When did I last enjoy an English movie so much ? Stardust ? Die Hard 4.0? That was almost a year ago.
But surely not as much as I enjoyed this one. Indiana Jones is the most paisa vasool movie Ive seen in recent times. It has almost non-stop action, with dollops of witty dialogues, delivered by a dead pan Harrison Ford in top form.
Set in the 1950s, the sets are breathtakingly realistic. The adventure of Indiana Jones, as he tries to return the magical " cyrstal skull " to its rightful place in the "City of Gold", shifts from America to Peru to the Amazon before you can blink. Old fashioned KGB villians, with corny lines like " We will make you talk the old fashioned way
!" make for delightful viewing.
This movie does not waste any time in egetting to the point , and there is no pseudophilosophical small talk like in National Treasure. This is a real treasure hunt movie, with the action where its supposed to be. Not in books or museums, but in jungles and caves.
Ford is the heart and soul of this caper, defying his age and carrying out the physicality that this role demands , with smooth finesse. The ending leaves us wide open for a sequel.
Not remembering the first 3 parts clearly, I feel compelled now to do some catching up.
A must see for the special effects, continous thrills, dialogues and a nice comfy old time action sequence feel.
Rating : 4 stars
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