Finally Watching RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK! Indiana Jones Is Way Cooler Than I Thought
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Should I do Temple of Doom next???
Yes
Yes!
Yes! Btw it’s a prequel. Set one yeaf before this
I believe what you meant to say is, "Temple of Doom will be next." 😁
Hell yeah, that’s the best one
The sand in the Ark wasn't a substitute to fool the Nazis. It was the remnants of the original Ten Commandments, disintegrated to dust.
You'd think God would have written the Commandments on more durable stone.
My own narrative running in my head is because only certain people are "worthy" of handling and seeing the original tablets. For the rest, they (we) cannot see the tablets.
I mean could also just be to protect them from damage I mean anything burned in a a foot of sand is pretty safe while being transported right haha
I saw this three times in theaters in '81. Seen it countless times since then....and today, March 27th, 2024, was the first time it occured to me that that wasn't just sand, it was the Commandments.
43 years late! 😂
Edit: June 17th, June 24th, and July 1st, 1981. With my Dad. Three Wednesdays in a row, NYC.
There is a school of thought including Tesla, the occult and early rabbinical teaching that the "Ark" is the collection of contents referencing the covenants from God, inside the Ark... while the container is a transmitter and capacitor. The "Ark' is still blessed but the Tablets, pot of Manna, and rod of Aaron were moved before the destruction of the first Temple and enslavement of the Hebrews, due to Solomon's sorcery, away to Elephantine and later into Ethiopia. This via the Levite line from the birth of Makeda from Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. The Ethiopians are descendent from the line of David and Jesus and claimed Christianity in the 4th century and proclaim the Ark to this day being protected by one priest that succumb to an early death due to the radiation of the anointed chest...The chest the Nazis try to use for sorcery is just the container left in Solomon's temple. A trap for the black magicians to sacrifice their energy in a ritual setup by Lucifer...
Indy's friend Salah? That's Gimli the Dwarf from The Lord of the Rings. :)
I am so glad he got Gimli's role instead of Denethor
John Rhys-Davies was the tallest of the actors in the Fellowship yet played the dwarf.
@@benschultz1784 Being that tall was actually convenient because it meant he could be in the same shot as the hobbits without needing a stand-in, since the difference between them was about the same as the difference between the hobbits and Gimli. :)
When Salah says the snakes are “very dangerous” I can’t help but say “over short distances”
Other way around, Gimli the dwarf is Sallah from Indiana Jones!
Actually it is a credit to those movies that I can absolutely see John Rhys Davies as Gimli and Treebeard, instead of only seeing him as Sallah.
I LOVE the scene between Indy and the swordsman. It was originally supposed to be a big sword fight between the two, but Harrison Ford was sick at the time the scene was shot and he decided it would work to just pull his gun and shoot him. Obviously that wasn’t the script, but it became one of the most famous scenes of the movie. 😂 LEGENDS!
Never bring a sword to a gun fight 😂
Realistically, it makes more sense. Why would somebody go through a big dramatic fight with a sword when they have a gun? 😂
Just about everybody on the set was sick except for Spielberg, because the food on location in Morrocco ws bad, so jsut about everyone got sick from food poisoning. Harrison just said "Aw, why dont I jsut shoot him, Steven?!" Spielberg took the hint, set u[ the camera, the stuntman with the sword, the extras around him .... and the rest of it is hilarious cinematic history!
I always heard Ford had the shits
And he broke his toes when he kicked the helmet.
Steven Spielberg, talking about the origin of this movie: "I was vacationing with George Lucas in Hawaii in May of 1977, the week that STAR WARS came out, and George simply asked me what I was going to do next. I told him, I'm trying to get a meeting with producer Cubby Broccoli to convince him to let me do a James Bond picture. George told me not to waste my time, that he had a better idea called RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK. He proceeded to tell me this very complicated story about this archaeologist and his search for supernatural antiquities. George didn't have much more except that concept and a couple of paintings an artist had done of Indiana Jones with the leather jacket, the fedora hat, and the whip - that was about it. I just flipped out for the idea. We shook hands and made a deal on the beaches of Hawaii to do three pictures if the first one succeeded. That's how it all began."
Also: Initially the character was named Indiana Smith - but Spielberg thought it sounded too close to the 1966 Steve McQueen western NEVADA SMITH, so they changed it to Jones.
Incidentally Jones is a rather common welsh surname. And John Rhys-Davies is welsh.
The artist that did those paintings an eventually the movie poster for the movie was Drew Struzan. He also did the "Star Wars" movie poster and several other of Hollywood's biggest movies. He also did the album art for Black Sabbath's "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" album.
