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"I'm sorry, son. They got us." Kills me every time.

Maybe it's because of nostalgia, but this has always been my favorite Indy film since I saw it the most out of the 3 as a child. Harrison Ford and Sean Connery play off each other so well, it's so much fun to watch them together. It might not be as perfect as Raiders, but I find it so enjoyable from start to finish.

RIP River Phoenix, Denholm Elliot and Sean Connery. Each, in their own way, fantastic actors.

4:46 Fun fact: in the full movie their dog that could be seen lying in the house when he came running in was George Lucas' dog Indiana - not only the inspiration for the name "Indiana Jones" (actually how the character got his name IRL and in the story), but also the inspiration for Chewbacca, because in the car he'd always sit next to Lucas in the passenger seat of his car

Not only was this, IMO, the best movie in their series, but it is just a fantastic motion picture period. It had everything, and all in just the right amounts to balance so well.

"That's the cup of a carpenter," is one of my favourite film lines because it shows so much about how Indy understands the artifact and Jesus' character, and how the others don't. I LOVE this movie and it's definitely my favourite of the bunch, probably because I find it the funniest and the least gruesome. I watched it with my dad, who laughed so hard at my disgust for the "she talks in her sleep" bit. 😂

It’s an example of when everyone involved in the movie has done their job well. The actors, writers, photographers, set designers, extras, sound engineers. It just works beautifully.

24:54 Based off what the knight said after Indy drank from the cup, that the great seal is the boundary and price of immortality, I'm pretty sure the cup's immortality and healing powers only work within the temple's seal. So when they left they lost their immortality. Leaving didn't affect his dad's bullet wound cause all that healing was done in an instant, rather than being a lasting effect. And if they could have gotten the cup outside the temple it would no longer provide immortality or have healing capabilities, it would just be a normal cup.

Summer of 1989: _Batman,_ _The Last Crusade,_ _Lethal Weapon 2,_ _Ghostbusters II,_ _Back To The Future Part II,_ _Licence To Kill_ - it was like a popcorn movie Woodstock.

Love this movie! RIP River Phoenix. He was an excellent choice to play young Indiana Jones Peace

"She talks in her sleep" will always get a laugh out of me. Glad you enjoyed this one. This is my favorite Indiana Jones movie. The father-son dynamic between Harrison Ford and Sean Connery is great, the action is phenomenal, and the humor is top-notch. Do yourself a favor and skip the fourth one.

“No Ticket” is the funniest line imo. Easily my favorite of the series, improves on the original in every way. I watched this a lot as a kid, and I watch it a lot still now

RIP River Phoenix, a great child actor who said of his younger brother, Juaquin Phoenix: he's a much better actor than I am...

Fun fact: Donnovan's introduction foreshadows his role as the villain with a slightly meta moment: when he walks in from the party, a piano is playing the Imperial March from Star Wars in the background.

I remember seeing this with my pops in the theater. Our lives together were different from that point on. I was just a kid and my pops, well, it seems he learned something he was missing from this, something that turned him into one of the greatest dads in the world! Having said that, he's an actor, and our family caught wind of the buzz about an Indiana 4 long before the general public. I remember the day we all heard, there was no fanfare between anyone, in fact, the more I told people about the news, the more just said "Why? The last one was perfect." 20 years after we heard the news, Indi 4 finally started production and...well...The Last Crusade is MY last Indi movie. That's my Smely Opinion on the subject.

My favorite bit is Indy talking up Brody, the whole "He has a 2 day head start which is more than he needs" -- that whole monologue is awesome. Yeah it leads to the joke/smash cut to clueless Brody, but DAMN I really want to see a sidequel about a young badass Marcus Brody now!!!!

One of the coolest aspects of this movie is that Sean Connery is not playing an action role like he would in James Bond. Seeing an action actor playing a character not use to seeing violence and devastation around him in world is very good lesson for writers in character creation and development.

The Ark of the Covenant got a subtle return. "That's the Ark of the Covenant." "Are you sure?" "Pretty sure." The smile on Henry's face, when Indy set up the flagpole as though he were jousting. I loved that moment. My favorite scene was when Henry stopped the plot in its tracks, and wanted to know what was on his son's mind. "I can't think of anything." "Then what are you complaining about?"

Love the casting of Sean Connery. Not only did he nail a role that went against type, but seeing as how the first Indy movie almost didn't happen because Speilberg wanted to do a Bond movie is a nice touch.

