Stephen Beattie » film reviews http://www.stephenbeattie.com Flash, PHP, Flex and other RIA technologies. Sat, 06 Jun 2009 11:46:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull: Mini Review http://www.stephenbeattie.com/2008/06/16/indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull-mini-review/ http://www.stephenbeattie.com/2008/06/16/indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull-mini-review/#comments Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:04:40 +0000 admin http://www.stephenbeattie.com/?p=17 A nostalgic, tongue-in-cheek, roller coaster of a film that captures the spirit of the original trilogy. Plenty of over the top action sequences, comic book villainy and rich special effects that enhance the much-loved Indy aesthetic.

However, the film feels like a cast and crew reunion with Indy as the guest of honour, swept along in the action rather than being the dynamic pivotal character. After the ‘fridge’ scene, Indy was never in any believable danger and the minimal romance aspects of the plot didn’t allow Harrison Ford a chance to fully deliver his famous wise-guy charm.

Overall though definitely worth a watch. Real value for money in terms of sheer entertainment.

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