DOD erased everything that ended CS with a happy ending! Just imagine if the movie had started out with an adult Short Round, who still wears his baseball cap AND who himself was now an archaeologist! He always saw Indy as a father figure and perhaps he felt inspired by him. He finds something mysterious and decides to seek out Indy after losing contact for the past 20 years. Indy is now head of the university and has become somewhat wealthy and famous after writing several books about his adventures over the years, which would have been later adapted into the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles. Him and Marion are thriving and Mutt has become much more mature with him and Indy on good terms now. Maybe he comes along for the ride? Anyway, Shorty and Indy have a very happy reunion and he manages to convince Indy into one last adventure after he privately confides to him that hes been thinking of retirement. Maybe Mutt becoming a father and his age be a motivator? They go on an adventure together and they have a touching moment in the middle. The movie ends with Indy's retirement and him taking his fedora off and putting it on Shorty's head, as a symbol of passing the torch to a younger generation. Similar to the beginning of The Last Crusade. NOW THAT would have been a trihumph! I would have loved it! It would have been so easy! What do you think?

I actually like Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Yeah, it's not perfect, but it at least has some memorable moments like the communist motorcycle chase around the college campus, the giant killer ants, the sandpit scene where Mutt has to rescue Indy with a snake, and of course, the nuclear bomb scene.

Kingdom of the Crystal skull wasn’t amazing, but I really like the ending of that movie

If we’re being honest, Disney had this coming. For so many years, fans have been trying to get them to understand that they didn’t like the movie or show that was released due to poor ratings, quality and writing. And people have been asking Disney to focus on telling an original story and making sure that they are being respectful to the fans of a beloved franchise. But instead, what did Disney do? They accused the people who were criticizing the movies and shows of being racist, sexist, Russian bots and so much more.

Basically hit the nail on the head for why I hate Indy 5. The best part of dial is that it’s getting people to reevaluate Crystal skull and realize it’s not actually a half bad movie

To me, no sentence sums up the problem with modern Hollywood than what Eric inferred: "This movie cost $300 million, and yet I can barely remember anything about it. Not because too much happens and you get lost in it, but because it felt like practically nothing happened." By contrast, there was a $5 million Studio film (not even Indi) from 2018 called "Upgrade" -- It was smartly written, featured some intense twists, the acting was great, the cinematography was solid and the editing was great, and even just after my first viewing of the movie, I was able to have full conversations with my film friends about why I loved it, and this was a Studio film that cost only 1/60th of Indy 5! This comparison also illustrates an interesting Older vs Newer dynamic: Older movies were legitimate entertainment, just sometimes badly (or, frankly, horribly) done, whereas a lot of modern movies feel like mere content, like they're just hoping people will like it enough to buy the BluRay and then tell their friends "Oh yeah - that movie was pretty cool."

To be honest, Modern Disney deserved their downfall

Dial of Dysentery makes Kingdom of the Crystal Skull look like a masterpiece. Thing is that there are flaws with Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. But the same sense of adventure was there. Dial of Destiny is yet another half assed deconstruction of a beloved hero. And Dial undoes one of the best parts of Kingdom...Indy's marriage to Marion. Then there is the great Poob in the room and that is that Phoebe Waller Bridge's Helena Shaw was so insufferable. You hit the nail on the head regarding the "failed male character" trope. Han Solo, Luke, Indy...all of them follow a similar trajectory. Jeremy Jahns pointed this out too saying if you tried this kind of copy/paste in school the teacher would tell you that you couldn't do that and tell you to do it over.

Helena hit a child repeatedly with her car door…. You HIT a child with your car door…. REPEATEDLY? How was ANYONE supposed to like this character? Seriously.

