I read a couple of reviews by No Longer a Libertine and Tellville, but other than that it's been pretty quiet on the PB concerning the new Dr. Jones movie. I finally got a chance to go see it last night, and though it was a bit outlandish it was not horrible. You have to take into account that it is adventure fiction that is meant to entertain. That's the way all of the movies have been in this series.

What's the consensus of the PB by those who have seen it?

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Ryan Barnhart - Pastor of OGBC
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I liked it. Spielberg and his occultish overtones drive me nuts. But, otherwise, I enjoyed it.

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I'm with you, Dennis. There were a couple of times I had to remind myself that it was just a movie and I shouldn't read too much into it. But sometimes I wonder if Spielberg and Lucas would admit to as much, or if they really are trying to "prove" something with some of their overtones. But this whole series has been based on "over-the-top supernatural" happenings, so that's why I reminded myself it was just a movie.

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Ryan Barnhart - Pastor of OGBC
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"But by the grace of God I am what I am." I Corinthians 15:10

"I confess to you, that if I can but live and die serving the Lord Jesus, it will make no difference to me whether I am eaten by Cannibals or by worms. And in the Great Day my Resurrection body will rise as fair as yours in the likeness of our risen Redeemer." - John Paton

I liked it.

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Daniel Ritchie
Saintfield, Northern Ireland - Queen's University, Belfast:History/Politics
Member of Dromara Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland (Covenanter)

It was good. The worst of the 4 movies though, imho.

Ironman was a much better by far, in all aspects.

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I had to remind myself that Harrison Ford is 65 years old. With that reminder I liked the movie.

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Yes, I was slightly embarrassed at seeing a 65 year old who is much fitter than I am.

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Daniel Ritchie
Saintfield, Northern Ireland - Queen's University, Belfast:History/Politics
Member of Dromara Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland (Covenanter)

I think it may have been slightly better than Temple of Doom. Although the Temple of Doom had one of the best openings of the series, the rest of it left something to be desired.

Neither the second nor the fourth compare in any way to the first or third.

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Ryan Barnhart - Pastor of OGBC
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"But by the grace of God I am what I am." I Corinthians 15:10

"I confess to you, that if I can but live and die serving the Lord Jesus, it will make no difference to me whether I am eaten by Cannibals or by worms. And in the Great Day my Resurrection body will rise as fair as yours in the likeness of our risen Redeemer." - John Paton

Even at 65 I would still rather Ford play Indiana Jones or Jack Ryan than some of the other roles he has taken on in the past ten years or so.

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Ryan Barnhart - Pastor of OGBC
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"But by the grace of God I am what I am." I Corinthians 15:10

"I confess to you, that if I can but live and die serving the Lord Jesus, it will make no difference to me whether I am eaten by Cannibals or by worms. And in the Great Day my Resurrection body will rise as fair as yours in the likeness of our risen Redeemer." - John Paton

agreed. I think this one was clearly better than Temple of Doom - that was, apart from the opening, more or less trash-heap material. I, too, found myself having to cringe at times at the sheer silliness of what was going on - but it wasn't a badly crafted movie at all (and pales as you said to 1 (my clear number 1) and 3 (again a clear 2nd))

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I was invited to watch the movie the movie again for free. So I did. It was actually a lot better the second time. I paid more attention to the subtle things which were a plenty and because my expectations had been shattered it was much much better. So, I'm not sure if I should alter my review or not. I definitely thought it sucked hardcore the first time around, but the second time it was a lot more fun. What do you guys think? Should I alter my review or let my first impression stand?

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Master of Theological Studies emphasis Biblical Studies
Trinity Western University, ACTS Seminaries
Surrey, BC. (Vancouver), Canada

I enjoyed the first 45 minutes, and thought the rest of the movie was lame. the "theme" to me was a horrible choice. Seriously Area 51?

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Matthew Morales (Husband to Rachel)
Redeemer Presbyterian Church (Santa Rosa, CA)

"...But this is the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and contrite in spirit and trembles at my word." Isaiah 66:2b (ESV)

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Bingo.

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David Miller
Orlando, FL

Lame movie.

For the length of the picutre I sat there while the plot was force fed to me by horrible acting.

I like Shia LeBouf, I think he's a good actor. Apparently his talent was out to lunch for the entire filming of this movie. I thought he was a big let down. I don't think he should play anymore greaser fencing prodigies in the future.

Moreover, you had the English turncoat who switched sides pretty much every 25 minutes. It was suprising the first time he betrayed Jones. The second, third, and fourth times just made it insulting, as if I'm suposed to jump in my seat at some big unexpected plot twist at that point.

The sets with relation to the plot were also an insult to one's intelligence, but that's probably because of the subject material. I'm actually supposed to believe that these highly intelligent, inter-dimensional beings came to Earth on a highly advanced spaceship, were worshipped as gods, and the best sort of temple structures they could manage were built out of stone and dried mud. Impressive. (Not) That's the silliness of the entire UFO theory though.

Lastly, 60 year-old men fighting is not something to woo over. It doesn't make a great action sequence.

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Andrew DeShazo, Deacon, Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, Memphis, TN
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I've been debating seeing this for weeks now...this hasn't helped me decide (lol)

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I saw it at a drive in from the back of my pickup, under blankets with my daughter and son's fiance with lots of munchies, and that was the best part. I vote moderately lame, with the standard beauty bad girl switched from a blonde nazi to a brunette commie and lots of Russian special forces who beat the Wehrmacht but couldn't shoot an old man from a close distance even using thousands of rounds.

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Tim Vaughan, 48 years old, member Redeemer OPC, Santa Maria CA.

Go see it, Adam. Don't listen to some of these youngsters that aren't even old enough to have seen the first two in the theatres.

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Ryan Barnhart - Pastor of OGBC
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"But by the grace of God I am what I am." I Corinthians 15:10

"I confess to you, that if I can but live and die serving the Lord Jesus, it will make no difference to me whether I am eaten by Cannibals or by worms. And in the Great Day my Resurrection body will rise as fair as yours in the likeness of our risen Redeemer." - John Paton

I thought the same.

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