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[nightrunner42]

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Starring: Harrison Ford, Shia LaBeouf, Karen Allen, and Cate Blanchett
PG13. 123 min. 2008.

Twenty-seven years. Three movies. One iconic character. Beginning in 1981 with Raiders of the Lost Ark, the franchise has become the stuff of Hollywood legend. Conceptionalised as an homage to the classic

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[skywalker_child]

I'm really surprised you hated the movie that much.

[nightrunner42]

I was, too. I had no way to expect that level of CRAP. *harumph*

[the_melegant]

While I agree that much of this movie made me roll my eyes, for me it did have a saving grace that made it worth watching and that was the way they handled many of the fights. Obviously it was a little overdone what with the ridiculous punch in the face sound effects and fencing on moving jeeps, but they didn't do what the Pirates movies did and use tons of cuts and closeups to mask the fact that stunt doubles and poor choreo were used. Also, they did a good job with putting character into the way people fought, which so few movies have done lately. I loved watching the big russian guy because everything from the way he stood to the fact that all of his punches came from above (cause hey, he's obviously taller than probably anyone he's ever fought) matched up with what we knew of his character. The same goes for Indy, Mutt, and Irina. This is the sort of thing I wish we saw more in movies and which I want to see this year at CTRF. Pardon the fight rant, I do that occasionally. See you saturday at the wedding.

[nightrunner42]

You're right, the choreography was pretty good. It's just a shame it was attached to such a moronic plot.

See you at the wedding.

[easterncoyote]

see i thought it was pretty good....

[easterncoyote]

....he is obviously an idiot

[skywalker_child]

Feeling slightly bi-polar there, E.C.? ;)

[nightrunner42]

A liar with a very strange sense of humor...