Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

I loved Raiders of the Lost Ark. I even thought Temple of Doom was pretty good. The Last Crusade was closer to the caliber of Raiders, and will always be one of my favorite movies. Kingdom of the Crystal Skull...well, it was kinda pretty good.

Now, I'm not trying to be harsh. It wasn't a terrible movie, and I may even watch it again one day. But, it's not up to Raiders standards.

I will admit it was kind of nice to see Harrison Ford back in the fedora. Yeah, he's getting a bit old for this stuff, but the nostalgia factor was in full force with this movie. And connecting it around to the first one by having Marion Ravenwood (Karen Allen) come back into his life was a great step as well.

Another great choice was Shia LaBeouf as Mutt Williams. My husband and I have been watching him since the days of Even Stevens. He's a good actor with great comedic timing, and his talents are not wasted here. There are rumors that they plan on continuing the Indy franchise with him taking over the lead role, a rumor Steven Spielberg flatly denies. I think it would work, as Shia has shown he can handle action movies with no problem what-so-ever, but I really hope they don't do that. This movie should be it since loose ends have been well wrapped up.

As movies go, I've seen better, but if you're an Indy fan, you have to see it.