![]() The campiness of the first half-hour almost connects, and the whole idea of Indy living in a distrustful new America (the feds get him fired!) is halfway interesting, a sudden burst of Minority Report/ Munich-y 2000s paranoia. That is, like, a top 20 Harrison Ford action moment, unfortunately tossed into a bottom-20 Harrison Ford movie. Some of the skulls are life-size, while others are miniatures, but all have provoked great enthusiasm in the archaeological community. ![]() There’s a moment in the second chase scene when the Russians pull Indy into their car - and Harrison Ford bodily punches his way across the back seat, in one window and out the other. There are at least 13 Crystal Skulls that have been found and spread around the world among museums and private collections. The fridge-nuking is still bad, but Indy running through the phony bomb-target suburbia is a two-minute burst of candy-colored Twilight Zone-ish horror. I used to agree with that opinion, now I think it’s pretty dopey, and there are a couple set pieces in the film I almost enjoy. After the Star Wars prequels, Crystal Skull was the final proof in the collective internet argument that George Lucas had ruined our childhoods. But rewatching the film ten years after that fateful night, I didn’t feel the same old rage. ![]() Dramatic? Of course! Everything you’re saying about the film is right on, Chris. According to legend, there are 13 crystal skulls that are meant to be able to communicate with each other and hold the key to the secrets of life, power and the universe. ![]()
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