[aspinswramymn]

Tonight, I lost my faith in Indiana Jones.

It broke my heart. It really did. But I couldn't blame Indy. I can't blame the character; it wasn't his fault. He didn't choose this adventure, and he certainly didn't write the tale. So it's not him.

I'm not sure who to blame.

Whilst watching Crystal Skull I felt like a little girl who was watching her childhood hero thrown into situations and saying phrases that weren't characteristic of him. I felt like that character had gotten lost over the last 19 years.

I felt betrayed - hurt. I felt like a heel for not liking the movie, and I felt like a fool for wishing it had been what it was not, but...

I'm of the frame of mind where Indiana Jones and aliens do not mix. This movie felt like such a mixture of Spielberg and Lucas movies to me that I really forgot what I was watching for a long time. War of the Worlds? Star Wars? (Who's idea was it to put the "I've got a bad feeling about this" line in there? - I loved it, but geez. lol) American Graffiti? A.I.? THX-1138?

Yes, I understand it followed the sci-fi movies of the 1950s, basically playing into the era and feeding us all a little piece of entertainment history. But it...was annoying.

To me, Indiana never met the flying saucers and little green men from Mars.

Forever - to me - he rode off into the sunset with Henry Jones Sr., Marcus Brody and Sallah.

Ride, boldly ride. And not to the land they call El Dorado.

[simmons latex mattress]

This is why I refuse to watch it. In my mind, there are only two Indiana Jones movies.

[ZX3URrBH]

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[simmons latex mattress]

Nah, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Last Crusade. At least those movies were consistent with each other. I did like Temple of Doom.

[Heliosprime]

Yup. Not that the movie was all that good up until the ending either (surviving a nuclear blast inside a fridge? Really?) but the last 20 minutes are nothing but one "You have GOT to be fucking kidding me" after another.

Kudos to Shia LeBoeuf though for admitting that the movie stunk.

[ZX3URrBH]

Heh. I liked Temple of Doom *because* it's so different from the other two. When I saw Last Crusade I was annoyed by all the similarities between that film and ROLA. Then again, I haven't seen the original three in years.

One thing that bothered me about Kingdom of the Crystal Skull: the CGI gopher in the beginning. What a waste of resources.

[Ekzamenov]

Poor Fate. You're not alone. There is an awesome episode of South Park dedicated to this very topic. Here for more info.

[aspinswramymn]

I am yet to recover from my Indiana Jones disappointment.

sparkchaser - Last Crusade followed by Raiders of the Lost Ark are my favourite Indy movies. I didn't care much for Temple of Doom (which technically is the prequel to Raiders of the Lost Ark), but the Crystal Skull...*sob*...

Anamnesis - the opening? Ugh! What a CGI waste. Prairie dogs. Seriously. Why? And the opening drag race between the car of teens and the army vehicle - American Graffiti, anyone? I wondered for a moment if I was in an Indiana Jones movie or not. And when the Elvis song started playing, well, I was more than lost. Yes, I realized I was now being thrown into 1957. Times had changed. WWII was over. The Cold War was at hand. A new era. A new time. But I was lost as to where I was supposed to be and what sort of movie I was supposed to be watching.

beer good - I had those "You have GOT to be fucking kidding me" moments all the way through the film.

Will - Thanks for the link. I didn't know that South Park and put their wonderful 'spin' on this subject...I want to see the episode!

[Staillateno]

Terrible movie. Here, grab this snake... oh wait, you hate snakes!! DURRR HURRR!!!