Every Indiana Jones Movie Ranked

[@tagus100]

Not a single minute of Raiders is boring, but Last Crusade wins out for me for the following reasons: 1) Indy's backstory showing his fear of snakes, whip, fedora 2) Venice set-piece culminating in boat canal chase with another boat's propeller threatening to kill him 3) Bangs hot Austrian Elsa 4) Medieval castle set-piece where he escapes a burning room whilst tied to a chair 5) Motorbike & sidecar case where he jousts with a flagpole 6) Infiltrates a Nazi rally right in the middle of Berlin, comes face-to-face with Hitler, and gets his autograph 7) Zeppelin sequence which culminates in an airplane dogfight and later a plane-car chase 8) Battles a tank on horseback and destroys it by shoving a rock down its barrel (whilst Marcus and his dad are inside of the tank) 9) Meets a real, centuries-old Crusader Knight and claims the real Holy Grail 10) Before finally riding off into the sunset with his best friends and family. And all of this, all of this, whilst accompanied by his dad, who's played by none other than James Bond.

[@spaceace4387]

Last Crusade is one of the most boring films I’ve ever seen, not to mention the most cringe worthy.

[@horrorfanandy4647]

Raiders is quicker paced and probably the leaner film over all, but I have to agree. The Last Crusade is fantastic, the absolute pinnacle of the series. It’s Spielberg firing on all cylinders!

[@spaceace4387]

@@horrorfanandy4647 HAHAHAHA, Last Crusade was garbage. One of the cringiest yet most boring film I’ve ever seen. Somehow Spielberg managed to do everything wrong which is quite odd because he is a very talented director. Oh well the late 80’s were kind of rough for him relatively speaking.

[@horrorfanandy4647]

@@spaceace4387 How so? It’s got a great story, cast, the set-pieces are fabulous! It’s a little slow on the off-set, but it’s never boring I think.

[@spaceace4387]

@@horrorfanandy4647 The story was the same thing as Raiders. Yeah it’s got a great cast but they all give horrible performances. Ford seemed bored out of his mind, Elliot and Connery were just a couple of bumbling oafs, every word out of Alison Doody’s mouth was ear torture, Julian Glover even gave a terrible performance and he’s one of my favorite Bond villains. The set pieces weren’t even great, the Temple of Doom and the Well of Souls were great sets, nothing is great about Last Crusade and yes it’s really really boring. There’s no sense of danger or excitement like the first 2 movies.

[@thesarth0nator]

Dial of destiny is by far my least favorite.

[@HarrisonReviews]

Agree, so much of it was boring and didn’t really make sense. Why did Mads look the same age at the beginning flashback and the rest of the movie, and how did he survive the pole to his face?

[@astrosquirrel5038]

Mine too. I love the first four but found Dial to be a depressing slog that lacked the fun and magic inherent to the series.

[@gabewhite6943]

@@HarrisonReviewshe didn’t look the same. Watch it again.

[@bouya642]

Nice ranking. My ranking: 1. The Last Crusade 2. Raiders of the Lost Ark 3. Temple of Doom 4. Kingdom of Crystal Skull 5. Dial of Destiny

[@gabewhite6943]

So like everyone’s list. Ignoring the superiority of temple of doom and the midness of the last crusade. Dial was absolutely a banger and in five years you’ll probably have rewatched it with different expectations and end up finding that out.

[@bouya642]

@@gabewhite6943 Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Last Crusade are definitely the best Indiana Jones movies. Temple of Doom is mid, Kingdom of Crystal Skull is very bad and Dial of Destiny is garbage

[@gabewhite6943]

@ yea bro for sure. Not like real Indy fans figured this all out before the bandwagoners jumped on. Go watch last crusade and actually enjoy it. I dare you

[@bouya642]

@@gabewhite6943 I respect ur opinion but this is just my ranking.. The Last Crusade is my favorite one because I like the chemistry between Sean Connery (James Bond) and Harrison Ford (Indiana Jones).

[@gabewhite6943]

@ you should get into playing with dolls

[@abov_snakes]

Dial is by far the worst, no debate. Skull at least has some memorable moments

[@CaptTrips_19]

Nope. Dial is far better than Skull. No debate!

[@abov_snakes]

@ Dial is actually terrible. Unwatchable. Skull is mid but at least it feels like Indy and Ford can still throw his punches. Plus, most of the sets are practical!

