1981 Review Blog
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Grade: A+ 07/25/2014
I will boldy say, without equivocation, that RAIDER is the best action/adventure film of all time. It is simply magical cinema. From the exciting opening to the ghoulish, intense finale...everyone who watches this film wants to become an archaeologist and fight Nazis. Harrison Ford is never better than when he is Indy. He is an archetype at the level of James Bond whereby nearly every other action/adventure hero is considered a variation on him...and they are never equivalent to him. The Spielberg/Lucas collaboration is so perfect and taken seriously to the point where everything on screen is simply exciting and not ridiculous. Those wilhelm screams, those punch sound effects...my god...I want to go watch this film right now!!!
1001 Movie to See Before You Die
Grade: A+ 07/25/2014
I will boldy say, without equivocation, that RAIDER is the best action/adventure film of all time. It is simply magical cinema. From the exciting opening to the ghoulish, intense finale...everyone who watches this film wants to become an archaeologist and fight Nazis. Harrison Ford is never better than when he is Indy. He is an archetype at the level of James Bond whereby nearly every other action/adventure hero is considered a variation on him...and they are never equivalent to him. The Spielberg/Lucas collaboration is so perfect and taken seriously to the point where everything on screen is simply exciting and not ridiculous. Those wilhelm screams, those punch sound effects...my god...I want to go watch this film right now!!!
1001 Movie to See Before You Die