@laurabryannan Yep. Crystal Skull was awful (it made for a great South Park episode though). And I refuse to watch this next one. Every franchise Kathleen Kennedy is in charge of she ruins.
One of my favorite exchanges from this movie: Henry: "I ought to tell you something." Indy: "Don't get sentimental on me, dad." Henry: "The floor is on fire."
Shan is a prime example of what a reaction channel should be. Genuine, observant, and thoughtful. Always love seeing your uploads of childhood favorites of mine.
Harrison’s reaction when Sean said: “she talks in her sleep.” Was genuine because he improvised it no one expected him to say it and they had to stop because they were laughing
The chemistry between Harrison Ford and Sean Connery is just perfection. Steven Spielberg did reach out and ask Mr. Connery if he would be willing to make an appearance in The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and while he stayed fast to his retirement he had said that if he were to break his retirement he would happily have done it for Steven.
Marcus Brody (played by Denholm Elliot) was a minor character in 'Raiders'. He kind of bookended the film. Here, he's used to a much greater degree and his character fleshed out significantly.
Julian Glover (Donovan), played quite a few villains in his career: _Last Crusade_ aside, he was Kristatos in _James Bond: For your Eyes only,_ General Veers in _The Empire strikes back,_ Grand Maester Pycelle in _Game of Thrones_ and was also in a couple of _Doctor Who_ Serials.
Dr. Schneider was played by the Irish actress Alison Doody, who also appeared in the 1985 James Bond film "A View to a Kill' as a 'Bond girl' named Jenny Flex, when Roger Moore was James Bond and Christopher Walken was the evil master criminal. So it was a bit ironic that she appeared next to another (ex) James Bond here.
Shan, small criticism: you mentioned CGI when talking about when Julian Glover aged from drinking the water with the wrong cup. CGI didn't really exist in 1989...those were traditional visual effects.
The ultimate father and son story! Originally Sir Laurence Olivier was considered to play the role of Henry Jones, but fell ill during production and passed away in July 1989. The opening scene was going to involve Indy battling ghosts in a haunted Scottish castle but this was deemed too similar to Steven Spielberg's Poltergeist. RIP, River Phoenix, 1970-1993, for playing young Indy.
I've never heard that story before. According to Steven Spielburg he said always wanted to direct a James Bond movie and George Lucas said he had something better when he introduce Steven to, at that time, Indiana Smith, later changed to Jones, and when the part of Indies father came up he said why not use the real James Bond Sean Connery to play his father. He never mentioned anything about Laurence Olivier, he sounded like he always wanted Sean.
@@dqan7372 That makes more sense. I think Sean was always in Steven's mind whan it came to Henry Jones Senior. The old knight would have been perfect for Olivier
Indy's father was never interested in the Holy Grail itself or its powers. He sought insight, knowledge and to be illuminated by what it represents. That's why the 'Indiana.... let it go' scene is so satisfying. As you correctly predicted in the start, the film is actually about father and son finding each other.
Lucas and Spielberg created Indy as an ode to adventure serials from their youth and now their movies are the classic standard for what an adventure movie is all about.
TRIVIA: The tank was custom-built from an earth excavator, and made to look like a Mark VIII World War I tank. (Although a real Mark VIII didn't have a large turret. That's artistic license to make the movie's version look more awesome.)
The nice touch where he cuts himself with the whip to explain where Harrison Ford's scar came from :) I must have seen this film 50 times and it's still one of my favs, on 4K OLED it's just about as good as film watching at home gets I saw this at the cinema back in the day and in the UK it was one of those magical Christmas Day films a couple of years later
Oh what a fabulous surprise to discover that you hadn’t seen this one! I really enjoy this one, maybe as much as Raiders. It’s so thoroughly entertaining!
"They really don't make adventure films like this anymore, do they" After seeing this in the theater, the only adventure movies afterwards that made me feel the same were the Lord of the Rings trilogy. You're right, Hollywood doesn't make movies like this anymore. A damn shame
The first Pirates of the Caribbean movie and the first Captain America captured some of that magic. But you can see, even in the Pirates movies, one of the problems with modern film makers - CGI has become a TRAP. It's too easy to CGI some big epic battle against a CGI army or CGI monster than to focus the story on the, you know, actual STORY. The climax of this movie is simply the tension as Indy works his way through the traps (including choosing the right cup) to get the grail before his dad bleeds out.
