Bingowings said:

It's a roller coaster but it's not a story.

The rather wonky view of Hinduism and the bizarre politics of a white American with a little help from a screaming woman, a mini-Oriental stereotype....

I agree. Temple is my least favorite of the four. It's just too much of a stretch at times. Not in a "man, get out of here, that can't happen" sort of way, but in more of an "alright- enough already with the screaming, the comic relief, and the cringe-worthy Chinese stereotype" sort of way.

Compare Sallah and Brody in Raiders to their counterparts in TLC and it's hard to imagine they are meant to be the same characters.

The dumbing down and comic turn of those two characters has always been my biggest problem with Crusade. Fortunately they aren't like that in the novels, which I'm a huge fan of. In fact, I read those much more often than I watch the films.

The sequels and prequels to Raiders aren't mucked up by CGI, they are mucked up by inconsistent craftsmanship.

I'm a big fan of all four films, but no doubt there are some areas in each that I would have done differently. None are deal-breakers though. My Indiana Jones marathons last a lot longer than My Star Wars marathons. ;-)

Still though, the portions I would have done differently in all four and the bits I don't care for are all because of writing, none are because of dodgy matte or CGI. I'm along for the story.