Raiders of the Lost Ark

Pros: Excellent special effects, non stop action all the way through the movie.

Cons: Too bad the movie wasnt longer.

Review: What can you not say about Harrison Ford as an actor. He is one of a kind and can make any movie better than what it is just by being the leading actor.

Raiders of the Lost Ark is one of those movies that proves that theory. Its is the...

Pros: Some of the best scenes in film history. The standard by which all other adventure films will be judged.

Cons: None

Review: The first 15 minutes of Raiders of the lost Ark contain some of the most eye catching action scenes in film history and really set the scene for a trilogy of movies unequalled in the action/adventure genre.

The main character in...

Pros: story, pace, action sequences, effects, cinematography

Cons: nothing

The Bottom Line: Spielberg and Lucas combine to create one of cinema's most legendary characters in his first adventure.

Review: In the early 1980 s, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas teamed up with the idea of creating an adventure serial the likes of which they remember from going to the movies during their own childhoods. The result was Raiders of the Lost...

Pros: Ford, strong writing and dialogue, quick paced plot and innovative action sequences

Cons: none

The Bottom Line: Exciting to watch, and gratifying as a piece of film history, Raiders of the Lost Ark is one of the best action films ever made.

Review: Fresh out of becoming a household name as Han Solo in Star Wars, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas cast Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones. This was all despite the fact that everyone involved wanted Tom Selleck to take on the part of the hero. Jones is...

Pros: Action sequences, script, cinematography

Cons: The Snake Pit blooper always makes me laugh

Review: Don't down on Steven Spielberg. People criticize him for being too box office, and unrealistic. The truth is Spielberg has the very accurate ability to bring the images and visions in his head to life. He vividly describes how a person would...

Pros: That Score!!!!

Cons: You questioning me?

The Bottom Line: The Lucas Spielberg production easily beats Star Wars at recreating the fun of the 50's.

Review: Raiders Of The Lost Ark was Steven Spielberg's homage to every Saturday matinee serial you have ever seen. It has action, adventure and Nazis (a common villain in the serials he was aping, mainly for the costumes and accents they...