Indiana Jones films, there's some moments where you're just going to have to suspend your disbelief that any of this could actually happen or that Indie or any other character could survive doing what they do. For the fans of the series, it'll be great for them to see some old faces return for the ride.
Sadly, not everything that is shown works out well. Shia LaBeouf's character really doesn't seem to fit in well with everything else. He just appears to be a character for younger audiences to relate to. As for Shia himself, he doesn't really seem fit for the part. He's supposed to be some kind of street tough that doesn't care about school and only cares about his bike and family, but he comes off as more of a nerdy guy.
Should you watch this movie? Definitley. It's a popcorn flick that pulls a lot of movie magic that we've come to expect from the series, so just turn your brain off and enjoy.