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| Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (Special Edition) | 
 enlarge | Director: Steven Spielberg
Actors: Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Alison Doody, Denholm Elliott, John Rhys-davies
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (126 reviews)
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Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), German (Original Language), Greek (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 127 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: PARD132844D
UPC: 097361328447
EAN: 0097361328447
ASIN: B0014C2FX8
Release Date: May 13, 2008
Theatrical Release Date: 1989
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 New Last Crusade Special Collector's Edition due out May 13th, 2008! March 8, 2008
13 out of 18 found this review helpful
The details of new DVD editions of the three classic classic Indiana Jones movies with all-new special features have been announced. They'll be available separately for the first time on DVD, or as a set. They were previously only available on DVD as a set.
The new releases will coincide with the new movie, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, which comes out on May 22nd. They'll have new special features designed to introduce new Indy fans to the old movies, as well as to introduce old fans to the new movie.
The Indiana Jones movies are George Lucas's recreation/update of the serialized adventures of the 1930s and '40s. Made in the '80s and set in the '30s, they feature Harrison Ford as a mild-mannered archeology professor who moonlights as an adventurous seeker of priceless antiquities. This takes him to exotic locations across the world, and gets him in some very tight spots of the kind that only a movie hero could get into, or out of. He invariably finds himself opposed by dangerous men with evil plans for the powerful objects only he has the skills to recover. There are elaborate set pieces with creepy critters, ancient traps, fights with weapons from bare hands to airplanes and tanks, and sometimes supernatural forces. Along the way Jones manages to have some romance too. Humor is a big part of the fun.
This is the third in the series, after Raiders of the Lost Ark and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. It begins with a teenaged Indy trying unsuccessfully to save an artifact from thieves, during which we get background on his signature fedora, bull whip, fear of snakes and his father. Then we jump to 1938, when Indy learns his father, played by Sean Connery, has gone missing while searching for the Holy Grail, which the Nazis have designs on for world domination. Joining with a somewhat dim museum owner and the beautiful woman Indy's father had been working with, Indy has close calls in Venice, Austria, and Turkey as he closes in on the Grail and, in the end, bonds with dad.
This one returns to the lighter tone of Raiders, after the somewhat darker Temple of Doom, and perhaps exceeds Raiders in its emphasis on humor (though I still find Raiders funnier). It's fun to see Ford and Connery working together. As always there are very involved set pieces, including a tank battle, an intricate plot full of mystery and action, and some magic. And critters: this time thousands of rats.
If you don't want the whole set and don't want to wait until May, you could get a used copy of the old Last Crusade DVD (people sell them out of the sets). The difference is in the extra features. The bonuses from the old set are on their own disc, so what you get when you buy just the old Last Crusade DVD is pretty bare. The new release, on the other hand, has the following, all new:
-- "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: An Introduction" by director Steven Spielberg and creator/producer George Lucas
-- "The Women: The American Film Institute Tribute," in which the three Indiana Jones women (Karen Allen, Kate Capshaw and Alison Doody) reunite for a discussion
-- "Friends and Enemies," in which Spielberg, Lucas and Indiana Jones writers discuss how they created the original characters, and a look at new faces in the new movie
-- storyboards: the opening sequence
-- DVD galleries of illustrations, props, production stills and portraits, FX/Industrial Light and Magic stuff, and promotion/marketing materials
-- "Lego Indiana Jones," a demo and trailer for a game based on the trilogy
If you like a few extras, you'll probably prefer this new DVD, though maybe not enough to upgrade from the old one, or to wait until May. I like audio commentaries, myself, and since they're easy to produce and tend to bring out points not covered in other features, I subtract one star for a special edition without any, but I look forward to the rest. If you don't care about commentaries, this may be a five-star DVD for you.
There have been rumors of deleted scenes, but none are included.
Some will want to wait for a high-def release, which makes sense if you have the equipment or plan to get it. Many speculate that a Blu-ray release will come out for Christmas, but that's sheer guesswork.
There's also some speculation that an even better edition with all four movies will soon supersede this new DVD. They may bundle the four together, but I doubt that there will be a better edition of this movie soon, if ever, on standard DVD. Keep in mind that the previous set came out over four years ago, and if not for the new movie, that would probably be the only release during the decade of standard DVD. The next upgrade may be high-def only, and may not happen for a while.
If you do want the whole trilogy (highly recommended), the new release is here, the old set is here. If you want to pick up one of the others from the new set, the new edition of Raiders of the Lost Ark is here, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom here.
"I Told You - Don't Call Me Junior." February 13, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) is just back from retrieving the Cross of Coronado (a quest he's been on for years) when he gets the news. His father (Sean Connery) has picked up the trail of the Holy Grail, a quest he's been on for years. Unfortunately, Dr. Jones Senior has vanished. So Indiana sets out for Venice to find his father.
