So, like many eager fans, I was lucky enough to get to watch the trailer to Indiana Jones 4 this morning, it was half teaser, half trailer….. but with enough little Easter eggs to give us a glimpse of what the movie has in store for us this May, and it seems pretty interesting.

Indiana Jones and The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull is not the latest in old men trying to re-energize their old franchises (i.e. Terminator 3, Rocky Balboa, Live Free Or Die Hard, and Rambo), it may actually be the first, as it has been in pre-production since the mid-90’s and it seems every year since 1995 they’ve been promising us it’s only 2 years away, it’s only now that it’s actually happening. Seems it’s a lot harder to find a script that Spielberg, Lucas and Ford ALL agree on than we thought.

Anyway, like most film geeks who grew up in the eighties I was tinkling my pants as the trailer buffered on IndianaJones.com. And I was pleasantly surprised with the trailer. I don’t know what I was expecting, I guess I was assuming it would find a way to disappoint me, but to my relief, it looks really fun.

First thing it shows from the new movie is a character telling Indy, “This ain’t gonna be easy” to which Indy replies “Not as easy as it used to be.” I liked this, this says to me, Indy has aged, making him more vulnerable, now lets see how he gets himself out of these predicaments. To my surprise, the next shots are of him swinging around with his whip like Tarzan, smashing through windshields and tossing guys out of trucks with only the tap of his elbows. He’s Superman! Drinking from the Holy Grail really worked! He’s invincible and has super powers, This surely is a new Indy. Why not?



It’s also interesting to note that all this takes place in a warehouse full of large boxes, suspiciously similar to the warehouse seen at the end of Raiders Of The Lost Ark.



We also catch a glimpse of Cate Blanchett, whose hair looks very much like a wig, looking at a Box that says Roswell, New Mexico.



Hmmmmmm……. Is Indy moving into alien territory now? That would explain why the crystal skull looks like an alien skull. We’ve all suspended our disbelief during the Indian Jones movies for all the mystical stuff, it will be interesting to see if the audiences will accept aliens. With Spielberg at the helm, you gotta give it the benefit of the doubt, he has a good track record with aliens (E.T., Close Encounters).



Lastly, we learn that Shia Labeouf is indeed Indy’s bastard child, most likely conceived with Karen Allen on a large boat during Raiders, asking his father, “You’re a teacher?” to which Jones replies “Part-time.” Very bad-ass.



So, with glimpses of tribesmen, booby traps, people dressed like it’s the 40’s even though it’s the 60’s, and Nazi-like villains, this may be the Indiana Jones sequel we’ve been waiting for. Here’s hoping.