In defense of (the new) Dr. Jones

Geez...of all the things to come out of retirement for!

Okay, so the new INDIANA JONES movie came out this week. I'm sure you heard about that. Anyway, a lot of people on the Internet are cutting it to pieces (basically saying it's either crap and/or terrible). I just saw it two hours ago, and I have to disagree.

I went in a skeptic, but frankly--they pulled off an 20+ years later Indy movie. Sure, it's the 1950's...so it feels a little off at first (no Nazi baddies), but the first 10-15 minutes will BLOW you away (my favorite scene in the whole movie revolves around a plastic/fake "city," I'll say no more). The movie is solid all the way until the end (which is a bit anti-climatic). But all things considering it's well worth seeing.

In the summer of 1989, I went and saw THE LAST CRUSADE at the Drive-In (back in KC). It was fucking amazing, it blew my little kid mind. This flick will do the same for all those little kiddies that are too young to have seen an Indy film "new" in the theaters. Look, I won't argue with the haters--RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK is better...but guess what? I was a sperm and an egg in 1981. I missed that boat. I saw on TV/VHS/DVD and I love it. But it's what I grew up with. I grew up with seeing this stuff on a little TV screen. ANY INDIANA JONES movie on the big screen is going to make me happy, if only because I've grown up with the character--but not when it's "new."

Does that make sense?

It's like the STAR WARS Prequels--even though they weren't as good as the originals, I'm glad they were made so I could get the chance to see a brand new STAR WARS movie.

Bottom line: go into it with the sole intent to be entertained. Don't think about it, just enjoy it. Also, as an aside, Harrison Ford STILL kicks ass.


Little Green Men.

Indy Fights...Aliens?

Bet you thought that with CLOVERFIELD's release I'd have no movie to obsess about, huh? We'll you'd be wrong. The new INDIANA JONES movie is shaping up to be all sorts of awesome. The film's title: AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL sounds strange (but then again so does RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, right?).

Anyway, a leaked picture of the titular crystal skull got leaked (and then pulled) from the net. I managed to snap up a smaller version of the image...



Looks a little...dare I say it, alien? Is Indy going to be fighting the Russians for alien artifacts??? Also interesting is this leaked image of (a very dirty) Indy. What's the in the background??? Looks like a mummmy--FROM OUTER SPACE!!!! *Dun-Dun-Du-Dah*