Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

I loved it.  Maybe I’m a little biased, of course, but yeah, I loved it.

This movie hit all the right notes that Crystal Skull didn’t, IMHO.

From the opening scene which did something I’ve ALWAYS wanted to see in an Indiana Jones film, to the final scene which left me a little teary eyed, there wasn’t anything I disliked about the film.

Seriously.  This is an Indiana Jones film, and I actually have the same feelings that I had when I first saw Last Crusade, a sequel worthy of the original.

And most definitely a fitting finale for the whole franchise.

I rank it 3rd, after Last Crusade and over Temple of Doom.

This was also the best film I’ve seen this year.  Or at least the most entertaining.

4 Chachapoyan Idols out of 5.

Highly recommended.  Go see it!

Music and Memory

I was watching the opening of Raiders of the Lost Ark during lunch,

I still remember when I first heard the Raiders March during this scene.

The horn section hit me harder than the opening note of Star Wars.

It was at that moment that I knew, this character would have a bigger impact on me than Han Solo or Mr. Spock or Steve Austin or Underdog ever would.

Those were my other childhood heroes, of course.

It cemented John Williams as the one true composer of the background music in my life, between this, Star Wars and Superman: The Movie.

Years later, hearing it performed live at the SF Symphony, conducted by John freaking Williams himself, was no doubt the greatest live musical piece I had ever heard.

I look forward to hearing this theme next June.