13 Movie Sequels That Shouldn't Have Been Made

A sequel no one asked for, The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is everyone's favourite archaeologist's fourth and weakest outing.

There's a lot to love in this film before it descends into madness, most notably Harrison Ford's welcome return to the role (the strongest part of the film) and some pretty fun action sequences. But there's also a lot wrong with it, from a rare poor performance from Cate Blanchett's villain, Ray Winstone's mostly infuriating bad-guy-good-guy routine, and a weak attempt to make Shia LaBeouf the future of the franchise.

The effects are hit and miss, the villains cliched caricatures of the previous films, and the final reveal of the space ship is an ill advised addition to the Indy canon.

And, of course, there's Indy's sudden ability to survive a nuke by hiding in a fridge. Sure, it was lined with lead and would have protected him from the radiation, but the explosion expels the fridge from the area, flying through the air at impossible speed, and Indy just climbs on out. It was a bad move, and pushes the boundary between fun and leave-your-brain-at-the-door action to an overwhelming feeling of "Oh, come on!"

Here's to hoping the upcoming fifth installment pulls this iconic series back to where it's meant to be.