INDIANA JONES & DIAL OF DESTINY

Very well done film. Old style Indy full of action. I liked the story, thought it was well conceived. The acting I thought was great all round. Phoebe and her character I thought were very good reminded me of Karen Allen in the original. All round a great adventure. I also felt it had a fitting end as I'm Not sure who could fill Harrison's shoes for any further adventures. Btw took a second viewing to come to this conclusion. Just like the others, should stand repeated viewings.

A great film and lots of action.

a good yarn but the story is a little weak has compared to some of the earlier ones, , still i enjoyed it

GOOD ITEM

It’s a good film. It’s not the best of the series, but it’s certainly not the worst. Plenty of action, humour and some very clever CGI. It kept me interested and engaged. This version is BluRay so it has excellent sharp and clear motion. Foreign languages are spoken at various points throughout the film so using the forced subtitles is an advantage. (E.g. the start of the film has a fair bit of German dialogue, and towards the end it’s Ancient Greek (I think). With the right setting, as they’re forced subtitles they only appear when language other than English is used.

Brilliant film loved it .

I'm surprised this film has received the overall positive reviews it has from Amazon customers, though they tend to be a generous bunch. Certainly it provides the locations and the chases and the fights and the peril, with the obligatory snatching of the relic, the prize, by the villain just as it is attained, which fans are accustomed to. And they will be pleased to see Harrison Ford back (he could hardly be replaced), and a limited appearance by John Rhys-Davies, who is great once again. Toby Jones and Antonio Banderas make their marks also in the few scenes they appear in. Certainly it's a big production, big-spend film, and John Williams provides further Indiana Jones franchise continuity with the musical score. Whilst there is much to enjoy, the enjoyment for me comes from picking out various performances (as mentioned) and scenes (I liked the underwater scene) and the visual spectacle. As for engaging in the story, being taken on a journey that you can believe in... That, I'm afraid, is where it falls short, even fails. Any film becomes a problem when you feel that the writers and director are making it up as they are going along, in fact when you become ultra-conscious of the hand (or several hands) of the film-makers, their manipulations, rather than being simply swept along on the journey. The wheels really fall off in the final act when Helena asks the child Teddy, who she has taken under her wing, whether he can fly one of those planes over there! And where they end up and how they end up there, and the historical character who just happens to be on the spot, is just nonsense. Not such a surprise, then (I didn't realise this until the end credits) that Spielberg was not the director, only a producer (with Lucas), though a bit surprising that Spielberg, and in particular Harrison Ford, went along with the plot. The old formula of the Nazis and the supernatural powers of the relic didn't work for me this time, though it might have with better writing (and ideally with different villains). Overall much to enjoy, as you would expect, but definitely an add-on to the four movies directed by Spielberg, falling short of being an integral part of the 'franchise'.

A new Indiana Jones film. Fifth in the series. And it would seem is the last one. Since you must have seen all the previous ones by now, you shouldn't have any problem getting into this. DISCLAIMER: I liked Crystal Skull. So there. This one is not directed by Steven Spielberg. We begin with a long prologue scene. Set back in World War two, Indy and a colleague [Toby Jones] are on a daring mission behind enemy lines. Action takes place. This is setting up things that become important later. The villains are Nazis. Which is always going to work. The action isn't bad at all. Although the whole section takes place at night, so it is a bit tricky to see what's going on at some moments. Indy in this scene is Harrison Ford still. His face de-aged by computer trickery. You have to just go with it. If you stop to think about how it works or not, then it will spoil the illusion. How successful this ultimately is will be a matter of opinion. Then to the main body of the film: late 60's Indy is down on his luck and at a dead end. When Helena [Phoebe Waller-Bridge] daughter of the colleague from the earlier scene, comes looking for him. Which leads to both of them getting caught up in a quest for an artefact and having to deal with a villain with evil henchmen and a specific plan. Is Indy too old for one last adventure? It's great to hear the music again. There's something gloriously nostalgic about that. Which is what I liked about the film. It was nice to have one more go at this franchise. While it's not Spielberg, the directing is capable. Harrison Ford does his best and since the writing does remember how old the character is, it works. Mads Mikkelsen is a decent enough villain. There's a globe trotting narrative which does progress in a decent manner. One supporting character is reasonably well used. But: The big problem with this is Helena. Audience for Crystal Skull: 'Boo! We hate Shia Labeouf as this character who is clearly meant to take over the franchise!.' Disney: 'Alright then, let's try that again but with a female character.' Internet: 'Boo! We hate said character even though we've not seen the film yet!"'. Helena is a three dimensional creation. The acting is capable. But she is rude and arrogant throughout and becomes a thoroughly unsympathetic character as a result. That's not to do with her gender, it's just her personality. Her backstory gives reason for this and it works, but it doesn't make her someone you want to spend time with or see more of. She does develop a bit over the course of this. But frankly not quite enough by the end to have gotten me past those issues. The final quarter of the film is quite clever. I liked what it did plot wise because it was very logical and had some good surprises. But it does make one very big error in the writing. Let's just say I now understand what people mean about someone having agency. Spoilers. But it is a flaw. The ending is not bad. Although it doesn't quite close the door as it could have. Even though this really is by all accounts it. This is not a bad watch if you want a good nostalgia fix. I am glad I gave it a go. But more Helena? No thanks. The fate of one character is perhaps a bit too graphic for the very young. And there is a moment with flashing lights, thus not good for epileptics and those who can't handle strobe lighting. The dvd has the following language and subtitle options: Languages: English, Castilian Spanish, Catalan Spanish. English audio described. Subtitles: English, Castilian Spanish, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish. There's nothing extra during or after the end credits. And there are no extras on the dvd at all.

good movie

It is a great movie to watch.

All good thanks

Very good movie but the first and third Indiana Jones are still the best

The Video quality on this Blu-Ray was excellent. Unfortunately, the audio came out as if heavily muffled. We had to turn up the TV audio output to 75% in order to be able to hear the dialogue properly and even then it was garbled occasionally. We have a quality UHD/HDTV and ditto for the disc player, so this is not an equipment issue. None of our other blu-rays have had this problem. Would have liked to keep this one, but the quality just wasn't there.