Everything Wrong With Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

[@kekkomartin5848]

Elsa didn't choose poorly. She flat out murdered Donovan on purpose. After he dies she tells Indy "It would not be made of gold."

[@samtaurus007]

I don't think she told Indy, i think she ASKED Indy - "It would not be made of gold"?.

[@adrianloveslucius]

She says it as a realisation, not a "I knew it all along" sort of manner.

[@maskedmallard537]

Funny how I said this exact thing on another comment. 😁 @adrianloveslucius I recall her saying it rather matter of factly, not questioning/realization. After all, if she thought that gaudy cup was the real one, she would have drunk from it first.

[@CoralCopperHead]

@@maskedmallard537 Why would she have taken the first drink? It would've made her immortal, that's a curse I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy.

[@kekkomartin5848]

@@CoralCopperHead It doesn't grant immortality. The knight wouldn't be so freaking old if it did. It just slowed down the aging process. And the knight could drink whenever he needed to. 1 sip wasn't going to do all that much, unless you were Henry Jones Senior and your guts were hemorraging into your abdomen. A single sip didn't do all that much to Indy, for example.

[@eenix0]

The one thing I have to correct, as someone who lived in Jordan for two years - Petra really IS that pristine, that old, and that well kept with zero restoration. Look up the history of the Nabateans and the fairly recent rediscovery of the lost city, it really is absolutely incredible!

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

I placed an homage (a detailed illustration) to Petra in my series of books. 🙂 So far, no one has even recognized it. 💪😎✌️ 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨

[@eenix0]

@@Novastar.SaberCombat That's awesome!!! I really wish more people knew about Petra, I'll admit I didn't even know about its existence until I moved to Jordan. But the whole city is absolutely STUNNING. I can only imagine what that must have been like to discover after so much time. The world is full of such cool history!!!

[@mosriteminioncause7741]

I didn't realize how huge and ornate the "Treasury" Entrance Is!!! .....IT'S BREATHTAKING!!!

[@Craxin01]

It is very well protected where it's located, and it's hewn out of some hard stone, so it would be relatively pristine. Not that it's not still a tremendous feat of ancient architecture and craftsmanship.

[@shurannei]

Thank you for this. I've been to Petra many times, and had to disagree with the "sins" given for those sections. The whole "pristine" bit, the "cars in the canyon," etc... I'm glad that someone else commented on that.

[@trinaq]

Despite Sean Connery being only twelve years older than Harrison Ford, there's no doubt that James Bond himself was the best choice to play Indiana Jones' dad.

[@spaceace4387]

Uhhh no he wasn’t. And Connery’s performance was cringeworthy. He was better in every James Bond movie he ever stared in.

[@nathank2289]

@@spaceace4387 Its suppose to be cringeworthy. He is playing a well-intentioned crazy old man. This and Highlander are his best roles.

[@spaceace4387]

@@nathank2289 So Spielberg and Connery intentionally sabotaged their own character? That doesn’t make sense.

[@nathank2289]

@@spaceace4387 Its called a three dimensional character. You can write a good character who is at times very wise and other times absurd.

[@spaceace4387]

@@nathank2289 LOL "three dimensional character", these characters were very 1 dimensional and underwritten. There was nothing to get about Last Crusade, it was a very straight forward narrative. I felt like it was written for preschoolers.

[@rosswayman7979]

Think this one might be my favourite Indiana Jones movie. The part where Indy reaches for the Grail and his Dad tells him to let it go so he can save him, after devoting his whole life to finding it and neglecting Indy in the process, gets to me every time 😭

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

My *only* wish was that it was more like... Indy: "Dad... DAD! I can get it for you, dad. I can REACH it!" Henry Sr: "Junior! Give me your other hand, I can't hold you..." Indy: "I can TOUCH it..." Henry: "Junior! ... Indiana... son... (he looks) "...let it go." 😥

[@Mitharan23]

I feel like Raiders is the better movie on paper, but the fun of Last Crusade, the dynamic of Connery and Ford, it is definitely my favorite.

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

@@Mitharan23 And obviously far more emotionally impactful. I loved RotLA's ending with the secret museum archive, but the "Let it go, Junior" moment was far more powerful... "And you? What did you find, dad?" "Illumination." Just like the quote he read from his book when Junior was young (and was told to count to ten... in GREEK). The writing was brilliant (Menno Meyjes, for one writer). Setups and payoffs were... divine. In the "Dial of Dumbness", NONE OF THAT WAS PRESENT. 😥 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨

[@mats7492]

@@Novastar.SaberCombat He realized that he never cared about his son enough after he thought that indy died going over the cliff..

[@Justforvisit]

So true man, that scene is one of Hollywoods most powerful scenes ever!

[@grapeshot]

I do like the chemistry between Harrison Ford and Sean Connery it was Mount Everest levels above the chemistry between Harrison Ford and Shia LaBeouf.

[@Tyler_ThaTruth]

wild comparison but ok lol

[@tejloro]

Shia who?

[@grapeshot]

@@Tyler_ThaTruth you know all the people that I mention played Indiana Jones movies. Sean Connery was Harrison Ford's father and Harrison Ford was Shia LaBeouf father. Not hard to comprehend lol.

[@alexanderzack3720]

@@grapeshot i guess they repressed all memory of the crystal skull movie

[@nathank2289]

@@grapeshot I think the problem is your comparing two of the greatest actors of all time, to an asswipe kid.