[@BeatRiceIsHere]

The ending scene of raiders with all of the bad guys getting their faces melted off scarred me for life

[@ZackaryAsAlways]

Is this a Beatrice cameo in the wild?!

[@Gurra88]

All scars last for life

[@caczech]

Temple of Doom has entered the chat...

[@LegoSnoopDogg]

BEATRICE

[@killergoose7643]

What makes Raiders special for me is the sense of mystery and danger about the ark. The macguffin and the chase to find it feels like it has heavier stakes than in any of the other movies, being a literal pandora's box of divine wrath. There's a balance between the wonder and fear of the unknown that Temple and especially Crusade don't have. Plus John Williams' "ark theme" is one of his best imo.

[@christermyrberg3661]

1. The Temple Of Doom 2. The Last Crusade 3. Raiders Of The Lost Ark 4. Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull 5. Dial Of Destiny

[@EJP3076]

Great video! I love how you’re trying to expand your channel from BB and BCS. Definitely keep it up

[@yournamehere6002]

1. Raiders of The Lost Ark 2. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 3. Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom

[@Ryglado]

I see what you did here. And agree.

[@blob9184]

Awesome video. I would rank them exactly the same way as your rankings!

[@CookieThug]

Kingdom of The HN Films

[@NeoConnor1]

I just introduced these movies to my oldest, and he really liked them. His ranking was 3-1-2-4-5. He felt the last one didn't really feel like Indy to him, which I found interesting. He still liked it though. He really likes Indy, Short Round, and Henry Jones Sr as characters.

[@Playmation]

In retrospect I’m so glad they had the short prologue in last cruise the way they did not only cause it’s a fun scene but it also eliminates the idea of Disney making a “Solo” type Indy origin movie

[@me323]

I agree with this list. Although I will say that Kingdom of the Crystal Skull had one of the best ending scenes where Indiana snatches his hat back.

[@alexandershmaev1392]

Thank you for the detailed vid. Great to watch as an overall appreciation of the cinematic entertainment masterworks the franchise managed to create, I-III, as is. Insofar, it makes sense to honor IV and V as movies from an entirely different age of filmmaking, which honestly try to catch that magic essence of their predecessors.

[@MrR2TheZ]

Temple of Doom is a stand out for me because it's the only movie where Indiana Jones is actually integral to saving the day. Every other movie ends with the villains essentially defeating themselves when they get their hands on the big macguffin.

[@amazing-robert-g]

My first Indy experience starts also with a game, at the Amiga 500 computer in the late 80's. My first movie was temple of doom, then raiders and at last, last crusade. I love all 5 movies!

[@warrenrhinerson6373]

I also noticed another Bond homage in the last crusade. When Sean Connery’s character is shot in the stomach, he shot with a Walter PPK the same gun that Sean Connery’s James Bond was issued in Dr. No it has been carried by every single James Bond actor since

[@psd_seth]

This is exactly my ranking. Nice!

[@thomaskim2159]

I hope they make more Indiana Jones games 1) Raiders 2) Last Crusade 3) Temple 4) Crystal 5) Dial of destiny

[@Halflight_Spear]

As someone who really like Dial of Destiny (not better than any from the original trilogy ofc), I appreciate that your reasoning for its placement doesn't come from a place of vitriol but just what you like about the franchise and how it compares to them. In a sea of pure hate on yt it's refreshing.

[@Toerist2290]

All Indiana Jones movies are awesome or at least very good. Dial and Skull are not as great as the first trilogy BUT that doesn't mean they are bad on their own way.

[@CAPEDCRUSADER3900]

The Raft scene in Temple of Doom is weird, cause there are clearly scenes where they're sledding down the hill and it's a completely practical shot on location scene with the actors in the raft, and then there are these other shots where they clearly filmed it somewhere else and composited it into the mountains background which looks bad and didn't age well, which makes me wonder why they didn't shoot all of that scene on location.

[@EpicJoshua314]

1. Crusade 2. Raiders 3. Dial 4. Temple (very close to Dial but by a hair) 5. Skull I really enjoyed the opening of Dial so I'd say your opinion of the beginning being the worst part is a hot take.

[@Legacysong2012]

Switch Raiders and Crusade and that is my ranking. No bad Indy movie, and I could easily switch Crusade and Raiders at 1 and 2, and could easily switch Crystal and Temple at 4 and 5. Also agree, opening of DoD was great, and they did a great job with the de-aging

[@Alex-km7so]

Great vid!

