Nuking the fridge...

In case you haven't been paying attention, I hated Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull quite a bit. Well, apparently it's now introduced a whole new phrase to the English language - "to nuke the fridge". From the people who brought you "jumping the shark", comes this new bons mots of pop culture geekery which signifies the moment that a movie franchise goes from treasured cinematic gem to overly exploited abomination in one simple scene. Based on the horrific moment when Indy locks himself in a fridge to survive a nuclear blast and then merely tumbles out, Wile Coyote style at the end with barely a scratch on him, I can't think of a better phrase that sums up that moment when you know a film franchise is never going to be the same again!

Other entries that instantly spring to mind would have to be, the kitesurfing scene in Die Another Day, the alien/human hybrid from Alien Resurrection, the river of ooze in Ghostbusters 2, the moment Steve Guttenberg left the Police Acadamy (although some would argue it was dead long before then), and of course the entirety of Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace.

For more Indy hate, why not check out this abridged version of the script as well, which will save you from wasting 2 and a half hours of your life by watching this tripe again!