Reviews Of Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull Hit The Net
“Must escape.”
Last month, we posted about an alleged, albeit totes sketchy, earlyfirst reviewofIndiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skullwhich called it “the best of the Indy sequels.” Well, the film recently screened and reviews are beginning to trickle in. Umm, they are not positiveat all. Update: a new one is positive, summarized here at the end.AICNreceived three today, one heavy on the “it sucks” and spoilers, the other basically saying, “Yeah, that first guy who said the movie sucks? I see where he’s coming from.” The latest says it’s a worthy addition and brings a smile. Here are some lowlights from thesecond review…
But thefirst reviewout and out rips it…here’s a spoiler-free recap, spoilers after the jump
UPDATE: Now a third review has popped up. Surprise, it’s positive…
Peter and I are in a disagreement as far as expectations go. While I don’t expectCrystal Skullto be as perfect asRaiders, if the film is tonally and structurally off as to be theRocky Vof the series, I will be pissed. If I glance at the fourIndymovies in a DVD box-set later on and want to habitually shed it down to three, I will be pissed. Peter says he expects the film to be theLive Free or Die Hardof the franchise, but to me, that would be a travesty (proportionally speaking, of course).
After all of the time spent working to perfect the film’s script (after Darabont was left in the cold), the years of early hype, and the fact that Spielberg/Lucas are tinkering with one of the great franchises of all time, why set your standards low? I’m not sure what has happened on the Internet as of late as far as geek movie culture, but the “well it was pretty good and that’s fine” reigns supreme. I’d like to be able to think of one American popcorn franchise that consistently got it right and ended on a high note (not a “good if you’re an ’80s baby” way), and more and more, we’re seeing great records tarnished.
Alright, for you sickos out there, spoilers after the jump…
Discuss: WillCrystal Skullend up being recognized as the despised runt of the Indy Jones franchise? Will talking heads on VH-1 be cracking jokes about it in five years? Are you setting your expectations low or do expect nothing less than a homerun a laIron ManandThe Dark Knight?