"This is giving me Uncharted vibes, slight Tomb Raider-esque" for good reason. Uncharted was inspired by Tomb Raider, Tomb Raider was inspired by Indiana Jones.
Um no. Uncharted and Tomb Raider are giving Indiana Jones vibes.
The guys working on the first Tomb Raider game were trying for an 'Indiana Jones' vibe; then they saw a comic called 'Gold Digger' who's heroine, Gina Diggers wore high boots, short shorts, a tight top, a little backpack and Indiana Jones' hat. - and carried a whip to cross dangerous gaps.
They dropped the hat and the whip, as jumping was then standard in a platformer games. - and gave her guns, which Gina never used.
Gold digger comics was published from 1992 until 2023 by the same writer and artist. Worth looking up.
Indiana Jones was inspired by Charlton Heston in the Secret of the Incas.
There's always something that came before that someone loved and wants to pass on, maybe add their own personal twist.
Yup, Indiana Jones also began life as Spielberg's attempt at making a James Bond movie before he and Lucas heavily changed it to the current iteration. While there isn't much Bond left in Indy's final product, that connection does make for a certain casting in the third movie all the better.@@jessecortez9449
Tomb Raider was basically an Indiana Jones ripoff with just enough differences to avoid a lawsuit, but they left in some references to the films (including the Ark). Then, when Lara Croft became an immediate sensation, LucasArts started putting out Indiana Jones games that were basically low budget Tomb Raider ripoffs, and they included a few nods back to Lara. Really came full circle
Alfred Molina hated the spiders covering his back, as they had to film the scene several times.
an then he tried to kill Spider Man 20 years later
So ironc that he ended been the Doc. Octopus
@@calsifersam2962 Raiders is Doc Ock Prequel
At first, the spiders (which were all males) just sat there very still, to the point that they looked fake. A female spider had to be added to get the others going.
@@jameshenner5831Gotta get your revenge somehow.
I've always loved that dude who goes: "I found him. THERE!" bro is acting his fucking heart out LOL
he's only got one line, but damn it, it's HIS line.
Whereas I can't get over how little care and emphasis seemed to be coming from the captain when he says "I killed him".
But also... did Jones somehow sneak into the sub? Or did they just never submerge the whole time he was on the outside?
@@Galiant2010 Diesel subs mostly ran on the surface. Submerging meant slower going and having less air to breathe, so they only did it just before an attack.
I'm more concerned that he lost his hat. But I guess Katanga kept it for him. ;)
@@Galiant2010 There's a deleted scene of Jones using his whip to tie himself to the periscope. The sub went partially under with the periscope remaining above water.
CHOCOLATE MOUSSE!
The driver of the truck that punches Indy in the shot arm then throws him thru the windshield is the original BOBA FETT actor Jeremy Bulloch.
WHAAAA?
My aunt & her boyfriend took me to see this in the theater. It was a double feature- Raiders & Dragonslayer. I was 13 years old. It was a very good day.
Me too!! In Downtown El Paso Texas. Dragonslayer first, Raiders after!
Dragon slayer is so underrated!
@@asarishepard8171 It has an 84% on Rotten Tomatoes. That's very highly rated. Just because it's less famous doesn't mean it's generally disliked.
It's all practical effects! This was made in an age before CG, and it shows!
Even the CG was in an age before CG, and that DEFINITELY shows. Ah, the 80s.
@@Coco-oy5smwhat?
There's no CG, but there are 30 to 40 analog effects in the film. There's matte paintings, miniatures, cloud tank photography, effects animation, blue screen and optical printing.
@@titanuranus3095I think they're talking about the digital effects in stuff like Star Trek 2 and Tron, where they were all wire frame models or took days to render a few frames. Practical was cheaper and faster.
I think with dvd and onwards there were some CG alternations made, like to remove he glare of the glass pane separating Harrison ford from the cobra when he went down in the pit. But nothing terrible like what we got on crystal skull
You are in for a treat, this is one of the best and most fun movie series of all time, a true gem… also, on the side of the wall of the tomb, you can see hieroglyphics of C3-PO and R2-D2
Also the registry number on Jaque's plane OB-CPO (OBi wan / C3PO)
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I can still remember being dragged by my parents to see this at 9 years old, and it really seems like yesterday as it's that clear in my memory. Movie theaters at the time had some new audio set up, or maybe they just had the volume on 11, but wither way, I don't think I've ever been to a louder movie in my life. The gun fight in the bar was absolutely deafening it was so loud that my insides shook, this made for the best action movie ever. The 80's were just the best, and movies like this made it so, for those of you not there at the time, you missed out greatly.