[@neildecker4036]

You don't always have to tie up horses when you get off them. Many horses primarily used for traversing the ranges are trained to be "ground-tied", which means when their reins touch the ground, they are trained to act like they are tied to the ground-- a lot like the "stay' command for a dog. Of course this won't work if they get spooked or are not trained to behave that way, but the horses used by the boy scouts would very likely be trained that way, as I know its a popular training technique in American/cowboy horsemanship.

[@davidtatro7457]

I thoroughly enjoyed every moment of this. My only complaint is that you didn't remove a sin for Hitler signing the grail diary, because that was an absolutely iconic moment in film.

[@LucianDevine]

Heh, yeah! That was pretty awesome!

[@SeasideDetective2]

Still a sin, because he signed with his RIGHT hand. Hitler was a southpaw, if I remember correctly.

[@edmorris2466]

@@SeasideDetective2 and why would someone who speaks German write their name in English?

[@Qilue]

@@edmorris2466 You are correct. It should have been written in Austrian.

[@joelbest2424]

Same alphabet, so Hitler is Hitler in English and German.

[@uosdwiSrdewoH]

River Phoenix is doing an incredible Harrison Ford impression. I don't know how long it took him but he absolutely didn't need to go to the trouble for a sequence that's really only there to set up the main things we know about the character. He had an incredible career ahead of him. Rest in peace.

[@briancolwill3071]

He learned to do it on the set of The Mosquito Coast where he played his son

[@mistert1296]

Yeah, he nailed it. Got all of his mannerisms down-pat. Bonus points for even showing how the chin scar got there.

[@dino_enthusiast]

Damn the Phoenix name has got some cool characters. Indiana Jones AND The Joker?

[@darththeo]

Donovan still made a choice. He accepted Elsa's choice as the right one. He could have rejected it. So, "He chose poorly" is still accurate and thus not a sin.

[@richardmiller4841]

That's the whole point as well, right? It's not just the choice of cup, but who he aligned himself with.

[@TurbidTG1]

I think Elsa got so disillusioned with Donovan by this point that she purposely gave him that cup.

[@SeasideDetective2]

Yes, but Elsa didn't even make an effort to look like she was really choosing. She merely chose the first gold grail within her line of sight. Donovan didn't get suspicious about that?

[@mallios13]

That's exactly it. Donovan chose for Elsa to make the decision. He chose to rely upon her rather than his own problem solving skills. So absolutely, he chose poorly. He didn't opt out of the decision.

[@aaronworthing1023]

@@TurbidTG1yes, I’m convinced she murdered him.

[@EvanYoungMusic]

The scene where Indie steps into the leap of faith, is one of the greatest scenes in film history. The John Williams score is absolutely perfect in conveying and capturing the extreme astonishment.

[@fast-toast]

Oh, It's a matt painting. I guess they didn't have enough time to finish the cavern.

[@mikemurphy2932]

"We named the dog Indiana." I don't care what the heck Jeremy says. I love that line!

[@gabrielboorom2683]

Agreed, especially coming from Sean Connery.

[@The_Rickest_Rick]

"I don't care what Jeremy says." Good call, most of what comes out of his mouth is bullshit, pedantic, ignorant, and/unfunny. His rants about his college girlfriend and other things make it feel like a more awkward Michael Scott from The Office.

[@sara.gem.n.L]

I love John Rhys Davies' laugh afterwards!

[@gabrielboorom2683]

@@sara.gem.n.L I forget which movie it is where he says "I'm so glad you're not dead!" Me too, pal. I think...

[@Justforvisit]

@@gabrielboorom2683 That's also from this movie, right after the tank battle.

[@morganhale5642]

I don’t think the students were crowding his office because he was super popular. I’m fairly certain that there was a stack of ungraded assignments and the students want to know whether they’re going to pass and/or graduate.

[@trinaq]

Rest in peace, River Phoenix, his role as the young Indiana was the first role I ever saw him in. Shame that he passed away only four years afterwards. 💔😇

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

Can you even imagine being Joaquin at that moment? It must have destroyed a huge portion of his soul. Yet he went on to deliver some of cinema's most UNBELIEVABLY fantastic performances. And it's absolutely awesome that River starred alongside Ford in "Mosquito Coast". 🙂 River made a GREAT young Indy. Captured Ford's mannerisms brilliantly.

[@eenix0]

@@Novastar.SaberCombat Dang, I didn't know about any of this, just looked it up because of this comment. That's heartbreaking and SO traumatic.

[@Rockhound6165]

You never saw Stand By Me before this?

[@4plus20isHappy]

“Joaquin Phoenix, if you’re still watching, you have passed the test, and you can be our friend.” -‘Family Guy’, “Three Kings”

[@Jealod24]

The actor who played Indy’s friend Herman absolutely nailed his role. He’s the perfect mix between a classic cartoon character and a 1940’s kid. And River Phoenix was amazing as always.

[@StepUpMedia039]

I agree. He looks like he is right out of a Norman Rockwell painting.

[@richardmiller4841]

The moment where Indy chooses his father over the cup really needed a sin off for John Williams' magnificent scoring.

[@Justforvisit]

That scene is solidified cinema legend stuff, it always makes me tear up

[@nathank2289]

"Indiana" "Let it GO" Damn that old man's charisma just hits like a sledgehammer.

