With one of pop culture’s favorite heroes having just returned to the big screen in “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” after too many years away, many sites are posting their all-time favorite Indiana Jones moments. I for one have been taking a walk down memory lane by renting the DVDs this week, and here are my favorite “Indy” moments. Undoubtedly I missed some, so leave your own favorites in the comment box below!
5. The Snake Pit, “Raiders”
A lot of surveys show this is the all-time favorite scene of Indy fans, as superhero Jones reveals even he has a weakness and must overcome his fear of snakes while standing in a huge snake pit.
4. Shooting the Swordsman, “Raiders”
The Jones franchise has always been great at combining humor and action. One of the classic scenes of all time was when Indy nonchalantly kills a flashy swordsman too busy doing tricks to realize he’s about to die.
3. The Nazis Melting, “Raiders”
Yes, it’s a gory moment, but it is a powerful accent to the closing of the first movie in which the Ark of the Covenant is protected from the bad guys.
2. The Mine Cart Ride, “Temple of Doom”
Another classic scene of fun and action, it gave a twist to a car scenario and I always wished I could have been along for that ride!
1. The Leap of Faith, “Last Crusade”
“Last Crusade” is my favorite Indy move and there are many symbolic moments, but my favorite is when the skeptic hero must literally and emotionally take a leap of faith over a chasm as part of his rescue of the Holy Grail.
posted May 26, 2008 at 1:45 pm
I have three favorites. One is “shooting the swordsman” from the first movie. The second is the scene from “The Last Crusade” where Sean Connery says, “We named the dog, Indiana.” The third is from the lastest movie where Sean Connery’s picture is on Indiana’s desk.
For the record, I saw the latest movie last night and liked it.
posted May 26, 2008 at 1:54 pm
P.S. I also liked the scene at the beginning of the latest movie which showed the Arc of the Covenant in a broken box in the warehouse at Area 51.
posted May 26, 2008 at 2:08 pm
The leap of faith!!!!
Also the ark at area 51>>>>
And the lift off
posted May 26, 2008 at 3:20 pm
My favorite moment came after the bad guy in The Last Crusade drank the water of life from the cup Ilsa chose for him and rapidly aged. The knight, in a masterpiece of understatement, simply said, “He chose poorly.”
posted May 27, 2008 at 12:59 pm
I can’t wait to see the latest in a great movie series. I think Indie has to be my most favorite hero next to Legolas,Aragorn, Sam and Frodo.
I like that he’s human enough to be tenacious yet vulnerable.
My favorite scene from the first movie is the sword vs. gun.
I liked the rope bridge scene from the second, where Indie tells everyone to hang on and then cuts the rope supports and all the bad guys fall into the water with the crocodiles.
The third movie was probably the best movie of the three, I loved the father/son interplay between Harrison and Sean Connery. It was a truth about how parents view their children and children view their parents (disappointment from both sides that they can’t see eye to eye) but that there is always love when it comes down to it.
posted May 27, 2008 at 1:22 pm
ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOMENTS WAS AT BEGINNING OF RAIDERS.INDIANA JUST CLIMBED THE PLANE AND DISCOVERED THE SNAKE CRAWLING UPWARD TOWARD HIM………”JOCK,,,,,,THERE IS A SNAKE……….I HATE SNAKES,JOCK,,,,,,,,,I HATE EM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!