[@officialmonarchmusic]

Here's my contraversial ranking 1. Last Crusade 2. Raiders of the Lost Ark 3. Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Yep, it's awesome) 4. Temple of Doom (sorry, this one was never my thing) 5. Dial of Destiny

[@Davidal3jo]

1. Raiders 2. Crusade 3. ccrystal skull 4. dial 5. temple hehe

[@samuelmackenzie5267]

For me the reason raiders is the best is the fact that the story centres around the significance of the ark itself; how it’s this artefact of such historical and spiritual importance that it adds intrigue and suspense to the plot. I love how each of the main characters ponders the weight and potential consequences of disturbing the ark could lead to. It just adds this special layer of the film the other movies just didn’t capture very well.

[@Bilious303]

The best thing about Dial of Destiny is that it made me appreciate Crystal Skull a little bit.

[@Gage_Brumley]

Tied for 1st: Raiders and Last Crusade 3: Dial of Destiny 4: Temple of Doom 5: Crystal Skull

[@happilyevanafter]

How can there be 5 rankings when there's only 3 films? Raiders, last crusade, and temple of doom is my ranking.

[@MrLiamdude5]

5. Dial of Destiny 4. Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 3. Raiders Of The Lost Ark 2. The Last Crusade 1. Temple Of Doom

[@PointlessRewind-PR]

Awesome video and I share so many of the same opinions as you on this series! Like that the end of the Last Crusade is the best in the series, that Temple of Doom may not be as good as the other OGs but it used to be my favorite, and that Shia was actually a good character in Crystal Skull! I thought his banter and back and forth was tonally similar to Indys banter with his father and just gets forgotten because of all the bad decisions in that movie. Oh and im with u that the truck chase in Raiders is the best action scene ever (and now i feel like i gotta watch Fury Road again with you noting the similarities). But speaking of that truck chase, one thing I didnt get a feel for from your video is whether you enjoyed Raiders as much after the truck chase? Thats the weakest part of the movie for me because I think it lacks the energy of the rest of the movie but curious about your thoughts. If you're interested, ive been going through the Indy movies and analyzing them on my channel!

[@HNfilms]

Definitely watch Fury Road! And yeah I agree with Raiders not being as good after the truck chase, that sequence is the peak of the movie and after that it feels like a bit of waiting around to get to the opening of the Ark. a very minor flaw in a perfect film!

[@danieluss8729]

WOOW!!!! What the hell. I thought you only made Slippin Jimmy content.

[@HNfilms]

The regular Slippin Jimmy programming will resume after this

[@jeffjefferson7634]

Got game in 2009 at the soonest at the age of 6. Is now 45? Bro, have you been in a time chamber?

[@Casarzino]

Clearly the original 3 are on another level. The last two feel more like epilogues. The main problem is obviously that Indy could not be as heroic anymore. Other than that the writing and stories were much weaker. I do prefer Dial of Destiny over Skull because the story felt more like Indiana Jones, and it had that globe-trotting adventure aspect, taking place in several different locations like Raiders and Last Crusade. The MacGuffin was more interesting and I loved that it gave Indy a chance to actually witness a historical moment he was fascinated by. To me it felt much more like an appropriate send-off for the character, although I almost felt like it would have been more interesting and bold if he had been left behind as he wanted.

[@lastguyminn2324]

Spot on! This is my exact order as well. You clearly love this franchise, and it shows. Can't wait to see your take on Star Wars.

[@IndiephantomSofaSinema]

1. Temple of Doom 2. Raiders 3. Last Crusade 4. Crystal Skull 5. Dial of Destiny

[@MickeyLeeBukowski]

now THAT's a proper ranking

[@billmac7558]

A great, well thought out and presented video review. Basically my same ranking. I rewatched Dial recently and I may like it better than Temple of Doom now, so I’d swap those two. Temple never sat right with me as it was such a let down from that first perfect film. It has its moments, but is overall just too gross for me. (At least we got PG-13 because of it). I liked the de-aged Indy opening in Dial and (while dark since it’s nighttime) it looks really good to me. I liked overall how they handled his age (since I’m getting up there too) and felt there was still plenty of action even without fist fights. I’m also a huge fan of the Young Indy series (even with its production limitations) Anyways, thanks for sharing.

