Not the best Indiana Jones movie, but you still enjoy Indiana Jones as portrayed by Harrison Ford.

From watching the 'special edition' interviews, what stands out in my mind is how right Steven Spielberg was when he initially expressed reservations about making anymore sequels to IJ, how he took special care to give a satisfying ending to 'Last Crusade'that would neatly wrap things up, how he had doubts about using the alien skull idea that Lucas was pushing.......You shoulda gone with your gut Steven!! You could feel the script writer going thru the previous IJ movies in order to establish a formula so that this one would follow the same patterns- the only problem is, that in this one you know exactly what he is doing and what scenes are comparable to the earlier ones. Shia L does not have the same natural charisma as people like Harrison or Sean Connery, much less Johnny Depp, etc. -that makes you want to watch what they are doing. The wedding scene is trite as is just about everything else in the movie. Ack- go watch 'Last Crusade' and try to forget about this one........

I was so eager to see this movie but ended up not making it to the theatre to see. I'd heard all the hype about it being a disappointment but still planned on buying it to add to my collection. I'm glad I did buy it after watching it. It's no Raiders of the Lost Ark but still is enjoyable. One thing that I did find grating was the pg-13+ language in it. I don't remember that in Raiders as much. So this chapter is pg-13 for more than the action/ violence so be warned. It was nice to see the Marian/ Indie romance pick up where it left off. I personally do feel that Harrison Ford would be stretching it way too far to pursue this character any further unless just in a supporting role. He can't carry that type of action anymore believeably. On the other hand I could see this franchise picking up where it left off with the newcomer to the storyline continuing in Dad's footsteps... But be realistic in your expectations because lightening seldom strikes twice in the same spot!

J. Gibson (Winston-Salem, NC)