IJ4: Crystal Skull
In a word; incomprehensible.
For every positive review I’ve read in defense of The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, claiming that it’s true to the old 1950s serials, I keep coming back to: if it’s a bad movie, nothing else matters.
Why Spielberg, Ford and Lucas didn’t just leave this one alone is beyond me. They went through a slew of scripts and landed on this one? The story jumps the shark very early on, when Indy survives a nuclear blast by hiding in a refrigerator. And it only goes downhill from there. The point of no return involves some poorly animated monkeys and a Tarzan car chase sequence. Here’s the rule of thumb for CG: if your animation doesn’t look as good or better than what Peter Jackson and WETA Digital did for Lord of the Rings, don’t do it.
Bottom line: if you’re a fan of Raiders of the Lost Ark, and like your cheese on crackers, not in your movies, Kingdom of the Crystal Skull will likely disappoint.
June 21st, 2008 at 10:10 am
Any chance you’ll be putting up a review of the Hulk? With the first one being such a bomb, I’m waiting to hear a few reviews before deciding whether or not to see the current version for myself.