Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny In Review - Every Indiana Jones Movie Ranked & Recapped

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This episode of Kinda Funny Indiana Jones In Review we rank, review, and recap the Indiana Jones 5 directed by James Mangold and starring Harrison Ford.
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[@AKDot98]

Awesome to see the guys gush about my work! I was responsible for prevising a lot of the action on the opening scene and the tuktuk chase. The train turret scene, Mads getting destroyed, Indy and Basil on top of the train after the fight, the downhill sequence with the car and motorcycle, and the jumps and kicking the gun parts in the tuktuk chase were all shots i made!

[@CheefChaos]

Bravo sir, excellent job.

[@slappydoodle]

That's cool AF. But this movie wasn't very good he's to old an phoebe is absolutely awful both as actor an person

[@mikekasabion]

You should be proud! Awesome stuff :)

[@lexis4490]

Congratulations! I can’t imagine how difficult it was but it was incredible.

[@able4698]

Honestly loved how wild the last act was. I still laugh when i think about Boyd Holbrook screaming ZWEINHUNDEN while wildy shooting at Romans. So hilariously over the top And btw. The Dutch Giant is such a sweetheart. Were very proud of him. He's also in Black Widow as one of the inmates and (also mutant?)

[@MichaelROLeary]

Just gonna knock these out in one go: - The only time the Indiana Jones gradient logo is used as a title card in any of the movies is Temple of Doom. The title card of Dial of Destiny matches every other movie. - Harrison Ford was the one who wanted Indy to be in his underwear at the beginning, he had sustained an injury early in production and he felt his oldest and most worn out he's ever felt and wanted to showcase the same feeling in the character before he starts to feel like himself again during the adventure. - The underwear thing also ties into why it's important he gets his iconic outfit back: Indiana Jones is based on Saturday afternoon adventure serials where the main character is always wearing the same outfit, this is why he always wears that outfit - the underwear scene is supposed to show him as vulnerable, the hat and jacket are him putting the armor back on. - Indy was about 45 in 1944 - he was born in 1899, they de-aged Mads during that intro to try to make him look like he was in his late 20s/early 30s so he's between 15 and 20 years younger than Indy, which is a noticeable gap when people are in their 60s and 80s. - Teddy is first introduced in the movie by practicing flying with a commercial pilot telling him what to do at the black market auction, it's a jump for him to be able to actually fly it, but it was set up earlier in the film along with him being good with hot wiring vehicles like the tuk-tuk.

[@NF_Redux]

iirc Teddy was also helped in the plane by the pilot who was sleeping inside the plane until it took off, so he wasn't flying solo.

[@MichaelROLeary]

@@NF_Redux Yup, he woke up between take off and entering the time fissure, so Teddy did take off and do a bit of flying on his own.

[@cal2727]

Also loved how he said he couldn’t swim, then took the advice he was given later in the cave. Great little callback/payoff, and writing/directing. It’s the little details!

[@endlessdark]

The font is the same from The Last Crusade (and maybe the others too?) so they kept using it and I loved it

[@langleymneely]

Mads is 57, the war ended in 44 and Dial of Destiny picks up in 69, it’s 25 years since the war making Mads 32 years old. His age tracks.

[@joshuavelo4265]

Yeah, I think Ford is actually too old for how old Indiana is supposed to be might be the source of the issue. Assuming Indy is about the same age as Harrison was in Ark, it's been about 30 years since then (1936 - 1969), so Indy should be late 60s, very early 70s.

[@fixation9281]

@@joshuavelo4265 Considering Indy is still alive in the ‘90s, it’s kind of crazy to think he has another 20 years to go

[@arlenfaloon6058]

@@fixation9281power of drinking from the grail. 😂

[@PudgyTrashPanda]

The In Review set blows me away every time. So freaking cool.

[@lokithor99]

They liked the Flash but not this? I think Barry really did screw up the timeline...

[@fixation9281]

There's a line about how Sicily was the only other place Archimedes lived or something. That's how Voller knows where they're heading, and how he has a plane prepped in Sicily for the finale. They want Indy because he knows more about the Dial than they do, thanks to Basil's notes. They need either him or Helena to find the other half.

[@AlexLove631]

I have my issues with the movie, but I also feel like the people who saw this at Cannes Film Festival saw another movie. Mangold ALWAYS delivers. To be the third or fourth best Indy movie still means you’re better than most movies. But honestly, I really enjoyed it. Especially the ending, which I found to be very fitting and heartwarming. Harrison gave a fantastic performance. Not a dry eye in the house when he spoke about Mutt.

[@CheefChaos]

Shout oit to Antonio Banderas, His Mask of Zorro was once of the best Post Indy Adventure Movies.

