The most anticipated screening of the Cannes Film Festival 2008 of the new Indiana Jones movie Kingdom of the Crystal Skull finally took place last night.
Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett, Karen Allen, Shia Labeouf, Spielberg and Lucas all graced the red carpet at Cannes for the world premiere of the long awaited movie.
However it received mixed reviews from the critics with some praising the fourth picture in the Indiana Jones franchise with other failing to be impressed by the movie.
The cast received a standing ovation as they entered the theatre as thousands of Indy fans lined the streets in an attempt to get a glimpse of the stars.
Harrison Ford returns to the role of teacher turned adventurer Jones after a nineteen year hiatus supported by young rebel Mutt (Shia LaBeouf) and former partner Marion, karen Allen reprising her Raiders of the Lost Ark role.
The film is set in 1957, the Cold War era, and Indy is battling evil Russians, in the form of Cate Blanchett, in an adventure that takes him from Area 51 in Nevada to South America.
However on the whole the film seems to have weathered the storm after reports of a negative buzz towards the film surfaced on the internet last week.
The film's real test will come later this week when it opens to a worldwide audience and Spielberg suggested that of the Indy faithful enjoy the film and want more then there could be an Indiana Jones number 5.
Else where in Cannes another out of competition movie Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona did well with the critcs after it's screening.
The film stars Penelope Cruz, Scarlett Johansson and recent oscar winner Javier Barderm. Barcelona is the setting for the romantic adventures of Vicky and Cristina.
These two young Americans spend a summer in Spain and meet a flamboyant artist (Bardem) and his beautiful but insane ex-wife (Cruz).
Vicky (Hall) is straight-laced and about to be married. Cristina (Johansson) is a sexually adventurous free spirit. When they all become amorously entangled, the results are both hilarious and harrowing.
While Penelope Cruz and Woody Allen graced the red carpet there was no sign of Scarlett Johansson who reportedly wanted to high an attendamce fee than the studio was willing to pay.
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