4 things I'd like to remove from my Indy 4 memory (SPOILERS)

You know, when I heard that the plot of the new Indiana Jones movie revolved around aliens, I was very worried. I was shocked when I finally watched the movie and that wasn't the part I hated. Read on the for things they never should have put in the movie (spoilers aplenty)


The groundhog(s) - Why did we need the dopey groundhogs? Well, we didn't, but they brought a little light hearted comic relief right from the get-go. The problem is, there was not need for any comic relief yet. All I could think of was an older George Lucas injecting kiddie stuff where it didn't belong. I saw the face of Jar Jar in the eyes of that gopher. It set me off for the rest of the movie.

The refrigerator - Never mind whether or not a lead-lined fridge would save you from a nuclear blast, I can suspend my disbelief about that (not sure why). But how does a man stuffed in a tiny box fly a mile through the air, bounce along the ground (door tightly closed of course) and then when it comes to a resting spot, the door just pop right open and Indy appears unscathed. Surely he would have been injured from the impact.

The falls - Unlike the similar fall at the start of Temple of Doom where the raft floated to a snowy earth, the triple fall in the water falls was way over the top. People just don't survive falls like that to jagged rocks in an open vehicle or in a close vessel for that matter.

The Tarzan swing - Without a doubt, the stupidest thing in the movie. I don't even know what to write here. It was so stupid that I am dumber for seeing it. And dumber each time I think about how stupid it was. I better stop now before I'm all dried up.


However, I still liked the movie. And I would recommend it to anyone. There was enough action and glorious scenes that make it well worth the 2 hours. I'm still on the fence on whether or not it was worth the 19 year wait.

And while I've got you here, there's something I really think they missed from the movie: a face melting scene. Now some may point to the ants scene, but there was really no flesh eating there. They should have went the distance and ate the flesh right off his bones before dragging him under. What a missed opportunity.