In Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, I'll never forget the natives' knack for yanking their enemies' still-beating hearts out of their chests as I clutched my own in abject terror. More than 20 years later, The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull attempts to recreate this feeling for the kids who only know Harrison Ford as that actor guy their mom has a huge crush on. With a touch of CGI and a dashing young Indy protege, Spielberg and Lucas pull it off, creating a bigger than life action flick that makes everything old feel new again.
Since the plot of the movie was more heavily guarded than the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull itself, take a step back if you're spoiler-phobic. Our first glimpse of Indy comes after he's dragged out of the trunk of a car by some mean looking Reds led by the power-mad Irina Spalko (Cate Blanchett). The year is 1957, and Indy has accrued more than a few worry lines since his last adventure in 1938. However, after defying death more than a dozen times in the first ten minutes (I tried to count but eventually lost track) it's clear that his bullet dodging abilities have not diminished whatsoever.
The Commies get him to lead them to a mysterious, highly magnetized box in a government storage unit. As they tear it open, an inscription becomes clear: Roswell, New Mexico. Oh boy.
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