nuke in the fridge has been an easter thing egg in a few games lol. I saw this movie in the theaters with my pops when I was a kid and even back then I Knew it wasn’t better than the OG trilogy but we still liked it. this is one of those over hated movies
Yeah its definitely overhated. When people say it doesnt belong in the series im confused. In my.opinion, theres still enough care and heart that went into this movie that shows this was an important movie to the creators and actors. Compare that to a movie like Die Hard 5 where Bruce Willis was on autopilot..i think Crystal Skull gets a bad rap. Thanks for watching and you watching it with your dad may inspire me to see if my dad wants to watch it with me over the holidays! Hahaha ive been dreading it because I have no idea how he would react to the monkey swinging scene
Also important to remember is that unlike all the legacy sequels that are coming out these days, the first iteration of the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull script was produced in 1994, just 5 years after Last Crusade. It has strong ties to the original trilogy, it's not *just* paying lip service to the brand.
Good point, it absolutely is not a cash grab and its not just relying on nostalgia...its a legit sequel with heart. It is deeply deeply flawed...but its also charming. Thanks for watching!
Thanks! Yeah part of the inspiration for how I tackled the movie was there were a lot of comments on my Last Crusade video saying some variation of "there are only 3 movies in the series". And I really think there are bright spots that shine through. Thanks for watching!
Honestly, I think what they tried to do with Crystal Skull, partularly with the 2nd half of the movie, is make it more of a comedy. The whole jumping off a cliff into a tree thing, nuking the fridge, swinging through the trees, the sword fight... it just didn't land the way they thought it would. The first half hits the right beats, has a good mix of action and humour, but the second half just feels tonally disconnected from what we expect from an Indiana Jones movie. It's almost like a parody of one. That's not to say that I dislike the movie. If you turn your brain off and don't try to critique it, it's fine.
@@peteuplink thats interesting because I had the opposite impression. I agree about turning your brain off for this but I thought they went for humor early on, with the snake bit, the Brody statue, the gophers. and the scene with Indy talking to the student from the floor. And while some of it misses, enough hit for me for it to feel like an Indiana Jones movie. The second half felt like they shoehorned spectacle in just because they had the technology and so rather than have grounded action scenes, everything feels weightless. Thanks for watching!
Yeah same here. I loved the setup to the fridge scene...i think it captured the manic energy of Indiana Jones perfectly because it was just some brief goofy CGI to capoff a fun setpiece. The swinging with the monkeys though just felt unnecessary and pointless indulgance.
You should check out the Reddit link I put in the video description. Theres a fan re-edit of the movie that makes the lighting more in line with the OG trilogy and many of the poorer elements are completely removed.
I remember thinking this was fine/not bad when I caught it on TV going in with low expectations. However, I couldn't recall much about it - including many of the scenes you showed here. Thus, I think its biggest flaw for me is not being memorable. Also, I liked Shia Lebouf (sp?), but was somewhat disappointed with how his and Karen Allen's characters weren't effectively used.
Thats interesting, i had a very different reaction. The 4 or 5 elements that bothered me REALLY bothered me and made it so when id watch it, I was just completely annoyed. Its only recently that ive come around to it, where ive accepted the bad parts and truly appreciate its qualities. (So basically it failed to meet my expectations in 2008 but now they meet my less lofty expectations). Totally agree about Shia and Karen Allen. I still feel like the movie loses its grip when Marion shows up and doesnt quite know where to go with the characters other than a cheesy nostalgia trip. Thats one element I think Dial of Destiny did better. Thanks for watching!
nuke in the fridge has been an easter thing egg in a few games lol. I saw this movie in the theaters with my pops when I was a kid and even back then I Knew it wasn’t better than the OG trilogy but we still liked it. this is one of those over hated movies
Yeah its definitely overhated. When people say it doesnt belong in the series im confused. In my.opinion, theres still enough care and heart that went into this movie that shows this was an important movie to the creators and actors. Compare that to a movie like Die Hard 5 where Bruce Willis was on autopilot..i think Crystal Skull gets a bad rap.
