For what it's worth, I noticed it had a score in the mid-sixties from
metacritic.com.
They qualify this as "generally favorable reviews."
Kirby McDaniel
www.movieart.net
On May 25, 2008, at 8:32 AM, Bruce Hershenson wrote:
I respect you guys. I am debating whether it is worth seeing AT ALL
(there are very few "name" movies I skip altogether, because
sometimes I find I like ones the general public doesn't). As
sequels go, would you say it is kind of a "Godfather Part III"?
Bruce
On Sat, May 24, 2008 at 7:18 PM, dsonesheets
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Me too. Honestly I didn't think this even deserved to be included
in the Indiana Jones canon. Temple of Doom blew this one away.
I don't care if this thing is going to make thee hundred million
bones. The original trilogy should have been kept holy by using
one of Indy's favorite lines: "They all belong in a museum!" They
should have been left alone. Now we have to allow this fourth film
to taint the brilliance of the first three.
SPOILERS BELOW!
Ok, first thing, which is also the WORST thing. Aliens. Come on
Steven, couldn't think of anything else up to Indy's standards of
archaeology?
Second thing. What the heck was up with Mac (Ray Winstone's
character)? First he's a good guy, one of Indy's best mates.
Well, nope, he's a bad guy. Then, oh wait a minute, he's really a
good guy again. Whoops, fooled you again, he's really, really a
bad guy. Then he dies. Should have made that last item first.
What a joke.
Third. Harrison had none of the gusto he once had. Blame it on
his age, but he was trying to make it look easy, and instead made
it look hard. His lines were delivered with none of the flair of
the previous films. The physicality of the first three films were
part of what made Indy Indy. Period. This movie didn't have it.
You could almost pick out his stunt double, because they used him
about a hundred times.
Fourth. Shia Lebeouf. What was his role exactly? Apart from
being named "Mutt", and who's character is a mutt with no real
pedigree. Is this the guy that's supposed to pick up Indy's hat at
the end and be our new friendly neighborhood archaeologist? I'll
pass thank you very much.
Fifth thing that should have put as number two: Indy survives a
nuclear blast by hiding in a refrigerator. What!?!? Was this an
attempt at a gritty Jason Bourne 'do what it takes to survive' moment?
Lastly. How about a coherent script. First it's a warehouse raid,
then a nuke going off, then back to school, throw in Jim Broadbent
to replace Denholm Elliot (RIP), then Indy gets fired, meets up
with the son he never knew he had, finds a rickity, insane John
Hurt, throw in a chase with cars and a mutant army of man-eating
red ants, which culminates in a crystal skull that is really an
alien, who finally meets up with (sorry, "Returns" to) his six
buddies who then fly their spaceship back to Mars.
Wish I would have saved my seven bucks, and imagined a movie far
better than this grab for a little extra franchise payout. Had to
rinse out the aftertaste of this one.
On Sat, May 24, 2008 at 5:00 PM, channinglylethomson
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Saw it yesterday. Thought it was a real dud! Channing
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