Katanga doesn't betray them at all. The U-boat found them, he told Indy to hide, then he pretended the thing with Marion in the hope they wouldn't take her.
The "repetitiveness" of the script isn't something to call down on it. It was intentional. This was an homage to the serials from the golden age of Hollywood. Every episode would end with a cliffhanger. It is pure, good guy-bad guy, campy fun taken to a new level. This is still my favorite movie of all time. And yes, the practical stunt work is a wonder to behold. That is something I greatly miss from most modern movies.
You're right about the action beats being a little relentless, but that's actually intentional. The pic is based on old 30's era action serials like Flash Gordon. By nature these were "episodic", throwing the hero out of the frying pan and into the fire in every sequence. so Lucas and Spielberg were trying to recreate that energy.
Still arguably my favorite movie of all time! Glad you enjoyed it and I can't wait for you to watch the rest. For a couple of your points: the ship captain's shadiness is a misdirect, he's actually a good guy and is trying to protect Indy and Marion. As for the point of the bazooka scene - it's a bluff by Indy and Belloq calls it. Belloq knows full well Indy is the same as him in terms of wanting the Ark opened.
It was also meant to be a mirror for serials of the 30's and such. I feel that we as movie watchers have been so jaded that many people can't see a fun movie without overanalyzing it.
@@captin3149 Also, they watch older movies thru a modern lens. Pacing is probably the most obvious problem. We live in a fast cut, short attention span culture. A movie like Jaws is considered boring except for the few attack scenes.
@@ericclarke6107 I agree. I'm just saying that for young kids watching it for the first time 4 decades later, they may find it drags in some spots because they're used to faster paced movies nowadays. It's not a problem with the movie. It's a problem with the viewer.
@@billolsen4360 But Spielberg did mess with his other 1980s megahit, E.T. after release. It generated a lot of controversy and logistically did not make a lot of sense.
The part where Indy shoots the guy with the sword was improvised. Ford was sick that day and could barely work on set so he asked to just shoot him. It turned into a class scene.
He and a few other people had Dysentery which I have unfortunately had before so I’m surprised he was able to do this scene at all I couldn’t even stand up straight for days
Look, Katanga isn't bad: he tried to pass himself off as a people trafficker to save Marion from the Nazis and covered up for Indy by saying he killed him.
One of the most perfectly paced action movies of all time. There's suspense, downtime, and the great action sequences. I hate movies now that are constantly moving and even the love scenes come off like a montage because they're in too big a hurry to get to the next scene. And while I'm not religious, when Indy is dealing with philosophical questions, that's when he's at his best. When he's fighting aliens or cringey South Asian stereotypes, I'm not crazy about those movies. The first and the 3rd movie do an excellent job of having those kinds of "what do you believe?" kind of undertones. I also like that Indiana Jones isn't a perfect hero. His relationship with Marian is strained because of what he did to her when she was young. And speaking of Marian, what a badass female character. People who say there were never any strong female characters in movies until recently haven't seen this or a lot of 80s movies. Karen Allen is terrific in just about everything.
Temple of Doom is much better than both the 1st and 3rd imo but I defo rate Raiders highly as well. Never really been the biggest fan of Last Crusade and Crystal Skull was a mess so I hope Dial of Destiny can finally be the 3rd, high quality Indie movie to complete the set.
Saw this opening weekend with my dad in 1981. One of the most amazing viewing experiences I ever had. The sold out crowd was so into it. Jump to last year, and got to see this on the big screen again at the United Palace, followed by a Q and A between Lin-Manuel Miranda and Steven Spielberg. I felt like I was 10 years old again.
Damn seeing this in theater in 1981 must have been crazy, i was zero year old at the time XD, my best movie memory in theater as kid was the Last of the Mohicans, as young adult Lord of the rings!
@@thomaslacornette1282 It's weird the movies I saw as a kid in the theater back then are now considered classics. Seeing Raiders, and Star Wars when first released are implanted in my mind. And yeah, seeing all three Lord of the Rings films in theater was epic!
