Raiders of the Lost Ark Review

 

My Review of Raiders of the Lost Ark. 

So last night, I saw Raiders of the Lost Ark in theatres, and I got to tell ya this film still holds up, and it's hard to believe it's 41 years old now. This film is so much fun to watch; it's full of adventure and excitement and has some terrifying moments, like the scene where all the nazis die. This film is about Indiana Jones finding the Lost Ark; however, he's got to deal with nazis who want to use the ark to take over the world, and he reunites with his old flame Marion, and I met the actress Karen Allen, and she's terrific. The film had some great action scenes like the plane fight scene and car chase scene. This film was directed by Steven Speilberg and was written by George Lucas. 

 

The cast in the film all does a great job playing their roles. Harrison Ford is Indiana Jones, and he said when he dies, Indy dies with him. So don't expect a recast. Karen Allen does a great job as Marion Ravenwood, Paul Freeman, John Rhys Davies, who also have met before today, Ronald Lacey, and Alfred Molina, who had a small role but would go on to play Doc Ock in Spiderman. 

Some fans have debated whether Indy's character is relevant to the story.

This is because of an episode of Big Bang Theory where Amy says his character is relevant because the nazis would have all died in the end. Now, this is debatable with fans, and I think Indy's character is vital to the story, in my opinion. 

If I had to rank the Indy films, it would be 

1. Raiders of the Lost Ark

2. The Last Crusade 

3. Temple of Doom

4. Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 

I love Raiders of the Lost Ark, and it's a classic adventure film and we wish we got more movies like this. I give Raiders of the Lost Ark 9 out of 10. It's a great film to watch, and I recommend this film to anyone. It's a classic worth revisiting. 

Now we are getting a final Indiana Jones film, and Harrison Ford is 80 years old. 

I hear though he's still in fine shape at 80. Like they say, age is just a number.

I hope this film gives Harrison and the character of Indiana Jones a good send-off, but I got a bad feeling Indy will get sidelined in this film. 

Indiana Jones 5 comes out next June. I hope it's good, and if it's not, well. We can just look at Last Crusade as Indy's proper send-off.