[@LucianDevine]

@@nathank2289 For sure! We saw what happened to Elsa moments before, but we can also understand why Indy wouldn't want to see it fall or be lost. That moment though, when the man who spent his entire life looking for it tells him to let it go, is HUGE!

[@SeasideDetective2]

I've always thought that was dumb. Indy was telling Elsa not to reach for the Grail SECONDS EARLIER. And then he saw her fall to her death. Then, all of a sudden, he turns into a male version of Elsa. It makes no sense.

[@nathank2289]

@@SeasideDetective2 The Grail in the movie is similar to the One Ring. The power and value of the artifact overrides common sense. Its not much different from someone smoking a cigarette knowing each stick takes a week off your life.

[@jimb.7523]

*I'm surprised you missed Indy's satchel magically getting snagged on the blown tank gun turret and then getting magically unsnagged once the tank turns.*

[@johnmortimerjbmfitness7753]

Ye that always bugged me.

[@leonpaelinck]

But once the tank turns he could free himself right?

[@jimb.7523]

@@leonpaelinck Sure, but he seems to get off the turret quickly as if the satchel was never tangled at all.

[@ryansmith1361]

It always bothered me more that he could just raise his satchel-side arm and fall to the ground. It must be Hella expensive if he'd rather die than give it up.

[@connier6970]

Just reading all these comments is a laugh in itself but have u seen the price of leather satchels these days lol, (I'm only joking)

[@howHumam]

There are a few sins about where horses get tied. There's a training technique called ground tying, a horse gets trained to stay where it's reins are dropped.

[@jasonblalock4429]

2:30 Speaking of disappointing, in an earlier draft of the script the guy who gives Indy his hat was supposed to be Abner Ravenwood, Indy's mentor and father of Marion. Which would have been a wonderful bit of continuity; I have no idea why they changed it. (Actually, my theory is that they were very deliberately trying to forget all the stuff in ROTLA and TOD establishing that Indy had a pretty shady past, in favor of this "Indy's just a big boy scout!" retcon, and didn't want to remind people of the whole sordid underaged Marion thing.)

[@scottb3034]

the boy scout thing was simply because ford and spielberg were boy scouts (Spielberg got to eagle scout in fact) and wanted to rep it, not strictly to change his image. But they did dial back the darker elements to his exploits/personality in Crusade.

[@rexlumontad5644]

Indiana Jones trilogy ended with Indy and his friends riding off to the sunset together.

[@robertcowley8512]

Every time I watch this I'm even more impressed by how well River Phoenix mimics Harrison Ford's expressions.

[@brandonhicks9926]

Not taking a scene off for the riding into the sunset shot was a bit disappointing

[@Memelord2020]

Maybe it’s because of the fourth and fifth movies making that scene completely pointless

[@SevenHunnid]

HELP! 😢 I’m tryna make it out the hood so on my KZbin channel i do food reviews while I’m super high brotha

[@AfromanRants]

@@SevenHunnidShut tf up bro begging for views is NOT gonna help your channel. It’s probably gonna hurt it in the long run.

[@Tyler_ThaTruth]

@@SevenHunnid you gone stay in the hood right with us big fella

[@54raynor]

Best ending of any threequal until Toy Story 3 came along.

[@chefbreccia2642]

The "Steel Beast" tank rescue is one of my favorite action scenes in the entire franchise. You have a clear grasp of the stakes, you know where everyone/everything is and why it's important, the action is both realistic and engaging, and the music in the background is outstanding. It's all great...except for the screaming Vogel going over the cliff.

[@allanbard6048]

The whole "Indy losing his hat" sold the idea he might not make it out of whatever peril lay before him. (The " staple this hat" thing was too funny!)

[@leonpaelinck]

Yes I'm surprised that wasn't sinned. The green screen was awful on that scene

[@adammetcalfe8748]

Except Indiana Jones really is named after a dog…Lucas had, I believe, an Alaskan Malamute named Indiana. That line was a direct reference to the character's real-world namesake.

[@allanbard6048]

And the inspiration for Chewie as co-pilot also came from when the dog (and Malamutes are HUGE) would sit in the passenger seat.

[@adammetcalfe8748]

@@allanbard6048Exactly!

[@Craxin01]

They showed the dog Indiana in the movie too.

[@zarquondam]

Although the name "Indiana Jones" is pretty clearly ALSO inspired by the Alan Ladd / Steve McQueen character Nevada Smith.

[@luckyspurs]

Alaska Malamute would be a great name.

[@Camaroni1000]

The vertical blade at 19:50 is actually there for a reason. Keep in mind it was crusaders who built these traps. So when a christen prays they go on their knees and kneel straight up. A Muslim goes all the way down. So it’s a double trap so those who don’t pray can’t get in and so the crusader’s enemies also can’t get in even if they did pray.

[@hawk66100]

Damn I never thought about that. Very interesting.

[@MB-st7be]

THAT is an excellent explanation!

[@UnKnown-so5wk]

good comment

[@endyender1703]

15:21 You must've missed it. In the plane, Indy can be seen firing his revolver at the German fighters. It's a small thing, but it's there. Easily missed.

[@PushThatMakesYaMove]

once again Harisson shot first!