I didn't like Crystal Skull as a kid, and thought the inclusion of aliens was too far out there for me, but after 15 years, I finally gave the film a re-watch. One where I had a fresh mindset and decided to give it another chance, and I gotta say, I really enjoyed it much more now, and I don't mind the inclusion of aliens here since it makes sense to use them given when the movie is set. My only issue with the aliens is when we actually see the alien at the end after all the skulls come together, and this is because the first movies, namely Raiders and Temple, wisely chose to not actually show the main supernatural forces, in their case God and Shiva, and I think that the final scene where Spalko is killed would have been better if we didn't see it, or at least not a full glimpse of it. That said, I haven't seen DoD yet, and I'm glad I haven't

The Indiana Jones trilogy is still terrific to this day! The other two films don't count to me, and that's perfectly fine.

With James Mangold on the wheel I had hope cause he had already done a send off with Logan and I loved it, but with Indy 5 it was obvious that KK demanded this.

I never had any issues with KotCS. In fact, I enjoyed the ending more than the ending of Last Crusade. Indy finally marrying the love of his life and settling down. I liked it!

I Actually like Crystal Skull as despite it’s Flaws there was Soul, Charm, Likability, and Heart from the Original Trilogy, Dial of Destiny felt like a Mean Spirited Soulless Cash Grab that’s a Bastardization to what Makes Indiana Jones so Special but because Modern Lucasfilm and Kennedy’s Sick Agenda to Feminism in my Mind that Boring and Forgettable Film Doesn’t Exist and isn’t Canon like the Sequel Trilogy.

It ended at Last Crusade.

Disney has officially compeletly destroyed Indiana Jones 😂

The only time I can think of where a female legacy character gets the same treatment as all those male ones you mentioned is Laurie Strode in Halloween 2018 since she’s twice divorced and not on good terms with her daughter’s family so it just shows how much male characters are being so mistreated

Indiana Jones 5 should’ve had Indy and shortround, Sala and Marion and maybe other returning characters going on the adventure and even if it was nostalgia bate, at least then it would’ve been entertaining and a great final chapter with everything culminating in one final film

People can say what they want about Crystal Skull (I enjoyed it for what it was), at least Indy still felt like Indy and the ending when he takes his hat back from his son was gold. Also, I never had a problem with the idea of aliens being in the Indiana Jones universe. If you're going to have an ark that melts your face, or the fountain of youth, you might as well have aliens in there at that point. The filmmakers at least tried to make it fit within the universe. It's also not like there haven't been theories about aliens helping to build our civilization or being worshipped as gods. You could've easily called Crystal Skull "Indiana Jones and The Chariots of The Gods" (a little nod to Erich von Däniken's novel and claims). I also give the film leeway because I've always been interested in Von Daniken's claims, primarily since I first got into the Stargate franchise (which also dealt with a crystal skull in one episode).

“Elemental” actually became a box office success once it started showing in other countries.

Crystal skull does resolve those issues actually…Indy becomes associate dean of the school as shown by the letters scene before the wedding and for the fbi well they were concerned of his communist ties but after the events of the film it’s pretty obvious they know Indy is not a red

I never understood the hate for Kingdom of Crystal Skull. It's just as great as the original trilogy, although The Last Crusade remains the best Indiana Jones movie. As for Dial of Destiny, I enjoyed parts of the movie, the 1944 and the 1952 flashbacks, New York scenes, Antonio Banderas, Indy talking about Mutt's death (Harrison Ford acted greatly in this scene) and the ending with Marion was well acted. Still, the movie was an unnecessary addition to the franchise. I don't mind seeing an older Indiana Jones, but why making him miserable? And like how it was told the video, why not make it a story about a father and a son? Just recast Mutt, put him as a CIA agent, who asks Indy help and Indy has a final adventure and make amends with his son and could also meet his grandchild, like what happened with Rocky in Creed 2.

For Halloween, you should do The Haunted Mansion (2003) vs. Haunted Mansion (2023)

This is an honest question: how the hell is Kennedy still around??

Kathleen Kennedy and Kevin Feige both need to get fired!