The Mummy (1999) filled the spot that Indy left for a while. But other great adventure films from the 90s include Jurassic Park, Jumanji, Hook, The Rocketeer, The Mask of Zorro, etc...
I couldn't wait to watch you watch and review Last Crusade. It's my fave of all the Indiana Jones movies. The humor between Indiana and his dad was fantastic, and Harrison Ford and Sean Connery were perfect together - chemistry!
Hey Shan, I just felt like telling you that, although I don't always like your movie choices, or haven't seen them myself, I appreciate the level of intelligence that you bring to UA-cam, via your channel. I think maybe we tend to take such things for granted. I've been a subscriber for quite a while, because I recognize, and enjoy the kind of effort that has made you and your channel, what it is today.
You were giddy to watch this and I was giddy to watch you watch it. I knew that you'd love it. Thanks for the reaction. BTW, you have seen River Phoenix in a movie before. He was in Stand by Me, which you watched for the channel.
River Phoenix had a great body of work. Favorites include Running on Empty with Judd Hirsch and Little Nikita. I Love You to Death gets an honorable mention.
By far mt favorite Indie movie! 'i have my father's ears and my mother's eyes, but the rest belongs to you..,." I use that line on my hubby to this day. Whenever I see Sallah, I think of Gimli, two great roles. River Phoenix plays the young Indie perfectly, just imagine what he could have done in his later years. Thanks for a great reaction, I'm so glad you've seen this one, just entertainment all round.
I had a discussion with a friend just a few days ago about Elsa in the climax. I have seen this movie dozens and dozens of times growing up, and I personally have never picked up that Elsa was intentionally betraying Donovan. I always just assumed she mistakenly picked wrong on his behalf, and I read her reaction to the real cup of one of "really? That one?" I always thought it was odd that Donovan would trust her, considering the stakes of picking wrong. I do believe you and my friend are correct; and her intentionally betraying Donovan makes perfect sense for her character. It does make for a refreshing rewatch now that my interpretation of the end is cast in a new light.
I’m glad you liked this film, my friend! It’s my favorite of the series. In my opinion, this is the kind of output that Hollywood should make. Sadly, they don’t, and it’s getting worse. Luckily, we have films like this in the past that we can revisit over and over again.
George Lucas had a boyhood dog named Indiana. The final trap depends on Indy having zero depth perception (and keeping his head still to avoid parallax movement). The aging effect on Donovan wasn't computer graphics. The hair growing out long was made by pulling hair into a doll's head and playing it in reverse. The other animation was stop motion and I think they used a blow-dryer to make his flesh shrivel a bit more for each frame.
Your reaction and excitement during the leap of faith scene matches reaction of Indiana's dad when he says Alexandretta! It's a joy to watch your reactions, thank you.
Never mind 'a seamless transition from the make-up to CGI'. There was no CGI in this film. Whatever you thought was CGI was probably just very good go-motion (that's stop-motion with motion blur).
Technically, the aging sequence is an optical with stop-motion. Even though CG had been used in films like The Last Starfighter by this point, it was still far too crude for a full close-up body melt scene.
How cool is that! First time watching! This movie has gotten better for myself over time , now I watch at least a few times a year since it’s on tv so often, thanks Shan!
Oh I forgot, Harrison Ford and River Phoenix did play father and son roles in The Mosquito Coast (1986). A different kind of Harrison Ford role and also directed by Peter Weir from the Witness movie, I know you've watched. The Mosquito Coast in another great recommendation.
3:07 River Phoenix films I'd recommend. Little Nikita (1989),Stand By Me (1986) Sneakers (1992), My Own Private Idaho (1991) 4:06 It was a pretty good show. Limited by television, but still fun to watch
This is your first River Phoenix film? You MUST check out "Sneakers". Phoenix joins a stellar cast: Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier, Ben Kingsley, David Strathairn, Dan Ackroyd, and many more in a really fun techno-caper film.
I love this film and one interesting thing I want to share is Gregory Peck was almost cast as Indy's dad. Also I never noticed this until recently, but when Indy drinks from the grail all of his scars disappear from his face.
Kudos- James! I hadn’t noticed that. Looks like they chose to leave Harrison Ford’s actual scar on his chin that they wrote into the script for when young Indy(Phoenix) confronts the lion with the whip on the circus train. Makes sense as it was already healed.💫🌿🌌
Loved your reaction dude...I remember having the Laserdisc.and my favorite flicks...R.I.P Mr Connery...I grew up through my parents watching 007.IT WAS ESCAPE FOR ME..I ENJOYED YOUR REACTION..IM GOING TO SUBSCRIBE 🙏❤️👍😎
I don't know if I'd say this movie really stars River Phoenix since he's only in the very beginning, but you did watch one movie that stars him 2 years ago, Stand by Me.
