Rank the Indiana Jones movies


1. Raiders of the Lost Ark
2. The Last Crusade
3. Temple of Doom
4. Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

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1. Raiders of the Lost Ark 10/10
2. The Last Crusade 7/10
3. Temple of Doom 6/10
4. Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 3/10

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1. Raiders of the Lost Ark 10/10
2. The Last Crusade 8/10
3. Temple of Doom 5/10
4. Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 3/10

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1. Raiders of the Lost Ark
2. The Last Crusade
3. The Mummy (1999)
4. Operation Condor
5. The Mummy Returns
6. Temple of Doom
7. Romancing the Stone
8. King Solomon's Mines
9. Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
10. Jack Hunter and the Lost Treasure of Ugarit

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Interesting list.

I'd put Crusade above Raiders. I might even put The Mummy ahead of Raiders, but this isn't to disparage Raiders. I think all three are excellent films and the clear Top 3.

Doom goes ahead of Mummy Returns.

Operation Condor and Romancing the Stone I saw, but it was years ago and I can't remember them.

Haven't seem King Solomon or Jack Hunter.

Crystal Skull sucks so I don't care where you put it, as long as it's at the bottom.

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Where’s National Treasure and The DaVinci Code?

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Last Crusade is #1. I know a lot of people like to argue that Raiders is superior but I disagree. Crusade is, in my opinion, a more polished and more entertaining film, with a more interesting storyline.

Raiders is #2. It's a great film and a great start to the franchise, but it is a little rougher around the edges than Crusade and the Ark doesn't quite have the mystique of the Grail.

Temple comes in third. It was my favorite as a kid. As an adult, I don't find myself revisiting it often. India is not as interesting as the Holy Land, the Shaman guy is a pretty forgettable villain, and the magic rocks are just not a very intriguing artifact.

Crystal Skull is not even worth mentioning. I saw it in the theater and tried to give it the benefit of the doubt, but then I revisited it a few years ago and had to acknowledge that it sucks quite badly. Fuck that movie.

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1. Raiders Of The Lost Ark (10/10) - one of the greatest films ever made
2. Temple Of Doom (9/10) - not as a good as Raiders but still a very solid adventure. It took risks which I respect and many of them paid off. My main gripes are mostly nit picks like editing errors (for example the sword clearly flies over the cliff but in the exit shot it’s in Indy’s hand)
3. Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull (6/10) - it’s bad but I don’t hate it like other people do
4. The Last Crusade (0/10) - one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen. I will never understand the love for this. Watching it is literally causes me brain trauma (I refuse to watch it anymore) . It’s literally down there with Meet The Spartans

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Temple
Raiders
Crusade

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1) Raiders
2) Temple
3) Crystal Skull
4) Crusade

Nothing against Crusade. I still like it, but I honestly enjoy Crystal Skull more than Crusade. I thought Temple was an interesting formula and stands out from the four films. I am Jewish and I have to like Raiders the best - the Ark is the best artifact.

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No. Fuck “ranking.” The only opinion that matters to me is my own. This is an empty kind of topic.

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