I say with every ounce of Awe and Love, Crystal Skull is my favorite! It's like a warm blanket with hot chocolate. It's got psychics, aliens, Cold War intrigue. Holy Grail is a close second. Not only does it clearly name the true God, it has the most evil Nazis of the franchise. The series made me fall in love with archaeology, history and mythology. Love your video
Controversial opinion here but I actually quite enjoyed the Kingdom of the crystal skull. The cinema experience was pretty amazing for it, that bit where indi finds himself in nuketown, my friends were all looking confused as to what the mannequins were about and I got to show off my own knowledge several times, "it's a nuclear test site" I said. Then the countdown started... 10....9.... I had goosebumps! Can you imagine being in that situation, knowing your 10 seconds from instant death? I immediately turned to my friends and said "Get in the fridge!!!" Knowing old 50s US fridges were heavy duty and had a latching system, it was the only sane choice to make in that scenario, Though Id still wager on being dead. THEN HE DID GET IN THE FRIDGE!!! hahahaha and my friends all turned to me as one with an amaze face. :) The majority of the movie was poor and Lebeof's character was awful admittedly, but I enjoyed the extraterrestrial aspect to it too.
It liked the plot but I thought it was executed poorly. Cheesyness oozed out from the CGI elements at every turn. All the other movies did fantastically with out cheaping out in this way. I also know how good of an actor Shia is but he over played his role as a 50s greaser, I think if he had relaxed a bit and been himself that he would of fit the role much better. As for the main antagonist I liked her purpose of wanting more knowledge but they were already in Area 51 and could have had their pick of countless crazy bits of history and knowledge but they went after these skulls instead of just getting a crate with a full completed secret history.
@@lucasoheyze4597 wow. No idiot, they were like "omg how did you know that? I had no idea what was going on" I guess you must be tired or having a bad day or something.
There's more! There are reasons for choosing Brazilian waterfalls. The idea is "focus on the frontiers". Though such waterfalls are shared by Argentina and Chile, it's about the real Akator / Akakor between Brazil and Peru called PAITITI. And other stuff I briefly explained during a fistful of minutes right here th-cam.com/video/wGpOgCIzFuU/w-d-xo.html
I enjoy #4 quite a bit. Its not perfect, but I'd argue #3 isn't quite as great as people claim it to be. Temple of Doom is my favorite Indy film, so that's where I stand. I think the James Bond film series has more divisive installments in the series, but I love them all anyway.
Jones' arc in TLC is from an artifact-obsessed guy (wants the cross of Coronado as a youth, and as an adult on the boat, and then wants the grail) to one who lets an artifact go at the end.
I’d be interested to see your fan edit, or at the very least read the changes you made as I do believe there’s a decent film hidden within the movie that was released.
Channel Awesome has a really well done video that shows the journey of Indy, From his young scene in The Last Crusade- to how he is in Temple of Doom-than to him in Raiders-to him in the main part of the Last Crusade-to finally him in Crystal Skull
Sadly, Mangold confirmed he "didn't know what CS was about", and given what happened to Marion and Mutt in DoD, it shows. Dial of Destiny utterly goes against to the message in this movie. Literally contradictory statements.
As a big fan of this channel, its predecessor and Robin Reads I came back to this video. I just re-watched the first 4 films because at time of me writing this the 5th film is coming out in week. As a kid I watched the first 3 films so many times I almost memorized them and I saw the 4th one in the theaters and originally didn’t like it. But now after watching all of them I actually appreciate it. I have doubts on the 5th one though, as Harrison Ford is 80 (although I watched 1923 and he still moves in that) and there are to many polarizing issues in films nowadays it’s hard to make one enjoyable for a larger audience.
I’ve never seen any of the films, yet here I am, fully enjoying 10 min of Robin going full on fanboy about them. You really make everything sound just interesting 😂
I found it the weakest of the original three, until I watched them in Indys chronological order (Opening/young indy in last crusade > temple of doom > raiders > rest of last crusade) It really adds this whole level of depth and growth for Indiana Jones.
I like Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull I find it to be underrated sure it’s the weakest Spielberg Indy film and it has its flaws but compared to Dial Of Destiny it’s better in my opinion. It felt like an Indy film. At least it gave Indy a happy ending where he married Marion
Indy 5 was great, but it could be legendary as the old trilogy if it was better handled. The idea of time travel proved to be a great idea, but was not much well conducted... So sad that that film could have been better, something that we do not feel about Raiders and Last Crusade, two perfect masterpieces of cinema!
I totally agree! Dial of Destiny is definitely good enough that it could have been another Indy classic, or at least a worthy contender. But it does a bunch of things that prevent it from being more than okay, really.