[@Elbeno6548]

My personal ranking for the five films are: #1) Last Crusade #2) Temple of Doom #3) Dial of Destiny #4) Kingdom of the Crystal Skull #5) Raiders of the Lost Ark The reason i have Raiders last is not because i don't like it (i do enjoy all those iconic moments like the idol temple and the plane fight followed by the truck chase), it's just the one i don't watch as much as the others

[@thomaskim2159]

You chose…poorly

[@pompommerman9830]

Haven’t even started the video but crystal skull is number 1 right

[@LegacyFable]

Whyyyyyyy did they not bring short round back he would have been the awesome sidekick in dial of destiny I want a short round spin off since he became an archaeologist as well

[@rct3isepic]

This is nearly my ranking actually. Just swap Dial and Temple of Doom. I like Dial just a bit more because I loved that opening sequence, I liked that it wasn't afraid of the fans and just did it's thing for the most part, and it's silliest moments are less silly than both Crystal Skull and Temple. That being said, all of the movies rank highly for me. Even Crystal Skull is a 7/10 in my book

[@jackjohnston1298]

My ranking: 1. Raiders of the Lost ark 2. Last crusade 3. Kingdom of the Crystal skull 4. Temple of doom 5. Dial of Destiny (Nobody judge me here please, it’s just my personal perspective)

[@evangremlich5775]

1. Last Crusade 2. Raiders of the Lost Ark 3. Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 4. Temple of Doom 5. Dial of Destiny Last Crusade is one of my favorite movies ever. Raiders is still great. Temple of Doom and Dial of Destiny both hang around mediocre for me. Temple has high highs and low lows, but Dial never really reaches any emotional peak for me and ends up feeling dull most of the way through. Still props to Harrison Ford, though.

[@Luke101]

Doom at 4 is wild

[@jasonking3182]

I think ranking the Indy trilogy is like ranking your children. They all are great for their own reasons, I love them all equally. As much as Ford is Indiana Jones I think they should have recast him in the 90s like 007. Keep him forever in his late 30s early 40s in the golden age of pulp heroes the 1930s.

[@LegoSnoopDogg]

That would be awesome, especially since Sean Connery plays Henry Jones. The first Indiana Jones’ dad is the first James Bond

[@Elbeno6548]

Short Rounds real name is actually Wan Li

[@Spentula]

1 3 2 4 5

[@nadia-nb9lk]

i'd personally say age of adaline is my fav but each to their own

[@razorclaus9898]

This is a nice ranking and I find your insights interesting. The Last Crusade is my personal favourite. I know it's very similar to Raiders of the Lost Ark but Indiana Jones having a bit more character, there being some emotion, and the general story and action puts it at the top for me. I do think all three from the 80s are great though.

[@sammyfabelman]

Crystal Skull > Dial of Destiny Temple > Last Crusade

[@bentleysinclair4863]

Crazy take of meth-smoking proportions

[@sammyfabelman]

blah blah blah

[@astrosquirrel5038]

I agree!

[@andrewwoolstencroft9987]

Just wanted to add one more thing. Many people have reacted to Raiders on KZbin my favourite is The Mirandalorian Reacts. Her reaction to the head exploding/face melting scene is priceless. She's chuckling away that the bad guys are getting their comeuppance and then the head explodes......🤣🤣 enjoy..

[@andrewwoolstencroft9987]