Since this was made in the early 80s, pretty much everything was done practically. The stunts were done for real, the melting faces and exploding heads were done with practical effects, and they used live spiders and snakes for the scenes in which they appeared. In fact, Spielberg had trouble with the snakes while filming the Well of Souls scene; the script has Indy use fire to repel them, but in actuality the snakes (being cold-blooded creatures) were attracted to the fire. There's a pretty funny clip of Spielberg admonishing one of the snakes during filming as a result, saying to it "You like fire? In the script you're supposed to hate fire! You're ruining my movie!"
When I was a kid, my dad was teaching our Sunday school class and when we got to the subject of the Ark of the Covenant he showed the scene of Indy and Salah lifting the Ark, and then he showed us the face melting scene. We were 3rd graders.
Typical dad behavior 😂😂
I mean that's a pretty solid way to put the fear of God into a 3rd grader haha.
Fun Fact (that I'm sure everybody knows): Indiana was the name of George Lucas's dog who was the prototype and inspiration for Chewbacca. He was a big Alaskan Malamute which they did put a nice little easter egg in the third movie.
Edit: I highly recommend you check out the behind the scenes which are incredible.
Makes that joke in 3 even the more better XD
And two characters in Temple of Doom are named for the two dogs of the screenwriters of ToD...
@@minnesotajones261 Willie was the name of Spielberg's dog and Short Round was the name of the screenwriters' dog.
I knew someone with a Malamute named Chewbacca.
The actors had no idea theyd be blown up and melted reacting to the spirits, they found out what happened to their characters when they saw it 😂
If you watch the full prologue very closely, while Indy Is retrieving the idol, you can just spot its eyeballs moving a little in one shot...
This is an artifact left over from an earlier idea, where the idol prop was built with animatronic eyes, so that it could be seen to be "watching" Indy move about the room as he avoided the traps. However, the final cut left out almost all the closeup shots of the eyes moving
its really sad that many movies these days really dont take the time to fully flesh out the story and actually try to build up a great flow to the movie while still entertaining people. i miss these days of the movies in the 80's. great reaction
To be fair, many movies back then didn't either. Holding every movie up to the same standards as Raiders is pretty unfair lol
Because you mentioned the story potential for the warehouse artifacts I thought I'd mention this (I don't remember if it was good or not) but there was a tv show based on the ware house - I think the show as called Warehouse 13. I found this quote online: At the end of the Indiana Jones movie, Raiders of the Lost Ark, the Ark is boxed up, given a number, and stored in an immense warehouse. That warehouse is the premise for Warehouse 13.
I watched it when it was on SyFy. It was pretty good.
I'd recommend it. I think Ange would get a huge kick out of it.
That's a great show. Sadly, it's so obscure that I doubt anyone has really reacted to it. It'd be nice to see someone appreciate the creativity that went into it.
@@championdefender9062 Warehouse 13 and Eureka were amazing shows.
@@Galiant2010 Agreed!
Fun fact. The guide at the beginning is Alfred Molina who later went on the play Doc Ock in the Spiderman movies. This is his first film!
His first MAJOR film; he'd appeared in two others "A Nightingale Sang in Berkley Square" and "The Song of the Shirt" (nope, me neither) a year or so before.
That coat hanger gag, Spielberg first tried to use it in the movie 1941 which was a comedy and the test audience at the time didn't laugh at all at the gag so the scene was cut from the final theatrical release. However, Spielberg still thought it was a funny gag so when working on this movie he found a place to put it in and thankfully got the reaction from audiences that he was hoping for as people found it hilarious.
One of the best action adventure films ever made!
Harrison Ford had his leg run over by the wheel of the airplane during the fight sequence.
Speaking of sequence, Ford had soiled himself during the sword fight scene that had to be cut, and Ford suggested that he should shoot the swordsman, and it worked in the final cut of the movie.
The sounds of the spirits coming out of The Ark are that of seals, sea lions, and dolphins recorded at Marine World at th San Diego Zoo.
The sounds were played backwards or slowed down to make it sound otherworldly.
Nominated for 8 Oscars including Best Picture but won for
Best Visual Effects
Best Sound Editing
Best Sound Effects
Beat Film Editing
Beat Production Design.
Harrison had dysentery while filming the sword scene, hence the reason he wasn't up for filming the fight. He was barely standing though the suggestion to just shoot him was a perfectly valid one and made for one of the most iconic kills in cinema vs just another fight sequence.
@@VegetaLF7Ya the whole cast and crew pretty much had dysentery from the food (craft services catering), except for Spielberg who was/is a picky eater and brought canned food from home so he didn't get sick.
