{"id":3853,"date":"2024-05-21T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/?p=3853"},"modified":"2024-05-01T21:33:25","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T03:33:25","slug":"movie-indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/21\/movie-indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"MOVIE: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"IndianaIndiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
\n<\/u><\/strong>Year: 2023
\nRating: PG-13
\nLength: 154 minutes \/ 2.57 hours<\/p>\n

If you want proof that Hollywood won\u2019t let a good franchise die, look no further than Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny<\/em> (2023). The original 1980s trilogy stands pretty well by itself, but the first reboot, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull<\/em> (2008) was so odd that it took almost another 20 years for the franchise to try anything else. Dial of Destiny<\/em> merely exacerbates the problem of trying to resurrect this franchise by not transitioning off Harrison Ford (like it tried to do in Crystal Skull<\/em>) but instead doubling down on de-aging technology and nostalgia.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a huge section in the first part of this movie that was so CGI heavy, I could have sworn I was watching a video game cut scene for 30 minutes. De-aging Harrison Ford still has the same issues that all other de-aging techniques seem to have (mainly, a kind of \u201cuncanny valley\u201d). None of the other characters were interesting or engaging, and that includes the ones brought on for short cameos to move the plot forward. I was falling asleep by the dramatic climax, and I don\u2019t think it was entirely because I was sleep deprived.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s perhaps most frustrating with Dial of Destiny<\/em> is that they could have actually made a decent film. Even within the first three films, the two where the artifact being sought after was a religious relic were the better ones. That they could have had a Lance of Longinus movie instead of the unbelievable Dial of Destiny further reinforces that nobody who made this film knows what makes a good Indiana Jones<\/em> film. I sincerely hope this is the last we\u2019ll see of this franchise, because this movie was an insult to everything that came before it.<\/p>\n

The worst Indiana Jones<\/em> movie ever made, I give Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny<\/em> 1.5 stars out of 5.<\/p>\n

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