I’ll be posting this review in English so that other people can read it.
After watching twice the latest installment of the Indiana Jones franchise, The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, I decided to write a simple review of it. One note: I won’t tell you the whole plot. You’d better watch the movie.
AT the beginning of the movie, Indy is not introduced immediately unlike the first three. I didn’t expect that Indy would be encountering and surviving nuclear blast. (My favorite part.) That part was awesome! I can’t believe that he saw the Hydrogen bomb blow up that close!! That CGI effect was so authentic. On the Other hand, “Kaminoans meet Han Solo” in the last part. Those aliens look more like the Kaminoans from Star Wars. On the contrary, I don’t like much that part. Also, the movie has got some funny stuffs just like the old ones.
Visual Effects: during production, they said that they will use only a few CGI shots to make it look like the previous three. Well, the effect seems good. CGI matte paintings and some compositing looks very much real on a large scale, just like the scenes at the Amazon forest including those armies of large ants. I admire the way they created the nuclear test scene. It really looked the way it should be! Those warehouse crates looked 95% real.
Sound Effects: This would not become an Indiana Jones film without the wilhelm scream. And also some Star Wars like sound effects like the one they use when they blow up the switch to open the warehouse.
Music: John Williams did it again and he uses the themes used in previous films so that you can easily identify it as an Indiana Jones Movie. He used this style just like in the Star Wars films. He gave the movie a bit thrilling feel.The movie also features some 1950’s music.
Bottomline: The movie is somehow good for kids at this age while it seems to be designed for all ages. The movie hints some historic events and figures. It is somehow educational. Special effects of this movie have done great to make the film look very authentic and realistic. I suggest you have to watch this movie for yourself. Old Indy fans must be thrilled in Indy’s latest movie.
