I love Steven Spielberg. I really do. And I obviously love INDIANA JONES. But Shia LaBeouf spoke to the BBC and said that Spielberg has “cracked the story” for a fifth INDIANA JONES film and frankly I’m somewhat surprised. I thought all the talk about INDIANA JONES 5 was just that; talk. I didn’t think anyone was really working on it. Let’s face it, KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL didn’t exactly go over like gangbusters. I won’t go on trashing CRYSTAL SKULL because I’ve reached a zen-like acceptance of that film. I didn’t enjoy it but it does not affect my enjoyment of the original trilogy. It was what it was. But a fifth INDIANA JONES film is just adding insult to injury and dredging up some rather unhappy memories.
But then again, who knows? Maybe, after the CRYSTAL SKULL backlash, George Lucas will stay out of it and Spielberg will be allowed the freedom to develop his idea with a writer of his choice. And maybe that idea will charm the pants off of me. I don’t want to come off as a Negative Nellie spreading my stinkin’ thinkin’ on INDIANA JONES 5. It’ll, obviously, happen regardless of whether I want it to or not.
So how do you feel? Are you interested in a fifth INDIANA JONES movie? Do you just want them to stop at this point? Click here to head to the BBC and watch the interview where LaBeouf reveals the latest movement on the plot (skip ahead to about the 2:00 mark).
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