DVD Review: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (Special Edition)
Published May 13, 2008
What's "new" on this release is a handful of unimpressive "all-new special features" that include a storyboard-to-film comparison of the circus train scene, photo galleries and trailer and PC demo for the new LEGO Indiana Jones video game. Not having a PC anymore I couldn't play the demo, but the trailer makes it look so similar to the LEGO Star Wars video games that I felt like I'd already played it with a different coat of paint.
There's also a "new introduction" to Last Crusade featuring Spielberg and Lucas chatting briefly about the development of the movie; "Indy's Women," an American Film Institute roundtable discussion featuring Karen Allen, Kate Capshaw and Alison Doody reminiscing about their characters and acting in the respective films; and "Indy's Friends and Enemies," a fluff piece that describes the love-interests, sidekicks and villains of the Indiana Jones films so far.
All in all, there's really nothing in these special features that is worth seeking out by anyone other than the most hard-core Indy fan, but those folks probably already know all the information presented within and already own the complete trilogy from the first DVD release.
Really the only significant reason to pick up these discs is because this is the first time the Indy movies have been available as separate purchases. So, if you didn't pick up the entire trilogy before and just want to pick up, say, Raiders and Last Crusade for a reasonable price (and don't want to even deal with Temple of Doom), then here you go.
- DVD Review: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (Special Edition)
- Published: May 13, 2008
- Type: Review
- Section: Video
- Filed Under: Video: Action, Video: Adventure, Video: Comedy, Video: Fantasy
- Writer: Sombrero Grande
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