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PostedMay 26, 2008
redpatrick
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ij4 is a lot of fun and satisfies the urge for another episode. as one reviewer already said, if you are a boomer, it will more enjoyable, i think. some of the things that we love about the series may seem dated by today's standards. (more on that later.)
on the down side, a couple of the fisticuff scenes went about 30 seconds too long; karen allen, god love her, has lost that spunkiness we adored; while i love (LOVE) cate b., i think her role was a little beneath her (not really knocking hf or the movie, but, please, if have you had seen her in "i'm not there" you would know what i mean).
lots of plusses tho! great, great chase scenes! impossible feats performed! death defying acts of bravery! for the boys at heart, lots of gooey, ickey scenes with bugs!
and, of course, the old codger, harry ford himself.
enter the surprise: shia lebeouf. this guy appears to be being groomed to take over the role, and if anyone can, he can. he proves it over and over again. he's got his own quirks distinct from hf and they work just as well. (for instance, when he's nervous, he combs his hair.)
the one thing that bothers me is that the series, while groundbreaking in the 80's (my wife and I saw ij1 when it was a sneak preview), has been eclipsed by the current offering of action movies. spielberg has been a part of the evolution into the new mold, but he seemed to have chosen not to fold this series into the modern version of the genre.
well, then again, maybe that isn't just a bad thing...
on the down side, a couple of the fisticuff scenes went about 30 seconds too long; karen allen, god love her, has lost that spunkiness we adored; while i love (LOVE) cate b., i think her role was a little beneath her (not really knocking hf or the movie, but, please, if have you had seen her in "i'm not there" you would know what i mean).
lots of plusses tho! great, great chase scenes! impossible feats performed! death defying acts of bravery! for the boys at heart, lots of gooey, ickey scenes with bugs!
and, of course, the old codger, harry ford himself.
enter the surprise: shia lebeouf. this guy appears to be being groomed to take over the role, and if anyone can, he can. he proves it over and over again. he's got his own quirks distinct from hf and they work just as well. (for instance, when he's nervous, he combs his hair.)
the one thing that bothers me is that the series, while groundbreaking in the 80's (my wife and I saw ij1 when it was a sneak preview), has been eclipsed by the current offering of action movies. spielberg has been a part of the evolution into the new mold, but he seemed to have chosen not to fold this series into the modern version of the genre.
well, then again, maybe that isn't just a bad thing...
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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