I describe it as
Tintin, before Spielberg had secured the brand. If you watch a proper Indiana Jones film, then Crystal Skull, then Tintin, you'll see what I mean.
And the Tintin film was boss, and silly action sequences worked, because it's based on a cartoon.
(, Wed 6 Feb 2013, 14:48, Share, Reply)
That's the difference I think. If it was animated like Tintin it would have been a lot more warmly received.
It helps that I don't hold the original films to my heart quite like many other people, so I viewed Crystal Skull fairly objectively and enjoyed it for what it was.
Tonally I don't think it was any less daft that the other films. And the aliens plot didn't bother me at all. No more outlandish than anything in the previous films.
(, Wed 6 Feb 2013, 14:53, Share, Reply)