[@MrClyff_]

Except it's a revolver, so the casings should still be in the cylinder, it shouldn't be empty

[@josiahbaumgartner7643]

@@MrClyff_except that you can’t expect them to show him empty his casings. Not exactly engaging or necessary cinema

[@animusimperium]

I've never noticed that

[@iamnotatoaster563]

I always saw the scene at the beginning with all the students trying to talk to Indy as, “you’re our professor and you’ve been gone for a really long time, the substitute hasn’t been any help and we all have questions.”

[@burymeinjhenny918]

Yeah that makes WAY more sense, thank you for sharing

[@knightmare5097]

You misunderstand Indy’s romance with Elsa. Her whole thing was that she was seducing Indy to get close to him. It’s clear from his time as a teacher that he’s very popular with the ladies. So why wouldn’t Donovan use a sexy Austrian librarian to get to him? Not to mention, throughout her time spying on Indy, she’s constantly wearing something beautiful so she looks more attractive, obviously to lower his guard down. That hotel scene is when he breaks

[@allanbard6048]

Yep, Elsa had two good points.🙃

[@carolyngrant745]

Good point. I've never really noticed before now too that the way she dresses changes after her true allegiance is revealed. In the early scenes with her, she wears her hair down, wears paler clothing, looks more like a professor herself or just a nice dressed woman. Once her loyalties are revealed, she looks more put together, wears more black and outfits that fit well with the Nazi officers.

[@knightmare5097]

@@carolyngrant745 Exactly. Everything she does/wears in the beginning is solely to seem alluring and sexy, if at least good-hearted. Perfect for a Casanova like Indy.

[@daethalion1725]

@@carolyngrant745 I always just chalked that up to the cliched evil costume switch so viewers wouldn't keep thinking she might still be one of the good guys.

[@yesyesyesyes1600]

Austrian girls are tight 😊😁🤟

[@danilodevries]

Absolutely love this movie! Kind of shocked, you didn't remove a sin for the chemistry between Ford and Connery. They were fantastic in this movie!! Especially the "Dad?! What?!, Dad?! What?!, Dad?!! What?!!, Get to the fireplace!" Scene. So good!

[@edd17sp74]

This is my favorite movie…ever…and I have watched it so many times, it took me years to figure out why Indy’s gun was empty on the beach after having never fired it once all movie. As a matter of fact, he DID fire it, he shoots at the German planes while flying the biplane. You can see him firing his revolver in like…one shot which lasts about three seconds.

[@andrewclark8989]

Such little faith in his Dad's skills at the machine gun turret. And rightly so.

[@brandons2512]

The only thing is he fires a revolver. The spent casings would still be in the cylinder.

[@chrisrivard6304]

I just assumed that the Nazis emptied his gun when they took it from him.

[@mistert1296]

My favorite movie, too! And Spielberg's best movie, which most people exclude. Spielberg's best three movies are probably 1) Last Crusade, then in no particular order, E.T. and Raiders. Catch Me if You Can would be in my Top 5, with perhaps Minority Report. JAWS is great, but doesn't have the pace of the other five I've mentioned. Jurassic Park is wonderful, but I think the five I listed are better. Schlinder's List is terrific, but not in his Top 5. Ditto for Lincoln, Private Ryan, Close Encounters. The Last Crusade is Spielberg firing on all cylinders. It enters magical territory because of the chemistry between Ford and Connery, the cinematography, and the wonderful humor.

[@jonathanmarkoff4469]

About the blimp thing. Vogel's bodyguard is Pat Roach, who played the big scary henchmen in ROTLA and TOD. Outside of the Indyverse, he had similar roles against James Bond and Conan Barbarian. His fight scene in this movie was sadly deleted. But there should be a sin for people traveling by airship in 1938, when the 1937 Hindenburg crash killed that particular transportation industry. Really, no sins off for "I should have sent it to the Marx Brothers!" And "Marcus would get lost in his own museum!"?

[@MB-st7be]

Zepellins were still used after Hindenburg. The LZ-130 zeppelin was still being used in 1939 for propaganda flights for international guests, so it was not impossible for Indiana to come across one.

[@williamking2782]

Lots of sins off missing: "with any luck he's got the grail already," the amazing chemistry between Ford and Connery shown at the literal crossroads, the tank battle scene for being not only incredibly well shot, but for the incredible stunt work, the aging effect which still holds up amazingly, and of course for riding off into the sunset. Also the CinemaSins team should ride horses or ask horse owners before they start making sins about tying up horses.

[@jpichardostitch8806]

And then cut to Brody asking for help, lol. Yup! Another scene they should remove sins for, lol. I named the plane fight, and them escaping from the room

[@joshuablack8221]

💯

[@dougjackson82]

Probably my favorite comedy bit of the movie. Set him up as almost this master of culture and infiltration, then jump cut to basically a tourist buffoon

[@sideshowbob]

"Does anybody here speak ancient Greek?" Also, "The Pen is Mightier than the Sword" quip in the tank.

[@carolyngrant745]

Surprised this didn't get more sins off. Along with Raiders, Last Crusade is generally considered to be one of the best Indiana Jones films, and there's a lot to love about it. Sean Connery as Henry Jones, the early segment of young Indiana, the complex character of Elsa, the entire ending scene with the Grail, countless funny moments blended with action and adventure ... fantastic film!

[@samuraian5905]

I believe that Indiana Jones is canonically a Golden Gloves boxer. I've always liked the idea that it's one of his pieces of plot armor: every time Indy throws a punch, no matter the situation (or his age), he hits as hard and fast as he did at the peak of his training.

[@LucianDevine]

He also caught the guy right on the chin.

