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Maybe it's because of nostalgia, but this has always been my favorite Indy film since I saw it the most out of the 3 as a child. Harrison Ford and Sean Connery play off each other so well, it's so much fun to watch them together. It might not be as perfect as Raiders, but I find it so enjoyable from start to finish.
I still recall the moment I found out River died. I was in the Navy and had just returned to my ship. I was 21 and young and full of life. I walked into my berthing and the news was on. I caught the last line - "he was twenty-three years old." My heart sank. I grew up loving his movies. Felt like I lost a brother.
4:46 Fun fact: in the full movie their dog that could be seen lying in the house when he came running in was George Lucas' dog Indiana - not only the inspiration for the name "Indiana Jones" (actually how the character got his name IRL and in the story), but also the inspiration for Chewbacca, because in the car he'd always sit next to Lucas in the passenger seat of his car
Not only was this, IMO, the best movie in their series, but it is just a fantastic motion picture period. It had everything, and all in just the right amounts to balance so well.
Summer of 1989: _Batman,_ _The Last Crusade,_ _Lethal Weapon 2,_ _Ghostbusters II,_ _Back To The Future Part II,_ _Licence To Kill_ - it was like a popcorn movie Woodstock.
It’s an example of when everyone involved in the movie has done their job well. The actors, writers, photographers, set designers, extras, sound engineers. It just works beautifully.
"That's the cup of a carpenter," is one of my favourite film lines because it shows so much about how Indy understands the artifact and Jesus' character, and how the others don't. I LOVE this movie and it's definitely my favourite of the bunch, probably because I find it the funniest and the least gruesome. I watched it with my dad, who laughed so hard at my disgust for the "she talks in her sleep" bit. 😂
"She talks in her sleep" will always get a laugh out of me. Glad you enjoyed this one. This is my favorite Indiana Jones movie. The father-son dynamic between Harrison Ford and Sean Connery is great, the action is phenomenal, and the humor is top-notch. Do yourself a favor and skip the fourth one.
'I WAS the next man.' does it for me lol. James, You can only have an informed opinion on the fourth one if you see it. Have any opinion you like of it... Any will be more valid than an uninformed one. :^P
24:54 Based off what the knight said after Indy drank from the cup, that the great seal is the boundary and price of immortality, I'm pretty sure the cup's immortality and healing powers only work within the temple's seal. So when they left they lost their immortality. Leaving didn't affect his dad's bullet wound cause all that healing was done in an instant, rather than being a lasting effect. And if they could have gotten the cup outside the temple it would no longer provide immortality or have healing capabilities, it would just be a normal cup.
My take was a little different from yours: the powers of the cup weren't necessarily limited to within the temple, but that you had to keep drinking from it to keep the effects going. But since the cup couldn't leave the temple, you would have to keep going back to drink from it (or stay there) for it to keep you alive indefinitely. Otherwise it's a one-shot healing potion that no longer did anything more once you stopped using it.
I'm not as sure about the boundary of the cup's effect, given the way the Young Indiana Jones TV series meshed with the movies. There's a hospital scene in Young Indiana Jones with a much aged Indy.
I remember seeing this with my pops in the theater. Our lives together were different from that point on. I was just a kid and my pops, well, it seems he learned something he was missing from this, something that turned him into one of the greatest dads in the world! Having said that, he's an actor, and our family caught wind of the buzz about an Indiana 4 long before the general public. I remember the day we all heard, there was no fanfare between anyone, in fact, the more I told people about the news, the more just said "Why? The last one was perfect." 20 years after we heard the news, Indi 4 finally started production and...well...The Last Crusade is MY last Indi movie. That's my Smely Opinion on the subject.
This is mine and most others favorite without question. But 4 was GREAT. I don't care who says otherwise it is EASILY the second best of all 4. Best to worst...3, 4, 1, and 2 is a DISTANT 4th place. Which is why 4 is great. Compared to the Temple of Doom its a masterpiece. People cry about the end being silly. But crystal skulls exist by the DOZENS. It's the first tangible, real world artifact they ever use and people say it's too much fiction for Indiana Jones? I mean.......compared to a dude pulling peoples still beating heart from their chest, leaving no wound at all.......c'mon
@@natecloe8535 There was no story to 4, it was all plot being used to tie up lose ends from the previous 3 (which had nothing to do with each other in the 1st place), and trying to tie together episodic events tends to ruin the episodes and their originality. Example: in the 1st one, at the end, we all get treated to one final mystery to wonder about, that being "Where is the ark?" in 4, no more mystery, the ark is at Area 51. In the 1st one, Marian has a mind of her own, visibly upset that and older man took advantage of her younger self, in 4, nope, she's cool with it. 4 was poorly written and poorly executed in filming.
“No Ticket” is the funniest line imo. Easily my favorite of the series, improves on the original in every way. I watched this a lot as a kid, and I watch it a lot still now
Love the casting of Sean Connery. Not only did he nail a role that went against type, but seeing as how the first Indy movie almost didn't happen because Speilberg wanted to do a Bond movie is a nice touch.
@@scottmoore1614 I know this may not be well received, but Harrison Ford isn't a great actor to me. He's fairly average. What he's exceptional at is choosing projects that are within his limited scope/range. Again, it's not to say he's Not talented. I'm just saying when people talk about great actors and high level movie stars, Harrison Ford isn't someone who's mentioned. I do love his movies. But, this isn't someone with range
@@LA_HA I think you gravely underestimate the skill it takes to play charm, befuddlement, righteous anger, and a lot of the other qualities that Ford has delivered in his films over the years. Sure, he kinda gets typecast as the loveable scoundrel hero but if you've seen the other things he's done (such as What Lies Beneath) you'll notice he has greater range than he's often given credit for. Do remember the key to being a good actor is being convincing in whatever it is you portray - and if you've ever seen him interviewed you know for a fact he is NOT the characters he plays.
@@hadoken95 Yep. Seen small parts he's done before Star Wars, small parts around the time of SW, Regarding Henry, Air Force One, Working Girl, Witness, Blade Runner, Ender's Game, What Lies Beneath, Patriot Games, The Fugitive, Sabrina, American Graffiti, The Mosquito Coast, etc, etc, etc. Some of these are among my favorite movies. But, it remains - I like him and his movies. He's just not a high level actor in terms of craft, artistry. Again, it's only an opinion. On the other hand, I completely understand how you feel differently and I respect it. Happy New Year
4:31 - They threw in a tiny detail in the scene with the lion that no one seems to notice. Harrison Ford has a small scar under his lower lip. When Young Indy first cracks the whip, it tags that exact spot... and I freakin' LOVE that! 7:44 - "Showing, not telling." That should be the mantra of every screenwriter. If it can't be filmed, don't include it in the script. Denny Martin Flynn's "How Not to Write a Screenplay" had some stunning examples of horrendous prose that had no business in a script. I think there was one line about "a kid who lives down the block and likes to hang out on the weekends [with the other characters]." It gave me cancer when I read it. 15:17 - This chase highlights John Williams' ability to write a score. "Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra" is one of the best pieces to come off this film! ❤ 19:21 - Two words: German engineering. 😉
Yeah, Star Wars and the Lord of the Rings are the only film trilogies where each movie won an Oscar for visual effects. Indiana Jones should have been the third franchise. Raiders and Temple won Best Visual Effects, but the Last Crusade did not, which is kind of a shame.
Without a doubt my favorite Indiana Jones movie, and just one of my favorite movies ever. Never gets old. And glad to see someone who loves Uncharted just as much.
One of the coolest aspects of this movie is that Sean Connery is not playing an action role like he would in James Bond. Seeing an action actor playing a character not use to seeing violence and devastation around him in world is very good lesson for writers in character creation and development.
This was the perfect end to the original trilogy. I know a lot of people hate Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, but it's a lot better than its reputation. It's just not as good as the first 3.
