Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of The Dubious Ending

Advantages: Harrison Ford, classic Indy humour and tension, the music
Disadvantages: That ending!

...Let's get one thing straight from the start. I'm a huge fan of Indiana Jones. Always have been. I think the original trilogy of Raiders of the Lost Ark, Temple of Doom, and the Last Crusade are cinematic genius. That hat, that music, Harrison Ford...love it all. For years there were rumours of an "Indy IV". Scripts came and went, everyone seemed to be on board but it was all about finding the right script. Then one day, they had it. And the hype began. I was very excited, devouring Empire every month to see what news there was. Finally, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was released...and reactions were mixed, It was reported to be "definitely Indy" but also there was something not right. Had Spielberg and Lucas gone too far? Was it another Phantom Menace, god forbid? The storyline of Crystal Skull follows Indy...

eilidhcatriona 14.08.2009 (15.08.2009) · Read review
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Indiana Jones Review

Advantages: It does have Harrison Ford in it
Disadvantages: It's nothing compared to the originals

...Harrison Ford dons the fedora yet again for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, a mere 19 years after the last Jones film. This one, unlike the others, is set during the cold war and has the Russians as the enemies instead of the Nazis. Soviet agents are watching Professor Jones when a young man brings him a coded message from an old colleague, Henry Oxley. Led by the brilliant Irina Spalko (Cate Blanchett), the Soviets tail Jones and the young man, Mutt, to Peru. With Oxley's code, they find a legendary skull made of a single piece of quartz. I'm 25, so I grew up with the original Indiana Jones trilogy, and I still consider them 3 of the greatest movies I've ever seen. I've seen each one umpteen times and yet, if they're on TV, I can still watch them and be entertained. That is the mark of a classic film. I...

Walter_Kovacs 14.12.2008 · Read review
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Lego Indiana Jones for the Wii

Advantages: It's Lego! Fun, great cutscenes
Disadvantages: Inability to save mid-level

...I loved playing with Lego as a child (still do if I'm honest) and I also owned quite a few Lego video games. Lego Indiana Jones for the Wii is just as much fun as I expected it to be. The gameplay is quite simple in theory, made easier by the fact it would seem you can't actually die and lose, instead when you lose your health you just lose gems/points that you've collected. However that doesn't make the whole game easy, you still have to work at each level and it can occasionally be difficult to see what you're supposed to be doing. These seems to be a lot of life to this game, i.e. it seems that there is a lot of levels/stages and will therefore provide hours of entertainment. My favourite part has to be the cutscenes, they are simply hilarious. The characters don't talk, instead they grunt and have some rather amusing facial...

parpirate 02.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (Wii)

Indiana Jones - Talks and everything!

Advantages: Clear high quality voice/ phrases-excellent over all quality
Disadvantages: NONE

...My son had his birthday coming up and my mum asked me what he would want for a present from her. I remembered him pointing out the Indiana Jones 12 inch talking figure while browsing through an Argos catalogue not long before and seeing as he is a huge Indiana Jones fan and the fact he had pointed it out before, I asked my mum if she would like to buy it for him,and she said yes.So that is how my son came to be in possession of a talking Indy.. So after removing Indiana Jones from the box my son was eager to try out the talking feature. underneath Indy's shirt which comes as half fastened style you will see a speaker on his chest or probably just below if we're gonna be completely accurate,and located just below the speaker is a button. It's just above the belt area and is square. So what does he say? There are 11 phrases in all...

bobbetta 02.08.2009 (02.09.2009) · Read review
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Review of Hasbro Indiana Jones - 12 Inch Indiana Jones Talking Indy

Lego Indiana Jones - my review

Advantages: Fun to play, addictive, hilarious cutscenes
Disadvantages: sometimes frustrating due to bugs, sidekicks' A.I. not great

...I got hold of Lego Indiana Jones with doubts about its enjoyability. I never played the famous Lego Star Wars before so I didn't know exactly what to expect and even if I loved Lego as a kid I was somewhat reluctant to see it transposed into a videogame. Surprisingly, this is no kid game. Lego Indiana Jones is basically a puzzle-based 3-D platform, very addictive and fun to play. Every level has at least two players that you can use (one is always Indy) and each different character has different abilities, for example: women jumps higher, and small characters can fit through small passages. There is a good mix in this game between action and puzzle-solving that never bores you. Also because the situations and the puzzles are never identical to the previous ones and neither frustrating (if anything, the puzzles are too simple). Gem...

