No time for love, Dr. Jones!

If you're a 20-something like me, let's all take a trip back to our childhood and reminisce on our first experiences with MOVIES. There was that period in American film, the late 70s through early 80s, that completely grabbed our attention as kids. The Star Wars trilogy and the Indiana Jones trilogy gave us no choice but to view movies as endless sources of adventure.

I didn't actually see these movies in the theaters of yesteryear (too young), but we all had VHS copies of Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark, ET. It was only a decade ago that we revisited new Star Wars trilogy in the theaters, and we went crazy for the good old days. And it was only in 2004 that the original Star Wars trilogy came out on DVD as a bonafide set.

What's going to make this summer the best summer ever is the FOURTH installment of the Indiana Jones series! Check it:



Steven Speilberg (director) and George Lucas (producer) will reportedly gross $10.4 trillion from this, so you know it's going to be really great! What's interesting is how this blockbuster franchise will look (for the first time) through the lens of cinematographer Janusz Kaminski. He first collaborated with Speilberg in 1994 with Schindler's List, and has shot every one of his films since. Kaminski loves to shimmer up and soften up warm light. He also likes to use blue gels (think Minority Report). And he's addicted to handheld, jittery shots (think Saving Private Ryan).

And I'm sure Speilberg will manage to slip in his usual trademarks: the slow zoom-in of someone gazing soulfully off-camera, the yearning-for-the-father-figure-I-never-had theme, the scenes were at least two conversations are going on at once. Oh yeah, and the mindblowing action sequences that can't be stopped.

So I'm sure this will be the ultimate summer movie. Old meets new. Action, adventure. Fortune and glory. What's next for Speilberg? He's shooting Lincoln, the first biopic about Abraham Lincoln to come out in a long time. So excited.