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When we had finally secured a good copy of 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,' run home, and put it in the DVD player, the level of excitement couldn't have been any higher. But excitement soon turned to confusion, confusion turned to dismay, and dismay turned into righteous indignation. Throughout the entire viewing the same nagging question kept popping up in our heads: If we were willing to buy into the idea that the Ark of the Covenant could melt the faces of Nazis, Indian cult leaders could rip out hearts and put voodoo hexes on people, and that the Holy Grail was attainable and magical, why should we have any trouble with the believing that the El Dorado existed and was ruled by aliens? The answer, after hours of discussion with trusted friends, boils down to the unsatisfying 'I don't know, it's just somehow too ridiculous.' This film tests your suspension of disbelief threshold and fails miserably.