Raiders of the Lost Ark

Pros: Fast, furious, and FUN, all the cast, especially Ford and Rhys-Davies

Cons: Nothing unless you're really picky (apart from some parts being scary for young children)

The Bottom Line: For pure adrenaline-packed fun, there are very few films that can match Raiders of the Lost Ark

Review: For my 100th film review on epinions I thought I’d review a classic, and not only a classic but one I’ve recently had the pleasure of seeing again at the cinema thanks to the Diet Coke Film Fest. (I won tickets and then ...

Pros: Ford, strong writing and dialogue, quick paced plot and innovative action sequences

Cons: none

The Bottom Line: Exciting to watch, and gratifying as a piece of film history, Raiders of the Lost Ark is one of the best action films ever made.

Review: Fresh out of becoming a household name as Han Solo in Star Wars, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas cast Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones. This was all despite the fact that everyone involved wanted Tom Selleck to take on the part of the hero. Jones is an ...

Pros: Fantastic screenplay, great score, and an appealing central character.

Cons: None.

The Bottom Line: Simply the best action film to come out of the 1980s, and a fun and diverting romp, Raiders remains a classic of its genre.

Review: "Raiders of the Lost Ark is one of the most deliriously funny, ingenious and stylish American movies ever made!" -- Vincent Canby, The New York Times "If adventure has a name, it's Indiana Jones." -- tag line for Raiders of the ...

Pros: That Score!!!!

Cons: You questioning me?

The Bottom Line: The Lucas Spielberg production easily beats Star Wars at recreating the fun of the 50's.

Review: Raiders Of The Lost Ark was Steven Spielberg's homage to every Saturday matinee serial you have ever seen. It has action, adventure and Nazis (a common villain in the serials he was aping, mainly for the costumes and accents they offered.) ...

Pros: Ford as Jones. Fun adventure movie with likable main character.

Cons: Snakes, snakes, and more snakes. Did I mention snakes?

The Bottom Line: Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark was a very well done, entertaining adventure movie that I still enjoy watching.

Review: Harrison Ford has been in several very successful movies during his career. I have seen and enjoyed many of them. I love the Indiana Jones movies despite the fact that snakes keep turning up. I just watched Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the ...

Pros: Action, story, acting

Cons: Dated special effects, some graphic images

The Bottom Line: Beware of anything that slithers.

Review: Most film historians agree that the evolution of the summer blockbuster began in the 70's with films such as Jaws and Star Wars. But you can't ignore the importance of this film, released in 1981. It's got everything a typical summer movie needs, ...

Pros: story, pace, action sequences, effects, cinematography

Cons: nothing

The Bottom Line: Spielberg and Lucas combine to create one of cinema's most legendary characters in his first adventure.

Review: In the early 1980’s, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas teamed up with the idea of creating an adventure serial the likes of which they remember from going to the movies during their own childhoods. The result was Raiders of the Lost ...

Pros: The finest Action and Adventure Movie ever made.

Cons: They can never make another one like it without it looking like a rip-off

Review: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

All right, listen up. Have you got your notebooks and pencils ready? Then take this down: This movie is probably the greatest action and adventure story ever produced.

Director Steven Spielberg...

Pros: A perfect adaption of the two-fisted Republic Serials of the 40's.

Cons: Not a damn one. Perfect!

The Bottom Line: Very seldomly would I be so bold as to proclaim a movie to be perfect. Raiders of the Lost Ark is one of that very tiny group.

Review: No doubt about it - the early eighties was the decade where Harrison Ford reigned supreme as a god amongst men. Both Han Solo and Indiana Jones dominated the action movie landscape, and without Ford's presence, both movies would have been poorer. And ...

Pros: Storytelling, effects, script, cast, directing, everything

Cons: Ummm...still waiting for the fourth film?

The Bottom Line: Raiders is film entertainment of the highest order. It is in a class truly by itself.

Review:

Steven Spielberg and George Lucas' rollicking collaboration hasn't lost a step in the nearly twenty years since its release, still as exciting and enjoyable as ever. The film's non-stop, breathless style action mixed with the rugged hero and...