I love the "hilarious in hindsight" purely coincidental fact that ELSA couldnt "LET IT GO"

One of my favorite exchanges from this movie: Henry: "I ought to tell you something." Indy: "Don't get sentimental on me, dad." Henry: "The floor is on fire."

In my opinion, the best Indiana Jones movie.

@bluedotantics20165

Жыл бұрын

Same. Messier than raiders, but really has a humanity the rest of the series doesn't

@jeffreydavid6794

Жыл бұрын

I agree. This has always been my favorite. So good.

@laurabryannan

Жыл бұрын

The best and, as far as I'm concerned, the LAST Indiana Jones movie.

@jeffreydavid6794

Жыл бұрын

@laurabryannan Yep. Crystal Skull was awful (it made for a great South Park episode though). And I refuse to watch this next one. Every franchise Kathleen Kennedy is in charge of she ruins.

@Ozai75

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely

Shan is a prime example of what a reaction channel should be. Genuine, observant, and thoughtful. Always love seeing your uploads of childhood favorites of mine.

The chemistry between Harrison Ford and Sean Connery is just perfection. Steven Spielberg did reach out and ask Mr. Connery if he would be willing to make an appearance in The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and while he stayed fast to his retirement he had said that if he were to break his retirement he would happily have done it for Steven.

River Phoenix was one of the lead kids in Stand by Me so you have seen what a good young actor he was.

@Th3Downz

Жыл бұрын

His performance in that movie blows me away every single time I watch it, and I've seen it a million times.

Shan, your sheer enthusiasm for the film brought me back to when I saw it in 1989 as a kid in the theater! Cheered me up on a gloomy day. Thank you!

Harrison’s reaction when Sean said: “she talks in her sleep.” Was genuine because he improvised it no one expected him to say it and they had to stop because they were laughing

@Mokkari77

Жыл бұрын

Connery ad-libbed that in rehearsal and the crew laughed so Spielberg went "Well that's going in." and then they used it filmed the scene later.

@karlsmith2570

Жыл бұрын

Wow, I honestly didn't know that Sean completely improvised that line Nice touch

@scottjo63

Жыл бұрын

Of course that was thee call back to that other famous character that Connery was known for, what's his name? Lol. Shan knows.

@karlsmith2570

Жыл бұрын

@@scottjo63 Bond, James Bond

@spacecadet35

Жыл бұрын

@@scottjo63 - Famous Sean Connery character? Zed?

I've never clicked so fast. This is my favorite Indiana Jones film, and the first movie my family owned on VHS.

Marcus Brody (played by Denholm Elliot) was a minor character in 'Raiders'. He kind of bookended the film. Here, he's used to a much greater degree and his character fleshed out significantly.

@foljs5858

Жыл бұрын

He was also the butler in Trading Places of course!

"I was getting all giddy and excited" Unusual script foreshadowing in Shan's intro!

A prime example of movie making before CGI. When movie makers had to be creative with sets and action.

@Deepthoughtsabound

Жыл бұрын

That's why it has aged well

@notsure9137

Жыл бұрын

@@Deepthoughtsabound Like fine wine!

@Deepthoughtsabound

Жыл бұрын

@@notsure9137 Agreed. A great film, when it was the story and not the spectical

Julian Glover (Donovan), played quite a few villains in his career: _Last Crusade_ aside, he was Kristatos in _James Bond: For your Eyes only,_ General Veers in _The Empire strikes back,_ Grand Maester Pycelle in _Game of Thrones_ and was also in a couple of _Doctor Who_ Serials.

@StephenLuke

Жыл бұрын

He’s a fantastic actor!

@charlesanderson5816

Жыл бұрын

I met Julian Glover a few weeks ago at a sighing at a James Bond event. He was so great to talk to about his career.

@StephenLuke

Жыл бұрын

@@charlesanderson5816Wonderful! Did you know he was also in Troy (2004)?

Indy's father was never interested in the Holy Grail itself or its powers. He sought insight, knowledge and to be illuminated by what it represents. That's why the 'Indiana.... let it go' scene is so satisfying. As you correctly predicted in the start, the film is actually about father and son finding each other.