I can't explain how much fun I had watching your reaction. Your happiness and love for it was so fun to watch. I have always loved this movie the most of the franchise. The original is an absolute classic, but this movie, I feel, has the best of everything about Indiana Jones.
No. 1 film of 1989 and Oscar winner for Sound Effects Editing. Seeing this at age 9 was an amazing experience. Announced as the final chapter (at the time) and nobody couldn't miss it for the world. I loved it for being more than just an adventure story. But as an 'father and son' story within the adventure. Rebuilding their relationship and working together for a greater cause. Harrison Ford and Sean Connery were only 12 years apart in age. Kinda clever that they really look like family. The opening scene with the late, great River Phoenix as young indy inspired "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles" TV series (28 episodes and 4 mini-movies). The complete series is available on Paramount Plus.
You have absolutely made my day! It was just like watching this fine movie for the first time through your eyes. Thank you. If you have not seen the fourth Indiana Jones movie, do not be daunted by negative reviews. I look forward to Indy 5.
Yes, German airships had pianos they were made out of Aluminum to be lighter. Side note they also had smoking rooms let that sink in a ship filled with hydrogen had a smoking room.
Interesting Fact for you, Shan: In the scene of literally coming face to face with Hitler, the Nazi uniforms that Harrison and all of the extras were wearing were genuine Nazi uniforms from WWII
By far my favorite Indiana Jones film! Sean Connery was a fantastic addition and River Phoenix was an excellent young Indy. If you want to see more from Phoenix I would highly recommend Stand By Me and Dogfight…both great films that display his range and talent.
River Phoenix was such a bright young talent that I take exception to Shan's statement that he's Joaquin's brother. To so many of us, it's the other way around: Joaquin is "River Phoenix's brother". My recommendation for watching more of River is a 1994(?) film called Sneakers -- Robert Redford, Dan Akroyd, Sydney Poitier, Ben Kingsley, and many other faces that we still know today. Plus, the computing-related aspects of its plot still hold up today, or at least far FAR better than most 1990s talk about computing has any right to hold up. (Not that River Phoenix is given the spotlight, I admit. But it's still a great cast.)
My personal favorite of the original 3 Indy movies. I know how you love John Williams music. You should check out the 1972 John Wayne/Bruce Dern western The Cowboys. Williams does the musical score and it's a very good movie.
This is easily my favorite movie of all time, I can only imagine what it would've been like to watch it in theatres when it was first released. Even if the new one isn't nearly as good as the rest, I'm still really excited just to see Indiana Jones back on the big screen after so many years.
You should recall Alison Doody from _A View to a Kill_ ! She played Jenny Flex (of course she did). That airplane-into-tunnel scene was swiped from the TV mini-series _V,_ though. The rapid-aging scene looks to have been taken from the 1976 episode of _Space: 1999_ entitled "The Exiles".
Yay, so glad that you enjoyed it! This is one is actually my favorite Indiana Jones movie and I wasn't too excited about the new one until I watched your reaction and remembered how much fun this series can be. You did watch a River Phoenix movie before, Stand by me, but he changed a lot from that movie to this one. Thanks for sharing your reaction with us :D
In the late 1970s George Lucas had a dog that was a large Alaskan Malamute. This dog was the inspiration for Chewbacca in Star Wars, but the dog's name was Indiana, hince Indiana Jones. And of course they use that for the final gag in the movie Indiana being named after the dog.
River Phoenix was in The Mosquito Coast with Harrison and he's pretend to be Harrison behind his back, to perfection. So Harrison told Spielberg that the young actor that best looked and acted like him was River, and he got the job. His "Indy" mannerisms are dead on. And love that Indy's real name is Henry Jones, Jr. - NOT Indiana, the name he gave himself. Indiana in the real world was George Lucas' malamute's name, just like the dog in the movie. Lucas' dog was also the inspiration of Chewbacca. If you watch Indy after drinking from the grail, his cut lip is gone as well as the "tank tread burn" on the left side of his face, both healed by the grail.
The best of the trilogy imo. I just adore the chemistry between Connery and Ford. As a bond fan I was here for Sir Sean but ended up loving Indy as a whole. Music, visual gags, writing and dialogue. This ticks all my boxes. A near perfect movie and a thoroughly entertaining watch. 10/10 for me.
