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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TROY (Released to Theaters USA 2004)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.7|5.0 Stars ììì

Troy, interesting, does a much better job of telling the classic, god-related story than many other films within this genre. The acting is suitable to good and the presentation/portrayal work at the same level. The writing department writes from an angle that greatly enhances previous attempts to portray this story with some very good dialogue lines about who should fight wars between kings. There are unnecessary nudity and sexual scenes in the movie. But, overall, the movie makes some valid points about war and makes way for good, after viewing discussion.

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Storyline

The movie tracks the events that led to the Grecian attack on Troy over Helen. 

 Additional Thanks

Thank you to Director and Producer Wolfgang Petersen. Thank you to Producers Diana Rathbun and Colin Wilson for making the film possible. Cast include: Julian Glover, Brian Cox, Nathan Jones, Adoni Maropis, Jacob Smith, Brad Pitt, John Shrapnel, Brendon Gleeson, Diane Kruger, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, and Siri Svegler.

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Maybe. This is a suitable watch and tells a fairly good story. Watch for Actor Peter O’Toole in his later life professional work and the support of Orlando Bloom, Eric Bana, Brian Cox, Brenden Gleeson, Brad Pitt, Sean Bean, and Diane Kruger.

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