Just Watched INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY... Reaction & Movie Review

[@ReelRejects]

Whip That *Like* Button!

[@jamesbuchananbarnesss]

OMG WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THIS ONE

[@jamesbuchananbarnesss]

I'm watching it with my mom next week cause she’s a BIG Indiana Jones fan I don't want this to suck 😭

[@ahmadmohammed4212]

@@jamesbuchananbarnesssxcept Indiana Jones 5 and the dial of destiny is already heading for box office disaster

[@copeboy25]

I did but I missed 😢😂lol

[@80sKidfromthe90s]

I’m going to watch it!!

[@noy8940]

I love how you can tell how Greg Feels just by the thumbnail.

[@marshallnisbet1214]

I saw the thumbnail and thought, “well they don’t look happy”

[@javiersmith8618]

I like to think that Indy is so spry and healthy at his age and recovers so well because he drank from the 'holy grail'.

[@jameslacey5474]

I think a lot of people have forgotten that detail, I haven't and I see neither have you.

[@mem1701movies]

@@jameslacey5474it doesn’t last beyond the seal

[@marduk2672]

​@@mem1701moviesthe seal broke

[@el34glo59]

Agreed. Even if it doesn't give you eternal life beyond the seal, I believe it would have to affect your health in a positive manner

[@Lobsterwithinternet]

@@el34glo59Except it only seems to help in certain scenes and not in others.

[@jonathonconnell4247]

The worst thing you can say is that it isn't memorable. The action sequences in the first 3 films are so memorable. The plane fist fight and truck chase in Raiders. The conveyer fight and mine car chase in TOD. The Boat chase, the bike chase, the tank sequence in last crusade. All brilliantly made with practical effects. Some hubris to come in and try and make an Indiana Jones movie with CGI all over the place.

[@Cs-cp6vo]

Personally I’d argue that the plane fist fight in raiders is more memorable than all of the other action sequences in the original trilogy, but your point still stands

[@py16667]

And action sequences James Mangold directed in the past have been memorable, pretty surprising to hear

[@Reyn_Roadstorm]

Don't forget the "don't bring a scimitar to a gun fight" fight. I'd count that as at least half way practical effects, simply because it was the most practical way to deal with Harrison Ford being too sick to shoot the scene as originally scripted.

[@Torraim]

I can’t believe they went all the way with that third act and I kind of loved it. The reveal and the entire bit I was just in awe. Loved it so much.

[@danielwoodgate5897]

It is a great film

[@paulmcgarry4466]

Last Crusade is the most perfect Indy movie.

[@romarhafnaouiwellhereweare2583]

Agreed!

[@Moethical]

In my opinion its The Temple Of Doom because its unique its not just Nazis and The Temple Of Doom is the only Indy movie not including Dial of Destiny where Indy actually fights the villain

[@chelious1973]

N.A. the first one. The last crusade is 2nd.

[@jbiel3617]

My favourite one easily

[@peterbriggs6857]

It's Raiders. Every day, and twice on Sunday. The rest are just "there". I could incinerate the negatives for all those, but Raiders rules supreme.

[@LordLOC]

One thing I'll never understand about people is when they complained about Crystal Skull, and it having "aliens" (even if they were interdimensional beings and not specifically aliens but whatever lol) and what not. And now with this movie, and without spoilers, the 3rd act thing that happens. It's like, really? You had a guy who found the ark of the covenant that literally melted people and had souls or something coming out of it, then had a dude literally ripping people's hearts out and dunking them in molten lava, and then had the cup of christ that could give everlasting life. But aliens (and this movie's thing) are too far? Are you serious?

[@calvinschaafsma202]

I think that the first 3 films fit together because the items he was going after were religious artifacts, where as the crystal skull and Antikythera aren’t and deal with factors well outside the realm of religion. I think the religious ones feel more realistic because it’s more grounded in reality to a lot of people as many people are Christians today, but I think today the concepts of Aliens and (SPOILER) Time travel, are a lot more outlandish than the religious ones. Could just be my opinion, but this is the best explanation I can think of for this case.

[@LordLOC]

@@calvinschaafsma202 It's partly that perhaps, I just feel it's the anti-woke nonsense spilling into yet another movie that doesn't have anything remotely "woke" in it as it were. Even if they pushed Indy's goddaughter as his replacement, so what? They didn't remove Indy's penis or make him into a woman, this nonsense that Hollywood is trying to destroy male heroes and make woman strong! is beyond ridiculous at this point. So, they will latch on to anything they can poke at, such as the time travel thing. Let alone some of the obvious issues the movie has like the iffy de-aging in spots that really takes you out of it. Etc.

[@redbeard420]

​@@calvinschaafsma202at least in this one he was going after something real and not fictional artifacts like the ark or christ's cup

[@stevejam767]

I don't know why Krystal Skull comes in for such a hard time. I really like it.

[@Wildflower687]

Exactly!!

[@jaredbezes7806]

The movie wasn’t all that bad. I don’t get what everyone is complaining about this movie. The crystal skull one was way way worse. Atleast this one felt like an Indiana jones movie. The crystal skull one DID NOT even resemble an Indiana jones theme type movie.

[@shutuppabs323]

The third act of this movie was incredibly insane. Can’t believe someone turned in that script and they were like “yeah… this is it”

[@Tr0nzoid]

I definitely wasn't expecting how that would play out. The filmmakers just figured they would go all the way with it.