Indiana Jones 5 was such a mess, the director clearly had no idea what he was doing

Great comparison video. I actually liked Kingdom of the Crystal Skull even at release. I was a huge Shia fan due to Even Stevens, so i didn't find him annoying. The CGI was abit much but i liked that the movie respected Indiana Jones as a character. The wedding ending was a great finale for the series. This Dial of Destiny was unnecessary to begin with, so i'm sadly not surprised to hear how terrible it is. I also hate that they disrspected Mutt Williams by killing him off screen. :(

Suggestion: Would you ever consider doing a Mission Impossible versus video? Maybe Dead Reckoning vs Ghost Protocol? Or Fallout vs Ghost Protocol?

Despicable Me VS Megamind! Terminator VS Robocop!

Great versus video, Eric. Since Halloween is around the corner, have you thought about doing a versus video with horror films like Saw X vs Saw VI or Final Destination vs Saw or even Child's Play vs M3GAN?

Reminder that the plot of "Dial of Destiny" is Indiana Jones has to save Hitler from being assassinated.

8:13 Your Sean Connery impression. 🤣

Eric Carter I’ve missed lately! Glad he’s back making videos!

YES! The legend returned again! Really bad news, I can't find a single source that says she is fired! 😕

Fuck it i liked crystal skull kinda love it (nostalgia talking on that last bit) But I don't like it as much as the first 3 and I can at least say with full confidence I'll take it over whatever dial of destiny was trying to be. In fact i'm just gonna pretend destiny whatever doesn't exist

Hey Eric, thank you so much for this video. Ever since the movie came out, I really wanted to hear your opinion to the point where I didn't go see it. Again, thank you for making this video.🙏

Okay I’m just gonna ask this so I don’t have to ask it again in the future: How would you describe a perfect female lead in movies???

To be honest though, I would not blame Dewey for being depressed. The guy has been stabbed SO MANY TIMES and CRIPPLED SO MANY TIMES. Like jesus, I’m surprised they decided to kill him on the 2022 movie and not the previous so many other times when it seems like he died!

Good thing Star Wars Legends is a good back up universe for the Star Wars franchise than Disney’s continuity, which if Disney was competent they would just decanonize the latter and make animated film adaptations out of the Expanded Universe novels and video games. Unfortunately, unless Lucasfilm is sold back to George Lucas or to another company, Disney won’t be the decision makers for that potential redo. Universal Pictures I think could do Star Wars and Marvel justice. Because I’m done giving Disney chances. Shrek: BYE BYE!!!! See you later!

i honestly felt the same way when i saw Dead Reckoning because at least in that movie it made sense why they were at odds whereas with Helena it comes off as being a dick for no reason

Hey Eric i look forward to watching your content when i get home from school tomorrow and if i have a bad day the first thing i do is turn on your videos and your content never disappoints me also why did you stop 3 Minute Reviews you could've done Mortal Kombat 1 when it released but overall i adore your channel and your content and i will always be one of your biggest supporters

Here's to Kathleen Kennedy getting the boot! 🍷

Man since 2008 I found Crystal Skull to be so much fun to watch.

Honestly, this is hard. They're both mid-movies that have their ups and downs. I guess Crystal Skull is better but that's not saying much. They're both like 5 or 6 out of 10 movies.

Hi Eric, I've seen some of your videos on Star Wars, particularly the ones created by Disney, but I want to ask; what's your opinion on Star Wars Legends?

I honestly never understood the hate for Crystal skull, especially now with dial of destiny. At least it respects Indy compared to that complete piece of shit.

It's unbelievable how long they took just have Harrison Ford age which they easily manipulated into being a grumpy old man side character

If Wes Craven was still around and saw what Radio Silence and Paramount did to his Scream franchise with those 2 non canon woke garbage movies, no doubt he would slap the hell out of his idiotic estate!

Scream 4 is the proper ending to the Scream movies! 🍻 Wes Craven went out with a bang! God bless his soul! 😢

Hey Eric carter, what's the music in the intro of the video called?

