There are probably 10,000 reviews of this movie on the web after its blockbuster opening, so I won't spend a lot of words on this. But I will simply say that if you loved the first 3 Indiana Jones movies, then you owe it to yourself to see the 4th one in a theater. The movie doesn't disappoint - Indy is still Indy, even if he's got a few (several?) more age lines on his face. He still cracks a whip and sarcastic one-liners with ease. He can still fight his way out of trouble. He can still figure out which rock to pull to open the secret door. Indy does everything you would have hoped Indy would do.
A couple of interesting side-notes: (1) I bet the average age of folks watching this movie was close to 40. It's been a long time since Indy first hunted treasure in 1981! And (2) Rachelle made the comment that kids today are so overwhelmed with movie effects and graphics that this movie may not have floored them like it did us back in the 80's. Movies have evolved a lot in the last 25 years!
This is a cool bridge movie, because when the first installment came out, I was in high school, just a couple of years older than my son. It's been fun talking with him about the others, and we're now going to have an Indiana Jones movie marathon at our house.
Give it a look - I think you'll be glad you did!
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