Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Review | Sean Connery Adds to the Best Indy Yet
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Connery being cast as Indy’s dad is arguably the most perfect piece of casting in film history. Him and Harrison Ford are sheer perfection.
It’s too bad Connery gave one of the worst performances of his career.
@@spaceace4387 are you daft man?
@@LordRezo no I just recognize correctly what a flawed and incoherent mess Last Crusade is.
@@spaceace4387 I think you’re an confused incoherent mess
@@kjek1 not really, I’m the only one actually being honest
While I do prefer Marion Ravenwood as a character to Elsa Schneider, The Last Crusade is hands down my Favourite Indiana Jones film and, in my opinion, one of the Greatest films of all time.
This film has it all, wonderful film.
Absolutely agree with you.
Hear hear
Ummmm you have an odd taste in movies? Last Crusade is the worst imo and yes it is worse than Crystal Skulls
@@spaceace4387 Crystal Skull gets overhated, but I stand by The Last Crusade being great.
After his belated swan song as Bond in Never Say Never Again, Connery's shift toward mentor figure in Highlander, The Untouchables, and The Last Crusade was absolutely the right call.
Not to forget The Name of the Rose!
The place where The last Crusade places itself in terms of tone, story dynamics and characters is almost exactly where I'd love Bond films to go. There is a perfect balance of drama, comedy, action, adventure, intrigue and Harrison Ford is also wonderfully charming and tough as the leading man. All that adds up to a tale that is incredibly exciting while delivering a good dose of meaningful moments also.
@@devinreese7704 Well said. Additionally, I think the Indiana Jones Trilogy is very much of it's 'time and place' which is hard to recreate outside the 80's [as shown by Indy 4 trying to replicate it to mixed reception] while Bond is constantly evolving and moving with the times and trends.
@@jamesatkinsonja (Huh?) Indy films take place in the 1930s...and 1950s.
@@bonghunezhou5051 I was talking about that the first 3 Indy films are 80's films in the best possible way [like Back to the Future] and it's hard to replicate that no mater how hard they tried in 2008.
@@jamesatkinsonja My surmise is that TPTB were, if anything, mainly trying to re-create the SF B-movies of the 1950s rather than the swashbuckler serial movies of the 1930s (or their homage films that were made in the '80s).
7:13 Let's not forget other Bond alumni who feature - the wonderful John Rhys Davies as Sallah/General Pushkin in The Living Daylights & Vernon Dobtcheff as the castle butler/Max Kalba in The Spy Who Loved Me!
Last Crusade is a masterpiece. The moment during the final act when Indy has to take the leap of faith with John Williams music in the background gives me goosebumps every time.
100%. Last Crusade is one of Williams' very greatest scores. Better than Raiders.
It's not close
This is hands down my favorite Indiana Jones movie. Sure it's kinda a soft rehash of Raiders of the Ark, but it takes all the elements of that movie and elevates it to the highest level possible. The best action sequences, the best dialogue, the best balance between heart, drama, and light-hearted comedy, and the chemistry between Connery and Ford is amazing to behold. While Raiders may have startled the franchise, Doom is the darkest and most unique of the entries, Last Crusade is just the perfect package that combines all the ingredients of Indy in the best way possible.
Uhhhh Raiders and Temple were miles better than this.
I can’t even say with a straight face that Crusade is even better than Crystal Skulls
@@grantmalone you blew your credibility by disagreeing with me
I agree. It's such a fun film that perfectly represents the best of Indiana jones.
"...STARTLED the franchise..." ??
Believe it or not, I’ve probably seen Last Crusade more times than any other movie. From a purely artistic perspective, it’s not my favorite movie, but I just find the film to be incredibly uplifting and watchable. It’s my comfort food, as it were. The story structure is perfect, the chemistry between father and son is harmonious, and the character development is enriching. I feel like Indy changed more in this movie than he did in the other films. Through his father, he’s able to find faith. The sunset scene is also the perfect way to end an adventure film.
It’s impossible to describe how much this film means to me as a connection to the father I lost as a teenager. We watched this together many times, and I can still see the entertainment in his blue eyes.
