1989 was a pretty good year for movies, and some of my favorites of the 1980's came out that year. films like Batman, Field of Dreams, UHF, and today's movie Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. It's a bit of a close call between this one and Raiders of the Lost Ark but I tend to enjoy the third entry in the franchise a little more.
Harrison Ford reprises his role as the iconic Indiana Jones, but in this one he is also joined by screen legend Sean Connery who plays Indiana's father Henry Jones. As much fun as it is to watch Indiana's adventures in these films, it's Connery that pushes this one to the top of the group (this film was even on my list of "10 Sean Connery Movies Everyone Should See" which you can check out by clicking here).
Early on in the film Indiana learns that his father has gone missing while searching for the Holy Grail and, believing that his father must be in trouble after he receives Henry's 'Grail Diary' in the mail, he sets out to find him. Using the diary Indiana pieces together enough clues to find his father who has been captured by Nazi's. After the two are reunited the fun really starts: escaping the castle where Henry was held captive, a motorcycle chase, tanks, an aerial dogfight between the Joneses and German Luftwaffe fighter... and all throughout a really entertaining dynamic and great chemistry between Ford and Connery. Eventually they reach the temple where the grail is kept and, as with all Indiana Jones films, it's full of booby-traps, but Indiana does end up finding the Grail. Start to finish this whole movie is a ton of fun, it's a solid action-adventure flick, and it's definitely worth watching if you've never seen it.
I give this one a 5 out of 5.
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Harrison Ford reprises his role as the iconic Indiana Jones, but in this one he is also joined by screen legend Sean Connery who plays Indiana's father Henry Jones. As much fun as it is to watch Indiana's adventures in these films, it's Connery that pushes this one to the top of the group (this film was even on my list of "10 Sean Connery Movies Everyone Should See" which you can check out by clicking here).
Early on in the film Indiana learns that his father has gone missing while searching for the Holy Grail and, believing that his father must be in trouble after he receives Henry's 'Grail Diary' in the mail, he sets out to find him. Using the diary Indiana pieces together enough clues to find his father who has been captured by Nazi's. After the two are reunited the fun really starts: escaping the castle where Henry was held captive, a motorcycle chase, tanks, an aerial dogfight between the Joneses and German Luftwaffe fighter... and all throughout a really entertaining dynamic and great chemistry between Ford and Connery. Eventually they reach the temple where the grail is kept and, as with all Indiana Jones films, it's full of booby-traps, but Indiana does end up finding the Grail. Start to finish this whole movie is a ton of fun, it's a solid action-adventure flick, and it's definitely worth watching if you've never seen it.
I give this one a 5 out of 5.
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