Indy's Back!

So I saw "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull." (Yes, it's a clunky title, but it's actually growing on me." Overall, an awesome summer adventure. Seeing Indy on the big screen is an incomparable experience. Harrison Ford, at 65, looks great and it was sort of intriguing to see the character, a 1930s era Nazi-hater, thrust forward into the 1950s with the Red Scare, atomic testing, and fifties rock n' roll.

Having said that, even though the chracters are all game, there's like almost no chemistry between them. "The Last Crusade" did a great job of combining action with heart and allowed the characters a little more depth. "Crystal Skull," though, feels more like a straight action piece.

Not that I'm complaining. They've had twenty years to get rusty. Spielberg and company, get to work on Indy 5 and see what you can do. Please don't wait another twenty years, because I'm not sure even Harrison Ford can pull off Indy at Eighty-five.

But I'll be there if he tries.