@@JustInteresting Don't get me wrong I love Temple of Doom, but the time period of Crystal Skull is so entertaining for me. The Reds, the bar fight, the nuke-town, the music, and the fashion. I also find the Crystal Skull really engaging for me. The idea of the Soviets using the power of mind to take over it's enemies is so interesting in my opinion.
@@johnjim7701 I agree! I also love the fact that in the movie where atheist Commies are the villains, the McGuffin is pure sci-fi - and mistaken for a god.
Hey man, if you haven’t already. Look up Chris Stuckmann, he’s a big Indy fan too and he has some good videos him. Including a home movie he made in high school which is gold.
I subscribe to the theory that you have to keep topping up in order to live forever. After all, the other two knights who returned to Europe died "of extreme old age"... Either that or Henry Sr died in a horrific shaving accident.
On one hand I would love to see Indy in action again but on the other hes just too old and i fear the plot will be really shit and forced just to make money anyway so Im not expecting anything
First of all great video, your observation will improve enormously, To be fair almost anything will improve the movie😂, recently watched the movie for the second time in more than 10 years and I found good things, maybe with the proper edit work we could save the movie.
Thank you so much! I agree, sharper editing of the film could make a big difference to improving it. I'm hopeful, too, that if Indy 5 is good, Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull will be more enjoyable too because it's no longer "the final Indy film" and instead will be "just another adventure"!
Deep respect for your profound knowledge of the Indiana Jones series. As for the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, I enjoyed most of the characters, the story, the spirit of Indiana movies was well preserved, but was disappointed with Spielberg's direction, with that appalling light which drags throughout all of his movies since Saving Private Ryan and dreadful cgi which reflects the lack of dedication by the creators - the vivid, authentic locations which made the original trilogy a movie making masterpiece were gone. I found Indiana's character arc to be directly connected to the passing of time, rather that one of a loss; the loss was a consequence of the passage of time. And they tried to present us with the things Indie still had after the world had changed and him growing old: integrity, defiance, perseverance, love for science, dedication to the people he cared for and the knowledge he accumulated throughout his life. Unfortunately I can't say they managed in achieving those character goals either, not clearly at least. It all felt rushed and sloppy. In view of the abysmal state movie industry is in at the present it as an above average, enjoyable movie. Lets just hope Indiana Jones 5 won't fall victim to these political, ludicrous cringe worthy trends Hollywood has been drowning itself into for the past couple of years. However, despite Mangold directing (he is a great director), I'm afraid freaks behind the production will destroy Indie in a gruesome, abominable way we can't even imagine. Maybe The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull will be looked upon differently then.
Thanks @Zed 1212! I agree with your description of KOTC. I watched it again last week and there is a weird fakeness to it all - even the scenes shot in a real jungle look strangely flat. I don't know if that was partly deliberate by Janusz Kaminski or whether it's just another flaw to note on the list. Still, it's above average!
Its interesting review that I really enjoyed, but I completely disagree. KOTCS is a great movie and it is more then comparable with the other films. I am a fan of all the movies and I must say that it bothers me when you dig so hard to find problems with KOTCS when there really isn't one.
Glad you like KOTC so much! I don't feel like I had to dig hard to find flaws... on the contrary, I feel like I dug hard to find the depth of character it has that a lot of people miss 😄
Great essay on KOTCS. I have to admit that movie never resonated with me and perhaps what you postulated was one of the reasons. I also didn't buy Mutt as a character and perhaps the macguffin. I remember rolling my eyes when the alien creatures appeared. I also found Kate Capshaw's character very annoying in the temple of doom.
I think of Crystal Skulls could be the start of an "old age trilogy" in which he gradually comes to terms with the fact that he's no longer the young man he once was. Maybe the last film could end with a recreation of the first scene of Young Indiana Jones.
Me too, I really wish they'd made a fifth film already and were onto a sixth, so that we could have two trilogies of young and old Indy. As it is, looks like we're getting just two "old Indy" films. Love the idea of it circling back to Young Indiana Jones!
Actually, there's only one thing I want to see in Indi 5, creating a focus on another character, who then will continue the franchise. For example Marion. What did she do before and after Raiders? Lots of potential there. Though you'd need an actress with that voice. A lot of movies and series do so pointlessly. But the Indi-verse is so filled with cool side characters we want to know more about and has a huge world still left unexplored. I wouldn't even mind someone on the wrong side, being in a bad spot between pursuing career but having to team up with the baddies and not really supporting the pipedreams of a failed austrian painter.