Loved the fact that you laughed along with all the gags in this one. It is such a well written script! Keep’em coming!

Lucas and Spielberg created Indy as an ode to adventure serials from their youth and now their movies are the classic standard for what an adventure movie is all about.

"They really don't make adventure films like this anymore, do they" After seeing this in the theater, the only adventure movies afterwards that made me feel the same were the Lord of the Rings trilogy. You're right, Hollywood doesn't make movies like this anymore. A damn shame

@Avenger85438

Жыл бұрын

Genre throwbacks like this series hit the big screen every once sand a while. Indy's was just one of the more successful.

@liljenborg2517

Жыл бұрын

The first Pirates of the Caribbean movie and the first Captain America captured some of that magic. But you can see, even in the Pirates movies, one of the problems with modern film makers - CGI has become a TRAP. It's too easy to CGI some big epic battle against a CGI army or CGI monster than to focus the story on the, you know, actual STORY. The climax of this movie is simply the tension as Indy works his way through the traps (including choosing the right cup) to get the grail before his dad bleeds out.

@jp3813

Жыл бұрын

The Mummy (1999) filled the spot that Indy left for a while. But other great adventure films from the 90s include Jurassic Park, Jumanji, Hook, The Rocketeer, The Mask of Zorro, etc...

The ultimate father and son story! Originally Sir Laurence Olivier was considered to play the role of Henry Jones, but fell ill during production and passed away in July 1989. The opening scene was going to involve Indy battling ghosts in a haunted Scottish castle but this was deemed too similar to Steven Spielberg's Poltergeist. RIP, River Phoenix, 1970-1993, for playing young Indy.

@JulioLeonFandinho

Жыл бұрын

'the ultimate father and son story' you need to watch more movies, pal

@wiseguymaybe

Жыл бұрын

I've never heard that story before. According to Steven Spielburg he said always wanted to direct a James Bond movie and George Lucas said he had something better when he introduce Steven to, at that time, Indiana Smith, later changed to Jones, and when the part of Indies father came up he said why not use the real James Bond Sean Connery to play his father. He never mentioned anything about Laurence Olivier, he sounded like he always wanted Sean.

@dqan7372

Жыл бұрын

@@wiseguymaybe Wikipedia claims Olivier was asked to play the grail knight. A more doable role.

@wiseguymaybe

Жыл бұрын

@@dqan7372 That makes more sense. I think Sean was always in Steven's mind whan it came to Henry Jones Senior. The old knight would have been perfect for Olivier

@andreasm.e.hierzer4000

Жыл бұрын

​@@wiseguymaybe Sir Lawrence Olivier died during the making of "Gladiator"!

Definitely my favorite Indiana Jones film. Your reaction to "she talks in her sleep" was perfection 😅

Salah trying to low-key get Marcus to run always makes me laugh.

Masterpiece ….this was one of the VHS’s I absolutely wore out as a kid…Pee Wee’s Big Adventure, Ghostbusters and Follow That Bird were some others

@chavezechavez6378

Жыл бұрын

I don't make monkeys; I just train them lol.. Was addicted to that movie as a kid.

@thunderatigervideo

Жыл бұрын

I LOVED “Follow That Bird.” That brings back memories! Thank you for the nostalgia!

This is pretty much the best adventure film there is. Perfect mix of adventure, humor but also great performances with epic music.

The nice touch where he cuts himself with the whip to explain where Harrison Ford's scar came from :) I must have seen this film 50 times and it's still one of my favs, on 4K OLED it's just about as good as film watching at home gets I saw this at the cinema back in the day and in the UK it was one of those magical Christmas Day films a couple of years later

My favorite of the 3. The chemistry between the actors is amazing. And the lore is deep.

7:16 - in Trading Places. He was the butler if I remember.

Technically, the aging sequence is an optical with stop-motion. Even though CG had been used in films like The Last Starfighter by this point, it was still far too crude for a full close-up body melt scene.

