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Bodhi's avatar

Thanks for writing and sharing this. I recall being disappointed in the film when it arrived in theaters, almost from the opening scenes. The reason was the opening atomic test sequence was almost identical to a season finale of the 1980's TV series called Crime Story, where characters inadvertently find themselves in a dummy town moments away from nuclear extinction. While I'm sure the "lift" was unintentional on the part of the Crystal Skull filmmakers, it seemed like a pretty big error for someone of Lucas's caliber. I also recall not being crazy about the way the film ended. HOWEVER, upon reading your take I'm curious enough to invest the time to watch it again to see if fifteen years later there might be some magic I missed the first time.

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Eric Pierce's avatar

Though it has its moments (most notably, that extended opening scene) Crystal Skull is my least fav of the films. That said, I really enjoyed seeing it through your eyes. The ending bit about our shifting perspective of time is especially poignant, and true. Beautiful work.

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