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- First reviewMay 22, 2008
- Last reviewAugust 16, 2008
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Awesome!
PostedAugust 16, 2008
kons0uL
from Massachusetts
Epic, fantastic and entertaining. Christopher Nolan expertly understands the character of Batman and crafts an engrossing crime saga around him and his introduction to the supremely spooky Joker.
Give Heath Ledger the Oscar!
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Overwhelmingly Dissappointing
PostedMay 22, 2008
kons0uL
from Massachusetts
What do aliens, communism, archeology, magnetic crystal, man-eating ants and illegitimate children have in common?
Well, nothing. And apparently the creators of the latest Indiana Jones installment are in agreement citing the difficult time they had tying these dissimilar elements together into an entertaining and coherent action movie.
This movie was a complete departure from the superb formula established by Lucas/Spielberg in Raiders/Last Crusade: Choose an ancient Christian artifact rumored to have super natural power and have the academic-idealist-yet-tough-archaeologist Indiana Jones race German National Socialists to find said artifact. Have German National Socialists get there first and misuse it (which ultimately causes their demise), show Indiana marveling at it for a brief instant before it is wrenched from his grasp by a government official or freak act of nature. Oh and be sure to liberally inject exciting action sequences throughout.
Roll credits.
I don't want to give any spoilers so I'll just say that this movie was a COMPLETE departure from the above formula. It tries to straddle the line between action and sci-fi resulting in a film that does neither genre well. Add to this poorly written dialogue, bad direction and a few heavy-handed (if forced) attempts at fan-service and you get one VERY disappointing movie.
High points? Some really great action sequences and an excellent performance by Shia Lebouf but these are two small points of light on an endless expanse of stink are hardly enough to make up for all this movie's faults.
If you want to see an Indiana Jones movie this summer, I hear Best Buy has a box set...
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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