Review Thursday

Dear Bears,

In place of your regular horoscope, I'll be doing a movie review! Which movie, you ask? Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull!

I was initially excited about this new film. I loved all the old movies, but I'll be honest, I was annoyed so much during the film I didn't enjoy it very much. I give the movie props for being great cinematicly, but the pseudo archeology drove me up the freaking wall. I'm sure that most people who aren't taking classes heavily focused on archeology will enjoy it though. Also, Shia LaBeuf? Really Steven Spielburg? Is that the best you could do? I watched Transformers and this movie in spite of, not because of that guy. I honestly wonder if his movies would do as well if the movies weren't so high profile. I refuse to put his picture on my blog...

On the upside, I thoroughly enjoyed Kate Blanchett as Col. Dr. Spalko. Her accent was awesome and her acting skills never cease to amaze me. Harrison Ford wasn't bad himself, but he is really showing his age. John Hurt as Professor Oxley was hilarious and Karen Allen's reprise of Marion Ravenwood, was, of course, amazing.

So, I'm split with my rating system here. Overall, I give it a 2 and a half. The archeologist gives it a great big 0, but the moviegoer me gives it a four out of five.

So, Slayre Says: 2.5/0/4

And yes, I do recognize my averaging skills are weird there.

If you want to know a spoiler full rant on why this movie bugged the hell out of me, just ask, as long as you have at least a half hour for me to fill.

Love,
Slayre