HypersomniacLive: Oh, I don't even know where to begin with how wrong and bad the latest Indiana Jones movie is - and the CGI effects were the least of its problems. Aside from all the errors & goofs and all of Luca's obsessions shoved in, Indiana Jones is portrayed as a quite different hero than the one we got to know during the WWII era and not in a good way - nth about the Cold War era Indy feels natural.
And to make things worse, Harrison Ford was not only too old but primarily and mostly too stiff and slow and the action scenes were actually painful to watch.
Too much time passed since "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" was made and it would have been best if they had left the trilogy alone - Indy and co riding out of the canyon and off into the sunset is the perfect image to remember them by.
The only ones spared was Dr. Henry W. Jones, Sr and Marcus Brody who were lucky enough to have died long before the events of the latest film - maybe because the actors refused to participate?
I often think that the only reason "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" was made is to introduce us to his son and won't be suprised to hear about the first adventures of Henry W. Jones III being in production.
Harrison Ford is now another five years older, slower and stiffer; unless Deckard is some supporting character, Blade Runner 2 is likely to be more painful to watch than "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" was.
He's no longer an action hero, but apparently unwilling to accept it - I think that "Cowboys & Aliens" proves my point nicely.
For me Indy ( the character ) was always more about the personality, rather than impressive stunts, and for all I can tell old Harrison Ford makes the character look at least as interesting and charismatic as in the original trilogy, if not more so. I was actually impressed when I heard that Mr. Ford did most of the stunts himself despite his age.
I admit I've only seen the fourth Indiana Jones once so far, so next time I see it I'll pay closer attention to the elements you mentioned and criticized. I was thinking of rewatching the series next month or so, including some other Harrison Ford films, such as Blade Runner and Cowboys & Aliens. ( Have the DVD of that one, but never watched it, for better or worse. )
I wonder why Sean Connery didn't even have a small role in the new Indy film. Maybe they couldn't actually afford paying both of them, him and Mr. Ford. Or he didn't like the script? The again, for all I know he hasn't really done any new films for years.
And I was actually expecting Indy's new sidekick to be more annoying, but I thought he wasn't so bad. ( He's his son in the film? I didn't even remember that part... But like I said, I've only seen Indiana Jones 4 once so far. )
