Raiders of the Lost Ark

The year is 1936. A professor who studies archeology named Inidana Jones is venturing in the jungles in South America searching for a golden statue.

Approval Rate: 91%

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    the_real_george_w_bush

    Sat Mar 30 2013

    Duh duh duh duh duh duhn Duh duh duh DUH DUH DUH Duh duh duh Duh duh duhn Duh duh duh DUH DUH DUH *!!whip crack!!*

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    numbah16tdhaha

    Tue Mar 05 2013

    Don't tell THAT GUY, but... ...they melt Nazis in this flick.

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    magneticd

    Fri Nov 12 2010

    As Archie Bunker said 'A room full of Nazis get their faces melted off, what's not to like?'

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    twansalem

    Fri Apr 10 2009

    This first Indiana Jones movie set the tone for the ones to follow. I am apparently odd in that Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is my favorite of the Indiana Jones movies, but of the Lost Ark is great as well. All of the first three were great, the more recent Crystal Skulls was merely good.

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    danielle101282

    Fri Aug 29 2008

    I love Indiana Jones there is nothing else to say.

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    spike65

    Fri Jul 18 2008

    The first and best of this series. Great modern take on the old low budget serials from the 1940's and 50's. Well crafted film with never a dull moment.

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    beloved

    Sat Apr 26 2008

    Another great favorite, Harrison Ford, I never get enough.

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    lmorovan

    Thu Apr 17 2008

    Great movie and excellent acting by Harrison. Evidently, you can't expect less from a Spielberg movie.

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    genghisthehun

    Sat Nov 10 2007

    I liked this Ark of the Covenant quest tale, and it is probably the best of the lot of the three in the genre.

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    smallchief

    Sat Oct 06 2007

    There were some good scenes, but the cartoonish action got boring after a while and the ending was about the least plausible I have ever seen. Without spoiling it for anybody, shall we say it ended with an act of God?

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    mariusqeldroma

    Thu Aug 09 2007

    Classic action from one of the best in the business. Those damned snakes, too. :)

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    xagent

    Thu Aug 09 2007

    I remember watching this growing up and I'm still not tired of watching it.

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    rlonghurst

    Sat Jul 21 2007

    I thought it was stupid because they won't be able to find the box at the end and they wen't to a lot of trouble to find it in the first place.

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    victor83

    Thu Jul 19 2007

    One of the best action movies ever; though for my money, a bit overboard with the snakes.

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    fluffytuffy

    Thu Jun 28 2007

    What can I say, the perfect action movie--good story, great action, handsome leading man, tough leading lady, villainous bad guys (booo hiss), great humor, great scenery--it just scores 100% on the enjoyable scale!  I too loved the scene where he was fighing the bad guys and finally just got fed up and shot the last one--don't know why that is so funny other than the look on Fords face!  Alas, the others in the series never did meet up with this one, but they are still enjoyable.

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    reaverto

    Sun Apr 08 2007

    True classic, the part where Jones shoots the guy with the sword was priceless. Apparently, Harrison Ford came up with the idea that while filming.

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    ajnm38a0

    Mon Apr 02 2007

    One of the best action movies ever made and best of the Indiana Jones movies so far

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    primaxdonna

    Wed Feb 21 2007

    love the trilogy. the last is actually the best.

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    supremecritic

    Thu Sep 14 2006

    one of the greatest adventure movies ever made.

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    leftfinger

    Thu Aug 17 2006

    This movie hits the ground running from the get-go. Non-stop action and the movie pays homage to the "Golden Era" of Hollywood being set in the 30's which I'm a sucker for anyway. Fun movie all around and one of my all-time favorites.

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    frankswildyear_s

    Wed Apr 12 2006

    A rare example of a film that looks great on paper and still delivers the goods. There was an A-list team behind the camera with George Lucas, Stephen Speilberg and Lawrence Kasdan writing. Often that much talent lends to ego clashes and a less-than-unified final product that has pieces of each genius. Harrison Ford was perfectly cast as a hero, a noble man with very human flaws and more bravado than good sense. I think it's his best ever performance. The 1940's period presentation is perfect and the film bears little or no sign of the times in which it was made, the early 80's. It's an homage to the serial popcorn adventure matinee of a by-gone day and a lot of fun. The joy of the first film was lost in the subsequent sequels, which were completely lacking in originality and spirit. In fact the noble characteristics of Indy is barely recognizable in the second one.

