Saw Indiana Jones KOTCS.... YES, OH YES, IT WAS AMAZING

There you have it, I'm among the numerous who saw it at midnight, and the movie had it all. And how does it stack up? Let's just say somewhat below Last Crusade, and way above Temple of Doom. Trust me here too... all you have seen in the previews does not lick up to what you see for the final product.

Nice, good to see some positive reviews. I can't wait to see this.

falcon, all i can say is, real indiana jones fans will leave satisfied. those crappy reviews slamming it were written by fellas that do not have much of an open mind. indiana jones has set the bar, and you don't want too much new stuff or it will not feel the same.

Hey MrCzech, was there alot of CGI in this instalement?

Ummm, the reviews so far are not that crappy. Don't know where you guys are picking up this vibe of hate?

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/indiana_jones_and_the_kingdom_of_the_crystal_skull/

S_Coaster posted this in another thread:

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I am not going to spoil anything for you, but i feel the need to express the following:

It is badly written, badly shot and badly "CGI'ed"
I Loved the originals, but this one was a joke.
There are so many moments that jokes and actions fall flat that you start wondering if mr. spielberg ever read his own "approved" screenplay.
I understand that twenty years and countless rip-off's later, its hard to impress with the same palette. But the way that the filmmakers decided to go in order to "change" was to shrink the plot down to it's minimum and create all the digital effects they couldn't in all 3 previous films all together.
They could shot on-location during the 80's. I Don't understand why they can't do it know. It looks horrible, some of the blue-screen material are simply disgusting.

There are others online also but it's a mixed bag I guess. Some people may be expecting too much from this film or taking it way too seriously.

I'm gonna see it tomorrow. ARGH!!! I cannot wait to see it. I'll add my review tomorrow afternoon. Harrison Ford is awesome so it would be hard to destroy this movie if they keep to the character that has been set up, as you say.

Below Last Crusade? That would make it pretty bad.

Crusade was and is good...

Yes, what about the use of CGI??

The CGI was not over the top like it was in the SW prequels (and let's face it there, CGI was okay in that regard, at least for me). The way I saw it was that given this movie was made with todays technologies, they kept the CGI where it was needed... yes, there were effects shots aplenty, but they to me did not take over the movie too much - in fact, they integrated in nicely. Now here's how i am looking at critics on their "chastising" reviews... I think they went in feeling picky about what they wanted to see, but me, I went in wanting to see an Indiana Jones movie. And here's my thing - Indiana Jones set its own bar, and we can't have new all the time. We want to go in, and enjoy the thrill we have known in the other three... that's what Spielberg had in mind. He said he wanted to make this movie for the fans, and as a fan, I think he succeeded ever so greatly. Furthermore, much of the continuity was in line with everything else that's me being general about it. I just want to say, if you are going to see Indiana Jones as an Indy movie, you will be happy. If you are going expecting "Lawrence of Arabia," wrong movie.

Yeah, I just want to go out and say that there are indeed over the top pieces, but I think that's what makes it an Indiana Jones movie for sure. One last thing, the very end I thought was SWEET. But the denoument I thought was insightful to say the least... many are saying it's weak, but I think the ending had its own poignancy to it.

Okay, let me sum it up... MOVIE IS GREAT. There are thrills-a-plenty, laughs around any corner (my fav line is "grab the rope" - trust me, it's very funny when you see it), and the story was good because it was different. I think that's what made it a great movie because of the direction the characters went... plus, Cate Blanchett pulls off a super-duper villain (like R & B's Natasha, only more badass), and to me, I couldn't have been more satisfied. There you have it guys, go and see it as an Indy movie. You will feel like he did after that certain ride at the opening.

One last thing... It's below Last Crusade in a good way, because I am ranking it way way way above Temple of Doom. I'd say it fits next to Last Crusade most comfortably.

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[Post edited by MrCzech on May 22, 2008]

The Last Crusade was freaking awesome so if it's close to that we are in for a good ride.

It posted the same thing twice, don't know why. Site error? Anyway I edited to say this lol.

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[Post edited by wolvinator on May 22, 2008]

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Now here's how i am looking at critics on their "chastising" reviews...

You mean out of the 161 critics, so far, you're making it a point to attack the 32 critics on their point of view? Not to mention, you make it sound as if this movie is taking a pounding in critic response. AGAIN, RT, 80%-fresh IS ABOVE AVERAGE! For the love of Pete, are any of you guys paying attention?

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/indiana_jones_and_the_kingdom_of_the_crystal_skull/

Thanks MrCzech for the insight and thanks for not posting spoilers We may have to rename the title of this thread so that it has the word "Spoilers!" in it. That way we can all talk openly about it after we've seen it without ruining it for other people.

falcon, all i have to say is my favorite line is a real huge laugh. plus, i don't think i need to give it away, you need to see it to get the idea. the other major laugh (which i will say again happens early in the movie) is funny because it let's indy loose with the vibe "am i getting too old for this shit?"

raynor, i wasn't worried about the minority of critics that IMHO overreacted. i'm just saying is that you have to like indiana jones to like this movie.

i also hope everyone else agrees with me about the use of CGI that it was used the right way.

