I wasn't able to go with some of my friends that watched the 12:01 a.m. showing of "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," but I didn't want to wait much longer, so I saw the movie this afternoon as soon as I got back to town. While I was getting my concessions, someone that I sing with at church spotted me, so we ended up sitting by each other, which also ended up being in a row right below other people he knew, but didn't know were going to be there either. It was a 4:45 p.m. showing on a Thursday, so the theater wasn't quite full, but there were plenty of people there.
At first, I was worried that it would not live up to be as great as the other Indy movies, but as the movie went along, I was quite pleased with the result.
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Cate Blanchett is quite the formidable villain here. I loved the contrast of her eye color against the black hair. Not only is she smart, she's also quite the fighter, and WANTS TO KNOW. I'll let you all figure out exactly what she wants to know. Then maybe you can tell me. Did she just want to know absolutely everything in the universe? If so, then she's just nosy.
Shia LaBoeuf did a great job in his role, and I remember him talking about his acquired switchblade skills when he was on Late Night with David Letterman. (He also talked about his arrest at the Walgreen's, which was a hilarious story). At one point in the movie, I thought, "Shia is Tarzan?"
Karen Allen: Love her. Loved the way she smiled when Indy told her what was wrong with all of the other women. Loved all of her banter with him. I love banter like that.
Nice little touches of that particular crate, the nod to Star Wars, Brody and Henry, Sr., and the snake/rope.
Big mounds of huge ants are scary. Apparently, big scorpions are not supposed to be scary, though.
I wonder if "Death by Monkeys" is possible. Or if it was anyone's band name. Because maybe I'll steal it if it's not.
Harrison Ford: Still Indy. Still awesome. Still love him. I mean, hello, I even just love his silhouette!
Thank God for refrigerators.
I hope that you're all able to see this movie on the big screen, because you need to. Go. Go now. Before the prairie dogs see you. (What was up with those, anyway?!)
Nitpick - we actually went to the 12:30am showing.
ReplyDeleteAs much as I liked seeing Indy again, I was happiest to see Karen. I *loved* Marion's first line to Indy!
Can I tell you how much I *HATED* the rope scene?
I so didn't watch the scary-ants-having-a meal scenes. Ewwwww.
I don't know what the deal was with the prairie dogs, but I loved their little mountain being the Paramount mountain morph. That was funny, and it was so cool that they used the old Paramount logo.
I kept expecting the punchline for Shia's character's name. I mean, heck, it's Mutt! "We named the *dog* Indiana." :)
I thought the Tarzan scene and the whole aliens bit was a bit much, but I'm willing to just let it go. It's an Indy film, so for them, maybe not so far fetched. The ship rising out of the depths kinda reminded me of "The Abyss".
Oh, and I take back the comment I wrote in the other post. John Hurt is *already* really funny! ;)
the scene with the aliens and the spaceship made me want to grab my mashed potatos and start building the close encounters ridge. I actually started humming the theme while all this was going on. I did enjoy the movie though. Harrison looked good!
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