@@Graphite42welcome to getting old. Eventually children of today will remember as adults seeing Avengers Endgame in theaters and the young people of tomorrow will wonder what it was like to experience watching a 40-year-old classic when it was first released.
Sadly I’m in the same camp of watching this masterpiece later in life. I was 17 when I saw it because the 4th Indy movie was coming out and I wanted to catch up before it came out. And I still hate the fact that I didn’t see this movie as a little kid because I love archeology and I love adventure movies. Also this is Harrison Ford in his physical prime. He is the definition of a man’s man!
He's too young here, i guess. I never recognized him too, even though i love Spider-Man 2 for almost 20 years. And I love Raiders of the Lost Ark even longer. But only 5 years ago or so i found out that this dude is Alfred Molina.
One of my all time faves. I think younger viewers are used to the way movies are paced nowadays. Attention spans are shorter, so they tend to write scripts that offer some sort of pay off earlier in the story because they’re afraid they will lose the viewer’s interest. They often start right in the action whereas older movies tend to spend more time on exposition and backstory so you have a bigger payout emotionally at the end, a little closer to how novels are structured. It’s a little sad though because you lose the connection to the characters when you rush through everything. Modern action movies just end up feeling like video games with tons of explosions and special effects, rather than an actual story. Just my two cents.
I think the 2nd unit director Johnson from this movie was the director of Captain America, the first Avenger. The line from the Red Skull in the beginning in the tesseract room. "And the Furhrer digs for trinkets in the desert" is a wink and a nod to Raiders. 😂 meaning Cap and Indy fought together in the same universe. ❤
Joe Johnston was *VFX art director* on Raiders. He started out as a concept artist on Star Wars and designed many of the iconic vehicles, props, and characters we all know so well and storyboarded a lot of the big sequences. 2nd unit director on Raiders was Micheal D. Moore
MCU fan here from the beginning and I never thought about that. It's well-known that Hitler was obsessed with the occult but the "trinkets in the desert" line to me just meant his archeological expeditions in general (like his search for Atlantis). It never occurred to me he was possibly talking about the Ark of the Covenant and Indiana Jones.
Best action movie ever imo. An intriguing plot, a brilliant iconic score, a relatable human hero not an invincible badass that takes down enemies with ease, and hardly any CGI at all loads of real stunt work being pulled off. Perfect film.
The guy on the ship toward the end did not betray Indy. In fact, he attempted to “keep the girl“ so that he could actually free her when the Nazis left.
Sometimes you just don't watch movies. I'm old enough to have seen this and Star Wars in theaters as a child and yet I've never seen Grease, The Princess Bride, or The Big Lebowski. I just never got around to them and at this point I have no real interest to.
Somewhat long tale. One night was watching this movie on cable. Moms family friends came over asking help filling out forms (Mexicans). They were a very religious couple (no tv, radio, newspaper) but were very nice. They visited when Indy and Marion were trapped by Belloq with the snakes. They refused to watch the movie until my mom said they were looking for the Ark of the Covenant, they surmised it was okay because it was a "religious" movie. The husband LOVED the movie with the action, snakes, statues, explosions, fighting, shooting etc. His wife screamed every time a bad guy died (one of those horror girls scream) and kept telling him to leave. He kept saying "En un minuto, Ok Ok" and just kept watching-her biggest scream was when Indy forced the German car went over the cliff. They both thought the scene of Indy under the truck, using the whip and dragging himself back to the truck was too much. I was happy that they really enjoyed the movie. p.s - one month later they stopped by and I was watching "The Terminator"-he liked that movie too.
So, a fun fact about this scene at 14:48: originally, there was supposed to be a proper fight scene between Indy and the swordsman, but due to how hot it was, Ford decided to improvise and instead shoot the guy instead just to get it over with quicker so they could continue on.
So fun reaction guys, you´re so great reactors. This is a real ADVENTURE film, action, OST by John, storytellng, etc. And like you said, Ford was born to role this!
@@dolphinsrr oh you came back for another comment lol funny how you laugh at yourself. Yes it’s still called “Raiders of the lost ark” to the ones that remember like myself.
