I haven't read the review though. :P

After all the INDIANA JONES nostalgia that's been playing on TV these past weeks, I've come to realize just how much I really love the character of Indy. I think he may be Lucas's best and most realized creation.

Too shouty, dude!

CRUSADE is my least favourite of the series so far. and i thought SITH was better than JEDI.

of course, having read a bunch of reviews, i'm getting the clear signal to lower my expectations. but this kind of review helps a lot. Thanks, dude.

Honestly, I never thought I'd see another Indiana Jones movie in the theater. As Elsa said in LAST CRUSADE, "I never thought I'd see you again." To which Indy replied, "I'm like a bad penny, I always turn up."

Indeed.

Still cautiously optimistic, I don't trust Harry, this one is mixed and Quint's was a bit weird.

Not sure I'm liking 'The shot of Mutt at the end with Indy’s hat in his hands' bit though....

Fucking excited about seeing this....

Hey Drew, spill it on the Darabont script. Exactly what was so Great about it that Lucas removed? I'm curious.

As to the 'smoking remains' of the SW franchise-I seem to remember you liked Sith about as much as I did, so what's the beef there? We'll forget Menace and half of Klones ever existed, yes....

Then again, perhaps it's hard to when people obsess over certain productions for so long - the eventual product simply cannot klive up to the pre-concieved expectations.

The truth is, nothing dates a movie like bad effects. Nothing. Not the hair, the wardrobe, the dialogue, nothing. And sadly, computer generated effects date faster than any other form of special effects in cinema history. Most of it looks shit from the start. Some last a year or two and then they start looking like crap, but it always ends up taking you out of the movie. It completely fucks with that suspension of disbelief. Wanna know why Bridge On The River Kwai will never get old? Because Lean had them build a real fuckin' bridge and blow it the fuck up!

I still like the way Starship Troopers looks, though.

Not a glowing review by any standard but it still gives me hope. Check it out.

"Unlike the "Star Wars" prequels however, this is far from an abject failure and sits quite comfortably alongside the quality of the last two sequels. Performances are solid all round, character dynamics are interesting, the pacing almost never falters, the action is frequently gripping, the comedy mostly works, the FX are well done, and no-one can both edit and co-ordinate good old-fashioned set pieces like Steven Spielberg."

Really, that's all I expect from a non-RAIDERS Indy flick.

But seriously, that was what I was expecting. A good, not great, addition to the franchise. Although, I really enjoyed Crusade so maybe I will enjoy this even more than Moriarty. Here's a suggestion to anyone who didn't like Crusade. Go watch Road to Morocco and then watch Last Crusade. It will give you further insight into what Spielberg was trying to accomplish.

As far as bringing back 80s icons, I still have to say that Stallone deserves more love than he's received and Lucas could learn a thing or two from Sly. Rocky Balboa was much better than I expected and every frame showcased his passion for the characters and gave them a truly dignified send off. I just watched Rambo last night and he pulled it off again. I don't think there's ever been an action movie quite like it. To say I was breathless the entire time is an understatement. I would have watched it again but it took me so long to get through it the first time as I re-watched several scenes a dozen times.

And Spielberg is the master of the "hushed audience" scene. The T-Rex attack and the D-Day landing are the last two I was a part of and both of those were last decade. Filmmakers today just don't know how to pull it off.