I’m so sorry for your loss!!!
Sorry for your loss man. Me and my Dad love this movie as well and I'm glad that you and your father had something that you could enjoy together while he was still around.
Personally this movie is my favorite Indiana Jones movie and my favorite original movie of all time I love this movie so much it's funny action packed heartfelt and the relationship between Indy and his dad reminds me a bit of my relationship with my dad sure like Indy's dad he can annoy me with his dad jokes but he's my dad and I love enough and I still respect him sure like all Indiana Jones movies the villains don't have much emotional depth they're evil for the sake of power but they serve their purpose well and the music is excellent as always John Williams rocks his Star Wars Harry Potter Superman and Jurassic Park songs are excellent I'm glad Calvin shows love and respect to my home country of America's great movies it's nice to see also fun fact like Indy I'm scared of snakes and my mom is afraid of rats also my dad is afraid of heights in short Last Crusade is my favorite Indiana Jones movie and one of my favorite movies of all time and it deserves all the praise it gets
I agree, Last Crusade is easily the best Indy movie. I like the term "breezy" that you used to describe the tone. It's lighthearted but filled with great dialogue and genuine emotion. Raiders is great but this is a way more complete experience.
I don't know why, but seeing that btw footage of Spielberg, Connery and Ford doing the three Stooges schtick just makes me happy. Knowing how Connery eventually became fed up with Hollywood, it's great to see him having fun on the set. Also the opening of this film and seeing how perfect River Pheonix was as a young Indy makes me really realize what a fantastic talent we lost at such a young age.
Lastly while I was certainly up for more adventures of Indiana Jones, the ending of this movie with the four riding off into the sunset was for me the perfect ending for this franchise, and probably the best and most satisfying endings of any film trilogy.
. . . and then came The Cystal Skull
This is one of my favourite movies. This must have been my first real exposure to who Sean Connery was and I remember being in disbelief that he was James Bond in the ‘60s (I was very… very young at the time). This is one of those films I can credit with my love of World War II history, as these films were the first I’d really heard of the Nazis, along with the 1963 film The Great Escape, which I also watched and fell in love with at a young age. I remember Raiders and Last Crusade being some of the first favourite films I ever had.
It’s probably the action sequences and comedy that did it for me, but that’s what you care about more as a five/six year old child, versus the deeper implications of the storyline.
The Nazis are always great villains and I love how Spielberg doesn’t really film them in a Riefenstahl way (asides from the terrifying Hitler scene), but does them as if it’s Springtime For Hitler. He makes fun of them. I once watched an interesting video essay about how this was a way of getting back at them, I may love Inglorious Basterds, but this is the true face of Jewish vengeance.
The action sequences are both hilarious and brutal. Nazis are easily and violently dispatched. These films were made when PG actually meant something.
I’m guessing this film was supposed to take the series back to being more like Raiders, very similar cast, very similar plot, and I loved Raiders and I’m not really a fan of Temple of Doom so… Here’s hoping we get another film closer to something like this for Indy 5. I don’t hate Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, but it’s just so mediocre, at least you can remember more about Temple of Doom.
I can relate to much of what you wrote there.
Our opinions usually align on Bond, so I'm not at all surprised to hear that this is also your highest ranked Indy film! It's one of my favorite films of all time, for all the reasons you mentioned.
There are 6 connections to Bond in this movie, Sean Connery, Allison Doody from "A View To A Kill", John Rhys-Davies from "The Living Daylights", Julian Glover from "For Your Eyes Only", Vernon Dobtcheff who plays the German doorman who goes "I am Mickey Mouse!" is in "The Spy Who Loved Me", and Michael Byrne is in "Tomorrow Never Dies".
This film itself deserves a mention as well, as it competed directly (i.e. summer 1989 season) against Licence to Kill (EON #16).
Vic Armstrong [who was Harrison Ford's stunt double on the first 3 Indy films] also did stunts and second unit work on many Bond films.
