That's a mouthful of a title...
So how does the 4th Indiana Jones compares to the 20years of expectations?
Well pretty good, I have to say. While it's not the best in the series (for me Crusade & Raiders come first...), it manages to revive the old Indy spirit and transpose it into another time. It's the 50's now, ennemies have changed, Indy has changed, fitting more his dad's shoes in Crusade. And it really works!
The movie manages to have a "classic" feel, while incorporating all of his director's latest tricks... And as far as I'm concerned, I always watch a Spielberg movie in awe. How does he manage to do what he does?
Just the opening scene, although quite inconsequential (although it does set the mood in a way: we're in for a fun ride), with a few crazy (but always relevant) camera moves, shows all the technical confidence he's capable of...
Other nice thing: Shia LaBeouf is definitely good: after carrying most of Transformers on his shoulders, he manages to pull off a tricky sidekick part. Chemistry is there with Harrison Ford.
1 little reserve that I had was that the movie kind of felt "stiched up" at some points. I wouldn't be able to really point anything in particular, but it felt like some scenes didn't seem to flow. Not like Crusade would, for example.
There were a few moments as well where I thought they were pushing things a bit, namely "it falls 3 times" and this monkey business... But that might just a bit far fetched because, I bought the nuclear blast! So I'll put that down to mood.
But other than that, there's so much to love...
The way this really feels like an Indiana Jones movie, yet feels different from the others...
The evolution of Indy...
The action set pieces...
The great cast...
I really liked where they took Indy's character. A sort of worn out hero, he still manages to give a good old fashion punch up in style... And definitely still got the magic, eventhough "it's not as easy as it used to be"...
It's great fun and you really don't see time pass. And when it's finished, you wish there was more...
Worth waiting 20 years... Worth taking that last ride.
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