Indiana Jones in Tucson???

I went to see the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. If you are a fan of the other Indiana Jones movies, how can you not? And, of course, having seen them all when they first came out, and several times since then, I am.

To paraphrase George Lucas, any Indiana Jones movie is going to be a disappointment on some level, because everyone's expectations will be so high. After all, they should be able to make a great movie in the 19 years since the last one, right?

Here are some things that I found a bit disappointing, or maybe just plain silly:

-Sean Connery turned down a chance to do a cameo.

-The whole Crystal Skull thing was just silly. The biblical artifact Jones movies seem to be better than the weird pagan artifact Jones movies, in my opinion.

-Shia Lebeouf looked ridiculous in his leather Brando On the Waterfront outfit.

- The action sequences call for an even greater suspension of belief than all the previous films combined. Cars going over waterfalls with the occupants not really any worse for wear, Indy at 65 taking on countless bad guys, all that sort of stuff.

- The Last Crusade was supposed to have been the send off for Indiana Jones, and it really was a great movie!

Now that I got those out of the way, I did really enjoy the movie. No, it was not a great movie, but it was great to see Indiana Jones back in action. The movie makers were kind enough to make him 20 years older and fighting evil Soviets, rather than still trying to be the same age fighting evil Nazi's.

It was also a bonus to have Karen Allen (Marion Ravenswood) back. Do these heros really never see the love's of their life ever again and have a brand new soul mate every time they leave the country?

Without giving too much away, some of the better scenes involved a "nuclear city", an escape from some goons with Lebeouf and seeing the doctor fight his way through countless bad guys and dangerous ancient ruins.

Yes, Harrison Ford still makes a great Indiana Jones!