Thanks for watching and you watching it with your dad may inspire me to see if my dad wants to watch it with me over the holidays! Hahaha ive been dreading it because I have no idea how he would react to the monkey swinging scene
Also important to remember is that unlike all the legacy sequels that are coming out these days, the first iteration of the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull script was produced in 1994, just 5 years after Last Crusade. It has strong ties to the original trilogy, it's not *just* paying lip service to the brand.
Good point, it absolutely is not a cash grab and its not just relying on nostalgia...its a legit sequel with heart. It is deeply deeply flawed...but its also charming.
Thanks for watching!
Good video man nice to see an actual nuanced take when it comes to this movie.
Thanks! Yeah part of the inspiration for how I tackled the movie was there were a lot of comments on my Last Crusade video saying some variation of "there are only 3 movies in the series". And I really think there are bright spots that shine through.
Thanks for watching!
Honestly, I think what they tried to do with Crystal Skull, partularly with the 2nd half of the movie, is make it more of a comedy. The whole jumping off a cliff into a tree thing, nuking the fridge, swinging through the trees, the sword fight... it just didn't land the way they thought it would. The first half hits the right beats, has a good mix of action and humour, but the second half just feels tonally disconnected from what we expect from an Indiana Jones movie. It's almost like a parody of one.
That's not to say that I dislike the movie. If you turn your brain off and don't try to critique it, it's fine.
@@peteuplink thats interesting because I had the opposite impression. I agree about turning your brain off for this but I thought they went for humor early on, with the snake bit, the Brody statue, the gophers. and the scene with Indy talking to the student from the floor. And while some of it misses, enough hit for me for it to feel like an Indiana Jones movie.
The second half felt like they shoehorned spectacle in just because they had the technology and so rather than have grounded action scenes, everything feels weightless.
Thanks for watching!
personally in my opinion there aren't bad Indiana Jones movies, there are some that aren't as good as Last Crusade
I didn't like the monkey swinging and the over don't CGI graphics. P.s. the fridge was awesome.
Yeah same here. I loved the setup to the fridge scene...i think it captured the manic energy of Indiana Jones perfectly because it was just some brief goofy CGI to capoff a fun setpiece.
The swinging with the monkeys though just felt unnecessary and pointless indulgance.
I'd love a remake, adjusted for modern audiences.
You should check out the Reddit link I put in the video description. Theres a fan re-edit of the movie that makes the lighting more in line with the OG trilogy and many of the poorer elements are completely removed.
I remember thinking this was fine/not bad when I caught it on TV going in with low expectations. However, I couldn't recall much about it - including many of the scenes you showed here. Thus, I think its biggest flaw for me is not being memorable. Also, I liked Shia Lebouf (sp?), but was somewhat disappointed with how his and Karen Allen's characters weren't effectively used.
Thats interesting, i had a very different reaction. The 4 or 5 elements that bothered me REALLY bothered me and made it so when id watch it, I was just completely annoyed. Its only recently that ive come around to it, where ive accepted the bad parts and truly appreciate its qualities. (So basically it failed to meet my expectations in 2008 but now they meet my less lofty expectations).
Totally agree about Shia and Karen Allen. I still feel like the movie loses its grip when Marion shows up and doesnt quite know where to go with the characters other than a cheesy nostalgia trip. Thats one element I think Dial of Destiny did better.
Thanks for watching!
Yes.
I agree
Yes it has Indiana Jones in the title
I agree which is why it perplexes me how so many say this series only has 3 movies.
I think it came out too late, but also too early in terms of production and effects.
That is a great point, the mid 2000s were very much that weird point in time when it came to CGI.
For me this is a flawed but still very fun Indy movie. Much better than dial of destiny
It's a masterpiece
Oh man I dont think I can get there but I definitely appreciate its qualities more than when I first watched it