Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

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This was always my favourite Indiana Jones film, but watching on the heels of Raiders of the Lost Ark it's easy to dismiss as a bloated derivative: the Holy Grail instead of the Ark of the Covenant, Nazis again, similar action set-pieces etc.

But it's also friendlier, funnier and more wide-ranging, as much picaresque as pulp. Indie's relationship with his father adds an emotional resonance missing in Raiders.

Maybe the best adventure movie ever made.

- Sam - 2018-07-15 23:35:25
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Watched this again after seeing Adam Savage trash it on his YouTube channel. The only thing dated here is the occasional 80s SFX (those greenscreens, oh my). Still wonderful.

- Sam - 2020-11-23 23:38:37
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Rewatched ahead of Dial of Destiny.

- Sam - 2023-07-09 13:34:39