I have no problems with the fact that this movies is set in the fifties, and as a result the feel of the movie is going to be different. I liked the idea that it would be inspired by fifties science fiction and the cold war scare. Unfortunately, the execution is so muddled with things that can't be overlooked, that the fun gets sucked out of the experience.
On the plus side, the action is nearly nonstop. Unfortunately, the convoluted story is more than the film needs or wants. I also realize that the series is a tribute to old action serials, but Indy and crew make it out of so many situations unscathed, that it made it eventually made it impossible for me to watch them with any sense of suspense.(SPOILER ALERT) After hundreds,if not thousands, of missed shots by the bad guys, going over three waterfalls without a hitch, including one that was roaring like Niagra, and completing a Thelma and Louise-style cliff jump without second thought, I was at my limit by the time I saw the flying saucer.
Mr. Lucas, please have no involvement in the story the next time you do anything. PLEASE! After the embarrassment of the new Star Wars trilogy, and now this Indy release, I can't stand the thought of what awful things you will come up with next.
On the plus side, the action is nearly nonstop. Unfortunately, the convoluted story is more than the film needs or wants. I also realize that the series is a tribute to old action serials, but Indy and crew make it out of so many situations unscathed, that it made it eventually made it impossible for me to watch them with any sense of suspense.(SPOILER ALERT) After hundreds,if not thousands, of missed shots by the bad guys, going over three waterfalls without a hitch, including one that was roaring like Niagra, and completing a Thelma and Louise-style cliff jump without second thought, I was at my limit by the time I saw the flying saucer.
Mr. Lucas, please have no involvement in the story the next time you do anything. PLEASE! After the embarrassment of the new Star Wars trilogy, and now this Indy release, I can't stand the thought of what awful things you will come up with next.