Indiana Jones and a New Addition

Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

I liked this film. It had some terrible, cringe moments in it, where i seriously wonder how George Lucas made such classics as the original Indiana Jones, as well as Star Wars.

But its fun. It feels like Indiana Jones, and that's a real accomplishment.

If you look at Episode 1 of Star Wars, George Lucas pretty much destroyed one of the all time best cinematic stories. But luckily, he hasn't ruined this one.

I felt the first 20mins were terrible. But the middle was really strong, and the end was acceptable. I recently watched the first 3 just to get a feel for them again, and this sits nicely along side them, in that it may not be as good, it certainly fits.

George Lucas has no idea what makes his films successful. He thinks over the top tom foolery is the answer (best seen in evidence by "the fridge",waterfalls" and "Jungle Mutt" - you will understand if you have seen).

The answer, George Lucas, is actually the REAL sense of adventure and the honesty you brought to characters. Not over the top cartoon cut out of characters and silly scenes.

That all sounds negative. This film is fun, fun, fun. And fits well. Worth seeing.

First Day of my Life

My good friend, Fox, has a new blog. He plans on putting up some new music that's around the tracks that he is listening to. If you love music, this is well worth checking out. I have added to the links of the right as well.

Another post isn't far off.

Till then,

Jim