Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 2008
Directed by Steven Spielberg · 122 mins · 2,544 views
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Fuck yes. I love it. All of it. From the classical opening giving way to a rollicking rock ‘n’ roll tune, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is something different than fan-service for disgruntled internet complainers. It is a luscious tribute to 50s B-movies and the pulpy comics that inspired them, embracing every glorious quip and every moment of flowering insanity in order to liven the Indiana Jones universe into an old-fashioned burst of blockbuster entertainment. Crystal Skull reminds me of a time when summer popcorn extravaganzas were directed, focusing on the story at hand rather than worrying about the studio’s five-year plan of world domination. Steven Spielberg revels in every silly and goofy quirk in George…
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Twenty minutes in: Why didn’t I like this movie more? It’s great! The third act: Ohhhhhhh
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this is actually a very good movie y’all just scared of aliens admit it
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Obviously this isn’t as alchemical as the others and certainly contains its fair share of cringes, but it’s also packed with top-tier Spielberg action sequences (especially in the terrific first half) and wild, indelible images like Indy in front of the mushroom cloud or the guy getting consumed by giant killer ants (cool!). All that makes the final 30 minutes a real bummer, particularly the scowling aliens in their dipshit CGI whirlpool of knowledge, a sequence that structurally mirrors the RAIDERS finale but without any of the squeamishness or terror. Anyway, whatever, I like this, it’s not as bad as everyone says. Full disclosure, I’m friends with a guy who not only helped render the infamously nuked fridge, he also worked on Devastator’s balls in REVENGE OF THE FALLEN. For the record he hates both movies and thinks I’m completely out of my mind.
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Gripping drama about a dementing geriatric Archeologist who thinks he’s having an adventure while in reality he’s being spoon fed porridge.
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A pretty good movie if you turn it off once they get to Peru
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84 With each revisit of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, I have less and less patience for people who disregard it outright. Barring any overt nostalgic sentimentality, which feels based on Spielberg’s contribution rather than Lucas’, this film flies into the future with a clever ‘old man Indy’ spirit and a technological spin. Its narrative of Area 51 and Soviets and Ancient Temples and Fire Ants and Waterfalls and Secret Passages and Aliens (!!!) made sensitive fanboys irrationally angry. So did its plot inconsistencies and so-called “unbelievable” moments, all of which are featured in the fourth entry about a famous archaeologist who carries around a whip and dabbles in christian mysticism. There’s something to this release,…
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Spielberg’s classicism v Lucas retrofuturism: dawn of justice. A wild union of 30s serials, 50s B-movies, and the 2000s blockbuster.
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84 Tired: Indy outrunning a boulder. Wired: Indy surviving a nuclear blast via refrigerator.
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You may have heard that there’s a scene in Steven Spielberg’s Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull in which the cinema’s most iconic archaeologist survives an atomic blast by hiding inside of a lead refrigerator. The incident occurs about 20 minutes into the grizzled whip-cracker’s fourth feature-length adventure—widely considered to be the series’ best (note to self: fact-check this later)—and it follows a scene in which a small squadron of Russian soldiers infiltrated Area 51, unveiled an alien corpse, and got derailed by an arthritic part-time college professor who’s so bad at his job that . . . well, these were supposed to be his office hours. So it’s safe to say that, even before the scene in question, Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, like the earlier films in its series, doesn’t feel particularly beholden to realism. READ THE FULL ARTICLE ON REVERSE SHOT
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Ccitizenbrian 8 月 22, 2026
I sure wish Mutt lived 😢…
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alright movie
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I wanted an Indiana Jones film, not a live-action Looney Tunes cartoon.