Oh what a fabulous surprise to discover that you hadn’t seen this one! I really enjoy this one, maybe as much as Raiders. It’s so thoroughly entertaining!

Amazing film with great chemistry, humor between characters. Really enjoyed your reactions and comments.

The shot of Donovan's death was created over three months by morphing together three puppets, not CGI.

Fun fact: Michael Byrne, who plays the lead Nazi, is playing a Nazi against Harrison Ford's character for a second time. He was also the lead Nazi in Force 10 from Navarone.

By far mt favorite Indie movie! 'i have my father's ears and my mother's eyes, but the rest belongs to you..,." I use that line on my hubby to this day. Whenever I see Sallah, I think of Gimli, two great roles. River Phoenix plays the young Indie perfectly, just imagine what he could have done in his later years. Thanks for a great reaction, I'm so glad you've seen this one, just entertainment all round.

This is one of the very few movies I consider "perfect". There's hardly any flaw, just wholesome fun.

TRIVIA: The tank was custom-built from an earth excavator, and made to look like a Mark VIII World War I tank. (Although a real Mark VIII didn't have a large turret. That's artistic license to make the movie's version look more awesome.)

I didn't think i would find anyone who laughed harder than myself at Adolf signing the diary! 🤣 🤣

I couldn't wait to watch you watch and review Last Crusade. It's my fave of all the Indiana Jones movies. The humor between Indiana and his dad was fantastic, and Harrison Ford and Sean Connery were perfect together - chemistry!

I always loved that they got Sean Connery, an absolute legend of action for this and he played it entirely for laughs.

In case nobody else has mentioned it: “Indiana” was the name of George Lucas’s dog, who also was the inspiration for Chewbacca.

Dr. Schneider was played by the Irish actress Alison Doody, who also appeared in the 1985 James Bond film "A View to a Kill' as a 'Bond girl' named Jenny Flex, when Roger Moore was James Bond and Christopher Walken was the evil master criminal. So it was a bit ironic that she appeared next to another (ex) James Bond here.

Fun Fact, the piano music in Donovan's apartment is the Imperial March from Empire Strikes Back. Foreshadowing

I can't get over that her name was Elsa and at the end of the movie they kept saying "Let it go!" 😂😂

Жыл бұрын

Most probably, the writers of Frozen were fans of this movie.

Spielberg genius is he's a great storyteller .. He really gets you to tune out and tune in for lack of a better phrase .. captivates you

I love watching Spielberg movies. I always find myself going "wow, this is so masterfully put together! This director is great!" And then remember that it's a Spielberg picture

Those Criscraft boats are absolutely GORGEOUS…if I ever have enough $ I’m buying one…all wood, handmade….works of art

“He choose poorly” one if the best movie quotes of all time

Apparently, George Lucas was the one responsible for Sean Connery's line,"We Named The Dog 'Indiana' " Because George Lucas had an Alaskan Malamut that was named Indiana,and that dog also served as George's inspiration for Chewbacca

I’m glad you liked this film, my friend! It’s my favorite of the series. In my opinion, this is the kind of output that Hollywood should make. Sadly, they don’t, and it’s getting worse. Luckily, we have films like this in the past that we can revisit over and over again.

This is the best one out of all of them. Harrison Ford and Sean Connery are perfect together.

In the late 1970s George Lucas had a dog that was a large Alaskan Malamute. This dog was the inspiration for Chewbacca in Star Wars, but the dog's name was Indiana, hince Indiana Jones. And of course they use that for the final gag in the movie Indiana being named after the dog.

This is arguably a perfect film. Action, comedy, drama, adventure, characters and character growth, misdirection's and everything else.

I find it hilarious in the scene where they are tied to the chair, the only place that is not burning is the fireplace.

In the movie's starting scene, it shows how Indy got the scar on his chin (Ford's scar).

I love this film and one interesting thing I want to share is Gregory Peck was almost cast as Indy's dad. Also I never noticed this until recently, but when Indy drinks from the grail all of his scars disappear from his face.

