What it did lack though, was a sense of 'lesson learned'. I mean this was made how many years after the orignials, you'd think it will bring the plot a tad up to speed with time.
Sure, indy has never been about Underlying meaning, but it seemed more for fans of Indiana Jones than as a means of letting anyone appreciate the sheer adventure of it all
Aliens actually made sense considering the 50s and the Reds were most probable 'bad-guys', but they lacked character. You tend to get a sense of the Nazis in the Last Crusade as well as the Raiders of the Lost Ark, but besides their accent, This one didn't build on them at all, no archetypes, nothing... The one character that was well developed was the kid, and that's as much because the actor is charismatic in his performance
The natives didn't play as big a role as they should have and the aliens could have been brought in with more suspense than the 5 minutes they lasted in it. And certainly some of the scenes, epsecially the Tarzan were a bit too far-fetched... But otherwise, it at least kicks Temple of Doom's ass, unless they release a version without that obnoxious Chinese kid!
For me, 6/10.. Nothing new to report, Not even a theme for the Reds to match that of the Nazis in the previous ones.
I think they should have done one with him in WW2 first, rather than battle over egos... this is a sad conclusion to such an iconic character - At least it beats the Terminator franchise, which is still killing itself as we speak