The first 2 acts are ok. The third act kind of blows. They really just had a bad script. It's not a franchise that is easy to duplicate with such greatness. I think they are filming another one but I have very low expectations. We'll see. Gotta start with a great script and build from there. Very difficult to recapture this type of magic.
Ever since I was a kid, I firmly believed that if you punched someone, it would sound like the punches in Indiana Jones. It's a cross between a gunshot and someone slamming a slab of meat onto the ground.
7:30 Donovan's entire first scene is mostly exposition. Though it wasn't boring. 11:55 He was referring to the vase. lol 24:53 I was under the impression that it's not just a one drink type of deal. That you have to keep healing yourself in order to keep on living.
This was the first film I ever watched in theaters. It will always be special, on top of it being such a great wrap-up of the Indiana Jones saga. Also, "she talks in her sleep" is a tremendous line
This is probably one of the best adventure films ever made! Certainly the best in recent decades. As for the final booby trap, the bridge. That was part practical from some angles. But the actual illusion, for us who watch the film, it's pure mat painting! Lucasfilm used to put them into very good use back in the day, long before CGI. That is pure artform!
My main issue with Last Crusade is that they made Denholm Elliot's character Marcus Brody an idiot. In Raiders he is definitely not, and knows just as much about the ark as Indy. He even says flat out that a few years prior he might have gone to get the ark himself.
I see where you're coming from but imho it works, as it shows the duality between Indy and Marcus; Marcus, like Henry Sr., is more of a 'by the book' upper-class scholar (planned, rigid research, where the only improvisation would be an explanation of inconclusive data with no sources to compare your findings to) vs. Indy, who's an adventurer (boy scout origin, experience with improvising, etc.). I do believe he is a bit too clumsy but it works as a comic relief. It also helps that he shows his serious side during the final act.
Enjoyed your reaction, and this is a great adventure movie! As you commented, what great practical effects and hard work by stunt people, as well as spectacular cinematography and editing! So much fun, too, to recognize the strong cast (including young Indy). Having Ford's/Indiana's father be played by Sean Connery (James Bond) adds a layer to the adventure film heritage, passing the hero mantle from one generation to the next. And when Harrison Ford as Indy puts on a Scottish accent, the joke intensifies, since Connery, playing Dr. Jones Sr., was a famously patriotic Scot. To see Denholm Elliott in a different role, maybe you can watch the excellent Merchant/Ivory adaptation of EM Forster's novel, A Room With A View, made 4 years after the first Indiana Jones movie. And thanks for the call-backs to M Python and the Holy Grail, too!
This one was always my favorite. The chemistry between Harrison Ford and Sean Connery is just so much fun to watch, and the setpieces they're going between never fail to impress.
The Ark of the Covenant got a subtle return. "That's the Ark of the Covenant." "Are you sure?" "Pretty sure." The smile on Henry's face, when Indy set up the flagpole as though he were jousting. I loved that moment. My favorite scene was when Henry stopped the plot in its tracks, and wanted to know what was on his son's mind. "I can't think of anything." "Then what are you complaining about?"
Saw this Summer of 89 two weeks before I turned 11. I remember it vividly. Such a great sequel and my personal favorite of the series. That summer was chock FULL of classic sequels and franchise films. You had this, Batman, Lethal Weapon 2, Ghostbusters 2, Karate Kid 3, Star Trek 5, Friday the 13th 8, Nightmare on Elm St. 5, and License to Kill. On top of that we got Honey I Shrunk the Kids, Parenthood, The Abyss, Turner and Hooch, Do the Right Thing, Uncle Buck, Sex Lies & Video Tape, UHF and Dead Poets Society. I saw most of those in theaters that year.
I wondered for years why there was the buzz saw in the floor of the first trial and then someone on Reddit pointed out that a Muslim would kneel as well but would put their head down to pray. Crazy little detail that isn't mentioned, but adds just that much more depth to the lore. This is my favorite of the series.
I forgot how much of the action in this is downright comical. I mean the part where the plane is sliding through the tunnel and the pilot looks at them in the car as he goes past. hilarious.
Raiders is my all time favorite action movie. It was grounded in reality, but a tad cartoonish - like the pulp movies it honored. I wish this was a little more grounded, but I did enjoy the fun spectacle of it all. I still recall the theater crowd gasping in happiness when Indy flipped the Nazi on the motorcycle. Pure movie joy, right there.
I mean, Raiders had the Ark of the Covenant liquify about a dozen Nazis with lightning bolts, so I wouldn't exactly call it grounded in reality, but I guess I get your point. Last Crusade had a lot more site gag humor than straight adventure storytelling.
The best part of that scene is the simple interaction after the motorcycle flip between Indy and his father. You can tell a big smiling Indy is really proud of himself. He turns and looks at his father who seems really unimpressed and checks his watch. As if to say. About damn time son. Spielberg is such a genius.
Absolute Banger of a movie, and the perfect end to the trilogy. But seriously my man... I don't want you to watch the 4th, but I almost do just so you can be as depressed as the rest of us haha... it's seriously that bad.
Fun fact: Donnovan's introduction foreshadows his role as the villain with a slightly meta moment: when he walks in from the party, a piano is playing the Imperial March from Star Wars in the background.
I loved your reaction, especially your face when the rats were revealed. I knew you were going to get a kick out of this one. My family got a VCR around 1990 when I was five and this is the first movie I ever got to sit down and watch at home. We were so excited that when it got late, we were able to pause the tape and finish watching the next day. This movie made a huge impact on me, and my parents were confused as heck as to why their pre-school aged daughter enjoyed it so much. The 90s, man. The only part that scared me was Donovan's death, and it was easy enough to cover my eyes.
The 4k version of this on oled is ridiculous. Saw this at the cinema back in the day and almost an event in itself when it was the Christmas TV film a few years later. Perfection. my gf got me a grail diary :) you can buy em on ebay lol
you've probably already figured it out or someone else has mentioned it, but when you asked if they are immortal now. The answer in no. They would be immortal as long as they remained inside the cave, but lost that immortality as soon as the cup was taken across the seal.
That jump cut between young and older Indy is so great. I instantly think of it whenever I'm reminded of this film. Also, the on screen chemistry between Harrison Ford and Sean Connery is so great. I'm surprised they didn't do more together.
Laugh my ass off at 20:18 every time. Our original VHS copy has lines in it from freezeframing there so often to LOL as kids. First time we saw it on video after the "pause" button came to VCRs me and my brother finally howled at his expression.
You've been watching some of my all time favorites lately. Indy and his dad have some of the best on screen chemistry in the history of film! As always, so cool to see you get so into it, and really appreciate a film on every level. A true cinephile, you are sir! Nothing like the magic of movies
I was anticipating your reaction to this. One of my favorite films. I love the soundtrack in the third act of the film. No joke, my father looks like Sean Connery at his age and I share some characteristics to Harrison Ford. When Donovhan shoots Indys father that gunshot hurts to hear. Every single time. Thank you for everything you do man and hope you're enjoying your new year
Honestly, this series should've ended with this movie. The 4th was a complete mess. And now I hear they're doing another. Harrison Ford is way too old to do swashbuckling. Love Mr Ford, but he just needs to let it go.
Just finished the reaction. It was perfect. I always get emotional at this movie. I love the 4th one too. I understand how people don't like the effects and the plot of the 4th one but Harrison plays Indy the way he always plays Indy. With perfection. I'm so exited for the 5th one. I think with Stanger Things and alot of the nostalgia trends this movie will bring back everything we love about the original trilogy. Even if you watch it a year or two from now I hope you film the reaction of Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull if you do decide to watch it.
My favorite bit is Indy talking up Brody, the whole "He has a 2 day head start which is more than he needs" -- that whole monologue is awesome. Yeah it leads to the joke/smash cut to clueless Brody, but DAMN I really want to see a sidequel about a young badass Marcus Brody now!!!!
