A leading candidate for the best adventure movie of all time. Harrison Ford plays Indiana Jones,
a professor of archaeology and treasure hunter who is hired by the United States government in the
1930s to find and retrieve the mythical "Ark of the Covenant" before the Nazis do.
"Raiders of the Lost Ark" offers an almost non-stop variety of thrills and is able to sustain itself
for its entire 116-minute running time. Theres so much to make note of here - the flawless cast, the
flashy special effects, the incredible sets, the efficient pacing of the film, the memorable scenes
like the chamber full of snakes and the truck chase, etc. I won't go into great detail in describing
it but suffice it to say that if you enjoy adventure movies youre advised to catch this 1980s
blockbuster AT LEAST once.
Followed by "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom", "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade", and the TV
series "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles". To this date rumors persist that a fourth film will be
made, and I know the principal people involved in the initial trilogy are all interested, so I guess
it's just a matter of waiting for the right script.
Conceived by George Lucas and Steven Spielberg and scripted by future film director Lawrence Kasdan.
(official story credit goes to Lucas and Philip Kaufman)
