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First of all, I want to congratulate Manchester United on a fantastic season and hope they will do the same (plus one!) in the next.

OK I just got back from the movie and as a lifelong Indy fan, I approve. I’m so glad that Steven Speilberg and George Lucas continued right where they left off in terms of direction and production of the movie. It looks exactly like the previous three. The action sequences were great, just as was expected. They did use some CGI but thank God they didn’t over-do it like movies today. I was worried that the action sequences wouldn’t look believable for a man of Indy’s age to do, but thankfully I didn’t think they looked out of place for an Indiana Jones movie. The sequences were nice and long, just the way I like them. Oh and there’s something that is so unbelievably gross but amazing (and frightening) to watch. It’s one of the best moments in the movie.

Something I didn’t remember to expect was the totally over the top ending. Speilberg and Lucas are best known for their science fiction masterpieces and unrealistic imagination. They never failed to include some of those elements in the first three movies. Remember the melting faces, the man that was still alive after having his heart ripped out, and the holy grail? So it is unfair for critics to hold that against them.

Last but not least, the characters and the actors who played them were perfect. Harrison Ford did look older obviously but that was because of his grey hair. Once he wore his hat and was his usual active self it was as if he’d only aged five years since the last movie. He still has his undying wit and sense of humor. He just rocks my socks, man. Shia LaBoeuf plays an intuitive sidekick for Indy and he was great as well. Rumors say that Speilberg and Lucas ended the movie so that there would be a possibility that Shia LaBoeuf’s character would be the lead in a spinoff series. Karen Allen plays Marion Ravenwood, the feisty love interest from the first Indiana Jones movie. She was always my favorite of the three love interests so I was glad that she was included in the adventure.

Overall, the movie fits very nicely in the series. I honestly do think that the style in the writing and directing of the movie is exactly the same. Change is one of the things I hate and I’m just so happy that the crew didn’t change a thing.

Bottom line, go see it. Either you will appreciate the quality, or will be a satisfied longtime fan.

P.S. They had a little competition before the movie at the theater I went to and were asking trivia questions and the one that answers correctly wins. There were only two authentic posters as prizes and I wanted one so bad. I won one!

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