Indiana Jones and the Series of Ridiculous Events
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008OK, I saw the new “Indiana Jones” movie last night, and though I’ve always loved the series, I must say this one was a disappointment. The acting was fine. The film looked good and had some of the feel of the originals. It’s just that the amount of completely impossible and just plain ridiculous stuff in this one movie outstripped all three of the others together by a mile. Think of the most unbelievable moment of the original three. (For me, the guy pulling the heart out in “Temple of Doom” or perhaps the group falling from the airplane into the mountains in a raft.) This latest has at least 20 instances that are more ridiculous by a mile.
Somehow Indy is older than hell, but he can kick more ass than ever. OK, maybe I’ll try to buy that one, but (SPOILER ALERT!!! DON’T READ FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO KNOW ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS IN THIS FLICK!!) surviving a direct nuclear hit by huddling in a refrigerator, giant ants that drag people into their mounds, native guardians who apparently have been encased in mud and clay waiting for years for people to show up, etc. are all too much. The scene where the young Jones swings through the trees to catch vehicles traveling 40 mph., taking with him a team of wild monkeys who attack the bad guys, is not even believable enough to be in a child’s cartoon.
Then there’s the easy wrap up. The aliens kill the bad lady. For some reason the FBI no longer wants to ruin Indy. A quickie wedding. This movie is just one series of chases after another with a poorly thought out story. Indy should have been left alone in his tomb. This grave robbing definitely caused the body to start to stink.