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It had all the elements of an Indiana Jones movie with the tone, the mood, the funny bits, and Harrison Ford so if this is indeed the last film in the series with Ford then it was a nice send off for the actor. The MacGuffin and the main villain was kind of beside the point of the film.

It was more like a "A Very Special Episode" on TV where a long running character deviates from the usuall to make a point about something (like a main character taking drugs). I liked the film but then I've been a fan since the first one in 1981.

I thought Phoebe Waller-Bridge did a great job as a mix of Indy and Marion from the series and wasn't just fluff. I also liked that you really didn't know if she was hero or villain through most of the film.

The cameos also were a nice touch and I liked how they created new material for the flashback and de-aged Ford.

The one point that disappointed me was the very violent killings that took place. Usually in these types of films when people are killed it is done more abstractly but in this film several characters were killed matter-of-fact and violently with guns.

Overall this was a nice finish to a classic series.

Finally after 3 long years Attack of the Doc is released. I contributed to the 2nd Kickstarter and got my Blu-ray the other day.

Tip of the hat to Chris Gore and company for an excellent production for a majority of the film. I laughed quite a bit at some of the old bits and smiled when a clip brought back a fond memory of the show and the various hosts. I watched from the beginning of the show to the end and I liked Screen Savers and was mad when it went away for Attack of the Show but I learned to love the AOTS.

I do have some complaints. There are no actual interviews with Kevin, Olivia, Candace, Sara or any of the show hosts and bit players. We hear producers and other behind the camera people talking about the hosts but no interviews with them. I was disappointed.

I think they should have ended the doc with the end of the show in 2013. They could have added the bit about the reboot in 2021 as an extra because since the reboot ended before the film was released there seems to be a missing piece of the story - maybe that is why there aren't any interviews with people like Kevin and the other hosts?

I thought the segment talking about all the offensive bits they did on the show that probably couldn't be done today was ham-fisted. The gaming community has a bad rep of being toxic and ATOS probably played into that back then. Evolving to being funny without hurting people is something to be admired not lamented. Yes, the fat suit bit was funny then for people who like to make fun of fat people for no real reason but enlightened people know better today. Someone like Olivia could jump into a pool of pudding today just not wearing a French maid costume. I did like Kevin back then wearing a maid outfit too in the bit.

Overall, I loved the documentary and I am glad it was made even if it isn't perfect.