Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Single Disc)

This movie was horrible. A fan of the first three, I have decided this forth Indiana Jones film does not qualify as an addition to the classic trilogy.

Why all major characters had to be introduced by being kidnapped, why there was a lack of any intriguing local characters and villains in the film, and why the ending was an incomprehensible disaster are beyond my understanding, but none-the-less a let down to my expectations. Add in three time-consuming car chases, some irrelevant and stereotypical character named "Mac", a shallow son named "Mutt", force Cate Blanchett to play the only talking (and completely unsophisticated) bad guy, and you have a pretty bad movie.

I believe George Lucas once commented that after finishing what the public expected from him with his second Star Wars series, he felt entitled to make as many bad movies as he pleases. Here we go.

While fun and good to see Indiana again, it does have a feel of been there, done that. There's really no ground breaking, fresh new things here like in the old films. Had this been ten years ago, maybe it would seem different. But in the meantime, films like the Mummy series have upped the ante in this genre. Ironically, ILM did the effects for the Indy movies and the first two Mummy films. At least three effects sequences in this film seem to trace their heritage to the Mummy films (the bugs, the swinging through the trees and the temple destruction). They're great effects, but nothing new. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (Widescreen), also released this year, was the superior of the two films.

I hope they stop here. Do not see this movie if you liked any of the first three. No more to be said.

I can sum up this movie in 5 words, what was the director thinking? What really made this movie unbearable and just absolutly ridiculous was the the script! The mysterious crystal skull plot from the begining I felt was stupid, from the moment I saw it in the theater. And the way it lead to Aliens was just plain si-fi foolishness. I don't want to make too big a deal over it, but that's not the traditional Indiana Jones theme. I'm sure if you all remember they were no other wordly creatures in any of the movies. This was one was a real mockery of Indiana Jones. I have no desire to buy it, really, and I don't think the traditional Indiana fans would either.

I haven't been this disappointed in a Loooooooong time! This movie was awful and very predictable. It's not the same Indiana Jones that I love. Indiana Jones and Aliens? Who knew!