2nd best indy film

It's my personal favourite, mostly because of the interplay between Indy and his father. This one seems to have more heart than all of the other ones, including Raiders. I feel Spielberg is more confident with the actions sequences than he was with the first film (although that's one of the aspects I do think the underrated, IMHO, Temple of Doom deserves a lot of credit for), and he seems to have a clearer grasp of the characters (it wasn't always clear who the bad guy was in Raiders, besides the Nazis as an overall force of evil; Belloq occasionally seemed as if he was about to switch sides, whereas Donovan is hissible from the moment he's revealed as the 'Big Bad'), particularly with respect to Brody and Sallah (yes, they're played more for laughs here, but that gives them a certain purpose within the film's structure).

"2nd best Indy film" I agree with you

Definitely. You know what's NOT the 2nd best, and never was?

Temple. 🤣

I like it almost as much as the original. I am in the minority not liking Temple of Doom.

Visually, Raiders remains the best Indy film, and the truck chase is the best action scene in the series.

But purely from an entertainment perspective, from start to finish, Last Crusade is my favourite. It's the funniest and fastest paced in the series, and Sean Connery as Indy's dad isn't just a great addition, he's Indy's best sidekick. For me, Connery steals the show.

Furthermore, it's the only one in the franchise that throws everything but the kitchen sink into the mix - a train, a ship, a tank, motorbikes, speedboats, planes... it has the lot, and it adds to the fun and makes each action scene distinctive.

i find all 3 original indy film are equal enjoy

raiders - interesting storys. great opener.

temple - fresh story in different part of world and new unique atmosphere from original

crusade - similar to raiders but lot of great action

This is easily the best film. Raiders is brilliant, but it has a few clunky scenes, especially in the back end, where the narrative just starts leaping forward from scene to scene without much cohesion or logic. Whereas Crusade feels like a sweeping epic where each scene serves another and it all ties together wonderfully as a complete tale. The tradeoff is a bit of silliness and perhaps some unwelcome humor for some. But in terms of film production and writing and stunts and logistics and all that stuff, Crusade is easily the best.

It’s a great movie. Wish the green screen tech had been better but it was brand new at the time.

First movie to drop the THX intro at the start, people cheered.