Comments on: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull: The AMG Review http://blog.allmovie.com/2008/05/22/indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull-the-amg-review/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:28:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Juno http://blog.allmovie.com/2008/05/22/indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull-the-amg-review/#comment-2721 Juno Fri, 23 May 2008 14:17:56 +0000 http://blog.allmovie.com/2008/05/22/indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull-the-amg-review/#comment-2721 Good review, but if the star rating of this doesn't balence up with your over-rated star entries on last years blockblusters that flopped to me like Golden Compass and Transformers, I'm going to lose some faith with you Allmovie!!! Good review, but if the star rating of this doesn’t balence up with your over-rated star entries on last years blockblusters that flopped to me like Golden Compass and Transformers, I’m going to lose some faith with you Allmovie!!!

]]> By: billy_wretzky http://blog.allmovie.com/2008/05/22/indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull-the-amg-review/#comment-2783 billy_wretzky Tue, 27 May 2008 10:12:45 +0000 http://blog.allmovie.com/2008/05/22/indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull-the-amg-review/#comment-2783 It is really bad to expect a sequel like this and be dissapointed. As some friends said, the movie lacks of any depth (if any in general as far as the Indiana Jones movies are conserned), in the previous instalments you were "absorbed" by the movies, you were in the shoes of the heroes. Now, what we saw, was simply another blockbuster movie. It was more than obvious. On the other hand we saw an aged Ford trying to do all these scenes with little success. But I give him credit. Also, the whole thing was told in the past. Aliens etc... Even the spaceship of the aliens was not impressive...They could have tried more. Finally the most annoying thing was the overall anticommunism. I wonder why in 2008 they are in such a concern and try to stir up things like "bad" soviets and "ultrakiller" Stalin.Are they so afraid of communism that they have to remind us, and frighten people, in every occasion on how "bad" things were? Everyone is entitled to critisize but if one does that he should try to be more objective. As i said, the movie was merely a blockbuster. It is normal though since hollywood is concerned only in making money and always presenting movies for mass consumption. I suppose nowadays Tomb Raider is better and more complete than Indiana Jones. It is really bad to expect a sequel like this and be dissapointed. As some friends said, the movie lacks of any depth (if any in general as far as the Indiana Jones movies are conserned), in the previous instalments you were “absorbed” by the movies, you were in the shoes of the heroes. Now, what we saw, was simply another blockbuster movie. It was more than obvious.
On the other hand we saw an aged Ford trying to do all these scenes with little success. But I give him credit.
Also, the whole thing was told in the past. Aliens etc… Even the spaceship of the aliens was not impressive…They could have tried more.
Finally the most annoying thing was the overall anticommunism. I wonder why in 2008 they are in such a concern and try to stir up things like “bad” soviets and “ultrakiller” Stalin.Are they so afraid of communism that they have to remind us, and frighten people, in every occasion on how “bad” things were? Everyone is entitled to critisize but if one does that he should try to be more objective.
As i said, the movie was merely a blockbuster. It is normal though since hollywood is concerned only in making money and always presenting movies for mass consumption. I suppose nowadays Tomb Raider is better and more complete than Indiana Jones.

]]> By: Adam S. http://blog.allmovie.com/2008/05/22/indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull-the-amg-review/#comment-2793 Adam S. Tue, 27 May 2008 21:36:52 +0000 http://blog.allmovie.com/2008/05/22/indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull-the-amg-review/#comment-2793 Billy, Concerning the anti-communisim of the film, we have to remember that it does take place in 1957, in the midst of the red scare, and 2008 politics should not be considered. Most of the characters, including Indy (who is a veteran by this point) would probably bear a strong resentements against the Soviets. There were some modern concerns issued (albiet somewhat awkwardly) when Indy was being hounded by the govt. agents, and some statements were made about American paranoia. But we have to remember that there were some in communist Russia who WERE bent on making the world like them, represented by Cate's character. It felt to me like the film did not hate the Russians as much as the other films hated the Nazis. Overall, I thought AMG's review was ample and accurate: the movie is not near as significant as the others, and it bears a strong lack of urgency for an action picture, but it's a good time and, if nothing else, a worthy effort. Billy,

