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Good, but off target
PostedJune 12, 2008
GunShy
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"Grins and Giggles" for those that know the previous films of the series, but not a good place to start for those just discovering Indy. No "sex", but some heavy cussing in spots, and lot of rather "bloodless killing" for those parents that want to know that. CGI in many ways, has ruined what was a "tip of the hat" to the old days of the "Saturday Moviehouse Serials". While beautiful to look at, it loses that "feel of real" with the computer doings things that people or models of people simply can't do. It has a different look, and it lets the script writers wander way past the point of "belief". Some of the jokes are a bit tired in this one, and some are way beyond "hokey". The first 1/4 to 1/3 of the film was great, true old school Indy Jones, but after the simple plot of the "chase item" is revealed, it goes slowly downhill from there. Blanchett was "hot" as the lead Female Villian, the "Mutt" a tired "Fonzy wannabe" cliche with "in pants humor just because we can" tossed in, while Allen was just sad, a mere shadow of what she once was, given wooden lines and corny sentiment to make it all the worse. Ford in an interview said he wanted Indy to die, but that was turned down, and his thinking on it, was that the makers of this film, figured "there wasn't much of a future for selling Action Figures of a Dead Hero". See folks, it's become more about making money on everything under the Sun you can slap "Indiana Jones" on, and less about making a great movie in the first place. Not a bad way to spend a couple of hours, but not what the original Indy Jones movies had to offer. Let's hope they let this be the last one, while it has something left to be proud of, and don't take this down the path along the lines of "Rocky 20, My Rusty Old Knife Ends All Evil", or the Lucas penchant of "let's tell the early Star Wars untold stories" based on something like "Teen Indy Jones, Search for the Lost Stuffed Kitten". Let it rest in peace, and make some new heroes, not tied in with some huge merchandise scheme to sell toys and fast food supersized drink cups, please!?.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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