This and Raiders are great. 10 out of 10s. The 4th film was a huge disappointment that really tarnished the whole series. The Uncharted series is definitely an homage to Indiana Jones or an attempt to capture its essence without ownership of the intellectual property. A fun game series for sure.
please the 4th was better than doom. the only thing that tarnished it was expecting shia to have the acting chops of sean connery, harrison to be able to act like he was 40 again and having outsized expectations for a movie 20 years after crusade. the movie that will be the real black sheep will be the upcoming one. harrison will be almost 80, will be handing the torch off and doesn't involve 2 of the big 4 in any way with steven and george gone.
@@scottb3034 The thing tat tarnished that movie was the missing "believability", obvious ignorance of physics, uninteresting villain, the aliens and that nuclear fridge... or to sum it up: it wasn't entertaining
@@MircoWilhelm Missing "believability" in a series that had a guy pull a man's heart right out of his chest (and the victim still living to boot), finding the ark of the covenant and then having the holy grail with its healing powers... LMAO Maybe you are mistaking believability for "grounded" and indy is dubious at best in that department. Ignorance of physics in a franchise based on the mystical and occult that defy logic, science, reason and specifically physics... LMAOOOOOO We turn from uninteresting villain in skull to Temple of Doom with its uninteresting and racist villains, Last Crusade with its boring, generic main villain & stereotyped nazi stooge....the only film with varied and interesting villains is raiders which is partly why it is so great. Aliens....seriously? We have a movie about *rocks* and a cult of kidnappers....SO interesting. So great. At least aliens matched the 50s time period. Nuclear fridge....LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL I am not going to even bother giving a reasoned response to that. LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL Enjoy the "black face" stunt coordinator playing a thug in doom and white washing the child actor's voices.... LOL Doom is utter trash compared to Skull. Indy is either a 2 movie series or it is 4. But saying it is a trilogy and you count doom? LAUGHABLE. Just another nostalgia driven, living in the past of your childhood dude with out of wack perspective and expectations. Don't talk to me about good or entertaining while you still legitimately count temple of doom among those ranks.
@@scottb3034 ok... "believability" is not realism. It's for the story and action to believable within the context of a story and it's world. Indiana Jones is a comicbook pop-culture (pulp) movie. It was never meant to be realistic. but if you brake the believability of the set world and characters, you just lost your audience and broke their immersion into the world of your story. and that happens multiple times in Skull, but never in the first three movies.
Indiania Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystl Skull is not as bad as most people say. It's not the best Indiana Jones movie, but enjoyable. One spoiler. Karren Allen returns as Marion.
The movie is quite tame for the most part, then at the end they have Donovan's rapid aging which is honestly scary as heck! I bet kids in the cinema back then really messed their pants! I also love the bit when Indy's dad finally calls him Indiana, which causes Indy to look up at his dad and let the grail go. His dad for the first time lets go of his hang up over calling him Indiana and let's his life long journey for the grail end at the same time. And the music is beautiful.
To be fair that is similar to the first two movies, neither were graphic until the ending where they featured face melting and hearts being ripped out.
Donovan's death might have been the only use of CGI in the film, too. They used computer morphing to transition among several stop-motion puppets in increasing states of decay to achieve the effect.
Having Sean Connery and Harrison Ford in the same film, probably the two most popular movie stars of their age, how could it not be GREAT. As for the Crystal Skulls movie, don't bother, you will be disappointed if you do.
Your reaction just reminded everyone watching how Beautiful and wonderful Indiana Jones is. Such a beautiful movie to escape from the world thank you for this amazing piece of content that you put out for us bro you never fail to amaze me like it literally feels like we’re best friends thank you Mr. James truly. Keep being amazing !!!!
As a technical achievement, it falls short of Raiders of the Lost Ark, but for me, it's the most entertaining of the 3. Perhaps familiarity with the character helps, as does the casting of the original James Bond, Sean Connery as Indy's dad. Connery can make some of the worst movies watchable. Watch Highlander 2 and Diamonds Are Forever if you don't believe me. He almost winks at the camera constantly in those movies as if to say, "Yes, I agree - this is pretty stupid, but bear with me, we're in this together and we're going to have some fun with this nonsense of a movie." Fortunately, he's all of that here in a much better movie. Again, not as good as Raiders, but it's a fun one, for sure.
Fantastic film to end the trilogy with. I'd certainly argue that this movie's emotional core - the father/son relationship - is also the best of the trilogy, too.
Good job James, I saw this as a kid in high school and I felt then as you do now. This film was a good 5 years after Temple of Doom which was an eternity between sequels. I remember it being touted as the very last one, and I remember it being the movie that everyone had to see, and see with friends, families, and especially fathers. It might have even been marketed as a fathers day event since it was released before fathers day. It should have been the last one, it was so perfect with a solid ending riding off into the sunset. Please bear that in mind when watching any other Indiana Jones sequels. Sometimes people just dont know when to quit.
Okay so to explain the whole “immortality” drinking from the grail. So the immortality only lasts for those who drink from the true grail and stays on the Knight’s side of the seal. While the grail heals once you cross the seal the immortality doesn’t come with it.
And clearly the knight aged... he looked very old, so it could be that it just staves off death. What I mean is, that at the end, most people die of "something" but old bodies are not as capable of defending themselves, and drinking from the grail (probably regularly) means you never get sick or break a bone or anything like that, and without that maybe a human could just live that long.
The plane flying into the tunnel had no choice because he was coming around the mountain and by the time the pilot saw what was in front of him it was too late to pull up. And the Knight said the power of the grail stops at the great seal.
I saw this in the cinema when I was 10 years old. That ageing scene absolutely terrified me. But an absolutely incredible film, just so well made and acted. Everything from "No ticket" to "You were named after the dog??!!!" Were part of our daily vernacular. And then when I finally played Uncharted on the PS3 nearly 20 years later, I was just like "I'm playing Indiana Jones"
I was 12 at that time and Saw IT also in the teathers after i already did see the first and second many times cause my parents liked it alot....i wasnt terrified at all...
James. It was wonderful seeing you watch this film. The joy, appreciation, and love you had made me feel like a kid again. I needed that. I really did. The wonderful part of Sean Connery's casting is that James Bond is Indiana Jones' father. This has a seed of truth. Spielberg, and or Lucas, wanted to do a Bond film. However that was not possible. Lucas had an idea for this pulp adventure hero. So Indiana Jones, was inspired by wanting to make a Bond film. This is also a transition on Connery's career. He was the manly leading man, and he beautifully transitioned into the academic, nerdy, father mentor figure. No other pair of actors could have this wonderful dynamic for this kind of film. Truly unique to it'self. The Ford, and Connery, together as father and son reconnecting in an Indiana Jones movie.
I still always use the line "Now who are all these people!?!" in social situations where I don't know a lot of the people there. That line always cracked me up.
Curious…have you ever reacted to Blade Runner? My particular favorite film. Ridley Scott had approached Dustin Hoffman for the role, but they couldn’t agree on Deckard’s character so Hoffman left. Spielberg asked Ridley to come check out a rough cut of a film he had just finished…Raiders of the Lost Ark. Ridley was like, “That’s that Han Solo guy from those kiddie films?” and immediately got Harrison to take on the role that’s one of my favorites.
This was my favorite of the films. I did not care for the second film in the series, "The Temple of Doom." There is a fourth. "The Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls." It was just so bad. I can't explain how bad it was. I would watch "The Temple of Doom" everyday for the rest of my life if it meant that "The Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls" would have never been made. It's just that bad. I wish I could say, "it's not great but give it a watch anyway." But I can't say that. Unless you just want to see how to take a really good filmology and destroy it, I would avoid ever seeing it.
During the classroom scene, Jones lists of a bunch of cliches about archeology, saying they're all bull. He proceeds to experience every cliche he listed in less than 20 minutes, I think...
