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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)

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Reviews Counted: 239 Fresh: 183  Rotten:56 Average Rating: 6.9/10
 
Consensus: Though the plot elements are certainly familiar, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull still delivers the thrills and Harrison Ford's return in the title role is more than welcome.
 

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Runtime: 2 hrs 4 mins

Theatrical Release: May 22, 2008 Wide

Box Office: $315,844,754

Synopsis: When we last saw Indiana Jones on screen, it was 1938, and the world stood on the brink of war as Dr. Jones chased down evildoers to find the Holy Grail. Nineteen years later, he’s cracking his whip again, and many things have changed ... but some have remained the same. Again, the world is at a... When we last saw Indiana Jones on screen, it was 1938, and the world stood on the brink of war as Dr. Jones chased down evildoers to find the Holy Grail. Nineteen years later, he’s cracking his whip again, and many things have changed ... but some have remained the same. Again, the world is at a precipice, this time caused by the specter of nuclear annihilation, and Indy’s struggle is once again to ensure that a precious, mysterious object remains safe from those bent on destroying humanity. --© Paramount Pictures [More]

Genre: Action/Adventure

Starring: Harrison Ford, Ray Winstone, Shia LaBeouf, Cate Blanchett, Karen Allen

Director: Steven Spielberg
Screenwriter: David Koepp
Story: George Lucas, Jeff Nathanson
Producer: Frank Marshall

DVD Info

Release:

Oct 14, 2008

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case - 2-disc set
  • Widescreen

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital - English

Additional Release Material:

DISC 1:

  • Featurettes - 1. RETURN OF A LEGEND
  • 2. PRE-PRODUCTION

DISC 2:

  • Featurettes -1. PROCUCTION DIARY - MAKING CRYSTAL SKULL

Text/ Photo Gallery:

  • Frank Marshal's Indy Photo Album
  • Trailers - Theatrical Trailer

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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.

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08/17/08
David Keyes
Cinemaphile.org
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A-

Welcome back Indiana- the old Ford still runs like new!

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07/19/08
Bruce Bennett
Spectrum (St. George, Utah)
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4/5

When it's good it's great, and when it's bad, it's a typical Lucas misfire.

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07/17/08
Karina Montgomery
Cinerina
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2/4

A colossal disappointment by any measure, this latest Indiana Jones film focuses in on the character weaknesses of its creators George Lucas and Steven Spielberg.

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07/13/08
Wesley Lovell
Oscar Guy
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2/4

An iconic film character deserved a better story than this.

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07/07/08
Michael Drakulich
Star Newspapers (Chicago, IL)
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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

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06/29/08
Joseph Proimakis
Movies for the Masses
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6/10

Normally it's a terrible thing if a film only gives us one good character ... except when it's Indiana Jones, with a whip at his side. A terrible story can't totally ruin Jones. Thank God.

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06/25/08
Jeff Bayer
Daily Herald (IL)
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2/4

Packed with fights and chases--but then so were the old Tom and Jerry cartoons. The worst Steven Spielberg popcorn flick since 1941.

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06/21/08
Kyle Smith
KyleSmithOnline.com
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3/5

They just don't make them like they used to, and depending on which category you fall into, that's either a bad or good thing.

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06/12/08
Todd Gilchrist
IGN Movies
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2/5

[Speilberg] is no longer a young director, and nowhere is that more apparent than in his approach to this Indy.

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06/12/08
Randy Shulman
Metro Weekly (Washington, DC)
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2.5/5

The pace is a bit lethargic, and the film also suffers from the usual Spielberg Achilles' heel of many, many false endings.

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06/11/08
Stephen Silver
The Trend
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Harrison Ford played a passable Indiana Jones, but he seemed to have lost his joie de vivre ... although it is an enjoyable fast-moving adventure movie ... I'd seen it before.

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06/08/08
Emily S. Mendel
culturevulture.net
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3.5/5

If you want to wonder who built two twin roads through the Amazon, or how come Indy and his troop survive not one but three trips over the waterfall without a bruise, then go to another movie.

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06/07/08
Rodney Chester
Courier Mail (Australia)
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4/5

The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull lives up to its hype and offers plenty of classic Indy moments.

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06/07/08
Colin Newton
Sunday Mail (Australia)
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2.5/5

The energy on display is impressive, even if Spielberg's suggestion that a fifth Indie adventure is a distinct possibility is more a cause for concern than celebration.

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06/07/08
Tom Ryan
The Age (Australia)
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3/4

While we can never go home again completely, 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull' reminds us of why we fell in love with Indiana Jones in the first place.

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06/05/08
Lori Hoffman
Atlantic City Weekly
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3/4

I'm going to get this out of the way first, it's not as good as the first three. However, it's a fun, entertaining romp, and there are some classic Indy moments in this.

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06/04/08
Austin Kennedy
Sin Magazine
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B

With at least eight screenwriters hired to work on different drafts over the years ... it's a minor miracle that the finished film works as well as it does.

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06/03/08
Michael Dance
The Cinema Source
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5/10

You sense that if Lucas had his way, Harrison Ford would have measured Shia LeBeouf's midiclorian levels.

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06/03/08
Stephen Himes
Flak Magazine
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N/A

Aside from the sustained invention of the jungle sequences, much of the movie feels like a recreation of something we've already seen, like the Vegas version of the Eiffel Tower.

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06/02/08
Robert Davis
Paste Magazine
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