[@chasrn64]

I've been hearing that the movie required massive reshoots because audiences hated it, and so they took a bunch things and just mashed it together even if is was a mess. Can you imagine what this was like before the reshoots?? Probably as horrible as Last Jedi

[@LordLOC]

@provisionalhypothesis There's nothing wrong with Kathleen Kennedy, contrary to the anti-woke KZbin crowd that wants her to literally unalive herself (which is fucking disgusting). It's the writers and producers she hires that's the issue (if you have an issue with those movies, not all of us do mind you, well some of them) if anything. The actors are usually fine (and in some cases nail it) and the directors are top tier talents normally. It's the writers and producers.

[@ParzivalTheThird]

I liked it

[@ritwikdivakaruni7645]

@provisionalhypothesis she also produced all the previous Indiana Jones movies except for the first one, ET, Jurassic park and a lot of others. Stop making her out to be a patsy and blame the writers.

[@LanaFromHawaii808]

I am so distracted by Greg's backyard... 1. It looks very well kept and serene 2. I really want to sit in that tree 3. Is anyone else thrown off by seeing them in a natural setting other than their usual room or movie theater? It doesn't make sense but I can't help but feel weird seeing them in a yard. 4. What is in that shed? Wouldn't it be funny to find out that is where they film. Or where they keep Coy

[@sackthebastard]

Just say you wanna be invited to their house already

[@leonagnew895]

This is an objective fact: they should have ended it with The Last Crusade.

[@Esta-Beed]

Truth

[@Realmfaker]

That's not what objective means or a fact is.

[@leonagnew895]

@@Realmfaker What is meant by objective facts? based on real facts and not influenced by personal beliefs Cambridge Dictionary

[@dannyelliss9427]

Agree completely

[@irayneman]

​@Realmfaker you have no idea what you're saying.

[@bt3519]

Just watched the movie and as a huge Indy fan. I enjoyed it. DO NOT listen to the shitty reviews. Go watch it for yourselves. Was it as great as the original 3? Probably not. But it was still a solid Indy film.

[@EdFuego1]

I really expected to be very disappointed, but I thought it was really entertaining. I definitely liked it better than Crystal Skull.

[@pandemicjones]

This is why I love movies, because I thoroughly enjoyed this film and you guys are in that 50-60% range. It’s not perfect, far from it, but I had a lot of fun and that’s really all I want from movies.

[@Mickey-1994]

You've no standards? Got it.

[@pandemicjones]

@@Mickey-1994 people can have different opinions, doesn’t change anything. I said it is far from perfect, but I had a fun time with it. Get over yourself

[@Mickey-1994]

@@pandemicjones Watch some real movies, little buddy.

[@pandemicjones]

@@Mickey-1994 lmao you’re such a loser. Movies can be fun and not be great. Movies can be fantastic and not be a good time due to what they are about. I saw over 100 movies last year. Just because I had fun with a movie you didn’t like doesn’t discredit my opinion.

[@jennjacinda]

Maybe I'm in the minority, but I liked Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. I'm sure I'll love this one too! It has such a great cast! :)

[@Jaytee.]

I like The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull also. It's a shame that it divided the fans. But I think it fits great with the previous three movies.

[@Eddie-j3s6e]

I liked 'Crystal Skull' more after the third watch! But it still is not in the top three! Neither will this one, I believe it will be number 5 in the franchise!

[@marcusclark1339]

its painfully average at best just the bar has lowered since then with other modern movies, but it wasn't good

[@StardustandMadness]

I enjoy Crystal Skull as just a fun movie. Like The A-Team - it’s a ‘leave your brain at the door and just watch’ movie. They’re not award winning critical dramas but I don’t think they set out to be. I thought the alien but was a bit daft but it fits with the Roswell conspiracy era like the nazis fitted the earlier WWII era movies. I still haven’t seen Dial of Destiny. It’s on Disney+ but every time I out it on it just buffers every ten minutes or so. It’s super annoying.

[@modder15]

This movie was fine. It was better than Crystal Skull

[@Windupchronic]

The fact that I’m going into the movie now with extremely low expectations means I’m probably going to enjoy the hell out of it. That’s usually what happens.

[@ricoamordavila7496]

Wow. Thats quite optimistic. Pls let us know ur opinion once you've seen it.

[@robd593]

Sounds like some serious copium being huffed here.

[@Windupchronic]

@@robd593 I prefer thinking of it as not letting the internet make up my mind for me.

[@BreezyE-d3n]

@@Windupchronic so how was it?

[@Windupchronic]

@@BreezyE-d3n Don't know yet. I have tickets tonight, but I may have to work late and miss it. So I'm either seeing it tonight or Saturday night.

[@aishaalamoudi599]

My guess is James Mangold did make or at least written out his movie, but trying to avoid the Last Jedi's backlash, they "took out or removed" these parts and played it too safe; so you end up with a somewhat disjointed, slow, predictable, familiar and safe plot, but filled to the brim with nostalgia.

[@stevereynolds5684]

More likely Mangold had his vision and Lucasarts (Kathleen Kennedy) had a different idea and overall won out.

[@LordLOC]

@@stevereynolds5684 Oh no there's the Kathleen Kennedy boogeyman again ooooohhhh sppooookkky! No, I doubt very much she had anything to do with the plot or script of this movie. If Spielberg signed off (and Lucas) on the script and let Mangold go for it, Kennedy had nothing to say on the matter.

[@aishaalamoudi599]

can I say though, I watched it twice since, I fffin love it, I really love it. It's in my top 3.... it's more grounded and subdued and less goofy than the original trilogy. The quest is brilliant, the Roman battle was really epic; thinking they're "dragons". And Indi wanting to stay behind cause he's an archeologist and in a way had always been living there. him saying "go back for whom" was so heartbreaking and ...pitch-perfect. I love this film.