The best thing about this trilogy is you can say anyone of them is your favorite and you're never wrong (unless you imply there's a fourth movie). Also, Harrison Ford and Sean Connery are only 12 years apart in age, but they crush the father/son dynamic.
I saw this for the first time with my 7th grade class trip. We went to visit Quebec City, Que, Canada. Our teachers took us to see two movies in the theatres. This one and Field Of Dreams. I was totally excited to see it, having watched the Temple of Doom on the big screen in my hometown. Classic! Great watching your reactions with this series.
Sean Connery's role in this one, while not terribly similar, always reminds me fondly of "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen," another one for some good fun.
This is a beautiful film. I was fortunate enough to watch this for the first time in the theater with my dad when it was first released. In my opinion, it’s the best in the series and I only wish that 4th one didn’t exist. James, go with your instincts bro….Do not venture any further. Let you heart believe that there are only three (3) Indiana Jones films. They road into the sunset for a reason. Love what you do bro.
Seem to remember the aging from the wrong grail effect cost $1,000,000 back in 1989. Your reaction to that James was great, glad you enjoyed the movie so much.
Such a great film, and what a way to end one the great trilogies of cinema. But watch out: despite what some people say, there is no 4th Indiana Jones film. It was never made. It doesn't exist.
Fantastic! I had the chance to check the "Library" at the beginning when I visited Venise years ago... To my disappointment it was a church ... Great work James xx
I still really like this movie for how fun and colourful it is, and I love the interaction between Harrison and Sean, but it's too slapstick for me. My rankings are essentially release order, except for Crystal Skull which I agree you shouldn't bother with. Treat it no different to the 90s Young Indy TV show - it exists but so what?
The thing I love most about the Indiana Jones trilogy,( 4th one doesn’t exist in my world), each movie is different in tone. Raiders is a action film, Temple of Doom is a horror movie and this one is a comedy.👍
Ahhh I just started this. Your reactions are my drug. I get so happy when I see you pop up. And Last Crusade is in my top 10 films of all time. Today is like Christmas.
I was 8 years old when me and my 7 year old sister first saw this and Donovan’s death scared the absolute shit out of us. I went into a state of shock and my sister screamed and ran to my mom crying. Afterwards we said we would never watch it again and the next day we were going “can we watch that again?”. 😂
As an actor, your appreciation of the craft is beautiful to watch. I love experiencing these filma again for your initial reaction. If you're ever in need of a big ass bald dude, I'd love to throw my hat in the ring.
YAASSS finally! I've been waiting for your reaction to this movie ever since you did Raiders of the Lost Ark! This one is my fav, saw it in the theater with my dad when I was a kid. It still blows me away and is, IMO, not just the perfect Indiana Jones movie, but a perfect movie, period. Also, I have a movie recommendation for you: Sneakers (1992), starring Robert Redford, Dan Aykroyd, Sidney Poitier, Ben Kingsley, River Phoenix (who played the young version of Indiana Jones in Last Crusade), and many others. Amazing spy thriller movie with an amazing ensemble cast. In many ways, I think it's more relevant today than when it came out in 1992. Please consider it. You won't be disappointed.
And a perfect trilogy it was. I'm so very glad they ended the story on this high note. Incredibly wise of them not to make anymore Indy movies because how would they top this? Right? So glad. So, so glad.... -.-
I think you would enjoy The Adventures of Tintin, its directed by Steven Spielberg and its alot like Indiana Jones. Its a motion captured CGI movie so a bit different from what you usually watch, but is super good and highly underated (still waiting for a sequel!). Also really glad you decided to finally watch this, been waiting for a bit and am not disappointed!
Great reaction. I love your passion and excitement. Never lose that. Have you seen The Color Purple or Empire of The Sun, two more or Spielberg's classics?
23:48 50/50 The “trompe l’œil” illusion is practical, Indy has been blue-screened on top of it though. Indiana Jones and Star Wars had the best matte painting artist in the world.
Indiana Jones as a character always inspires me to seek out adventure regardless of my current station in life. That being said, I really like the maturity he shows by listening to his father when Henry tells him to "let it go." I wonder if it was the intent of the filmmakers to make this moment, rather than the finding of the Holy Grail, the actual climax of the movie. As for unsolved mysteries regarding lost artifacts, I'd go with the Ring of Solomon. One free day in undergrad, I went to a Barnes & Noble for a few hours with the intent to research evil fairy tale character types, and I found a book titled "Djinn" which describes the eponymously named creature as the inspiration of the genie. However, these djinn are generally angrier, capable of cruel violence, and not limited by bottles. The book states that according to Islamic folklore, Solomon had some of his people fashion a ring to control the djinn--sounds familiar--so that they could construct his temple. Then, for a year after Solomon died, instead of a weekend at Bernie's, the Israelites kept his corpse on the throne (ring included) until the djinn completed the temple. The book closes with, among other things, a conspiracy theory that the U. S. Army is currently looking for it so they can use the djinn as a countermeasure against ambushes, since djinn can go through walls and other obstacles.
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5:00 In Chris Stuckmann's review of this movie, he said that this guy was supposed to be Abner Ravenwood, the father of Marion.
For more late career Sean Connery, 1981's _Outland_ is one of his best. It also "takes place" in the _Alien_ / _Blade Runner_ universe.
Harold and Maude? Wow.
Lol I was wondering I was like I don't see the Temple of Doom reaction anywhere!
Yea, you love snakes! And what about spiders? And why you didn't react to Temple of Doom?
"I'm sorry, son. They got us." Kills me every time.
I agree. haha one of the best lines in the movie
it almost killed them too. ;)
This line and scene is the reason why this is my most favourite Indiana Jones movie.
Got to love Sean Connery LOL.
Maybe it's because of nostalgia, but this has always been my favorite Indy film since I saw it the most out of the 3 as a child. Harrison Ford and Sean Connery play off each other so well, it's so much fun to watch them together. It might not be as perfect as Raiders, but I find it so enjoyable from start to finish.
You hit the nail...same for me Both excellent but third is my fav
Same for me.
1 and 3 are on a much different level than the other two movies.
I loved all the new music by John Williams, esp. The "scherzo for motorcycle "
RIP River Phoenix, Denholm Elliot and Sean Connery. Each, in their own way, fantastic actors.
Love this movie!
RIP River Phoenix. He was an excellent choice to play young Indiana Jones
Peace
He did so good!
I still recall the moment I found out River died. I was in the Navy and had just returned to my ship. I was 21 and young and full of life. I walked into my berthing and the news was on. I caught the last line - "he was twenty-three years old." My heart sank. I grew up loving his movies. Felt like I lost a brother.
4:46 Fun fact: in the full movie their dog that could be seen lying in the house when he came running in was George Lucas' dog Indiana - not only the inspiration for the name "Indiana Jones" (actually how the character got his name IRL and in the story), but also the inspiration for Chewbacca, because in the car he'd always sit next to Lucas in the passenger seat of his car
Willy and Short Round in Temple of Doom were also named after dogs.
Not only was this, IMO, the best movie in their series, but it is just a fantastic motion picture period. It had everything, and all in just the right amounts to balance so well.
my favorite movie ever and i wasn’t even around when it came out
100% agree!!
💯% accurate
thumbs down for saying motion picture
@@matthewlennon6289 What's wrong with motion picture?
Summer of 1989: _Batman,_ _The Last Crusade,_ _Lethal Weapon 2,_ _Ghostbusters II,_ _Back To The Future Part II,_ _Licence To Kill_ - it was like a popcorn movie Woodstock.
Hell yes. What a time to be a kid and going to the cinema
It’s an example of when everyone involved in the movie has done their job well. The actors, writers, photographers, set designers, extras, sound engineers. It just works beautifully.
And the director is responsible for coordinating everyone's efforts.
