Filed under: films & the tube | Tags: cate blanchet, dr. henry jones jr., harrison ford, indiana jones, irina spalko, kingdom of the crystal skull, marion ravenwood, shia labeouf
When i first heard about the fourth installment of the Indiana Jones series last year, my first reaction was to blog about it and start my very own Indy countdown. Yeah, yeah… i’m an Indy fan. I don’t care if Harrison Ford looks like he’s starting to sag all over and resembles the greeters at Wal-Mart or something. But you know what? I still love the guy, no one can play a geriatric hero better than Harrison Ford. So yes, Shia Labeouf… just keep on dreaming dude!
Semi-spoiler alert!
Ah yes, the Crystal slash magnetic Skull of a creepy, ancient alien dude needs to be returned to the City of Gold. Whoever gets to do that will wield supreme over life, the universe, and everything paranormal. Really now, who would’ve thought that an Indy series would come to this? Agent Mulder and Scully, the truth is out there. Had to check twice if i was really hearing the Raiders March and not the X-files theme in the background.
Do you believe in aliens? Are there really races of supreme intelligence cruising around the friendly skies kidnapping cattle for archaeological and aceutical purposes?
Huh? Now where was i? Oh yes, Dr. Henry Jones Jr. with his fedora and bullwhip finally married his longtime love Marion Ravenwood, but not before finding out that she bore him a son. Yes, Henry Jones the third with his leather jacket and handy comb, played by Shia Labeouf enters the picture. A swashbuckling hero in the making with a fetish for motorcycles. He proved himself worthy of the Tarzan name by swinging on vines with the other long-tailed members of the primates, and making Dr. Henry Jones Jr. proud by engaging in a sword fight with Dr. Irina Spalko, played by Cate Blanchet, who by the way could carry a Soviet accent without batting an eyelash.
Now before i further spoil the movie for you, allow me to end this post by saying that Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull didn’t disappoint me at all. Harrison Ford a.k.a. Indiana Jones proved that an old-timer can still dish out a great adventure and a blockbuster.
[photo credit: Indianajones.com]
