Indiana Jones Four
In a word: Entertaining
In many words, convoluted, disjunct, fun, exciting, overblown, confusing, imaginative…
While I thought it is fun, in the beginning it packs a lot of punch, as it goes on it starts to fizzle out for me. The movie begins seemingly in the middle, I felt like I missed something. Then begins the total suspension of my disbelief. Much of the action is borderline hooky, and too much of it is far to unbelievable for me to connect with or enjoy. I know it’s a sort of fantasy but it goes way too far to many times.
This film lacks the fun and wit of the originals and attempts to substitute CGI and elaborate sets instead. It doesn’t really work. There is very little dialogue and the story is almost impossible to follow. I couldn’t explain it to you if I tried. They try to include too many elements and that don’t really come together or fit together in any discernable way. The ending was far too over the top for me. It leaves far more questions and plot holes than it solves. I felt the movie tries to appeal to kids, but they will be bored by the story and dialogue. But it also tries to appeal to adults who will put off by the gag humor and childish antics. In trying to appeal to both I feel the film does neither very well.
I thought Harrison Fords performance was ‘okay’. Not bad, not great. I would give it a C grade. Passing, but not A game. Cate Blanchet did a good job, she had fun with her character and was consistent, she also hardly spoke. Shia LeBouf did a good job as well, the greaser in him came out nicely. Karen Allen was a little flat for me, but it wasn’t bad. Everyone else did pretty well I thought.
I will admit I was slightly disappointed. They had 19 years and this is the best they came up with? I was a little surprised. I need a good story, good dialogue and it was certainly lacking. It makes me think that Speilberg and Lucas are falling out of touch. Past there peak maybe. With the money and power at there disposal it’s hard to fail, but it’s not as hard as it seems to fall flat.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Indiana Jones Four
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I was a little harsh. In retrospect, and having seen IJ4 again, and other movies like the Goonies (which I LOVED) again, I think Indiana Jones 4 'IJ4' was actually exactly what it was supposed to be.
It was a fun movie for a younger minded audience.
I've become super critical of movies, and sometimes I confuse my personal taste with whether or not something is well done.
IJ4 was well done. I was lucky enough to work on the film and it's an experience I treasure.
This movie has a special place in my heart.
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