@Jameson_Visual_Arts_Studios

Жыл бұрын

Kudos- James! I hadn’t noticed that. Looks like they chose to leave Harrison Ford’s actual scar on his chin that they wrote into the script for when young Indy(Phoenix) confronts the lion with the whip on the circus train. Makes sense as it was already healed.💫🌿🌌

@zvimur

Жыл бұрын

Homage to "McKenna's Gold"? A treasure hunt Western with truly an IJ ending.

We're top of the league, we're top of the league! Arsenal FC we're top of the league!

@ShanWatchesMovies

Жыл бұрын

5 points clear! COYG!

Fantastic film. My favorite of the series

River Phoenix was in The Mosquito Coast with Harrison and he's pretend to be Harrison behind his back, to perfection. So Harrison told Spielberg that the young actor that best looked and acted like him was River, and he got the job. His "Indy" mannerisms are dead on. And love that Indy's real name is Henry Jones, Jr. - NOT Indiana, the name he gave himself. Indiana in the real world was George Lucas' malamute's name, just like the dog in the movie. Lucas' dog was also the inspiration of Chewbacca. If you watch Indy after drinking from the grail, his cut lip is gone as well as the "tank tread burn" on the left side of his face, both healed by the grail.

@dirus3142

Жыл бұрын

Short Round and Willy were also dogs.

They said that who else could play Indiana Jones' father but James Bond? LOVE their relationship in this!!!! PS They included the whip cutting River's chin to explain Harrison's real life scar there. BRILLIANT!

One of my all time favourite films. The revelation at the end of the movie that Jones' dog was called Indiana is based on reality - George Lucas' dog was called Indiana. The dog was also an inspiration for Chewbacca.

Yes another one in my favorite series of all time!

This is, without a doubt, one of my favorite father/son films. The growth of understanding of each through the movie is absolutely fantastic.

you didnt notice but thats where he gets the scar on his chin from the whip with the lion

Interesting Fact for you, Shan: In the scene of literally coming face to face with Hitler, the Nazi uniforms that Harrison and all of the extras were wearing were genuine Nazi uniforms from WWII

Since we already know that Sean Connery is the original James Bond, the actor who plays Walter Donovan plays the main villain in *For Your Eyes Only*

@brickspace9

Жыл бұрын

Alison Doody was a Bond girl in A View to a Kill and John Rhys-Davies played General Pushkin in The Living Daylights.

How cool is that! First time watching! This movie has gotten better for myself over time , now I watch at least a few times a year since it’s on tv so often, thanks Shan!

Shan, small criticism: you mentioned CGI when talking about when Julian Glover aged from drinking the water with the wrong cup. CGI didn't really exist in 1989...those were traditional visual effects.

Your reaction and excitement during the leap of faith scene matches reaction of Indiana's dad when he says Alexandretta! It's a joy to watch your reactions, thank you.

Finding the Grail and then losing the Grail is the way it should be. I found this to be something that made the story a more spiritual adventure towards the end of the movie. It should remain a marker for those that seek to be better people. "The search for the Grail is the search for the divine in all of us..." - Marcus Brody. He really hit the mark with that. How do we all want to see ourselves? Great writing!

My favourite indy film. I love the sentiment at the end, when finding arguably the most valuable possession on the planet, a holy relic that can grant eternal life (the goal of nearly every deeply held religious belief) in the end, what mattered most to Indy and his father was their bond, as father and son. Maybe that's the actual lesson of the holy grail, giving you what you THINK you always wanted, then realizing what you truly want in life.

George Lucas had a boyhood dog named Indiana. The final trap depends on Indy having zero depth perception (and keeping his head still to avoid parallax movement). The aging effect on Donovan wasn't computer graphics. The hair growing out long was made by pulling hair into a doll's head and playing it in reverse. The other animation was stop motion and I think they used a blow-dryer to make his flesh shrivel a bit more for each frame.

The chemistry between Connery and Ford absolutely made this film.

The scene where young Indy cuts his face with the whip explains a real visible scar Harrison Ford has above his chin.

