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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)

PG-13   |    |  Action, Adventure

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In 1957, archaeologist and adventurer Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jr. is called back into action and becomes entangled in a Soviet plot to uncover the secret behind mysterious artifacts known as the Crystal Skulls.

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Awards

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award.

Another 10 wins & 41 nominations.

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User Reviews
26 May 2008 | edjavega
7
| Why all the hate? Is it because we've grown up? This is still a fun movie!
Reading all the comments here, it looks like this is one of the worst films ever made, and it's absolute rubbish, Shia's character is Jar Jar Binks, etc.

But it's earning a ton of money, and the rankings (7.6) are high, so what does that tell you? That compared to the haters, MOST people came to his movie expecting a fun adventure movie and got it.

Look, the Indiana Jones movies aren't flawless. Even in the previous movies, you had to suspend belief (people melting? someone surviving a fall from a plane just on a craft? a Knight living more than 1,000 years?) and just enjoy the action scenes - and you have them here! Mutt swinging on the vines is real corny but the car chase through the jungle, complete with sword fight, fisticuffs, giant ants, etc. - they are what you can expect from an Indiana Jones movie. And Cate Blanchett is a SUPER villain, Harrison somehow makes it all believable for him to still be an action star at 60 plus, and it's great to see Marion Ravenwood again.

STAR WARS I was a major major disappointment, but this one is NOT. We have wanted to see Harrison Ford suit up as Indy again, and here he has a good cast with him, and yet we bash the movie because it isn't RAIDERS? Nothing can be as much fun as the first Indy Jones movie. But this one is still MUCH MUCH better than any adventure movie out there for the past several years.

Just watch it with an open mind. Don't expect miracles, but fun entertainment for 2 hours and you will get it.

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Did You Know?

Trivia

This movie takes place in 1957.

Quotes

Col. Dr. Irina Spalko: How fortunate our failure to kill you, Dr. Jones. You survive to be of service to us once again.
Indiana Jones: Well, you know me, always glad to help.

Goofs

The countdown before the bomb test includes, "ten, niner, eight, seven, six, fiver..." but numeral nine is only spoken as "niner" to make it sound distinct from "five" over bad circuits or in noisy conditions. There is no "fiver" in communications manuals because that would just make it sound like "niner" again, defeating the purpose of adding the extra syllable in the first place.

Crazy Credits

The movie begins with the Lucasfilm logo, followed by the 1954 Paramount "VistaVision" logo (with the text "PARAMOUNT" instead of "A PARAMOUNT PICTURE" and "A Viacom Company" instead of "A Gulf+Western Company" below "PARAMOUNT"). Gulf+Western became Paramount Communications in 1989, then merged with Viacom in 1994. The Paramount logo then dissolves into a gopher mound. (The static version of the current Paramount logo is seen at the end of the movie.)

Soundtracks

Uri Balki
Traditional
Arranged by Nicolai Malinow and Mischa Taschenkow
Performed by Balalaika-Ensemble Wolga
Courtesy of ARC Music Productions International, Ltd.

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Plot Summary

Synopsis (WARNING: Spoilers)

Genres

Action | Adventure

Details

Release Date:

22 May 2008

Language

English, German, Russian

Country of Origin

USA

Filming Locations

Faye Spanos Concert Hall Stockton, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$185,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$100,137,835 25 May 2008

Gross USA:

$317,101,119

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$790,653,942

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