@@marioaguileraiii8181 Now it's "Indiana Jones and the raiders of the lost ark" before it was just "raiders of the lost ark", he is right, because it was the first movie and they didn't set up yet the "Indiana Jones and" style titles thing.
Yep, you guys have the right idea, this movie was made for Saturday matinee afternoons on the BIG screen with popcorn and drink in hand. This is the way I was able to experience it in '81 when I was 12 and I've never forgotten it....
YES!!! LOVE THIS MOVIE!! I watched all the Indiana Jones movies on NBC back in the early 90's. Originally, this s was going to be a James Bond movie back in 1978, following the success of Jaws and Star Wars, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg were on vacation in Hawaii with their wives,they were filming walking on a beach, and Lucas pitched the idea to Spielberg as he told him about Indiana Smith, before he was named Jones, where he fights the Nazis to get hold of the Ark Of The Covenant, until Spielberg said, "Wait a minute, George, I think I have an idea for our next film." Before Harrison Ford was cast as Jones, Tom Selleck was cast but had to drop out to film the hit series MAGNUM P.I., while Jeff Bridges, Nick Nolte, Kurt Russell, Tim Matheson, Peter Coyote, Michael Douglas, John Shea, and Jack Nicholson were considered for the role. The sound effects for Indy's gun is that of a 30-30 Winchester Rifle. The machine gun sounds are from an AK 47. The punch sounds are that of someone hitting a pile of leather jackets with a baseball bat. The sound of the spirits coming out of the Ark are that of Seals, Sea Lions, and Dolphins played backwards or sped up to make it sound otherworldly. Some of the cast and crew had food poisoning except for Ford and Spielberg who had Spaghetti O's and PBJ Sandwiches. It was 113 degrees where they were filming in Tunisia but thankfully they filmed the climax at Elstree Studios London England. The film was a box office and critical success making $390 million dollars against an $18 million dollar budget. It was nominated for 8 Oscars including Best Picture but won for Best Sound Editing Best Film Editing Best Production Design Best Sound Effects Best Visual Effects. It's one of the best Action movies ever made.
“It’s not a perfect film. Harrison ford makes up for its imperfections” lol what imperfections? This is as close to perfection as you can get. That and The Godfather and Schindlers List to name a couple
The scene where Indy threatens to blow up the Ark is one of the main scenes where both Indiana and Belloq have the same love of history. They may see the outcomes of archaeology very differently (Belloq being the darker version of Indiana). The first scene where they meet established the competitiveness of the two characters, and the second where Indy is drunk and thinks Marion is dead...did establish the same thing as the bazooka scene...but with Indiana being sober, the point hits home better for him.
It's not a coincidence that so many people have a "Best movie ever" with a musical score by John Williams. That man made really good movies into blockbusters. The music in this movie, along with Ford's dry humor and presence make this movie an all-time great.
The captain of the boat who was trying to help Indy and Marion was Captain Katanga. I always thought he was protecting them even as he had to give up the ark. First by misleading the Germans by claiming Indy was dead and by trying to keep Marion aboard his ship under the guise of trafficking b/c he knew Marion would be safe with him/them rather than the Germans.
You guys gotta remember, this came out in the 80's and for that time it was mind blowing. The stunts, special effects, action....some of it holds up now and some doesn't. But again, in the 80's it was amazing. That's why it is so many people's favorite movie of all time (including me).
6:01 Yes, it's the same sound effect. Ben Burtt was the sound designer for both series and some sound effects carried over to from Star Wars to Indiana Jones.
It's my favorite John Williams! You forgot to mention the heroine: Marion. For the time, she had drive and wit, but she did need rescuing a couple of times, but she had physicality that some women leads were missing at the time.
Notes on the Ark of the Covenant: It was never actually used as a weapon in the Bible. One man died from touching it. A city of Philistines was plagued by boils after they captured it from the Israelites in battle. They put it in the temple of their god Dagon, but in the morning the statue of Dagon had fallen face first onto the ground in front of the Ark. The Ark represented God's sacred presence.
