Indian Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Last weekend I went with my son Tom to go see the new Indiana Jones movie. All of the reviews seem to have nailed it. The story is beyond silly. The action is what you go to these movies for and that won't disappoint. It was interesting to see that Indy's love interest is not some twenty something starlet that would have looked totally out of place. Instead, he meets up with Marion Ravenwood (Karen Allen) who first appeared in Raiders of the Lost Ark. The movie takes place in the 1950's when the Communist menace was all the rage. Indy takes up the cause and plays the good American after his earlier fighting of the Nazis. Politics and social commentary are often parts of adventure films. It doesn't surprise me that the film is full of stereotypes. As a spoof of 1950's B movies the action never ends. The movie is fun and don't expect anything more. We had a good time and I would expect you to as well.