Crystal Skull Appreciation Thread!

[pandys-box]

Much has been debated about for the 4th Indiana Jones movie with many fans and critics giving the film a hard time. As a longtime Indy fan I was really thrilled and satisfied with the 4th outing and wondered if there were fans who thought the same! I've included my top 5 classic scenes from the film!

5th place - Ray Winstone drunk
4th place - The Fridge
3rd place - Spaceship & trans-dimentional aliens scene
2nd place - Area 51 warehouse scenes
1st place - Jungle chase scenes/sword fight

Overall I thought the film was just as satisfying as the 3 before it and as we now wait the long wait for Indy 5 I wonder what we can expect from the next adventure.

[liverpoolfc]

aliens dont belong in indiana jones movies thats a fact

[Blu-Benny]

Originally Posted by liverpoolfc

aliens dont belong in indiana jones movies thats a fact

but the cup of christ, hearts being ripped out and people still living, and and ark of the cov. do???

indy 4 was just as satisfying as the 1st 3. i loved it!!!

[Batman1980]

I disliked it a good deal but I will still get it if it comes in a 4 pack with the other 3 later this year.

[Weirded Wonder]

I agree with Blu-Benny. It's funny after all the hate that Temple of Doom used to get, it is now put in the same league with the other two.

My least favorite is the Last Crusade, reminds me too much of Raiders. IMHO.

Were they supposed to keep pitting an obviously older Indiana Jones against Nazis again?

[vegeta88]

I thought number 4 was pretty decent, not my least favorite and it entertains me quite a bit.

My only real gripe is not that it was alien artifacts but that the film showed the aliens and spaceship. I was okay with the skull having powers because other artifacts have supernatural powers; but with the holy grail we didn't see Jesus come out and take his cup back, nor did we see god come down for the ark. It should still be mysterious IMO.

Oh, and one of my favorite parts was when Indy said "So what are you accusing e of, besides surviving an atomic bomb."

[DarkDune]

Originally Posted by pandys-box

Much has been debated about for the 4th Indiana Jones movie with many fans and critics giving the film a hard time. As a longtime Indy fan I was really thrilled and satisfied with the 4th outing and wondered if there were fans who thought the same! I've included my top 5 classic scenes from the film!

5th place - Ray Winstone drunk
4th place - The Fridge
3rd place - Spaceship & trans-dimentional aliens scene
2nd place - Area 51 warehouse scenes
1st place - Jungle chase scenes/sword fight

Overall I thought the film was just as satisfying as the 3 before it and as we now wait the long wait for Indy 5 I wonder what we can expect from the next adventure.

My FAVORITE line the Crystal Skull was when Indy genuinely asks,

"What the hell is this?!?!"

It was brilliantly delivered, and mirrored my own -- and I am sure other Indy fans' -- sentiment.

That line and the fact that the film was a labor of love from the producers, creator, director, etc made this one a keeper for me

[mjsmufc99]

i enjoyed Indy 4 but when you have a backpacker sitting next to you eating a meal out of a lunchbox! a HOT MEAL! HONESTLY! i couldnt concentrate becuase i thought i was in a ****ing farm looking at a pig in a trough but the BLU was cool! INDY 4 is awesome

Indiana Jones and the Raiders of The Lost Ark 10/10
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 9/10
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull 8/10
Indiana Jones and the Temple Of Doom 6/10

Who doesnt like seeing CGI Nuke Explosions and Beating The commies

[iori]

I really enjoyed it, I may even watch it this weekend.

[jadedeath]

Originally Posted by Blu-Benny

but the cup of christ, hearts being ripped out and people still living, and and ark of the cov. do???

indy 4 was just as satisfying as the 1st 3. i loved it!!!

Your examples are terrestrial.

Aliens are not.

Spielberg just spent 3 hours admitting to us that he was a Scientologist.

Logan

[Blu-Benny]

Originally Posted by jadedeath

Your examples are terrestrial.

Aliens are not.

Spielberg just spent 3 hours admitting to us that he was a Scientologist.

Logan

i was going more for the believeabilty aspect.

b/c as far as believeability, it fits perfectly.

[Diesel]

Originally Posted by jadedeath

Your examples are terrestrial.

Aliens are not.

Spielberg just spent 3 hours admitting to us that he was a Scientologist.

Logan

post 11, your getting slow man.




As for my thoughts on the movie, it was ok, but not great. Wouldn't buy it though.

[jadedeath]

Originally Posted by Blu-Benny

i was going more for the believeabilty aspect.

b/c as far as believeability, it fits perfectly.

Yeah, sure, right.

Logan

[jadedeath]

Originally Posted by Diesel

post 11, your getting slow man.

Yeah, I know.

I must be getting old... but ya'know, it's not the years sweetheart, it's the mileage.

Logan

[Kryptonic]

I loved the film. It was so nice to see some classicaly staged Spielberg adventure setpieces. No one films action the way he does and the jungle chase was my favorite setpiece from last year. The film felt in line with the others as far as I'm concerned. I'll never understand the complaints. All of the films are goofy fun.

I rank them as follows:

Raiders/Doom (Love both equally, can't choose.)
Crystal Skull
Last Crusade

[cajmoyper]

Originally Posted by vegeta88

I thought number 4 was pretty decent, not my least favorite and it entertains me quite a bit.

My only real gripe is not that it was alien artifacts but that the film showed the aliens and spaceship. I was okay with the skull having powers because other artifacts have supernatural powers; but with the holy grail we didn't see Jesus come out and take his cup back, nor did we see god come down for the ark. It should still be mysterious IMO.

Oh, and one of my favorite parts was when Indy said "So what are you accusing e of, besides surviving an atomic bomb."

Greatest post ever! But I still have to disagree, I was alright with everything in the movie from the fridge scene to the aliens to Shia. It's fiction set in a world that may have slightly different physical law than our own. <--That's how I justify any ridiculousness, except for Charlie's Angels, the films. And I look forward to a possible fifth.

[Suntory_Times]

Theres a lot of fun to be had with Indy 4 in my opinion (give it a few years and I think most will agree). Ohh, and there are no aliens in Indy 4 (as in extraterrestrial beings), but there are inter-dimensional beings.

[Belloche]

Popular opinion is a powerfull thing and I think this movie was unfairly dismissed by a lot of bandwagon jumpers (relax, the movie is far from perfect, you don't have tell me why you hated it, I'm talking about all those other people ). In a couple of years half of those people will "rediscover " this movie and tell you how much fun it is.

[Hi-Def Steve]

I really like this movie and has only gotten better for me with repeated viewings on Blu-ray. I still grimace over the fridge and Tarzan scenes though.

[DarkDune]

Originally Posted by Hi-Def Steve

I really like this movie and has only gotten better for me with repeated viewings on Blu-ray. I still grimace over the fridge and Tarzan scenes though.

Grimmacing like Indy did when he was on the rope-bridge in Temple of Doom is part of the style of Indy films -- so you are in fact participating in the campy style we all love so much!

Cool huh?

Gotta love Indy! I even like Lego Indy