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This is an excellent action adventure film. First, I liked the decision to use an older Indiana Jones and stick with Harrison Ford with a story that takes place during the Cold War while Ike was President. I thought the story was well written and a strong cast was assembled. While I certainly missed Sean Conner and Denholm Elliot, this story takes place nearly twenty years later and the enemy has changed from Nazi Germany to the Soviet Union. The film acknowledges their passing and the arrival of a new age which constantly keeps our head spinning with reasons for hope and despair. The FBI even suspects the loyalty of Indiana Jones to the amazement of his colleagues. Yet to the amazement of Jones he is betrayed by an old wartime friend! How does the Dean put it? We seem to be entering a period of life where more is taken from us than given to us.
The film truly seems rather downbeat at the railroad station until the arrival of Mutt on his bike with a plea for help from an old friend. Rather than remaining dejected Jones listens to the young man, who he later learns is his son, about the trouble that another old friend, Oxley, has gotten his mother who he later learns is a past lover, Marien Ravenwood from the first film. Indiana Jones isn't the beaten man filled with despair at the railroad station but somebody with hope for tomorrow at the end of the film.
Even if the heroine role had been saved for Karen Allen, Cate Blanchett was superb as Dr.Irina Spalko. She made the show run with her pursuit of the Crystal Skull from the opening scene to the final one at the temple. Ray Winstone,the wartime buddy, who betrays Jones, puts in a fine job as Mack. She also receives some fine support from Igor Jijikine as Colonel Antonin Dovchenko. Communist ideology would not permit the pursuit of any religious artifact but evidence of an ET might prove attractive and remember the space race was just beginning.
Karen Allen played Marien Ravenwood and starred in the first film with a romantic final scene between Jones and herself. Whatever happened to it? When she makes her first appearance Jones is shocked when he learns Mutt is her son. Earlier in the film he only introduced himself and his mother as friends of Dr. Oxley, played by John Hurt Another key supporting actor was Shia LaBeouf who played Mutt. Marien only told Jones that he was the father when it appeared that they were going to die.
The Crystal Skull is first and foremost an adventure but it also becomes an opportunity for reconciliation between Jones and his past for a brighter future. Like Jones in The Last Crusade, Mutt gets an opportunity to work with his father and learn all about him. Marien remembers the man she fell in love with. He renews a friendship with Oxley (John Hurt)and returns to college in a new position as an Associate Dean and married to Marien Ravenwood.
Another thing that I liked about The Crystal Skull was the consistent pace of the story. It never stalls. So time quickly passes. The first and second films stalled on occasion, the third film slowly started but quickly finished. The only mediocre film was The Temple of Doom. The two best films were The Last Crusade and The Crystal Skull.
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
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Synopsis:
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull finds Indy (Harrison Ford) trying to outrace a brilliant and beautiful agent (Cate Blanchett) for the mystical, all-powerful crystal skull of Akator. Teaming up with a rebellious young biker (Shia LaBeouf) and his spirited original love Marion (Karen Allen), Indy takes you on an action-packed adventure in the exciting tradition of the classic Indiana Jones movies!
Cast:
Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones
Cate Blanchett as Irina Spalko
Karen Allen as Marion Ravenwood
Shia LaBeouf as Mutt Williams
Stills from the Movie:
Excellent steelbook
This is an excellent steelbook with original poster artwork for Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. As with the previous 3 steelbooks, the image quality is fantastic. I love this movie as much as the first 3 because it's still Indy, very happy to have these. My only hope is that Disney's eventual Indy 5 steelbook looks just as good.
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Luc DesmaraisReviewed in Canada on July 29, 2024
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Reviewed in Mexico on July 31, 2023
La calidad de la imagen es muy buena, siendo esto una mejora modesta desde el blu-ray convencional.
El audio en inglés Dolby Atmos es muy bueno y se escucha potente, sin pérdidas de intensidad. No trae español latino, solo castellano; y los subtítulos están en castellano igualmente. El código digital es válido solo para USA.
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