Why did I see this Movie: INDY!!!!!!!!! That’s why. I went on the first day the movie got released in India (a sad 1 week after US release). I have always loved the original 3 flicks. They were and are arguably the best adventure films ever made. One just wonders how 3 guys in 60s can come up with something of the same magnitude.
Critique: Now that’s a movie. A real action adventure movie. Many might say this is not as good as Raiders or the last crusade, but to hell with them. This is a good movie and that’s the bottom line.
I am not going to get into the storyline of this film feeling that one needs to see it himself. Much of film is just about how good Ford manages to reprise a brilliant and charming character like Indy. And the truth is he is still as charming as he was 19 years ago. He carries off this role just as always with charm and humor. One just feels anguish that this film was not made 10 years ago. Shia LaBeouf as Mutt Williams is doing a Sean Connery from the crusade. His relationship with Indy is absolutely hilarious to watch. Shia proves once again that he is a good actor and he as Mutt is, if not better, as good as Sean Connery as Indy’s partner.
The stunts in the movie are brilliant. The vehicle chase sequence in the Amazon is just too good. It’s absolutely amazing to watch. The sword fight was perhaps the best scene in that fight. Also the warehouse fight is real good. Real Indy.
Much has to be said about the technical aspects of the film. The production design and special effects are out of this world. Two scenes made me feel the same way I felt when Rocky knocked out his opponents; I felt the hair in my neck raise. First when Indy climbs and sees the "m" cloud after the explosion and the other is in the last scene when "The Rocks are hanging in the SKY”. They made me feel that Indy is back and is just as good as before.
The script writer David Koepp has done a good job with the script. It is just typical Indiana Jones script. Direction is top notch just as you expect him to be. Not his best film by far, but still a good one.
I had no major problems with the films. Only thing was a few scenes were a bit cheesy. Like the Tarzan stunt by Mutt.
The End: Overall this is a pretty good adventure flick. Perhaps the best since “The last crusade”. Or it may have been the Indy effect. Anyways I enjoyed the movie big time and even if you any of the old Indy movies, you will love this.
Rating: 9/10
-Kay
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