[@mattkrieger3428]

I grew up watching these movies, and now I feel like an idiot for never asking how he developed his fighting skills.

[@mike91mdk45]

Fella has serious hands. Those punches would make zeus jealous. One of my favorite sound effects in all of film lol

[@theMLBfan]

Except when he fights the big dude that gets chopped up by the airplane propeller.

[@cleverusername9369]

​​@@mike91mdk45fun fact: the punching sound effects were achieved by hitting a pile of leather jackets with a baseball bat combined with the sound of raw meat being slapped 😆

[@JEdwardHopkins]

The catacombs were flooded with water and had a layer of oil floating on top. The sin is when you see flaming bits of Indy's torch falling off but not igniting the oil.

[@Wishdreamerx]

You can see at 7:05 that the X on the floor is a lot less visible from the first floor, so it's possible (not confirmed) that Indy needed that vantage point earlier to clearly see the cross.

[@bdijkstra1982]

Things don't look *that* differently when you go 4 metres up.

[@willieg7895]

Also he said earlier in the movie that X never marks the spot and in the library he says X marks the spot.

[@strohundso]

What about the fact that the X is completely gone when Indy tries breaking into the floor? Or did I miss the reason why he does it at another spot where there's no X?

[@Wishdreamerx]

@@strohundso From the linked timestamp, it seems that Indy breaks the floor in the direct center of the X, but yeah, on close-ups the cross is basically invisible. Hence my theory that Indy needed that vantage point to see it properly in the first place.

[@Dark_Mishra]

@@strohundso​​⁠​⁠It was an intentional movie production mistake because they obviously couldn’t destroy the real floor. The floor he’s breaking is clearly not the same floor we saw in the previous library shot. You can Google side-by-sIde photos of the scene showing how the original X is green in a white square, but the floor he cracks open is a darker green X on a green square.

[@faithcastillo9597]

I don't care how many sins you give this movie, I absolutely love it! Watching Indy and Salah and Prof. Jones ride off into the sunset is satisfying in the extreme.

[@jamesgoh3719]

this is where Indiana jones officially ended for me

[@faithcastillo9597]

@@jamesgoh3719 it's the ending Indy and his fans deserved.

[@hawk66100]

Which is the canon ending to Indy’s adventures. Crystal Skull and Dial of Destiny do not exist to me.

[@CaesarLvcivs]

​@@hawk66100Crystal Skull was enjoyable, with all its flaws. But I didn't waste a second of my time looking into anything about this latest movie after all I heard about it. Guaranteed trash without needing to watch it and see for myself.

[@Mikepun51]

The scene where Indiana runs into Hitler deserves a sin off because of the level of acting from Ford without saying a word. Then give it a sin for not having Indiana punch him.

[@Imperial_Dynamics]

but then the movie would end right then and there. We wouldn't want that, would we?

[@maskedmallard537]

Only Rory Williams can punch Hitler.

[@mistydolphin2524]

In front of countless nazis? Yeah, I don't think all the plot armor in the multiverse would've save him! XD

[@Mikepun51]

@@mistydolphin2524 It had before. Between Indiana Jones 1,3, and 5, he had probably escaped at least a few hundred Nazis. He has all the plot armor in the world.

[@Great_Cthulhu]

@@maskedmallard537 And Captain America

[@piratesinnc]

I CANNOT believe you missed that X on the floor of the library disappears.

[@ScienceWins]

That “architecture carved into a cavern wall “ is so “pristine “ because it’s a real place. It looks like that. It’s Petra, Jordan. 2400 years old.

[@joshuabattaglia9578]

You forgot the "undiscovered" part of it. The lore of the movie, this place hasnt been touched by civilization for hundreds of years.

[@jpichardostitch8806]

How do you not remove sins for the plane fight. I love that scene where Jones Sr. tells him "They got us" and you didnt remove sins for the room escape too. Man, you guys just be really mean to one of the best movies. Especially the one i quote most often.

[@CalciumChief]

1:22 I'd take this opening sequence possibly rushing all the things you'd want the origin for in the first 10 minutes over "Solo" spending two hours giving you answers to questions you never asked. 3:09 Because he's always tresure hunting, so he's never in his office. I've had times when my teachers would show up on one specific day at one specific hour, can't even imagine how hard it must be to get a grade from this guy. 9:57 Well, his arm doesn't reach as far as a whip or a gun would.

[@zot.v420]

This is one of my favorite ones due to his origin story being explained. Also his father being involved made it awesome. It tied everything together you see where he got his personalities from.

[@Syl141]

Still the best Indiana Jones movie OF ALL TIME.

[@Justforvisit]

True!

[@permquestor218]

Second best is temple of doom,such a underrated masterpiece!

[@Aloyus_Knight]

Dam straight it is!

[@Aloyus_Knight]

@@permquestor218 Nah, that one sucks balls!

[@brettbaratheon9776]

Yep. Jeremy, although awesome, continues to be a liberal sissy.

[@Off_Brand_Mex]

One of my all-time favorite movies, I'll never get tired of watching it.

[@rexlumontad5644]

Han Solo and OG James Bond going for a walk. A very enthusiastic walk.

[@lukedaley17]

Loved The last Crusade. Sean Connery Lord rest his soul was absolutely believable as Indy’s Dad despite being only 12 years Harrison Ford’s senior. And the late River Phoenix was fantastic as teenage Indiana Jones.