Once there, he realizes he and his father are in a race for time with the Nazis to find this holy relic. The Nazis want to use it to create an army of invincible soldiers since the cup is rumored to create eternal life from those who drink of it. The problem? The Nazis have key pieces of research the two need to locate and retrieve it. Can they find it first? Will they make it out of this adventure alive?
This movie is lighter in tone, much more like the first one then the second one. In fact, I'd say it is the lightest of all three of them with fewer gruesome images then the first two. (No, that doesn't mean this is for the squeamish, however.) The acting is good, especially the chemistry between Harrison Ford and Sean Connery. They look like they are having fun together on screen. The story is clever and keeps you engaged with actions and plenty of laughs along the way. I did feel the action got repetitive in the middle, however. That's pretty much my only complaint.
This movie is really nothing more then a mindless action film. But it's very good at it. If you are looking to be entertained, this movie will do it.
 The last Indiana Jones film until 2008. April 9, 2007
Rated "PG-13". Running Time: 2hrs, 07 min.
Paramount Pictures Presents, a Lucasfilm Ltd. Production. A Steven Spielburg Film.
Story by George Lucas and Menno Meyjes. Screenplay by Jeffrey Boam, Directed by Steven Spielberg.
Harrison Ford, John Rhys-Davies and Denholm Elliott return for the third film.
It is the year 1938. This time Dr. Indiana Jones must go to Venice, Italy in search of The Holy Grail and the chalice that Jesus drank from during The Last Supper around 1905 years ago.
Why Indy? Well, the last archeologist had all the information of The Holy Grail they needed, however he is missing. It is Indiana Jones father, Henry (Sean Connery).
River Phoenix plays "Indiana Jones" at 15. This segment inspired a tv series "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles" (1992-93) in which Harrison Ford as "Indiana Jones" in 1950 made a special appearance in the episode, "Young Indiana Jones and the Mystery of the Blues".
The knight was played by Robert Eddison. The temple actually exists in Petra, Jordan. The outside of the temple was not a special effect. They were actually there. However, the inside of the temple was filmed from a studio.
Karen Allen and John Ryes-Davies reunited for the television special "The Making of Indiana Jones Adventure". The Disneyland attraction ride opened March 3, 1995.
All VHS and DVD editions of the Indiana Jones films are collectible.
Film won the Academy Award for Sound Effects Editing and nominated for Original Score.
Harrison Ford and Karen Allen will return!
"Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" was released May 22, 2008.
Update: August 8, 2008, George Lucas has confirmed that his team is researching the possible storyline for "Indiana Jones 5". It would have Harrison Ford as the lead. Harrison Ford is "Indiana Jones". The 5th film wil not resolve around Shia LaBeouf's character "Mutt Williams".
George Lucas,Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford still have to come to an agreement.
Action Packed July 11, 2006
I don't usually care for action movies, but this one was quite good. There's a chase scene or a fight scene every couple of minutes, and the film does a pretty good job of keeping things interesting without tossing in tons of irrelevant martial arts material (i.e. the Matrix).
What ties the action together is Indiana's quest to find his father and stop the Nazis from getting the legendary holy grail. Lots of secretive-type stuff goes on, which is always cool. I did have a little bit of trouble with some of the continuity of the plot at one or two points, but I found this slight obstacle easy to overlook.
Every now and then there's some comic relief, mostly brought about by Sean Connery of all people. Since he's pretty old in this movie, he doesn't contribute much to the action. That's left up to Harrison Ford, who does a great job of making you believe that archaeology professors are the toughest son-of-a-guns on earth.
The type of action you can expect to see involves motocycle riding, fist-fights on moving tanks, boat chases, trespassing through old castles, exploding airplanes, tomb exploration, and plenty of guns of course. The film makers packed it all in. Very few dull moments, and surprisingly little philosophy for something with religious subject matter in the plot.
I enjoyed this movie because it's not too gross, and it's not filled with unnecessary cussing, like tons of other action films out there. I think it's something most everybody can enjoy. It's my favorite Indiana Jones film, and beats the heck out of the Temple of Doom. Highly watchable, even if it's the only Indiana Jones movie you ever see.
INDIANA JONES III September 17, 2005
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Indiana Jones III : The Last Crusade.
It started with a big production after star wars, It was to be Caled "Raiders". Indy 1 was made. Big Film. It worked.
Then came a lower budget "Temple" another Indy story for fans of "Raiders". popular film continues
And now Indy III. by Now, it has turned into a comic book, almost what was originally the idea. Another Great film for Indy fans.
These films are like comic books, that's why people watch them, this is popular media, entertainment....
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