I saw Raiders at the cinema when it came out. It's literally seared into my brain. Mystified that someone can't remember The Last Crusade! Love your reactions man!
They said that who else could play Indiana Jones' father but James Bond? LOVE their relationship in this!!!! PS They included the whip cutting River's chin to explain Harrison's real life scar there. BRILLIANT!
Shan....just finished watching through your Bond reaction playlist and a great end to see this posted today. What a surprise for this to drop tonight. Sheer pleasure to watch
I love watching Spielberg movies. I always find myself going "wow, this is so masterfully put together! This director is great!" And then remember that it's a Spielberg picture
I watched the original Indiana Jones trilogy for the first time a couple of years ago. They instantly became new favorites. Shan is really lucky to have visited some of the places in the movie. Hopefully I can too one day. I saw a documentary on the Holy Grail back in high school, and in it they showed that they suspected to have found the actual Holy Grail, which was made of alabaster.
I love the "hilarious in hindsight" purely coincidental fact that ELSA couldnt "LET IT GO"
In my opinion, the best Indiana Jones movie.
Same. Messier than raiders, but really has a humanity the rest of the series doesn't
I agree. This has always been my favorite. So good.
The best and, as far as I'm concerned, the LAST Indiana Jones movie.
@laurabryannan Yep. Crystal Skull was awful (it made for a great South Park episode though). And I refuse to watch this next one. Every franchise Kathleen Kennedy is in charge of she ruins.
Absolutely
One of my favorite exchanges from this movie:
Henry: "I ought to tell you something."
Indy: "Don't get sentimental on me, dad."
Henry: "The floor is on fire."
Shan is a prime example of what a reaction channel should be. Genuine, observant, and thoughtful. Always love seeing your uploads of childhood favorites of mine.
Harrison’s reaction when Sean said: “she talks in her sleep.” Was genuine because he improvised it no one expected him to say it and they had to stop because they were laughing
Connery ad-libbed that in rehearsal and the crew laughed so Spielberg went "Well that's going in." and then they used it filmed the scene later.
Wow, I honestly didn't know that Sean completely improvised that line
Nice touch
Of course that was thee call back to that other famous character that Connery was known for, what's his name? Lol. Shan knows.
@@scottjo63 Bond, James Bond
@@scottjo63 - Famous Sean Connery character? Zed?
Shan, your sheer enthusiasm for the film brought me back to when I saw it in 1989 as a kid in the theater! Cheered me up on a gloomy day. Thank you!
River Phoenix was one of the lead kids in Stand by Me so you have seen what a good young actor he was.
His performance in that movie blows me away every single time I watch it, and I've seen it a million times.
The chemistry between Harrison Ford and Sean Connery is just perfection. Steven Spielberg did reach out and ask Mr. Connery if he would be willing to make an appearance in The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and while he stayed fast to his retirement he had said that if he were to break his retirement he would happily have done it for Steven.
"I was getting all giddy and excited" Unusual script foreshadowing in Shan's intro!
I've never clicked so fast. This is my favorite Indiana Jones film, and the first movie my family owned on VHS.
Marcus Brody (played by Denholm Elliot) was a minor character in 'Raiders'. He kind of bookended the film. Here, he's used to a much greater degree and his character fleshed out significantly.
He was also the butler in Trading Places of course!
Julian Glover (Donovan), played quite a few villains in his career: _Last Crusade_ aside, he was Kristatos in _James Bond: For your Eyes only,_ General Veers in _The Empire strikes back,_ Grand Maester Pycelle in _Game of Thrones_ and was also in a couple of _Doctor Who_ Serials.
He’s a fantastic actor!
I met Julian Glover a few weeks ago at a sighing at a James Bond event. He was so great to talk to about his career.
@@charlesanderson5816Wonderful! Did you know he was also in Troy (2004)?
Dr. Schneider was played by the Irish actress Alison Doody, who also appeared in the 1985 James Bond film "A View to a Kill' as a 'Bond girl' named Jenny Flex, when Roger Moore was James Bond and Christopher Walken was the evil master criminal. So it was a bit ironic that she appeared next to another (ex) James Bond here.
Shan, small criticism: you mentioned CGI when talking about when Julian Glover aged from drinking the water with the wrong cup. CGI didn't really exist in 1989...those were traditional visual effects.
Loved the fact that you laughed along with all the gags in this one. It is such a well written script! Keep’em coming!
