I am so excited for the new Indiana Jones Movie! It comes out in theaters on May 22 and I am plotting and planning on how to get to the theater. Wondering if I can get my son to go to sleep at a friend’s house so his dad and I can get out of the house and see a movie in an actual theater!
I was blown away when I realized that Indiana Jones and The Raiders of The Lost Ark came out in 1981 and Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom came out in 1984. I was in high school. Crazy to think that it was over 25 years ago. I think Indiana Jones and The Raiders of the Lost Ark started my love of action adventure films. Although I have a pretty crummy memory I can still vividly see in my mine the first time in when the giant rolling rock came down towards Indiana Jones and he had to start running. My heart was in my throat even though I knew he had to survive, it was only the beginning of the movie!
The we got the prequel of Indiana Jones and The Temple Of Doom. Although not as good as the first as I really enjoyed the female lead in that movie, Karen Allen. Something I found interesting was that Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom was one of the catalyst movies that led to the creation of the PG-13 rating system. I can definitely agree that they were probably too intense for the general PG rating but certainly not an R rated movie. As a parent I can appreciate having this additional rating available when making choices about movies for my children.
The great news is the Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull opens in just 10 more days. I want to see it as soon as possible but I have this thing about sequels, if it has been more than a year since the previous movie I like to go back and watch them all in order again. I need to get my Netflix list going and add the following:
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade.
How hard can that be to watch 6 hours of Harrison Ford in his prime? I wish my son was a little older because I know he will love the Indiana Jones Movies but I think they would be a little too intense for him right now. Oh well, some day he’ll be able to share my love of movies. Until then, I’ll enjoy the Indiana Jones movies and won’t mind seeing them again when he is old enough.
