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Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9780792101680 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Original recording remastered, THX, NTSC ISBN: 0792101685 Label: Paramount Pictures Languages: Manufacturer: Paramount Pictures MPN: 013763 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Paramount Pictures Running Time: 115 minutes Studio: Paramount Pictures Theatrical Release Date: June 12, 1981 Editorial Review: Amazon.com essential video: Steven Spielberg and George Lucas's 1981 resurrection of the Saturday-matinee adventure genre was deservedly popular, and kicked off a successful trilogy. Set in 1936, this first feature introduces Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones, an archaeologist and adventurer whose quests for rare antiquities frequently find him running from one menace or another. Raiders finds Dr. Jones in the middle of a Nazi plot to use the mysterious powers of the Ark of the Covenant to win the war. Karen Allen plays the love interest with an old-fashioned "man's woman" appeal (she can drink anybody under the table and is free with her fists). The constant, cliffhanger appeal of the movie is great fun--one is always wondering how Indy will get out of one scrape after another--and Ford's career got a big boost with his self-effacing but masculine portrayal of the hero. --Tom Keogh Average Rating:
 Rating: - CLASSIC ACTION & ADVENTURE! FORD'S DEFINING ROLE!I bought the original box set many months ago on sale for a bargain price. Reading all the reviews for the new Indy installment I have been wanting to watch the original 3 films before eventually seeing the new one. Watching the original was quite fun as I haven't watched the film in years! The DVD transfer is excellent and the audio is more than adequate on the original 4 DVD box set release not the newest release. This film still holds up well and could be labeled the definitive ... Read More Rating: - Still good after all this time.Well it's Saturday morning movies again. Indiana Jones is the best of the action hero's and Raiders is still the best of these movies. Even after all this time, it still holds up. Settle back with a bag of popcorn and be prepared to have a great time. Rating:  - They buried the dialog!First off, Raiders of the Lost Ark is one of my favorite movies and I'd give the movie itself 5 stars. However, I'm upset with this DVD and I can't recommend it. The score and sound effects are very loud compared to the dialog. In fact, in many places its hard to hear what the characters are saying unless you really turn up the sound (but then the score is super loud, and that is quite irritating). I purchased this DVD after watching Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. ... Read More Rating: - The Man in the Hat....Is BackThe special edition of the 1981 classic "Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark" reintroduces us to Henry "Indiana" Jones, professor of archeology and professional adventurer. George Lucas and Steven Spielberg created an iconic movie franchise out of what was meant to be an homage to the B-movies of the 1930's and 1940's, spawning three sequels, including 2008's "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull." As this movie opens, a man in a fedora is leading an expedition ... Read More Rating:  - Transfer's Looking Good!We all know the 'Indy" movies, so this review is more astetic based than a storyline critique. "Raiders" will always be the best, and offered here in a single movie purchase rather than the three disc set. Sound is better than good, picture is great on this anamorphic widescreen [2:35:1] DVD. It far exceeds the VHS version I previously owned. Movie transfers done right are always a worthy purchase. Also highly recommended to anyone with an upconvert player and a 40" or ... Read More |