I wonder if they noticed that Doc Ock from the Spider-Man movies was with Indiana Jones at the beginning of the movie. I don't think so but a awesome movie and reaction nonetheless
Steph, I highly recommend reading the story conference transcript from January 1978 between Lucas, Spielberg and Kasdan. I think you'd get a lot of value from it as a producer. The concerns raised during the conference are quintessential producer, director, and screenwriter, all coming at filmmaking from a different angle.
As a big fan of both Harrison Ford and Steven Spielberg, this is one of my favorite movies.I've lost track of how many times I've seen it. For me, it will always be called just Raiders of the Lost Ark. The "Indiana Jones and the" was added later, after the sequels were made. The scene where Indy shoots the guy with the sword was supposed to be a big fight, but Indy, along with the rest of the crew came down with dysentery and were very sick that day. They tried filming the fight, but couldn't get it to look right, so they came up with just shooting the guy. Spielberg carried his own canned food, so he was the only one to not get sick. The call letters on the sea plane near the beginning of the film were OB-CPO. Images of R2-D2 and C-3PO appear in the hieroglyphs on a wall inside the Well of Souls. Now you have to watch the rest of the series. The Temple of Doom is a prequel and, in my opinion, the worst of the franchise so far, though there are those who do like it. The Last Crusade is as good as this one, and costars Sean Connery The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull gets a lot of hate, but I liked it, even though it costars Shia Labeouf.
And honestly, this is one of those moves that must be seen it in a theater with a crowd. If you get a chance to see a revival screening, in a theater, see it. It's a completely different experience.
It almost sounded like she said that "Raiders of the lost ark" was not a perfect movie. Harrison Ford, Steven Speilberg, George Lucas in their prime? Glad I don't have to try and make her happy. Next thing you know she'll be saying Citizen Kane decent and Gone with the Wind should have been a TV series.
The actor who was covered in spiders helped prepare him for a future encounter with a spider. His name is Alfred Molina and he played Dr Octopus in Spider-Man 2.
@@andrewgordon7662 I was just thinking that today . If I were to choose between " Presumed Innocent " & " The Fugitive " , I would put " Presumed Innocent " first . And second " The Fugitive ".
I think the captain of the boat was actually trying to save Marion by his story of selling her, it was his way of covering for her just like the story he made up about Indy.
I was lucky enough to see this when it first came out, in 1981. It is a BEAUTIFUL film, especially when you see it on FILM, and not digitally. This is the movie that made me start loving movies (not to mention Harrison Ford).
This movie is near perfect in what it attempts to do. I think what I find most remarkable about the film is, often in action adventure movies you have your action scenes or set pieces. Between those, however, as a viewer your just biding time until the next exciting action scene. What Speilberg manages to pull off here, with the help of his amazing cast, Williams' perfect score, and his unique directorial choices, is he makes those interims between the action equally as engaging as the action scenes themselves. The ominous mood in certain scenes, the comedic banter in others, the mysticism etc. It all combines to make one flowing, joy ride of a flick. A true monument in the genre.
It might have to do with changing tastes or simply growing up. The first time I saw Scarface (Al Pacino) I was 13 years old and was alternately horrified by the violence and bored to death by the story. Afterward I hated the movie and regretted even watching it all. Years later as an adult I watched it again and couldn't believe what a great movie it was. Things we like or dislike when we're younger can sometimes seem different when we're older.
Well of COURSE I want you to watch more Indiana Jones films. I'd be curious to see what you think of the next one (which is a prequel, technically) but much more interested in what you guys would think of the third film, which is my favorite.
Who cares what they think. They didn't understand that this film series is a tribute to the old serials. And they feel some of the film doesn't hold up today. I laugh when she said if made today. The story would be different? Why is that? It still took place in the 40s. Smh
@@dolphinsrr Well, I like hearing other people's opinions, not just the ones that match mine. Plus they're watching it in an entirely different environment from when this came out. I wasn't really aware of the old serials when I first saw this in the 80's so I don't know why they'd know of them now. And the story probably would be a bit different if it were made today. Might still include German soldiers and treasure but maybe it'd include more CGI monkeys and more big named actors. Indy probably would've had to kill the villains himself or show them the errors of their ways or something. Who knows?
