It's a fun film with a rollicking Boy's Own sense of adventure and style.
It has at it's heart one of cinemas all time great characters played superbly by a never better Harrison Ford.
It has iconic set pieces that still stand up to scrutiny today.
It is also magnificently paced. I watched it for the first time in a while last year and was surprised at how quickly the story moved. Compared to modern day blockbusters with their bloated running times and uneven pacing it was an absolute joy.
I get that Raiders might not be to your taste, but I think it's one of the finest examples of an adventure film ever made.
It has at it's heart one of cinemas all time great characters played superbly by a never better Harrison Ford.
It has iconic set pieces that still stand up to scrutiny today.
It is also magnificently paced. I watched it for the first time in a while last year and was surprised at how quickly the story moved. Compared to modern day blockbusters with their bloated running times and uneven pacing it was an absolute joy.
I get that Raiders might not be to your taste, but I think it's one of the finest examples of an adventure film ever made.
Once known as Hochopepa
You cannot kill a vampire with an MDF stake; werewolves can't fly; zombies do not run. - Simon Pegg
You cannot kill a vampire with an MDF stake; werewolves can't fly; zombies do not run. - Simon Pegg
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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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 great sense of fun
- 10/10/2011 03:52:28 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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