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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
uninspired update / sequel
The third sequel, coming after almost 2 decades was disappointing, even after a couple of years that feeling of being robbed coming out of the cinema lingers. It's so bad on so many levels, the over use of CGI fussing over the uninspired set pieces, the sub-par plot (going by matinée action adventure plots)... the lukewarm Russian bad-guys (even Cate Blanchett couldn't do anything make things more interesting), the buddy's betrayal sub-plot, the lazy use of the whole Roswell / Alien have walked amongst us since the dawn of man conspiracy are just a few things that contribute to this mess of a film. and did I mention Harrison Ford didn't look at like he wanted to be there for pretty much the entire film...
But worst of all is the entire 'handing over the franchise' plot with the 00's no.1 'handing over the franchise' go-to guy Shia LaBeouf is just plain sad and central to this being a really really bad film rather than simply just the worse entry in the series (which it is)... I imagine now that they've 'done' Wall Street, sequels where John McClane hands over the "cop trapped in building must fight bad guy alone" mantle to his long lost cop-son & where John Rambo finally meets his long lost (Operation Iraqi Freedom vet maybe?) son and hands over the "wronged hero soldier" mantle is just a couple of producer's pitch away?