[@TheRealZOLO1]

Thumbnail got me worried man 😂

[@AnthonyGladbach]

They're Shilling... This movie is the Last Jedi... Literally... In every conceivable measure...

[@geraldmcgill7994]

My personal list: 1) Raiders 2) Temple 3)Last Crusade 4) Crystal Skulls I really liked all of them. The two things that put Crystal Skulls definitively behind the others is they leaned so hard into CGI over conventional stunts which were what made the originals so special, and some of the lines felt written rather than what you’d hear somebody speaking organically.

[@hoodieso8858]

I would put crusade over Temple. Crystal Skull never happened

[@Reelcargo]

I love you guys. 18 minutes of you guys trying to be nice to this movie. The thumbnail says it all LMAO. I’m still going to see it because I am a movie fan.

[@monkeyman31ful]

"busy, and dense... without being rich" thats such a way to describe so much of hollywood. the opposite of that is across the spider-verse.

[@Nachobeerman]

This movie was really more for fans that are 65+ not for younger audiences

[@AverageMan34]

Who would trust these guys when they rated Thor love and thunder 9/10😂

[@I-speak-U-shut-it]

This is not the way 😂

[@RichardDavidLive]

When you really hate the movie but still want to be invited to all the Disney things.

[@judahdardenyoutube]

That thumbnail told me everything I needed to know! 😂

[@I-speak-U-shut-it]

😂😂😂Just like their Matrix 4 review 😂

[@EchodaGhost98]

I’m just going to say this. It was still a whole lot better than all of the Sequel trilogy movies in Star Wars

[@0981462]

Thanks for your honesty guys, not paying to watch it. It really looks blend and cliché, maybe checking it on streaming.

[@derechoplano]

A huge Indy fan. Watched Raiders when I was 14. I went to watch Dial with very low hopes but I loved it very much

[@streetrat48]

I remember people saying "BUT IT'S JAMES MANGOLD!!!! HE MADE LOGAN!!! THIS WILL BE THE BEST INDIANA JONES EVER!!" I don't care if you resurrected Stanley Kubric who meticulously worked on the script for twelve years perfecting every angle and making sure it was an air tight script. YOU. CANNOT. TOP. LAST. CRUSADE!!!!!

[@viviennewestwoodruinedmylife]

Bro Logan wasn't that good. They destroyed professor x character and made him a old bumbling fool. Hugh's acting carried that movie.

[@kbheath76]

Without George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, to write and direct this finally Indiana Jones, enough said

[@ChildOfTheWilderness]

You mean like Spielberg directed Crystal Skull?

[@marcusclark1339]

even more so its social politics, so many male hero legacies destroyed in recent years, its no surprise lucasfilm that butchered star wars would do this to their last IP left just tiring how lacking movies are in these good films with good hero role models and star power

[@I-speak-U-shut-it]

​@@ChildOfTheWilderness😂😂😂guess he didn't think that through

[@Alfonso88279]

There is something deeply sad in watching a character I loved, being old, after so many years... and refusing to change or evolve, refusing to progress in life. Indiana Jones, like Han Solo, were the exact same person, they kept doing the exact same things despite their old age... like, they didn't grow a little bit. That's so sad.

[@davidjacobs8558]

yes, they should have made them as old but extremely wise and cunning people, who outwits younger arrogant opponents with their brains, rather than braun.

[@rowdyrathore9911]

Feel the same way man, but I can get the hesitation against doing that. Look at how some folks reacted to luke in TLJ. Dude had a pretty awesome arc, but people would rather their heroes be one-note and unsullied. Like gods instead of people.

[@Alfonso88279]

@@rowdyrathore9911 That wasn't the problem with Luke and you know it very well. The problem wasn't that he had an arc, the problem was that his arc was shitty. You can make a character evolve but you can't make him turn 180º for no apparent reason, specially when the turn is towards a character that you know people will hate. Luke could have been grumpy, or maybe he developed some sense of humor. You can grow a character without destroying it. You don't need to go to the other extreme.

[@calebmathis1952]

@@rowdyrathore9911lol Luke has an awesome arc? Luke wasn’t even in that shit heap of a trilogy.

[@rickdeckardbladerunner2049]

They took their children! Fortune and glory kid, fortune and glory!

[@filmfanaticx4212]

Regardless of the mixed reception, my dad and I are still looking forward to seeing this together. Though in a more perfect world, we wouldn't have to deage Harrison Ford if River Phoenix was still alive...

[@maylily820]

Same here I just want to see it purely based on nostalgia and harissonford

[@poocrayon4588]

Phoebe Waller Bridge is said to be a obnoxious character who upstages Ford broken down old Indiana Jones at every turn - she is the hero of the story and rescues Indy. Reviews say shes the obnoxious perfect character while Indy is a broken old man cowering in the corner. WORST INDIANA JONES EVER!

[@Jaytee.]

@@poocrayon4588 Are you judging the movie before seeing it?

[@AbelEphrem-cm2cx]

​@@dthbdbsfghcalling someone a moron, yes that's how intelligence work's. And i am almost a 100 percent sure its not gonna be good and trust me i am a moron But i still have common sense,good luck bro.

[@doc8013]

​@@poocrayon4588so it's woke, huh? What you just said about her character is not even remotely true. She is just as much of a mess as Indy and literally NOTHING about her is portrayed as "perfect". But hey, keep banging that drum.

[@luisz222]

I thought this movie was good and was a much more fitting sendoff than crystal skull. I liked this movie a lot and it gets way overhated. The fact that people are calling it over the top when he literally experienced the wrath of god and the holy grail as well as having met a medieval knight but time travel is too much just isn’t really a legitimate criticism in my eyes. The emotional core was also much better than crystal skull.

