I totally agree with your rankings of the 5 movies. it's another reason why I'm so glad I watched despite the reviews.
@leewelch75 I agree also. I heard nothing but how bad and woke this was so I went in with very low expectations. I can't stand the new Star Wars sequels so I'm not a Disney fanboy, but honestly I don't get all the complaints about this movie. I thought it was great and felt like an authentic Indiana Jones movie to me. Just because it has a female lead doesn't automatically make it woke, and it made sense because it was part of the story. Strong female characters have always been part of Indiana Jones. This isn't a case of Rey Skywalker where she's just a badass with no explanation or reason at all. Helena's story and history makes sense. What am I missing?
Review by TV WatcherBlockedParent2023-11-01T18:06:45Z
Personally, I don't understand all the hate around this final installment in the series. I thought this was a pretty good Indiana Jones movie, all in all, and I've watched them in the theater since they first came out (except this one).
Yes, the beginning has some de-aging and it's not great - but you get used to it pretty fast and I was seeing old Indiana Jones in no time. Yes Harrison Ford doesn't do his own stunts anymore but he's pretty old to be jumping horses through downtown New York. Lots of CGI in this one, but that's where we are today - you don't see hardly anything but CGI these days so why should this film be any different?
The story is pretty outlandish, but then again the first one that everyone loves had spirits jumping out of an mythical box so you have to suspend your disbelief if you want to watch shows like this.
If I were to rate this in the series as a whole:
#1: Raiders of the Lost Ark
#2: Last Crusade
#3: Dial of Destiny
#4: Temple of Doom
#5: Crystal Skull (mostly because Shia LaBouff sucked)
I get that some people, particularly with Temple of Doom, will disagree with my ranking but they are mine, not yours.
I went Into DoD with a ton of trepidation, all I heard was how bad it was in places like Trakt, but in reality it surpassed my expectations by a pretty large amount. They had a nice nod to all previous characters (except Brody, that was disappointing to me - I know the actor is dead but a mention would have been nice). I think this was a good final movie for Indie.