No. 1 film of 1989 and Oscar winner for Sound Effects Editing. Seeing this at age 9 was an amazing experience. Announced as the final chapter (at the time) and nobody couldn't miss it for the world. I loved it for being more than just an adventure story. But as an 'father and son' story within the adventure. Rebuilding their relationship and working together for a greater cause. Harrison Ford and Sean Connery were only 12 years apart in age. Kinda clever that they really look like family. The opening scene with the late, great River Phoenix as young indy inspired "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles" TV series (28 episodes and 4 mini-movies). The complete series is available on Paramount Plus.

@edelmar17

Жыл бұрын

Do you recommend the mini series?

@k.delpino1124

Жыл бұрын

@@edelmar17 most definitely. Loved it when it first aired so long ago. Quite a few surprises too.

24:42 That part really is amazing, and an unique feeling in the movies.

I love seeing Sallah, the dwarf Gimli of Lord of The Rings :)

@StephenLuke

Жыл бұрын

I also like him in the James Bond film The Living Daylights (1987).

Julian Glover, who played Walter Donovan was also in Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back as one of the AT-AT pilots.

This is easily my favorite movie of all time, I can only imagine what it would've been like to watch it in theatres when it was first released. Even if the new one isn't nearly as good as the rest, I'm still really excited just to see Indiana Jones back on the big screen after so many years.

@0okamino

Жыл бұрын

Well, I gotta tell you, it was pretty awesome. Especially, on the 70ft wide screen where I saw it.

I had a discussion with a friend just a few days ago about Elsa in the climax. I have seen this movie dozens and dozens of times growing up, and I personally have never picked up that Elsa was intentionally betraying Donovan. I always just assumed she mistakenly picked wrong on his behalf, and I read her reaction to the real cup of one of "really? That one?" I always thought it was odd that Donovan would trust her, considering the stakes of picking wrong. I do believe you and my friend are correct; and her intentionally betraying Donovan makes perfect sense for her character. It does make for a refreshing rewatch now that my interpretation of the end is cast in a new light.

By far my favorite Indiana Jones film! Sean Connery was a fantastic addition and River Phoenix was an excellent young Indy. If you want to see more from Phoenix I would highly recommend Stand By Me and Dogfight…both great films that display his range and talent.

@StephenLuke

Жыл бұрын

Did you know they both died on Halloween?

@jamesalexander5623

Жыл бұрын

If Phoenix had lived he might have taken over the Franchise.

@dant7677

Жыл бұрын

River Phoenix was such a bright young talent that I take exception to Shan's statement that he's Joaquin's brother. To so many of us, it's the other way around: Joaquin is "River Phoenix's brother". My recommendation for watching more of River is a 1994(?) film called Sneakers -- Robert Redford, Dan Akroyd, Sydney Poitier, Ben Kingsley, and many other faces that we still know today. Plus, the computing-related aspects of its plot still hold up today, or at least far FAR better than most 1990s talk about computing has any right to hold up. (Not that River Phoenix is given the spotlight, I admit. But it's still a great cast.)

@jollypatt

Жыл бұрын

@dant7677 you are so right! I completely forgot he is in Sneakers!! Great rec 😊

@frankrodriguez2999

Жыл бұрын

Shan has Stand by me on his channel its from two years ago he probably just forgot about it when speaking about never seeing a River movie.

Amazing classic Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade directed by Steven Spielberg starring Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, John Rhys-Davies, River Phoenix and music score by John Williams. Thank you Shan for reacting the third film of this amazing franchise next time reacts Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Funny how the origin story of Indy’s affinity for whips, the scar on his chin, his hat, and rather strong… distaste for snakes all happen on the same day. Always loved that.

Me and my little sister were 7 and 6 the first time we saw this at home. When Donovan starts aging rapidly we freaked out; I went in a state of shock and my little sister ran screaming to our mom and buried her face in her chest and cried. My older brother and sister who showed it to us on video were laughing like hyenas. We both said we would never watch it again and the very next day we went “can we watch that again.”