Similar to a cinematic universe of different characters we could follow? I like the idea of a semi-villainous character who struggles to be good. And you're totally right about Marion, there's a whole lifetime of her story to be told!
Crystal skull is rubbish because it seemed to be a mixture of previous Lucas Spielberg films, not an indiana jones film. Its starts of like American Graffiti, (elvis presley music etc), then at the end it turns into E.T. and Close Encounters, i.e. E.T. would never had popped out of the Ark of the Covenant. Unfortunately that sort of rubbish happened at the end of Crystal Skull. The problem with the movie is encapsulated in a shot at the end in which Indy looks at a big spaceship ascending. Is that an Indiana Jones movie or is it Close Encounters of the the third kind?
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I say with every ounce of Awe and Love, Crystal Skull is my favorite! It's like a warm blanket with hot chocolate. It's got psychics, aliens, Cold War intrigue. Holy Grail is a close second. Not only does it clearly name the true God, it has the most evil Nazis of the franchise. The series made me fall in love with archaeology, history and mythology. Love your video
I really love Crystal Skull. I think the movie is way better than public perception.
"You remember Marcus... Got lost in his own museum" that one line encapsulated the amazing character - he was irreplacable
I liked TKOTCS too...
It also emphasized how amazing the museum must of been as well as how old age has overwhelmed him
I’ve always loved the Crystal Skull! I think it’s underrated and ppl are overly harsh about it
Controversial opinion here but I actually quite enjoyed the Kingdom of the crystal skull.
The cinema experience was pretty amazing for it, that bit where indi finds himself in nuketown, my friends were all looking confused as to what the mannequins were about and I got to show off my own knowledge several times, "it's a nuclear test site" I said. Then the countdown started... 10....9.... I had goosebumps! Can you imagine being in that situation, knowing your 10 seconds from instant death? I immediately turned to my friends and said "Get in the fridge!!!" Knowing old 50s US fridges were heavy duty and had a latching system, it was the only sane choice to make in that scenario, Though Id still wager on being dead. THEN HE DID GET IN THE FRIDGE!!! hahahaha and my friends all turned to me as one with an amaze face. :)
The majority of the movie was poor and Lebeof's character was awful admittedly, but I enjoyed the extraterrestrial aspect to it too.
Bravo, never hide your light under a bushel!
It liked the plot but I thought it was executed poorly. Cheesyness oozed out from the CGI elements at every turn. All the other movies did fantastically with out cheaping out in this way.
I also know how good of an actor Shia is but he over played his role as a 50s greaser, I think if he had relaxed a bit and been himself that he would of fit the role much better.
As for the main antagonist I liked her purpose of wanting more knowledge but they were already in Area 51 and could have had their pick of countless crazy bits of history and knowledge but they went after these skulls instead of just getting a crate with a full completed secret history.
They were probably turning towards you because you kept talking in the cinema like only a fucking asshole would 🤦🏻♀️
@@lucasoheyze4597 wow. No idiot, they were like "omg how did you know that? I had no idea what was going on"
I guess you must be tired or having a bad day or something.
There's more! There are reasons for choosing Brazilian waterfalls. The idea is "focus on the frontiers". Though such waterfalls are shared by Argentina and Chile, it's about the real Akator / Akakor between Brazil and Peru called PAITITI. And other stuff I briefly explained during a fistful of minutes right here
th-cam.com/video/wGpOgCIzFuU/w-d-xo.html
Can't wait for Indy 5 and I hope that it's going to be good. I love all 4 movies and they are amazing! Really good video as always
Thank you! Fingers crossed they get Indy 5 right. He definitely deserves to go out on a high.
@@JustInteresting amen.
Fast forward 2 years later what did you think?
@@jonablob117 its a really good indy movie. Really loved it
I enjoy #4 quite a bit. Its not perfect, but I'd argue #3 isn't quite as great as people claim it to be. Temple of Doom is my favorite Indy film, so that's where I stand. I think the James Bond film series has more divisive installments in the series, but I love them all anyway.
I need the fan edit on patreon!
Please?
Take it from a huge star wars fan. Dont trust disney with your favorite movie series bro
We need that fan edit
Always wanted to see Indy search for Atlantis.
Have you played (or read the comic of) Fate Of Atlantis?
Jones' arc in TLC is from an artifact-obsessed guy (wants the cross of Coronado as a youth, and as an adult on the boat, and then wants the grail) to one who lets an artifact go at the end.
I refuse to compare them because they are all so different. In my book, all four are fantastic films!
I’d be interested to see your fan edit, or at the very least read the changes you made as I do believe there’s a decent film hidden within the movie that was released.
