Sure, everyone else had their reviews of "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" up days ago. Yes, I saw the film as soon as I could Thursday, but I had a good reason to wait to write anything about it.
I went again. I took my little brother. He was barely a year old when the last Indiana Jones movie came out, but that's part of the appeal. Hell, I was a toddler when "Raiders of the Lost Ark" was released. Since its release, the name Indiana Jones has been synonymous with high adventure, like saying "Errol Flynn" in the 1930s. You know you are in for a good time and maybe--maybe--learn something.
When I was five and had seen "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" about a million times, I knew true adventure was in history and getting out there and digging it up. Some things have changed, but when I dig into a story, I always see myself putting on that brown fedora.
And that is why so many people are shelling out money the don't have to see this movie. I'm broke and I've bought three tickets. One was a matinée so lay off.
OK, I'm a sucker and I paid $6 for the "collector's bucket" of popcorn. I paid a bit more than that for the action figure I had in my jacket pocket each time I saw the movie.
"But what did you think of the movie," you are asking. I've seen it twice now. Shouldn't that be enough?
No, no. It never is. So here is my review of "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull":
Knowledge is the greatest treasure in the world. If you don't believe that, you can go watch the next romantic comedy that infiltrates your local showhouse. If, on the other hand, you do believe that knowledge is the greatest treasure of all, don't let that which seems unbelievable prevent you from searching for the truth.
That's it. Does it makes sense? No and neither does much of this movie. Do I care?
Um, no, I don't.
I'm going to visit the official movie Web site now and talk myself out of buying the official Indiana Jones fedora. Click my ads and maybe I'll be able to afford it.
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or maybe one day soon someone you know will buy it for you ;)
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