REVIEW: 'Crystal Skull' a disappointing entry in Indiana Jones saga

"Who cares, it's Indiana Jones. The people will love it!"

I wonder how many times this was said during the making of "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull." If the outcome is any indication, it was a lot.

As far as the story is concerned, all you really need to know is that Indiana is looking for a crystal skull. And in classic Indiana Jones form, there is a group of bad guys also after it, due to its "out of this world" power. Joining Indy on the journey is a kid named Mutt and Indiana's fling from "Raiders of the Lost Ark," Marion Ravenwood.

While the story may not sound too bad on paper, trust me, it's terrible. George Lucas needs to be taken out back and beaten, profusely. I cannot believe he took the Indiana Jones franchise in the direction he did. I don't want to give anything away, but it's like he turned Indiana Jones into a science fiction novel. The crystal skull doesn't seem like an ancient artifact, but rather something straight out the future.

And Stephen Spielberg: He had $185 million dollars to spend on this movie, yet he still managed to make the computer generated stuff look like complete garbage. I mean, this is the same guy that gave us "Jurassic Park." You think he would know what he is doing. However, he made the backgrounds — among other things — look like this film was made 50 years ago as well as set back then.

The only thing that makes this movie somewhat enjoyable is the classic treasure hunt experience mixed with a lot of action. Yes, even though he now receives his senior citizen discount at various restaurants, Indiana Jones can still manage to kick some butt. Not only that, he can survive just about anything imaginable. He lives through a nuclear blast, falls off some massive waterfalls and, of course, out runs numerous amounts of bullets.

I really wish this movie had never been made. I am a huge fan of the first three movies, and this one just breaks my heart. I was so happy to go watch it and so pissed off when I left. I know there is going to be a lot of people who disagree with me and say they loved it.

However, I really believe that if this was the first Indiana Jones movie ever made, people would have a totally different opinion.