[@betterfuelhuell1992]

Ong, I really enjoyed it too

[@leroybrown8872]

Last Crusade had the perfect ending and it should have ended there. Just my opinion. 😊

[@joevictor53]

I'm still going to watch it and make my own mind up. I love Indiana Jones and this is the most I've been looking forward to a film in a long time. Some people are saying it sucks, some are saying it's good. I hope I end up on the good side

[@gaba-goo3733]

They just scared to say the love it

[@malcolmpritchard4882]

I always say if you were entertained by a movie then it’s a good movie and l feel sorry for Harrison Ford that so many people slating his latest movie

[@ThatLegoGamer]

I’m prob not gonna see it in the theater because I’m not a huge fan of the movies but I’ll definitley watch it if it goes on Disney+ or paramount

[@marcusclark1339]

its not even worth that, just a misery film of ruining a hero with a half assed ending

[@CodyTalton]

I love love love Greg, but I really wish he would work on not interrupting people mid sentence every time someone else talks. Everyone respects him when he has something to say, but he steamrolls over everyone he's talking with on a constant basis. please my dude

[@Dartanyoogles]

It's because Greg has a massive ego, and is probably a narcissist.

[@T2Runner]

Only thing I hate is how reviewers do what I feel like is their biggest flaw, just comparing to the past movies when it comes to a series. SS and GL weren't involved in any meaningful way and people want to be stuck on the older movies like as if everyone can score 100 like Wilt and 81 like Kobe.

[@CLFmoto87]

Indiana Jones has a perfect ending in Last Crusade already. Exhuming a franchise’s corpse to put it on display isn’t doing it justice. I don’t care if original actors are involved. The story is bigger than their opinions. Studios don’t feel compelled to prepare the audience a proper meal anymore because we keep eating the stinking slop they give us.

[@bobbyybouchee]

Ok, I might understand some things better after actually seeing it, but for now I don't really understand all the negative stuff about this movie. Cause everything that is brought up here is basically what Indiana Jones movies always have been and something I definitely wanted to see. I can't wait to make my own opinion, this will be interesting. Thanks for sharing your thoughts guys!🤝🏼

[@caomhan84]

Yeah, the reviews on this are all over the place. I've read the plot synopsis. I know all the spoilers; I know exactly what to expect. And it doesn't sound like a bad movie to me. So I don't know where all the bad reviews are coming from... I guess it comes down to execution. What I have been noticing, however, is that people are saying things as a negative, forgetting that some of those exact same things happened in Raiders, they happened in Temple, etc. Even Jeremy Jahns' review yesterday... At one point I just rolled my eyes and said aloud, "That exact thing happened in Temple of Doom, dude. Did you complain then?" 😂 My gut feeling is that it comes down to people not wanting to see Indiana Jones aged and in a despondent mood.... But that's what James Mangold and (crucially) Harrison Ford WANTED. The only other thing I can think of is maybe the central relationship between Helena and Indy doesn't work. That's a legitimate complaint that some people have had. But then again, some people say it works fine. And some people are wishing they movie had Short Round. But the movie doesn't have Short Round, so we have to deal with what the movie is giving us. I have heard in just the past 3 days in four different reviews that it is either a wonderful, reverent send off to Indiana Jones which affirms his character as an older man.... and also a terrible send off to Indiana Jones which belittles him. People are all over the place on this. 😂 I have no idea what to expect beyond what I've read of the plot. So I'm just going to have to judge it when I see it myself. 😂 All I want is a movie better than Crystal Skull.

[@poocrayon4588]

Phoebe Waller Bridge is said to be a obnoxious character who upstages Ford broken down old Indiana Jones at every turn - she is the hero of the story and rescues Indy. Reviews say shes the obnoxious perfect character while Indy is a broken old man cowering in the corner. WORST INDIANA JONES EVER!

[@SuperAz1981]

​@@caomhan84Crystal Skull wasn't terrible it just wasn't memorable it was a basic safe film

[@caomhan84]

@@SuperAz1981 In my opinion it was "aggressively mediocre". I did not like it in 2008 and I don't like it now. It's a very poor movie after the first 45 minutes.

[@bt3519]

​@caomhan84 Absolutely yes about the complaints and other movies lol. I'm one of the few who didn't HATE skull. It's my least favorite of the 4, but I never thought it was a "terrible" movie. And all the complaints made about that movie, literally happened in the original trilogy. Things like surviving a nuke in a fridge. Yes its silly. But Indy also survived a plane crash by using a rubber raft ........ and never heard anyone shit on that lol.

[@FireJach]

Kathleen Kennedy proves once again she should be fired

[@primetimetomsgeekchat9707]

Yep! 😂😂

[@DanV900]

She is not a creative producer and wasn’t the reason this movie ended up the way it was.

[@memyselfandi2506]

Lucasgilm, Bud light, the women at that famous Disney board meeting, the woman at Liverpool city council in charge of destroying the roads in our city centre I’m sensing a pattern when u keep putting women in power

[@jonoeschger1552]

Wow…let’s blame her for all of cinema’s woes. Did you even watch the movie? She didn’t write or direct it.

[@memyselfandi2506]

@@DanV900 🤣disneys agenda is no secret and she became president of luscasfilm when Disney bought them. she oversaw the development, production, and release of both Star Wars and Indiana jones franchises. Hence why they have similar traits. She’s 100% the reason. That’s the whole point of being the president of a company 🤣 people will say anything nowadays

[@connorstephens7467]

To me Indiana Jones peaked at Temple of Doom. It’s Spielberg at his most daring and visceral. Last Crusade, while I really like it, just feels like a response to the controversy of Doom and is more or less a very safe rehash of Raiders greatest hits. So that’s why I don’t love Crusade like a lot of people do. Temple of Doom is the GOAT.