I don't often comment on videos but for Indy I'll make an exception. Great video, it's a delight to see a video from someone who obviously loves the subject. In ranking Indy videos there are really 2 questions: is Dial of Destiny above Crystal Skull and Is Raiders No 1 or Last Crusade (and there are many who would argue Last Crusade). I'm with you 100% on the top three. Personally I would put Crystal Skull above Dial of Destiny but not by much. I agree with your good points on Crystal Skull and while the later half gets sillier as it goes along and the great John Hurt is wasted it does at least try to have the fun and joy of the first 3 movies. This is something I think Dial of Destiny sadly lacks. There is no fun in watching a great hero you have loved for years decline. Getting old is s#!t (to use Indys phrase "trust me"). This is not a serious drama its (supposed to be) a fun adventure film that's what people wanted to see. The script is weak, too much CGI and the villains are flimsy compared to those of the past, a trait it shares with Crystal Skull. The peaks and troughs of Mangolds films can be extreme and he isn't up to the task here. One point you made that I totally agree with is that Harrison Ford still looks awesome in the outfit. But I think the whole film was a mistake. The wonderful Mads Mikklesons character is underdeveloped and Boyd Holbrook is criminally wasted. Plus the simple murder of someone who was totally innocent was unnecessary (at the college) it did not further the plot in any way (unlike Temple of Doom). The bad guys are led by an ex Nazi we know they're bad! Temple of Doom has my second favourite score behind Raiders with Last Crusade a close third. I don't really have the issues some have with Willie but maybe that's due to having a crush on Kate Capshaw at the time. 😉 I loved your point about feeling like you were watching something you shouldn't with the darker parts. I would have felt that way if I'd seen it as a child. Last Crusade for me is a joy from start to finish. Heck its Indiana Jones + Sean Connery!! And that cut to Marcus is my favourite in the whole series. I am happy to disagree with Quentin Tarantino on this one (he hates it). And then there's Raiders. A perfect film indeed. I remember seeing early photos before the movie came out. I couldn't wait to see it. And It was everything I'd hoped for. It has probably the greatest opening scene of any movie. Just classic. (The unconnected opening adventure is taken from the Bond movies, a direct inspiration on Indy according to Spielberg & Lucas but you probably know that) Its still my favourite Harrison Ford. While I agree that the end of Last Crusade has a more emotional impact i still prefer Raiders conclusion. I love the foreshadowing of the supernatural by Marcus, Sala and the crate in the cargo ships hold (I love that moment and the rat) The twist where things suddenly turn dark in the ceremony and the consequences of opening the Ark have a biblical Lot's wife tone befitting the Ark. While that final shot in the warehouse is brilliant, again unexpected. And with Raiders no one expected it to go as far as exploding heads, hell this isn't Scanners! It was a genuine shock at the time whereas you knew watching the sequels that they were prepared to go that far in an Indy film. Obviously people may not agree with my points, everyone has their own opinion, and I respect their right to do so. At the end of the day if someone is watching this video then one thing we all share is a love of Indy. Sorry for the long comment. Great video and not shit at all. 👍👍

[@HNfilms]

I get your point about the unecessary violence in Dial, but I actually wanted to use that as a positive compared to Skull, which is that theres some actual murder whereas in Skull its all just so sanitised. Mr Plinkett talks about it in his Skull review and I was trying to avoid just repeating everything he said.

[@joshslater2426]

No clue if this would be controversial or not, but I’d rank the films as follows: 1) Temple of Doom 2) Raiders of the Lost Ark 3) Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 4) The Last Crusade 5) Dial of Destiny #3 is genuinely overrated, #4 I just find a bit underwhelming because it rehashes the first film, and #5 just didn’t feel right and did little to stand out.

[@HNfilms]

Skull is overrated??

[@bentertainmentproductions8451]

1.)Raiders of the Lost Ark 2.)The Last Crusade 3.)The Dial of Destiny 4.)The Temple of Doom 5.)Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

[@ChuckNg]

Your ranking is the same as mine😀😀😀😀

[@krystofthepolishguytalksan310]

Lol anyone who puts Temple of Doom below Dial of destiny, loses credibility.

[@ChuckNg]

@@krystofthepolishguytalksan310 I like indiana Jones fighting nazis

[@bentertainmentproductions8451]

@ Anyone who doesn’t respect someone else’s opinion loses credibility in my book. So if you’re here to just shit on people’s opinions there’s the door. 🚪

[@SpaceCattttt]

You were 6 years old in 2008. Meaning you were born in 2002. There's no way in HELL that you're 45 now. You're 22. Learn to count, FFS. 🙄

[@HNfilms]

I dont know what youre talking about

[@SpaceCattttt]

@@HNfilms No? Then let me quote you. Your very first few lines in this video are as follows: "Back in Christmas of 2008, I received my very own Xbox 360, and with it, a copy of Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures. I was a SIX YEAR-OLD who didn't know what an Indiana Jones was." Now skip forward to 0:45 where you say: "But as I've grown older to ripe age of 45..." Clearly, even you must agree that if you were 6 years old in 2008, then you CAN'T be 45 now. You will be 45 in the year 2047...

[@HNfilms]

My bad Im actually 80

[@SpaceCattttt]

@@HNfilms And senile.

[@mwheeler138]

​@@SpaceCattttt Dude, let it go. Clearly it was deliberate.

