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Advantages: Action, Adventure, Humour,
Disadvantages: Violent at times,

I love all of the Indiana Jones movies, so I had to get the box set when it came out and I am now waiting patiently for Indiana Jones last movie (Kingdom of the Crystal Skull) to come out on DVD! ***THE BOX-SET*** This box set is the complete DVD movie collection of all the adventures of Indiana Jones. You get 4 discs in total which includes Indiana Jones and the Temple Of Doom, Indiana Jones and the Raiders Of The Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the ...
...Harrison Ford. This film pits Indiana against the Nazis, who are searching for the Arc Of The Covenant, to make their army invincible. Indiana and the army search for a medallion, owned by Indy's former girlfriend Marion Ravenwood (Karen Allen), which will pinpoint the Well Of Souls in Egypt, which is the Arks resting place. The film also co-stars Paul Freeman as Indiana's nemesis, French archaeologist Rene Belloq, John Rhys Davies as Indian's sidekick, ... Read review

Advantages: Entertaining and lots of action
Disadvantages: Some may prefer the other Indiana films

...been to see the latest Indiana Jones film this morning and thought I would share my opinion on it. I have always been a fan of the Indiana Jones films and wondered whether this could live up to my expectations as after all it has been quite some time since the last instalment we had! It's no hidden fact that a lot of people wondered if Harrison Ford could pull it off and so with this in mind I wasn't sure if I was going to be disappointed or not! ...
...to go on! Later on Indiana is asked to leave his position at the University due to the FBI not being pleased with him handing over information to the Russians and on his way out of town he is stopped by a young lad named Mutt, who tell hims his mother has been kidnapped but has managed to get a letter to him that she has told him to give to Indy has he will know what to do. The film follows Indiana as he unravels the meaning of the letter and helps ... Read review

Advantages: great cgi and great follow up to previous films.
Disadvantages: -

...off in the desert. Dr. Indiana Jones has a close scrape with the soviets and barely escapes the clutches of Dr. Irina Spalko (Cate Blachett) without a scratch with the usual stunts and escapes. He returns to his university to be fired and then he meets up with young Mutt (Shia LaBeouf).He agrees to help him with a personal mission to find the legendary Crystal Skull of Akator- an object of of fascination, superstition and fear. As they travel to ...
...their search and find Cate Blanchett looking to find the skull for world dominance. Can Indy save the day again. This a truly special movie becuase of the great story and amazing special effects. Some of the best parts of the movie are when Indy escapes just about escapes a nuclear bomb, falls down a waterfall and the finds out the truth about the Skull in a shocking end. All in all the crystal skull is a great family movie and doesn't dissapoint, ... Read review

Advantages: Funny, Hugely entertaining, great cast, reasonable plot,
Disadvantages: Truly unbelievable in parts, bad timing, some naff effects, silly at times

I have always loved the Indiana Jones films, as they are each a little different but yet follow their own tried and tested formula. There is fast paced action, a quest, nasty villains, eye candy for the males with the heroine, a few scares and chills, plenty of funny moments and overall just great entertainment. The first three films were released fairly close together and I never really thought that we would see another Indian Jones film. Especially ...
...to see the latest offering, Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull, which I finally saw at the cinema yesterday, on Bank Holiday Monday. Did it disappoint or was it a raging success? Well a bit of both I guess but overall it was still fun and I did enjoy it. The film opens in 1957 in middle America at a time when Elvis was King in the USA and the country was in the grip of anti communist feelings. The plot, though simple in many ways, as usual went ... Read review

Advantages: Brilliant film, Decent Extras
Disadvantages: Can be brought as part of the trilogy

Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost ark is the first of the Indiana Jones trilogy, which combines the legendary directing power of Steven Spielberg and the supreme acting ability of Harrison Ford to produce some of the best and well remembered films of our times. The quest for the fabled Ark of the Covenant takes our intrepid hero around the world, often followed closely by a squad of Nazi soldiers intent on claiming the Ark for themselves. ...
...for a little more you can get the special edition trilogy boxed set. I can't help thinking that if you want to buy into Indiana Jones, or even just to upgrade your existing collection to the digitally remastered editions, the best value for money comes from buying the boxed sets. ... Read review