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Article: New 'Indiana Jones' proves what's past is past

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June 6, 2008
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Unless you locked yourself in the basement for the last few months, you are probably aware that Indiana Jones has arisen from some ancient tomb somewhere to cause havoc at the box office. The release of "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" was one of the biggest Memorial Day weekend openings of all time and maybe the biggest for a movie nobody was really excited to see. I don't know about you, but I wasn't clamoring for Harrison Ford as the title character to grab the whip and put on the hat in this day and age. What's past is past. C'mon, admit it. Even "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" and "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" - while still being exciting and ...

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