If your still dreaming of peruvian natives throwing spears, huge ants carrying off bad guys , and the Indiana Jones theme is still ringing in your ears after seeing The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull, then get your whip out and get into the action and check out this charming Lego recreation of Indy’s first three adventures.
Like the epic Lego Star Wars games before it, Lego Indiana Jones celebrates the big screen magic by combining fun platforming action for all ages with tongue-in-cheek animated scenes that lampoon the films. Seeing Indy outrun a giant boulder made out of plastic bricks is priceless.
The famous bullwhip is used well, with Indy able to swing across gaps, smash open boxes, yank on levers, drag heavy objects and keep enemies at bay with a satisfying leathery crack.
Other tools come in handy too, such as a shovel for digging up treasure, a mechanic’s wrench for fixing broken Lego machinery and guns that make bad guys explode in a shower of bricks.
The levels are full of tricks and traps that can sometimes only be conquered through co-operative play, so get a friend to jump in and enjoy the adventure with you.
A few minor technical niggles don’t detract from what is stellar entertainment.
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After 19 years away, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, and Harrison Ford have recaptured that magic that has made the Indy trilogy so successful and have added a worthy sequel to a franchise that stands the test of time.
First, let me cover a few things I was not thrilled with. The start of the movie missed the typical Indiana Jones beginning focusing solely on him, and just sort of dropped you into a movie that was already in progress. Then there are the Aliens. Yep, there are Aliens in this movie. While I was not thrilled with it, I thought they at least did it well, and it didn’t spoil the movie. Lastly, I didn’t like Mac’s character. I don’t think Indy is stupid enough to be duped by the guy as many times as he is in the movie. That said… let’s get into the good parts.
The stuff we love about Indy films are here, the Paramount logo fading into a mountain-like object in the background, Indy’s phobia of snakes, the flight paths on the background maps with the old Pan-America Plane and Indy sleeping under his hat, and the numerous references to the first three films, including pictures of [ Sean Connery ], and [ Denholm Elliott ].
This latest Indy movie finds that perfect balance between action, humor, and humanity that made Raiders so special. It is not a goofy comedy, like Last Crusade seemingly was, though there is still plenty of humorous moments in this film, and the chemistry between [ Shia Le Boeuf ] and [ Harrison Ford ] is remarkable. It has a healthy plot building process, and we get to watch Indy and Marion’s love redevelop , in fact, the scenes with Marion and Indy together are some of the best parts of the movie. The action sequences are awesome, the car chase scene in the jungle is a fast-paced, thrill ride with a bit of a chill with the giant ants. While there was a liberal use of CGI in the movie, many of the action sequences are done old school, letting us remember back 20+ years ago to Raiders and why we loved it so much. I thought that they struck a great balance with the CGI, not too much, and not too little.
The entire cast is has perfect chemistry and everybody plays their parts incredibly well, even despite the fact that [ Karen Allen's ] last memorable role was in 1984 with Starman. Harrison Ford, obviously missed the role of Indy, and you can tell he is having the time of his life in his return to everyone’s favorite archaeologist. He we instrumental in getting this movie made as he spent years campaigning for this movie, and he puts his all into a strong performance. [ Cate Blanchett's ] heavy Russian accent is a bit over-the-top, but she ends up being just creepy enough, and intriguing enough to keep us interested in her character, and ends up being one of the better villains from the series.
A strong story and great performances don’t imply that this film isn’t flawless. It isn’t, but the flaws are few-and-far between and didn’t hinder my overall enjoyment of the film. The first 20 minutes are somewhat slow and while it isn’t necessarily boring; it is still entertaining, but it could have used several minutes of edits.
Bottom line, I loved this movie, and repeat viewings are assured. It is the Indy film that you’ve been waiting twenty plus years for, and the Lucas, Spielberg and Ford have proved that you can bring an American icon back from the dead and still have him wow the audience.
Indiana Jones is back, and oh how we’ve missed him.