Fun fact: Belloq, the French archeologist, also was the reverend in “Hot Fuzz”
The Greater Good
Damn now that you say that I totally remember him. Sometimes I see actors in movies and I think, "Huh I think I've seen them before but I don't remember where."
Yeah, he's the one who says, "Oh, f*** off, grasshopper" during the town shootout.
I never realized that before, but now that you told he's the reverend it's so obvious!
And Ivan Ooze in the Power Rangers movie.
Love how your editor put the "You died" interface in reverse as if it was from the perspective of the guy who actually died. Nice touch.
The chase through the very narrow streets is kinda reminicent of the Golden Crab adventure from the Tintin comics. The author Hergé thought it was so reminicent that he thought that Spielberg was his only worthy choice to really give a better adaptation of the comics series to a movie that the two or three attempts that didn't satisfy him.
Yes Ange, camara work and lighting as well as screenplay and acting is just as good as Empire Strikes Back (not the same director but that explains why Lucas actually wanted Spielberg to direct a SW movie, which Spielberg refused; not wanting to mess up the work of his friend in case he failed... (he still directed a scene in Revenge of the Sith though...)
Ange, promise us that you won't misstreat your editor because his editing is pure gold.
The snakes were real in the Well Of The Souls, and some of them were prosthetic puppets used in the film.
Mostly glass snakes (legless lizards), with several pythons, one monocled cobra, and some rubber hoses for ambience.
@@benschultz1784 And, if you're really sharp eyed, you can catch a reflection of the lights on the sheet of glass separating Harrison Ford from the cobra when it's right in his face.
fun fact , the truck driver that Indy fights in the chase sequence is Harrison Ford's stunt double and was the actual guy being dragged behind the truck
And the actual truck from the film is on exhibit at Disneyland near the exit to the "Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye" ride. One of the best attractions at the park, by the way.
Great reaction! 😎 What I love most about Raiders (and I love everything about it) is Spielberg's sense of awe. Even the expository bit with the secret service guys is full of it. "What if... the mythical powers were real?" And not just a 'fake' haunted place like the Hovitos temple? Then the Map Room scene, the music, Ford's awed face. And THEN the opening of the Ark. Takes my breath away on every rewatch. Whatever mythical force is at work in Indy's universe, you can't look it straight into its 'face' and not go boom. Sheer tremendum! 😱
It makes sense that you like Sala since John Rhys Davies also played Gimli in LOTR
He was also Ivan Ooze in the Power Rangers Movie
I saw this in the theater when I was about twelve years old. I was absolutely blown away. I think I saw it three or four times in the theater. This was my Star Wars. I think it has aged really well too.
That was, hands down, the most intense/dramatic reveal of a coat hanger I've ever seen.
Cool reaction, Angelina. Btw, that final scene with the Ark of the Covenant boxed and being placed in the massive secret government warehouse, is actually part-and-parcel the basis of a TV show called 'Warehouse 13' which ran for 5 seasons from 2009 to 2014 on the SyFy Channel. (The TV show was not related to the Indiana Jones movies...but it was sort of based on the same concept of a secret government warehouse of dangerous ancient artifacts, and the government agents whose job it is to locate other artifacts out in the world, and bring them to store in the secret warehouse. Pretty entertaining TV show.
I can't get over Ange's use of 'rude'. To me 'rude' is when you don't tip at least 15-20% to your wait staff, trying to murder someone goes way beyond 'rude', but then I am old XD
yeah it's a kids thing, it's hilarious, because it's so understated
By the way, for the 5th installment which released last year, the composer John Williams got nominated for it. It was his 54th Oscar nomination ever (making him the 2nd most nominated person in Oscars history after 59-time nominee Walt Disney) and the oldest ever nominee in any category as well (he was nominated just shy of 92).
It's a great achievement but we don't talk about that film.
Yeah that was awkward given how disagreeable the film turned out to be.
The plane was built for the movie, it doesn't exist in the real world, and the end scene is very "Warehouse 13"
But the plane is similar to some designs the Germans were working on around that time.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who sees the unplanned reference. I'd bet the writers of Warehouse 13 got inspired by that closing shot.
@@mikegoodwin2386 Yes, they invented "the flying wing" as a concept, but no actual aircraft at the time
@@TarisSinclair just like The X - files were inspired by "Kolchak, the night stalker" my mother and I used to watch in the 70's, the whole series is here on youtube.😉
@@ooEVILGOAToo Also as a tabletop RPG player and game master, I ran a game loosely incorporating Warehouse 13, and I did make the connection between Indy and WH-13 in the game. Also this was before the atrocities that were IJ4 and IJ5, so in that game Indy was still alive and pretty much in his prime, despite being over 80 years old - courtesy of him doing "that thing" in IJ3 (avoiding spoilers as much as possible).
