I've been dancing around this one for a while cause frankly, I'm not sure what to think. Half of me didn't want the series touched with and the other half couldn't wait to see Indy again on the big screen. Sitting in the theatre, I felt like a kid again. My mom was the Original Pirate. The O.P. Back in the day, she used to smuggle in bags of candy in her purse along with a tape recorder to record the movie's sound, which we would later listen to at home. I'm not talking about a mini recorder. I mean a full-on recorder that could easily slip into her behemoth mom-purse. And if you were to listen back to those recordings of "Temple of Doom" or "Raiders...", you would no doubt hear me whining at various parts. You see, I was a pansy-ass as a kid. I was terrified of Scooby-Doo to the point where I'd be hiding on my parents' steps in tears because no one would watch it with me. Yeah, lovely, right? My own kid mocked me when I told him that one.
So, yes...the delicate balance of the Indy movies. Like I said, I'm still undecided as I only saw it once and not, oh I don't know, three times like my brothers. (Because they are NERDS. HAHAHA! I'm joking.Really, I am.) I had some problems with it. Shia Labeouf can go suck an egg as far as I'm concerned. Not that I don't like him. I enjoyed "Disturbia". But this is Indiana Jones and I do not appreciate getting set up here for a replacement Indy. I had some issues with the flick, but I did enjoy it. Maybe I need a few more viewings to make up my mind completely. I feel 3 nanas is a safe "middle of the road" rating. Not completely against it, but not in love with it either.