Most of all: it was new, it was fresh at that time. There wasn't such a film since the old cliffhanger shows from the 30s. The mere idea of making a lovable hero stumble from one exotic action sequence to the next doesn't warrant a great film yet, but if you have the talent to make the acting, locations, effects and even the dialogs so much fun, convincing and effective that two hours pass like 10 minutes, you get a classic and that's exactly what happened here.
If I had been entertained instead of bored, I might've agreed... maybe the problem was that I was expecting a movie that was actually good, instead of pure camp - what with the aforementioned reputation of this movie, and IMDB score and all. Having too high expectations for something always makes you rate it even lower than it actually deserves, I guess...
I don't even have to go for the nostalgia effect all that much, I didn't get to see the film before the early 90s. Okay wait, even that's already 20 years ago 
I think that counts as nostalgia.
The Mummy is a fun film too, but it simply wouldn't exist if it wasn't for Mister Jones.
Yes, granted. Unfortunately it's very nearly the only point in Raiders' favour that I've found in the comparison...
I guess I'll just give the others a pass, accept that Indiana Jones isn't for me, and move on to other classics that I haven't seen yet, and that hopefully I'll find more deserving. Though somehow I doubt too many will be from the '80s, true.
I do love Breakfast Club, and some others from that decade I'm sure, but I can't think of many.
This one might get some discussion going... we can hope. So I just watched Raiders of the Lost Ark.
- 07/10/2011 10:32:19 PM
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Harrison Ford?
- 07/10/2011 10:56:17 PM
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Obviously I was always going to miss out on the nostalgia factor. But even so.
- 07/10/2011 11:09:15 PM
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Probably the difference between being a great example of the genre and pioneering it. *NM*
- 08/10/2011 12:03:38 AM
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I love the Mummy, but one reason why you shouldn't compare the two movies
- 08/10/2011 02:52:04 AM
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I've noticed your difficulties with recognizing the important and great films of the 80s before
- 08/10/2011 03:19:37 PM
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- 08/10/2011 03:19:37 PM
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I knew you'd appreciate my post. 
- 08/10/2011 08:42:58 PM
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- 08/10/2011 08:42:58 PM
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Better writing? Better lead actor? *NM*
- 08/10/2011 05:34:12 PM
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The latter is debatable, actually. As for the former: yeah, right. *NM*
- 08/10/2011 08:36:49 PM
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*NM*
- 08/10/2011 08:36:49 PM
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It's just an illustration of how things can be more than the sum of their parts.
- 11/10/2011 01:38:36 AM
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