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wtf was this and why would harrison ford agree to it
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This movie really made me angry, shocked me and left me feeling devastated. I am not exaggerating. I was about to turn it off. Usually, I never do that and I regret not doing it this time…. I am a huge fan of Steven Spielberg and he will always remain my childhood hero that I admire the most for “Jurassic Park”, “E.T.” and “Catch Me If You Can”. I couldn’t believe what I have witnessed and was truly shocked by…
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so fucking awesome. this movie moves away from the more gritty feel of raiders and crusade to revel in this pulpy, campy, glorious joyride of a movie. it might just be my favorite entry in the indy saga because it’s so damn fun. the locations, from spooky graves to jungles filled with crazy critters, are so awesome to see the characters explore. the mystery around the crystal skull gets me SO HYPED with that peak john williams score, EVERYTIME. the…
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Apparently you can survive a nuclear blast in a fridge
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another classic from the all-time hack crazy how every spielberg movie is as just dogshit as this one fuckin’ misogynist too. marion is worse than ever, thanks 👍 also what is up with the formulaic elements of these movies. do people actually like this shit?
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KKyle Briz 8 月 21, 2026
CINEMA SWAP SPIELBERG DRAFT 19/…..
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Fflowermanjohnny 8 月 21, 2026
stopped at 3:58pm due to steelers game starting. have an hour left. will be back.
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Ant scene used to tweak me
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Cclover 8 月 21, 2026
??? What
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Vv. 8 月 21, 2026
first half of the movie: wait, it’s not as bad as i remember?? third act happens: never mind (at least there is cate blanchett?)
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Aliens don’t exist ppl
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I hope when I’m 60 I can run around and do side-quests with the squad. This movie makes no sense. It’s super convenient and not really grounded in any reality but at least I had a lot of fun. Harrison Ford is so likeable and Shia Labeouf might be the most underrated thing about this movie. That ending is goofy as heck though. Anyone else introduced to this movie because of the Lego game? Indiana Jones Ranked
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i’m crying they really thought okay how can we milk this franchise even more? making a sequel with kgb agents and aliens. brilliant idea.
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they would love google maps
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19 years Indians Jones fans waited for a new movie, and we get this. What a crock of shit. The special effects are shoehorned in to please modern audiences and they aren’t even great. Aliens, nuclear explosions, giant cgi bugs. CGI everything. It’s cartoonish and over the top even for a Spielberg adventure flick. But sure, it’s fun and it’s recognizable, so who cares. Just a major letdown. The locations visited in this one aren’t a quarter as fun in…
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I was really expecting to hate this, but it wasn’t that bad! When you forget it’s aliens, it’s actually pretty fun and exciting, like the old movies, and trust me the movie does make you forget it’s aliens! Even still, I do think they did the alien thing pretty well, all things considered. I think people hate that it’s aliens and not something else, but remember that Indy’s an archeologist, and the theory that aliens built many structures of ancient history isn’t too far off for an archeology story.
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Seinerzeit war ich in einer StudiVZ-Gruppe mit dem Namen: „Ich fand Indiana Jones 4 geil und ihr könnt mich alle am Arsch lecken“ – so oder so ähnlich. Und auch heute sehe ich das genauso. Indiana Jones und das Königreich des Kristallschädels hat im Laufe der Jahre völlig zu Unrecht den Ruf eines cineastischen Totalschadens verpasst bekommen. Dabei ist das Abenteuer ein absoluter Spaßbringer und die positiven Dinge überwiegen für mich einfach. Klar, machen wir uns nichts vor: Der Film…
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Pure, unpretentious blockbuster fun that captures that classic Saturday-morning serial magic. Sure, it leans hard into pure camp and CGI monkeys, but Harrison Ford’s effortless charm and the breakneck adventure pace make it an absolute blast. 🤠🌴
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South Park was correct Spielberg and Lucas did indeed 🍇 Indie in this
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The cgi aged horribly and was horrendous. Spielberg made a movie this year called disclosure day and its about aliens. Idk if its good I havent seen it, but he has an obsession with aliens. Maybe the cgi alien in his new movie is better or maybe it looks the same as this one.
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Peak childhood again again again
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The main character was again named Henry Jones Junior, and there were indeed Crystal Skulls.
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This movie has it all (scene where the characters wall down a waterfall).
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The opening scene with the ford hotrod was cool . Some of the action scenes were ok but the cgi is really not good and the whole alien thing is just ridiculous 3/10
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Enjoyable to an extent for me, can’t say that I had a bad time with it, but many different choices I was not a fan of, mainly the ending. Just doesn’t work for an Indiana Jones film for me. Indiana Jones and Marion are still great together, and I like the addition of Shia Labeouf, but not enough to make this movie much better. Still not bad but definitely the weakest.
