#10: Indiana Jones!
So on Thursday, Paizo took all of us Paizolings out into the wild to see a movie. Said movie: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Which has a long title, but that's okay!
Of course it's no Raiders of the Lost Ark. I didn't go in there expecting it to be a revolutionary movie that would change how movies were made. That's not something you should ever expect of a third sequel.
What I did expect was to see an entertaining movie, and that's exactly what I got! There was about 20% of the film that was a bit too annoying/childish/unbelievable* for my tastes, but I like to blame those parts on Lucas and the 80% that was really cool on Spielberg and the rest.
*Yeah... I'm aware of the irony of calling a movie like Indy unbelievable at times. What I'm talking about isn't the crazy sci-fi/fantasy/magic stuff, nor am I talking about the over-the-top stunts. I'm talking about things that you could never do in real life because it'd either kill someone or because that's just not the way physics works, but you have state-of-the-art CGI effects and can make it happen anyway. Lame. But I forgive the movie those mis-steps for the awesome opening, the fun car chases, the awesome ending, and the nostalgia.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
Of course it's no Raiders of the Lost Ark. I didn't go in there expecting it to be a revolutionary movie that would change how movies were made. That's not something you should ever expect of a third sequel.
What I did expect was to see an entertaining movie, and that's exactly what I got! There was about 20% of the film that was a bit too annoying/childish/unbelievable* for my tastes, but I like to blame those parts on Lucas and the 80% that was really cool on Spielberg and the rest.
*Yeah... I'm aware of the irony of calling a movie like Indy unbelievable at times. What I'm talking about isn't the crazy sci-fi/fantasy/magic stuff, nor am I talking about the over-the-top stunts. I'm talking about things that you could never do in real life because it'd either kill someone or because that's just not the way physics works, but you have state-of-the-art CGI effects and can make it happen anyway. Lame. But I forgive the movie those mis-steps for the awesome opening, the fun car chases, the awesome ending, and the nostalgia.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