I never thought I’d be so happy to see Nazis again. Watching this back-to-back with Temple of Doom just highlights what a departure the dark prequel was. Indiana Jones is back in more familiar, and entertaining territory, once again being a daring archeologist rather than simply an ill defined adventurer with a poor choice in companions.

In recent years the film has seen a groundswell in popularity with many now citing this as the best Indiana Jones film of the lot. It is an opinion I can’t share, despite enjoying the film immensely, because it lacks the purity and freshness of the film that began it all. In many ways Last Crusade feels like a distorted and more comedic retread…

You call THIS archaeology?
-Professor Henry Jones

Every single issue I had with The Temple of Doom is addressed in this film. It has a great script, the plot makes sense, the reasons for Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) being on this adventure makes even more sense then the first film, the supporting cast is great and more importantly the supporting characters they play are even better.

I had never put much thought into the fact that Sean Connery was in this film, other then he's too young to play Harrison Ford's father, because I've been watching it since my early teens. Chances are at the time I had only seen Connery in James Bond films, but looking back on it…

Released eight years after the excellent "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and five years after the similarly outstanding "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom," "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" repeats most of the formula that made the first two films in the series successful. This film, however, is much more settled than its rowdy immediate predecessor or masterful progenitor. That is not to say "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" is not an excellent adventure film, but, by this installment, the parts of what make up the film stand out more than a cohesive whole.

These pieces, however, are still better than most from the genre; and the film's set-pieces, action beats, and stunts are still remarkable and…

It still is my favourite in the series. Maybe not the best, but certainly my favourite.

Watching this I couldn't help but feel a bit sad after it had finished. When I watch movies like this I expect to be entertained and it just seems nowadays that this kind of movie magic does not exist any more. Even Spielberg's own attempt with the 'part that shall not be named' failed miserably.

It is easy to jot my enjoyment down to nostalgia. But while this film makes me feel nostalgic, appreciating and valuing it on its intrinsic values is not covered by a mist of nostalgic feelings. It is simply an excellent film on all levels.

Ford is Jones. He wears…

Five years after Steven Spielberg and George Lucas dipped into the dark waters for the second Indiana Jones film, they brought the Man with the Hat back in a much brighter story and, as the posters announced, this time he brought his dad. "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" was, as far as most everyone thought, a return to form: a return to the fun and thrilling adventure story that was "Raiders" and decidedly not "Temple." Released in 1989, the film gave everyone the satisfactory end to the trilogy that they wanted, right down to the heroes riding off into the sunset. Join us -- Pete Wright and Andy Nelson -- as we continue our Indiana Jones series on this…