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    edt4226d

    Tue Jan 10 2006

    I hate to rain on anybody's parade, but this movie just didn't do it for me. Perhaps it's because I went into the theatre already disliking Spielberg movies as a general rule (with the qualified exception of "Jaws")...who knows? Perhaps it's impossible for me to be objective when it comes to Spielberg. I concede that he's a master craftsman when it comes to the technique of constructing a film, but the heart and soul of his movies tend to be empty, superficial feel-good fluff...at least that was my feeling at the time this picture came out (and after seeing the recent "War of the Worlds" I don't really find any reason to change my opinion in that regard). To me, this was a throwback to the serials of the 1930's and 40's that were done far, FAR more cheaply but much more charmingly way back then. Definitely proves the maxim that "Less is more."

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    limpin_trenchfoot

    Fri Dec 02 2005

    The first and by far the best of the trilogy. Holds up well on TV 4th and 5th time around.

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    decalod85

    Mon Nov 28 2005

    No one should ever remake this movie. How could they do it better?

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    drbowler

    Thu Nov 10 2005

    This made Harrison Ford even more of a star than when he was Han Solo. Odd, he was better in the Jones series but he'll be remebered as Solo.

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    megadude

    Sun Nov 06 2005

    One of the greatest (if not THE greatest) action and thrill movies of all time. How anyone can rate it less than 5 is incomprehensible! Indy is into and out of one bind after another, almost non-stop!

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    hbbt55

    Sat Oct 08 2005

    Harrason Ford Played it great even when he was sick during the "suppose" fight sence with the sword guy he just didn't feel well that so he improvised it was great. I would have done the same thing

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    echoscot

    Sat Oct 08 2005

    The first of the Indy films and THE BEST. I saw it at the theatre when it first came out, having heard very little, and was thoroughly entertained. Great fun, some violent scenes, so keep away from the little impressionable ones.

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    faa07a17

    Wed Oct 05 2005

    The best of the series. As close to perfect as the best movies done in the neo-American style.

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    rjy22751

    Tue Sep 13 2005

    A good movie to see over and over!

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    37102002

    Sat Jul 09 2005

    Perhaps the perfect action thriller movie. Funny, suspenseful, dramatic, action packed. Has it all.

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    jukeboxhero

    Thu Jun 16 2005

    no one does it better than speilberg(plus i just felt like raising the rating.)

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    planetarygear

    Thu May 19 2005

    Adventure, Religion, Nazis being vaporized, Serpants, cryptology...This movie inspired me on SO many levels.

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    louiethe20th

    Mon Apr 11 2005

    What a brilliant film!Harrison Ford was awesome,as he was in the entire trilogy!

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    dpostoskie

    Thu Apr 07 2005

    Ford is a classic every day man put in tough situations. He fit perfect in the movie and a real adventure.

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    mooselover

    Sat Jan 29 2005

    The best Indiana Jones movie and quite possible the best movie ever. Indiana Jones fights snakes, rolling boulders and terrifying Nazis to find the lost ark. It balances humor and action extremly well and it never gets old no matter how many times you watch it. If you don't like this mover you need to call 911 as soon as possible.

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    ruffianfan4eve_r

    Sat Jan 29 2005

    Snakes aren't that scary, are they? anyhow, i loved it. it's my second favorite so far.

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    byrdiohead

    Fri Jan 07 2005

    Larger than life comic book heroes usually don't come out as good as Jones but Harrison Ford gives him a real rugged and intelligent demeanor. He manages some of the most daring and at times comical action ever filmed. Best Scene: Jones shooting the swordsman in the market place after the swordsman's impressive display of swordsmanship.

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    major_of_the_rotc

    Wed Dec 08 2004

    If you like these type of movies where a dude in a cowboy hat flies to a desecrated countryside to rid the inhabitants of an evil plague of desolation, then you'll probably enjoy this flick. I know I did.

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    sfalconer

    Thu Dec 02 2004

    Truly a modern classic and the the best of the trilogy. It brings out the best in George Lucas and Steven Speilberg. Harrison Ford was born to play Indiana Jones. If you have not seen this movie get out of your tomb and get it.

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    helmut

    Sun Nov 28 2004

    One of my favorite movies of all time. Well written, well acted, and the special effects were very good for the time.

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    daccory

    Tue Oct 05 2004

    Absolutely 'Boy's Own' fiction...superb stuff. An adventure that has you rooted to the spot.

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    nightbird

    Sun Aug 08 2004

    Who can compete with it it's a classic I love it how he was scared of snakes.

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    dukebold

    Wed Jul 28 2004

    Ever since it's release, Raiders has been the gold standard to which action movies have aspired to.

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    myckrules

    Mon Jul 19 2004

    real good

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    dirty_harry

    Tue Jun 29 2004

    I wanted to give it a 5, because it is a classic in a sense; however, it will probably not rank up there with Jaws, Psycho, Alien or other classics, but it is a lot of good clean fun to watch.

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    jamie_mcbain

    Thu Jun 24 2004

    The best film in the whole series.