Review of Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) by Moviemaniacs — 06 Mar 2016
Released in 1981, Raiders Of The Lost Ark puts Ford in search of the Ark of the Covenant, racing against Nazis who would use it for their own purposes, and bulldozing through one action-packed episode after another.
Much of the blame for the all-action-all-the-time approach of current summer blockbusters can be placed on Raiders, but if any of the copycats had Spielberg's command of storytelling and visual gags, it wouldn't matter.
Raiders finds the right balance between reverence and wit, and the sight of Ford outrunning that giant boulder thrills as much on the 14th viewing as the first.
This review of Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) was written by Moviemaniacs on 06 Mar 2016.
Raiders of the Lost Ark has generally received very positive reviews.
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