"That's the cup of a carpenter," is one of my favourite film lines because it shows so much about how Indy understands the artifact and Jesus' character, and how the others don't. I LOVE this movie and it's definitely my favourite of the bunch, probably because I find it the funniest and the least gruesome. I watched it with my dad, who laughed so hard at my disgust for the "she talks in her sleep" bit. 😂
For real. JC wasnt about golden goblets. Dude was a carpenter and hung out with prostitutes and lepers and beggars.
And of course the old knight's line "He chose poorly".
@@richobrien729 Such an understated reaction to a ghastly and horrible death.
"She talks in her sleep" will always get a laugh out of me. Glad you enjoyed this one. This is my favorite Indiana Jones movie. The father-son dynamic between Harrison Ford and Sean Connery is great, the action is phenomenal, and the humor is top-notch. Do yourself a favor and skip the fourth one.
'I WAS the next man.' does it for me lol.
James, You can only have an informed opinion on the fourth one if you see it.
Have any opinion you like of it... Any will be more valid than an uninformed one. :^P
What fourth one? If there WAS a fourth one, I'd release it around May 22, 2008. If there was one. But there wasn't.
Was hilarious lmfaooo!
What fourth one?
@@scipioafricanus5871 .... What?
24:54 Based off what the knight said after Indy drank from the cup, that the great seal is the boundary and price of immortality, I'm pretty sure the cup's immortality and healing powers only work within the temple's seal. So when they left they lost their immortality. Leaving didn't affect his dad's bullet wound cause all that healing was done in an instant, rather than being a lasting effect. And if they could have gotten the cup outside the temple it would no longer provide immortality or have healing capabilities, it would just be a normal cup.
I see!!
My take was a little different from yours: the powers of the cup weren't necessarily limited to within the temple, but that you had to keep drinking from it to keep the effects going. But since the cup couldn't leave the temple, you would have to keep going back to drink from it (or stay there) for it to keep you alive indefinitely. Otherwise it's a one-shot healing potion that no longer did anything more once you stopped using it.
I'm not as sure about the boundary of the cup's effect, given the way the Young Indiana Jones TV series meshed with the movies. There's a hospital scene in Young Indiana Jones with a much aged Indy.
Had to at least done a weeks worth of kale shakes to their health moving forward
RIP River Phoenix, a great child actor who said of his younger brother, Juaquin Phoenix: he's a much better actor than I am...
Knew I heard his name from somewhere. Wow!
Raiders and Crusade are by far the best ones, but I still enjoy Temple of Doom and Crystal Skull for what they are.
I remember seeing this with my pops in the theater. Our lives together were different from that point on. I was just a kid and my pops, well, it seems he learned something he was missing from this, something that turned him into one of the greatest dads in the world! Having said that, he's an actor, and our family caught wind of the buzz about an Indiana 4 long before the general public. I remember the day we all heard, there was no fanfare between anyone, in fact, the more I told people about the news, the more just said "Why? The last one was perfect." 20 years after we heard the news, Indi 4 finally started production and...well...The Last Crusade is MY last Indi movie. That's my Smely Opinion on the subject.
This is mine and most others favorite without question.
But 4 was GREAT. I don't care who says otherwise it is EASILY the second best of all 4. Best to worst...3, 4, 1, and 2 is a DISTANT 4th place.
Which is why 4 is great. Compared to the Temple of Doom its a masterpiece.
People cry about the end being silly. But crystal skulls exist by the DOZENS. It's the first tangible, real world artifact they ever use and people say it's too much fiction for Indiana Jones? I mean.......compared to a dude pulling peoples still beating heart from their chest, leaving no wound at all.......c'mon
@@natecloe8535 There was no story to 4, it was all plot being used to tie up lose ends from the previous 3 (which had nothing to do with each other in the 1st place), and trying to tie together episodic events tends to ruin the episodes and their originality. Example: in the 1st one, at the end, we all get treated to one final mystery to wonder about, that being "Where is the ark?" in 4, no more mystery, the ark is at Area 51. In the 1st one, Marian has a mind of her own, visibly upset that and older man took advantage of her younger self, in 4, nope, she's cool with it. 4 was poorly written and poorly executed in filming.
“No Ticket” is the funniest line imo. Easily my favorite of the series, improves on the original in every way. I watched this a lot as a kid, and I watch it a lot still now
Love the casting of Sean Connery. Not only did he nail a role that went against type, but seeing as how the first Indy movie almost didn't happen because Speilberg wanted to do a Bond movie is a nice touch.
The only person who could be Indy's father was James Bond.
@@glamazon6172 Sean Connery is one of the few actors who can make Harrison Ford look like a kid!
@@scottmoore1614 I know this may not be well received, but Harrison Ford isn't a great actor to me. He's fairly average. What he's exceptional at is choosing projects that are within his limited scope/range. Again, it's not to say he's Not talented. I'm just saying when people talk about great actors and high level movie stars, Harrison Ford isn't someone who's mentioned. I do love his movies. But, this isn't someone with range
@@LA_HA I think you gravely underestimate the skill it takes to play charm, befuddlement, righteous anger, and a lot of the other qualities that Ford has delivered in his films over the years. Sure, he kinda gets typecast as the loveable scoundrel hero but if you've seen the other things he's done (such as What Lies Beneath) you'll notice he has greater range than he's often given credit for. Do remember the key to being a good actor is being convincing in whatever it is you portray - and if you've ever seen him interviewed you know for a fact he is NOT the characters he plays.
@@hadoken95 Yep. Seen small parts he's done before Star Wars, small parts around the time of SW, Regarding Henry, Air Force One, Working Girl, Witness, Blade Runner, Ender's Game, What Lies Beneath, Patriot Games, The Fugitive, Sabrina, American Graffiti, The Mosquito Coast, etc, etc, etc. Some of these are among my favorite movies.
But, it remains - I like him and his movies. He's just not a high level actor in terms of craft, artistry. Again, it's only an opinion. On the other hand, I completely understand how you feel differently and I respect it.
Happy New Year
4:31 - They threw in a tiny detail in the scene with the lion that no one seems to notice. Harrison Ford has a small scar under his lower lip. When Young Indy first cracks the whip, it tags that exact spot... and I freakin' LOVE that!
7:44 - "Showing, not telling." That should be the mantra of every screenwriter. If it can't be filmed, don't include it in the script. Denny Martin Flynn's "How Not to Write a Screenplay" had some stunning examples of horrendous prose that had no business in a script. I think there was one line about "a kid who lives down the block and likes to hang out on the weekends [with the other characters]." It gave me cancer when I read it.
15:17 - This chase highlights John Williams' ability to write a score. "Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra" is one of the best pieces to come off this film! ❤
19:21 - Two words: German engineering. 😉
Show, not tell is right. With an appreciation of what Buster Keaton called "Art of the gag".
There are great movies that are mostly telling instead of showing: 12 Angry Men, The Breakfast Club, My Dinner with Andre, etc...
you know its a great film when you have special effects in it that has someone 33 years in the future going "How'd they do that?!?!"
Facts!!
Yeah, Star Wars and the Lord of the Rings are the only film trilogies where each movie won an Oscar for visual effects. Indiana Jones should have been the third franchise. Raiders and Temple won Best Visual Effects, but the Last Crusade did not, which is kind of a shame.
The leap of faith will always be one of my favorite shots. Blew my freaking mind as a kid
Without a doubt my favorite Indiana Jones movie, and just one of my favorite movies ever. Never gets old. And glad to see someone who loves Uncharted just as much.
One of the coolest aspects of this movie is that Sean Connery is not playing an action role like he would in James Bond. Seeing an action actor playing a character not use to seeing violence and devastation around him in world is very good lesson for writers in character creation and development.
This was the perfect end to the original trilogy. I know a lot of people hate Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, but it's a lot better than its reputation. It's just not as good as the first 3.
The first 2 acts are ok. The third act kind of blows. They really just had a bad script. It's not a franchise that is easy to duplicate with such greatness. I think they are filming another one but I have very low expectations. We'll see. Gotta start with a great script and build from there. Very difficult to recapture this type of magic.
