INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL (Theatrical Release USA 2008)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.6|5.0 Starsìììì

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull adds Shia LaBeouf as the son of Indiana Jones and reprises Karen Allen as Marion Ravenwood (Raiders of the Lost Ark)—one of the best ideas made in the entertainment business for reprised roles. This film typifies the adventure of the series and continues with the large onscreen charisma of Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones. The story is great. It is worth watching.

Film Poster Courtesy of Wikipedia

Storyline

Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) battles Soviets to limit access to enormous psychic power.

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Director Steve Spielberg for directing effort. Thank you to Executive Producers Kathleen Kennedy and George Lucas for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford), Irina Spalko (Cate Blanchett), Marion Ravenwood (Karen Allen), Mutt Williams (Shia LaBeouf), ‘Mac’ George Michale (Ray Winstone), Professor Oxley (John Hurt), Dean Charles Stanforth (Jim Broadbent), Dovchenko (Igor Jijikine), Russian Suit (Dimitri Diatchenko), Russian Suit (Ilia Volok), Russian Soldier (Emmanuel Todorov), Russian Soldier (Pasha D. Lynchnikoff), Russian Soldier (Andrew Divoff), Russian Soldier (Venya Manzyuk), General Ross (Alan Dale), Taylor (Joel Stoffer), Smith (Neil Flynn), Minister (V.J. Foster), and Student in Library (Chet Hanks).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Yes. This film finishes the last of the Indiana Jones series produced through the year 2018. While not as good as the rest of the series, it is worth watching and comparable to the other films in the series. And, Harrison Ford casts well with Shia LaBeouf, Karen Allen, and Cate Blanchett.

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