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Nominated for eight Academy
Awards including Best Picture, and winner of four Oscars,
Raiders Of The Lost Ark is one of those rare commercial smash
hits that also manages to win widespread critical acclaim from
even the most hardened of film critics. After all, any film
directed by Steven Spielberg and written by George Lucas has
to be an ingenious creation, right? In this case, absolutely.
Not only is Raiders Of The Lost Ark one of the more memorable
films in history, but its lead character Indiana Jones will go
down in history as one of, if not the, most beloved hero in
movie history…
Renowned archeologist and college
history professor Indiana Jones (expert in recovering ancient
objects) is approached by the United States government in
regard to retrieving one of the greatest treasures in human
history - the Ark of the Covenant. The government fears the
Ark will fall into the wrong hands seeing as how Adolf Hitler
and the Third Reich are feverishly searching for the Ark
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With a hefty knowledge of the history involving
the Ark, Jones sets out to borrow an amulet instrumental in the
Ark's discovery from family friend and ex-lover Marion Ravenwood
(Karen Allen). But the Nazis also seek the amulet, and Jones arrives
just in the nick of time. Now Marion and Indiana will have to work
together if they have any hope of saving the Ark from the evil
clutches of the Nazi regime. In so doing, they encounter countless
Nazis, booby traps, double-crossers, and the worst element of all -
snakes!
With an original score by John Williams (Jaws,
Star Wars, Jurassic Park, etc.), the theme song from Raiders Of The
Lost Ark may well be one of the most recognizable in the history of
cinema. Williams's genius is present throughout every scene of the
film (which is one of Spielberg's greatest triumphs - getting
Hollywood to place greater emphasis on sound and music, i.e.
emotion, the same as it does for dialogue, character, plot, etc.)
Raiders Of The Lost Ark also features the underrated actress Karen
Allen (Animal House, Scrooged, The Perfect Storm, etc.) whose career
has spanned parts of four decades. In this film, she shines as the
headstrong love interest of Indiana Jones…
Home to Harrison Ford's breakout role, Raiders
Of The Lost Ark features the up-and-coming Hollywood talent at his
best. Although Star Wars placed Ford in the limelight, Raiders Of
The Lost Ark puts Ford in the lead role - where he belongs. A
likeable man, exhibiting unrivaled onscreen charisma, Harrison Ford
adds the final touches of genius to a film that is as close to
perfect as any movie can come. Don't miss out on this first glimpse
of Indiana Jones. A brilliant tale of heroism and adventure, Raiders
Of The Lost Ark is a definite must-see movie…
About the Author
Britt Gillette is author of The
DVD Report, a blog where you can find more reviews like this one
of the Raiders
Of The Lost Ark (DVD).
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