[@yeahiguessman]

I feel like I'm crazy for liking it as much as I did? I definitely enjoyed it more than Crtystal Skull and probably an equal amount to Temple of Doom. I loved how wild the last act was and honestly found it fitting that a man whose obsessed with history's final adventure would take him into literal history. I don't think a lot of the choices made in this movie are that much crazier than surviving jumping out of a plane with a life raft, seeing a man get his heart pulled out of his chest, ghosts, or a man being alive after hundreds of years because he drank the kool-aid. (We could also add aliens, but ya know) Idk the movie had some misses for me, but overall I had a good time and it was about what I expected.

[@joefayant8470]

Your not crazy. They are. They like movies like guardians 2 and call them god tier. Then when you get a movie like this they go eh it’s mid it’s okay.

[@cal2727]

Agreed! I was pleasantly surprised, really enjoyed it. Shocked they’re picking it apart, esp with the examples from the other movies.

[@SuperNathan125]

It’s funny Nick mentioned that they should just get a younger actor to play Indie in the flashbacks. Did you notice the guy who played young Harrison in Age of Adeline was in this? He was one of the people around the table at the dial auction

[@MrBungle222]

Anthony Ingruber and yeah he's also a Kinda Funny best friend and been on a few pods some years back too. hope see him more into the future :D

[@willgrub]

I got so mad when he showed up! I was like "HE IS RIGHT THERE! USE HIM INSTEAD OF THE DEEPFAKE" haha it pissed me off

[@Erwin_Efforts]

Missed Mangold's arguably best movie in that rundown, 3:10 to Yuma.

[@CheefChaos]

I keep putting this movie off I gotta finish it, saw christian bale is even in it recently

[@dps0610]

Great movie

[@Julie111110]

I had a good time with this one. That ending was just too damn cool

[@Havoc_Maker]

Description: “Pixar in Review”

[@TopCheeseBarDown]

Nick was shitting on this movie for weeks before it came out based on the Cannes reviews, so I'm not surprised he didn't have a good time.

[@Cyborg_1612]

The best part of this movie for me was that Indy was a prof at Hunter college, where I study

[@amiciprocul8501]

I think Archimedes is who Indy becomes at the end of the movie. Think about it, he didn't solve time travel to be able to visit other points in time but to save himself and his people in this small duration of which he's alive and able because it's the only time he can have any context for, like Indy for this whole Franchise.

[@thejediofchicago6580]

Saw the film over the weekend, and thought it was just solid. I do think it would have been better if they had trimmed down the runtime by like 15 minutes (trim each of the chase scenes a touch, or get rid of the boat part) and the film would have flowed a lot better and it wouldn't have felt as bloated. But other than that, I did enjoy the film more than I thought I would. Knew it wouldn't come close to the first three films, but as long as it was around or better than Crystal Skull, that would be good, and it was. I enjoyed PWB's character, she was a mix of young Indy and Belloq, and she goes through a very similar arc as Indy does in Temple of Doom, so that was good. Anyone saying PWB was awful/annoying, just show them Willie from Temple of Doom (that's an annoying and useless character), Harrison was great as usual and so was Mads. There was one big plot hole, how did Mads' character survive the first act? but overall, I'd give Dial of Destiny a 7/10

[@furrybproductions]

Nick: _Let's take the subway_ Bri'ish: _Is that one of your American sandwiches?_ Nick: _I'm sorry, let's take THE TUBE_ 😞 🤣

[@VijinandJirham]

I really enjoyed the movie.

[@obiiroegbulem9073]

Nick’s little riff at 1:11:02 was awesome

[@MoonDoggie82]

They keep saying "He's showing his age" "he moves soo slow" It's not just about his age. remember it's also the accumulation of the injuries he has had from the years of adventuring. His body is barely holding on. Now on top of all that Harrison Ford is 80 years old and has survived multiple plane crashes (to the point he shouldn't be allowed in planes anymore) and to Nick's "just cast someone younger" 1. fans would revolt and it would kill the franchise you can't do that until he's dead, or at least have him me have him discussing his past adventures and then its all shown through flashbacks with a younger actor. 2. That's what crystal skull was supposed to be. Indy's kid Mutt was supposed to take over.

[@iihastega5972]

Will there be any Mission Impossible rewatches to look out for or just the Dead Reckoning In Review to catch when it drops?

[@realrobrose]

This movie won me over in concept when the bad guy reveals he wants to go back in time to kill Hitler.... so that he could be a BETTER Hitler. What a fun twist on the concept we've all heard as like THE time travel question. Then l took a nap.

