Rate-a-Trailer: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

By Caroline Kepnes Feb 14, 2008 6:42 PMTags

Forget Valentine's Day. Today is International Harrison Ford Appreciation Day, as Indiana Jones is back in a big way. I've watched the trailer, just out today, three times. It's just sooo thrilling to wait for that rousing score to kick in, and I even like that tribute paid to all of Indy's previous journeys. Bye-bye, Nazis. Hello, dusty fedora. (Get more details in our news story.)

And what about the jokes, people? His vision is going. He deadpans, which isn't as easy as it used to be. For a minute there, I thought this was Grumpiest Old Men: The New Class. Alas, no—stuff is blowing up, cars are driving into jungle traps, etc. The good news is that Indy seems to be dealing with aliens—you catch that Roswell crate? (Or maybe not.) The better news is that Shia LeBeouf is so not the star...at least in the trailer.

After all, this is Harrison Ford Appreciation Day. And every guy over the age of 50 should dig up some khakis and walk into the world with a new swagger.

What do you think? Does this hero still have it? Vote below and sound off in Comments!

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Indy 4 Trailer Poll

After watching the new trailer, I am...
all whipped up for Indy!
94%
wondering if this is some kind of joke
6%