Agree with you on that ranking. I've got huge affection for Raiders as it came out when I was a kid, and I was already inclined to swashbuckling adventure through my Dad's collection of adventure fiction. It was like everything I loved came to life. I got to see a lecture by Julian Glover a couple of years ago, and then he hosted a screening of Crusade--so much fun!
But Temple...no, really don't like that one. Kate Capshaw didn't fit well for my taste, and I'm generally not a fan of the cute kid as a sidekick. I watched it on TV long after its release, and my roommate wandered through the room. We watched a scene with Short Round, it fell flat for us both, and I sighed and said, "They did a worldwide talent search...for that?"
Admittedly, YMMV, and lots of people may have enjoyed him.
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