Movie Review

I finally went to the movie theater for the first time in a very long time. I was a big movie fanatic, but lately it's been hard to find a mere 2 hours just to sit and watch a movie quietly, and thoroughly enjoy it. Now that I have finally seen a movie, I feel a renewed appreciation for film, so I've decided to write a short review of the movie I saw tonight:

INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL


Just to give a brief rundown of the story (without spoilers of course), we see an older Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) being forced to help out a group of Russian communists led by Dr. Spalco (Cate Blanchette). What he is forced to help them find leads to a series of events surrounding the legend of the crystal skull (no duh), an artifact with the ability to grant unimaginable power. As is usual fashion, this adventure takes Indy and a few partners (Shia LeBouf and Karen Allen returning as her character from Raiders of the Lost Ark) around the world, and includes plenty of action, Indy wit, and old-fashioned fisticuffs.

I truly believe that fans of the older movies will enjoy this movie, and even casual movie-goers would get a kick out of it. Minus newer special effects, the movie has the feel of the older Indiana Jones movies; which is good in that they don't detract from what made the first movies fun in the first place. Standout performances go to Harrison Ford of course, as well as Cate Blanchette. Ford still has that action bravado that made him famous, despite the showing of his old age. And Blanchette was very appealing as the femme fatal villain, keeping very convincing in her role. As for the movie's pace, it very rarely slows down, and keeps the action going without over-doing it.

The only negative things I can say about the movie is that it gets unrealistic at times with some action sequences, and the truth of the crystal skull legend they reveal is way beyond what you would expect of an Indiana Jones movie. But then again, movies aren't meant to be realistic, even if they try.

So I guess I should give this movie a grade or a score or something, right? I don't want to do thumbs up or down, no stars, so school grades; I'll just do a score out of 10 so I can be more flexible to those who even take my opinion seriously. So for the movie Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, the score is:......................8.5 out of 10. Only having a few small faults, I would definitely recommend this movie, and I honestly feel that the movie belongs as a part of the Indiana Jones story.

Hopefully down the road I'll get to do this again, as I usually find some good movies that get my interest. Any responses and comments are welcome of course. Good night everybody!