I personally don't know why people hate the fourth Indiana Jones film. I mean people obsess over CGI versus practical, but honestly it's all fake and really doesn't bother me, unless it's like, the Flash CGI levels of bad. Now I hadn't seen any Indiana Jones films until I was in my early twenties. I marathoned all 4 of them and enjoyed each one equally. As for the "bad" of Crystal Skull, the second film had crazy ritual pulling hearts out of people while they're still alive after and one of them had skydiving with an inflatable raft. Each film had really stupid ridiculous things in them that fans just over look.

Hello, Eric. Thanks for the video. By the way, what's your opinion on the Andor tv series?

Great vid eric! I agree and i have a question hopefully you answer my question what do you think of cw flash's all seasons 1-5 were all you watched right plz answer my question

At the very end it's usually Disney's fault for both star wars and Indiana Jones franchises downfall for Lucasfilm

Justice League Dark VS Multiverse of Madness!

The real Indiana Jones 5 is: Indiana Jones and The Fate of Atlantis

I’ma sit back and enjoy my popcorn on how much Disney has died after 1 century. The failures of box offices and poor reviews should’ve said something to them! But they have earplugs on when reviews and box offices happen!

Kyle: There just taking Indiana Jones and there GRAPING HIM!

Offical: Kathleen Kennedy has NOT been fired from Lucasfilm, she will remain as president until her contract ends in 2024.

I would love Eric Carter to do a versus video for either Evil Dead (2013) VERSUS Evil Dead Rise (2023) or Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (1994) VERSUS A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010 remake)! 😍

Though it's true the Disney Sequels gave people new appreciation for the Prequels, let's not pretend that was the majority of fans, because in reality, the real majority of us stayed fans of the Prequels and grew up in a time where there was no internet, so as the web became more common, we gained our voice to say the Prequels rule along side the OT.

13:01 self sufficient , HOW DID THIS END UP IN AN INDIANA JONES MOVIE

Any plans, peter pan vs peter pan and wendy

Dial of Destiny makes Kingdom of the Crystal Skull look like a great movie in comparison. People can still hate Crystal Skull all they want. Yet Dial of Destiny is aggressively mediocre/bad.

If Eric Carter watches Scream: Legacy, I would love a versus video with it and Scream 2022. Let the battle commence! 😍🙏

Nice Video Man As Always. And Question Since It's The Spooky Month: What Are Your Thoughts On: The Exorcist (1973). And Idk If You're Planning Seeing: The Exorcist: Believer.

Crystal Skull is legitimately good. The only thing flop of destiny did better was make Disney lose a lot of money. Also no Spielberg, no Lucas means no Indiana Jones, the 5th movie was a flop before it began.

Hey Eric Carter! I look forward to your next videos! What should we expect soon?

Wow Eric thank you for putting my name up at the end of the video I feel so inspired right now, you are definitely my favorite and best KZfaqr ever that I supported, I really appreciate it so much😃👍

Dewey Riley was sacrificed on the alter of woke! Eric Carter I think has the right to mention him along with every other character he put in this video! I would also mention Professor X and Mr Fantastic in Doc Strange MoM, Michael Myers in Halloween Ends, and Jaime Lannister in GoT in S8 are other examples of the emasculation of legacy male characters.

Indiana Jones & The Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls had the perfect ending to the Indiana Jones Franchise. I think Indiana Jones 5 may have been so much better if it came out three or four years after the Crystal Skulls came out. Indiana Jones Dial of Destiny had a awesome start,after depressing movie!

I hope with dial of destiny they make a speilburg cut like they did with justice league

I am glad this video is up I hope you don’t get another copyright I want you to make money you are in the top 5 of my favorite KZfaqr

James Mangold might as well should just reach his hand into the bugs as punishment.

Great video Eric your one of my favorite KZfaqrs

Have you considered a VS video between the original 3 Indiana Jones films? Personally, I believe The Last Crusade is the best, but I'm curious what most people think.

Can you please do a VS video on Disney's 2022 Pinocchio and Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio? I'd love to hear your take.

