You can pick up hundreds of DVDs for a round-pound each - it doesn't matter. It's never about quantity, it's about quality. A-Z is my way of going through my collection, from A-Z, and understanding why I own the films ... or you can tell me why I should sell 'em
#100 - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Why did I buy it?
Why did I buy it?
Let's just clarify - remember that in all this A-Z writing, I am not covering boxsets - Alien Quadrilogy, American Pie Trilogy, Cape Fear Boxset - these have not been included. Following the A-Z thread, I will then cover the boxsets. This is why, suddenly, it feels like we are on the fourth Indiana Jone's film - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. But it is fitting that at this moment - with the release of Tintin - and the fact that this is numero 100, we have a controversial choice. I bought it because I had the other three and, at the time, I had not seen the fourth one. It was only a couple-o-quid, so I thought I should at least watch it out of respect.
Why do I still own it?
The completist in me doesn't have the heart to throw it out. The film is shockingly lower in quality in comparison to the other films - but only so much as the use of SFX is a little bit too much. I wasn't a big fan of Raiders of the Lost Ark so I'm not the best to judge, but I will stand by the simple fact that: we wanted a sequel, we got a sequel and they need to make a fifth. Indiana Jones' is like James Bond and they should continue making the films. Its not untouchabale, because it is - and always has been - summer fun and games so you will get your good one's and your bad ones. This is a bad one. C'est la vie. Let's hope the fifth is better.
The completist in me doesn't have the heart to throw it out. The film is shockingly lower in quality in comparison to the other films - but only so much as the use of SFX is a little bit too much. I wasn't a big fan of Raiders of the Lost Ark so I'm not the best to judge, but I will stand by the simple fact that: we wanted a sequel, we got a sequel and they need to make a fifth. Indiana Jones' is like James Bond and they should continue making the films. Its not untouchabale, because it is - and always has been - summer fun and games so you will get your good one's and your bad ones. This is a bad one. C'est la vie. Let's hope the fifth is better.
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