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	evilsqueakers 2011-02-02 07:32 pm UTC (link)
	Suddenly I'm glad I only liked the 3rd installment of the whole series. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	cyndra_falin 2011-02-02 11:36 pm UTC (link)
	ignores everything else You too? Its mine and my sisters favorite. ^_^ (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	snarkhunter 2011-02-03 12:13 am UTC (link)
	It's clearly the best one. Though I do like Raiders. I ignore that other thing in the middle. It's kind of like an unsightly facial tumor. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	evilsqueakers 2011-02-03 06:38 am UTC (link)
	Yep! It's the only one I truly love. I so love Indy and Indy Daddy. I like the sniping and interactions. It made it for me. Plus the bird scene. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sistercoyote 2011-02-03 08:35 pm UTC (link)
	Really? Connery made the whole movie. I once wrote an essay about the ways in which Temple of Doom fails not as a film but as an Indiana Jones film, that largely boiled down to "Indy needs a strong woman to keep him in line" and "Stick with Christian theology" if I recall correctly. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	evilsqueakers 2011-02-03 08:47 pm UTC (link)
	Well, Connery tends to make every movie he's in. Please see Dragonheart. "Stick with Christian theology" if I recall correctly. I'd say the fourth one highlighted that one entirely. The strong female is good foible for him, I think. He needs someone that will put him right in his place when he does something stupid. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	chibikaijuu 2011-02-06 05:34 am UTC (link)
	It's the biggest reason why I love Raiders and Last Crusade and can't hate Crystal Skull - Elsa is kind of awesome, and Marion is my favorite, because she's just like "I love you, but you are a jerkass and an idiot and I will so call you on it". (Reply to this)(Parent)

	librarianmouse 2011-02-03 12:55 am UTC (link)
	The third one's my favorite as well. I like the first one, and Temple of Doom continues to be hilarious and cracky. I didn't hate the fourth one until "And suddenly, Aliens!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	evilsqueakers 2011-02-03 06:41 am UTC (link)
	I love the third one for the character moments. For me, they always make a film worthwhile. I'm not a fan of the other two. I never really loved Indy. The fourth one is just....wrong because of the aliens. It just took all the joy out. Though, I liked the ending when Indy, Jr. picked up the hat and Indy took it right back. (Reply to this)(Parent)

chibikaijuu
2011-02-06 05:37 am UTC (link)

Yeah, it's like... I get what they were trying to do with the aliens. The original trilogy is an homage to early 20th century adventure serials, so the 20-years-later film is of course an homage to 50's sci-fi serials. But it just fails in execution and leaves the audience going "...this is the stupidest thing I have ever watched", because Indiana Jones isn't a sci-fi franchise.

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	kattahj 2011-02-03 09:46 pm UTC (link)
	That's the one I like too. Sean Connery FTW. Though I do have fond memories from the TV series - which I watched when I was in junior high, so it might very well have oceans of badness that I just didn't see. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	evilsqueakers 2011-02-03 09:54 pm UTC (link)
	~~Connery~~Sr. was awesome at needling Indy. I never saw the series since I've never been a major Indy fan. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	kattahj 2011-02-03 09:58 pm UTC (link)
	I don't think I'd even seen an Indy movie when I saw the series. I just watched anything on TV that seemed aimed at my age group. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	evilsqueakers 2011-02-03 10:04 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, I never watched the "aimed at" demographic, really. My choices were always too random. Except maybe Buffy. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	kattahj 2011-02-03 10:14 pm UTC (link)
	Well, the alternative was pretty much stuff aimed at senior citizens or preschoolers. :-) (Reply to this)(Parent)

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