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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
Directed by Steven Spielberg
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Overview
Set during the Cold War, the Soviets—led by sword-wielding Irina Spalko—are in search of a crystal skull which has supernatural powers related to a mystical Lost City of Gold. Indy is coerced to head to Peru at the behest of a young man whose friend—and Indy’s colleague—Professor Oxley has been captured for his knowledge of the skull’s whereabouts.
Rated PG-13 | Length 122 minutes
Actors
Harrison Ford | Cate Blanchett | Karen Allen | Shia LaBeouf | Ray Winstone | John Hurt | Jim Broadbent | Igor Jijikine | Dimitri Diatchenko | Ilia Volok | Emmanuel Todorov | Pavel Lychnikoff | Andrew Divoff | Venya Manzyuk | Alan Dale | Joel Stoffer | Neil Flynn | V.J. Foster | Chet Hanks | Brian Knutson | Dean Grimes | Sasha Spielberg | Nicole Luther | Sophia Stewart | Chris Todd | Dennis Nusbaum | T. Ryan Mooney | Audi Resendez | Helena Barrett | Carlos Linares | Gustavo Hernandez | Maria Luisa Minelli | Nito Larioza | Ernie Reyes, Jr. | Jon Valera | Kevin Collins | Robert Baker | Andre Alexsen | Greg Anthony | Fileena Bahris | Ryan Bair | Jon Braver | Kyle Brody | Amanda Bromberg | Noelle Bruno | Chris Bryant | Kevin Patrick Burke | Tim Camarillo | Arnold Chon | Jared Christopherson | Al Conti | Marly Coronel | Martin Dew | Holland Diaz | John Dixon | Ken Edling | Denholm Elliott | Larry Eudene | Colin Follenweider | Erin Frederick | Andrew Goldfarb | Ted Grossman | Celia Hemken | Michael J. Jacyna | Joe Jagatic | Alexander Kaminer | Brendon John Kelly | Adam Kirley | Katie Knopf | Gregory Kudanovych | David LaVera | Jonathan Lomma | Janet Lopez | Michael Maddigan | Chuck Maldonado | Sean Marrinan | Anthony Martins | Derek Mears | Juan Manuel Mendiola Jr. | Steven A. Miller | Josh Mills | Johanna Monasterios | Lee Morrison | Ian Novotny | Adam Prakop | Ana Maria Quintana | Sam Rocco | Ilya Rockwell | Jason Roehm | Errol Sack | Philip J Silvera | David St. Pierre | Bogdan Szumilas | Bryan Thompson | Paul Thornton | John H. Tobin | John Willoughby | Dianne Zaremba | Ilya Jonathan Zaydenberg
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/19/2023 | TV | Blu-ray | Owned | 6 stars |
| 05/30/2008 | Movie Screen | Film | Theater | 5.5 stars |
| (Average) 5.75 stars |
Viewing Notes
Perhaps a little more entertaining and fun than I gave it credit for when I first saw this in theater. Haven’t revisited since bc I thought it was awful. It’s not but it’s not v good either. Pushing that fucking silly accent on Cate Blanchett was a mistake. Just make her a double agent for the British but really working for the Russians. Problem solved. Seriously every time she says a line it takes me out of the story.
Another big problem is that everything looks fake. It’s so obvious that nothing was shot on location and it suffers for it. At least our primary actors get wet! It’s crazy how cool Raiders looks in hindsight simply bc they used real locations.
The story is goofy but ain’t bad. I like Mutt and I love Marian. Ray Winstone is fun and old John Hurt was still spry. Plenty was decent enough that the rest just sinks it. Most of the time I wondered if Spielberg really directed it and if so how did this look so freaking terrible. It pales compared to WOTW or Minority Report, which both came before. So this is real head scratcher.
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