Part 4 is actually great especially if you see it as a live action comic book movie
Channel Awesome has a really well done video that shows the journey of Indy, From his young scene in The Last Crusade- to how he is in Temple of Doom-than to him in Raiders-to him in the main part of the Last Crusade-to finally him in Crystal Skull
Release the Robin Crystal Skull Cut!
can we see your fan edit?
Sadly, Mangold confirmed he "didn't know what CS was about", and given what happened to Marion and Mutt in DoD, it shows. Dial of Destiny utterly goes against to the message in this movie. Literally contradictory statements.
As a big fan of this channel, its predecessor and Robin Reads I came back to this video. I just re-watched the first 4 films because at time of me writing this the 5th film is coming out in week. As a kid I watched the first 3 films so many times I almost memorized them and I saw the 4th one in the theaters and originally didn’t like it. But now after watching all of them I actually appreciate it. I have doubts on the 5th one though, as Harrison Ford is 80 (although I watched 1923 and he still moves in that) and there are to many polarizing issues in films nowadays it’s hard to make one enjoyable for a larger audience.
I’ve never seen any of the films, yet here I am, fully enjoying 10 min of Robin going full on fanboy about them. You really make everything sound just interesting 😂
Why thank you!! Glad you enjoyed the video. I thoroughly recommend you watch them at some point!
Never understood the hate for the last film. I really like it!👽
We need this channel to grow again!
The Temple of Doom is very underrated,I preferred it as a kid and still do.
I found it the weakest of the original three, until I watched them in Indys chronological order (Opening/young indy in last crusade > temple of doom > raiders > rest of last crusade)
It really adds this whole level of depth and growth for Indiana Jones.
Easily my favorite one
I always thought should have used sputnik
I’d want to see that fan edit of crystal skull
You forgot to mention that "Temple of Doom" is a prequel.
I like Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull I find it to be underrated sure it’s the weakest Spielberg Indy film and it has its flaws but compared to Dial Of Destiny it’s better in my opinion. It felt like an Indy film. At least it gave Indy a happy ending where he married Marion
I agree very much 👍
Indy 5 was great, but it could be legendary as the old trilogy if it was better handled. The idea of time travel proved to be a great idea, but was not much well conducted... So sad that that film could have been better, something that we do not feel about Raiders and Last Crusade, two perfect masterpieces of cinema!
I totally agree! Dial of Destiny is definitely good enough that it could have been another Indy classic, or at least a worthy contender. But it does a bunch of things that prevent it from being more than okay, really.
It was a bad movie. Just think of how the other 3 got you.
Can't wait for your review of #5...😶
While I love all 4 Indy films I personally prefer Kingdom of the Crystal Skull over Temple of Doom.
Oooh! I've never heard that opinion before but I think I can see why. What makes Crystal Skull better than Temple of Doom for you?
@@JustInteresting Don't get me wrong I love Temple of Doom, but the time period of Crystal Skull is so entertaining for me. The Reds, the bar fight, the nuke-town, the music, and the fashion. I also find the Crystal Skull really engaging for me. The idea of the Soviets using the power of mind to take over it's enemies is so interesting in my opinion.
@@johnjim7701 I agree! I also love the fact that in the movie where atheist Commies are the villains, the McGuffin is pure sci-fi - and mistaken for a god.
Where can I find the fan edit 4th movie?
Hey man, if you haven’t already. Look up Chris Stuckmann, he’s a big Indy fan too and he has some good videos him. Including a home movie he made in high school which is gold.
Yes he recently reviewed all four films again didn't he?
Why did his dad die didn’t he drink out of the cup in the last crusade?
I subscribe to the theory that you have to keep topping up in order to live forever. After all, the other two knights who returned to Europe died "of extreme old age"...
Either that or Henry Sr died in a horrific shaving accident.
More of this! Robin's voice is so relaxing.
Great voice, and accent for radio plays!
On one hand I would love to see Indy in action again but on the other hes just too old and i fear the plot will be really shit and forced just to make money anyway so Im not expecting anything
First of all great video, your observation will improve enormously, To be fair almost anything will improve the movie😂, recently watched the movie for the second time in more than 10 years and I found good things, maybe with the proper edit work we could save the movie.
Thank you so much!
I agree, sharper editing of the film could make a big difference to improving it. I'm hopeful, too, that if Indy 5 is good, Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull will be more enjoyable too because it's no longer "the final Indy film" and instead will be "just another adventure"!
You looked into my eyes! Your path now leads to the Gates of Doom!!
What a fantastic video Robin!
Thank you!