4:31 - They threw in a tiny detail in the scene with the lion that no one seems to notice. Harrison Ford has a small scar under his lower lip. When Young Indy first cracks the whip, it tags that exact spot... and I freakin' LOVE that! 7:44 - "Showing, not telling." That should be the mantra of every screenwriter. If it can't be filmed, don't include it in the script. Denny Martin Flynn's "How Not to Write a Screenplay" had some stunning examples of horrendous prose that had no business in a script. I think there was one line about "a kid who lives down the block and likes to hang out on the weekends [with the other characters]." It gave me cancer when I read it. 15:17 - This chase highlights John Williams' ability to write a score. "Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra" is one of the best pieces to come off this film! ❤ 19:21 - Two words: German engineering. 😉

This was the first film I ever watched in theaters. It will always be special, on top of it being such a great wrap-up of the Indiana Jones saga. Also, "she talks in her sleep" is a tremendous line

Ever since I was a kid, I firmly believed that if you punched someone, it would sound like the punches in Indiana Jones. It's a cross between a gunshot and someone slamming a slab of meat onto the ground.

you know its a great film when you have special effects in it that has someone 33 years in the future going "How'd they do that?!?!"

That jump cut between young and older Indy is so great. I instantly think of it whenever I'm reminded of this film. Also, the on screen chemistry between Harrison Ford and Sean Connery is so great. I'm surprised they didn't do more together.

Saw this Summer of 89 two weeks before I turned 11. I remember it vividly. Such a great sequel and my personal favorite of the series. That summer was chock FULL of classic sequels and franchise films. You had this, Batman, Lethal Weapon 2, Ghostbusters 2, Karate Kid 3, Star Trek 5, Friday the 13th 8, Nightmare on Elm St. 5, and License to Kill. On top of that we got Honey I Shrunk the Kids, Parenthood, The Abyss, Turner and Hooch, Do the Right Thing, Uncle Buck, Sex Lies & Video Tape, UHF and Dead Poets Society. I saw most of those in theaters that year.

Without a doubt my favorite Indiana Jones movie, and just one of my favorite movies ever. Never gets old. And glad to see someone who loves Uncharted just as much.

This one was always my favorite. The chemistry between Harrison Ford and Sean Connery is just so much fun to watch, and the setpieces they're going between never fail to impress.

Raiders and Crusade are by far the best ones, but I still enjoy Temple of Doom and Crystal Skull for what they are.

Best ending to a movie ever in my opinion. Having a laugh and riding off into the sunset, raiders march etc.

I forgot how much of the action in this is downright comical. I mean the part where the plane is sliding through the tunnel and the pilot looks at them in the car as he goes past. hilarious.

You've been watching some of my all time favorites lately. Indy and his dad have some of the best on screen chemistry in the history of film! As always, so cool to see you get so into it, and really appreciate a film on every level. A true cinephile, you are sir! Nothing like the magic of movies

7:30 Donovan's entire first scene is mostly exposition. Though it wasn't boring. 11:55 He was referring to the vase. lol 24:53 I was under the impression that it's not just a one drink type of deal. That you have to keep healing yourself in order to keep on living.

"He really just brings the 'motion' to the picture." Never heard Spielberg's style explained any better.

I loved your reaction, especially your face when the rats were revealed. I knew you were going to get a kick out of this one. My family got a VCR around 1990 when I was five and this is the first movie I ever got to sit down and watch at home. We were so excited that when it got late, we were able to pause the tape and finish watching the next day. This movie made a huge impact on me, and my parents were confused as heck as to why their pre-school aged daughter enjoyed it so much. The 90s, man. The only part that scared me was Donovan's death, and it was easy enough to cover my eyes.

"Young Indiana Jones" is pretty darn good. It has a teenager audience focus, but it is remarkable in its production.

Raiders is my all time favorite action movie. It was grounded in reality, but a tad cartoonish - like the pulp movies it honored. I wish this was a little more grounded, but I did enjoy the fun spectacle of it all. I still recall the theater crowd gasping in happiness when Indy flipped the Nazi on the motorcycle. Pure movie joy, right there.

The leap of faith will always be one of my favorite shots. Blew my freaking mind as a kid

"She talks in her sleep" Best Quote Ever

I still always use the line "Now who are all these people!?!" in social situations where I don't know a lot of the people there. That line always cracked me up.

Enjoyed your reaction, and this is a great adventure movie! As you commented, what great practical effects and hard work by stunt people, as well as spectacular cinematography and editing! So much fun, too, to recognize the strong cast (including young Indy). Having Ford's/Indiana's father be played by Sean Connery (James Bond) adds a layer to the adventure film heritage, passing the hero mantle from one generation to the next. And when Harrison Ford as Indy puts on a Scottish accent, the joke intensifies, since Connery, playing Dr. Jones Sr., was a famously patriotic Scot. To see Denholm Elliott in a different role, maybe you can watch the excellent Merchant/Ivory adaptation of EM Forster's novel, A Room With A View, made 4 years after the first Indiana Jones movie. And thanks for the call-backs to M Python and the Holy Grail, too!