[@SkyG8889]

Nice to see someone who can at least appreciate Dial Of Destiny and not put in the very last place

[@ianmorrisonmovienutcase5713]

1. Last Crusade 2. Raiders of the Lost Ark 3. Temple of Doom 4. Kingdom of the Crystal Skull I don’t even acknowledge Dial of Destiny as part of the series.

[@EpicJoshua314]

Care to elaborate on how Dial is not part of the series?

[@ryanslack394]

Crusade is definitely the best ,I can’t help but like temple so much though.Crystal skull is not that bad either

[@ianmorrisonmovienutcase5713]

@@EpicJoshua314 They completely undo Indy’s happy ending from Crystal Skull. They make him a miserable, old loser who downgrades from a two story house and a position as Assistant Dean to Marshall University where he made his career to living in a crap apartment and going back to working as a teacher at a college where his students are clearly not interested in what he has to teach them. He gets made-fun-of by a woman who lies to him and backstabs him several times and a punk kid who’s a sorry replacement for Short Round. The whole time-travel deal is just another sci-fi gimmick that doesn’t belong in series about religious artifacts with known history and mythology to back the theories of them having mystical powers. And Indy would not still be skeptical of magic being real after everything he’s experienced. And they overuse the cgi more so in this than Crystal Skull. Plus it wasn’t directed by Spielberg. Karen Allen said that Marian had a bigger role in the film when Spielberg was directing it. Which means we might have gotten a film where she and Indy got to go on one final adventure together.

[@IsaacV24]

@@ianmorrisonmovienutcase5713ok let’s be honest: Indiana Jones’ happy ending in The Last Crusade was already undid in Kingdom of the Crystal Skull when Indy lost his father and friends, lost his job, and established him to be a deadbeat father. So really, I couldn’t care less about the happy ending in Kingdom of the Crystal Skull being undone in Dial of Destiny.

[@ianmorrisonmovienutcase5713]

@IsaacV24 Good for you. I too think it would’ve been better to just leave the series after Last Crusade. But at least, in Crystal Skull, Indy still got to do some decent action and fight scenes. He wasn’t just sidelined in his own movie. And as far as him being a “deadbeat dad”, he didn’t know he had a son until Marion told him when they were sinking in the dry sand pit. As bad as Crystal Skull, at least it’s not boring with a lot of dragged out scenes except for the jungle chase sequence.

[@adesertsojourner8015]

1. Raiders (most iconic Indy film, perfect pacing) 2. Last Crusade (it's basically Raider's again but Sean Connery makes it worth it) 3. Temple of Doom (tonally inconsistent but still a wild ride + Shortround's awesome) 4. Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (1st half' is is fine, yes fridge and all, last half gets real sloppy) 5. Dial of Destiny (45 mins too long, worse CGI than KOTCS, too much Phoebe Waller-Bridger, the old-man-loser trope like Han Solo in TFA, Spielberg not directing, no Lucas)

[@geodaet83]

The Best Indiana Jones movie was Fate of Atlantis.... oh wait, that exists in that parallel dimension where decisions actually made sense.My bad

[@FernandoBarberena]

Coldest take of all time , like whats the point of saying all of this and doing the most obvius list ever, dial is good btw, and last crusade> Raiders

[@ramirezrem]

There is a new game Indiana Jones and Great Circle and its awesome. Its on the Last Crusade or Raiders of lost Ark level.

[@bj0urne]

What I didn't like about ToD is that at first, I thought the whole Pankot thing was a sidetrack from the chinese, but after they got it back the movie ended... What about the evil chinese we escaped from at the beginning? We never see them again.

[@HNfilms]

The opening scenes of all 3 of the original Indy movies are completely disconnected from the actual story

[@therobbrownchannel5079]

Doom - Raiders - Dial - Crusade - Skull.

[@karlkarlos3545]

Come on, your analysis of Crystal Skull is word for word from Mr. Plinkett's review. That video has over five million views. Do you really think nobody will notice that?

[@HNfilms]

I tried to avoid saying the same things but its kinda unavoidable

[@Legacysong2012]

1) Raiders of the Lost Ark 2) Last Crusade 3) Dial of Destiny 4) Temple of Doom 5) Kingdom of the Crustal Skull Not a single bad Indy movie. Also as a side note, Crusade was never supposed to be the ending, the plan was always for 5 movies.