[@bastianogr4960]

I would have taken a sin off for River Phoenix as young Indy. The casting was impeccable.

[@nicolelala10]

@@bastianogr4960 "Lord rest his soul"? If what I've heard about his lack of character as a man, I think you should ask the lord to take care of the women he abused first. Connery was a despicable human being.

[@Bartman1989-i2z]

14:23 Fun fact: That guy on the left is Pat Roach who played the plane mechanic in Raiders of the Lost Ark and the turban guy in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.

[@eerie_embroidery]

Sean Connery taking that plane down with an umbrella is one of my favourite movie scenes of all time for some reason.

[@DDDog]

15:18 Indys revolver is empty because during the scene where they are in the plane and Jones Sr is firing at the plane, you can see Indy use his revolver to try and shoot the plane down as well. It's very sin worthy.

[@stevecampbell599]

But the spent cartridges should have been in there still.

[@KT926]

Indiana did fire his gun when he was in the plane while his dad was shooting the machine gun. The "No ticket" part was the funniest part of all the Indiana Jones films IMO

[@jr22986]

The 'No ticket' part is hilarious, but I think there should also be a sin for assuming that everyone could understand English and knew what Indy said, when the chances are during that time in Germany, most people would not have been able to.

[@wolf310ii]

@@jr22986 Germany isnt and never was like the US or France were people just refuse to learn a second language, even during the time of the 3.Reich they teached english in schools

[@jr22986]

@@wolf310ii perhaps they taught it in schools so the children would be able to understand more, but it is fair to assume that many adults in Europe at that time were not able to speak or understand English, much like France, Italy or Spain for example. Therefore everyone understanding what Indy says in that scene is somewhat of a stretch.

[@wolf310ii]

@@jr22986 They didnt start in the 3.Reich with teaching english in school, they just didnt stop, like it was a forbidden language. Also its fair to assume that people rich enough to travel per Zeppelin to the US are able to understand english.

[@awesomehpt8938]

Why couldn’t they have just ended the series with this one? This provided the perfect ending

[@MaCabaret]

This was a great movie, a perfect way to wrap up the Indiana Jones trilogy. I’m so glad that they never tried to milk such a great franchise with two unbelievably terrible sequels.

[@StepUpMedia039]

I agree. It was also really cool they honor Paul Walker by not making more Fast and furious movies too.

[@ErikLevin]

18:42 Ten sins to CinemaSins for sinning actual real 2000 year old architecture for looking fake.

[@Dark_Mishra]

Same with the Venice outdoor scene. That library/church was a real location too.

[@DaggersPOV]

The one thing that always bothered me in this movie and you didn't sin it: how did his satchel hook the tank barrel???

[@joshmciver4847]

I just made a similar comment. Also, when he climbed back on the tank how did his satchel strap get unhooked? Literally my only flaw with this movie.

[@Dark_Mishra]

I can see how the strap could get wrapped over the cracked barrel when he fell down on it, but yeah, how he got unstuck from it so fast makes no sense because the only way he could’ve got free would’ve been to slide out of the strap and climb up, leaving the satchel hanging stuck on it, but he clearly still has it the rest of the movie. Not to mention there’s no way that strap could’ve supported his weight anyway.

[@LadyFairChildVideo]

he should've sinned it lol but its obvious its a plot device.

[@RabbitHole20]

Probably one of my favorite movies in the entirety of the trilogy I would watch over and over over. This movie is criminally underrated.

[@spaceace4387]

No if anything it is criminally overrated. I can’t watch it anymore, it’s painful to watch and there are very few movies out there that are like it.

[@I_Shit_on_your_shit_point]

What trilogy?

[@spaceace4387]

@@I_Shit_on_your_shit_point IKR, Indiana Jones hasn’t been a trilogy for the past 15 years.

[@user-dr2yz8um3d]

Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade is 35 years old! I remember my late dad had it on vhs tape recorded The film works tremendously thanks to the perfect chemistry of Ford and Connery; their wit full banter is so much fun seeing them bounce off back and forth Considering Indy didn't have a perfect upbringing and his father was more obsessed with artifacts and his studies than his own son would create a rift There's a few touching scenes highlighting that Indy deep down has a big respect for this man who's let him down time and time again The score still works by John Williams, there's plenty of fun action set pieces from a plane shootout to a tank chase in the desert to a pursuit by Nazis via motorcycle, some impressive special effects with the Holy Grail itself, and there's many lighthearted moments The writers cleverly insert a lot of the Arthur legend with Christian mythology There's also a great theme of fathers and sons, the true treasure is the love and acceptance we seek from our parents, teaching our kids self reliance is either beneficial or harmful, taking a leap of faith is all it takes, there's a price for immortality choosing wisely or poorly, seeking illumination is more valuable than treasure Sadly River Phoenix as young Indy passed away at a young age and many fans and critics would've preferred this to be the final film But two sequels did follow allowing the legacy of this character to live on for newcomers 'Last Crusade' has a very accessible plot and developed the main character's backstory even more making the emotional crux of the film work while also capturing the classic B-movie thrills of those old serial adventures It's right up there with 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' recapturing the same magic that made these films so special

[@Justforvisit]

14:16 Oh Come On! That "No Ticket" Scene deserves at least 10 Sins off!

[@dragonfire1760]

Indy was actually shooting his gun while they were in the plane being chased by the enemy planes! That's how his gun was empty.

