Djd1 said:
Whether you go by reviews, general public perception or the majority of Indy fans - then yes. Most of us
Ahh...so you're going to play the whole 'Everyone hated the last Indy card but you' huh? This means war...
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From TheRaven Forum;
Who Likes KOTCS? - Likes - 118 - - 81.94%
Dislikes - 26 - - 18.06%
http://raven.theraider.net/showthread.php?t=19049&page=7
This video is very, very telling...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKeqD8w2fb0
Not to mention on places such as KOTCS' Facebook and Myspace you've got tons of positive reviews/comments. Even on places such as 'TheForce.net'.
-Entertainment Weekly Review A-
-Yahoo! Movies Score by Users - B
-NY Times Review- A
-Billboard Review- B
-Saturday Evening Post- A (This is the Indiana Jones you've been waiting for)
-RottenTomatoes Score; 77% (A very good score, mind you.)
-Saturday Evening Post- A (Quoted as saying; "This is the Indiana Jones you've been waiting for!")
-Top 3 DVD sales of 2008
-BoxOfficeMojo Surveys; 41% gave it an A, 37% a B. Compared to Temple of Doom's 37% A ratings, with each film having the same number of votes, relatively.
-CinemaScore= B+ average from surveys taken
-Featured on Empire Magazine's Top 500 Films of All Time; as voted for by readers and EmpireOnline users.
-Comcast Cable Guide Score 3 stars/4; same as other sequels and based on viewer votes.
-Most watched film on Cable in 2010; "?Crystal Skull? was the year?s most watched cable theatrical among P25-54 (2.29 million) and the year?s most watched live-action theatrical among P18-49 (2.18 million), total viewers (4.70 million) and households (3.28 million). It was also USA?s most watched movie since 2008 among P25-54, P18-49, total viewers and households, and since 2009 in P18-34."
Link;
http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/1 ... 010/75796/
-"NBC Movie Of The Week" Sunday 9/04/11
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http://www.empireonline.com/500/8.asp
"The film received mostly positive reviews. Rotten Tomatoes reported that 77% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 246 reviews. The consensus was: "Though the plot elements are certainly familiar, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull still delivers the thrills and Harrison Ford's return in the title role is more than welcome."[110] Metacritic reported the film had a score of 65 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews," based on 40 critics' reviews.[111] Yahoo! estimated an average rating of B from 15 reviews.[112] A CinemaScore survey conducted during its opening weekend indicated a general "B" rating.[113]
Roger Ebert gave the film 3.5 stars out of 4, a rating he also gave to The Last Crusade. Ebert argued that the only critical criterion for judging the latest film was comparing it to the previous three. He found it "same old, same old," but that was what "I want it to be."[114] Leonard Maltin also gave the film 3 1/2 stars out of 4, though he had only given 2 stars to Temple of Doom and 2 1/2 to Last Crusade. "After a 19-year hiatus," Maltin wrote, "Indy returns with the same brand of high adventure that marked the original Raiders of the Lost Ark."[115]
The film was nominated for Best Action Movie at the 2009 Critics' Choice Awards.[116] The Visual Effects Society nominated it for Best Single Visual Effect of the Year (the valley destruction), Best Outstanding Matte Paintings, Best Models and Miniatures, and Best Created Environment in a Feature Motion Picture (the inside of the temple).[117] The film ranks 453rd on Empire's 2008 list of the 500 greatest movies of all time.[118] At the 51st Grammy Awards, John Williams won an award for the Mutt Williams theme.[119] It was nominated at the Saturn Awards for Best Science Fiction Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Costumes and Best Special Effects. It won Best Costumes.[120]"
Check out the comments on here;
http://www.myspace.com/indianajones/comments
What does the film have against it other than a Razzie (which the Shining was awarded) and South Park? Exactly.
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I got more if you want! But don't try and tell me I'm in some minority because I happen to love KOTCS. I got the same flack for TOD for years. KOTCS was very positively received and rated highly thank you very much! Hate the film and be lukewarm about LC all you want, but both these films were positively received and are loved, LC obviously moreso.
Long live Indy, guys!