Oh thank goodness
May 20, 2008
From Roger Ebert’s blog:
At noon Sunday, I attended a press screening of "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull." I returned to my laptop, wrote my review and sent it off, convinced I would be in a minority. I loved it, but then I’m also the guy who loved "Beowulf," and look at the grief that got me. Now Indy’s early reviews are in, and I’m amazed to find myself in an enthusiastic majority. The Tomatometer stands at 78, and the more populist IMDb user rating is 9.2 out of 10. All this before the movie’s official opening on Thursday.
I don’t think that kind of early reaction guarantees a good movie, but I think it substantially raises the odds of an enjoyable movie.