They should have named the dog "Crystal Skull"

"Raiders of the Lost Ark" -- great movie name! "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" -- I hear that and I'm on the edge of my seat. But ...

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull?

Are you kidding me, Spielberg? You take 20 years off after what should have been the final movie in the Indiana Jones saga, and THIS is the name you come up with for your much-hyped sequel?

It sounds like an episode of Super Friends. "The Wonder Twins and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull." Now, that I buy.

The movie, still in production, brings back Harrison Ford in the title role, along with Shia LaBeouf, Cate Blanchett, Ray Winstone, John Hurt and Jim Broadbent, according to the Associated Press. Steven Spielberg returns to direct.

And Karen Allen, who's been absent since the original 1981 film, returns to reprise her role as "Marion Ravenwood." (Sean Connery, who played Indiana's dad in '89's "Last Crusade," isn't returning.)

It'll take more than a couple extra bench-presses by Ford to get over the cornball movie title though. Still, it's not the most ridiculous sequel title we've heard.

TOP 5 WORST NAMES FOR 80s SEQUELS:

5. Arthur 2: On the Rocks: That's exactly where Dudley's career was after this movie was made.

4. Teen Wolf Too: So clever -- a "too" instead of a "2". You know what would have been more clever? A decent script.

3. Star Trek V: The Final Frontier: Just how lazy are you when you take part of TV show's opening narration and use it for a movie title?

2. Superman IV: The Quest for Peace: Who wants to see an action movie that aims for peace? I'd rather see "Superman IV and the Atomic Disembowelment of Zod."

1. Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo: Not to be confused with Sid & Marty Krofft's "The Bugaloos." ("They're in the air and everywhere.")

[Paramount Studios promotion photo]

Comments

[Dreidel Hustler]

If they drop the "kingdom" part, it could work. But, yeah, there's too many words, no cadence.

And the dude above that talked smack about Temple of Doom? Eat it.

[Douglas Arthur]

Which reminds me...when are we getting our Adolfo 'Shabba-Doo' Quinones and Michael 'Boogaloo Shrimp' Chambers "Where Are They Now?" podcast?

As long as we are making old age jokes how about: Indiana Jones And the Crystal Bedpan?

it could be worse, they could have gone the Mission Impossible route and have named it:

IJ-4

[Ed]

Gotta agree with Malibu, "Electric Boogaloo" is the best sequel name. Works for everything; Titanic 2: Electric Boogaloo. Rambo 2: Electric Boogaloo. Breakfast Club 2: Electric Boogaloo. Silence of the Lambs 2: Electric Boogaloo.

Pure gold.

[Anon.]

Oh...The inevitable commerical tie-ins...
Indiana Jones in the Kingdom of the Crystal Lite.
Indiana Jones and the Burger King present the Crystal Skull Value Meal
Trojan presents Indiana Jones and the Crystal Condom....

Wait....Nobody wants that.

How about they try "Indiana Jones: There Will Be No More Sequels After This Even Though We Could Probably Come Up With Some Crap About An Onyx Falcon Or A Jade Idol"

[malibu]

I agree, Steve, Temple of Doom is one of the worst movies ever. I've never even been able to sit through the whole thing.

[Big-haired Lady]

Ya know what movie needs a sequel? Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

[Mike]

Rocky 6 wasn't called "Rocky 6." It was "Rocky Balboa." And it was a pretty damn good movie. What about - although it was a good movie too -"Live Free or Die Hard."

[Marissa]

It shoulda coulda been "Indiana Jones and the AARP"

[Spears]

Temple of Doom was bad enough to make you want to stop watching movies. I can't stomach a moment of that hideous flick. That's what scares of me about this new movie title -- it's so similar.

[Ron]

Rocky 2
Rocky 3
Rocky 4
Rocky 5
Rocky 6

[Bassnote]

I thought Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom was a stupid title for a sequel. Come to think of it, it was a pretty lousy movie "too".

[John Hays]

Actually, The Kingdom of Crystal Skull is the new age retirement community that Indy finds himself in at the beginning of the film! ;)

[Walter Cox]

I often wish that instead of being a "Jr.", I was named "Walter II: Electric Boogaloo"

[malibu]

Butcha gotta love "Breakin' 2 Electric Boogaloo" just for the fact that you can tag "Electric Boogaloo" to anything "2" and get a laugh!

[Pattie]

I agree with you about the new Indiana Jones sequel name. Pretty anticlimactic after a 20-year wait. And thanks for the biggest laugh I've had all day: 4. Teen Wolf Too: So clever -- a "too" instead of a "2". You know what would have been more clever? A decent script.

A decent script was most definitely absent from that movie.

[GlennS.]

Doesn't exactly roll off the tongue does it? Let's hope it's just Indiana Jones and The Crystal Skull by the time they release it.