Indiana Jones And The Raiders Of The Lost Ark [Blu-ray] [Region Free]

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Films as one gets older generally become less important, especially today when most are either utter pants and all of the others are uniformly excellent. In other words today, it's much harder to have a film that captures the imagination of everyone by being unique and wonderous.When I was a child, this was not the case. Most films that had special effects were not very good and the TV even worse.Then came Star Wars that step changed the sci-fi movie genre and left me awe struck. Not that long afterwards, came Raiders.And for me this was the movie of my childhood. I went to see the film with a friend not knowing anything about it and actually intending going to see a different film. That film was not available (oh how the youth of today have it easy) so I plumped to see this one.And it was everything that my imagination was capable of imagining. I loved, mystery stories and books like Biggles and this film played every aspect of those genres perfectly. It was - and is - the greatest adventure film ever made.This download is of course a perfect rendition of the original so no rubbishy VHS nonsense. It isn't of course 4K hi def but that does not matter. It has the charm of a film that was in itself a love letter to early 1930's adventure films.From the very first seconds there is a magic about this film that cannot be ignored. It captivates and excites from the off helped of course by a music score that in itself could sell the movie. As a small boy I was tempted to run around the room clutching my parts when the opening du du du-du lines kicked in. I still could., although it would lack a certain amount of charm at fifty three and probably end up with me being arrested.Bottom line is that this is a once in a lifetime film. A magical experience that has lost non of it's charm, wonder and outright excitement forty years on.

Harrison Ford is on tremendous form as the university professor by day and global explorer, nazi ass kicker, artefact discoverer and ladies man in his spare time. Indiana Jones is approached by government officials who have heard about his abilities to obtain rare artefacts. They tell him that they have intercepted a nazi communication that spells out plans to discover the lost ark of the covenant. A religious tomb that holds the Ten Commandments and the power of God. They ask Dr Jones to get to it before the nazis as an army that carries the ark could rule the world.Jones begins his search in Nepal where he finds ex girlfriend Marion who is the daughter of indianas mentor. Marion has a necklace that has a pendant that shows markings to the burial place of the ark. It also is revealed that it fits onto the staff of wrath and will reveal the exact location. Unfortunately, Indiana has been followed by nazi agents and a fight ensues for the piece.Indy and Marion escape with the headpiece and move onto the Middle East where Marion is kidnapped by the nazis and Indiana locates the ark.A back and forth ensues between Indy and the nazis and the most incredible action scenes ensue. There is horse riding, car chases, punch ups, sword fights, explosions, booby traps and that's not to mention the snakes.The movie stretches over land sea and air to the conclusion on an island where the nazis will test the power of the ark. Tied up and frightened Indy and Marion must watch as the Germans open the ark and get more than they bargained for.This is the best of the Indiana Jones movies. It is a non stop ride of suspense, action and humour. The mythology is fantastic and there are great performances from Denholm Elliott, Karen Allen and John Rhys Davis. The villains are genuinely creepy and the challenges seem impossible.Harrison Ford put himself on the map in this movie as a true legend. A brilliant and inspired performance. He was not the first choice for the role, but it's impossible to imagine anyone else in this role. He really made it his own. My favourite movie. It never gets boring.

loved this as a kid, but I now realise how little attention to detail Steven Spielberg had. He makes a lot of obvious mistakes. My children are 7 year old and 9 year old basically took it a part. i.e. the scene where he gets in a magic box on a train. When the antagonist opens the box, its empty and Mr Jones is running outside. As my kids pointed out, the box is not actually magic its a trick and if there is a hole in the bottom of the train, directly under the wheels. Normally old indie would be dead, I got this for a large part of the ending too.However overall it was fun and they did like it. But they had the same issues with back to the future. I think my generation was less cynical.

The first Indiana Jones feature is the perfect distillation of all those classic 1930s to the 1950s adventures such as The African Queen and King Solomon's Mines, featuring Harrison Ford, one of the most charismatic film stars of the time. Set piece leads into set piece, but it all flows so smoothly, it doesn't feel contrived or lopsided. The supporting cast all seem iconic and the characters have been subsequently imitated by dozens of lesser movies. Another strength is that analogue stunts were favoured over greenscreen and CGI.Spielberg somehow manages to bring new life to a staid action format; the giant rolling boulder, a spy monkey, torture instruments that are actually coat hangers...nearly every scene contains innovative ideas in a way that hasn't really been seen since.The special FX do look a bit dated now, and the franchise dropped the ball a bit as the sequels made questionable choices - Sean Connery as Jones Sr, a wise cracking kid sidekick, being launched a mile inside a freezer by a nuclear explosion and surviving...but this film still remains an irrefutable classic.

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Fun film. Classic. Must see.

Great movie