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Saw Indy tonight. I'd recommend it. Shia LaBeouf did a fantastic job as Mutt, which is quite the opposite of what I expected. It's not the greatest film of the bunch (and may, in fact, be the weakest), but it's still quite an enjoyable film and has a nice sci-fi twist for us nerds. When watching, though, I'd recommend keeping in mind how campy the first three were. That level of camp is rarely seen in cinema today, so it does require forcing yourself to adjust your expectations. That hardly an insult to the movie, it does a fairly good job of creating nostalgia for the old days.

And no, I wasn't kidding about Shia LaBeouf. His role in the film is quite different than anything else he's been in, and he adjusted his acting style accordingly. In fact, after seeing this movie, I'd say he might actually be a pretty good actor.

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Brikar

It was fun to watch and all, but... just didn't feel like an Indiana Jones movie. It was far more ridiculous in several respects than any of the original flicks. It's not terrible in any way, really... but like "Live Free or Die Hard" was an okay action flick but a bad "Die Hard" movie, "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" is an okay adventure flick, but a bad "Indiana Jones" movie.

Part of the problem is Harrison Ford himself. He was probably the weakest actor in the entire film, followed closely by Karen Allen, whose Marion Ravenwood is almost unrecognizable and doesn't appear until 3/4 of the way through the film anyway. But Ford's inability to BE Indiana Jones in this one is a big part of what kills the feel of this movie.

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Bean

And George does it again

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Arik

I guess my major beef with this film was that Indy spent most of his time trying to catch up to the rest of the characters. He solved most of his problems by asking people what they did, or letting someone else solve it.

When they went to Peru, the film picked up, and Harrison Ford stopped being Indiana Jones.

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Bean

So am I wrong, or did the Ark of the Covenant make a small cameo as Indy was trying to escape area 51.

Admittedly I've downloaded a semi decent quality cam version, but I'm pretty sure after Indy smashes through that wall of crates, the camera rests momentarily on a broken open crate, and it looks to me like it could be the Ark sitting inside.

Anyone?

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Arik

It certainly looked like it on the big screen.

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Brikar

It was definitely the Ark. The Ark's theme from "Raiders" even appears in that scene.

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