Great reaction to a classic!
This movie is awesome, and especially for all the generally ignored kinds of things you were fangirling so hard over: staging of shots, use of light and shadow, having camera centering on the main action but also showing important action going on behind the hero's back, and all the amazing practical FX too.
"He just wants to fight, he doesn't care who!" Pat Roach was the actor who was the burly German boxer who died to the propeller of the airplane. It was his second death in this movie, as he also died as a Sherpa in the bar fight scene in Nepal. He would appear in all three Indiana Jones movies, and die in all three of them (though much of his work in the third movie ended up on the cutting room floor, including his death, but he is seen briefly in the finished movie). I think that he and Harrison Ford were the only actors to appear in all three movies (not including stuntmen). He also had a major role in the movie Willow, though his face was never seen in that movie.
"We have top men working on it right now." The pipe smoking Major Eaton was another call back to Star Wars. The actor, William Hootkins (I did not make that name up) was also the ill-fated Jek Porkins/Red 6 in the battle at the Death Star.
And the Ark gets boxed up and wheeled off to storage in the ginormous warehouse that was the inspiration for the old SyFy show Warehouse 13. My old gf and I used to watch the show, intently looking to see if we could spot that crate in the background of any scene in the show. 😀
For suuuure, you would love The Mummy and The Mummy Returns
and I bet you would like The Mummy and the Tomb of the Dragon Emperor too (but its not quite as good:P)
but foreal, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, definitely the best Indie :P but as a kid I always liked the 1st and 2nd almost as much
Ange: I hope this blows up in their faces!
Me: Wwelll...
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If you like the idea of the warehouse with dangerous artifacts at the end you would probably enjoy a show called Warehouse 13.
The premise is that it follows people who work at a warehouse like that and get sent on missions to track down and collect dangerous items from famous people's lives. A veritable trove of wackiness, comedy, action, and even some romance.
Glad youre doing these movies! I love them a lot!
3:00 Dont worry, Ange, those are tarantulas! Specifically, these are Smiths Red Knee tarantulas, which are commonly kept as pets. Totally harmless unless you get too close, in which case they'll fling their hairy back sides at you! Jumping spiders, though... they're cute!
5:12 Thats a boa constructor, which is also commonly kept as a pet! Or maybe its a reticulated python, but I dont really know the difference. Theyre also pretty harmless!
7:24 Yes. Yes, he did. Ange, you HAVE to check out the supplementary material, it details a lot of stuff that was missed in the movie, like Marion's affair with Dr. Jones!
9:10 Ange, you have WATCHED Night at the Museum, you should know better! Actually, the monkey is voiced by Frank Welker, who voiced Abu in Aladdin. I like to think they reused some of his monkey chitters from this movie when they were making Aladdin!
Can I be nitpicky about Marion's dress for a moment? I kinda dig like the details and maybe the puffy sleeves but Im not digging the open back with the rose at the bottom. I dunno.
Yes!! We definitely wanted Indiana Jones! And we want more! Do Temple of Doom and Last Crusade for sure ❤
Mot much more one can add to that. Movies of the 80's to early 00's are just built different. Whether its action, romance, sci-fi or comedies.
The men and women that made these movies simply understood more about storytelling and how to deliver in a pleasing and interesting manner.
I feel like people say this about older generations because they only remember the great movies. There was tons of garbage back then as well, it's just that the good stuff is what stands the test of time. Like, yes, not every movie nowadays is as great as Raiders, but that's true of the 80's as well.
@@legendaccount3247THANK YOU. people act like bad movies were invented in the last ten years
Great reaction I love how much you go into the details. Like how was the camera work etc. You really are my favourite reactor and a critter too so that is a win win. PS Marishas Bunny was amazing!!!
There's a whole TV Series about that Warehouse (not a spin off just "inspired by"). It's quite fun. Lots of interesting "artefact" stories 😄
10:06 was not part of the original script. Harrison Ford was feeling under the weather and/or was tired during filming and just shot him. Was so funny that they just decided to leave it in and became one of the more memorable part of the movie.
He had dysentery
Out of the original trilogy I tend to rewatch The Last Crusade the most. The characters, set design and music of this first one are amazing 🎉.
I think I've only seen Temple of Doom twice and then the most recent ones just once in the theater.
I think the point of the ending is the best place to hide a crate is in a warehouse full of crates.
Not sure all are full of relics.
All right! You're really looking back at the good stuff!
