I've put this off for too long, I'm finally writing my review of the fourth Indiana Jones Movie. I almost didn't want to review this, because I don't really coinsider this an Indiana Jones movie. I view this movie as an imitation of Indiana Jones.
The movie starts out in Area 51 where a band of soldiers from the Soviet Union capture Indy and they're looking for a mysterious package. One thing leads to another and Indy teams up with a young rebellous teenager named Mutt Williams. He tells Indy that his mother and one of Indy's old professors who was also Mutt's father figure have been captured by the Soviets and he needs Indy's help. Indy and Mutt travel down to South America to look for the Crystal Skull of Akator.
First of all, I couldn't stand Shia Lebouf I thought he was very annoying, as he is in most of his movies. The plot was not as strong as the other Indiana Jones movies. It was pretty cool to see Karen Allen back. She plays Marion once again. Also in the first three movies, Indiana Jones is a vulnerable hero. He gets beat in fights a lot. He almost always had a near death expirience in the first three movies. This movie didn't have a scene like that. It never had a scene where I was on the edge of my seat. Overall i think the first two acts of this movie are fine. The scene that ruined it for me was the scene where Shia Lebouf is swinging on the vines with the monkies. There was too much CGI in that scene which was not necessary.
While I believe this is a good movie by itself, it was very disappointing for an Indiana Jones film. I believe this is another reason why I'm happy with George Lucas selling LucasFilms to Disney. I feel that Lucas has been slipping over the past 12 years. It started with the Star Wars prequals, The DVD remasterd Star Wars release, Indiana Jones 4, and the blu-ray release of Star Wars. However as I said above, The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is a good movie by itself, I give it two and a half stars.
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