I think that is not worst than the second one.
Ever since I was a kid, I firmly believed that if you punched someone, it would sound like the punches in Indiana Jones. It's a cross between a gunshot and someone slamming a slab of meat onto the ground.
7:30 Donovan's entire first scene is mostly exposition. Though it wasn't boring.
11:55 He was referring to the vase. lol
24:53 I was under the impression that it's not just a one drink type of deal. That you have to keep healing yourself in order to keep on living.
This was the first film I ever watched in theaters. It will always be special, on top of it being such a great wrap-up of the Indiana Jones saga. Also, "she talks in her sleep" is a tremendous line
This is probably one of the best adventure films ever made! Certainly the best in recent decades.
As for the final booby trap, the bridge. That was part practical from some angles. But the actual illusion, for us who watch the film, it's pure mat painting! Lucasfilm used to put them into very good use back in the day, long before CGI. That is pure artform!
My main issue with Last Crusade is that they made Denholm Elliot's character Marcus Brody an idiot. In Raiders he is definitely not, and knows just as much about the ark as Indy. He even says flat out that a few years prior he might have gone to get the ark himself.
I would agree with you. Denholm Elliot casted as an idiot detracted from the film.
I see where you're coming from but imho it works, as it shows the duality between Indy and Marcus; Marcus, like Henry Sr., is more of a 'by the book' upper-class scholar (planned, rigid research, where the only improvisation would be an explanation of inconclusive data with no sources to compare your findings to) vs. Indy, who's an adventurer (boy scout origin, experience with improvising, etc.). I do believe he is a bit too clumsy but it works as a comic relief. It also helps that he shows his serious side during the final act.
Finally someone that point out this issue.
Enjoyed your reaction, and this is a great adventure movie! As you commented, what great practical effects and hard work by stunt people, as well as spectacular cinematography and editing! So much fun, too, to recognize the strong cast (including young Indy). Having Ford's/Indiana's father be played by Sean Connery (James Bond) adds a layer to the adventure film heritage, passing the hero mantle from one generation to the next. And when Harrison Ford as Indy puts on a Scottish accent, the joke intensifies, since Connery, playing Dr. Jones Sr., was a famously patriotic Scot.
To see Denholm Elliott in a different role, maybe you can watch the excellent Merchant/Ivory adaptation of EM Forster's novel, A Room With A View, made 4 years after the first Indiana Jones movie.
And thanks for the call-backs to M Python and the Holy Grail, too!
This one was always my favorite. The chemistry between Harrison Ford and Sean Connery is just so much fun to watch, and the setpieces they're going between never fail to impress.
The Ark of the Covenant got a subtle return.
"That's the Ark of the Covenant." "Are you sure?" "Pretty sure."
The smile on Henry's face, when Indy set up the flagpole as though he were jousting. I loved that moment.
My favorite scene was when Henry stopped the plot in its tracks, and wanted to know what was on his son's mind.
"I can't think of anything." "Then what are you complaining about?"
Saw this Summer of 89 two weeks before I turned 11. I remember it vividly. Such a great sequel and my personal favorite of the series.
That summer was chock FULL of classic sequels and franchise films. You had this, Batman, Lethal Weapon 2, Ghostbusters 2, Karate Kid 3, Star Trek 5, Friday the 13th 8, Nightmare on Elm St. 5, and License to Kill.
On top of that we got Honey I Shrunk the Kids, Parenthood, The Abyss, Turner and Hooch, Do the Right Thing, Uncle Buck, Sex Lies & Video Tape, UHF and Dead Poets Society. I saw most of those in theaters that year.
I wondered for years why there was the buzz saw in the floor of the first trial and then someone on Reddit pointed out that a Muslim would kneel as well but would put their head down to pray. Crazy little detail that isn't mentioned, but adds just that much more depth to the lore. This is my favorite of the series.
Best ending to a movie ever in my opinion. Having a laugh and riding off into the sunset, raiders march etc.
I forgot how much of the action in this is downright comical. I mean the part where the plane is sliding through the tunnel and the pilot looks at them in the car as he goes past. hilarious.
Raiders is my all time favorite action movie. It was grounded in reality, but a tad cartoonish - like the pulp movies it honored. I wish this was a little more grounded, but I did enjoy the fun spectacle of it all. I still recall the theater crowd gasping in happiness when Indy flipped the Nazi on the motorcycle. Pure movie joy, right there.
I mean, Raiders had the Ark of the Covenant liquify about a dozen Nazis with lightning bolts, so I wouldn't exactly call it grounded in reality, but I guess I get your point. Last Crusade had a lot more site gag humor than straight adventure storytelling.
The best part of that scene is the simple interaction after the motorcycle flip between Indy and his father. You can tell a big smiling Indy is really proud of himself. He turns and looks at his father who seems really unimpressed and checks his watch. As if to say. About damn time son. Spielberg is such a genius.
Absolute Banger of a movie, and the perfect end to the trilogy.
But seriously my man... I don't want you to watch the 4th, but I almost do just so you can be as depressed as the rest of us haha... it's seriously that bad.
Fun fact: Donnovan's introduction foreshadows his role as the villain with a slightly meta moment: when he walks in from the party, a piano is playing the Imperial March from Star Wars in the background.
Paying homage to his participation in the Battle of Hoth.
WHAT!!!
I'm so mad right now.
Solid end to the trilogy. Yes, TRILOGY. Ford is reliable as always, and the casting of Phoenix and Connery is spot-on. 👍
Indiana as a boy scout at the start of the film was played River Phoenix, older brother of Joaquin Phoenix.
I loved your reaction, especially your face when the rats were revealed. I knew you were going to get a kick out of this one. My family got a VCR around 1990 when I was five and this is the first movie I ever got to sit down and watch at home. We were so excited that when it got late, we were able to pause the tape and finish watching the next day. This movie made a huge impact on me, and my parents were confused as heck as to why their pre-school aged daughter enjoyed it so much. The 90s, man. The only part that scared me was Donovan's death, and it was easy enough to cover my eyes.
The 4k version of this on oled is ridiculous. Saw this at the cinema back in the day and almost an event in itself when it was the Christmas TV film a few years later. Perfection. my gf got me a grail diary :) you can buy em on ebay lol
I know everyone says Raiders of the Lost Ark is the best but for me was this. It just feels a really enjoyable adventure movie.
you've probably already figured it out or someone else has mentioned it, but when you asked if they are immortal now. The answer in no. They would be immortal as long as they remained inside the cave, but lost that immortality as soon as the cup was taken across the seal.
That jump cut between young and older Indy is so great. I instantly think of it whenever I'm reminded of this film. Also, the on screen chemistry between Harrison Ford and Sean Connery is so great. I'm surprised they didn't do more together.
Laugh my ass off at 20:18 every time. Our original VHS copy has lines in it from freezeframing there so often to LOL as kids. First time we saw it on video after the "pause" button came to VCRs me and my brother finally howled at his expression.
"Young Indiana Jones" is pretty darn good. It has a teenager audience focus, but it is remarkable in its production.
Yes i remember that one ...pretty good imo
The production values and scripts are still better than most movies to this day.
You've been watching some of my all time favorites lately. Indy and his dad have some of the best on screen chemistry in the history of film! As always, so cool to see you get so into it, and really appreciate a film on every level. A true cinephile, you are sir! Nothing like the magic of movies
This one was always my favourite of the all the Indiana Jones movies, number 4 is ok but not up to the standard of The Last Crusade.
I was anticipating your reaction to this. One of my favorite films. I love the soundtrack in the third act of the film. No joke, my father looks like Sean Connery at his age and I share some characteristics to Harrison Ford. When Donovhan shoots Indys father that gunshot hurts to hear. Every single time. Thank you for everything you do man and hope you're enjoying your new year
Honestly, this series should've ended with this movie. The 4th was a complete mess. And now I hear they're doing another. Harrison Ford is way too old to do swashbuckling. Love Mr Ford, but he just needs to let it go.
