As if George Lucas and Steven Spielberg could produce a bigger stinker, this movie stunk up the theatre long after the screen went dark. Harrison Ford hasn't produced a solid flick since The Fugitive, and Spielberg has once again soiled his good will, and Lucas finalizes his love affair with over the top special effects...this movie feels the pain of lost art.
It never finds it's feet, never knowing where to go after the nice introduction to Harry, but after that, nothing is to be found in a tale lost in giant ants, jeep swordfights, and a massive amount of those oh so terrible Russians etc. etc.
The movie never seems to be able to convince itself, bringing stunt after stunt, and to no avail. Some may say that Temple of Doom was worse, but hey, at least it stuck to formula. In this poor movies case, it would've benefitted itself to remain similiar, and close to home, at least we would know what movie we would be walking into.
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I'm afraid I would have to agree with you on that one. In fact, my father and I actually agreed that we could have spent our money to see Iron Man again and it probably would have been better spent. (Our time and our money, that is.) Indiana Jones IV was a complete failure for me, and I was very disappointed in the characters and the plot, both of which were non-existent. The movie, in my opinion, was a waste of celluloid and dying talent. Multiple scenes in the movie not only made me groan, they also made me check my watch. Example: Harrison Ford survives having a nuclear bomb almost fall on his head by hiding in... a... refrigerator. I don't care if it was lead-lined, I just wish I was to protect myself from the buckets of bad puns and awful references to earlier movies. The word "lame" does not do this movie justice. "Crippled" does.
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