INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE (Theatrical Release USA 1989)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.8|5.0 Starsìììì

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade—may be the best of the series—spices it up a bit with the addition of Sean Connery’s performance as Indiana Jones’ father. The relationship and dynamics between the two are unforgettable. Great performance for both actors. Once again, the audience gets the treat of non-stop adventure, journeying to unknown regions and, believe it or not, pushes its envelope beyond even that. Thank you to Steven Spielberg and George Lucas for providing an adventure that audiences will not soon forget and love to view time and time again. Best work by all involved. This movie is the third installment in a four-set saga. It takes 19 years to release the next story in the series: Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

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Storyline

Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) and his father, Dr. Jones (Sean Connery) search for the Holy Grail.

Additional Thanks

Thank You to Director Steven Spielberg for directing effort. Thank you to Executive Producers George Lucas and Frank Marshall for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Marcus Brody (Denholm Elliott), Elsa (Alison Doody), Sallah (John Rhys-Davies), Walter Donovan (Julian Glover), Young Indy (River Phoenix), Vogel (Michael Byrne), and Kazim (Kevork Malikyan).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Yes. It’s worth every dime and every minute of your time to see this movie. The special effects are spectacular. Sean Connery works with Harrison Ford like a dream.

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WATERSHIP DOWN (Released to Theaters USA 1978)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.4|5.0 Stars ììì

Watership Down, a British animated feature, is not a simple story, nor a story that can be lightly followed. It takes attention, thinking, and involvement to follow the storyline. But, while not well received in the United States, the movie is a completely, not-to-be-missed, more than interesting, good rendering of the importance of perseverance, instinct, and fight necessary to find, establish, and keep a safe home. Told through the eyes of rabbits, the film thoroughly and creatively explores life, death, the importance of females to the continuation of species, and the link to higher forces to successfully navigate even the most difficult of situations. Even though this film has all these good things, there is a down side to this film. It has little to no character development and the plot is a a little hard to follow as the story moves from warren to warren.

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Storyline

A colony of rabbits needs to find a new warren.

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Director and Producer Martin Rosen for his directing efforts. Cast includes: Richard Briers, John Hurt, Michael Graham Cox, John Bennett, Simon Cadell, Terence Rigby, voiced by Roy Kennear, Richard O’Callaghan, Denholm Elliott, Lynn Farleigh, and Zero Mostel.

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Yes. The film may have little character development and the story may need a better plotline, but the upside is: the movie has 'impact' in that it is memorable, multi-layered, and appeals to the intellect due to its depth and value. The movie easily earns multiple watches because of the intellectual storyline.

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