Nearly two decades after his Last Crusade, Harrison Ford slipped back into his iconic leather jacket for the highly-anticipated reunion with Steven Spielberg and George Lucas in 2008's Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. But, after the movie was released, not everyone was feeling the Indiana Jones love.
Critics and audiences alike were a little less than thrilled with the film. But Ford isn’t really fazed by it. When asked about the harsh reactions during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, he quipped, "Where are they now?" and said:
"No. I mean, [the critics] were harsh on it, but what are they doing now? I understand. But those were their rules -- not [director Steven Spielberg's and co-writer George Lucas'] rules. They were imposing their rules on what the movie should be. I don't feel it's necessary to address those issues. I think that everyone has a right to their opinion. The film was not as successful as we wanted it to be, perhaps. But it didn't create an attitude or a behavior that carried over into this film."
Even though it's widely considered the weakest of the four films, 78% of reviews are still positive according to Rotten Tomatoes. And let's be real, a box office take of $790.7 million worldwide is still a lot of money!
At the time, the casting of Shia LaBeouf led many to think he'd be taking the reins from Ford, but thankfully that didn’t happen. Ford wasn't ready to hang up his whip just yet, and he’s going to play Indiana Jones for one final adventure in director James Mangold’s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.
I watched Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull again last year and while it does have a lot of fun moments, it still could and should have been so much better. There were just some silly decisions made.
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