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Movie Overview
Cast
Harrison Ford
Ray Winstone
Shia LaBeouf
Director
Steven Spielberg
MPAA Rating
PG-13 - for adventure violence and scary images
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
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OFCS Rating: 78% Fresh
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"take this nostalgic "pathway to another dimension", and for two hours your mind, like Oxley's, will be blissfully empty."
Eye for Film
Anton Bitel
"From its exciting opening sequence to its clever closing scene, 'Crystal Skull' made me grateful to Steven Spielberg for deciding to film another Indy adventure."
ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Betty Jo Tucker
A-
"That same smile you had as a wide-eyed ten-year-old will be duplicated as you watch this joyous cinematic exercise that cynics may believe is outdated and stale."
FromTheBalcony
Bill Clark
4/5
"
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
is clearly a movie geared toward anyone under the age of 30 who memorized every moment of their
Raiders
VHS."
PopMatters
Bill Gibron
A
"When
Kingdom
rears back and delivers the goods, the result will reduce the average Indy fan to pudding. The film should offer a new pair of pants with every ticket."
BrianOrndorf.com
Brian Orndorf
"With moviegoers facing a grim season of pallid CGI battle-toons ... even the problematic adventures of one Indiana Jones can feel like a rich banquet in comparison."
PopMatters
Chris Barsanti
3.5/5
"I guess the best recommendation I can ultimately offer is this: As I write this review two days after the screening, I'm still humming the theme song."
Filmcritic.com
Christopher Null
A
"This is a movie you will want to revisit again and again."
ColeSmithey.com
Cole Smithey
"Indy's indomitable, of course, charismatic and clever, but he's surrounded by worn-out emblems and gestures toward a new decade, the cold war and the rise of corporate conformity."
PopMatters
Cynthia Fuchs
3/5
"Indy might want to point his whip in a different direction."
eFilmCritic.com
Dan Lybarger
5/5
"Breathless, popcorn-munching adventure flick perfection."
eFilmCritic.com
David Cornelius
A-
"As a continuation of a series that's captured the hearts of two generations over the last twenty-five odd years, it rocks."
EDGE Boston
David Foucher
3/4
"Give me an aged archaeologist with a whip any day over a gun-toting secret agent sipping Martinis under the code-name of 007."
Cinemaphile.org
David Keyes
3/4
"...there's ultimately no denying that the film is as thrilling and enthralling as one might've hoped."
Reel Film Reviews
David Nusair
C+
"Never rocked my boat Daddy-O."
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
7/10
"Ford se jo%u0161 uvijek mo%u017Ee nazivati akcijskom zvijezdom"
Index.hr
Dragan Antulov
3/4
"An entertaining and inventive ride tailor-made for the summer movie season."
DustinPutman.com
Dustin Putman
C-
"Can all be summed up with the thought the film could have been much better, but it could have been much worse."
FilmJerk.com
Edward Havens
3/5
"Tiene todo lo que tiene que tener: excelentes efectos visuales, buen ritmo, sentido del humor y un montón de disparates divertidos. Y por supuesto a Harrison Ford en el papel de su vida."
Uruguay Total
Enrique Buchichio
B+
"It feels as lively and buoyant, as effortlessly entertaining, as you could realistically want in an Indiana Jones flick."
EricDSnider.com
Eric D. Snider
"I have to admit this is probably the smartest entry in the series."
When Canses Were Classeled
Eric Henderson
4/4
"To all of the wannabes, imposters and posers out there – it’s time to go back to school and learn how a real adventure picture is made."
eFilmCritic.com
Erik Childress
B+
"Deft, clever and fast-paced; it hits all the nostalgic touchstones and introduces memorable, worthwhile new players."
Film Blather
Eugene Novikov
"Exhilarating"
CinePassion
Fernando F. Croce
3/4
"Outlandishly spry and equipped with Ford's deadpan spunk. The formula is daringly familiar because Spielberg's action-packed narrative hasn't missed a step."
Movie Eye
Frank Ochieng
C+
"Despite all the spit and polish, there's a slightly stale, musty feel to the movie, as though Spielberg were painting by numbers."
One Guy's Opinion
Frank Swietek
4/5
"Impresses with its ability to revive our fondness for this hero and his improvised way of handling all the dangers, challenges, and surprises that come his way."
