5 Reasons Indiana Jones 5 Should NOT Be Made (And 5 Reasons It Should)

10. Indiana Jones And The Failure Of The Crystal Skull (Should NOT)

In 2007, during pre-production on Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull, Spielberg was making promises on the long awaited return of the retired adventurer:

"I like the old fashioned way of making films and I hope that when I make a fourth Indiana Jones, we can do most of it in the camera. Some stuff will have to be done in the computer. But I will build real sets on real sound-stages."

So why in the name of all things holy was the very first shot in the movie a CGI gopher? Cue CGI monkeys, CGI ants, CGI jungles, and so on. The crimes were not just related to the FX, the aliens McGuffin, while in tone with the Saturday matinee serial vibe, made a mockery of the grimy, real world historic shenanigans audiences had come to expect, despite the fact that Indy had proven the existence of god, twice.

The horror didn't end there either; Marion turned up as a moaning mother for the purposes of slapping the boys on the wrist every now and then - what happened to the Marion who won drinking competitions and ploughed bullets through Nazis in a grounded flying wing?

As fun as it must have been for Lucas and Spielberg to shoot water pistols on set at each other, skipping down Memory Lane, audiences went on a trip down Senility Boulevard - if that's all Indy is worth, quit while he's barely, just ever so slightly ahead.