Disappointing compared to the others.
I just watched the whole series yesterday and today, and I was really into the first three. The action was great, the characters were fun, the "quest" was fun too.
When I watched the Kingdom of The Crystal Skulls, I got bored. There was lots of action yeah, that's good, but I felt that it wasn't action like we'd seen in previous films, you know the Indiana Action that makes an Indiana Jones.
I think the main problem for me was that Indy did pretty much nothing. In the previous films he was the one that had things in hand "don't step there, follow me, this is the ancient relic.."
No, here it was Shia doing most of the talking and action, what? I mean the whole scene (which lasts quite long) in the jungle, Indy is just driving the Jeep. Sit a moment and think if that was in one of the previous films, would Marcus or what ever have grabbed a sword and started fighting with the main villain? No, it would've been Indy who would have used his wit and imagination to get closer to the goal and grab that skull.
Yeah they were bringing in new blood with Shia, but I want to watch Indiana Jones to see Indy use his wit and what not to overcome the situations. It's like Jack Sparrow, if he doesn't come in and use his wit to get through the situations, then the Pirates of the Caribbean series become much less attractive.
Oh and final thoughts, when they get married, at the end. The part where the wind suddenly blows, and you know it. Oh yes you do, you know it will happen right from the start. Indiana's mythic hat flies like a feather in the wind, where does it land? Indiana's head of course! I'm fooling with ya, at Shia's feet.
At least Indy grabs it and puts it on his head just before he attempts to put it on, that saved it for me. But still, so predictable, and it's certainly not something I'm looking forward to. Shia was great in Transformers and all, but I'd rather it be the end of Indiana Jones than see him become Indiana Jones.
I just watched the whole series yesterday and today, and I was really into the first three. The action was great, the characters were fun, the "quest" was fun too.
When I watched the Kingdom of The Crystal Skulls, I got bored. There was lots of action yeah, that's good, but I felt that it wasn't action like we'd seen in previous films, you know the Indiana Action that makes an Indiana Jones.
I think the main problem for me was that Indy did pretty much nothing. In the previous films he was the one that had things in hand "don't step there, follow me, this is the ancient relic.."
No, here it was Shia doing most of the talking and action, what? I mean the whole scene (which lasts quite long) in the jungle, Indy is just driving the Jeep. Sit a moment and think if that was in one of the previous films, would Marcus or what ever have grabbed a sword and started fighting with the main villain? No, it would've been Indy who would have used his wit and imagination to get closer to the goal and grab that skull.
Yeah they were bringing in new blood with Shia, but I want to watch Indiana Jones to see Indy use his wit and what not to overcome the situations. It's like Jack Sparrow, if he doesn't come in and use his wit to get through the situations, then the Pirates of the Caribbean series become much less attractive.
Oh and final thoughts, when they get married, at the end. The part where the wind suddenly blows, and you know it. Oh yes you do, you know it will happen right from the start. Indiana's mythic hat flies like a feather in the wind, where does it land? Indiana's head of course! I'm fooling with ya, at Shia's feet.
At least Indy grabs it and puts it on his head just before he attempts to put it on, that saved it for me. But still, so predictable, and it's certainly not something I'm looking forward to. Shia was great in Transformers and all, but I'd rather it be the end of Indiana Jones than see him become Indiana Jones.
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