The first three Indiana Jones motion pictures were released in 1981, 1984, and 1989, making me seven, ten, and fifteen-years-old when they were issued.

I can't actually remember when the first time was that I saw "Raiders". I can tell you it would have been WAY too much for me as a six-year-old.

"Raiders", which originally released without Indy's name in the title, was interesting because it dealt with an item of the Hebrew faith that was actually gone after (according to some accounts) by the Nazis. Therefore, this film had a lot of historical fact to it. However, the part that bothers me the most is how much of an atheist the Indy character is. When Marcus attempts to warn him he says "you know what a cautious fellow I am," and throws a gun into his suitcase, as if he was going to shoot the Almighty.

"Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom", as I stated, arrived when I was ten-years-old. I did see this one in first release. I suppose I have something of a love/hate relationship with this film. I only saw it once in theaters. I was scared to death of the scene where the guy's heart gets pulled out. However, I enjoyed many of the other elements of the movie. The content was WAY too adult for a child my age and this movie, as well as "Gremlins", led to the PG-13 rating you enjoy today.

Where "Temple" was too horrifying I found "...the Last Crusade" too humorous. I hated learning that Indiana's real name was "Henry" and that the dog was named Indiana. I really didn't like the Laurel and Hardy-style father-and-son relationship was Indy and his Dad. I saw this film once in theaters and, as far as I can remember, I've never watched it again.

So what am I doing tomorrow? Seeing the new "Indiana Jones" film. Hey, Goldilocks didn't stop until she found a bed that was "just right". I can hope.