Admittedly, Temple of Doom is my favorite but Last Crusade really almost tops it all for me. Sean Connery really is PERFECT casting for Henry Sr. The only thing about Crusade, and it's minor, is that the third act does seem a bit rushed from the zeppelin to the Grail entrance. Overall, wish you could've gone on longer Calvin... Never tire of your videos!
The Last Crusade is my favourite Indiana Jones movie. Sean Connery is amazing, the script is excellent, action is great as always and John Williams' music is phenomenal, my god I listen to a lot of those tracks over and over again, it's probably his best score for an Indy movie IMO. Fantastic movie.
I've really enjoyed hearing your thoughts on the Indy films. Would you ever consider taking a look at the "Daredevils of the Desert" episode from _The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones_ series? Daniel Craig guest stars in the episode, but since it was made in the 1990s, his name isn't even mentioned in the opening credits. Overall, I think it's a decent episode of an overlooked TV show, but seeing the future James Bond play a German officer in an Indiana Jones series was a bit surreal.
That episode borrows footage liberally from the Australian movie "the Lighthorsemen" and both movie and episode share the same director- Simon Wincer.
The last crusade is one of those films I am eternally glad got made. It's pure magic to watch Harrison and Sean sharing a film and was the best way to end the classic Indy trilogy. (Sad what happened next but that's Hollywood 🤣)
I love that behind the scenes footage of Sean Connery and Harrison Ford each slapping each other for rehearsal then hugging it out, I love it.
This is my least favourite of the trilogy (not including Crystal Skull 😆) but it’s still a wonderful movie that I’m appreciating more and more over time. The father-son relationship resonates with me the older I get and the film definitely has the deepest sounding score in my opinion.
The Last Crusade has always been my favourite in the series as well, and it also happens to have my favourite Sean Connery performance.
In a lot of ways I feel this is the most well balanced film in the series in how it meshes the comedy, action, mystery and the more personal character moments.
Also I really like the role Elsa plays in the story, even today it still feels rather refreshing to have a villain love interest that doesn't either get replaced by another love interest or is fully redeemed by the end.
I'll admit though I have slightly mixed feelings about the young Indy segment, it feels like it goes on for longer than it needed to.
This film has 5 James Bond veteran actors in it! Amazing! Sean Connery (Bond), Alison Doody (Jenny Flex), Julian Glover (Kristatos), and Michael Byrne (Admiral Kelly). I enjoy all 4 of the Indy movies, but "Temple of Doom "is my favorite. If you remind me of the adventurous hijinks of Bond in India in "Octopussy" that's an automatic win! "Raiders of the Lost Ark" is an absolute blast, but falls short on character development. Now that's where "Last Crusade" shines. Its the funniest and most dramatic Indy adventure. It's good fun with a probably the best cast of characters in the series. Also, I feel "Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" gets a bad rap. Its got a lot of fun sequences in it, another winning John Williams score, and has a nice ending sequence with Indy reuniting with Marion Ravenwood. You have to have the mind set that its supposed to be a throwback of 1950's B-adventure and science fiction movies. It's not perfect, but its intentions were good. Finally, there have been far worse legacy sequels made to beloved film series, e.g. Die Hard 5, Star Wars 9, and Jurassic World 2.
But Crystal Skull isn't a throwback to 1950's B grade Science Fiction movies. The film follows the 1930's serial formula expect Aliens are shoehorned in. Crystal Skull has some fun chase scenes but it's a lousy film overall. The antagonists are milquetoast, there are at least two too many useless side characters, and the gritty violence is practically non-existent. Indiana has one kill he is responsible for and it makes no sense.
@@ricardocantoral7672 Last time I checked, fall out shelters, bomb testing sites, Aliens, Russian armies, the fear of Communism in America, greasers, Rock n' roll were all based in the 1950's. John Williams even uses the era popular instrument of a Theremin to underline the other worldly aspects of the film.
The villians may not have been great, but they were acceptable. There have be weaker Bond villians. I love the science fiction aspect of the movie, but it should have gone further with it. I never thought of the Indy movies as gritty. They're more in line with the slap stick action of the Moore era, but with some intense moments. In Indy 4, a man gets eaten by ants, and the main villain gets burned and disolved at the end. Indy being responsible for few kills doesn't bother me. He's an adventureur, not an assassin.