[@Nightsinwhitesatin645]

It has not aged well. It’s pretty corny. I still like it but it’s the worst of the first trilogy.

[@emmanuelwilliams4957]

Raiders Of The Lost Ark is still PRIME Spielberg and Lucas. And the first Indy adventure is still the BEST of the franchise

[@connorstephens7467]

@@Nightsinwhitesatin645 you’re talking about Crusade right? Cause I would agree.

[@connorstephens7467]

@@emmanuelwilliams4957 I definitely don’t have an issue with people who think that. I just prefer the darker pulpy tone of Doom. It was literally so badass that it created the PG13 rating.

[@beppo2814]

100% disagree. To me Temple is pure garbage. The extremely annoying Kate Capshaw is a major reason the movie sucks.

[@user-ef7kt5sf6o]

After watching this full review i want to know the behind the scenes of this film. You have some of the best people working on this film how did that somehow make it a mixed film. Just hoping i walk out of the film liking the ending, especially as this is indiana jones last film.

[@anthonyyoutubefan7567]

Ironically, it's THE ENDING that has turned off SO MANY people. How the day gets saved, is VERY CONTROVERSIAL.

[@GalaxyOfBoltz]

There’s a feminist agenda in Hollywood rn and frankly it’s destroying every once great franchise. Call me what you want but I saw this film and YIKES

[@user-ef7kt5sf6o]

@@GalaxyOfBoltz the “female agenda” isn’t destroying the franchises but instead badly written characters.

[@GalaxyOfBoltz]

@@user-ef7kt5sf6o eh. Sure badly written for sure, but the female agenda ain’t helping. They’re literally stomping on these iconic male characters in order to prop up annoyingly perfect female leads.

[@tallerwarrior1256]

Two words, Kathleen Kennedy

[@jamesbuchananbarnesss]

Man, the trailers for this looked great but all these mixed reactions... all i need is for me to enjoy it more than Crystal Skull, i just need the Indy saga to leave on a better note, but these reactions are so scary 😅 Obviously still watching next week it tho

[@AnthonyGladbach]

Enjoy what you pay for... You 100% deserve it...

[@notBrocker]

They literally ruin everything that happened in crystal skull alright This movie is way worse than crystal skull so don’t get hyped

[@baddog3211]

Indy got married and had a decent start of a relationship with his son. That's not a horrible place to end at.

[@rsdillbot3646]

Crystal skull had a great ending

[@Torraim]

Very mixed reactions, some people hate it, and some people like me really liked it.

[@thepwnagepwr]

Dial of Destiny is so many leagues better than Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and everybody who's saying that Dial of Destiny is bad probably hit their head like Madd's character did.

[@dygz]

I think part of the problem with this film is that Original Indiana Jones was a love letter to the action/adventure movies 40 years in the past. Dial of Destiny was a love letter to Original Indiana Jones - which was 40 years in the past. And that made it kind of out of synch for what might have been better as a modern love letter to action/adventure films 80 years in the past. I think that’s why the “Short Round” wannabe fell flat. Even musically - it was kinda too much old school Indiana Jones - which somehow didn’t fit with what I would expect from a 2023 film maybe trying to harken back to music from 80 years ago. And, yeah, there was some chase scene where I was all, “Indiana chase scene, I think I can sleep through this one.” And I woke up shortly before they donned the diving gear. I enjoyed the film overall and think they did a great job accomplishing what they wanted to achieve: a 1980s style Indian Jones channeling 1940s cinematic tropes set in 1969. I think I might have preferred a 2023 style Indiana Jones set in 1969. Might also have been cool to try to channel 1960s action/adventure cinematic tropes.

[@Jdblackerby]

Kingdom of the Crystal Skull or Dial of Destiny were never going to come close to recapturing the magic of the original trilogy, even with the same cast and creators. It was a different era of filmmaking in terms of style, writing and innovation. The original 3 are my favorite films of all time and nothing will change that. Even as a sub par Indiana Jones, I still enjoyed KOTCS for what it was and I am expecting to enjoy DOD the same way. As long as it's entertaining, I'm good. It won't taint my love for the original 3. Seeing Harrison Ford back in the Fedora again, giving it his all is reason enough for me to be excited to see it. This is the attitude I've been taking with all these legacy sequels to the movies I grew up with in the 80's and 90's. I just put them in separate boxes so to speak. Not talking about this channel, but I can't imagine having toxic fandom so bad that people create entire channels dedicated to trashing these franchise movies more than a year before they ever come out. Hollywood isn't purposely trying to piss all over your childhood. They produce a product for entertainment in the hopes of turning a profit. The creative team is ultimately responsible for whether it's a good movie or not, but movies take a lot of work to get made and they don't set a goal to make a bad movie. At the end of the day after all, it's just a movie.

[@kelel47]

I'm tired of the broken miserable hero. Why not the happy hero who has had and has a good life but has to go on one last mission to help his God daughter and who happens to be an elder man, and it shows some times

[@Nightsinwhitesatin645]

Because it’s not realistic. Getting old isn’t fun dude.

[@tothbence7436]

It’s pretty realistic for Indy actually

[@kelel47]

@jeffreybucklen7505 I know it's not, I'm not young, but that doesn't mean every hero has to be broken and their life is in shambles. This is action fantasy its ment to have fun and inspire. To me, a broken down, miserable person is not how I want to see the hero in a movie. I get doing it with some heroes because some are different than others it just seems like every hero now a days has to be broken and there life is a mess.

