The sense of humor and joy in this movie are right on.

Indiana Jones is now 60 years old, and it was great to see Harrison Ford [right] act his age. He's still got it, as Jones mentioned in the first movie, but there has been some mileage.

But Harrison Ford looks fit, he's tough as nails, and you can still see him doing so much of his own stunt work, that you just have to shake your head and smile.

Shia LeBoeuf [left] stars as Mutt Williams, a 1950s, motorcycle riding, leather jacket wearing tough guy who calls on Indiana to help him find his mother.

The semi-convoluted story involves Jones and Mutt traveling around the world in search of the crystal skull.

Instead of the bumbling Nazis, Cold War Russians are the villains, including a slightly over-the-top Cate Blanchett, [right] as a sword wielding KGB Agent. She's like Natasha in the old 'Rocky and Bullwinkle' cartoon combined with a weird, sexless dominatrix Very peculiar.

Veteran actor John Hurt is here too, playing an old friend of Indy's who has his own reasons for going after the crystal skull. He's reminiscent of that Walter Huston character in 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.' Hurt's always great. And really, almost all the performances are quite strong.

As you might expect from a Spielberg / Lucas production, the special effects from Industrial Light + Magic are top notch all the way. And not overdone like the recent 'Star Wars' movies. 'Indy 4' has lots of great sequences with computerized bugs and landscapes and ancient Peruvian buildings, but it's used very, very nicely - and didn't seem to detract.

Spielberg has a tendency to push the reality envelope in the 'Indy' universe. The opening airplane sequence in 'Temple of Doom' borders on implausible, and I was cringing during a lengthy chase scene that ends in rushing river rapids and waterfalls. It worked out okay.

In fact, overall, the pacing throughout was very, very good.

The only section that got a bit clunky was when we finally locate Mutt Williams' mother. It felt forced and a bit out of place with the rest of the movie. But a minor quibble.

John Williams returns with a lush orchestral score -- providing the always welcome 'Raiders March,' and cleverly folding in familiar musical themes from the original trilogy folded into new scenes. Excellent.

In fact, I noticed quite a few added bonuses, most of which seemed to be designed for fans of the movie franchise. Several times, I laughed out loud at some of these 'tip o' the hat' moments, only to look over at my wife and daughter who both had that 'what?' look on their faces. Ah, movie nerdom.

'Indy 4' is overall, very satisfying - a great way for us to start the summer movie season, and certainly a worthy addition to the 'Indiana Jones' franchise.

With so much uncertainty in the world right now -- $4.00 gasoline, staggering credit markets, a never ending war - there's something comforting about seeing Indiana Jones, at 60 years old, still wearing his fedora and carrying his whip -- still kicking butt and taking names.

I really enjoyed 'Indiana Jones.' But, I was sort of confused by the whole alien thing. It seemed out of place to me. The performances were excellent -- mad props to Harrison Ford [still going strong] Shia LeBeouf who should definitely consider doing another Indiana Jones movie. I would recommend it even to someone who hasn't seen the other three. Gotta love it.

I liked it. Very entertaining. The mid-section got a little boring. And I had trouble with the relationship between Indy and Mutt's mother -- it seemed a bit fake. But overall, this movie is lots of fun.

What a fun movie. Terrific and worthy addition to the 'Indiana Jones' franchise. Of course, for me, it's probably my admitted 'man crush' on Harrison Ford's character, but still...