@@Dohsoda Those were all tropes thrown in that basically were of no consequence once Indy leaves the US. The film really feels like a first draft was slapped together, Lucas and Spielberg wanted to define the era and then they said, screw it, let's just go back to the standard formula and have Aliens in there. Crystal Skull was a lazy, slapdash effort that Spielberg didn't even want to do in the first place.
When I say gritty, I am speaking of the violence. Have you watched the previous films ? This series famous for some of the most brutal kills in film history. Heads exploding, hearts being ripped out and set on fire, burning to death by lava, crushed by a rock crusher, slashed by a plane propeller, alligators ripping people to pieces, and so on. Indiana Jones isn't an assassin but you best believe he has blood on his hands. Between two films, this guy must have machine gunned, run over, and blown up half the German Army. As for the deaths in Crystal Skull, they were CGI generated fluff. Lame.
@@ricardocantoral7672 I watched all 4 this past Summer, back to back. Yeah, Speilberg was reluctant for a long time, but he later said he had a good time making it with his friends. I think you can feel that on screen.
But I understand your take. It worked for me and not others. That's been clear for over a decade lol. But more entertainment for me then 🤷♂️. There's always the 5th movie coming up to please fans.
@@Dohsoda I think Spielberg should have simply left the series in the past. As for the fifth film, I am not looking forward to old fart Ford as Geriatric Jones. He was too old for this series in 2008.
Well done, Calvin. Such a great review for an amazing film. It’s always hard for me to choose between this or Raiders as my favorite, but the father-son dynamic with the two actors who portray my two favorite films characters of all time is something that just tugs at my heart strings. Now I want to watch this as soon as I get home from work later!!
The catacombs in Venice are full of petroleum but if you watch carefully Jone's torch drips a burning ember into the liquid. I guess it only lights when specified by the script.
A perfect film. Seeing that bit of behind the scenes footage, it looks like Connery enjoyed filming this! What amazing fun it must have been making this film.
That guy in the opening who's called Fedora in the credits was originally written to be Indy's mentor Abner Ravenwood. I kind of understand not committing to that in case they wanted to go in a different direction later on, but I really like the idea that he was supposed to be Abner. From what's said about him in Raiders of the Lost Ark I always assumed he'd just be the typical stodgy professor type, but a guy like the Fedora character turning out to be Indy's surrogate father figure is a lot more interesting to me and I think it makes a lot of sense. In my own head canon I like to think of him as Abner anyway since it's not like there's anything in the movies that contradicts that.
Excellent review! The Last Crusade has always been my favorite Indiana Jones movie and one of the reasons is Sean Connery as Henry Sr who as we've all said is perfect casting. It was great that Steven Spielberg didn't just make Indy's dad just an older version of Indy but a unique character unto himself. The one negative thing I'll say is (and it's not done badly in the movie) I feel like this movie sort of invented the unnecessary prequel in the first fifteen minutes. Except here, Spielberg did it right. We didn't need a "every wonder where Indy got his whip and hat??" the movie and we thankfully didn't get it. Obviously stuff like that happened in "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles" but that was TV not a feature film. Anyway the movie is damn near perfect and Connery was a large part of what made it so good. He was also hilarious in the tank chase scene. Great video!
Tossing out a suggestion here, but how about doing the 1976 film Robin and Marian? It’s got Sean Connery as an aging Robin Hood and Robert Shaw as the Sheriff - a From Russia with Love reunion. And John Barry provides the score.
Great review! I love this movie, it’s my third favourite of all time. I think Harrison Ford and Sean Connery have amazing chemistry which really helps elevate this over the first 2.
Apparently when Steven Spielberg conceived the opening scene in this movie he was playing with the idea that the archaeologist that has the leather jacket and the hat that Indiana would eventually patent his look and style after was actually Abner Ravenwood.... Marion's father.... It's left kind of ambiguous... They rewrote the script and rename the character. But if you look at his mannerisms and his admiration for the young Indiana Jones it's clear that if who Steven Spielberg intended the character to be. Unfortunately they rewrote the script and took that out and it's kind of ashame.... That would have been a great way to bring everything full circle.
