BY JOHN BILLINGER<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Indiana Jones. What can I say? In many people\u2019s opinion (mine included)m it\u2019s one of the best movie trilogies of all time. These films were thrilling, action-packed, funny, emotional, and even scary at times. I grew up with them, and have recently rewatched them, and I gotta say, they hold up really well. \u201cRaiders of the Lost Ark\u201d<\/em> might not just be one of the greatest action films ever made, but one of the greatest films ever made. \u201cTemple of Doom<\/em>,\u201d while it has its flaws (to be fair, Steven Speilberg and George Lucas wanted it to be completely different from \u201cRaiders\u201d<\/em>) it\u2019s still a really good film. And last but not least, \u201cThe Last Crusade<\/em>,\u201d while it does try to replicate \u201cRaiders<\/em>,\u201d it still manages to stand on its own and complete the trilogy on a high note. All in all, the Indy films are 10\/10. It\u2019s impossible not to have a good time while watching these.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And then there\u2019s 2008\u2019s \u201cKingdom of the Crystal Skull<\/em>,\u201d as well as the soon-to-be-released \u201cDial of Destiny<\/em>.\u201d I suppose these days, no movie series is fully complete. There has to be some form of continuation decades later. Although, to be fair, development on a fourth movie dates long before modern-day franchise continuations. Let\u2019s go back to the 90s, with a TV show about Indiana Jones. Before George Lucas made the \u201cStar Wars\u201d<\/em> prequels, he created the show \u201cThe Young Indiana Jones Chronicles<\/em>.\u201d It was a prequel show about Indiana Jones\u2019 childhood to early adulthood, from about the early 1900s to the early 1920s. Incidentally, during the course of the show, he met a bunch of historical figures like Theodore Roosevelt and Thomas Edison. Yep, in addition to giving the backstory for Indiana Jones, George Lucas also wanted the show to be educational for some reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n