Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
June 2, 2008 – 9:16 pmI saw the new Indiana Jones flick yesterday and I must say I LOVED it. For most of the film I was totally in the zone. You know the zone, that awesome feeling where you lose track of time and you forget that you’re in a theater. Theaters tend to make me anxious and often I’m checking my watch the see how much time is left. Even when I’ve watched some of my favorite films in the theater, I get ready to leave before its over. All those people making little noises in the dark. Its usually enough to keep me from even going to the theater. Not so with Crystal Skull. I was in the zone and even when I wasn’t I was totally interested in the film’s details.
I’m disappointed that most of the comments on the IMDB entry are really negative, but hey that’s their problem. It’s got to be Lucas. People hate him. They have expectations that will never be met because they’re basing them on childhood experiences with jaded adult skepticism. If you approach it like a 10 year old, you will have a much better experience. I know that the 10 year olds in the audience sure loved it. Spielberg and Lucas still have the magic.
