I can see how it was probably seen as very fitting that the storyline is based around aliens. The characters have aged into the 1950s, when aliens were all the rage and science fiction came into its own. I can understand how Spielberg and company wanted to pay homage to that culture and time. But I still kept expecting it to be something more. I mean, really? Aliens? Who knew that I, an atheist, so enjoyed the religious tones of the previous movies? Harrison Ford is obviously too old, almost embarrassingly so, and no amount of action from Shia LeBouef can make up for that. I respect them for bringing Karen Allen back, but where did the hellcat go – I guess being a mom took most of it out of her? Mostly you finish the film (or give up halfway through if you’re my boyfriend) and come away with the enforced opinion that the original trilogy was special and still stands the test of time. It might also make you extremely nostalgic for the days before every shot in an action movie revolved around CGI – remember when stunts looked dangerous (if not real), and sets could take your breath away? Not so much a rebirth of a past icon, but an undeserved nail in his coffin.

this is so campy. i knew i fell in love when they get stuck in the mud-quicksand and they use a giant rat snake as rope. plus killer ants! it reminded me of the ‘80’s. like two decades didn’t pass between the making of this flick and the first.