Indiana Jones Spoilers Ahead

Before I revel in my thoughts on the newest installment of Indiana Jones, let me just announce to everyone that I am finally getting a niece. That's right, my sister is having a baby girl. It took us four tries to get one, but I love all of my nephews and can only hope that my niece is just as cute.

Indiana Jones IV:
First off, I would like to say that I had pretty low expectations for this movie. I've been waiting a long time for a new Indy, and nothing could be as good as what I feel the series deserved. On that note, let me say that I enjoyed the movie. It wasn't perfect. There were a few moments when I thought, "Really, he's swinging thru the jungle like Tarzan?" But did I expect any less from a sequel that really didn't need to be made.
In all honesty, I firmly believe that Steven Spielberg and George Lucas just want to take us back to the things that we loved so dearly growing up. They did it with Star Wars and now with Indiana Jones. I'm sure that they love the idea of all of the money they will be earning, but if you had such a popular franchise, wouldn't you?
I love the Indiana Jones because Harrison Ford is a charming hero who beats all of the odds. And he had weaknesses. He's not some unstoppable force. Harrison had the same charisma in this film as he did in any of the others. The new film was funny and adventurous. It had all of the cheesy moments that I love (complete with a wedding finale that made me very happy).
So here are some of the things I don't think people will like:
1. They went with the alien aspect, which is interested, and I can see why they did it. People will not like it because it's too supernatural for Indiana Jones. But when you think of all of the previous films, they all involved some culture and their religious ideals, the god that they worshipped. This film was no different. Remember Temple of Doom and the blood drinking Satan worshippers? Sure we like it now, but I bet people didn't like it when it came out.
2. Some of the escapes were pretty unbelievable. I already mentioned the Tarzan rope swinging. But when you think about it, was it any less believable that they could survive all of those waterfalls than Indy survive a fall from an airplane in an inflatable raft?
It's pretty late, I'm pretty sure I could think of other things, but I'm too tired to think about it now.

Things I have done so far in Idaho.

1. Watched the new episode of Battlestar tonight. It was amazing, but don't worry, you won't get any spoilers from me.
2. Convinced my mom to buy me Battlestar season two and the new Percy Jackson book. I am going to spend the majority of this evening reading the latter.
3. Spent time with one of the cutest kids alive, i.e. my nephew Hunter. Don't worry, after a haircut gone bad, he now has a completely shaved head. But he is still adorable. Plus, he really likes riding in my car.
4. I haven't visited the grandparents yet. It's a visit that I always dread because it makes me nervous and really depressed. Did I mention that my grandparents make me really sad and hope that I never get old? Does anybody else feel this way?
5. Last night my dad and I watched this totally amazing version of Camelot on PBS. Gabriel Byrne was King Arthur and a bunch of other wonderful people were the rest of the cast. I will own this. It was so good.

That's about it for now. I hope that everything is going well in your respective areas.