Just saw this and absolutely loved it. It's the first movie I've left in a while where I wanted to see it again almost immediately. If I had to rank the four movies it would be.

1. Raiders of the Lost Ark
2. Last Crusade
3. Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
4. Temple of Doom

KOTCS is so close to Last Crusade for me it's almost a tie. I just enjoyed Sean Connery and Harrison Ford's father son relationship in that so much it edges out this movie by a tiny bit. However this movie was fantastic and lots of great call backs to the previous movie's for Indy Fans.

As a kid my dad took me to see the first three movies. Tonight at 7:05pm I will be buying two tickets, some popcorn and a couple of sodas. This time around i'll be taking my dad to see the Indiana Jones movie.

Spoonard that sounds nice. I wanted to do the same thing when the Star Wars prequels came out cause he took me to see the original trilogy when I was a kid. Unfortunately he lives WAY too far but I would love to do the same thing.

Enjoy it.

My dad took me to the first three. Today I treated both my parents to it and we all loved it. It's better than Temple of Doom but I still prefer Raiders and Last Crusade. There were definitely some humorous parts and the action was good as always. The CGI was absolutely noticeable at times but it didn't bother a whole lot cause so much was going on. To do what they were doing had to have CGI or stunt men would have died, lol. Now I understand what you meant about the rope, haha.

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[Post edited by wolvinator on May 23, 2008]

Will watch it Monday with my brother. Is great to see how almost everybody likes the movie, but more important, enjoys it...

Gizmodo's negative review...

> New INDY's Most Deadly Trap is the Movie Itself - Right there, as the lights went down, waiting for the first notes of the theme song, I was ready to shiver and jump in my seat. I was ready for the ride. And I got it. I got goosebumps too. And then, as I was thinking "this is going to be so amazingly cool," all my hopes were shattered by a script that went downhill after the first 30 minutes. Because simply put: THIS MOVIE SUCKS. - Read More thru the link above (includes spoilers), followed by viewer comments.

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-JIMI McLovin (the Voodoo Child)

I just walked in the door from watching the KOTCS and I was thoroughly satisfied. I was not expecting the huge new blockbuster, but a sequel to previous movies that were action packed, well written and innovative.
This movie was all three. It did not hide that fact that he is getting too old for this and still had sequences that had laughter action and.......well no spoilers.
This is a definite must see, don't go in overhyped, watch the first three, and you will come out with the impression that this is a damn good movie!!

I have to say I was very disappointed with the movie and I didn't even expect that much of it.

The story was a mess and at the end I had little interest in the characters. This made me not care about who died, lived and why they did it.

It was well made in sequences but that does not cut it for me when the creators are some of the biggest and wealthiest tycoons of hollywood. What is the purpose if in the end we don't care who finds the secret treasure first and why?

I rate it 2/5 stars. Sorry.

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[Post edited by Henning on May 25, 2008]

I did my best to get to the first showing of the day, but I had to settle for the 1:40 pm showing, oh, well.

I was soooooo excited to finally see Indy on the big screen...and the trailers went on, and I like that new Shia movie trailer, it looks good...and saw the Wall-e trailer again, which, again, gave me chills ...then the Lucasfilm logo appeared...and it was on...

In spite for the first minutes with the teenagers and the car scene, the first fifteen-twenty minutes were VERY rough, I couldn't understand why. I mean, things just didn't add up, things didn't make sense, things just weren't 'Indy territory'...you do have to understand that I watched Raiders on Saturday afternoon, and it was GREAT, so my hopes were high...

But those first minutes were gone, and in was "the Shia guy", and again I tell you, he is great and for some odd reason, Time Magazine says he's got no 'charisma', but they couldn't be more wrong (along with the Obama thing)...yes, Indy was safe from nuclear testing (the way he escaped is the BIGGEST stretch EVER ), in the government's "black list" and gone...but yes, in came Mutt Williams, in look for help of the great Indiana Jones...

And so, the adventure began, and after it began, after the rought first minutes were passed, after Shia came in, this GREAT adventure really kicked into full gear. The relation between Indy and Mutt kicked in the history kicked in the folk tale kicked in the action kicked in the foils kicked in the adventure kicked in EVERYTHING that makes a great Indy movie kicked in, and it finished with a bang that will lack the upcoming X-Files 2 movie (which is focusing not on the conspiracy, but on the supernatural elements).

Why are people trying to put this movie down? Why do people not understand that this movies are just popcorn movies, and that besides the 'nuclear escape' part, there isn't a biggest stretch such as McLane's jump into the flying jet???

This movie IS NOT Raiders of the Lost Ark, and this movie I don't think ever tried to be Raiders, is a new story, a new story, a new episode in Indy's life, that you will enjoy more than it is given credit to. By the way, I chose digital for my first showing, and will go to the dollar (film) theatre, once the movie is on second run...I give it four crystal skulls, out of five...