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Ça partait plutôt bien pourtant… Finalement ça sera juste un film bien en dessous de ses précédents avec un scénario pas terrible. La fin est plutôt bonne mais ne rattrape pas ce ventre mou qui se passe entre les deux.
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SScoopAB 8 月 20, 2026
The best.
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Nothing about this movie felt or looked real imo. Aliens? Really?
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I thought it was fine. Unrealistic at parts and weird. I feel like 3 stars is harsh but 3.5 is a bit too much.
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Cate Blanchetts severe little bob that just wont quit, good lord. Good villain, very Joan of Arc but sinister. The Indiana Jr plot being stolen for Thundergun: Maximum Cool is so funny. None of the characters were gagged enough by the fact aliens were real for me. I couldnt stop thinking about the manager woman from that episode of peep show who believes in the magical healing powers of crystal skulls.
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I really wanted to go against the curb and say this movie isn’t actually that bad. Yeah nah this shit’s ass. It’s painfully dull most the time and bafflingly stupid when it’s not. It’s not some franchise ruining dumpster fire, but it still sucks I ain’t even gonna bother with dial of destiny.
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Totalmente innecesaria. Por lejos la peor de la saga (al día de la fecha aún no vi la quinta)
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I can see why people would hate this when it came out because it’s not really a fourth Indiana jones movie it’s like the bonus dlc level at the end of a game that’s just a fun extra adventure but nothing special
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Prime example of why you shouldn’t reboot an old popular franchise if you don’t have anything meaningful to say. Let’s get clearer: I love the wedding at the end and i don’t exactly hate the aliens plot. However, I hate the making, the cinematography, the poor dialogues, the weak explanation as to how Marion and Indy never worked out and suddenly they’re each other’s “love of life”, and the overall weak plot. Indiana Jones Ranked
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Gets way more hate than in deserves. Making Indy a simp for Marion is written way lazier than the aliens. John Hurt and Shia are doing a lot of work to make this good. I love you Tár but that accent is bruuuuuutal. It’s playing the hits but it’s playing em pretty damn good. I like that the sets are real. F*ck the volume.
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Best IJ movie Very adventurous and funny Ferfect chemistry between jone’s family
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There’s a lot to dislike here. The nuke fridge, the unnecessary alien plot, elderly Indy, Shia. However the real shame is the over use of CGI, which didn’t age well, and the loss of charm the older ones had with practical sets and effects. There was something here that had potential but it was too late. South Park described it best..
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Un film que j’avais vu quand j’étais petit je l’avais kiffer à l’ancienne
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If you hate fun just say that. This film is so much better when there’s not a reddit-pilled RAT sat next to you chirping about a lead lined fridge. This is the same Indiana Jones that used a dingy as a parachute and has been dragged behind a moving vehicle more times than I’ve had hot dinners. ITS JUST A BIT OF FUN. I’m actually very angry and upset that some PEOPLE (Robert Pritchard) cannot watch this from a place of whimsy and fun.
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EEmil_______ 8 月 20, 2026
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all for genre mixing but too many genres at play to make it good first thing i said when indy came on screen was wow harrison ford looks so old in this and then checked the year…can’t believe they convinced him to make another one after this…downright decrepit in the last one
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típica película de domingo que ponía tu padre y veías obligado pero luego te terminaba enganchando 💪🏽
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7/10
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They may have gone too far in a few places
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bangerr
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Saw this in theaters. “Knowledge was their treasure” earned a big old eye roll from me!
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This series should’ve stopped at Temple of Doom.
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if this hadn’t been made on film in the 00s i would have thought it was AI trash
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WOAH WOAH WOAH,,, BET NA BET SI ATENG NAKA RIZZAMAE HAIRCUT
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You hating ass bitches are NOT slick. I know why u dont like this as much as the others and it makes me SICK. Half joking but awesome movie super fun watch. Nostalgia bait done so well that it doesnt even feel like nostalgia bait Shia leBeouf finally did something good yay
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Over-hated. Genuinely an enjoyable film.