[@john-m1s8k]

The first 3 were great or good. Crystal skull was a cash grab and Dial of destiny was just pissing on a heroic male character.

[@Legacysong2012]

At no point was DoD pissing on Indy

[@MickeyLeeBukowski]

1. Doom 2. Raiders 3. Crusade 4. Skull 5. Dial

[@mischaaravena150]

I would go with Dial as the worst. You make an excellent post that this is an action/adventure series. At 80 years old, he can no longer do Action or Adventure. Crystal Skyll at the very least had some decent action scenes. They should have left it alone, or I would have been down for a new actor in his 30s or 40s to take over. We've had new actors play James Bond, Batman, Superman, Spiderman, Dr. WHO, why not Indy?

[@JohnDoe-bz4yl]

1 Last crusade 2. raiders of the lost ark 3.Temple of doom there is no 4 or 5

[@SpaceCattttt]

1. Raiders 2. Crusade 3. Temple 4. Dial 5. Skull That's right. 4 and 5 are correctly placed because nothing is worse than Shia LePoof.

[@monovision566]

Movies like Crystal Skull are proof that Blanchett is an overrated actor and hams it up as often as she turns in adequate work. Not that she's the biggest problem in Crystal Skull (the entire plot is stupid and has no stakes), but she doesn't help to elevate what's there AT ALL. When the movie came out, people blamed Shia even though he's the best thing about the movie. No one talked about how bad most of the other cast performances are. People are dumb.

[@HNfilms]

Blanchett is an amazing actress check out TAR. Spalko is just a zero depth cartoon character

[@monovision566]

@@HNfilms I've seen her in tons of things. She's often not particularly great. She overacts in Lord of the Rings / Hobbit movies even. She's outright bad in Thor Ragnarok, playing a caricature for no reason, with zero nuance at all. She does that a lot. Even in her turn with Wes Anderson, her performance is the weakest element of Life Aquatic.

[@HNfilms]

@monovision566 dont rlly agree with any of that but you should still 100% watch Tar

[@Alejandroigarabide]

Hot take: I like Dial of Destiny and Kingdom better than Temple of Doom. The last ones are far from the quality of the magnificent Raiders and Last Crusade, but I like Temple of Doom the least out of the 5 movies. Temple of Doom feels like a script for a different saga in which the main character was swapped by Indy in a last-minute draft.

[@juhuu13579]

I’ve never not agreed with HN. Let’s see if that’s still true after these 34 minutes

[@callumfox4755]

I’ve never not not agreed with HN

[@juhuu13579]

Update: I think the Last Crusade is the best one but it’s been years so I’m due a rewatch. Other than that, perfect list

[@tisbutascratch9987]

The opening of Dial of destiny is the best part of the movie

[@amazing-robert-g]

Ich finde mittlerweile die neuen genauso gut wie die alten. Die alten sind im Grunde eine bessere Kopie der alten James Bond Filme. Aber die neuen Filme sind dafür origineller. Man könnte auch sagen, die alten sind fan Filme von James Bond Filmen und die neuen, sind fan Filme von alten Indiana Jones Filmen.

[@kurvos]

I can't take someone seriously who puts Dial of Destiny above Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Also, Grand Moff Tarkin looked great in Rogue One, so... up your's.

[@dboygamer8184]

Fact

[@skeletorlikespotatoes7846]

Yeah the 1st and 3rd shouldnt have both been about nazis....but i think the 3rd pulls off the nazi motif better

[@paulmac81]

45 and didn't watch indiana until a lego game.are you serious?

[@HNfilms]

No

[@leethomas2155]

1, 3, 2, 4, 🗑️

[@cheapcinemachannel4548]

1. Temple of Doom ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ 2. Raiders of the Lost Ark ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ 3. Dial of Destiny ☆ ☆½ 4. Last Crusade ☆ ☆½ 5. Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ☆ ☆½ They only really got it right twice. But still they should've made more movies in the 90s. Stand alone adventures, all new supporting casts. No daddy stuff, no cutesy prologues. Last Crusade took away the edge and mystery.

[@amazing-robert-g]

Like it!

[@MickeyLeeBukowski]

I agree. Crusade is where the edge started coming off. And was totally gone by Skull. As many problems as Dial had, they did bring back a little bit of the grit.

[@astrosquirrel5038]

As much as I live LC, giving Indy a backstory and continuity locked the series into a formula that every movie has had to be locked into. Pulp characters function better without that baggage.

