153: The Totem Pole of Intelligence

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. There's been a wave of nostalgia that has hit hard in the early 21st century, which has seen the revival of so many television and movie franchise come roaring back with varied levels of success. At the forefront of that wave were George Lucas, Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford. In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is joined by John Mills to talk about Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. We discuss our first impressions, the setting, monkey armies, things coming back, self indulgence, Marion, Shia, the movie, things you shouldn't know, other characters and things, plus our ratings. Chapters A Much Maligned Film (00:06:24) First Impressions (00:07:31) Coming Back to Indy (00:12:01) The Setting (00:16:00) The Monkey Army (00:23:07) Things Coming Back (00:25:25) Self Indulgence (00:28:16) Serious Humor (00:31:44) Bringing Marion Back (00:33:59) Shia (00:36:07) It's A Good Movie (00:39:06) Things You Shouldn't Know (00:48:31) Spalko (00:56:12) Mac (01:00:23) John Hurt (01:02:47) Ants (01:04:46) Other Things (01:06:15) Ratings (01:09:01) Host Matthew Rushing Guest John Mills Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Davis Grayson (Associate Producer)