[@bogzay]

it's the same font as used in all the movies except temple of doom

[@KotA-un3md]

It was solid. Nothing very riveting for me but also was never bored

[@furrybproductions]

Nick: _Andy. Andy. Wrong Harrison Ford movie. Wrong, wrong Harrison Ford movie._ 🤣

[@grkpektis]

When the female CIA agent came on screen I thought "oh no this is a fun charismatic character that respects Indy she's probably going to die so we have more time for fleabag Karen"

[@bennetthasty7886]

I just pushed play 😂& I hope you all didn’t hate it cause I liked it. It’s not perfect but I had fun & some of the best de-aging so far. I would take more of Lady Indy she was great 🎉❤

[@cal2727]

Truly don’t understand their gripes with the de-aging, I feel it’s the best I’ve seen yet.

[@dps0610]

Man, I can see I’m in the minority for this based on the comments, but this movie was super rough to get through. I’m just happy they’re letting this go, finally. Thought Harrison was good though. You can tell he really does care about this character.

[@towmater1287]

Enjoyed the movie. About to hit play on the review cause it's the one I've been looking forward to. But I wanna leave this here for anyone who hates the third act to think about: (SPOILERS!!!!) If he can survive falling out of a plane on nothing but a piece of inflated vinyl, have his heart almost ripped by a cult leader, survive the events of the opening of the arc, and meet a knight that is over 700 yrs old and sat alone in a cave guarding a cup, he can time travel. The third acts were never about proper realism

[@NF_Redux]

right? internet commentary on lack of realism in an Indiana Jones movie is wild. from the beginning of the series it always has a story rooted in historic times with characters reminiscent of 1920's-1930's pulp fiction, that always goes to ridiculous and mythical places in the third act. it's literally the genre.

[@Oldnoname]

Literally everything Blessing said on this episode was fucking hilarious.

[@George-tx1wu]

How is Raiders not top? That's what blows my mind.

[@RetroKidReviews]

2 seconds in and I’m already losing my mind there all wearing hats

[@andylosh38]

Just gonna throw this out there, are you guys going to do a Blade in review?

[@DMcD1974]

Is there a comstant noise in the background of this review, like a heartbeat? Distracting with headphones i will say. Great review tho as always. Like Gregs reviews the best. Lol

[@joshdwoodbury]

The title font here is the same as Raiders

[@michaelpduggan]

It’s a bit sad to me that for whatever reason, none of them wanted to watch this movie and this episode just had bad energy and (IMO) really bad takes. Idk if it’s too many other things and other movies going on, but there is so much in this movie to love and be excited about, and the energy of this episode is just sour.

[@cal2727]

Feel the same. Not sure they went into this movie with the right mindset, or they’re just consuming too much. Weird takes, almost haters lol

[@sithhunter965]

cause the movie isnt good. its so overly produced, has zero indy charm, little indy exploring and figuring out ancient clues. indy should have stopped at 3.

[@voltronik9141]

I watched this last night, and it was fine. It had moments that felt like "classic" Indiana Jones but several scenes in the middle of the film were too long.

[@joshuavelo4265]

This movie definitely doesn't have the lows that Crystal Skull reached, but it doesn't have any real highs at all, let alone anything rivaling the highs of the other films. I'd say this film opened at a 7, ended on maybe a 7.5, and was a 5 for the entirety of the middle. Also, @Blessing, I also didn't get why that diver instantly drowned when his line was cut. Especially since he STARES as his line is cut and flails, and doesn't think to stop breathing and ascend. It was really weird.

[@NF_Redux]

i enjoyed it quite a bit. it was imperfect & messy like every other Indy movie, but it had a lot of heart, it hit all the Indy beats, had a compelling villian & ended with a great send-off for Harrison. seeing an Indy who's grown so much and lost so much teaming up with Helena who mirrors the arrogant & opportunistic Indy we knew from Lost Ark was a great way for him to rediscover his adventurers spirit while trying to show her there's more to life than "fortune and glory".

[@VijinandJirham]

The deaging didn't bother me too much and I saw it in IMAX. There was just one time where he talked like Nick says that it caught me.

[@TopCheeseBarDown]

Don't know why you guys got some bummed at 50% reviews. Sure you want raving reviews, but that means it's mixed reception, but not bad. It means half the critics like it and half don't.

[@Lampboi-jp6dt]

I actually really liked the movie. It's not the best one (Raiders and Last Crusade are still my #1 and 2), but was still very Indy. Mads I think can come across as bland, but I actually really enjoyed his performance.

[@bennetthasty7886]

Oh boys I saw Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning 1 early & I cannot wait for your review - I do have 1 large complaint but it’s a spoiler so I won’t say anything BUT this is up there with Mad Max Fury Road or John Wick 4 as one of the best action movies ever ❤🎉❤🎉

[@CuddFresh]

Went in with low expectations and I thought it was alright.

[@bennetthasty7886]

RIP 🪦 Mutt Williams

[@NathanNeilsen]

I hope these kids never get old. Theyre gonna hate it as much as they hate old people.