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Comme je pouvais m’y attendre, c’est clairement le moins bon (sans compter le 5ème volet qui arrivera beaucoup plus tard dans le temps). Les différentes critiques de mes confrères cinéphiles étaient déjà parvenu à mes douces oreilles, j’étais attaché et préparé pour cette épopée païenne au cœur de l’Amazonie. En effet, malgré un bon début, avec une belle ouverture, l’apparition mythique du Docteur Jones suivi d’une course poursuite dans le gigantesque entrepôt top secret, le film perd en intérêt plus…
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Hating the Russians is fun but not as fun as hating the Nazis
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– No defiant last words, Dr. Jones? – I like Ike. Oh yes, you’re seeing the rating right. Fuck it, took me years to opendly acknowledge, but I stop pretending that the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull isn’t massively fun. Tbf I’ve never was a hater of it, I appreciated it for what it was trying to be, which was revitalization of the franchise that didn’t work out all that well. But now I can finally see it clearly as…
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Still a great movie I don’t care
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My twelfth birthday was Kingdom of the Crystal Skull themed
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crystal skull 💀 secret kingdom
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c’est bien mais voilà quoi ça m’avait donné envi d’acheter les legos indiana jones (que j’ai eu)
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Watching Kingdom of the Crystal Skull in the cinema was the single most disappointing movie watching experience of my life. It made me realise that Indiana Jones was my franchise much more than Star Wars, those prequels were disappointing sure, but no where near this. Finally bringing myself to watch this for the first time since the theatre, and I started to doubt myself, the first hour is… fantastic? But once Shia and his squadron of attack monkeys swing into…
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I vividly remember developing a phobia of ants the first time I watched this
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just cheesy enough for me to enjoy it. also i wish i was as stable enough as cate blanchett’s wig in this film
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один из моих любимых в детстве фильмов ever. так что призма через которую я смотрел оригинальную трилогию, тут размыта еще сильнее. и есть такое ощущение, что фильм больше про джонса чем про хрустальный череп, не подумайте, что детище оппенгеймера в начале фильма, и всеми ненавистная концовка, не навеяла на меня экзистенциальный ужас, еще как навеяла. и все равно пересматривая сейчас, понятное дело, что в этом плане, фильм работает в разы хуже оригинальных трех. просто здесь, джонс уже старый, и фильм…
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I love this movie. Good soundtrack like the other ones but better because of the alien stuff. I like the new dynamics it has and the russians are a nice change of pace. Obviously the movie isnt very realistic but none of them are so who cares
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pretty middling and would honestly have worked much better as a video game but the decision to end on a fake torch passing to shia labeouf only to IMMEDIATELY go “psych lol can you imagine” is so fucking funny that i had to bump up the rating by a whole star
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This plot had to be a stanley yelnats hallucination while he dug holes all day at camp green lake
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RETURN I’ve returned to watch Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull back where I found it eighteen years ago, in a movie theater. It’s not the same one of course, but I’m not sure if the theater I saw it in when I was six even exists anymore. This movie gets far too much hate in my opinion. Then, whenever I hear someone defend it, all I hear is that it’s “not that bad,” implying that Crystal Skull…
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Really good movie
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Fuck the world — nuke fridge is great.
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bad effects, bad character development, but at least it also stars an actor I hate did love that a lot of the movie Looks like it’s from the 60s, just from the texture/lighting of the shots
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Someone needed to tell Steven Spielberg and George Lucas that the CGI wasn’t there yet, just fly to the fucking jungle. Some moments of movie magic that make the film somewhat enjoyable, but sadly more head scratcher moments. Spielberg Ranked
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triste como nenhuma franquia do Spielberg é incontestável
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shia lebeouf is probably spiritually harrison ford’s delinquent son too (in addition to portraying him in this movie)
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This was a fun movie, I loved the fight scenes in this and the temple parts, I wish they were longer.