[@darkhorse1280]

@@kelel47 It is written this way because protagonists go through what is called an internal and external journey in their films. It's actually one of the more basic components in screenwriting because the audience gets more invested in the story and want to see the hero persevere in spite of the odds being stacked against them.

[@TurbidTG1]

KK killed Luke and KK tried killing Indy. I'm starting to think that she doesn't like men very much. xD

[@iamatn3317]

They shoulda just brought Shortround back, he woulda carried the movie and would have been cool to see him in the present.

[@bengirard1984]

Because of James Mangold, my expectations were still like in the middle, but after a few reviews, like this one, they’ve clearly gone down. I guess people are getting tired of the “old beloved heroes being reluctant, grumpy and depressed” trope. And as we know there are two extreme segments on the internet right now and even the one that, normally, would’ve praised the addition of Phoebe Waller-Bridge no matter what, aren’t even that keen on her character and that, to me, is saying something. Speaking of that, Jeremy Jahns said something important : The fact that the writers/studio are NOT acknowledging how her own life is as miserable as Indiana Jones is a big problem because it means that her character is probably obnoxious, always the most intelligent in the room, has no flaws (according to the writers), will have the same kind of one liners like Indy and will save him at the end or something. That’s my guess. If we look at Top Gun Maverick, the John Wick series and probably the new Mission Impossible, that’s what the general audience wants. I’m not talking about gender/ethnicity here…give them a great new Underworld movie with Kate Beckinsale or Blade with Wesley Snipes and they will go see it. For mainstream movies, people want great stories with great characters that can appeal to everyone. That’s it.

[@mohamedfawzy5843]

That's what I mean also we need new characters that audiences could fall in love with. Disney doesn't need to remake their franchises with some race and gender swapping and also we don't need Fast and Furious 100 to fall in love with the franchise. We need something new and fresh that has the way of classic film making in Hollywood something like Taxi Driver or the Godfather or the first 2 Terminator movies or Harry Potter something that feels unique and its plot doesn't fall apart if it does have a large franchise.

[@junkersreview]

Exactly. Maverick didn't feel the need to see Cruise as a depressed, alcoholic wife beater.

[@junkersreview]

What people dance around and clearly don't want to admit is the morons at Disney just don't like archetypal male heroes.

[@kaponosucks]

It’s Disney not James

[@bengirard1984]

@@kaponosucks 💯!!

[@architdewan6717]

For anyone wondering this same channel praised the last Jedi and Thor love and thundrrn

[@Parker487]

Yeah these guys have never been too reliable, but I think they did a good job on this one. Besides the fact that they liked the female character

[@irayneman]

Disney cannot create only destroy.

[@TheLogos-man]

Just got out of the film and I’ll say I really disagree about the pacing, I went with my parents and it flew by for them. The only sequence I felt that the film didn’t need was the under water sequence and the macguffin that they were getting in that sequence, everything in that part was kinda useless including Antonio banderas

[@tfkvng3187]

I believe that this movie didn't need to be made. Nobody asked for this movie, I'm not even sure Harrison himself asked for this movie.

[@NP-dt9db]

He said he wanted to end this movie series after last crusade aswell lol

[@TurbidTG1]

AND he paid less for this than he did for Crystal Skull! 65 million vs 25 million here.

[@drewzyboy]

Ssw it last night. I thought it was excellent. Ignore all these negative youtubers

[@michyllesmind8102]

Greg...honey, I came in here totally ready to watch this amazing video...but just had to smile so much this time cause .... every time I would look at you all I could think of was how much you look like Where is Waldo in that shirt and I love it! 😂❤

[@bengirard1984]

07:55 Because who produced the film? There’s your answer right there. James Mangold is one of the best and versatile director out there. I really don’t think it’s a case of “a bad day at the office” this time around. I’m guessing the first 20-30 mins is the movie he wanted to make and the rest is Disney’s vision because it seems to check all the same boxes they do with SW and the MCU. Endless banter, overuse of CGI, human drama put to the side in favour of (the same type of) humour or action and so on.

[@peterlenham3180]

Mangold is one of the most overrated director's.

[@bengirard1984]

@@peterlenham3180 Happy to agree to disagree but can you give some reasons why you think that though?

[@peterlenham3180]

@@bengirard1984 All his films are long, boring, plodding and ultimately underwhelming. The characters have zero chararaisation and you dont care for them. The mood of his films are always sombre and dull. The actors always seem like their under acting in his films.

[@bengirard1984]

@@peterlenham3180 While I don’t agree for the most part, I can see why they don’t appeal to you. Cop Land, Identity, 3:10 To Yuma, Logan and Ford V Ferrari have great characters arc imho. True that a lot of his film are sombre, but those are my kind of movies though. I’ve seen Requiem for a dream more than I count honestly (for example) haha To each their own, but I think Mangold’s great. Not up there with Villeneuve, Scorcese, Nolan, Aranofsky and Fincher, but still.

[@peterlenham3180]

Well on the making of Copland, he said that Robert Patrick's character in Terminator 2 NEVER spoke dialogue in that film. That tells me everything I need to know about him as a director.

[@kimberleyrigg7503]

I am so torn about going to watch this movie. So sick of franchises, sequels and remakes that i am trying to not reward Hollywood laziness for whatever it is worth. Saying that this is Indy! Huge nostalgia to my childhood so I do not think I will be able to resist.

