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| Release Date: |
June 12, 1981 |
| On DVD: |
May 13, 2008 |
| Genre: |
Sci-Fi, Comedy, Action |
| Running Time: |
115 minutes |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG. |
| Director: |
Steven Spielberg |
| Writer: |
George Lucas, Philip Kaufman, Lawrence Kasdan |
| Cast: |
Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Ronald Lacey, John Rhys-Davies, Alfred Molina, Wolf Kahler, Anthony Higgins, Denholm Elliott, Vic Tablian, Don Fellows, William Hootkins |
It is 1936. Indiana Jones, archaeologist, university professor, and adventurer fends off a large array of primitive booby traps to retrieve a priceless golden godhead. After escaping more booby traps, including a rolling boulder and collapsing floors, he gets out into the open only to have the godhead snatched away by rival archaeologist Paul Freeman who is now employed by the Nazis. Arriving back in the States, he is told by Government officials that the Read more
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Movie Review
Grade: B+
Raiders of the Lost Ark has great action, adventure, and comedy but the ending was sorely disappointing. Every single Nazi, including the main "villains" of the film, are not killed by Indiana Jones but by the Ark itself, while Indiana is tied to a log. Sure, it squeezed in a little sci-fi but the audience wants to watch the hero do the killing. Still, Raiders of the Lost Ark is the first of the Indiana Jones movies: It may not be the best, but it started them off. Read the full movie review
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