Indiana Jones und der letzte Kreuzzug

Mein Lieblings-Indy... Warum? Denn er enthält einige absolut klassische Actionszenen, einige hervorragende Gags und vor allem Jones Sr. gespielt von Sean Connery. Und die Chemie zwischen Connery und Ford funktioniert auf absolut fantastische Weise, als ob die beiden wirklich durch Familienbande verbunden wären. Von allen Szenen zwischen den beiden ist meine Lieblingsszene die auf dem Felsen, nachdem der Panzer in den Abgrund gestürzt ist. Sie hat alles, was man braucht - Humor, Spannung, Emotionen. Die Geschichte mag ein wenig schwächer sein als die des ersten Films, aber sie hat eine ähnlich magnetisierende Atmosphäre und eine Tiefe, die Indiana Jones und der Tempel des Todes schmerzlich vermissen lässt. Und Spielbergs Einfallsreichtum bei Actionszenen kennt keine Grenzen... Andere haben keine andere Wahl als zu kopieren und zu kopieren. Wenn man Abenteuerfilm sagt, dann höre ich eine Peitsche knallen und aus dem Augenwinkel sehe ich eine Gestalt mit einem Hut. Extraklasse, Dr. Jones! (18.04.2004)

January 1992, a long line in front of the Lucerna movie theater in Prague, a ten-year-old me holding an ice cream, my dad, and finally the first Indy movie I had the opportunity to see on the big screen and not on a shabby VHS tape. As a whole, the movie is weaker by a Sphinx’s hair’s breadth or by one step taken by a breastfed pre-toddler than Raiders in terms of action, story, and the sidelining of Indy's friends (and enemies), but I realized this only after the umpteenth viewing. But all these trivial "problems" are erased by the other Jones. And thus for the third time Junior is at the peak of his powers and fully equipped. Simply love at first sight for a movie that did the impossible and exceeded my immense expectations. Respect. (20.08.2006)

An incredible movie that definitively moved the series into the waters of immortality. The biggest credit for that goes to the light-hearted script and the perfect chemistry between Ford and the dry-witted Connery. Every scene between this duo comes together flawlessly, leading up to the final departure into the setting sun. (30.04.2006)

When something is done for the third time, usually you already know how to do it, and even though the previous two installments of the series were not bad in any way, the third Indiana Jones represents the real peak of this mini-series and in a way also one of the peaks of its genre, which is adventure film. It doesn't take itself seriously, and that is extremely important, while also having a sufficiently high budget and an inventive screenplay that doesn't let the viewer breathe for a moment, with a great cast led by experienced Ford and Sean Connery. The two of them complement each other perfectly, resulting in a fascinating spectacle. The scene of the tank battle or the rescue in the underground labyrinth will stay in the viewer's memory for a long time. Another excellent music. Overall impression: 100%. (13.06.2006)

When I wrote about Raiders of the Lost Ark that it is the best adventure movie, I was in two minds because the proverbially second best is The Last Crusade. If I were to specify it in percentage terms it would look a bit like this: Raiders 100% and Last Crusade 99.9%. By a hair’s breadth. It probably lacks the element of surprise, or the darkness that surrounded the Ark of the Covenant. But what The Last Crusade lacks in darkness it makes up for in inventiveness, fun and Sean Connery (they say that Lucas was originally against having a former James Bond playing Indy’s father, but Spielberg insisted that this would be the joke :-). Marvelously handled father son theme is a great sideline to the story developing around the legend of Christ’s grail. If you want the whole family to enjoy, the last part of the trilogy is the perfect choice. By the way, the reason why a fourth Indy hasn’t been made yet is that Lucas subconsciously knows that it wouldn’t work these days. Plus what better ending to the legendary trilogy can you imagine than the heroes driving off into the setting sun. (05.12.2006)

Der dritte Indiana Jones ist eine klassische Jungsgeschichte über einen Helden und seinen Vater. Einst eine markante Angelegenheit, heute nur noch ein kleiner Teil des gesamten Phänomens. Ich kehre viel lieber zu der Serie Die Abenteuer des jungen Indiana Jones zurück. (05.12.2023)

Definitely the best part, with gripping pace, fantastic action, and a plot filled to the brim. The Holy Grail is also by far the most interesting trophy out of the three. There’s also a bit of mystery and humour. Sean Connery fits perfectly and together with Harrison Ford they form a phenomenal duo. Steven Spielberg bombards the viewer with the same visual spectacle, but it still has an impact. You are drawn into the story and don’t even notice the minor logical flaws, of which there are undoubtedly a few. Overall, funny and fast-paced, exactly what you expect from a summer hit. If only all threequels were as good as this one. (22.05.2006)

Music has Mozart, painting has Da Vinci, football has Pelé, porn has Johnny Sins and film has Steven Spielberg. The Last Crusade is quite possibly the funniest, most balanced and most beautifully told big screen movie ever made in Hollywood. A thrilling ride through bombastic locations, peppered with smart wit, surprising action and such likeable clowns that James Cameron can go fuck himself. Dramatically better and more playful than the already amazing first part. A pleasure factory... 100% (29.04.2011)

Indiana Jones und der letzte Kreuzzug verliert nach einem flotten und alles erklärenden Intro mit River Phoenix ein wenig den Atem, gibt dann aber bis zum Ende Vollgas. Das dritte Indy-Abenteuer hat mir am besten gefallen, und zwar dank der Besetzung mit Sean Connery und vor allem wegen der großartigen Action-Adventure-Charakteristik des gesamten Films. Diesmal störte mich die Reihe mit den Nazis nicht so sehr wie im ersten Teil, und im Vergleich zu den vorherigen Teilen ging man auch mit der zentralen Melodie sparsam um, deren übermäßiger Einsatz im ersten und zweiten Teil für meine Ohren ziemlich nervig war. Außerdem hat der Heilige Gral für mich persönlich eine bessere Ausstrahlung als die Bundeslade (oder die magischen Steine). Schwächere fünf Sterne! (01.07.2023)

Lucas' and Spielberg's apology for the dark pulp flick Temple of Doom, which paradoxically with its "white savior" concept was most in line with the original idea of conceiving Indiana Jones as the cliffhanger adventure short familiar in the 20s and 30s. As vocal as there were voices that adding another dimension to the central character by pinning his impractical father on him would rob Indiana of some of the mystery that surrounds him, on the contrary, the move was helped in particular by a noticeably aged original cast, the new wrinkles and tired eyes simply added a human dimension to the adventurers, not to mention the fact that after the second installment you quite welcome the fact that the sidekick is not a loose young girl lusting after Jones's sweaty, sweaty body between screams. Otherwise, again, the dozens of different sub-quests, the world locations we get to see, the tangibility and light-heartedness of the action, the beautiful framing, and the relentless torture of the crew in their quest to film the never-before-seen, it's still such a beautiful and forgotten cinematic discipline that I'm defining a special way of sitting on the couch that's just for this trilogy. The fourth installment never existed, you may even remember seeing it, but no, it was just a bad dream. This way it’s just fine. (02.06.2019)

This is my favorite part mainly because it features Sean Connery, who fits perfectly with Ford. In addition, there are Nazis and a fantastic meeting with Hitler. Overall, it's entertaining and very action-packed, especially the scene with the tank is simply divine. The search for the grail becomes somewhat irrelevant, as the journey is truly important here. (30.03.2015)