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Originally Posted by nik-
He once got lost in his own museum.
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He also contracted aids and died from the disease in 1992
What makes Raiders of the Lost Ark better than the Last Crusade is the love interest. Marion Ravenwood is one of the great female characterizations in action movie history. While Indy does have to save her a few times, at least she is able to operate independently, and is not completely useless in Jones' quest for the Ark.
Kate Capshaw in completely useless in Temple of Doom, and is a detriment to the quest to find the stones. I still don't understand why he chose to bring her along in the first place.
Schneider in The Last Crusade is pretty good as well, but being siding the enemy doesn't necessarily force her to do much in the movie. She did make a fine looking Nazi though.
The Last Crusade is better for its comical moments, and Sean Connery was great as usual. But, Raiders of the Lost Ark I find to be technically superior (for its age), and is the better developed movie. Of course it had the benefit of being the first in the series, and it is was probably difficult to make a better movie with a similar concept.
It's a real tragedy that River Phoenix died, as he would have been perfectly suited to carry on the mantle (instead of Shia... shudder).