Review of Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) by Cole K — 17 Dec 2013

Harrison Ford dominates the screen in a fun-filled adventure film with some of the most exhilarating action sequences ever shot in film history.

This review of Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) was written by Cole K on 17 Dec 2013.

Raiders of the Lost Ark has generally received very positive reviews.

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Una de las mejores películas de aventuras de la historia. Sí, tienes sus fallitos y sus cosas, pero sigue siendo una obra genial innimitable…

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By Leroy G (18) on 09 May 2018

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By Mark Jay K (158) on 25 Nov 2018

I prefer The Last Crusade over this movie, but this is obviously the movie that introduced us to Indy, which will soon become our favorite…

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By Nick H (590) on 29 Jun 2018

As someone not blinded by nostalgia, only recently viewing this movie for the first time, it is clear that the magic the film provided in '81…

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Up there with the greatest adventure films, Raiders is a heck of a lotta fun with great humour, action and drama. Brilliant…

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By Chinesetrumpties S (9) on 30 Jun 2018

Awesome moviee, it started the aweseome series, so many rememberable scenes that is part of our lives now, and that theme songg…

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By Johnboon (4) on 18 Dec 2020

This is an action movie with a hero who can't be killed. There are frequent inexplicable events. The plot is relentless. Ultimately boring…

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By David S (4,459) on 22 Apr 2018

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