Post by ck100 on May 24, 2024 3:50:27 GMT
For many people, myself included, it's still in the top 2 "Indiana Jones" movies if not at #1 (though it is #1 for some people). It may be a little safe and familiar (Nazi villains again, another religious artifact) since director Steven Spielberg wanted to make up for "Temple of Doom", but it has an entertaining prologue with River Phoenix, the fun chemistry between Harrison Ford and Sean Connery, good action and adventure, nice locations, humor, etc. Too bad the franchise didn't live up to its name and truly end with Indy and company literally riding off into the sunset.
Leonard Maltin Movie Guide Review:
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) - 2.5 out of 4 stars
"Follow-the-numbers adventure spectacle has Ford in fine form and Connery adding panache as Indy's archaeologist father, whose mysterious disappearance (while searching for the Holy Grail) sets the story in motion. This deliberately old-fashioned Saturday matinee yarn has everything money can buy, but never really generates a sense of wonder and excitement. A definite improvement over the second Indiana Jones outing, but still bears the mark of one too many trips to the well. Oscar winner for sound effects editing. Followed by INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL. Panavision."
Leonard Maltin Movie Guide Review:
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) - 2.5 out of 4 stars
"Follow-the-numbers adventure spectacle has Ford in fine form and Connery adding panache as Indy's archaeologist father, whose mysterious disappearance (while searching for the Holy Grail) sets the story in motion. This deliberately old-fashioned Saturday matinee yarn has everything money can buy, but never really generates a sense of wonder and excitement. A definite improvement over the second Indiana Jones outing, but still bears the mark of one too many trips to the well. Oscar winner for sound effects editing. Followed by INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL. Panavision."