Finally this is on the channel
Another great reaction from a beautiful reactor ❤
As a long time Spielberg and Harrison Ford fan, this is one of my all time favorite movies. To me it will always be called just Raiders of the Lost Ark. The "Indiana Jones and the" was added after the sequels were released. Some trivia:
The call letters on the seaplane at the beginning of the film were OB-CPO
Images of R2-D2 and C-3PO can be seen among the hieroglyphs on a wall inside the Well of Souls.
The scene with the swordsman was supposed to be a long choreographed fight, but Harrison Ford, as well as most of the rest of the cast and crew, developed dysentery and couldn't stand for more than 15 minutes at a time. They tried several times to film it as planned but couldn't make it work, so the script was changed and in iconic scene was born.
In the scene where Indy faces off with the cobra, for a second you can see the reflection of the cobra in the glass that's positioned between Ford and the snake.
Spielberg initially included the coat hanger gag in his movie 1941, but it was cut after it received no laughs during early screenings. He vowed to include it in all of his movies until it worked, and this one was it.
Indy's line "It's not the years, honey, it's the milage" was ad-libbed by Ford. Spielberg is known for giving his actors wide latitude to improvise.
The sequel, Temple of Doom is, in my opinion, the worst of the franchise (though I haven't seen the last one yet), though many do like it. The Last Crusade is at least as good as this one, with more humor, plus it costars Sean Connery. The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull isn't as bad as the haters say, even if it does costar Shia LaBeouf.
If you haven't seen them yet, some other great Harrison Ford movies you should watch are Blade Runner (1982), The Fugitive (1993), and Air Force One (1997). For comedy, check out Sabrina (1995), Hollywood Homicide (2003) or Six Days, Seven Nights (1998).
Some great Spielberg films worth checking out are Jaws (1975), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), E.T. (1982), Jurassic Park (1993), Schindler's List (1993), Saving Private Ryan (2998), and The Terminal (2004)
The world's greatest coat hanger!
That also could be used as a three linked nunchuck
I absolutely LOVE seeing young people lose their minds over the practical effects from the 70's-90's. Everything is CGI now, and I feel like there's less creativity in it. Back in the day, if there was a monster or a spaceship in the movie, you had to actually BUILD it and point real cameras at it. And given a lot of the budgetary restraints at the time, the creative ingenuity of that era was off the chain! It was the Wild West, you could do anything! CGI has its place, but I'll take practical effects every time. Love your reactions, keep 'em coming! \m/
Exactly, practical effects are still the best, CGI needs to be used sparingly, not 80-90% of a movie.
This franchise is so cool and worth the watch
I can't tell you how pleased I am to hear someone wax lyrical about this film's cinematography. 🙂
"I don't know, I'm making this up as I go." 20:04 Everybody, everywhere, all the time.
Epic! This one and the Holy Grail are the best ones.
Agreed, I always do a double feature with those two back to back. Temple of Doom is ok but if I watch Raiders I have to watch Last Crusade immediately after.
Yes!
Yup! I come back to those two at least once a year
For historical reference in 1936 the Nazies were fully established in Germany and had set up concentration camps, the west knew about, but they did not start the 2nd world war, yet. That was 1939, when the Nazies, together with the Soviets invaded Poland.
The genious of setting the movie in that period, as many books and series before, is that everyone knows the Nazies are evil, but also Nazies are free to travel the world and cause trouble.
True to a degree, though they certainly weren't actually able to deploy an entire (if small) army in full gear to Egypt, which was a de facto british protectorate.
That's just nonsense.
The SS financed a number of archeological expeditions, but those weren't huge military operations.
A Sci Fi TV show called Warehouse 13 explored the idea of a secret government department that ran a warehouse that housed dangerous artifacts, inspired by the end of this movie. It wasn't bad.
Yeah it was fun. Didn't last long enough unfortunately.
I read once that this movie was originally inspired by old movies and serials from the 30s and 40s... the serials would play in installments at the theater, ending on a cliffhanger each week, so that the audience would come back the following week. this is supposed to have the same style (although on a higher budget).
also inspired by pulp adventure stories from the same era. The lighting in many of the indoor night scenes are reminiscent of the covers of pulp magazines.
Charlton Heston made a film in South America called 'Treasure of the Aztecs'. It's VERY close to what would come later.
Did you realise that was the actor who played Gimli, btw? 👀
When ideas for a ba hons in ancient history archaeology and philosophy, we all wanted a bull whip. 1985-9
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The actor to the left is same guy who played Rogue 2, Zev Senesca on Hoth in Star Wars Empire Strikes Back.
