Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull

I have always been a fan of the Indiana Jones films and Harrison Ford. I think Indiana Jones fits Harrison to a T and should I say vice versa. Indiana is Ford and Ford is Indiana. I have to admit that I am a little bit disappointed with Harrison Ford lately because of his choice of movies. Good thing he had chosen to make the fourth installment of the Indiana Jones films.

Okay, it was a bit hard to stomach the somewhat X-files tone of the film. I mean using aliens to explain a phenomenon is a bit out of place. Granted, all Indiana Jones films try to explain a symbolic icon or practice by using common myths and legends. So what is wrong with this one since it was theorized that aliens did the pyramids(whether Egyptian, Mayan, Incan, Aztec)? Well, there were other theories, myths, and legends concerning the pyramids that could have been used in keeping with the mystical elements of the Indiana Jones adventure fantasy films. They could have chosen to use the religious beliefs of the culture involved like what Spielberg did with the Ark of the Covenant and the Holy Grail. He did so with the Indian mystical idea of human sacrifice.

All in all, the film still followed the formula of the old Indiana Jones films. The action was continuous and as usual unbelievable yet so much fun. Harrison Ford may be older now but he still got the stamina to make the film. The film tried to capture the era as well in terms of costumes, props, settings and political climate.

I did not feel I wasted money watching it, but I did not let out a big WOW like what Iron Man did to me. If future Indy films are made without Ford, I don't know if I will actually watch it, but then again, it might turn out to be a WOW like Iron Man!