This is probably one of the best adventure films ever made! Certainly the best in recent decades. As for the final booby trap, the bridge. That was part practical from some angles. But the actual illusion, for us who watch the film, it's pure mat painting! Lucasfilm used to put them into very good use back in the day, long before CGI. That is pure artform!

My main issue with Last Crusade is that they made Denholm Elliot's character Marcus Brody an idiot. In Raiders he is definitely not, and knows just as much about the ark as Indy. He even says flat out that a few years prior he might have gone to get the ark himself.

Glad you’ve got around to, in my opinion, the best Indiana Jones movie to date. This one will always hold a special place in my heart!

I saw this in the cinema when I was 10 years old. That ageing scene absolutely terrified me. But an absolutely incredible film, just so well made and acted. Everything from "No ticket" to "You were named after the dog??!!!" Were part of our daily vernacular. And then when I finally played Uncharted on the PS3 nearly 20 years later, I was just like "I'm playing Indiana Jones"

I was anticipating your reaction to this. One of my favorite films. I love the soundtrack in the third act of the film. No joke, my father looks like Sean Connery at his age and I share some characteristics to Harrison Ford. When Donovhan shoots Indys father that gunshot hurts to hear. Every single time. Thank you for everything you do man and hope you're enjoying your new year

The 4k version of this on oled is ridiculous. Saw this at the cinema back in the day and almost an event in itself when it was the Christmas TV film a few years later. Perfection. my gf got me a grail diary :) you can buy em on ebay lol

Laugh my ass off at 20:18 every time. Our original VHS copy has lines in it from freezeframing there so often to LOL as kids. First time we saw it on video after the "pause" button came to VCRs me and my brother finally howled at his expression.

Seen this movie so many times it's like hearing a song. I know all the mistakes, too. Absolutely my favorite of the Indy movies.

12:30 “please, allow this to be the entire film” Oh, you’re in for a treat!

Good job James, I saw this as a kid in high school and I felt then as you do now. This film was a good 5 years after Temple of Doom which was an eternity between sequels. I remember it being touted as the very last one, and I remember it being the movie that everyone had to see, and see with friends, families, and especially fathers. It might have even been marketed as a fathers day event since it was released before fathers day. It should have been the last one, it was so perfect with a solid ending riding off into the sunset. Please bear that in mind when watching any other Indiana Jones sequels. Sometimes people just dont know when to quit.

James. It was wonderful seeing you watch this film. The joy, appreciation, and love you had made me feel like a kid again. I needed that. I really did. The wonderful part of Sean Connery's casting is that James Bond is Indiana Jones' father. This has a seed of truth. Spielberg, and or Lucas, wanted to do a Bond film. However that was not possible. Lucas had an idea for this pulp adventure hero. So Indiana Jones, was inspired by wanting to make a Bond film. This is also a transition on Connery's career. He was the manly leading man, and he beautifully transitioned into the academic, nerdy, father mentor figure. No other pair of actors could have this wonderful dynamic for this kind of film. Truly unique to it'self. The Ford, and Connery, together as father and son reconnecting in an Indiana Jones movie.

I enjoyed so much seeing the pure joy on your face as you watched this movie!

I saw this for the first time with my 7th grade class trip. We went to visit Quebec City, Que, Canada. Our teachers took us to see two movies in the theatres. This one and Field Of Dreams. I was totally excited to see it, having watched the Temple of Doom on the big screen in my hometown. Classic! Great watching your reactions with this series.

So glad you enjoyed this! I watched these soooo many times growing up. So many great moments.

Your reaction just reminded everyone watching how Beautiful and wonderful Indiana Jones is. Such a beautiful movie to escape from the world thank you for this amazing piece of content that you put out for us bro you never fail to amaze me like it literally feels like we’re best friends thank you Mr. James truly. Keep being amazing !!!!

Thanks for these videos James ! Always positive vibes sending your way and to all the members of the channel !

I wondered for years why there was the buzz saw in the floor of the first trial and then someone on Reddit pointed out that a Muslim would kneel as well but would put their head down to pray. Crazy little detail that isn't mentioned, but adds just that much more depth to the lore. This is my favorite of the series.

This movie is SO awesome... I almost forgot about how good it is. It's got everything!

The movie is quite tame for the most part, then at the end they have Donovan's rapid aging which is honestly scary as heck! I bet kids in the cinema back then really messed their pants! I also love the bit when Indy's dad finally calls him Indiana, which causes Indy to look up at his dad and let the grail go. His dad for the first time lets go of his hang up over calling him Indiana and let's his life long journey for the grail end at the same time. And the music is beautiful.

My favourite Indiana Jones, mainly for the relationship and chemistry between Sean Conner and Harrison Ford... Thanks for sharing!

It looks like you had so much fun watching this one! Thanks very much for all of your hard work!

Fantastic film to end the trilogy with. I'd certainly argue that this movie's emotional core - the father/son relationship - is also the best of the trilogy, too.