[@dannygross8541]

Don’t watch bro they ruined him

[@FireJach]

Watch it at home

[@GalaxyOfBoltz]

They emasculated him and made his god daughter a flawless annoying Tom boy. Enjoy!!🎉

[@freakingweiner]

Just go see the movie to see him off

[@twohorsesinamancostume7606]

Well, if you want to see Indy turned into a useless old man who doesn't know anything then by all means, go see this.

[@tothbence7436]

Hey, I was wondering if it is better then Crystal Skull in your opinion guys?

[@tycurtin7565]

1) Temple of Doom 2) Raiders 3) Last Crusade 4) Crystal Skull

[@armanimartinez8105]

The reel rejects really have glowin up Greg looks amazing no homo And the honesty, forwardness in there reviews really are a treat. I mean when these guys come out and say kingdom of the crystal skull is another flavor of Indy more series fantasy…. When the rest of internet will have you believe that movie is a absolute abomination. You can see in their eyes…. They are being honest and it’s a mixed bag for different reasons

[@thedoctor4327]

I'm withholding judgement until I see it myself. I never minded Indiana Jones 4 even though for years the Internet and friends have hounded me for not hating it and parroting a South Park joke about the film (although just like the Star Wars prequels I suspect we're about to enter an era where more people will reevaluate it and claim its an underrated/misunderstood film because it was made by George Lucas and not Disney). Whether or not I feel the same about Dial of Destiny will have to wait.

[@Jaytee.]

I like Indy 4 also. And for years I've been told that I'm wrong and I should hate it. Some people get so offended if you say that you enjoy that movie.

[@TonyInnovationall]

Those thumbnails are sad to look at but this is still my most ancitcipated movie of the year and I cant wait for it

[@DanGamingFan2406]

Another great treasure has been unearthed. This movie was pretty good. Not great, but Harrison Ford still plays the character well. It's a hundred times better than Crystal Skull anyway.

[@AnthonyGladbach]

What ARE you on... exactly...?

[@PaulHilburger]

Disney paid schill in the house

[@FireJach]

On nostalgia crack 😂

[@DerpRulesAll]

Saying 'this is better than Crystal Skull' isn't saying much.

[@tothbence7436]

@@DerpRulesAllWell actually it is because it was directed by the maestro himself

[@thelolbuster]

1-3 is perfect. i’ve heard almost nothing good about 5 but ima prolly like it coz im biased to it.

[@johnrider3749]

There are only three Indiana Jones in my universe,

[@dwainmorris7854]

Dudes =this is not a James Mangold movie its a Kathean Kennedy movie . Mangold was following her orders

[@davidfrost901]

Raiders is my favourite. Pure and perfect.

[@Brook11223]

Next week I have to see this movie. Indiana Jones final crucible is what this is going to be all about. I wonder know if we will get a CGI version of Sean Connery maybe towards the end of the film. Crystal Skull we see Indy reminiscing about the good old times with his Dad and Marcus Brody, so could we see Indy going to the afterlife reuniting with his dad or even Marcus Brody?

[@NP-dt9db]

He already died they said it in kingdom of the crystal skull go back and watch it

[@Brook11223]

@@NP-dt9db I know about Kingdom of Crystal and he died. I am talking about afterlife with Indy.

[@ben-9503]

Loved this movie so much, favourite artefact of them all. the final act gave me a HUGE smile on my face. Hard to rank them all, Raiders obviously being the best, every Indiana jones movies has sparked my imagination and taken me on an adventure!

[@ox_trueprotagonistchrisred9085]

Crazy to think Harrison Ford is 80 years old and u have him jumping from one vehicle to another. Like how?

[@TheDarkKenpachi]

Me and a few friends are doing a watch of all the 4 previous indys to prepare for this one and 2 of them haven't even seen any of them. I haven't seen crystal skull but I was prepared for one bad movie but 2 well at least we all experience it together.

[@christhornycroft3686]

I find when Indy is fighting human villains and historical figures while grappling with matters of belief and faith, the movies work best. When we get into racial stereotypes and aliens and other fantasy elements, it's just another science fiction action movie, like Crystal Skull and Temple of Doom. Raiders and Last Crusade are still the best films of the series. From the trailers, it looks all right, and certainly having Karen Allen and John Rhys Davies back is reason enough to see the film. But from what I understand, Spielberg and Lucas aren't involved, and it's got similar themes to Crystal Skull, so it's not going to be anywhere near what the 1st and 3rd films of the original trilogy were. Granted, Godfather 3 wasn't anywhere near as good as the first 2, but it was still a good gangster movie for its time. I'm looking for a Godfather 3 level movie, not a Crystal Skull level movie.

[@daykon6843]

In temple of dooms defense, the whole point of that story wasn’t the mystical aspect or the stones themselves, it’s about Indy fighting for something more than just fortune and glory. It’s also the only Indy movie where Indy’s participation in the films events actually makes a difference.

[@iamatn3317]

The same dude that directed Logan directed this 🤣

[@douglasturner6153]

Indiana Jones was a great character. Too bad they sent him off to die with equivalent of a Bud Lite in his hands.

[@beanbag_37]

I got to see the premiere at Berlin where Harrison Ford got two standings ovations :) then he said “I am a Berliner” in German which nearly got him a third

[@FormerlyAVM]

Ahh yes “I am a Jelly Doughnut.” 😉

[@BuckyBarnesNC]

Right……

[@BuckyBarnesNC]

@@FormerlyAVM😂😂😂 nice

[@beanbag_37]

@@BuckyBarnesNCI’m serious, it was so nice, even got some of it on video. People here really appreciated him

[@michaellorusso-mcgraw6812]

Iam going to see it tonight hope it was decent thanks Greg and john

[@Eddie-j3s6e]

For some one who is pushing '80' is in very good shape for his age!