“Last Crusade” is my Dad and I’s absolute favorite! It’s perfect and of course is the only one I have the poster of!
I remember clearly watching this back in 1989 several times in the theater, including an IMAX presentation. It's not the best Indy film (that would be Raiders), but it's certainly the most entertaining. So many Bond connections to enjoy as well, among cast and crew. The diminishment of the Marcus Brody character into comic relief was the only mis-step for me.
Sean will always be know for well, James Bond. I personally believe that Henry Jones is his best performance.
Sean had a lot of fun and it shows.
Great review, Calvin! This is my favorite Indiana Jones film as well. I'm excited for your review of The Living Daylights.
Sean Connery's "she talks in her sleep" line and Harrison Ford's reaction to it are priceless.
I agree 100% with your assessment, this is an absolute gem of a movie. It depends on my mood, whether I consider this or Raiders of the Lost Ark as the best Indiana Jones, they are both absolutely first class. And Julian Glover provides here an infinitely better performance as the film's double-crossing ally/main antagonist compared with For Your Eyes Only. I've never found Kristatos an entirely convincing character. (But nevertheless, For Your Eyes Only is still one of my favorite Bonds.)
You should definitely check the episode of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles called Daredevils of the Desert. Its about a Young Indy fighting in WWI and has to faceoff against a German General played by none other than Daniel Craig. Its the closest thing we'll ever get to a Bond V. Indy
I suppose Cowboys & Aliens is Indy + Bond fighting together!
3:58 I wonder if that element of the story was much bigger in earlier drafts but got diminished to basically just this scene in the finished film [and having a third element along with Indy and the Nazi's would be too complicated]
In an earlier draft they were after the grail and allied with the Nazis, not protecting it. Tom Stoppard changed them to its protectors when he did an uncredited rewrite. {Stoppard absolutely saved the film - you should read about the drafts before and after his work).
They don't just appear in the scene btw, they also appear later in the desert. I personally think they add a lot to the ancient mystique surrounding the grail.
@@grantmalone The desert scene does feel like 'remember these guys, yeah we've dealt with them now'!
I do like there inclusion and always wanted to hear more from them but I see why they were minimized. Multiple factions are easier to deal with in books and tv series [Games of Thrones for example] but in a movie you have to keep the story moving forward and maybe Stoppard felt it was cluttering the narrative, hence his changes [Spielberg trusted Stoppard as he was also consulted on Schindler's List];
Aka From Russia With Love 2: Electric Boogaloo. This was the only Indiana Jones film I had when I was a kid.
9:52 Julian Glover, Bond villain from For Your Eyes Only, shoots the first Bond actor in the official film series Sean Connery, with a Walther PPK, Bond's standard gun (apart from when he uses a Walther P99).
Absolute best ending to a film EVER!
Then it was ruined by Crystal Skull.
I'm a massive Bond fan but last crusade is 100% my fave film.
This film is a lot of fun, though I do find the lighter tone to be a bit strange in places. I wish Marcus and Sallah had had more to do than just be comedic fodder, not to mention the villains are a bit less memorable this time around, but I can definitely see why so many place it as their favorite. Ford and Connery steal the show and their chemistry is just perfect, not to mention that John Williams' score might just be the best in the entire series. The emotional stakes are the best in the series and it's a great watch, despite a few minor gripes here and there.
The best scene in this movie is the “she talks in her sleep” scene.
Apparently Connery came up with that!
Saw this when I was 5, it's still my favourite Indy film. Raiders is great, but I still adore this film!
I have always thought that the scene where Indiana Jones and Elsa are underground in Venice, was a tribute to 'From Russa With Love', which also had rats.
This is one of my favorite films in the Indy franchise, the other being _Raiders of the Lost Ark._
Elsa Schneider is gorgeous, and I like her villain. A person who wants to be a sympathetic person but can't distance the part of herself that wants power.
Sean Connery (my favorite Bond) and Harrison Ford bounce off of one another pretty well.
