The Greatest Adventure Movie of All Time

Rating: 10/10 (11 April 2005)

When Steven Spielberg and George Lucas came up with the idea of "Indiana Jones," he was essentially a comic book character who highly resembled James Bond, mixed with the ruggedness of James Dean or Marlon Brando. With "Raiders of the Lost Ark," we see this exact character. In "Temple of Doom," we see another side of Indy: his humor and his humanity (he's not invincible). However, we see the most important side of Indy in "Last Crusade": Henry Jones, Jr. We see the man, and Harrison Ford brings the character to such life.
There is never a point in this particular installment of the Indiana Jones trilogy when the audience knows Indy is going to make it out in one piece. Here, we see tension, fear, and doubt. Indy isn't dealing with Indian rituals or solely with Nazis: he is dealing with the powers of God.
In my opinion, this is by far and away the absolute best film in the Indiana Jones trilogy, and easily the most perfect adventure film ever made.