The heavyset government agent that came to consult with Indy at the university is the actor that played Porkins from Star Wars: A New Hope. 😁
This was great, and will be a fun sequel ride. I miss this Ange, with the analytical view of the framing, lighting, symbolism & storytelling.
Please give the Star Trek franchise a chance. 🖖🖖🏻🖖🏼🖖🏽🖖🏾🖖🏿
"Every good movie has a love interest, you can't convince me otherwise"
Listen, I love romance too, but... First Example to mind: Twelve Angry Men.
2001: A Space Oddyssey. For example. Or Bambi.
I mean, you never know...
The love interest in Twelve Angry Men is truth. Henry Fonda can't get enough of it lol.
Terrific Movie. Everyone should see it.
@stevetheduck1425 "Bambi" was drenched with it.
"Knowing Spielberg, this was probably mostly practical"
It was ALL practical. This was before the invention of CGI. Even the effects from where they opened the ark had to be actually drawn onto the film itself.
And Tomb Raider and Uncharted were both heavily inspired by this and Indiana Jones itself is heavily inspired by several old serials that George Lucas and Spielberg grew up watching.
I can't wait to see you review more Indiana Jones films, Angelina! Your reactions are always entertaining.
"Every good movie has a love interest... you can't convince me otherwise."
Das Boot. The Thing. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. The Shining. Shall I go on?
Your theory is incorrect.
You mention lighting and scene composition. Im going to recomend 2 movies that might be a bit out of your comfort zone for those 2 things. 1 Casablanca. Its regarded as a nearly perfect script and shot movie. Not a wasted scene. The second is a bit more of a Christmas movie. (2) "It's a Wonderful Life" some of the shots in this are amazing and James Stewarts performance is absolutely astounding. He was very worried about it because it was his first since coming back from the war. Both are worth a watch if you havent seen them before.
I was age 1 when this came out.
Didn't see it till 5 years later on the ABC Sunday night movie.
The first time i heard the name of Indiana Jones, it was associated with the term "Action Hero".
Lucas & Spielberg were the ultimate team of filmmakers.
They created my childhood and i was so grateful.
Without this as the blueprint, you got nothing.
Raiders" was No.1 film of 1981 and the winner of 4 Oscars.
This franchise played a huge part in making Harrison Ford into the biggest box office draw in film history.
Indy's adventures were inspired by 1930/1940s serialized films, campy and adventurous.
For the saturday matinees, you'd go to the theatres and watch a episode every week to see what happens next.
A lot of us as kids wanted to be like Indy.
All the right moves, useful tools, getting the girl and saving the world.
Every other person just wanted to search for artifacts anywhere.
Next 2 films are glorious.
The 4th and 5th films are kinda controversial.
But nevertheless, watch them all if you can.
Temple of Doom is my favourite. I saw these movies as a child out of order I started with that. I still have the Trilogy on VHS 📼
The end scene of this movie was the direct inspiration for the TV show "Warehouse 13" which was amazingly fun.
I love how basically every other scene Ange is just like "THE FILMMAKING!! DID YOU SEE THAT!?!" Spielberg is on a different level, truly.
I've always found it hilarious how the most badass archaeologist/archaeology professor in popular culture was terrified of snakes. 😆🤣
As someone who saw this in the theater when it came out (and was blown away by it), it's great to see someone enjoying it anew. Very nicely done video; you provide very engaging commentary.
when it came out ,it had a very meager release ( almost like an independent film with little marketing) ,plus everybody were turned off by the title not knowing what it is and Ford wasnt really a big star yet so nobody went...only a handful of people who stumbled upon it just to get out of the summer heat and couldnt get into sold out showings of Clash of the Titans were taken by surprise which led to a enormous snowball effect of word of mouth...cool eh?
fun fact, that I don't know if has been mentioned already: the pilot that Marion knocked out in 19:25 is played by the producer, Frank Marshall! The actor was unavailable, they needed to substitute him quickly.
another one - freeze frame at 10:59 - in the down left corner there is a man in a modern T-shirt passing by :D a tourist somehow made his way thruogh the street while they were shooting :D
Best, one of a kind movie!!! I think 'Last Crusade' is my favourite, but 'Raiders' paved the road for that one and are exceptional, unrepeatable masterpiece.
Glad you enjoyed it! My favorite in the Indie series is the 1st and 3rd. 🤠Not that they are connected (that I know of) but if you wanna see something that might scratch the itch of getting more stories of all those other artifacts, Warehouse 13 is a fun series. 😄~Caroline
Thanks for the great reaction to a genuine classic movie. We're all really lucky to live at the same time as John Williams, and of course Spielberg and Harrison Ford as well..