16:47 "And this is how we say goodbye in Germany, doctor Jones." :D

What a treat to see someone enjoy a movie that much! I was so happy for you. :D BTW the opening scene was filmed in Arches National Park in Utah.

Yes, German airships had pianos they were made out of Aluminum to be lighter. Side note they also had smoking rooms let that sink in a ship filled with hydrogen had a smoking room.

3:07 River Phoenix films I'd recommend. Little Nikita (1989),Stand By Me (1986) Sneakers (1992), My Own Private Idaho (1991) 4:06 It was a pretty good show. Limited by television, but still fun to watch

@smithfan22

Жыл бұрын

I will also add Dogfight and of course his best performance in Running on Empty

@arieljacobsegal

Жыл бұрын

His early performance as a nerd in Explorers (1985) is also quite good

He wasnt a celebrity. Students were angry he was never at uni to check their tests. His room is also a boiler room

I'm so happy I caught this in the theatre when it first came out.

Hey Shan, I just felt like telling you that, although I don't always like your movie choices, or haven't seen them myself, I appreciate the level of intelligence that you bring to KZread, via your channel. I think maybe we tend to take such things for granted. I've been a subscriber for quite a while, because I recognize, and enjoy the kind of effort that has made you and your channel, what it is today.

Good thing de-aging CGI technology wasn’t around in 1989, or they would’ve done it with Connery in the scene where he spoke to River Phoenix as Indy.

The best of the trilogy imo. I just adore the chemistry between Connery and Ford. As a bond fan I was here for Sir Sean but ended up loving Indy as a whole. Music, visual gags, writing and dialogue. This ticks all my boxes. A near perfect movie and a thoroughly entertaining watch. 10/10 for me.

A map to the Grail signed by Hitler would be quite the artifact for a museum.

My younger cousin, who died back like in 1990, he got me the poster of Indy 3 some video rental store had on display. Of course, he asked for the poster and they gave it to him. Back when everything was brand new and fresh....

You should recall Alison Doody from _A View to a Kill_ ! She played Jenny Flex (of course she did). That airplane-into-tunnel scene was swiped from the TV mini-series _V,_ though. The rapid-aging scene looks to have been taken from the 1976 episode of _Space: 1999_ entitled "The Exiles".

Glad to see you picked up in him calling him Indiana and not Jr. A cool part of the extended arc of Connery, after "I thought I'd lost you boy."

I don't know if I'd say this movie really stars River Phoenix since he's only in the very beginning, but you did watch one movie that stars him 2 years ago, Stand by Me.

The transitions using maps are actually one of several Hollywood tropes from the period that the Indiana Jones films are set that Spielberg was copying--or more generously, was inspired by. _Raiders of the Lost Ark_ for example was written with a series of mini-climaxes every 15 min or so as an homage to 1930s Republic serials that were released in weekly episodes ending in a cliffhanger.

At $48 million dollars, the budget for this film was more than double that of Raiders of the Lost Ark, and among the highest for 1989. But considering just two years later Terminator 2 cost almost 100 million dollars, this is probably the last of the reasonably budgeted blockbuster movies.

River Phoenix had a great body of work. Favorites include Running on Empty with Judd Hirsch and Little Nikita. I Love You to Death gets an honorable mention.

Sneakers is another good River Phoenix movie. He stars alongside Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier, Dan Aykroyd and Sir Ben Kingsley. There is also a massive name who makes a cameo at the end.

A truly wonderful film, and the one Spielberg said he made to 'apologize' for having made Temple of Doom, the 2nd Indy film, which was far less popular and acclaimed than RAIDERS. That said, I LOVE this movie. The relationship between Connery and Ford was INCREDIBLE, and I LOVED that you so loved the scene of Hitler autographing the Braille diary! That's GREAT! LOVE your channel!

I can't explain how much fun I had watching your reaction. Your happiness and love for it was so fun to watch. I have always loved this movie the most of the franchise. The original is an absolute classic, but this movie, I feel, has the best of everything about Indiana Jones.