Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Two-Disc Special Edition)
by Steven Spielberg
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Actor: Cate Blanchett, Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Ray Winstone, Shia LaBeoufDirector: Steven Spielberg
Brand: Paramount
Producer: Denis L. Stewart
Producer: Fl?vio R. Tambellini
Producer: Frank Marshall
Writer: David Koepp
Writer: George Lucas
Writer: Jeff Nathanson
Writer: Philip Kaufman
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 122 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-10-14
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment
Movie Reviews of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Movie Review: Time for Indy to retire
Summary: 2 Stars
I was greatly intrigued when I heard that the fourth Indiana Jones movie was coming out. I enjoyed all three of the original trilogy films back in the 80s & early 90s, and was hoping they would be able to end the series with a blockbuster story. Unfortunately, this was just not to be.
This IJ movie picks up in 1957 and as such it taps into some of the more noteworthy aspects of that time, such as the Red Scare / McCarthyism and nuclear bomb testing (I never knew that refrigerators provided such protection against nukes!).
The central theme of the film, however, revolves around the infamous E.T. incident at Roswell New Mexico that has received so much press the past 60 years. Like Independence Day (Single Disc Widescreen Edition), the story also indulges into the associated mythology of little green men being held at AREA 51.
As an adventure film, this is roughly as well done as the first three, albeit with some action sequences which go well beyond the realm of believability. Harrison Ford is back, Karen Allen reprises her role from Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (Special Edition) (and she has aged quite well, I might add!) and Shia LaBeouf is a good young up-and-coming actor. While the identity of LaBeouf's role is pretty predictable, it is still a worthwhile addition to the IJ storyline.
The problem with this movie is that I found the plot rather....well....hokey. Once you get into the "This stuff is too advanced to have been crafted by humans. Must have been aliens!" motif, then everything becomes very silly very quickly. Having occult stuff and Hindu stuff in IJ movies is great fun, but to summon space aliens just isn't very Indy like.
Ultimately, this movie struck me as a cross between a cross between an IJ movie and Close Encounters of the Third Kind (30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition). While I enjoy both the adventure movie & science fiction genres, it's just not a good thing to try & combine the two (in my opinion, at least). It's kind of like putting ketchup on your ice cream; you may enjoy both, but.....
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Summary of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Two-Disc Special Edition)
DVDNearly 20 years after riding his last Crusade, Harrison Ford makes a welcome return as archaeologist/relic hunter Indiana Jones in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, an action-packed fourth installment that's, in a nutshell, less memorable than the first three but great nostalgia for fans of the series. Producer George Lucas and screenwriter David Koepp (War of the Worlds) set the film during the cold war, as the Soviets--replacing Nazis as Indy's villains of choice and led by a sword-wielding Cate Blanchett with black bob and sunglasses--are in pursuit of a crystal skull, which has mystical powers related to a city of gold. After escaping from them in a spectacular opening action sequence, Indy is coerced to head to Peru at the behest of a young greaser (Shia LaBeouf) whose friend--and Indy's colleague--Professor Oxley (John Hurt) has been captured for his knowledge of the skull's whereabouts. Whatever secrets the skull holds are tertiary; its reveal is the weakest part of the movie, as the CGI effects that inevitably accompany it feel jarring next to the boulder-rolling world of Indy audiences knew and loved. There's plenty of comedy, delightful stunts--ants play a deadly role here--and the return of Raiders love interest Karen Allen as Marion Ravenwood, once shrill but now softened, giving her ex-love bemused glances and eye-rolls as he huffs his way to save the day. Which brings us to Ford: bullwhip still in hand, he's a little creakier, a lot grayer, but still twice the action hero of anyone in film today. With all the anticipation and hype leading up to the film's release, perhaps no reunion is sweeter than that of Ford with the role that fits him as snugly as that fedora hat. --Ellen A. Kim
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