And for many of us: The 'riding off into the sunset' was the ending of an enjoyable trilogy of films.
Yay!!! I’ve been looking forward to this!! Thank you Calvin! The Last Crusade is mine and my dad’s favourite of the series. I think it was the first one I ever watched! It was certainly the first one I heard about, as my grandparents had it on video at their house.
Ah yes, the greatest Indy movie of all time. Connery's great in as Indy's dad, Harrison Ford's arguably on his best form here in my opinion, the unlikely prospect of making a Nazi sympathiser sympathetic, and a typical megalomaniac villain who wouldn't be totally out of place in the Bond series without a few minor tweaks. A+ for me.
it's ford's worst performance as indy. what the fuck was that scottish lord bit
This is my all time favourite of the Indiana Jones movies.The rapport between Ford & Connery is remarkable. And the way Connery makes comic gold out certain lines particularly " I should have mailed it to the Marx Bros." & "She talks in her sleep."
I can't wait until you get to The Untouchables "James Bond comes at you with a new movie, you come at him with an in-depth analytical review, that's the Calvin Dyson way". I'm also giddy to hear your thoughts on Connorey's astonishing Egyptian and Spanish accents in Highlander :D
Raiders of the Lost Ark is probably the greatest film ever made. And Last Crusade is somehow an even better sequel
Raiders is modelled on North By Northwest, which in turn is a slightly more comic version of The 39 Steps.
Anyone who doesn't love Denholm Elliott in this has something seriously wrong with them.
The man at 6:47 is Luke Hanson, but you may know him better as Hans de Vries, who was almost James Bond in On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
My man Mr. Dyson doing another Dr. Jones review! Besides the more religious themes and the interactions between the father and son Joneses, the bike and tank chases are of my favorite scenes in the series. While my favorite character and namesake might come from Temple of Doom, the Last Crusade has to be my favorite.
I prefer Raiders over Last Crusade, but it’s very close for me.
What’s great about Sean Connery playing Henry Sr. is that the age gap between him and Harrison Ford is only 12 years, but you completely buy their Father and Son relationship thanks to the script and the acting between the two.
When Harrison was congratulating George Lucas on his AFI Life Achievement Award in 2005, he said he’d be on board for Indy IV (later Crystal Skull) but said if he waited for too long, Sean would be too old to play his father. It got a big laugh and we all know why.
Anyway, keep up the good work!
0:57 What a fantastic little interaction.
I didn't watch any bond movies until recently, but I loved Indiana Jones as a kid and this one was always my favorite. It's so funny! I think it's perfect to follow up the kind of father relationship Indy had with short round by showing his relationship with his own father.
This is definetly one of my three favorite movies, alongside Back to the Future and Good Will Hunting. The Last Crusade manages to capture the best the Indiana Jones idea has to offer! I'm quite sad that we didn't get to see another Indy movie made in the 1990s, which would've been set during World War 2 and might have seen another couple of scenes with Sean Connery as Henry Sr.
I constantly reference this movie with my dad. It's been important to both of us and especially the scene at the beach, when Henry Jones Sr. shoos away the flock of seagulls moved me as a child. Indy's facial expression in that scene reveals to us that he's had a change of mind regarding his dad. He lights up and finally sees his dad, not just as the excentric and stirn boss who criticizes him for every move, but as an intelligent, charming person that he can admire. A similar thought entered my mind, when watching the movie for the first time. I remember realizing that my dad was just as much a person of his own, as Indy's dad is. As a child, that was pretty enlightening.
Originally in the script of this Indiana Jones film was going to be the fountain of Youth and the ant sequence that would be used in the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and this is one of my favorite Indiana Jones film
Terrific review of a
Great great timeless classic!
And when you look back and really stop and think about what they did here - nothing less than the teaming up of two of the greatest Movie Stars of ALL TIME -
it becomes even more remarkable.
James Bond and Indiana Jones in the same movie???!!
It’s just not something you saw happening in Hollywood back then
- a kind of Avengers team up before there was any Avengers in the MCU!
