Posts

Showing posts with the label "Harrison Ford"

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull – A Movie Review

Image
Rated: PG-13 for adventure, violence, and scary images This is the fun film of the summer – one that you won’t want to miss. It has been nineteen years since we last saw him, but Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) hasn’t lost his touch – a bit grayer – he is as handsome, daring, and as adventurous as he ever was. When we last saw Indiana Jones on screen, it was 1938, and the world stood on the brink of war as Dr. Jones chased down evildoers to find the Holy Grail. Nineteen years have passed -- Indy's enemies are now the Communists and his struggle is once again to ensure that a precious, mysterious object remains safe from those bent on destroying humanity. Set in 1957, during the peak of the Cold War, this fourth film in the Indiana Jones film series pits an older and wiser Indiana Jones against Soviet agents in the search for a crystal skull. Indiana and his sidekick Mac McHale (Ray Winstone) are taken to a huge warehouse by the Soviet villainess Irina Spalko (Cate Blanchett) to find ...

Indiana Jones to do his own stunts in new film

Image
I reported Harrison Ford's birthday here the other day. He just turned 65 - but he is still in really good shape. It's true. Harrison Ford is doing his own stunts in the latest Indiana Jones movie . The action star, who first introduced the fedora-wearing, bullwhip-cracking Indiana Jones in the 1981 classic "Raiders of the Lost Ark," is actually doing many of his own stunts in the latest film. "He's doing them, he just has a few more ice packs and a few more massages," Kennedy said. "And a lot of Celebrex," producer Frank Marshall added. Stunts Ford will be doing in this movie: Shouting at the kids to "get off his lawn" Standing in the 5:20 rush hour line at Luby's Playing a heart-stopping round of Duplicate Bridge Sleeping through Larry King (will actually repeat this stunt on the Larry King show) Voting Complaining about it being too hot and too cold, all at the same time. And the biggest stunt he's doing on the set? Pretend...

Blog Archive

Show more