The reason we liked the first one was because of the historical and spiritual significance of a very real archaeological treasure, the Ark of the Covenant, although dramatic license was in play. God’s power triumphing over evil never gets old.
When they resorted to aliens, that wasn’t nearly as interesting for real archaeological story-telling.
and the third one also with historical Christian reference was the Cup of Christ..
“he chose poorly”
The first one was very good. The next disappointing. The next even more disappointing. The Next sucked.