Spirituality and Practice
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
B+
"[Here] is the Spielberg of yore, the Spielberg of impossible dinosaur dreams made real. His dinosaur here is Jones, made real once again through a seeming cinematic miracle, equal in scale to that which resurrected the velociraptor."
Cinepinion
Henry Stewart
2/4
"
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
can't be seen as anything other than a very minor chapter in the adventures of one of cinema's most beloved action heroes and a disappointment for those who have waited patiently for his return."
ReelViews
James Berardinelli
"Better than Temple of Doom, but not as good as Raiders or Last Crusade . . ."
Sci-Fi Movie Page
James O'Ehley
"Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull feels simultaneously self-conscious and self-satisfied, as if a little warm glow of past glory will soothe our bumps and blows from the clumsiness of the script."
Cinematical
James Rocchi
2.5/4
"The relentless stream of exaggerated action is as taxing as the punchline-laden script."
Palo Alto Weekly
Jeanne Aufmuth
10/10
"What was I worried about? Steven Spielberg and his crew haven't missed a beat."
Window to the Movies
Jeffrey Chen
7/10
"...playful and entertaining, even if it looks, deliberately, as though we've seen it all before."
DVDTown.com
John J. Puccio
3/4
"It's not fair to ask the film to appeal to your somber, jaded adult sensitivities when the reason you fell in love with Indiana Jones in the first place was because it was the stuff of boyhood daydreams."
Bangitout.com
Jordan Hiller
4/5
"ena dioro ypertheama gemato entasi kai drasi hortastiki, apolaystiki ki aksiomnimoneyti oso tin proti fora, poy dikaionei tin katagogi tis anabionontas tin, kai kerdizei aksia mia thesi stin dipla stin thryliki trilogia tis"
Movies for the Masses
Joseph Proimakis
4/5
"When it's good it's great, and when it's bad, it's a typical Lucas misfire."
Cinerina
Karina Montgomery
"Whichever way we go, we have to always, always be looking."
House Next Door
Keith Uhlich
1.5/4.0
"Indy and his fans everywhere deserved better than this."
MovieCrypt.com
Kevin A. Ranson
A+
"A movie for the fans. Not necessarily the younger fans that grew to love the series on video, but those who remember Indy cracking his whip on the big screen."
Film School Rejects
Kevin Carr
4/4
"Spielberg proves once again that no one can direct an old-fashioned rollicking ride like he can."
Montreal Film Journal
Kevin N. Laforest
B
"Harrison Ford's age was anticipated to be the weak point here but he's more than up to bringing back an older but still spry and wry Indy..."
Reeling Reviews
Laura Clifford
3/4
"The overall effect is either exhilarating or exhausting, depending on your emotional investment in the franchise, but credit where credit is due: Steven Spielberg and George Lucas set out to make one for the fans and delivered."
TV Guide's Movie Guide
Maitland McDonagh
6/10
"This film is a compendium of geographic misinformation as well as solid collection of action sequences."
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Mark R. Leeper
"I sat through two hours of
Crystal Skull
and when it was over, my jaw was aching, because I hadn't stopped grinning like a little kid the whole time. I love this movie. I love it."
Flick Filosopher
MaryAnn Johanson
3/5
"When
Crystal Skull
is kicking the action into high gear, it's pretty entertaining. The problem is, Spielberg (who's usually spot on with the pacing of his movies) lets the film bog down far too often."
Mike Bracken's Horror Films
Mike Bracken
3.5/4
"Not the Greatest Movie Ever, but exactly what it
should
be: a solid, thrill-packed, immensely entertaining chapter in one of the most enjoyable adventure series in movie history."
Aisle Seat
Mike McGranaghan
B+
"Ford is vitally and vibrantly present every moment on screen."
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies
Nell Minow
2/4
"Although the title is imposingly big, producer George Lucas and director Steven Spielberg's first installment in the adventure saga since 1989's
The Last Crusade
is, in many respects, disappointingly diminutive."
Slant Magazine
Nick Schager
2/5
"Experiência similar a um reencontro com um velho amigo: inicialmente, o prazer da reunião é contagiante, mas, depois de duas horas, percebemos que não há razão para mantermos a velha amizade viva no presente."
Cinema em Cena
Pablo Villaca
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