Definitely my favorite Indiana Jones film. Your reaction to "she talks in her sleep" was perfection 😅
Masterpiece ….this was one of the VHS’s I absolutely wore out as a kid…Pee Wee’s Big Adventure, Ghostbusters and Follow That Bird were some others
I don't make monkeys; I just train them lol.. Was addicted to that movie as a kid.
I LOVED “Follow That Bird.” That brings back memories! Thank you for the nostalgia!
A prime example of movie making before CGI. When movie makers had to be creative with sets and action.
That's why it has aged well
@@Deepthoughtsabound Like fine wine!
@@notsure9137 Agreed. A great film, when it was the story and not the spectical
The ultimate father and son story!
Originally Sir Laurence Olivier was considered to play the role of Henry Jones, but fell ill during production and passed away in July 1989.
The opening scene was going to involve Indy battling ghosts in a haunted Scottish castle but this was deemed too similar to Steven Spielberg's Poltergeist.
RIP, River Phoenix, 1970-1993, for playing young Indy.
'the ultimate father and son story'
you need to watch more movies, pal
I've never heard that story before. According to Steven Spielburg he said always wanted to direct a James Bond movie and George Lucas said he had something better when he introduce Steven to, at that time, Indiana Smith, later changed to Jones, and when the part of Indies father came up he said why not use the real James Bond Sean Connery to play his father. He never mentioned anything about Laurence Olivier, he sounded like he always wanted Sean.
@@wiseguymaybe Wikipedia claims Olivier was asked to play the grail knight. A more doable role.
@@dqan7372 That makes more sense. I think Sean was always in Steven's mind whan it came to Henry Jones Senior. The old knight would have been perfect for Olivier
@@wiseguymaybe Sir Lawrence Olivier died during the making of "Gladiator"!
Salah trying to low-key get Marcus to run always makes me laugh.
Indy's father was never interested in the Holy Grail itself or its powers. He sought insight, knowledge and to be illuminated by what it represents.
That's why the 'Indiana.... let it go' scene is so satisfying. As you correctly predicted in the start, the film is actually about father and son finding each other.
I didn't think i would find anyone who laughed harder than myself at Adolf signing the diary! 🤣 🤣
Lucas and Spielberg created Indy as an ode to adventure serials from their youth and now their movies are the classic standard for what an adventure movie is all about.
TRIVIA: The tank was custom-built from an earth excavator, and made to look like a Mark VIII World War I tank.
(Although a real Mark VIII didn't have a large turret. That's artistic license to make the movie's version look more awesome.)
The nice touch where he cuts himself with the whip to explain where Harrison Ford's scar came from :)
I must have seen this film 50 times and it's still one of my favs, on 4K OLED it's just about as good as film watching at home gets
I saw this at the cinema back in the day and in the UK it was one of those magical Christmas Day films a couple of years later
Oh what a fabulous surprise to discover that you hadn’t seen this one! I really enjoy this one, maybe as much as Raiders. It’s so thoroughly entertaining!
My favorite of the 3. The chemistry between the actors is amazing. And the lore is deep.
"They really don't make adventure films like this anymore, do they" After seeing this in the theater, the only adventure movies afterwards that made me feel the same were the Lord of the Rings trilogy. You're right, Hollywood doesn't make movies like this anymore. A damn shame
Genre throwbacks like this series hit the big screen every once sand a while. Indy's was just one of the more successful.
The first Pirates of the Caribbean movie and the first Captain America captured some of that magic. But you can see, even in the Pirates movies, one of the problems with modern film makers - CGI has become a TRAP. It's too easy to CGI some big epic battle against a CGI army or CGI monster than to focus the story on the, you know, actual STORY.
The climax of this movie is simply the tension as Indy works his way through the traps (including choosing the right cup) to get the grail before his dad bleeds out.
The Mummy (1999) filled the spot that Indy left for a while. But other great adventure films from the 90s include Jurassic Park, Jumanji, Hook, The Rocketeer, The Mask of Zorro, etc...
Amazing film with great chemistry, humor between characters. Really enjoyed your reactions and comments.
I couldn't wait to watch you watch and review Last Crusade. It's my fave of all the Indiana Jones movies. The humor between Indiana and his dad was fantastic, and Harrison Ford and Sean Connery were perfect together - chemistry!
Shan says "I have never seen River Phoenix in a movie before." Shan did review Stand By Me 2 years ago, which is still in his video history.
This is pretty much the best adventure film there is. Perfect mix of adventure, humor but also great performances with epic music.
