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George and Steven, at least you're in good company.

Ach So!  I meant to say "Big Mistake, Indy".  The Frau and I watch the second installment of the Indiana Jones series in German; we prefer the voice of the child in the Temple of Doom over the English version.  Let's face it, even if you don't speak German, you'll still want to watch it in German anyway.  Which brings me to my point: I fear Indiana Jones films may be like like Beethoven symphonies. The odd numbers are good, the evens are not.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull will be the fourth (and yes, an even numbered) film.  Beethoven came out strong with his First Symphony, faltered on number two, but after some confusion as to who he wished to honor with his Third Symphony, he got on a roll with the odd numbers.  The Fifth, Seventh, and Ninth rock!  The rest, well, let's keep in mind that the odd ones are solid and not disparage our pal Ludwig (we Germans must shtick togezer, you know?).  I'm sure he tried his best on the evens, but he wasn't the maestro we know and love.  George Lucas and Steven Spielberg no doubt tried hard with Temple of Doom, but let's hope that that with almost twenty years of rest, they'll break the even symphony curse.

Since our trailer looks like Indy will be getting his hands back on the ark, we're giving him the keys to the kingdom: an anticipated four stars out of five.