Hahaha swashbuckling. Haven’t heard that in a minute, gotta use it more.
Glad you’ve got around to, in my opinion, the best Indiana Jones movie to date. This one will always hold a special place in my heart!
Just finished the reaction. It was perfect. I always get emotional at this movie. I love the 4th one too. I understand how people don't like the effects and the plot of the 4th one but Harrison plays Indy the way he always plays Indy. With perfection. I'm so exited for the 5th one. I think with Stanger Things and alot of the nostalgia trends this movie will bring back everything we love about the original trilogy. Even if you watch it a year or two from now I hope you film the reaction of Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull if you do decide to watch it.
My favorite bit is Indy talking up Brody, the whole "He has a 2 day head start which is more than he needs" -- that whole monologue is awesome. Yeah it leads to the joke/smash cut to clueless Brody, but DAMN I really want to see a sidequel about a young badass Marcus Brody now!!!!
I would hope so too or that was a dead eye bluff, bad-assery from Indy. Masterfully executed editing either way.
That scene is Indy describing himself.
"He really just brings the 'motion' to the picture." Never heard Spielberg's style explained any better.
This and Raiders are great. 10 out of 10s. The 4th film was a huge disappointment that really tarnished the whole series.
The Uncharted series is definitely an homage to Indiana Jones or an attempt to capture its essence without ownership of the intellectual property. A fun game series for sure.
What 4th movie? They only made 3 🤔
please the 4th was better than doom. the only thing that tarnished it was expecting shia to have the acting chops of sean connery, harrison to be able to act like he was 40 again and having outsized expectations for a movie 20 years after crusade. the movie that will be the real black sheep will be the upcoming one. harrison will be almost 80, will be handing the torch off and doesn't involve 2 of the big 4 in any way with steven and george gone.
@@scottb3034 The thing tat tarnished that movie was the missing "believability", obvious ignorance of physics, uninteresting villain, the aliens and that nuclear fridge... or to sum it up: it wasn't entertaining
@@MircoWilhelm Missing "believability" in a series that had a guy pull a man's heart right out of his chest (and the victim still living to boot), finding the ark of the covenant and then having the holy grail with its healing powers... LMAO Maybe you are mistaking believability for "grounded" and indy is dubious at best in that department.
Ignorance of physics in a franchise based on the mystical and occult that defy logic, science, reason and specifically physics... LMAOOOOOO
We turn from uninteresting villain in skull to Temple of Doom with its uninteresting and racist villains, Last Crusade with its boring, generic main villain & stereotyped nazi stooge....the only film with varied and interesting villains is raiders which is partly why it is so great.
Aliens....seriously? We have a movie about *rocks* and a cult of kidnappers....SO interesting. So great. At least aliens matched the 50s time period.
Nuclear fridge....LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL I am not going to even bother giving a reasoned response to that. LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL Enjoy the "black face" stunt coordinator playing a thug in doom and white washing the child actor's voices.... LOL
Doom is utter trash compared to Skull. Indy is either a 2 movie series or it is 4. But saying it is a trilogy and you count doom? LAUGHABLE. Just another nostalgia driven, living in the past of your childhood dude with out of wack perspective and expectations.
Don't talk to me about good or entertaining while you still legitimately count temple of doom among those ranks.
@@scottb3034 ok... "believability" is not realism. It's for the story and action to believable within the context of a story and it's world. Indiana Jones is a comicbook pop-culture (pulp) movie. It was never meant to be realistic. but if you brake the believability of the set world and characters, you just lost your audience and broke their immersion into the world of your story. and that happens multiple times in Skull, but never in the first three movies.
"She talks in her sleep"
Best Quote Ever
"I was the next guy" was better for me
So many!! Such a blast watching this!
Indiania Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystl Skull is not as bad as most people say. It's not the best Indiana Jones movie, but enjoyable. One spoiler. Karren Allen returns as Marion.
This movie is SO awesome... I almost forgot about how good it is. It's got everything!
My favourite Indiana Jones, mainly for the relationship and chemistry between Sean Conner and Harrison Ford... Thanks for sharing!
The movie is quite tame for the most part, then at the end they have Donovan's rapid aging which is honestly scary as heck! I bet kids in the cinema back then really messed their pants! I also love the bit when Indy's dad finally calls him Indiana, which causes Indy to look up at his dad and let the grail go. His dad for the first time lets go of his hang up over calling him Indiana and let's his life long journey for the grail end at the same time. And the music is beautiful.
To be fair that is similar to the first two movies, neither were graphic until the ending where they featured face melting and hearts being ripped out.
I was a kid watching this in theaters. Pretty hard to mess yourself when you cover your eyes and can't see it!
Donovan's death might have been the only use of CGI in the film, too. They used computer morphing to transition among several stop-motion puppets in increasing states of decay to achieve the effect.
@@BasketCase-rr7tx In ToD's case, the heart-ripping was in the middle.
Having Sean Connery and Harrison Ford in the same film, probably the two most popular movie stars of their age, how could it not be GREAT. As for the Crystal Skulls movie, don't bother, you will be disappointed if you do.
Your reaction just reminded everyone watching how Beautiful and wonderful Indiana Jones is. Such a beautiful movie to escape from the world thank you for this amazing piece of content that you put out for us bro you never fail to amaze me like it literally feels like we’re best friends thank you Mr. James truly. Keep being amazing !!!!
As a technical achievement, it falls short of Raiders of the Lost Ark, but for me, it's the most entertaining of the 3. Perhaps familiarity with the character helps, as does the casting of the original James Bond, Sean Connery as Indy's dad. Connery can make some of the worst movies watchable. Watch Highlander 2 and Diamonds Are Forever if you don't believe me. He almost winks at the camera constantly in those movies as if to say, "Yes, I agree - this is pretty stupid, but bear with me, we're in this together and we're going to have some fun with this nonsense of a movie." Fortunately, he's all of that here in a much better movie. Again, not as good as Raiders, but it's a fun one, for sure.
Fantastic film to end the trilogy with. I'd certainly argue that this movie's emotional core - the father/son relationship - is also the best of the trilogy, too.
Good job James, I saw this as a kid in high school and I felt then as you do now. This film was a good 5 years after Temple of Doom which was an eternity between sequels. I remember it being touted as the very last one, and I remember it being the movie that everyone had to see, and see with friends, families, and especially fathers. It might have even been marketed as a fathers day event since it was released before fathers day. It should have been the last one, it was so perfect with a solid ending riding off into the sunset. Please bear that in mind when watching any other Indiana Jones sequels. Sometimes people just dont know when to quit.
Okay so to explain the whole “immortality” drinking from the grail. So the immortality only lasts for those who drink from the true grail and stays on the Knight’s side of the seal. While the grail heals once you cross the seal the immortality doesn’t come with it.
I figured to live "forever" you probably have to drink daily/regularly...
@@mokane86 Well yeah. You would have to drink constantly I figured it wouldn’t be a one time thing.
Yeah, the healing properties are nourishment like food and drug. You have to keep consuming them to gain their benefit.
@@Greybeardmedic And now it fell down into a ravine.
And clearly the knight aged... he looked very old, so it could be that it just staves off death. What I mean is, that at the end, most people die of "something" but old bodies are not as capable of defending themselves, and drinking from the grail (probably regularly) means you never get sick or break a bone or anything like that, and without that maybe a human could just live that long.
I enjoyed so much seeing the pure joy on your face as you watched this movie!
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The plane flying into the tunnel had no choice because he was coming around the mountain and by the time the pilot saw what was in front of him it was too late to pull up. And the Knight said the power of the grail stops at the great seal.
