I wish they would've made a film that focused more on his archeology. I would've loved to have seen Indy fight the elements instead of Nazis, Indians, or Russians for once. My favorite moments of Raiders are when he is getting the head-piece translated, then he goes to the map room to discover the well of souls. Those were moments of true discovery that were missing in TOD, TLC, and KOTCS.

Like Anchorhead mentioned, the novels provide true Indy characteristics. He hardly fights in the McGregor novels. Instead it's a lot of discovery. Of course McGregor fails to capture Indy's traits well. That's one reason I opt for the Max McCoy novels. They are the closest thing to Raiders you could ever find. Just avoid Martin Cadin and Steve Perry's Indy novels if you can.