Barry Lyons
Jul 4, 2023

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I thought Dial of Destiny was WAY better than Crystal Skull. And the CGI? I had to sit through the trailer of something called Haunted Mansion, which seemed to be all CGI. Now that's a movie I wouldn't pay to see! (Go look up Geoffrey O'Brien's NYRB 2002 review of Spider-Man to see what he had to say about the growing use of digital effects.) By contrast, Dial of Destiny seemed tame in that regard. I also liked Phoebe Waller-Bridge (she was never annoying as Kaye Capshaw was in the Temple of Doom). All told, I'd give Dial of Destiny a B+.

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Barry Lyons
Barry Lyons

Written by Barry Lyons

Lives in New York City, owns too many books and CDs. But then again, there's no such thing as "too many" books and CDs.

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