[@brandongamingtv7545]

If you're gonna sin Indiana Jones 4 i have a feeling that the fridge nuke scene would deserve at least 10 sins lol

[@thebandit0256]

He actually did that during his early videos

[@lightingboy1001]

The thing is it would actually work but only with that type of fedage a modern one would not and Indy would be dead.

[@jasonsabbath6996]

More like 1,000 sins! 😂😅

[@Justforvisit]

Has already been done years ago. "The Last Crusade" was the very last one missing from all the released Indiana Jones movies, probably because it's so stellar :)

[@ourkeving]

@@lightingboy1001 assuming the lead is enough to block the rads. Indy is being knocked around as the fridge is blasted away. He'd be pulped by the end.

[@ronaldmcdonald8912]

18:27 kinda missed sinning his bag strap somehow being tangled round the turret and then him being able to just climb back up without unhooking it

[@rexlumontad5644]

Indiana Jones 5: *exists* CinemaSins: "It's a free real estate."

[@fars8229]

11:33 One more sin: The sign says, "No admittance - prohibited area" But you must enter the prohibited area first, so you can read it. 14:30 One sin off: Hotel Schönegg in Grindelwald, Switzerland, truly exists since 1892. Nice detail!

[@alm2187]

11:39 Without a wider frame to show more, seems easier to accept that the squad doesn't look carefully enough at the boat than that the Joneses can mount a cycle & sidecar after shutting themselves into a crate. Unless the back of the crate is open?

[@sidekickz2180]

18:38 I thought FOR SURE you'd sin the fact that Indy's satchel was wrapped around the tank's gun but Indy gets up to his feet as if the satchel went THROUGH the barrel

[@thevfxmancolorizationvfxex4051]

Honestly, I have to say that I like this film more than Raiders. It may not be as good, but I love the chemistry between Indy and his dad

[@spaceace4387]

What chemistry? They had no chemistry.

[@nathank2289]

@@spaceace4387 How do you watch "I thought I lost you boy" and not see chemistry?

[@jakushkadarkstalker6278]

At least in this film Indy was necessary. In Raiders with or without him the Nazi's would have found the Ark and all gotten their faces melted off.

[@captainkrazee7726]

Fun fact; the train used for the train scene was an engine on the Cumbrace and Toltec Scenic Railroad. And the railroad still exists to ride it.

[@Justforvisit]

MAN! I have waited for this video! One of the VERY BEST Movies of all time and until now I thought CinemaSins just didn't have a video about it because, well, it's just too good to be sinned. But NOW, FINALLY, we've got it! Yay! Thanks!

[@patrickspencer6550]

17:00 Perfectly sums up Darth Maul in Episode 1

[@LTJfan]

It may be the lightest of the 3 films, but it's still a fun, heartwarming adventure that I respect and appreciate

[@spaceace4387]

Really? I thought it was painfully boring.

[@simondillon9515]

Grew up loving temple but last crusade I think has replaced it 😅

[@codyscards6698]

​@@spaceace4387you think crusade is boring?? Wtf

[@spaceace4387]

@@codyscards6698 Yes it is very boring. The action sequences are poorly constructed and John Williams really dropped the ball here. The whole thing just seemed to be a very pathetic attempt at comedy.

[@doit9575]

I can't believe Cinemasins didn't say anything about the massive X on the floor vanishing halfway through the scene. That was something I noticed as a kid the first time I watched this movie

[@jamesrichards2980]

I personally love the "named him after the dog" scene. And it will never rival the Han Solo's name scene from Solo in terms of stupidity

[@d00mbr07]

I thought you already ran through all these before Kingom of the Crystal Shit came out, lol oh well. Imma still need you to sin the following: Doom, Eight Legged Freaks, and Titan A.E.

[@bubbledoubletrouble]

17:41 Thinks that Indy could hear whatever was being shouted at him over the sound of horses galloping 18:12 Thinks that Indy and his father can’t hear each other over the sound of a tank and horses galloping

[@lebrown5075]

I played the LucasArts adventure game of this movie as a kid and loved it, then watched the movie, loved it, then bought the soundtrack on cassette. The John Williams score is some of my best core memories

[@christianc.2664]

You get a massive fail for not mentioning that the torch Indy made in the tomb was dripping fire into the petroleum that lit easily by match.

[@Bondmanproductions]

The reason why Indy's gun was empty on the beach was because when they were in the plane, indy was using his gun to shoot at the plane, it's a blink and you miss moment.

[@RMR1]

Yes, but the shell casings would still be in the chamber -- they don't eject automatically like a semi-automatic does. He could have taken them out at some point, but if that's the case, he would have certainly reloaded the gun at that time.

[@Bondmanproductions]

@@RMR1 well he had to fly the plane so he put the gun away whilst in the plane and after they got out of the plane, they were being fired at, so with the fear and adrenaline pumping he forgot to reload

[@4primus]

The only explanation I have for the luggage Vogel was thrown into was that it was the luggage from the incoming flight not the outgoing one out of Berlin. I think they were able to get through the airport because the nazis only had a photo of Henry Sr. which is why Indy got the tickets while Sr. kept the paper to his face.

