Synopsis:

A faster paced version of Crystal Skull. Removed a lot of filler and bad dialogue and weird action sequences, but it still remains essentially the same story as the original.

Intentions:

I absolutely adore the series overall, but cannot ever bring myself to watch Kingdom of the Crystal skull. But when I forced myself to rewatch it I realised.. the movie has great qualities, but it's bogged down by some.. questionable decisions in the creative process. So I decided to see if I could simply bring it on par with the older movies, and.. I think I mostly succeeded. In my opinion the movie is now about (almost) on par with Temple of Doom, quality wise. Not a masterpiece by any means, but much more entertaining. TLDR: I made this so people can watch these movies in succession without the fourth installment feeling like a huge deviation from the series' formula.

Change List:

What I did was look at each scene as critical as possible. I notice some people tend to remove almost all humor, but I don't think comedy is a bad thing. I also didn't try to mess with the story line itself too much, just bring it in line with the rest of the series. A lot of people contribute Indiana Jones 4 being bad to for example over the top ants saying: "Ants don't work that way!". That's just being unfair to the franchise. Christianity doesn't work the way it's depected in part one and three either lol and I'm pretty sure the whole 'ripping out living hearts' isnt scientifically accurate either. Cuts and Additions: No yellow tint! Perfect HDR! Every cut is seamless. Completely new opening track which matches the sequence almost too perfectly! Nuke scene re-edited to be more believeable. Indiana Jones starts with less comedy. No Wubbayoos and no mind reading. Also no I like Ike. Made Mac a more serious villain. 90% less JONESEY! Removed the aliens untill the very end. There are no CGI Aliens anymore at all. Only skeletons. Still has the UFO, but it turns out the aliens were never the problem with the movie at all. Having only creepy skeletons helps the Indiana Jones vibe though! Completely re-structured the ending at the temple with the skeletons. Re-edited the waterfall to be actually visually appealing. Still three waterfalls, but let's be honest this is Indiana Jones. If you like Raiders and Temple of Doom then you should like this. Re-edited the tree jump with the carboat to be more visually appealing. No monkeys, completely re-structured the jungle chase. Ok I lied. It has one little background cameo Monkey. NO vine-swinging, though! Mutt isn't Indiana Jones's son, so the driftsand is removed completely. Because it's a terrible scene in every way. They are trying to escape. why are they constantly shouting? This scene could have been awesome with some better acting can you imagine them going 'omg be quiet indy now grab this snake BY THE HEAD pls'. Removing this also helps the relationship between the Mutt and Indy feel genuine throughout the movie, because it's not muddied by Indy's parenthood. Removed 50% of the banter between Marion and Indy, completely restructured the banter in the back of the truck. Also changed the dialogue with Marion's introduction to actually have a funny line. I made John Hurt's character less clowning and an actual sad character. Removed the blowdart scene in the cemetary, as fun as it was I found it didn't make sense and diminished the scene at the temple with the natives. The movie is now a healthy one and a half hour! It breezes past! All of the comedy is re-edited to make you smile. It's not trying to make you laugh. Just smile, that's enough. I cannot stress this enough but I really enjoy Mutt/Indy's relationship now that the whole 'family' element has been removed.

Additional Notes:

UPDATE: As of 12 december there is a new version available. Pm me me for the new link. It has a better transition with the jungle chase sequence and a better ending with no continuity errors! The old link will not work anymore. There are two alternate opening tracks with the song 'I fought the law' and the original 'Hound Dog' track for purists. Just to spice things up.

Other Sources:

Used the song 'Race with the Devil' for the opening sequence.

Special Thanks:

Special thanks to ArtisDead and Lantern51 for helping me bring the best out of this edit! Also thanks to my lovely fiance for supporting this newfound hobby.