Hey Shan, I just felt like telling you that, although I don't always like your movie choices, or haven't seen them myself, I appreciate the level of intelligence that you bring to UA-cam, via your channel. I think maybe we tend to take such things for granted. I've been a subscriber for quite a while, because I recognize, and enjoy the kind of effort that has made you and your channel, what it is today.
You were giddy to watch this and I was giddy to watch you watch it. I knew that you'd love it. Thanks for the reaction. BTW, you have seen River Phoenix in a movie before. He was in Stand by Me, which you watched for the channel.
River Phoenix had a great body of work. Favorites include Running on Empty with Judd Hirsch and Little Nikita. I Love You to Death gets an honorable mention.
By far mt favorite Indie movie! 'i have my father's ears and my mother's eyes, but the rest belongs to you..,." I use that line on my hubby to this day. Whenever I see Sallah, I think of Gimli, two great roles. River Phoenix plays the young Indie perfectly, just imagine what he could have done in his later years. Thanks for a great reaction, I'm so glad you've seen this one, just entertainment all round.
I had a discussion with a friend just a few days ago about Elsa in the climax. I have seen this movie dozens and dozens of times growing up, and I personally have never picked up that Elsa was intentionally betraying Donovan. I always just assumed she mistakenly picked wrong on his behalf, and I read her reaction to the real cup of one of "really? That one?" I always thought it was odd that Donovan would trust her, considering the stakes of picking wrong.
I do believe you and my friend are correct; and her intentionally betraying Donovan makes perfect sense for her character. It does make for a refreshing rewatch now that my interpretation of the end is cast in a new light.
I’m glad you liked this film, my friend! It’s my favorite of the series. In my opinion, this is the kind of output that Hollywood should make. Sadly, they don’t, and it’s getting worse.
Luckily, we have films like this in the past that we can revisit over and over again.
Marcus (his college professor friend) is also the butler in Trading Places (among other things)
George Lucas had a boyhood dog named Indiana.
The final trap depends on Indy having zero depth perception (and keeping his head still to avoid parallax movement).
The aging effect on Donovan wasn't computer graphics. The hair growing out long was made by pulling hair into a doll's head and playing it in reverse. The other animation was stop motion and I think they used a blow-dryer to make his flesh shrivel a bit more for each frame.
Your reaction and excitement during the leap of faith scene matches reaction of Indiana's dad when he says Alexandretta!
It's a joy to watch your reactions, thank you.
Shan you should make some videos of your travels that would be fascinating, thanks
Never mind 'a seamless transition from the make-up to CGI'. There was no CGI in this film. Whatever you thought was CGI was probably just very good go-motion (that's stop-motion with motion blur).
Technically, the aging sequence is an optical with stop-motion. Even though CG had been used in films like The Last Starfighter by this point, it was still far too crude for a full close-up body melt scene.
How cool is that! First time watching! This movie has gotten better for myself over time , now I watch at least a few times a year since it’s on tv so often, thanks Shan!
Oh I forgot, Harrison Ford and River Phoenix did play father and son roles in The Mosquito Coast (1986). A different kind of Harrison Ford role and also directed by Peter Weir from the Witness movie, I know you've watched. The Mosquito Coast in another great recommendation.
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River Phoenix films I'd recommend. Little Nikita (1989),Stand By Me (1986) Sneakers (1992), My Own Private Idaho (1991)
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It was a pretty good show. Limited by television, but still fun to watch
I will also add Dogfight and of course his best performance in Running on Empty
His early performance as a nerd in Explorers (1985) is also quite good
This is your first River Phoenix film? You MUST check out "Sneakers". Phoenix joins a stellar cast: Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier, Ben Kingsley, David Strathairn, Dan Ackroyd, and many more in a really fun techno-caper film.
I find it hilarious in the scene where they are tied to the chair, the only place that is not burning is the fireplace.
What a treat to see someone enjoy a movie that much! I was so happy for you. :D BTW the opening scene was filmed in Arches National Park in Utah.
The scene where young Indy cuts his face with the whip explains a real visible scar Harrison Ford has above his chin.
I always loved that they got Sean Connery, an absolute legend of action for this and he played it entirely for laughs.
I love this film and one interesting thing I want to share is Gregory Peck was almost cast as Indy's dad. Also I never noticed this until recently, but when Indy drinks from the grail all of his scars disappear from his face.