I remember when I first read that Connery was going to play Indy’s Dad
I and most moviegoers expected him to just play a sort of older action hero - probably in the style of James Bond himself.
Instead, he brought a quirkiness and a old fashioned classic professor like quality that was really unlike anything we’ve ever seen from him - and it was just tremendously entertaining to watch - and much more fun than a standard action hero would have been!
As you pointed out - their chemistry really was magical -
and it’s a shame we never got to see them work together again.
Raiders has been my favorite film of all time for many many years …
But no doubt about it-
there are many things in this movie that are definitely done even better!
One of the most purely entertaining films of all time!
Hard agree. The Last Crusade has always been my favorite Indy movie, and for a long time I considered it my favorite movie of all time. It's still easily in my top 10, maybe top 5. The Ford-Connery pairing is gold, I'm glad that they had a great and funny script to match those iconic performances.
4:22 One of the main reasons I remembered the boat scene is because I bought the Lego set for it way back.
Love it - great film, the relationship between Indy and Henry is wonderful, much prefer Indy tangling with the Nazis, prefer the lighter tone, it's the best of the trilogy (that... last one quickly faded from my memory)
Loved the video! This is my favorite film of all time and it was great to hear someone else gush about it
It's my favorite of the series. I grew up watching Temple of Doom on tape repeatedly so I was very excited when Last Crusade came out. It was one of the early memories I have of going to the cinema to see a movie. I went with my older sister and we both loved it. We got it on VHS and watched it until it was practically worn out. It has a lot of good memories for me.
One film I think you might like watching is Young Indiana Jones Attack of the Hawkmen, the second part in has many references to Bond as Jones becomes a spy.
The footage of Doody - snort laugh - and Ford playing with the rats during filming you put near the end was too sweet.
Last Crusade is also my favorite Indiana Jones film. While I LOVE Raiders and I sometimes question which one I love more, I always come back to Crusade. It's the one with the most heart, with the relationship between Indy and Henry being a perfect core to it all. Whenever I hear the Grail theme, i always tear up a bit, it's just that good.
My favorite little moment in this is the look on Indy's face after the "Let my armies be the birds in the sky" moment. It's a mixture of "damn...my dad is WAY cooler than I thought" and "how much did I miss out on because we never got to know each other?"
“she talks in her sleep” has got to be the greatest improvised line in cinema.
This has always been my fav Indy film, my dad had it recoded on the same vhs as Masters of The Universe. Double feature of fun for 9 year old me
Ironically, my favorite scene concerning Last Crusade isn’t even part of the film.
It’s in documentary footage (probably part of the special features disc), concerning the sequence of Prof Jones scattering seagulls to attack a German warplane. In one of the shots, Spielberg calls action, and the stunt pigeons (because there’s no such thing as stunt seagulls) just stand there and don’t move. We then get a shot of Spielberg collapsing on the ground in helpless laughter.
To me, that footage demonstrates the secret to the success of the Indy franchise. It’s all born out of the love that Lucas and Spielberg have for the B-movies and serials of the 1940s and 1950s, and Spielberg wouldn’t have collapsed into giggles like that if he wasn’t having fun in the director’s chair. If Spielberg’s having fun doing what he’s doing, then chances are good the film will reflect that and the audience will pick up on that and have fun too.
I read somewhere that the man that was after Coronado's cross at the beginning and gives Indiana his hat was supposed to be Abner Ravenwood (Marion's dad). Also my favorite movie out of the 3.
Indiana Jones is basically the American James Bond. The difference is that it’s a period piece whereas the Bond films have always been of their time and current. I wouldn’t mind a Bond miniseries as a period piece based directly on the novels, and it would alleviate some of those “me too concerns.” You could get away with Bond acting like Connery’s 007 all the time without having to apologize for it.
I really don't see the need for that given the novels were fairly closely adapted anyway, especially for the Connery films [and do we really need a Goldfinger remake give that is a masterpiece?]. If you want a new take on them, try the radio adaptions with Toby Stephens.
Do bare in mind that aspect of Bond was downplayed as early as Man with the Golden Gun where Roger Moore didn't like that material and asked it to be removed from his later entries, The new books can do that as it's a much more niche audience.
