Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

I have experienced much of life in the past 19 years, but every single one of those years I have been waiting for something......the next Indiana Jones movie. It looks like I will finally see it in May!!! The movie is titled Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. You must understand that as a child, I was pretty much obsessed with these movies. Not so much Temple of Doom, although it has it's charms. There were two key ingredients present in Raiders and Last Crusade that made these movies as good as they were. The first being a powerful religious relic that would give the bearer the power to rule the world (this was present in Temple, but not too many people can relate to the betrayal of Shiva). The most important ingredient was of course Nazis. They were key for a couple reasons. First and foremost, just like Indy himself, everybody hates these guys. They were an evil image that everybody recognizes....Nazis + Powerful Religious Relic= Baaaad News. Not to mention, Nazis had some of the most advanced military machines, like the twin engine fighter plane in Raiders, and the tank in Last Crusade. Indiana against the Axis of Evil it works. Temple was just a wacky roller coaster ride and chilled monkey brains.

As for Indy 4, my hopes are really high. I have watched the preview several times and have noticed the following details; There is a chase scene that appears to take place in the warehouse where they put the Ark of the Covenant at the end of Raiders.....awesome. Then, you see someone's eyeglasses being magnetically drawn to a metal crate that reads "Area 51, Roswell, NM"......I had to pause the preview to see that part. I'm curious to see what that is all about. I am glad to see that the movie actually takes place in a time frame that is relative to Harrison's age. The movie takes place in the late 50's, which would put it about 25 years after Last Crusade took place. Also, the Axis of Evil ingredient is present once again, though not in the form of Nazis. This time Indy will be up against a Communist general played by Kate Blanchette(spelling?). It looks like we will be seeing some familiar faces, at least one anyways, being that of Karen Allen (Marion Ravenwood, Raiders) , which makes me think that this film will have something to do with the Ark of the Covenant.....maybe? About half of the preview appears to take place in South America, which is where I assume the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull comes into play.

So there you have it, the excitement is almost too much to bear. You can bet that I will be watching the Indy trilogy again soon, annoying whoever I convince to watch them with me by mouthing the entire script of Last Crusade under my breath......Yes, I really do that.