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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

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

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Reviews Counted: 240

Fresh: 184

Rotten:56

Average Rating: 6.9/10

Consensus: Though the plot elements are certainly familiar, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull still delivers the thrills and Harrison Ford's return in the title role is more than welcome.

Runtime: 2 hrs 42 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release: May 22, 2008 Wide

Box Office: $316,957,122

Synopsis: When we last saw Indiana Jones on screen, it was 1938, and the world stood on the brink of war as Dr. Jones chased down evildoers to find the Holy Grail. Nineteen years later, he’s cracking his whip again, and many things have changed ...... When we last saw Indiana Jones on screen, it was 1938, and the world stood on the brink of war as Dr. Jones chased down evildoers to find the Holy Grail. Nineteen years later, he’s cracking his whip again, and many things have changed ... but some have remained the same. Again, the world is at a precipice, this time caused by the specter of nuclear annihilation, and Indy’s struggle is once again to ensure that a precious, mysterious object remains safe from those bent on destroying humanity. --© Paramount Pictures [More]

Starring: Harrison Ford, Ray Winstone, Shia LaBeouf, Cate Blanchett

Starring: Harrison Ford, Ray Winstone, Shia LaBeouf, Cate Blanchett, Karen Allen, John Hurt, Jim Broadbent

Director: Steven Spielberg

Director: Steven Spielberg
Screenwriter: David Koepp
Story: George Lucas, Jeff Nathanson
Producer: Frank Marshall
Studio: Paramount Pictures

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Release:

Oct 14, 2008

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case - 2-disc set
  • Widescreen

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital - English

Additional Release Material:

DISC 1:

  • Featurettes - 1. RETURN OF A LEGEND
  • 2. PRE-PRODUCTION

DISC 2:

  • Featurettes -1. PROCUCTION DIARY - MAKING CRYSTAL SKULL

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  • Frank Marshal's Indy Photo Album
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Reviews for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

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If you want to wonder who built two twin roads through the Amazon, or how come Indy and his troop survive not one but three trips over the waterfall without a bruise, then go to another movie.

Full Review Source: Courier Mail (Australia) | comment 3 Comments
06/07/08
Rodney Chester
Courier Mail (Australia)
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The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull lives up to its hype and offers plenty of classic Indy moments.

Full Review Source: Sunday Mail (Australia) | comment 4 Comments
06/07/08
Colin Newton
Sunday Mail (Australia)
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The energy on display is impressive, even if Spielberg's suggestion that a fifth Indie adventure is a distinct possibility is more a cause for concern than celebration.

Full Review Source: The Age (Australia) | comment 1 Comment
06/07/08
Tom Ryan
The Age (Australia)
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Fun, entertaining, genuinely amusing, and made with an abundance of what appears to be honest-to-god warmth, Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull is a worthy addition to one of the great movie franchises.

Full Review Source: FILMINK (Australia) | comment 4 Comments
05/29/08
Erin Free
FILMINK (Australia)
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They had 19 years since the last Indiana Jones movie to come up with something truly exciting and fresh, but I feel there’s a certain laziness and cynicism in this latest adventure.

Full Review Source: At the Movies (Australia) | comment 3 Comments
05/28/08
Margaret Pomeranz
At the Movies (Australia)
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It's a film well tuned to its own sense of nostalgia and the images of its time.

Full Review Source: The Australian | comment Comment
05/25/08
Evan Williams
The Australian
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In spite of an over reliance on CG, and one too many obvious moments of George Lucas-involved tomfoolery, this is a great piece of studio-produced escapist entertainment

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05/19/08
Garth Franklin
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When Indy swings a punch or delivers a biting retort, audiences sit up and listen with looks of adoration and reverence. It's all one big spectacle, after all – so why begrudge the old guy one last adventure?

Full Review Source: IGN Movies AU | comment Comment
05/19/08
Patrick Kolan
IGN Movies AU
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Filled with many hairy escapes (and a few miraculous ones), Indiana Jones' fourth adventure is as rip roaring as we would expect, dotted with little jokey bits and a dash of Close Encounters of the Third Kind kind of thing.

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment 1 Comment
05/18/08
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At its best, sublime. Overall, the great moments make up for the mediocre.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine Australasia | comment Comment
05/18/08
Michael Adams
Empire Magazine Australasia
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...playful and entertaining, even if it looks, deliberately, as though we've seen it all before.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
09/27/08
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com
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Give me an aged archaeologist with a whip any day over a gun-toting secret agent sipping Martinis under the code-name of 007.

Full Review Source: Cinemaphile.org | comment Comment
08/17/08
David Keyes
Cinemaphile.org
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Welcome back Indiana- the old Ford still runs like new!

Full Review Source: Spectrum (St. George, Utah) | comment Comment
07/19/08
Bruce Bennett
Spectrum (St. George, Utah)
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When it's good it's great, and when it's bad, it's a typical Lucas misfire.

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07/17/08
Karina Montgomery
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A colossal disappointment by any measure, this latest Indiana Jones film focuses in on the character weaknesses of its creators George Lucas and Steven Spielberg.

Full Review Source: Oscar Guy | comment Comment
07/13/08
Wesley Lovell
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An iconic film character deserved a better story than this.

Full Review Source: Star Newspapers (Chicago, IL) | comment 1 Comment
07/07/08
Michael Drakulich
Star Newspapers (Chicago, IL)
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ena dioro ypertheama gemato entasi kai drasi hortastiki, apolaystiki ki aksiomnimoneyti oso tin proti fora, poy dikaionei tin katagogi tis anabionontas tin, kai kerdizei aksia mia thesi stin dipla stin thryliki trilogia tis

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06/29/08
Joseph Proimakis
Movies for the Masses
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Normally it's a terrible thing if a film only gives us one good character ... except when it's Indiana Jones, with a whip at his side. A terrible story can't totally ruin Jones. Thank God.

Full Review Source: Daily Herald (IL) | comment Comment
06/25/08
Jeff Bayer
Daily Herald (IL)
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Packed with fights and chases--but then so were the old Tom and Jerry cartoons. The worst Steven Spielberg popcorn flick since 1941.

Full Review Source: KyleSmithOnline.com | comment 15 Comments
06/21/08
Kyle Smith
KyleSmithOnline.com
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They just don't make them like they used to, and depending on which category you fall into, that's either a bad or good thing.

Full Review Source: IGN Movies | comment Comment
06/12/08
Todd Gilchrist
IGN Movies
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