Indy needed a bigger whip

A bit late posting this but I did get around to seeing Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull a couple weeks ago.

I did enjoy it. Granted, even a not-so-great movie is still entertaining when you're seeing it for free. (the biggest and only perk of working at a movie theatre)

It was exciting, funny, the usual bug-digusting scene and the adventure itself.

But there was something that was missing. A few things actually.

First Cate Blanchett being the villian; it was more cartoonish than intimidating. She couldn't have shined the Nazi from the Raiders shoes. Now HE was nasty..and believable. In my opinion, she was neither.

I was excited to hear that Karen Allen would be re-prising her role but she was a disappointment as well. Actually, she was practically unnecessary in my opinion. They could've worked out the link between Indy and Mutt without her on screen.

and then there's Indy himself. He was missing his swagger, his smart-assness and acted more LIKE a college professor than the Indiana Jones I remember.

I can't say I was a fan of the conclusion of the "adventure" either. Although I did like the final scene in the movie itself.

What saved the movie for me were two things; first..John Hurt.

He was HILARIOUS! For someone who didn't say much during the movie, he had the greatest lines. "Help?"

The biggest star of the movie in my eyes was Shia LaBeouf.

His character was everything Indy wasn't; funny, cocky, adventurous, tough and you never knew what he was going to do next.

They could easily use him to continue the series I suppose but would others agree with me that a movie with him as the star would be worth going to see without Harrison making an appearance?

I'm sure Speilberg and Lucas could find a weakness in him, since it isn't snakes!

All in all, the movie was good but I don't know if I would've been happy paying almost $10 to see it.