"I don't see this as an Indiana Jones movie, I see this as an action/adventure flick that just happens to star Indiana Jones"
Say you're like me. You're 18 years old now and the first movies you ever remember watching were the Indiana Jones trilogy. They have such an effect on you that you want to make movies yourself. Now imagine that you absorb every article, every still frame, every shot of the trailer, for 2-3 years after being told that another Indiana Jones movie will actually be made. As the release date nears, I, myself, grew apprehensive of the next Indy flick. I didn't want to get my hopes up in case what was most likely to happen would happen. But at midnight, opening night, my friend and I sat ourselves down in the middle of the theater next to men and women, boys and girls of all ages, almost all of whom were dressed as our favorite archaeologist himself. The paramount logo turned into a cgi prarie dog and I chuckled. It wasn't the best but it wasn't the worst. But the movie really picked up when we see Indy with his famous fedora for the first time. To make a long story short, X-Files got the religious plot and Indy got the alien plot, but it made sense for the 1950's. And while there are some flaws, and some, now infamous, shots in the movie, I find it's like getting an injection. You build it up to be terrible, and then it's over before you know it. What did people expect of this film? Did they seriously expect another Raiders? Another Last Crusade? Those people are idiots! You are never EVER going to get back that gold, no matter how hard you try. The only reason Die Hard 4 could do it was because the only decent Die Hard movie was Die Hard, and Raiders blows Die Hard out of the water. I didn't go into theaters expecting to see an Indiana Jones movie, I went in to see an action/adventure flick that just happens to star Indiana Jones. And you know what? I had a good time. And that's what Indiana Jones is supposed to be...A good time.
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