Think I'd give it a 5/10, which is at least better than the 3/10 I'd give Crystal Skull.
Despite some iffy de-aging here and there, the opening sequence had lots of fun, clever moments and came closest to capturing the spirit of the original films. But once we jump to the 60s I found myself struggling to care about anything going on, what with the long, uninspired action sequences and lame villains. And much like the last movie it's just completely lacking in any of the fun, witty banter that defined the original trilogy.
Although I think the biggest problem is, that, much like with the crystal skulls, the dial is just never that compelling an artifact or macguffin, or something that really feels worth spending an entire movie chasing after and solving puzzles to find. It has none of the mystery, weight or "power of god" importance that the Ark and Grail had in abundance (and even the Sankara Stones to a degree), and ultimately I didn't give a flip about it.
I will say I had no problem with Phoebe's character though, like many here seem to, and thought her performance was perfectly fine. And the time travel ending worked much better than I expected too (and was nowhere near as cringe-inducing as that alien spaceship in the last movie). And there were some surprisingly touching moments here and there.
So yeah, nowhere near as cheesy or painful as Indy 4, but that's about the best I can really say about it. Lol
Despite some iffy de-aging here and there, the opening sequence had lots of fun, clever moments and came closest to capturing the spirit of the original films. But once we jump to the 60s I found myself struggling to care about anything going on, what with the long, uninspired action sequences and lame villains. And much like the last movie it's just completely lacking in any of the fun, witty banter that defined the original trilogy.
Although I think the biggest problem is, that, much like with the crystal skulls, the dial is just never that compelling an artifact or macguffin, or something that really feels worth spending an entire movie chasing after and solving puzzles to find. It has none of the mystery, weight or "power of god" importance that the Ark and Grail had in abundance (and even the Sankara Stones to a degree), and ultimately I didn't give a flip about it.
I will say I had no problem with Phoebe's character though, like many here seem to, and thought her performance was perfectly fine. And the time travel ending worked much better than I expected too (and was nowhere near as cringe-inducing as that alien spaceship in the last movie). And there were some surprisingly touching moments here and there.
So yeah, nowhere near as cheesy or painful as Indy 4, but that's about the best I can really say about it. Lol
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