[@The.t.spot.australia]

19:40 you grew up with RACISM???

[@HNfilms]

I grew up with The T Spot

[@manuelrojas7843]

Molded by it..

[@CookieThug]

Third

[@manuelrojas7843]

Smovies ranked

[@patrickrogers2304]

I think you miss the point of these movies if you have 5 above 4.

[@mrfantasy255]

hello

[@DutchPlanDerLinde]

5 movies? There are only 4, and the young indy series. You must be mistaken.

[@spaceace4387]

01) Raiders Of The Lost Ark 02) Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom After that who cares.

[@jacobkingston3445]

Fourth

[@willdrummond7316]

Dial of destiny is away worst the crystal skull

[@Fiazco]

1. Last Crusade 2. Temple of Doom 3. Raiders of the Lost Ark 4. Crystal Skull 5. Dial of Destiny And honestly till exactly 21 minutes and 30 seconds The Disl of Destiny seems to be a very good Indy Movie. Which it isn’t as we know.;)

[@Luke101]

My personal ranking: Doom Raiders Crusade Crystal Skull Dial

[@Buckeyefarmer]

Dial of Destiny was so bad it made Crystal Skull look good. That's my opinion on it, but I find both to be generally unwatchable. To me, Last Crusade edges out the original. It has a better story and a better ending overall. You can't beat the 3 challenges and the emotional element of them shooting his father to force him to help them get to the grail. 5. Dial of Destiny 4. Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 3. Temple of Doom 2. Raiders of the Lost Ark 1. The Last Crusade.

[@TiparaBlue]

only saw raiders and it did nothing for me but i support hn films so i'll still hit you with that like-and-comment for the algorithm

[@ianmorrisonmovienutcase5713]

Dial of Destiny is the worst!! Kingdom of the Crystal Skull still has Indy being an action hero, not a pathetic, sad, miserable looser who gets sidelined in his own movie. Crystal Skull is not the best, but I would choose that over Dial of Destiny any day.

[@robertcop3736]

I reckon if Spielberg had directed DoD, even with the same script, it would have been excellent.

[@SpaceCattttt]

He directed Skull. It didn't help.

[@robertcop3736]

@@SpaceCattttt I'd argue it helped tremendously, the bad story and green screen would have been even worse directed by a hack.

[@HNfilms]

If Spielberg directed then at least the lighting would be good

[@robertcop3736]

@@HNfilms It also wouldn't have been 2 1/2 hours long because the man knows the lost art of 'pacing'.

[@IsaacV24]

5/5 tier: 1. The Last Crusade (One of my favorite movies) 2. Raiders of the Lost Ark (The perfect embodiment of action-adventure serials) 3/5: 3. Temple of Doom (I’ve always enjoyed the action and most of the second half. Couldn’t stand Kate Capshaw or the overly depressing tone.) 2/5: 4. Dial of Destiny (First 20 minutes are fantastic in spite of the de-aging technology. Everything else is just Kingdom of Crystal Skull on repeat.) 1/5: 5. Kingdom of the Crystal Head Vodka (Utterly pointless, doesn’t understand the concept of Indiana Jones, the second half is one of the most horrendous halves I’ve ever seen for a movie, and it just felt like Spielberg on auto-pilot. No passion or creativity. Just pure slop.)

[@cheapcinemachannel4548]

Have to agree, the second half of Crystal Skull is hall of fame terrible. The first 45 mins/hour has it's moments but after that...what a nosedive.

[@Legoskywalker44]

1- The Last Crusade 2- Raiders of the Lost Ark 3- Dial of Destiny 4- Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 5- Temple of Doom

[@thetin-candalorian3319]

1. Last Crusade 2. Raiders 3. Temple and Dial are tied 4. Skull

[@RightNowMan]

Dial of Destiny is a complete piece of shit and inarguably the worst film in the canon, how come you don't know that? It's incredibly obvious, you really need to start sharpening your critical faculties. Keep your game tight and you will be alright!!!

[@Legoskywalker44]

you're objectively wrong

[@themetapod]

temple of doom is so mid

[@Luke101]

Doom is absolutely goated lol you're smoking. Last act is balls to the wall action hero shit

[@Heartland.Productions]

Terrible take

[@DarthRushy]

1. Temple of Doom 2. Last Crusade 3. Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 4. Raiders of the Lost Ark 5. Dial of Destiny