Going to see Indiana Jones and Camp Crystal Lake Skull TONIGHT!!!

**Fox** · 05-24-2008, 12:18 PM

I think the aliens thing kind of reminded people of shit like the recent Star Wars films, E.T., War of the Worlds - things Spielberg and Lucas are known for, and it drew some of the viewers out of the film and made them scrutinize it more harshly. Perhaps alien beings (which looked like your average Martian from Mars, with the big head and glassy eyes sort of thing) were better to be left out of the Indiana Jones series.

Still, it was a fun movie, and if you were going into it expecting anything more than just a really fun, really big film, then you my friend, were mistaken.

**Champion of Europa** · 05-24-2008, 05:56 PM

To expand on my previous review:

-The CGI was overbearing
-Even within the realm of Indy films, I can only suspend my disbelief so far
-The pacing was horrendous (We'd get a decent action scene followed by 10 minutes of boring exposition that brought the film to a dead stop. Like the scene where Indy stares into the skull.)
-John Hurt's character felt tacked on. Like the only reason he was there was to give directions.
-Harrison Ford was very inconsistent. Especially with his comic timing ("Kid, it looks like you just brought a knife..................to a gun fight.")
-Most of the comedy in general fell flat to me
-Marion's acting was annoying. She could not stop fucking grinning, even when bad shit was going down.
-SPOILER: Why the hell did the aliens fuse together at the end? Why did Spalko suddenly blow up? What was up with Mac ripping off The Mummy by stealing gold even when death was obviously imminent? The ending just had so many problems.

05-24-2008, 12:18 PM	#1
Fox "Ask him!" Posts: 10,075	I think the aliens thing kind of reminded people of shit like the recent Star Wars films, E.T., War of the Worlds - things Spielberg and Lucas are known for, and it drew some of the viewers out of the film and made them scrutinize it more harshly. Perhaps alien beings (which looked like your average Martian from Mars, with the big head and glassy eyes sort of thing) were better to be left out of the Indiana Jones series. Still, it was a fun movie, and if you were going into it expecting anything more than just a really fun, really big film, then you my friend, were mistaken.

05-24-2008, 05:56 PM	#2
Champion of Europa SEX APPEAL Posts: 13,830	To expand on my previous review: -The CGI was overbearing -Even within the realm of Indy films, I can only suspend my disbelief so far -The pacing was horrendous (We'd get a decent action scene followed by 10 minutes of boring exposition that brought the film to a dead stop. Like the scene where Indy stares into the skull.) -John Hurt's character felt tacked on. Like the only reason he was there was to give directions. -Harrison Ford was very inconsistent. Especially with his comic timing ("Kid, it looks like you just brought a knife..................to a gun fight.") -Most of the comedy in general fell flat to me -Marion's acting was annoying. She could not stop fucking grinning, even when bad shit was going down. -SPOILER: Why the hell did the aliens fuse together at the end? Why did Spalko suddenly blow up? What was up with Mac ripping off The Mummy by stealing gold even when death was obviously imminent? The ending just had so many problems.