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At the beginning of this rewatch I was prepared to say things like "why is the saturation so high?" and "why the CGI gophers?" which are both still complaints that I have. But I actually kinda liked this overall.
It's got a very different feel to it than the original trilogy (which is obviously a lot better), but the feel this film has I found still really enjoyable. This still feels like an Indy movie, if a slightly different one. It still has great gags and fun action.
I really like the Area 51 warehouse scene. It's a cool setting, I really like the gag where Indy swings backwards into a truck, that's classic Indy, it's great. And the little mini-boss fight with the rocket is really good too.
I love Nuketown in this film. The setup is so creepy and ominous, realising the mannequins aren't people. And yeah, surviving in a fridge doesn't make sense, he would be dead either in the explosion, from tumbling to the ground, or from radiation poisoning. But I don't care to be honest. I love it. It's illogical, but I find it really really fun.
The motorcycle chase is also a really fun sequence, I like the little jocks versus greasers gag to start it. Also the gag where a student casually asks Indy a question when he slides in on a motorcycle. I don't mind Mutt, I kinda like him actually. And Marion is nice to see again, I like Indy's reaction to seeing her, and the son dynamic is fun.
John Williams' score for this film is really nice, but only for the returning motifs. I don't remember any new music for this film. But the reused music is really good. The love theme from Raiders, the family theme from Crusade, just lovely.
The film has its flaws, Mac is a dick and I don't know why they trust him again after he's shown his true nature. Mutt swinging with monkeys and then having the monkeys attack Spalko is incredibly silly, made me laugh a lot. The main characters are invincible. They don't struggle in fighting people nearly enough. They survive some insane things, but ah well.
Very flawed film. Easily the weakest Indiana Jones film. Still liked it though. A lot of fun was had.
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