[@graememowat2322]

I personally hated this movie. It didn't anger me in the same way as Kingdom, but as a huge fan of the trilogy I tore this movie apart. So much inconsistency, and the amount of CG was sickening. They stated how the CG took away from the 4th movie, this one seemed just as intense. Indy is all about the feel of those older movies where everything you see is actually happening in the shot.

[@daynmitchell7543]

Been waiting for this one!

[@cal2727]

The font.. it’s literally the same as Raiders and Last Crusade… it’s like criticizing new Star Wars for using a story scroll intro 😅😅 how do movie review guys not know/catch this

[@michaelpduggan]

I love this movie, I don’t understand being bored. The only part that got repetitive was the fact that it’s the same goons over and over, and them falling into the same trap multiple times. Other Indy movies use generic goons most of the time, which actually helps it not feel as repetitive

[@cal2727]

As a huge fan, I was so surprised. Loved it!

[@brandonmercado1678]

32:45 IM SORRY BUT ZOOM IN ON THE PHOTO AND ANDY AND “NICK” LOOK AT HOW DISRESPECTFUL THEY ARE WITH HIS HEIGHT

[@stevensmileyprod]

I really hope it's good. Love the costumes dudes.

[@ProtoPunk]

Mads looked young cuz nazi don't rotzi

[@HylianGuard37]

Doesnt this movie have the same problem as the first? I think indy mostly accidentally helps the nazis. I dont think they would have found the second half without him. Then no matter what they still end up at the siege and they have the same reaction at the siege and get shot down. Nothing was ever actually at stake.

[@AKDot98]

This is a trope in pretty much all of them. The bad guys get to what they're looking for despite indy's efforts, and he's there to watch some supernatural stuff happen that turns out to not be quite what the bad guys expected and leads to their downfall.

[@LoveFactorySweatShop]

The No Time to Die of Indy movies.

[@ASTRONIGHTCORE]

Massive Indiana Jones fan but kotcs is soo much better than this movie

[@aaron-downey]

😂

[@ASTRONIGHTCORE]

@@aaron-downey it’s the truth lol, dial was such a mess and ruined a lot unfortunately

[@cal2727]

😅😅😅

[@loganbigmo]

Unpopular opinion, I guess, but I didn't care for this movie, and the third act did nothing for me. I think the 4th movie was much better. and it sucks that bland movie is the last time we'll see Indiana Jones, with Disney officially cancelling their planned Disney+ series & stating that this movie is the last installment in the franchise.

[@jmartman13]

Movie was VERY forgettable. Loved hearing John Williams but that was the highlight

[@montero863]

I posted this last week and I'll post it again I have a question are you guys ever going to do a new in review series because I'm not gonna lie you guys doing the whole rewatching of the previous in reviews you already did has kind of hurt and hampered the in review series because you can't start a new in review show and watch anything new because you've handcuffed yourselves with this thing of going back and doing another rewatch like I want you guys to get creative and make new in reviews like I would love for you guys to do another director in review like a David fincher or Quentin Tarantino I've been on that train for years now anyway I just hope you guys branch out and do new things and not hold yourselves down

[@cal2727]

They’re just feeling themselves these days. Gettys rocking rose gold Cuban link chokers, crane cameras, unnecessarily huge studio for 4 dudes lol

[@Re1ampag0]

Speak for yourself Nick, I won't forgive Hollywood. Harrison Ford IS Indiana Jones!

[@ChloeCinema]

I really didn't like this. None of the action sequences hit for me. Oh well.

[@bennetthasty7886]

I think it’s unfair you guys watched the new Mission Impossible just before this of course an 80 yo guy NOT doing his own real stunts live up to that. 😂 you would have liked it more if you watch MI after ❤

[@joshuavelo4265]

I did not see MI7 and felt the same way they did, unfortunately.

[@michaelpduggan]

I agree with this, I think if you go into this trying to hate on it, you’ll find what your looking for. There are so many things they say “this should have worked but didn’t” that totally worked for me. I’m not even the biggest Indy fan but this movie hit just as well for me as the others (way more than Crystal Skull or Temple of Doom)

[@LoveFactorySweatShop]

Another role stolen from Anthony Ingruber.

[@joefayant8470]

He’s in the movie btw

[@cloudystorm7314]

Review High School Musical you cowards

[@koreywinicky7767]

"elder abuse" - the Irony of the statement is Tim is actually the one shading and old shaming him cause his body doesn't look young and the comment about the vertebrate... fucking gross.

[@Salad_ass]

"For I am become Death. Destroyer of Franchises." - Kathleen Kennedy

[@NF_Redux]

she's produced over 60 great movies, y'all act like she ruins everything she touches. her track record's about the same as any other top producer out there, good and bad.

[@ViciousArcanum]

Sorry but Crystal Skull is better.