Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
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Reviews Counted:54
Fresh:48
Rotten:6
Average Rating:7.9/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 8 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: Steven Spielberg's third action-packed entry in the Indiana Jones trilogy evokes the cliffhanger Saturday matinee serials of yesteryear. It's 1938 and Indy (Harrison Ford) receives word that his... [More]
Starring: Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, John Rhys-Davies, Alison Doody
Director: Steven Spielberg
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Reviews for Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
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Last Crusade is pure kicks, and I would never fault this spunky blast of quips and near-misses for trying to vanilla its way back into the hearts of millions. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
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3.5/4 |
...it's impossible to deny the film's status as the very best of the series' sequels... Full Review |
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3/4 |
This is reportedly the last time producer/writer George Lucas and director Steven Spielberg will treat movie fans to an Indiana Jones adventure, and it's pretty obvious they were determined to send Indy riding off into the sunset in style. Full Review |
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 2/4 |
There's considerable pleasure in watching these two lions spar, but sometimes Last Crusade mistakes dotting every I and crossing every T for detailed character development. Full Review |
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5/5 |
Connery brings out a vastly appealing dorky-kid side of Ford we haven't seen before in the Indy films, and Ford parries with Connery angrily yet lovingly. Full Review |
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Now only twilight and sunset. Illumination fades; the self annihilates in silhouette. And all (father, son, and spirit) is one. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
The eventual arrival of towering screen presence Sean Connery as Dr. Henry Jones, Sr. alongside Harrison Ford as Dr. Henry Jones, Jr. allows for what may be adventure cinema's most potent pairing. [DVD] Full Review |
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4/4 |
A blueprint for how a blockbuster sequel should be done. Full Review |
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9/10 |
...although I personally find The Last Crusade a little less energetic and inspired than Raiders, there is much to enjoy in both pictures. Full Review |
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4/5 |
The chemistry between its two stars is a thing of dreams, but the plot is a tad too episodic to make it a classic. Full Review |
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What was conceived as a child's dream of a Saturday matinee serial has evolved into a moving excursion into religious myth. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
Despite strong acting (the slapstick energy between Ford and Connery is wasted), obligatory chases and stunts and splendid art direction, the virtuoso technique evident in every frame remains formulaic -- unaccompanied by revelation, epiphany or surprise. Full Review |
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Spielberg's direction is typically manipulative, but the stars and megabucks spent maintain our interest. Full Review |
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The fast pace and force-fed wisecracks are as seamless as ever, but rarely has audience laughter sounded as hollow. Full Review |
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B- |
The third, most Freudian and weakest of the three chapters of the Indiana Jones saga that began so well in 1981 with Raiders of the Lost Ark, but then gradually declined. Full Review |
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Jeffrey Boam's script dabbles with themes of neglect and reconciliation, but there's nothing ponderous about the duo's near death scrapes and light-hearted tussels over the same blonde Fräulein. Full Review |
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5/10 |
A very disappointing sequel that's just too jokey for its own good. Lacks the intense thrills of the first two.
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3/5 |
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