There is no Indiana Jones 4. Except for the skin! What did the festival think of it 15 years ago?

This year, the 76th Cannes Film Festival presents Indiana Jones and the Dial of Fortune, a new opus of the archaeologist-adventurer saga. At the age of 80, Harrison Ford is back under the hood of Indy, along with Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Mads Mikkelsen.

The history of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg’s franchise at the Cannes Film Festival is not new, as it dates back to 2008, when Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull was presented without royal competition during its 61st edition.

On Sunday, May 18, halfway through the festival, several hundred lucky men and women gather in the Grand Hall of Cannes to discover the film.

The moment is historic, as the saga ended in 1989 with Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, and Steven Spielberg walked the steps of Cannes for the first time since The Color Purple, which went out of competition in 1986!

Journalists, festival goers… everyone can’t wait to see this action-packed new adventure. The crowd roars as the filmmaker, flanked by George Lucas and his co-star Harrison Ford, arrives.

There is a traffic jam in the room, the lights go out and there is silence. When they return, a standing ovation is heard for 3 minutes and 30 seconds, the time when variety Analysis at that time as “A mark of respect and appreciation for the craftsmanship and nostalgic sensibility that the film exhibits.”

Despite these positive reactions, the specialist newspaper hailed the opening sequence as so impressive that “The rest of the movie struggles to keep up”. in turn guardian take into account “The film does not destroy our cherished memories, but it does not create new ones”.

Roger Ebert It’s a better watcher and says that if you liked the previous movies, you’ll like The Crystal Skull, which means it’s the worst of the four episodes. screen daily He also praises Shia LaBeouf’s playing and writes that he “Brings a human element that balances all the action and provides a happy ending to the saga”.

The heaviest blow has been dealt Rolling Stonewho ends his opinion with a cynic: “Spielberg and Lucas are not getting ahead of themselves, they are doing their job”.

in France if release, positive or Inrox was not disappointed the world Judge the movie “laborious” and Telerama that plot “Suppresses even when he thinks he’s running away”.

In retrospect, Harrison Ford digested these messages, as he noted into the microphone THRwho at that time criticized the film A “A sea of ​​stunts and special effects” and “The charm is not in the scenes and the relationships between the characters” :

Troubled, but what are they doing today? I understand, but it was their rules, not theirs. They set their own rules for what the film should be. I do not consider it necessary to discuss these issues. I think everyone is entitled to an opinion. The film might not have had the success we expected, but that didn’t affect anything.

Today, fifteen years after Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Fortune is rediscovered for the first time by lucky attendees at the Cannes Film Festival. Will reception be better or worse? Reply in the next few hours!