OK. Let me start by saying I did not have very high expectations to begin with going into this one. With all the news about the script constantly being revised to such a major extent, I thought this can only spell disaster. I was right. I just didn't realize how bad it could be until I watched this train wreck for the first time, last night.
This was, undoubtedly the most idiotic, childish and over-the-top adventure flick I have seen in a long time. The other Indy flicks, (Which I absolutely loved) had, at their core, at least a plausible intelligent plot, that would carry you through one action scene to the next, in a fun whirlwind of adventure. This one had the most convoluted x-files-esquire story with action that seemed to be derived from very flimsy Ideas at best...Cmon guys, you know you could do better. The CGI was also cheesy, not very believable at all (i.e. the ant scene)and the monkey-laden Chase scene in the jungle,...not to mention the unexplained crazy Hollywood-extra natives living in the pyramid. Oh, and I must not forget Miss Blanchet's wonderful fake Russian accent..OMG...How pathetic.
A side note: I noticed that only a few months ago, on IMDb.com, Actor John Hurt was listed as playing the character "Abner Ravenwood" (Marion's Dad - who, in "Raiders" was mentioned as dead when Indiana returned to Marion in Nepal. First, I think that this would have been infinitely more interesting, and secondly, It shows how poorly the script must have been, that they had to change major characters and plot element s around at the very last minute. This movie felt as if it was assembled on the factory floor with very little heart or thought for the audiences' intelligence. Note to Lucas and Spielburg: We are not THAT dumb....(Yet).
To top it all off, I must say, above all else,...Keep your aliens out of My Indy....Nuff said.
This was, undoubtedly the most idiotic, childish and over-the-top adventure flick I have seen in a long time. The other Indy flicks, (Which I absolutely loved) had, at their core, at least a plausible intelligent plot, that would carry you through one action scene to the next, in a fun whirlwind of adventure. This one had the most convoluted x-files-esquire story with action that seemed to be derived from very flimsy Ideas at best...Cmon guys, you know you could do better. The CGI was also cheesy, not very believable at all (i.e. the ant scene)and the monkey-laden Chase scene in the jungle,...not to mention the unexplained crazy Hollywood-extra natives living in the pyramid. Oh, and I must not forget Miss Blanchet's wonderful fake Russian accent..OMG...How pathetic.
A side note: I noticed that only a few months ago, on IMDb.com, Actor John Hurt was listed as playing the character "Abner Ravenwood" (Marion's Dad - who, in "Raiders" was mentioned as dead when Indiana returned to Marion in Nepal. First, I think that this would have been infinitely more interesting, and secondly, It shows how poorly the script must have been, that they had to change major characters and plot element s around at the very last minute. This movie felt as if it was assembled on the factory floor with very little heart or thought for the audiences' intelligence. Note to Lucas and Spielburg: We are not THAT dumb....(Yet).
To top it all off, I must say, above all else,...Keep your aliens out of My Indy....Nuff said.