Deep respect for your profound knowledge of the Indiana Jones series. As for the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, I enjoyed most of the characters, the story, the spirit of Indiana movies was well preserved, but was disappointed with Spielberg's direction, with that appalling light which drags throughout all of his movies since Saving Private Ryan and dreadful cgi which reflects the lack of dedication by the creators - the vivid, authentic locations which made the original trilogy a movie making masterpiece were gone. I found Indiana's character arc to be directly connected to the passing of time, rather that one of a loss; the loss was a consequence of the passage of time. And they tried to present us with the things Indie still had after the world had changed and him growing old: integrity, defiance, perseverance, love for science, dedication to the people he cared for and the knowledge he accumulated throughout his life. Unfortunately I can't say they managed in achieving those character goals either, not clearly at least. It all felt rushed and sloppy. In view of the abysmal state movie industry is in at the present it as an above average, enjoyable movie. Lets just hope Indiana Jones 5 won't fall victim to these political, ludicrous cringe worthy trends Hollywood has been drowning itself into for the past couple of years. However, despite Mangold directing (he is a great director), I'm afraid freaks behind the production will destroy Indie in a gruesome, abominable way we can't even imagine. Maybe The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull will be looked upon differently then.
Thanks @Zed 1212! I agree with your description of KOTC. I watched it again last week and there is a weird fakeness to it all - even the scenes shot in a real jungle look strangely flat. I don't know if that was partly deliberate by Janusz Kaminski or whether it's just another flaw to note on the list. Still, it's above average!
Its interesting review that I really enjoyed, but I completely disagree. KOTCS is a great movie and it is more then comparable with the other films. I am a fan of all the movies and I must say that it bothers me when you dig so hard to find problems with KOTCS when there really isn't one.
Glad you like KOTC so much! I don't feel like I had to dig hard to find flaws... on the contrary, I feel like I dug hard to find the depth of character it has that a lot of people miss 😄
Great essay on KOTCS. I have to admit that movie never resonated with me and perhaps what you postulated was one of the reasons. I also didn't buy Mutt as a character and perhaps the macguffin. I remember rolling my eyes when the alien creatures appeared. I also found Kate Capshaw's character very annoying in the temple of doom.
Good points mutt worked for me the movie falls apart i would have done the russians and sputnik but i didnt write it
After watching this video I now want to watch the movies
I think they need to let Indy retire.
I'm currently trying to figure out how to connect macguffins to theme for my own writing and this was very helpful.
Glad I could help! How's it going?
I could listen to you talk all day.
I think of Crystal Skulls could be the start of an "old age trilogy" in which he gradually comes to terms with the fact that he's no longer the young man he once was. Maybe the last film could end with a recreation of the first scene of Young Indiana Jones.
Me too, I really wish they'd made a fifth film already and were onto a sixth, so that we could have two trilogies of young and old Indy. As it is, looks like we're getting just two "old Indy" films. Love the idea of it circling back to Young Indiana Jones!
Wym, Crystal Skull is clearly the strongest film in the franchise.
I get it, you're lonely and wanted a bunch of comments.
release the robin cut!
The Last Crusade will always be the best in my opinion, such a masterpiece
Actually, there's only one thing I want to see in Indi 5, creating a focus on another character, who then will continue the franchise. For example Marion. What did she do before and after Raiders? Lots of potential there. Though you'd need an actress with that voice. A lot of movies and series do so pointlessly. But the Indi-verse is so filled with cool side characters we want to know more about and has a huge world still left unexplored. I wouldn't even mind someone on the wrong side, being in a bad spot between pursuing career but having to team up with the baddies and not really supporting the pipedreams of a failed austrian painter.
Similar to a cinematic universe of different characters we could follow? I like the idea of a semi-villainous character who struggles to be good.
And you're totally right about Marion, there's a whole lifetime of her story to be told!
#releasetherobincut lol
I've seen it! It IS better!
Crystal skull is rubbish because it seemed to be a mixture of previous Lucas Spielberg films, not an indiana jones film. Its starts of like American Graffiti, (elvis presley music etc), then at the end it turns into E.T. and Close Encounters, i.e. E.T. would never had popped out of the Ark of the Covenant. Unfortunately that sort of rubbish happened at the end of Crystal Skull. The problem with the movie is encapsulated in a shot at the end in which Indy looks at a big spaceship ascending. Is that an Indiana Jones movie or is it Close Encounters of the the third kind?
If you have a problem with science fiction, time travel with the 5th adventure is gonna throw up for a loop.
@@Dohsoda I don't even understand that.
das ist gut!
Indiana Jones is the reason I have a fear of snakes!