Kudos- James! I hadn’t noticed that. Looks like they chose to leave Harrison Ford’s actual scar on his chin that they wrote into the script for when young Indy(Phoenix) confronts the lion with the whip on the circus train. Makes sense as it was already healed.💫🌿🌌
Homage to "McKenna's Gold"? A treasure hunt Western with truly an IJ ending.
7:16 - in Trading Places. He was the butler if I remember.
I saw this at the cinema in Adelaide and went back later that day to watch it again
Loved your reaction dude...I remember having the Laserdisc.and my favorite flicks...R.I.P Mr Connery...I grew up through my parents watching 007.IT WAS ESCAPE FOR ME..I ENJOYED YOUR REACTION..IM GOING TO SUBSCRIBE 🙏❤️👍😎
This is the best one out of all of them. Harrison Ford and Sean Connery are perfect together.
This is, without a doubt, one of my favorite father/son films. The growth of understanding of each through the movie is absolutely fantastic.
24:42 That part really is amazing, and an unique feeling in the movies.
Spielberg genius is he's a great storyteller .. He really gets you to tune out and tune in for lack of a better phrase .. captivates you
Those Criscraft boats are absolutely GORGEOUS…if I ever have enough $ I’m buying one…all wood, handmade….works of art
I don't know if I'd say this movie really stars River Phoenix since he's only in the very beginning, but you did watch one movie that stars him 2 years ago, Stand by Me.
I can't explain how much fun I had watching your reaction. Your happiness and love for it was so fun to watch. I have always loved this movie the most of the franchise. The original is an absolute classic, but this movie, I feel, has the best of everything about Indiana Jones.
I can't get over that her name was Elsa and at the end of the movie they kept saying "Let it go!" 😂😂
Most probably, the writers of Frozen were fans of this movie.
No. 1 film of 1989 and Oscar winner for Sound Effects Editing.
Seeing this at age 9 was an amazing experience.
Announced as the final chapter (at the time) and nobody couldn't miss it for the world.
I loved it for being more than just an adventure story.
But as an 'father and son' story within the adventure.
Rebuilding their relationship and working together for a greater cause.
Harrison Ford and Sean Connery were only 12 years apart in age.
Kinda clever that they really look like family.
The opening scene with the late, great River Phoenix as young indy inspired
"The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles" TV series (28 episodes and 4 mini-movies).
The complete series is available on Paramount Plus.
Do you recommend the mini series?
@@edelmar17 most definitely.
Loved it when it first aired so long ago.
Quite a few surprises too.
You have absolutely made my day! It was just like watching this fine movie for the first time through your eyes. Thank you. If you have not seen the fourth Indiana Jones movie, do not be daunted by negative reviews. I look forward to Indy 5.
Yes, German airships had pianos they were made out of Aluminum to be lighter. Side note they also had smoking rooms let that sink in a ship filled with hydrogen had a smoking room.
Sean you actually did watch a River Phoenix movie. He was Chris Chambers in Stand By Me. Would love to see you check out My Own Private Idaho!
You saw River Phoenix in Stand By Me.
You have seen River Phoenix before in Stand By Me.
Interesting Fact for you, Shan:
In the scene of literally coming face to face with Hitler, the Nazi uniforms that Harrison and all of the extras were wearing were genuine Nazi uniforms from WWII
By far my favorite Indiana Jones film! Sean Connery was a fantastic addition and River Phoenix was an excellent young Indy. If you want to see more from Phoenix I would highly recommend Stand By Me and Dogfight…both great films that display his range and talent.
Did you know they both died on Halloween?
If Phoenix had lived he might have taken over the Franchise.
River Phoenix was such a bright young talent that I take exception to Shan's statement that he's Joaquin's brother. To so many of us, it's the other way around: Joaquin is "River Phoenix's brother".
My recommendation for watching more of River is a 1994(?) film called Sneakers -- Robert Redford, Dan Akroyd, Sydney Poitier, Ben Kingsley, and many other faces that we still know today. Plus, the computing-related aspects of its plot still hold up today, or at least far FAR better than most 1990s talk about computing has any right to hold up. (Not that River Phoenix is given the spotlight, I admit. But it's still a great cast.)
@dant7677 you are so right! I completely forgot he is in Sneakers!! Great rec 😊
Shan has Stand by me on his channel its from two years ago he probably just forgot about it when speaking about never seeing a River movie.
Sneakers, a 1992 film has River Phoenix, Robert Redford, and Sir Ben Kingsley. It is a fun movie to watch as well!