Great review Calvin! The chemistry between Connery and Ford makes this film, it’s so good.
The Last Crusade has always been to me Raiders but just a little improved. I was 6 when Raiders came out and 14 for this. I just loved this one more.
You have chosen wisely.
Seems like I enjoyed this more at the age of 24 back in 1989 more than I do now.
Could be because I was younger than.
Great review. I really enjoy "Raiders" and "Last Crusade", and I thought "Crystal Skull" was OK. "Temple of Doom" just gets too much into horror territory for my tastes. For another good Connery movie, I'd suggest "Outland", or the lesser-known caper film "The Anderson Tapes".
Calvin, I can't Believe you didn't mention or catch that Sean Connery got shot by a Walther PPK in this movie.
But anyway, GREAT REVIEW! This may be my all-time favorite movie. I too love the Bond Movies. but this... I have such great Memories of watching this movie, coincidentally with my Dad! I love it! He loves it! it is just... SO GOOD!
Love this one and it didn’t hurt that my dad looked like Sean Connery in this film.
I absolutely love this film. Harrison Ford and Sir Sean Connery work perfectly together.
9:55 Henry Jones (Sr.) never actually died in this film; he was merely on the _verge_ of death.
Objectively both "Raiders" and "Temple" may be better, but this is my personal favourite as well.
Thank you! I love this film so much, saw it in the theatre as a 9 year old and was instantly hooked by the series. In fact, I own a huge door poster of the film which strangely enough is the Italian poster even though I live in The Netherlands. Nothing but praise about this film, yet Raiders of the Lost Ark is my personal favourite because that is just my favourite film of all-time.
another great review calvin !!! would you consider reviewing the oss 117 trilogy next ? i think thoses are the best 60's james bond parody you could ever find.
Hey Calvin. I mentioned in the Critical Drinker’s last video that you guys should do a Bond livestream together. He was pretty enthusiastic about it and said he loves your channel! Maybe hit him up about the idea. We’d love to see you guys do a collab!
My favorite Indy by far.
Adore this film and by far my favourite Indy film. Connery is simply wonderful in this role and I still quite his lines in the pub 😁
1. Last crusade
2. Raiders of the lost Ark
3.Temple of doom
4.Kingdom of the crystal skull
I have to say thank you because I have been suffering from anxiety due to going through long COVID and I have to say I enjoy your reviews on The Bond Films and every other films that have either a Bond in them or were inspired by Bond I also laugh at them even though I now have a hard time watching the movies like A View To Kill with falling from the blimp and bridge scenes.
I like to believe that the guy who gave young Indy the fedora was Abner Ravenwood. We know that Abner taught Indy what it took to be an archeologist, so this was them meeting for the first time and him saying "you know, this kid has some potential."
I think the first 3 are equally great in their own ways. The direction of those 3 films is phenomenal
I saw this on at the Empire Leicester sq thought it was an ok film then Sean turned up one of my favourite Sean performances it’s a shame he did not do More comedic performances trivia part of the boat chase was done at the London docklands and when the boat is getting demolished this was done at the tank at Elstree studios where they built the big brother house on top of it
Indiana Jones 1-3 may be one of the best Trilogies ever!
George 'had a different idea' Lucas
This is my favourite Indiana Jones film no question and it's grown with me when i was younger i loved all the action scenes with Indy and his Dad. Now im older and a father myself it's the quietier scenes between the two that i adore.
Hiya Calvin, greetings from the midwestern half of the states! I love your content because I’m a fan of the stuff you watch… been subbed since 2012 on various accounts… Christmas came early!
I'm just here to see the tapestries. ahhh I've gone and caught a snifflle !
Indiana Jones and the last crusade is my favourite Indiana Jones film
Connery was the ideal casting as Indy’s dad as his Bond was primarily the inspiration for Harrison Ford’s Indiana Jones. Connery essentially steals the whole movie and his chemistry with Ford provide the film with its greatest movie moments. For me this entry will always be the best movie in the series, also this movie was the highest grossing movie internationally back in 1989.