I think Scream at this point could benefit from alternate timelines similar to Halloween if done right. Like a Scream 1996 requel that ignores 2-6 that has a reunion with Sidney, Dewey, Randy, and Gale. I know the requel thing is over done, but trust me the requel thing can be done right under good filmmakers. By the way, Scream (2022) is NOT a requel. A requel usually ignores certain films in a long running franchise like H20 ignoring 4-6 or 2018 only considering 1978’s Halloween canon in its continuity.

Hey Eric Carter! I highly recommend the Scream fan film Scream: Legacy! 😊

A thing about Indy 5 that bothered me was the hideous colour filter that gives the film an ugly yellow hue like it was filmed through a jar of urine. The other films in the franchise are all very colourful and beautiful to look at. Such a downgrade.

I’ve been waiting for this video for a while and the wait was worth it

Another thing that they did with Indiana that ruined his character was that, when he was being pursued by the bad guys in the University he knocked over how many historical materials to try and knock them down Indiana was someone who’d always claim that a historical object belongs in a Museum yet destroys them to knock down the villains? One good thing they did for Indiana was have him go through the streets of that one country they went to in the car chase through random little side streets and was able to figure out exactly where he knew to go and appeared right behind the villains car

Great video Eric Carter 👍👍

I love the Order of the Phoenix game score in the background. It fits so well with the way you defend the 4th Indy movie ❤😊.

This has probably become my favourite versus video, right after the Spider-man 2 versus video!

Hey Eric Carter! Thoughts on Evil Dead Rise?

35:10 I know this is a show, but Star Trek: Picard did the same thing to it's titular character in it's first season and no one liked that either. But when Season 3 came out, Picard is treated with more respect and in the last 2 episodes he, the rest of the Next Gen crew and even the Enterprise D herself have to save the galaxy from the Borg who have assimilated the younger members. The show started off by humiliating it's older male lead while putting the newer characters on a pedestal, but it ends with the younger characters getting villainized and Picard and the rest of the old guard save the day and live. If this doesn't show that the tide is turning, I don't know what does.

The Scream franchise at this point has run its course! Scream 1-4 are the only Scream films that exist in my opinion!

I feel like Indy 5 is suffering the same over-hate that Indy 4 got. Now yall switching sides?

Scream 4 is still the canon ending to the Scream franchise!

I give kingdom of the crystal skull this, it had a happy and concluding ending.

Love The Rocky Reference. Whats your opinion of the Creed Trilogy so far. Do you think Legacy Stories were done well in Films & TV-Shows like The Creed Trilogy & Cobra-Kai for The Karate-Kid Franchise ?.

I get people keep dragging on Rey but at least she was likable like she was kind nice to the old characters respected han and Luke shit she looked up to Luke yes she was overpowered but at least she was likable and not like this character. Not defending the sequels (expect force awakens that’s a good film) but Rey at least was interesting until they screwed it up in last Jedi

Skull all the way

I love Indiana Jones. Yet I didn’t see the recent one. Someday I’ll see it but all that I’m hearing just breaks my heart.

Hey Eric if Universal decided to buy marvel back in 2009 then we would have dark and R rated superhero movies and it would be amazing and more creative unlike Disney that just likes to play it safe and uses the same formula for their movies all the time, so do you agree on this because you said that you like superhero movies that are more serious and not too jokey and lighthearted.

I will give you a fun fact Cate blanchett it's the same actress who played the Lady galadriel in The Lord of the rings movies and I also includes The Hobbit movies.

Hey Eric, this is a phenomenal video as always. I agree with everything you said. (screw Kathlin Kennedy btw) Wanna ask some questions. 1. Will you review the creator? 2. Have you seen snyder's rebel moon trailer? 3. What are your plans for upcoming videos? Feel free to answer them. Take care!

Kingdom of the Crystal skull is better then dial of destiny

hey Eric can you do a video about the state of marvel and what you think of the future marvel movies coming.