Hunt's Film Reviews, Should You Choose to Accept Them

  In a time when media companies struggle with how to best use their intellectual properties, it's nice to revisit a movie that learned from previous entries. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is the third entry in the franchise. It's like George Lucas and Steven Spielberg pulled from the great aspects of the all-time classic Raiders of the Lost Ark while ignoring what was done with Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (a movie Spielberg admits is too dark among other things). Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade has spiritual aspects similar to Raiders of the Lost Ark , brings back fan-favorite characters Marcus Brody (Denholm Elliott) and Sallah (John Rhys-Davies), has great action, and is a globe-trotting adventure. The father/son dynamic is what separates Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade from Raiders of the Lost Ark . We learn a lot about Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) in this film. River Phoenix portrays Young Indy quite brilliantly in a flashback at the beginning of the m...

  It's not a surprise that my review of Furiosa  led to a rewatch of Mad Max: Fury Road ( here's the link to my full review ). A lot of the elements I appreciated in Furiosa also apply to Mad Max: Fury Road which isn't a surprise. The actors are engaging in their roles, the set pieces and action are fantastic, the universe is engaging to watch, etc. I believe Furiosa has better world-building, the most stunning vehicle in the franchise (looking at you war rig), and character development. At the same time, Furiosa and Mad Max: Fury Road are different films within their respective universe. Per the title of this review, Mad Max: Fury Road might be the best action film ever made. The pacing of Mad Max: Fury Road is quite astonishing. The audience is thrown right into the action and it really never lets up. To put it simply, the film is a two-hour car chase. This simplification sells the movie short though. How scale is conveyed and the sheer number of vehicles and action...