Concerning the anti-communisim of the film, we have to remember that it does take place in 1957, in the midst of the red scare, and 2008 politics should not be considered. Most of the characters, including Indy (who is a veteran by this point) would probably bear a strong resentements against the Soviets. There were some modern concerns issued (albiet somewhat awkwardly) when Indy was being hounded by the govt. agents, and some statements were made about American paranoia. But we have to remember that there were some in communist Russia who WERE bent on making the world like them, represented by Cate’s character. It felt to me like the film did not hate the Russians as much as the other films hated the Nazis.
Overall, I thought AMG’s review was ample and accurate: the movie is not near as significant as the others, and it bears a strong lack of urgency for an action picture, but it’s a good time and, if nothing else, a worthy effort.

]]> By: billy_wretzky http://blog.allmovie.com/2008/05/22/indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull-the-amg-review/#comment-2801 billy_wretzky Wed, 28 May 2008 11:30:49 +0000 http://blog.allmovie.com/2008/05/22/indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull-the-amg-review/#comment-2801 i would want to open a public dispute on that because it is irrelevant with this site's philosophy. i have to admit that at some points some statements depicted that paranoia and i know that the fifties were tough as far as these subjects are concerned. finally i don't make a comparison between nazis and soviets because, simply, they are completely opposites. but we can always make a comparison with other films that have as a theme that period. :-) i would want to open a public dispute on that because it is irrelevant with this site’s philosophy. i have to admit that at some points some statements depicted that paranoia and i know that the fifties were tough as far as these subjects are concerned.
finally i don’t make a comparison between nazis and soviets because, simply, they are completely opposites. but we can always make a comparison with other films that have as a theme that period.
:-)

]]> By: billy_wretzky http://blog.allmovie.com/2008/05/22/indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull-the-amg-review/#comment-2802 billy_wretzky Wed, 28 May 2008 11:33:22 +0000 http://blog.allmovie.com/2008/05/22/indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull-the-amg-review/#comment-2802 p.s. "i wouldn't want to" p.s.
“i wouldn’t want to”

]]> By: Niels http://blog.allmovie.com/2008/05/22/indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull-the-amg-review/#comment-2859 Niels Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:37:51 +0000 http://blog.allmovie.com/2008/05/22/indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull-the-amg-review/#comment-2859 Nazis and commies complete opposites? Well, I think they're both totalitarian in essence (although some forms of communism/marxism weren't meant to be, I'm told)... Nazis and commies complete opposites? Well, I think they’re both totalitarian in essence (although some forms of communism/marxism weren’t meant to be, I’m told)…

]]> By: Joseph Kugelmass http://blog.allmovie.com/2008/05/22/indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull-the-amg-review/#comment-2879 Joseph Kugelmass Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:33:39 +0000 http://blog.allmovie.com/2008/05/22/indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull-the-amg-review/#comment-2879 This review made me want to cry. The author's motto is apparently "never use an ordinary word when a pretentious one will do." "Maestro" instead of "composer"? "Sweet slice of cinema pie"? The "mistrust that is co-creator George Lucas's touch"? Is anybody even aware that, according to the grammar of the sentence, Lucas makes the film mistrustful (not, as the author intended, that we are mistrustful of him)? Calling all editors! This review made me want to cry. The author’s motto is apparently “never use an ordinary word when a pretentious one will do.” “Maestro” instead of “composer”? “Sweet slice of cinema pie”? The “mistrust that is co-creator George Lucas’s touch”? Is anybody even aware that, according to the grammar of the sentence, Lucas makes the film mistrustful (not, as the author intended, that we are mistrustful of him)? Calling all editors!

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