That being said, I just have a few questions. 1 where was Reggie the snake during their flight into the jungle? I mean it seems like he would have noticed that given his extreme aversion to them. 2 what did the snakes in the tomb eat? They weren't King snakes, and the idea of cannibal snakes is too scary to fathom.. and thirdly, there's no way he could have pushed that stone out of the wall of that building to escape.. but still, in every way, the story, the action, the plot twists, and incredible acting made possible by prefect casting, never a dull moment, it has it all. A truly spectacular movie. Thanks again and have a great week. ✌️
Oh, and what's with that cliff? They're in the desert, Indy bumps a jeep off the road, and it goes over a cliff that's bigger than the Grand Canyon. Wtf?
The actor playing Indy's helper Satipo at the start also plays Doctor Octopus in one of the Spider-man films.
Growing up watching these on VHS along with og triliogy of star wars was pretty awesome
I scrolled back briefly and didn't see this mentioned, so thought I'd bring it up.
The iconic scene at 10:00 of this video was not the original intent. It was supposed to be a full on fight scene. However, a bunch of the crew, including Harrison Ford, had gotten sick with dysentery and were still ill on the day of filming (if you watch the scene knowing this, you can really see the exhaustion in Ford's face). The general consensus was that filming a full fight scene with a bunch of sick people would be too hard. Ford suggested to Spielberg for Indy to just "shoot the sucker." Spielberg liked the idea, and the script was changed to match.
2 fun facts:
1. Snakes in tomb were mostly just leggless lizards, not actual snakes.
2. The scene where Indy shoots the black swordsman, Harrison Ford was ill on the day of the shoot, and was originally meant to duel the swordsman, but they changed the scene to shoot him because it was less physically straining. Turned out better.
10:09 Fun fact: the script called for a huge & dramatic showdown between Indy & the Swordsman. *BUT* Harrison was sick with the flu atm, & his prop revolver was filled with the blanks, so he just *BANG!* & the guy reacted. Lucas & Spielberg loved it so much they made it in the final cut.
This is pure nostalgia. Thanks Angelina. What a Movie!
This is one of my favorite movies! The lighting is so good apparently people have made Black & White versions that are said to be just as good as the original version!
Also, unrelated, but love that you are still watching critical role! That daggerheart one shot Was great! I hope you got to enjoy season 2 of Vox Machina, even if we don't get to see it.
Must watch Starman with Karen Allen and Jeff Bridges.
John Rhys Davis played Indy's Egyptian friend, Sullah. He later went on to play Gimli, the dwarf in "The Lord of the Rings" movies.
A little random, but captain Katanga is the same actor as Kingsley Shacklebolt in Harry Potter
There's a reason why we prefer movies from the 70's, 80's and 90's over anything else. Just watching Indiana Jones sums up why we miss those days.
There was a TV special, "Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost Ark", which was pretty much a making of. You can probably find a copy on YT to watch how many things were done.
The melting face was done with a wax mold of the actor's head. They had to build it in layers -- skeleton, muscles, eyeballs etc -- then they pointed a hot air blower at it and sped up the film.
I always interpret the closing shot of the film, not as them locking the Ark away for safe keeping per se, but rather the Ark getting lost in the Bureaucracy(TM), just another nondescript crate surrounded by a sea of nondescript crates.
Thanks for the awesome reaction to a great movie. The good back crack too. :) As far as snakes go, they don't bother me so I will take care of them for you. :)
never noticec that the guy how took the statue from in the beginning was DR.OC.lol also the ware house at the end got its own tv show called Ware House 13.
27:09 I heard that this ending showing all these crates of dangerous relics being crated up and hidden away inspired the TV series Warehouse 13.
- and also Warehouse 23, a source of game inspiration for Steve Jackson games and GURPS system.
- and also Bureau 13 and Section 13 in both Babylon 5 and later, Star Trek.
I absolutely love Indiana Jones ever since I was a kid back in 2008!! Really excited and looking forward to watch you react to the whole series (especially the first three) 😄
Another good Harrison Ford movie is one he did right after this " Witness" 1985. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance.
It's the absolute BEST watching someone genuinely enjoy classic films like this. It helps bring out the joy and wonder we had seeing it for the first time ourselves. Like the spiders. I'm so used to the spiders I am unfazed, but seeing it through new eyes brought back all the visceral emotions. It's honestly a rare and precious emotional experience. Thank you.
Angelina: “I hope this blows up in their faces!”
The movie: *faces literally melt
Here`s a game you can play with this. Name all the Homages and references you can think of that owes themselves to this movie.