the adventure continues

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - AKA the one in which Cate Blachett plays a badass Russian psychic whose weapon of choice is a rapier.  I mean, what else do you really need to know?  So the story is pretty silly and some of the trademark one-liners fall a little flat and dude the crystal skull is so just stuffed with wadded-up cellophane.  But the energy is great from the entire cast, and there are plenty of nods to hardcore Indy fans.  Harrison Ford in no way embarrasses himself, and if Shia LeBeouf is meant to be the heir apparent then I can learn to accept that.  Though I don't see myself watching this one over and over again like I do The Last Crusade.  I felt like they could have done a little more with the legend of El Dorado, and I kept thinking of the awesome animated series Mysterious Cities of Gold that my brother and I watched when we were kids.  Which, I might add, is finally coming to US DVD later this year.  Excuse me as I sing: Children of the Sun...