[@mudflapsmoviereviews]

Seeing it next Thursday! I'm hoping it's a good end to an amazing franchise

[@willjohnboy]

The last crusade was the end of this amazing franchise the last 2 were bad delusions best forgotten.

[@GalaxyOfBoltz]

It’s absolutely not… I was destroyed watching it 🥲

[@mudflapsmoviereviews]

@@GalaxyOfBoltz that's disappointing to hear... I'm still am looking forward to it

[@Dartanyoogles]

​@@GalaxyOfBoltzWell, both Chris Stuckmann, and Dan Murrell said it was good, and they are way better movie critics than the Reel Rejects, and know more about movies than you.

[@GalaxyOfBoltz]

@@Dartanyoogles I could care less. It was disgraceful and a total joke. Fans will hate his god daughter when they finally see it. 100%

[@sophiaisabelle027]

We appreciate your effort and hard work. God bless you all.

[@iam_ad629]

Dare I say crystal skull is a better movie???👀👀

[@mrd268]

I usually agree with you guys but I came out the theatre quite happy with the movie, there's things I would change but I really enjoyed and got the feels.

[@PeterFields18]

I think the reason it seemed that James Mangold's "director's voice" went away is because-- from all that I've heard-- Kathleen Kennedy inserted herself into the major creative process of the film.

[@KingEdward27]

“From what I heard, the producer of the film was involved” you know the same person who was a producer on all of the Indiana Jones films. Lmao 😂 try harder please.

[@PeterFields18]

@@KingEdward27 My point is: not all producers are creative people. Producers are good at bringing people and resources together that make up the production team. Producers are good at budgeting and problem-solving logistical issues. None of these elements have anything to do with the "artistry" or creativity of the script, direction, or performances. From all that I've read ("heard"), Kathy Kennedy (while being a producer) also thinks of herself as a creative and she makes sure that her creative story ideas make it into the final cut, which frequently causes the finished product to be uneven. Spielberg has even been quoted saying that Kathy Kennedy most often came up with the worst ideas in the room.

[@TurbidTG1]

Remember those rumors about how they had to go back and do reshoots because test audiences hated the original ending? Apparently the original ending had Indy sacrificing himself and Helena is actually Indy in the four movies and it was bombed. Rumors that Mangold said weren't true but then John Williams said shortly thereafter they were finishing up reshoots for the ending.

[@LTJfan]

Raiders is my favorite one

[@Anthonycheesman33]

I honestly don’t know what people expected from this movie Harrison ford is like 80 years old just be happy it’s better than crystal skull lol.

[@carlosmelendez8317]

Short Round- "Dr Jones! You listen to me, your legacy live longer!"

[@ZachBobBob]

As long its better than Crystal Skull I'm happy

[@AnthonyGladbach]

So you're saying you like The Last Jedi... Got it...

[@jackstraughan24]

I dunno how I feel about the movie and I never feel like that when coming out of a movie. I didn’t hate it but I didn’t love it like Raiders and Last Crusade. Not gonna lie I think I prefer Crystal Skull to it though which is surprising

[@garybefrank]

Dvd has the multiple ends. The short round ending sounds way better.

[@georgev7845]

I love how three of these movies have been about giving the character a send off.

[@gamerguy-hc1qd]

I am going to see this movie next Saturday.

[@TheOgreMan]

My ranking of the films favorite to least favorite: Last Crusade Raiders Dial of Destiny Crystal Skull Temple of Doom

[@jaym8988]

If he does his own thing, then it doesn't feel like an Indiana Jones movie.

[@Underdog9143]

i appreciate your honesty! keep it up!

[@mikeneil798]

Kathleen Kennedy is in the trees behind them with a high powered rifle

[@Zuckieman]

Saw it at the Australia premiere last week. Definitely better than Crystal Skull but dont think as good as original trilogy. Had a lot of fun with a lot of the scenes especially the 1st 20mins. Few plot issues make the movie fall a bit flat but overall I had a lot of fun

[@poocrayon4588]

That's weird because it hasn't priemered in Australia

[@Zuckieman]

@@poocrayon4588 it premiered for the final night of the sydney film festival

[@haydenmalesky2518]

I think that’s all we really can expect. If you’re going into it thinking it’s going measure up to the original 3, you are setting yourself up for disappointment. Doesn’t mean that makes it bad though. I say try to enjoy it for what it is.

[@NadeemShekh-uy9zn]

So its a mixed bag

[@AnthonyGladbach]

No... It's garbage... These two desperately want to find SOMETHING nice to say about it and not admit to themselves that BOTH of George Lucas's franchises are dead... It's not even funny anymore at this point...

[@rogersjgregory]

The problems with modern movies all stem from the writing. If you have a poor script, it doesn’t matter who you get to direct it, it’s like polishing a turd at that point. The great Indiana Jones movies had two writers, (Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is not a great movie, so that doesn’t count) so they were more than likely on the same page, heading in the right direction. This movie had four writers, which might explain things. Even James Mangold couldn’t save it. They should have stopped at The Last Crusade. Instead of adding to the franchise or the character, these last two movies feel like they’re ruining it.

[@marcusclark1339]

just social politics, all about ruining another male hero lead from lucasfilm, did in solo, luke skywalker, now Indy, and still in star wars Mando of recent season, all about destroying the legacy to replace it - in this case with her and it did not work even slightly bad writing is bad writing but it won't be good ever when its politically driven

[@GaryLASQ]

"Don't look at it, Marion. Shut your eyes. Don't look at Disney Lukelessfilm's Indy 5, no matter what happens."