[@kevinminer1293]

17:42 "why can't Donovan yell to Indy, 'we have yout father, Dr Jones!' and stop this right now?" The dialogue between Jones, Sr, and Vogl that immediately follows answers this exact question. They need to know why the Joneses valued the diary more than the map, and if they kill the hostage, they completely lose all leverage in the situation. The elder Jones clearly knows this, and his line about "goose stepping morons should try reading books instead of BURNING them" should have removed at least five sins. That said, you're right that Donovan almost quite literally blows this leverage away when he shoots the older Jones anyway 10 minutes later in the cave.

[@piercelindenberg6842]

the novel goes into more detail as to what Henry means by the Nazis using the Grail to take over the world. It gives an example that in the hands of the good, it is a tool of healing, but in the hands of evil, it’s a weapon of terrible destruction. Read the book sometime. Almost every sin you have with this movie is explained in the book!

[@DIAC1987]

There are at least a dozen instances where you should have removed a few sins, ESPECIALLY the ending, ESPECIALLY when Indy’s father finally calls him by his name, and ESPECIALLY when Indy riding a horse jumps into a moving tank.

[@Sterling_Silver04]

12:46 that quote is so relateable on so many levels. the instant I write something down I cease to remember what it is because the paper remembers it for me lol

[@georgemetcalf8763]

Surprised you didn't mention the knight at the end speaking modern English. And the dog origin is hilarious.

[@eenix0]

​@threedoubleyoudotcom751Well duh, but that's what this channel is about lol

[@mike91mdk45]

All those yrs guarding the grail, it must have gotten boring. He probably passed time by learning other languages lol

[@Dark_Mishra]

@@mike91mdk45How? He couldn’t leave the cave, and obviously never got many visitors, so he’d have no way to know what’s going on in the outside world. It’s kind of amazing he still even remembers how to speak intelligibly with nobody around to chat with.

[@mike91mdk45]

@Dark_Mishra i tend to agree. Was half kidding

[@DarkfireTaimatsu]

13:02 - Well, now I want an Indiana Jones/Evil Dead crossover~

[@batbrick3949]

13:14 If the Nazis could use the Grail to make a unit of effectively immortal soldiers, that could definitely be a game changer. This movie takes place in 1938, before Hitler began conquering Europe. Even without the Grail, the Nazis were considered nearly unbeatable until several years later.

[@craigmergenthal9291]

Yeah, it's this. The Grail would, in theory, make an army become invincible, as they would be immortal. Grenades or bombs somehow wouldn't stop them, if the Grail is truly all powerful.

[@fars8229]

You only stay immortal if you do not go beyond the Great Seal. So the Nazis would not only have to steal the Grail, but dig out and carry around the Great Seal, too.

[@brunozeigerts6379]

Robot Chicken did a great skit about the Knight being tricked by the other two into staying in the Grail chamber. And spends centuries trying to keep from going crazy.

[@chessmaster704]

I love that skit!

[@lauravdbarselaar7880]

I laugh every time at the scene about the original story how Henry 'Indiana' Jones Junior, that he called itself Indiana. It was his dog's name 😂

[@robloxvids2233]

Oh man the crusader giving the finger at the end would have been one of the funniest scenes ever.

[@starwalker3488]

Have always loved this movie, but it also bugged me for years why Indy's Dad didn't leave instructions to HIDE the diary when he sent it to his son. If he didn't have spare paper to write a note, he could have written something inside the darn thing. He certainly had time to wrap and address the parcel. Still, "Yay movie!" :D

[@jardex2275]

Because if he wrote a note, that would have alerted Indy that he was in trouble. From his point of view, the ideal outcome would have been to send the diary off and not have his son come after him at all. Donovan threw a wrench in that plan by specifically hiring Indy to pick up where the trail went cold.

[@bullshizzmccoy4034]

6:40 - "X marks the spot!" 7:05 - "What X?"

[@LadyKris3345]

I love this movie and the cast. Sean Connery and River Phoenix were great. I adored the 3 movies growing up. ❤👍🍿

[@andrewmize823]

The "ancient architecture carved into the cavern wall" is a real place. It's part of the ancient city of Petra, which was hand-carved into the rock by Nabatean architects sometime in the 1st century AD. I'm sure they filmed the interior shots on a soundstage, but the exterior shot was legit.

[@jackmaniscalco7274]

Another issue with the x marks the spot scene: when indy removes the tile exposing the entrance, the clearly visible x from the previous shot is gone.

[@djpray2k]

I saw this in my feed and thought, 'how dare you, this film is flawless '.

[@S.Habers]

The final part of this iconic trilogy is an absolut classic ❤

[@jferox]

23:13 the origin story of Nick Fury's scar isn't terrible, it's hilarious.

[@davidf8365]

That bit about the Grail Knight flipping them off was pure comedic genius.

[@Young8mvp]

At 14:37, this movie takes place in 1938, 2 years after Raiders of the Lost Ark when Indy is late 30's, so he's at the most 40 here. He's still older than her, but he is Indiana Jones after all. 🤠 I have to give you some props for the Wastiana Jones joke though, that was freaking hilarious...

[@awm8414]

This movie is a lot less sinable that the original, there is a movie that even with its problems i can't see many problems with it

[@chasehedges6775]

The best Indian Jones movie, honestly

[@chasehedges6775]

💯💯💯💯💯👍

[@Icemann89]

Calling Monty Python and the Holy Grail a 'John Cleese movie' even though it was co-directed by Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones (and of course co-written by all of them). - DING!

[@MangoCrumbsWasTaken]

Bro I watched this last night and it’s a fantastic movie