I saw this in the cinema when I was 10 years old. That ageing scene absolutely terrified me. But an absolutely incredible film, just so well made and acted. Everything from "No ticket" to "You were named after the dog??!!!" Were part of our daily vernacular. And then when I finally played Uncharted on the PS3 nearly 20 years later, I was just like "I'm playing Indiana Jones"
I was 12 at that time and Saw IT also in the teathers after i already did see the first and second many times cause my parents liked it alot....i wasnt terrified at all...
The ageing scene freaked me out as well ! I was 8 at the time
James. It was wonderful seeing you watch this film. The joy, appreciation, and love you had made me feel like a kid again.
I needed that. I really did.
The wonderful part of Sean Connery's casting is that James Bond is Indiana Jones' father.
This has a seed of truth. Spielberg, and or Lucas, wanted to do a Bond film. However that was not possible. Lucas had an idea for this pulp adventure hero.
So Indiana Jones, was inspired by wanting to make a Bond film.
This is also a transition on Connery's career. He was the manly leading man, and he beautifully transitioned into the academic, nerdy, father mentor figure.
No other pair of actors could have this wonderful dynamic for this kind of film. Truly unique to it'self. The Ford, and Connery, together as father and son reconnecting in an Indiana Jones movie.
I still always use the line "Now who are all these people!?!" in social situations where I don't know a lot of the people there. That line always cracked me up.
Curious…have you ever reacted to Blade Runner? My particular favorite film. Ridley Scott had approached Dustin Hoffman for the role, but they couldn’t agree on Deckard’s character so Hoffman left. Spielberg asked Ridley to come check out a rough cut of a film he had just finished…Raiders of the Lost Ark. Ridley was like, “That’s that Han Solo guy from those kiddie films?” and immediately got Harrison to take on the role that’s one of my favorites.
This was my favorite of the films. I did not care for the second film in the series, "The Temple of Doom." There is a fourth. "The Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls." It was just so bad. I can't explain how bad it was. I would watch "The Temple of Doom" everyday for the rest of my life if it meant that "The Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls" would have never been made. It's just that bad. I wish I could say, "it's not great but give it a watch anyway." But I can't say that. Unless you just want to see how to take a really good filmology and destroy it, I would avoid ever seeing it.
During the classroom scene, Jones lists of a bunch of cliches about archeology, saying they're all bull. He proceeds to experience every cliche he listed in less than 20 minutes, I think...
The best thing about this trilogy is you can say anyone of them is your favorite and you're never wrong (unless you imply there's a fourth movie).
Also, Harrison Ford and Sean Connery are only 12 years apart in age, but they crush the father/son dynamic.
I saw this for the first time with my 7th grade class trip. We went to visit Quebec City, Que, Canada. Our teachers took us to see two movies in the theatres. This one and Field Of Dreams. I was totally excited to see it, having watched the Temple of Doom on the big screen in my hometown. Classic! Great watching your reactions with this series.
Sean Connery's role in this one, while not terribly similar, always reminds me fondly of "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen," another one for some good fun.
A perfect adventure film, and a perfect end to a trilogy. It doesn't get better than this, folks.
This is my favorite one because of the addition of Sean Connery. The writing for his character is great too. "they got us..."
Seen this movie so many times it's like hearing a song. I know all the mistakes, too. Absolutely my favorite of the Indy movies.
This is a beautiful film. I was fortunate enough to watch this for the first time in the theater with my dad when it was first released. In my opinion, it’s the best in the series and I only wish that 4th one didn’t exist. James, go with your instincts bro….Do not venture any further. Let you heart believe that there are only three (3) Indiana Jones films. They road into the sunset for a reason. Love what you do bro.
Seem to remember the aging from the wrong grail effect cost $1,000,000 back in 1989. Your reaction to that James was great, glad you enjoyed the movie so much.
Such a great film, and what a way to end one the great trilogies of cinema. But watch out: despite what some people say, there is no 4th Indiana Jones film. It was never made. It doesn't exist.
12:30 “please, allow this to be the entire film”
Oh, you’re in for a treat!
Fantastic! I had the chance to check the "Library" at the beginning when I visited Venise years ago... To my disappointment it was a church ... Great work James xx
I still really like this movie for how fun and colourful it is, and I love the interaction between Harrison and Sean, but it's too slapstick for me. My rankings are essentially release order, except for Crystal Skull which I agree you shouldn't bother with. Treat it no different to the 90s Young Indy TV show - it exists but so what?
The thing I love most about the Indiana Jones trilogy,( 4th one doesn’t exist in my world), each movie is different in tone. Raiders is a action film, Temple of Doom is a horror movie and this one is a comedy.👍
If you haven’t seen it “Honey I Shrunk the Kids” was great practical filmmaking.
Ahhh I just started this. Your reactions are my drug. I get so happy when I see you pop up. And Last Crusade is in my top 10 films of all time. Today is like Christmas.
Hahaha that’s so awesome to hear!! Love y’all!
I was 8 years old when me and my 7 year old sister first saw this and Donovan’s death scared the absolute shit out of us. I went into a state of shock and my sister screamed and ran to my mom crying. Afterwards we said we would never watch it again and the next day we were going “can we watch that again?”. 😂
As an actor, your appreciation of the craft is beautiful to watch. I love experiencing these filma again for your initial reaction. If you're ever in need of a big ass bald dude, I'd love to throw my hat in the ring.
Ayyy my brotha!! I gotcha saved homie!
YAASSS finally! I've been waiting for your reaction to this movie ever since you did Raiders of the Lost Ark! This one is my fav, saw it in the theater with my dad when I was a kid. It still blows me away and is, IMO, not just the perfect Indiana Jones movie, but a perfect movie, period.
Also, I have a movie recommendation for you: Sneakers (1992), starring Robert Redford, Dan Aykroyd, Sidney Poitier, Ben Kingsley, River Phoenix (who played the young version of Indiana Jones in Last Crusade), and many others. Amazing spy thriller movie with an amazing ensemble cast. In many ways, I think it's more relevant today than when it came out in 1992. Please consider it. You won't be disappointed.
My absolute favorite of the series!
It looks like you had so much fun watching this one! Thanks very much for all of your hard work!
The perfect action adventure movie
And a perfect trilogy it was. I'm so very glad they ended the story on this high note. Incredibly wise of them not to make anymore Indy movies because how would they top this? Right? So glad. So, so glad....
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I think you would enjoy The Adventures of Tintin, its directed by Steven Spielberg and its alot like Indiana Jones. Its a motion captured CGI movie so a bit different from what you usually watch, but is super good and highly underated (still waiting for a sequel!). Also really glad you decided to finally watch this, been waiting for a bit and am not disappointed!
Great reaction. I love your passion and excitement. Never lose that. Have you seen The Color Purple or Empire of The Sun, two more or Spielberg's classics?
23:48 50/50
The “trompe l’œil” illusion is practical, Indy has been blue-screened on top of it though. Indiana Jones and Star Wars had the best matte painting artist in the world.
Indiana Jones as a character always inspires me to seek out adventure regardless of my current station in life. That being said, I really like the maturity he shows by listening to his father when Henry tells him to "let it go." I wonder if it was the intent of the filmmakers to make this moment, rather than the finding of the Holy Grail, the actual climax of the movie.
As for unsolved mysteries regarding lost artifacts, I'd go with the Ring of Solomon.
One free day in undergrad, I went to a Barnes & Noble for a few hours with the intent to research evil fairy tale character types, and I found a book titled "Djinn" which describes the eponymously named creature as the inspiration of the genie. However, these djinn are generally angrier, capable of cruel violence, and not limited by bottles. The book states that according to Islamic folklore, Solomon had some of his people fashion a ring to control the djinn--sounds familiar--so that they could construct his temple. Then, for a year after Solomon died, instead of a weekend at Bernie's, the Israelites kept his corpse on the throne (ring included) until the djinn completed the temple. The book closes with, among other things, a conspiracy theory that the U. S. Army is currently looking for it so they can use the djinn as a countermeasure against ambushes, since djinn can go through walls and other obstacles.