Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
Director: Steven Spielberg
Screenplay: David Koepp
Running Time: 133 minutes
And so Indy returns for outing number four. Was the wait worth it? Can Mssrs Lucas, Spielberg and Ford pull off the kind of rollicking adventures, fights, well-thought out script, and general mayhem Episodes one through to three provided? In a nutshell, yes!
This would rank in between Raiders and Last Crusade in my opinion. Whether it’s Indy coming close to meeting is maker at a nuclear test site, or being beaten half to death by some Soviets, or almost taking a fatal blow dart to the head, the action is non-stop.
The story itself is about the Crystal Skull in the title, which comes from aliens that visited the planet many thousands of years ago, and seems loosely based on Eric Von Danikin’s Chariots of The Gods. As movie is set during the Cold War it is the turn of the USSR to be the bad guys, and the meanest of them all is a very able Cate Blanchet who certainly hands out the barbs and brickbats with ease. Karen Allen makes a welcome return as Indy’s old love Marion Ravenwood, while its great to see Winstone, Broadbent and Hurt turning up too (although no John Rhys Davies – maybe this was a franchise too far!) to add spice to the storyline.
It seems Ford is hedging his bets on making a return for a fifth movie, but if he decides not to (and he might be too old anyway), as long as the script is good, Lebouf, who plays Indy’s son, would make a great fist of taking over the series (if he can keep his career on track).
Overall, one of movies of the year.
4.5 stars out of 5 (for kids)
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