over-rated!

Rating: 5/10 (11 March 2004)

OK, folks, listen up - I love Indiana Jones, but this third film was a disaster. I can't count on one hand the number of editing/continuity errors in this movie. Like when Indy is dangling from the strap of his trusty sidepack from the tank turret...how did that happen? Why doesn't he just swing out? Why, after the tank turns, is he all of a sudden able to just hop up and free himself? Ridiculous. They really phoned in this entire production.
But the worst part: the boat chase. There's a couple clowns trying to torch Indy and his woman. So Indy chases them down, almost getting killed multiple times. We see the world's worst stunt double, some 80 year old guy with gray hair who looks nothing like Harrison Ford, jump onto the enemy's boat and threaten to kill one guy. And then...what? They drop him off on shore? What was the point of that entire act?
Thumbs up to Sean Connery, but why make Sallah (John Rhys-Davies) and Marcus complete imbeciles in this film when they were competent in the first episode? MORONIC! 5/10