garliccam While it's considered the worst Indiana Jones movie there was a lot of competition as the original three where all amazing movies. Do I agree, we'll see.Good things The motorcycle chase- classic Indy action at its finest. It wasn't over the top and never felt cartoony The Warehouse fight- more classic Indy action with cars, guns and hand to hand combats. While it does have some corny sequences and deaths with that rocket thing, it was a great way to start the movie The Cafe- it manages to be suspenseful and funny in the short time we're there. The build up to the eventual motorcycle chase was handled perfectly and the actual fight inside, while short got a laugh. Harrison Ford/Indiana Jones- he still got it. He felt just as energized and fun as the original three and was great to watch Mutt- the idea of a rebellious teen having to work along side Indy was an interesting choice and it was fun to watch him bounce of Indy. While he won't work as a way to hand the Torch, I'm glad he was here Irina Spalko- as the main villain of the movie, she was arguably the most fun to watch. She felt like the best fit for the movie, as someone like Belloq or Donovan wouldn't work for the plot with all the communism and a Mola Ram type villain had no place. She is arguably the most efficient villain in the serious being the only one to make Indy unconsciously help her without help of voodoo (Mola Ram). And she knows how to sword fight. Always a plus. The sets- the sets in this movie looks gorgeous and real. They did a good job with them The temple itself- while the last third of the movie is weaker then the first parts, there is still the scenes in the temple, at least the first half of them. The Pilar's were amazing to see, the stairs going into the wall was heart pounding, the door opening was cool and lastly the throne room looked great. Ants- while the worst creepy crawly out of the four, it is the most deadly. The story- I always wanted Indy to find a Lost city in South America and the thing about aliens coming and having the people build a city out of pure gold works on a historical level as there are many story's of this sort of thing happening. The quicksand pit- it was funny. Nothing elseMeh stuff The marriage- boring but an ok ending for the plot they were going for. Oxley- he was ok I guess. Nothing really special The cemetery scenes- its entertaining and boring all at once. How do you do that The soundtrack- it was a mixed bag, with some great tracks and some mediocre at bestBad stuff Marion- Why is she back. Come on it should just have been a cameo. She was just smiling and laughing the whole time, there was just no tension in the scenes with her. The tree bending- ?????? The main ending- bad CGI aliens and UFOs coming out of the ground and macs confusing death and Spalkos what happened to her death and knowledge being the treasure and water blasting everyone out made this the worst ending in the series Monkeys- No point to be here and looks bad Nuke the fridge- everyone's already trashed this so moving on The scenes in Indy's house- BORING Communist side plot- it was so unimportant it makes you wonder why it was even includedConclusion So yeah, I think it is the worst in the series like they majority of people, but it is still a good movie. While it's there more bad things then the other movies, there were many good things too. It certainly was a fun time and a worthy entry into the legandary series 7/10If I missed anything I felt it wasn't important enough for me to include

pdbeckman Loved the first 3 Raiders of the Lost Ark movies. But this movie is awful. So many scenes are way over the top and completely unreal (even for a fantasy movie).

ElMaruecan82 Why all the hatred? Why so serious? Granted I'm not the most hardcore fan of the series but I don't think there's ever been an Indiana Jones' movie I didn't enjoy, and over-the-top isn't certainly a term I would use negatively to describe my experience with "Kingdom of the Crystal of Skull", that alliteration alone is worthy of praises, as the wonderful outcome of a long brainstorming between Spielberg and his buddy Lucas… if anything, this film is the work of two friends, not that it makes it better, but there's something that exudes friendship all through the film, even the nods to the previous films play like sympathetic winks to (I guess, unreceptive) fans.Now, of course the film has the kind of ludicrous premises that pay like the perfect tribute to old 50's B-movies but maybe not to the iconic flavor of the first film. Of course, the best parts of the film are those that pay tribute to "Raiders" and "Crusade", but does that make them any less enjoyable? We didn't see Ford embodying his most legendary character for two decades, watching him pick his feet with his iconic outfit would have been good enough. Seriously, every 'replay' is simply enjoyable on the basis of the 'rediscovery' effect, so why trying to wish for a more realistic plot, since when "Indiana Jones" is supposed to have substance? But that comes from someone who loved "Temple of Doom", so maybe I'm not the most objective as far as judgment goes.Well, forgive my sins, but I just love over-the-top and exaggerated (even to the point of silliness) Indiana Jones, the nuked fridge part, yeah that infamous moment was so crazy I actually admired the guts of Lucas and Spielberg, I guess it takes some moxy to risk such a crazy stunt at a time where Internet became like a real whip for the fans, where any little bit of silliness can go viral. So everyone buzzed on the infamous fridge moment, "South Park" illustrated the film with the delicate metaphor of the two bearded directors enjoying sexual intercourse, but of all the programs, "South Park" should have embraced it more jovially, the icons were iconoclasts, they didn't ruin the series, they might have destroyed the pedestal built by the fans on the basis that Indiana Jones isn't a series to be taken seriously, for all the Aztec Gods' sake! Seriously, it's not like they threw aliens in a 'James Bond' film, Indiana Jones has always been venturing in supernatural territories, and while Lucas was a sucker for sci-fi B movies and Spielberg didn't want to introduce a sequel to "ET" in his beloved franchises, the two found a fair balance inspired by the theories about pre-alien civilizations. Do I buy it? Well, in a universe where evil Nazis can melt and where the power of God is materialized, why shouldn't I admit that the Big Boss has his ways, and that maybe Aliens knew him before mankind or that they had achieved the ultimate knowledge, why shouldn't we accept that technology existed before. This is from the guy who made us believe that light-sabers existed a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… why shouldn't "Indiana Jones" takes place in the same universe? And I accept it even more since it doesn't take most of the film, the rest is the classic adventure in the traditional format, with its share of goofy chase scenes and a buddy-duo with Mutt, a little runt disguised as Brando's Wild One, played by Shia Leboeuf and who's revealed to be Indy's son with Marion, in the most awkward moment. The interactions between the old man and his rebellious son, work for the most part, because you can tell there's some good chemistry between the actors who have obviously fun playing their parts, same for Karen Allen who makes a nice come-back as Mation. The rest of the cast involve scary Russians, with a scene-stealing performance by Cate Blanchett, to see an Oscar-nominated actress loosening up a little and going for a James Bond villain impersonation with the haircut of Mia Wallace is refreshing to say the least.And while everyone is busy spewing venom against the fridge scene, I will praise the best scene of all, the one with the red ants, a scene full of contrivances and over-the-top demises that I can't think of any reason to hate it, I kept one waiting for some gruesome death and I got it, my only regret is that after showing the body thrown into the ant hill, we didn't even have a glimpse on the aftermath, that was a missed opportunity for Spielberg, sure the close-up on the skulls are scary but the unknown never scares as much as the gruesome. Overall, this is a thrilling experience enhanced by the performance of John Hurt.Now, let me temper my enthusiasm, I'm not saying the film is perfect even on Indiana Jones' standards, surely there are a few little flaws, the CGI effects don't look always convincing and the film won't reach the same status as the previous ones, maybe in a few decades. Yet, it's still fun to see good old Ford on the road again, a bit rusty on the whip but still brave, adventurous and scared of snakes, but never leaving his hat. The film is about getting old and keeping the spirit, Spielberg and Lucas didn't lose theirs, at least, that's how I felt.

Eric Harvey The movie was okay until about halfway through, but it became progressively more stupid by the scene until, finally, it really jumped the shark at the end. Who could possibly have thought this movie was worth a rating above "5"? Maybe 12-year olds will like it, or people with the intelligence of a 12- year old.