My personal favorite of the original 3 Indy movies. I know how you love John Williams music. You should check out the 1972 John Wayne/Bruce Dern western The Cowboys. Williams does the musical score and it's a very good movie.
So fun seeing how much you enjoyed this movie. As always, thanks for sharing and for your keen insights into the art form.
This is easily my favorite movie of all time, I can only imagine what it would've been like to watch it in theatres when it was first released. Even if the new one isn't nearly as good as the rest, I'm still really excited just to see Indiana Jones back on the big screen after so many years.
Well, I gotta tell you, it was pretty awesome. Especially, on the 70ft wide screen where I saw it.
You should recall Alison Doody from _A View to a Kill_ ! She played Jenny Flex (of course she did). That airplane-into-tunnel scene was swiped from the TV mini-series _V,_ though. The rapid-aging scene looks to have been taken from the 1976 episode of _Space: 1999_ entitled "The Exiles".
Fun Fact, the piano music in Donovan's apartment is the Imperial March from Empire Strikes Back. Foreshadowing
Great movie and a great reaction once again! Great job Shan. Looking forward to your next video.
John Rhyse Davis also played Gimli the dwarf, in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
And Treebeard.
Yay, so glad that you enjoyed it! This is one is actually my favorite Indiana Jones movie and I wasn't too excited about the new one until I watched your reaction and remembered how much fun this series can be. You did watch a River Phoenix movie before, Stand by me, but he changed a lot from that movie to this one. Thanks for sharing your reaction with us :D
In the late 1970s George Lucas had a dog that was a large Alaskan Malamute. This dog was the inspiration for Chewbacca in Star Wars, but the dog's name was Indiana, hince Indiana Jones. And of course they use that for the final gag in the movie Indiana being named after the dog.
River Phoenix was in The Mosquito Coast with Harrison and he's pretend to be Harrison behind his back, to perfection. So Harrison told Spielberg that the young actor that best looked and acted like him was River, and he got the job. His "Indy" mannerisms are dead on. And love that Indy's real name is Henry Jones, Jr. - NOT Indiana, the name he gave himself. Indiana in the real world was George Lucas' malamute's name, just like the dog in the movie. Lucas' dog was also the inspiration of Chewbacca. If you watch Indy after drinking from the grail, his cut lip is gone as well as the "tank tread burn" on the left side of his face, both healed by the grail.
Short Round and Willy were also dogs.
This is one of the very few movies I consider "perfect". There's hardly any flaw, just wholesome fun.
I was pleasantly surprised this movie still holds up. The only one that is harder for me to rewatch is temple of doom.
The best of the trilogy imo. I just adore the chemistry between Connery and Ford. As a bond fan I was here for Sir Sean but ended up loving Indy as a whole. Music, visual gags, writing and dialogue. This ticks all my boxes. A near perfect movie and a thoroughly entertaining watch. 10/10 for me.
I saw Raiders at the cinema when it came out. It's literally seared into my brain. Mystified that someone can't remember The Last Crusade! Love your reactions man!
Good thing de-aging CGI technology wasn’t around in 1989, or they would’ve done it with Connery in the scene where he spoke to River Phoenix as Indy.
Fantastic film. My favorite of the series
21:36 Did you catch the Wilhelm scream?
Although they played father and son, Sean Connery was only 12 years older than Harrison Ford.
John Rhys-Davies is the actor who played Salluh
He also appears in the newest movie
They said that who else could play Indiana Jones' father but James Bond? LOVE their relationship in this!!!! PS They included the whip cutting River's chin to explain Harrison's real life scar there. BRILLIANT!
This is arguably a perfect film. Action, comedy, drama, adventure, characters and character growth, misdirection's and everything else.
Shan....just finished watching through your Bond reaction playlist and a great end to see this posted today. What a surprise for this to drop tonight. Sheer pleasure to watch
I love watching Spielberg movies. I always find myself going "wow, this is so masterfully put together! This director is great!" And then remember that it's a Spielberg picture
Yes another one in my favorite series of all time!
My favorite of the trilogy!
I watched the original Indiana Jones trilogy for the first time a couple of years ago. They instantly became new favorites. Shan is really lucky to have visited some of the places in the movie. Hopefully I can too one day.
I saw a documentary on the Holy Grail back in high school, and in it they showed that they suspected to have found the actual Holy Grail, which was made of alabaster.
Julian Glover, who played Walter Donovan was also in Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back as one of the AT-AT pilots.
You reacted to Stand By Me staring River Phoenix