I recently had the opportunity of seeing Steven Spielberg’s latest - the 4th installment of the Indiana Jones series – Indiana Jones & the Kingdom of Crystal Skull – something I had been eagerly looking forward to for the last several years. After wasting 122 minutes of mindless nonsense, I was wondering what took Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Harrison Ford and Co 9 long years to make this stupid mess. Utterly disappointed and let down, I decided to refresh my good memories of the famed adventurer and watched the original Indiana Jones trilogy again and again until I could banish all remnants of the 4th disaster.
I remember seeing the first part – Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Last Ark when I was very young. A swash buckling magical adventure, it set new standards and was the original blockbuster though some current viewers may find it a little dated. The fact however that it’s still ranked at No.18 on the IMDB Top 250 chart is proof of its all time popularity.
The second part – Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom was a dark ride, supposedly set in India but actually shot mostly in Sri Lanka. With the original bad man of Hindi cinema - Amrish Puri for good company, this is my personal favourite. It’s an other story that it received mixed - negative reviews and was banned in India for its racist and religious overtones depicting Indians as monkey-eating practitioners of the occult. The third installment – Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade with Sean Connery is a more of a rehash of the first part but its more spectacular, thrilling and is considered by many fans as the best of the three.
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Its like a 3 in 1 package. Thanks a ton.
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