Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is a 2008 adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, executive produced by George Lucas and starring Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones. Set in 1957...
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is a 2008 adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, executive produced by George Lucas and starring Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones. Set in 1957, this fourth film in the Indiana Jones film series has an older and wiser version of Indy battling agents of the Soviet Union—led by Spalko (Cate Blanchett)—for the crystal skull. Indy is assisted by his former lover Marion Ravenwood (Karen Allen) as well as the greaser Mutt (Shia LaBeouf) and fellow archaeologist Mac (Ray Winstone). John Hurt and Jim Broadbent also play fellow academics.
The film was in development hell since the 1989 release of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, because Spielberg and Ford initially disagreed over Lucas's choice of the skulls as the plot device. Screenwriters Jeb Stuart, Jeffrey Boam, M. Night Shyamalan, Frank Darabont and Jeff Nathanson wrote drafts, before a script by David Koepp satisfied all three men in 2006. Shooting finally commenced on June 18, 2007, and took place at locations in New Mexico, New Haven, Connecticut, Hawaii, Fresno, California, and soundstages in Los Angeles. In order to keep aesthetic continuity with the previous films, there will be minimal use of computer-generated imagery and more of a reliance on traditional stuntwork, and cinematographer Janusz Kaminski has adapted his style to that of Douglas Slocombe from the previous films.
Marketing will rely heavily on the public's nostalgia for the series, with products taking inspiration from all four films. Anticipation for the film resulted in a legal dispute over an extra violating his non-disclosure agreement, and another man was arrested for stealing a computer containing various documents related to the project. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is scheduled for a worldwide release on May 22, 2008
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It's a good movie. Is it the best in the series? No! Please stop comparing it to the phantom menace. I'm sick of people like Adam Sessler and Morgan webb on X-play, whenever they mention Crystal Skull. They cringe, like its the worst thing ever. Get over it! Your jackasses for expecting that it was going to be amazing. These directors are old and out of touch now, playing with modern tools. Be happy for what you got.
This one is okay, I guess. I just felt like I was missing a certain "feel" that Raiders of the Lost Ark and Last Crusade had. Although Kingdom of the Crystal Skull does have a lot of action, it didn't have the epicness that the other ones did.
I am a HUGE fan of the series. I liked this movie; however in my opinion it missed two its most crucial characters: Marcus Brody (understandably so) and Salah, they were a great addition to the first three. If a fifth movie is made I will be the first one to go see it.
Temple of Doom was the best, by far! Last Crusade and Raiders were ridiculous because of all that fake Nazi shit in it and American actors playing German SS officers, speaking with horrible accents. Crystal Skull was one of the crappiest movies I have ever seen.
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