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Review of Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (PC)

Indiana Jones meets Star Wars

Advantages: Funny, Hugely entertaining, great cast, reasonable plot,
Disadvantages: Truly unbelievable in parts, bad timing, some naff effects, silly at times

...I have always loved the Indiana Jones films, as they are each a little different but yet follow their own tried and tested formula. There is fast paced action, a quest, nasty villains, eye candy for the males with the heroine, a few scares and chills, plenty of funny moments and overall just great entertainment. The first three films were released fairly close together and I never really thought that we would see another Indian Jones film. Especially as Indian Jones, our hero, is played by veteran actor Harrison Ford. Surely this geriatric would not be up to the antics of such a film, even with the help of stunt doubles?. So, with all of this in mind, I could not wait to see the latest offering, Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull, which I finally saw at the cinema yesterday, on Bank Holiday Monday. Did it disappoint or was it...

grafter123 27.05.2008 (01.06.2008) · Read review
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Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures Review

Advantages: Fun to play, can be quite addictive
Disadvantages: Maybe not for hardcore gamers

...Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures is the new game from the successful LEGO series. Made in part by Lucas Arts, it means that there are no imitations here, everyone looks the way they're supposed to (well, as much as they can being Lego) and the situations you find yourself in are straight from the movies. You start off in college, from here you can pick and choose what you want to do. On the first floor are three doors, one for each film. There are 6 levels for you to explore from each film, and relate directly to each respective movie, for instance you fight in Marion's bar in the "Raiders", save Willy from the fire pit in "The Temple of Doom" and find the tomb of Sir Richard in "The Last Crusade". All of this fully immerses you in the films and is superb for a big fan of the films like myself. There are also rooms...

Walter_Kovacs 15.01.2009 · Read review
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Indiana Jones & The Kingdom Of The Phantom Menace

Advantages: Harrison Ford has never been better
Disadvantages: Ray Winstone has never been worse, clumsy script, overelaborate plot.

...To start with I think it's only fair to declare the fact that I am a massive Indiana Jones fan. My first memory of going to the cinema was to see Raiders Of The Lost Ark when I was six and I have seen it at least ten times since. The subsequent two films don't quite measure up to the original masterpiece, but I still love them both, largely because Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones is the most compelling action hero of all time (including any of the Bonds as 007 - feel free to comment ;-)). So when a friend offered me tickets to a preview of the new film I was delighted. The Odeon in Leicester Square two days before the film goes on general release - my anticipation and excitement in the weeks leading up to the screening were bordering on high fever (a bit pathetic really!). But the negative internet mumblings that dogged the prerelease...

MCFruitbat 22.05.2008 (20.04.2009) · Read review
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Indiana jones and the outrageously high waistband

Advantages: starts off well
Disadvantages: rediculous ending

...Film only review........ Indiana jones has been one of, if not the most talked about series of films in the world. I grew up with these films, and remember sneaking downstairs to watch them in my stripy pyjamas (can't say when that was, don't want to give away my age!). Indiana Jones, was simply the coolest guy in the whole world, to me. The way that he could solve all the clues, and fight his way out of any corner. He had it all, brains and braun. I was over joyed to here that they were making a fourth film, but I always had it in my head that it would be a let-down. Harrison Ford is, after all, a few years older and a few pounds heavier. But, I thought, why couldn't he pull it off? Willis did it with 'live free, die hard' in 2007. Stallone did it with the final rocky film (though he also failed miserably with that pathetic...

giksy21 24.10.2008 · Read review
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Advantages: Good adventure
Disadvantages: Too much computer generation

...Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. It's finally here, the fourth instalment of the Indian Jones series which we have waited 19 years for is finally here and the verdicts are in, but is it any good or not? I went to see this at the cinema this weekend with three others, one of which had never seen an Indian Jones film before (how is that possible?) but we talked her into it. I am a big fan of the films and first saw them as a child but have watched them over and over again through the years (generally when they are on the tele over Christmas) so I was hoping that this one was going to be as good. I read a lot of the critic's reviews before seeing it which in general weren't that complimentary but kept an open mind going into it. Cinema goers however didn't seem to worry about bad reviews as the film took £12.5m...

Spottydog11 02.06.2008 · Read review
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