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this one wasn’t too bad. there were things i liked about it and things i didn’t like as much. those were the most aggressive ants i’ve seen in my life. kinda iconic??? but also frightening didn’t like the kid character. he was moderately annoying and i feel like he didn’t do much for the plot aside from being “guy with a bike” in general just felt kinda fan service-y… i can’t describe how. just felt that way to me still…
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(Staring at a 600 year old pictograph of my penis and balls, rendered with stunning proportional accuracy) Yeah the uh.. the map says we gotta go to Peru
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Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is a weird one for me. Indiana Jones is my childhood hero, so when I first saw this movie when it released in 2008 me and my Dad were lowkey disappointed. It didn’t feel the same as the Trilogy we’d watched together as I was growing up and we both wrote it off as abit of a mess. Then after years me and my friend decided to re-watch it, and of course, I have thoughts.…
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Oh boy, this doesn’t hold up so well upon rewatch. Definitely one of Spielberg’s worsts. It’s good that his trademarks elevate the flawed script yet maybe he shouldn’t have directed this one because it anyway feels more like a George Lucas Star Wars Prequels type project than a Spielberg Indi movie. There are some good moments, the motorbike chase and the eerie Nevada Test Site model town scene before the explosion are fun. I like the fluent Spielberg / Kaminski…
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Bleah dai mi stava pure piacendo la saga poi mi tirate fuori sto sputo SPOILER AHEAD Sono felice che Mutt sia morto nel 5 perché era un dito in culo Siete riusciti a farmi schifare pure Cate Blanchett Gli alieni non si possono vedere dai
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Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull is far in quality from the original Indiana Jones trilogy but it’s a good film in its own right and has it’s good moments.
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Has good moments but no where near the classics
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Spielberg and Keopp’s other collaboration including aliens and it still manages to be a let down ☹️
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الجزء الرابع بالنسبة لي كان خيبة أمل واضحة. إنديانا جونز ومملكة الجمجمة البلورية حاول أن يعيد روح السلسلة بعد سنوات طويلة، لكنه لم يستطع الوصول إلى مستوى الأجزاء السابقة، خصوصًا الثلاثية الأصلية. أكثر ما أزعجني هو القصة نفسها؛ بعض الأفكار شعرت أنها بعيدة جدًا عن أجواء إنديانا جونز، وأعطت الفيلم طابعًا مختلفًا لم يناسبني. كذلك بعض المؤثرات والمشاهد بدت مبالغًا فيها، وفقد الفيلم جزءًا كبيرًا من الواقعية والبساطة التي جعلت المغامرات القديمة ممتعة. هاريسون فورد ظل محبوبًا بدور إنديانا جونز،…
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didn’t hear good things about this movie but honestly this movie is way over hated
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The fourth installment in the series, released 19 years after the previous film. This film, which was met with high expectations from ardent fans, went on to win the “Worst Remake or Sequel” award at the 29th Razzie Awards. The reason is obvious, and anyone who has followed the series so far would likely agree. Up until now, the series has skillfully navigated the line between reality and fiction, depicting the unknown powers of various ancient ruins and artifacts while…
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indiana’yı tekrar görmek güzel ama uzaylı tarafına girince biraz fazla geldi
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Harrison Ford’s age is not the problem, nor some silly jokes, nor geographical and historical innacuracies, not even the extraterrestrial plot. I believe technology can be a helpful tool, but the abuse of it, summing all I mentioned above, can be deadly in an action/adventure movie that is supposed to be entertaining, and even deadlier if that movie is bringing back one of the greatest heroes in movie history after a 19 year hiatus. George Lucas and Steven Spielberg decided…
- Synopsis
- Set during the Cold War, the Soviets—led by sword-wielding Irina Spalko—are in search of a crystal skull which has supernatural powers related to a mystical Lost City of Gold. Indy is coerced to head to Peru at the behest of a young man whose friend—and Indy's colleague—Professor Oxley has been captured for his knowledge of the skull's whereabouts.
- Director
- Steven Spielberg
- Writer
- David Koepp
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures, Lucasfilm Ltd.
- Country
- USA
- Language
- English, German, Russian
- Year
- 2008
- Runtime
- 122 mins
- Belgium21 May 2008
- Netherlands22 May 2008
- UK22 May 2008
- USA22 May 2008
- Finland23 May 2008
- Switzerland21 May 2008
- Austria22 May 2008
- Japan05 Jun 2008
- Netherlands30 Jul 2009
- Netherlands23 Nov 2011
- Netherlands15 Oct 2010
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