After seeing this movie twice and trying to convince myself it was better than it was, I've reached the point where I can appreciate the good and despise the bad. There are some things to like. The opening scenes with the reintroduction of Indiana Jones at the warehouse and it's subsequent chase, harkens back to the first three movies. We even get a glimpse of the Arc.

The incredible sequence with the testing of the atomic bomb and Indy's encounter with the "nuclear family" though outrageous is impressive, especially the view of the mushroom cloud. Indy and Mutt's escape on motorcycle from some Russian baddies through the halls of a university is another exciting chase sequence. The problem is that all of this occurs in the first quarter or so of the movie. The last 3/4 are practically putrid, most of the groans being generated by Shia LaBeouf. It's not that he's bad as Mutt, he's just put in such unbelievable situations that it's hard not to laugh for the wrong reasons. The sword fight while straddling two fast-moving vehicles, the way he catches up to the rest of the Indy gang by swinging Tarzan-style assisted by monkeys to thwart the bad guys. Ouch, its really bad. Oh yes, and there's also plunging down three waterfalls in a jeep, escaping man-eating giant red ants and so on.

I love action flicks, but it was beyond too much to take. I didn't have much of a problem with the discovery of ancient alien visitors. Sure it's over-the-top, but after everything else I'd just seen, at least the scale of it was awe-inspiring instead of totally ridiculous. I'm going to say this movie was average, benefiting only from the presence of Harrison Ford and the strength of the first quarter of the movie.