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Anyone who says that there was not a massive amount of CGI is mislead. The entire film lacked a realistic quality; in fact most of the scenes were altered if not created entirely on a computer.
Indiana Jones was the last of the films I looked forward to seeing; I am notorious for my odd love of Indy...this film was an embarrassment. It was an utter waste of time.
Briefly: The filmakers; all of them were too apologetic for Fords age. I didnt find that he looked that bad at all. Too many jokes were poked to obviously at his age - it took away credibility and instantly added age I didn't care too look for.
Shia Lebeouf was fine but also not necessary, and literally not only did Indy go on his mission but he brought along his family - they were a total waste and since we have waited 9 years for Indy to have his family tag along was distracting, annoying and anticlimactic.
The Aliens - fortunatley we only had to endure them at the end; it was literally the moment I had written the film off. That is simply not a genre that Indy NEEDS to explore. With all of the possible civilizations and possibilities that exist in the archaeological records exploring that subject was for another film.
Sir Ian the blithering idiot; I sometime forgot he was still there, what exactly was his purpose? his character had lended to the film when he wrote the riddle - but then he got to tag alone and offer nothing to the progression of the experience.
The scenes at the end with the filmmakers forshadowing that Indiana Jr would take over were annoying and I guess they were supposed to be playful but with the nonsensical wedding I had to endure followed by the hint of him taking over ended up solidifying my distaste for everything.
As for the nuclear scene it felt like I was being dragged through a surrealist film; it was totally unlike the Indy films; the fact that he lived was again foolish however in the 3rd film he does drink the holy water and he is given eternal life; like his father Sean Connery who mysteriously dies off.
The stunts were cool and the action was decent; but there was no rolling ball, no search for the holy grail, no boat ride through Venice - only a plastic mutated skull with foil inside. It looked like a prop you would see from 1960's doctor who episodes.
I agree that the lighting was off, not just on the face but all over the place; it was too bright, too fake.
I know all too well the sometimes unrealistic parts we have come to love with indy films - but I agree the bullets aimed right at him never hit; from close range - that is zero percent. It became too much, they withdrew too much from the Indiana Jones credibility bank and wasted it on this romancing the stone meets close encounters film.
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how did you make it to the end?
