Indiana Jones is back!!

I think every child that grew up during the 80s, and even the 90s, fondly remembers just how incredibly cool Indiana Jones is. I remember the first time I saw Raiders of the Lost Arc and that movie still gets me just as worked up now as it did the very first time I saw it. It seems so many movies get "dated" but the first three Indiana Jones movies are just as appealing today as they were the day they were released in my opinion. I've talked to the kids in my family about Indiana Jones and they get as excited as I did when the movies were still brand new.

I was a little nervous about the new Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull as well honestly I was a little frightened that it just would not live up to the first three and it would ruin the excitement of Indiana Jones for Connor's generation. I know that sounds ridiculous but there is something about having an addition to a series almost 20 years later that puts a lot of pressure on a release. The other issue was Indiana Jones's actor, Harrison Ford is no spring chicken these days and I was a little concerned about his ability to pull it off. Man was I wrong. I find it a little creepy actually that I still find Harrison Ford to be as attractive as ever even in his older age and his charming good looks and whitty personality certainly brings Indiana Jones into a new decade.

The Crystal Skull is the most modern of the series set in the 1950s Indiana Jones is tricked into helping those darn Russians into locating a really odd crystal skull that Indiana Jones found earlier and was being stored in a government facility. Turns out this fabled skull is highly magnetized and happens to be the real life skull of a real life alien. When Jones is forced to stare directly in the skulls eyes the skull talks to him and tells him that he must return the skull to its owner. This leaves Indiana Jones leading the Russians right to the hidden city. All the while Jones is tagging along his new sidekick a young guy named Mutt who's mother just happens to be Indiana's old flame Marion. Well not to spoil it but a big factor of love and hate about this movie is the fact that Mutt ends up being Indiana Jones's son and the entire movie seems to be a set up to put Mutt, played by Shia LaBeuf, in the driver seat as the new Indiana Jones replacement. I honestly can't say if that's the case or not but it does certainly leave that option open ended at the end and personally I actually sort of like Shia as a replacement. Though I'm not sure anyone can truly replace Harrison it seems a logical replacement.

Overall its a great installment and though It lacks some of the grittiness that makes Indiana Jones really special I was glad to see it as it really is a great introduction for a new generation into the Indiana Jones movies. It was also fun to see Jones at least one last time... though I really was a little sad to see that Sean Connery, Indiana's father in the series, decided not to make a appearance but instead his character "passed away".

Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is available on DVD and you can pick up your copy at Amazon!

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