One-Sentence Review: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Author: Daniel Brooks
May 23rd, 2008
20 Responses to “One-Sentence Review: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”
One-Sentence Review: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Author: Daniel Brooks
May 23rd, 2008
May 26th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
Define “Too much George Lucas”.
May 26th, 2008 at 8:54 pm
I knew it! I passed after being royalled screwed on Speed Racer and didn’t want to be let down again so soon.
We’ve come to far as fanboys since 1989 - if Batman Begins was done in the same style as Batman Returns it will also be laughable.
I hope we can all put to rest that Lucas is just past his prime? He is the John Byrne of movies. His revisiting of the Clone Wars in August is like Byrne doing a new series of what else happened to Jean Grey between X-Men 137 and X-Factor 1.
Move forward I say.
May 26th, 2008 at 9:28 pm
Dan, never mind. I just saw it.
I get it.
And Lucas, John Byrne of movies? I love you.
May 27th, 2008 at 5:58 am
Lucas — I have to admit, I loved Speed Racer.
May 27th, 2008 at 6:33 am
“I hope we can all put to rest that Lucas is just past his prime? He is the John Byrne of movies. His revisiting of the Clone Wars in August is like Byrne doing a new series of what else happened to Jean Grey between X-Men 137 and X-Factor 1.”
Fucking awesome!
May 27th, 2008 at 8:18 am
Ha! This is probably the only site one can make a comment like that and everyone gets it right away!
May 27th, 2008 at 9:08 am
Personally, I’d compare it to NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN- a questionable return to a beloved character, flawed, but ultimately justifiable because it’s still better than it’s imitators….
May 27th, 2008 at 9:25 am
drmedula, the Mummy could be considered an imitator, and it was much better than this steaming pile.
May 27th, 2008 at 10:22 am
Agreed with Tune-it. “National Treasure” had more thought and effort behind it than “Crystal Skull.”
May 27th, 2008 at 10:26 am
It was really a mess…I didn’t out and out hate it, because I think it did have some decent moments, but when the credits started to roll I was pretty shocked.
May 27th, 2008 at 10:37 am
“Tales of the Gold Monkey” was better.
May 27th, 2008 at 10:38 am
Tales of the Golden monkey was AWESOME
May 27th, 2008 at 11:13 am
DB: Man, Crystal Skull was such a mess. It was so lazy/uninspired/rote. It was like they made it in 10 minutes for the Sci-Fi Channel. I kind of wish Spielberg handed off the directorial reigns because it felt like he didn’t want to have anything to do with it. There was one good scene — the A-bomb test — and it had nothing to do with anything.
Tales of the Gold Monkey vs. Talespin…DISCUSS!!
May 27th, 2008 at 11:40 am
I’d like to thank Lucas, Spielberg and Ford for spending $185 M on a fan film. That has to be a record.
May 27th, 2008 at 12:40 pm
T Unit, I’ll bow to the crowd’s opinion on the ‘99 MUMMY- although as a classic horror buff, I can’t quite embrace it( because I know about the project going through the hands of Clive Barker, Joe Dante, AND George Romero before it ended up in the hands of Sommers!). But, with all of it’s flaws, CRSTAL SKULL is still WAY better than MUMMY RETURNS!
May 27th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
I loved it.
May 27th, 2008 at 4:14 pm
Why?
May 28th, 2008 at 5:13 am
Just want to recommend everyone who’s seen it and didn’t like it to listen to the latest episode (May 27) of The Best Show on WFMU with Tom Scharpling, about 50 minutes in. Pretty funny stuff:
http://wfmu.org/playlists/BS
May 28th, 2008 at 9:42 am
I blame Shia Labuff (yea i know thats not how you spell it, im not wasting my time looking up the correct spelling, I prefer to waste my time explaining why i don’t waste time)
I blame this shithead, and i didnt even see it!
Aschit!
May 28th, 2008 at 9:44 am
Agreed. What the hell is wrong with Spielberg? You can’t make a blockbuster and a wannabe-pseudo-artistic movie at the same time. You can’t please the families and then throw in your obligatory what-is-the-meaning-of-life theme. Monkeys for the kiddos. Throw in aliens at the end for the thinkers. Spielberg, enough with the aliens! Stupid Spielberg and Lucas ruining our childhood memories. (grumble grumble)