Fantastic! I had the chance to check the "Library" at the beginning when I visited Venise years ago... To my disappointment it was a church ... Great work James xx

I have a very special love for this film because it is the last film my dad and I saw in the theatre before he died. Miss you, Dad.

As an actor, your appreciation of the craft is beautiful to watch. I love experiencing these filma again for your initial reaction. If you're ever in need of a big ass bald dude, I'd love to throw my hat in the ring.

I know everyone says Raiders of the Lost Ark is the best but for me was this. It just feels a really enjoyable adventure movie.

The finale of this film I played on repeat as a kid, and this video brought me back to those memories. Thanks mate from Australia

Just finished the reaction. It was perfect. I always get emotional at this movie. I love the 4th one too. I understand how people don't like the effects and the plot of the 4th one but Harrison plays Indy the way he always plays Indy. With perfection. I'm so exited for the 5th one. I think with Stanger Things and alot of the nostalgia trends this movie will bring back everything we love about the original trilogy. Even if you watch it a year or two from now I hope you film the reaction of Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull if you do decide to watch it.

Bro!! I love your energy!!!! You sir are going places!!!!!!

This is my favorite one because of the addition of Sean Connery. The writing for his character is great too. "they got us..."

Ahhh I just started this. Your reactions are my drug. I get so happy when I see you pop up. And Last Crusade is in my top 10 films of all time. Today is like Christmas.

You deserve all those patreons my dude. How can people not get a buzz seeing people react to things they love? Maybe we are all just empathic. Love the hat. Also arcane is maybe worth a shout to watch at some point.

Okay so to explain the whole “immortality” drinking from the grail. So the immortality only lasts for those who drink from the true grail and stays on the Knight’s side of the seal. While the grail heals once you cross the seal the immortality doesn’t come with it.

The plane flying into the tunnel had no choice because he was coming around the mountain and by the time the pilot saw what was in front of him it was too late to pull up. And the Knight said the power of the grail stops at the great seal.

Sean Connery actually ad lib'd "She talks in her sleep" so Harrisons reaction is genuine. Love your reactions breh. Keep it up.

Sean Connery's role in this one, while not terribly similar, always reminds me fondly of "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen," another one for some good fun.

Really enjoyed watching you enjoy one of my favorites. You truly get it.

Such a heartfelt reaction, thank you!

Awesome Movie and Work Bro, Thanks 👍👍😀 Greetings from Helsinki, Finland 🇫🇮🇺🇸🇫🇮🇺🇸

The best thing about this trilogy is you can say anyone of them is your favorite and you're never wrong (unless you imply there's a fourth movie). Also, Harrison Ford and Sean Connery are only 12 years apart in age, but they crush the father/son dynamic.

All the best with any film making you're doing, peace from Geelong Australia. A long way away.

Solid end to the trilogy. Yes, TRILOGY. Ford is reliable as always, and the casting of Phoenix and Connery is spot-on. 👍

I know that you are a filmmaker and a student of film-making, but nevertheless, it's really nice to run across a reacter who appreciates the difference between "sets" and "set-pieces".

Seem to remember the aging from the wrong grail effect cost $1,000,000 back in 1989. Your reaction to that James was great, glad you enjoyed the movie so much.

I saw this in theatres when I was a kid, and I blown away. The Indy movies will always have a special place in my movie loving heart.

My absolute favorite indiana jones movies, probably just one of my favorite movies! I got this on VHS in the early 90s in a maccas happy meal when i was a kid, sooo good.

Love this movie made my day better seeing you upload. Hope you have a great day James ✌️✌️

This was the perfect end to the original trilogy. I know a lot of people hate Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, but it's a lot better than its reputation. It's just not as good as the first 3.

It's so cool to see you so JAZZED about this. Allows me to kind of see myself watching it for the first time again!

The temple carved into the canyon wall at the end is a real location -- Petra, in Jordan. It's on my bucket list of places to see.

Great movie. I was lucky enough to visit Petra Jordan a few months after they filmed there. It is even MORE beautiful and amazing in person. Thank you for your entertaining reactions...and I miss River. Always wondered what movies he would have starred in if he hadn't passed. Howdy from Oregon💚

You just made my day! Sooo goood!! 🙌

Great reaction. I love your passion and excitement. Never lose that. Have you seen The Color Purple or Empire of The Sun, two more or Spielberg's classics?

One of my favourite films ever. Great Review :)

I’m so glad you enjoyed this! It’s like having my childhood validated 🤣

A perfect adventure film, and a perfect end to a trilogy. It doesn't get better than this, folks.

A good time at the cinema indeed! The character of Indy’s dad was played by the original James Bond, the Oscar winner, Sir Sean Connery!

I’ve been having an absolute downer of a day and seeing this while scrolling has saved my day 😁

Great seeing you enjoy this!