Some other little bits I loved:
When Dovchenko bends down to tie his shoes and the soldeirs behind him start firing at the guards, look closely at the one on the farthest right of screen. He let out a short burst, and then appears to run out of ammo, even shouting back to his comrades as if to say, ?Damn it! I?m out!" I?m not sure if this was intentional, but if it was, it?s a neat little bit of characterization for the Russian soldiers.
When Spalko is going off about getting all her medals, if you look closely, Indy?s got his hands in his pockets. A subtle but cool bit of casualness from Indy in the face of an enemy.
When the soldier opens the metal chest containing the alien, following the closeup of his glasses getting stuck to the lid, we suddenly cut to Spalko zipping into frame, grabbing the lid. I like the urgency in her movement there. Later, the intense look on her face as she opens the glass case over the foil-wrapped alien is pretty sweet.
Dovchenko having to hold his shaking hand as he shines a flashlight on the alien?s arm.
The shot of Indy crouching behind a patch of dirt, watching the Russians find Dovchenko after the rocket sled has stopped. I like how you see the light slowly illuminate his eyes.
In Doom Town, Indy stops to try and get some water from a sink. This makes sense; if Indy had just spent the whole early morning trekking through the desert, he?d be pretty darn thirsty. This is elaborated upon in the novelization.
?SURE, GREAT, DON?T WAIT FOR ME!?
As Indy climbs the hill to look at the mushroom cloud, you can see on the far right what looks like a chair lying in the grass. See? The fridge wasn?t the only houshold object that was sent flying away from the blast site!
The Marcus Brody painting in the hallway outside Indy?s classroom.
And yeah, I'm jotting these down as I watch the film on my computer.