Temple Raider
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First, don't get me wrong, I enjoy every IJ movie and there's not a single one I don't like or enjoy in some capacity. This poll is just simply asking which IJ movie you feel is the most overrated and tends to get more praise than it really deserves?
For me, even though I really like it and it's a classic, I definitely think The Last Crusade tends to be vastly overrated by many. I always felt the movie wasn't as good as the first two for it's much lighter and campier tone. I much prefer the darker tone and atmosphere both Raiders and TOD have, as well as how those two take themselves more seriously. The lighter tone, which paves the way for a lot of silliness, makes TLC seem odd compared to the first two. The action scenes aren't as exciting, the climax is disappointing compared with the first two and I think the villains are the least memorable of the series. I felt Donovan, Elsa and Vogel were a big letdown after the likes of Toht, Belloq and Mola Ram. And like other fans, I'm another that didn't like how Sallah and Brody were made so silly and useless. Sallah could be deleted from the movie and it'd have no effect on it.
I still really like TLC, don't get me wrong, but I can do nothing but disagree with fans who claim it to be the best or as good as Raiders or a return to form after TOD. For me it's always been in the shadow of Raiders and TOD, which I consider to be perfect, whereas TLC is great but not quite on the same level.
For me, even though I really like it and it's a classic, I definitely think The Last Crusade tends to be vastly overrated by many. I always felt the movie wasn't as good as the first two for it's much lighter and campier tone. I much prefer the darker tone and atmosphere both Raiders and TOD have, as well as how those two take themselves more seriously. The lighter tone, which paves the way for a lot of silliness, makes TLC seem odd compared to the first two. The action scenes aren't as exciting, the climax is disappointing compared with the first two and I think the villains are the least memorable of the series. I felt Donovan, Elsa and Vogel were a big letdown after the likes of Toht, Belloq and Mola Ram. And like other fans, I'm another that didn't like how Sallah and Brody were made so silly and useless. Sallah could be deleted from the movie and it'd have no effect on it.
I still really like TLC, don't get me wrong, but I can do nothing but disagree with fans who claim it to be the best or as good as Raiders or a return to form after TOD. For me it's always been in the shadow of Raiders and TOD, which I consider to be perfect, whereas TLC is great but not quite on the same level.