I just received my copy today along with a bunch of other stuff I'd ordered from the
Star Wars and Indiana Jones online shops, and man, is it fantastic. This is simply one of
the essential books in any Indy fan's library.
It deserves tremendous praise, but it
is getting that already, so though I have much praise to shower on it, I do want to make my first two specific comments on it criticisms, if only because I want to get them off my chest and out of the way quickly:
First, as good as it is, it
really should have covered
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles if it's to be comprehensive. As it is, there are a few mentions of it at the beginning of the
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull section, and even a tiny photo, but nothing like it deserves. The show could easily support an exhaustive "making-of" discussion longer than that of any of the movies, and it's a shame this oft-overlooked, incredibly ambitious show (which frankly has such an interesting production history that it ought to make for worthwhile reading even if one's not a fan of the show itself, to say nothing of its appeal for someone who is, as many fans of the movies - and therefore people interested in this book - surely are).
Secondly, I think to really do
KotCS full justice, the book should've been delayed a bit so it could treat all the final post-production stuff, people's recollections, audience and critical response, etc., as it does the others.
But those things said... man, this is still a terrific book.