I'm a good mom, I made my kids watch it because I remember how cool it was to watch it as a kid. Each time I rewatch Indy, I get that happy feeling I had as a kid. And I can't wait for you to watch the second one. That one is my favorit.
I'm glad you two got to finally watch this and enjoyed it. I don't know if was brought up in the Patreon exclusive, but did you two notice the carving of C3PO and R2D2 in that Egyptian tomb? Apparently, Star Wars and Indiana Jones might have a shared universe.
The Swordsman that Indy shoots and the large barechested German soldier at the plane were the same Actor/Stuntman. The Swordman scene was supposed to be longer but Harrison Ford was ill so they shortened the scene. The Canyon (near the end of the movie) where Indy almost destroys the Ark is the same one from Star Wars New Hope where Luke is rescued from the Sandpeople by Obi-Wan.
"What up, Braw!" "What up, Flash!" - pls react to ET - as I watch now, what holds up best for me is the music, the gnarliness, Marion as the best "Indy girl", the only one the films took an interest in - and the Cecil B Demille Biblical epic vibe w Lucas vfx - in other respects I agree now w this point about the repetitiveness - that aspect draws too much attention to itself - though in fairness it was the 30s cliffhanger formula itself that Lucas and Spielberg were most interested in here, more than characters or themes - BTW - that guy with Indy at the beginning is played by Alfred Molina, "Doc Ock" himself
The point of the scene with the bazooka, was to show that Indy isn't willing to destroy an important historical artifact of unknown magical capabilities. The scene proved EXACTLY what Beloq was saying about the two of them not being that different.
harrison ford was supposed to have a crazy choreographed fight with the swordsmen, but he was afflicted with dysentery during the shooting so he said "Can i just shoot him?" the well of souls is where the ark is actually kept. the room hes in with the staff is called the map room.
💫 Oh, you want to talk about borrowing tropes? Check out "Secret of the Incas" (1954, Charlton Heston), to find out where Lucas & Spielberg got a lot of their ideas, including the map room thing and Indiana's iconic look. It's an Interesting little movie as well, filmed on location in Peru. And as far as practical stunts and amazing sets go, watch "Ben-Hur" (1959, also Charlton Heston) which is still an unmatched classic.
You definitely need to see the next 2. I suppose for completeness and to understand why it's not very well-liked, you might want to watch the 4th which didn't come out until 2008.
Nice reaction. Thanks for posting. I think you would both like "Young Frankenstein" 16:47 Of course, you would only be able to do that on only 2 out of 365 days in a year and you'd have to have a specific time of day to do it.
I always commented on how they got the math wrong on the staff. The person told them essentially the staff needed to be about 6 feet high, and take back one, so, it would be shorter, closer to 5 feet high. One Kadam is essentially one foot. Yet, Indy is shown with a staff that is much much longer than that, even when put into the hole. So, either Indy is really short, or the length of the staff is wrong. I think if they would have said 8 feet high, and 7 feet after taking back some, they would have been OK. I replayed those scenes several times to make sure I was not hearing wrong, and confirmed they messed up.
If you want to get an idea what an INDIANA JONES played by Tom Selleck might have been like, you should check out LASSITER and HIGH ROAD TO CHINA. Similar sort of, with both of them being historical action/adventure flicks.
The guy swinging the sword scene was actually supposed to be a fight but everyone was hot and nauseated with the heat and humidity and he pulled the gun as a gag and Spielberg liked it so much he kept it in. I’m not a fan of the second one but Last Crusade with Sean Connery is my fav of the entire series.
Its been a long time since Ive watched this, but I think the point at 31:10 is to show Indiana Jones commitment to preserving history and simply couldn't bring himself to destroy such a historically important artifact.
This isn't to take a shot at Steph, but I'm curious as to what the imperfections she was referring to in the movie? B/c I'm sure I could ask a bunch of people and they would point out what they may have not liked, I'm curious to see what Steph found a little lacking. edit: oops, Steph does actually go on to explain some of this later - was typing these out as I was watching the video
My Favorite film of all time! - On Release it was just called Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones was added to the title upon the DVD Release. - George Lucas's Original name was Indiana Smith, Steven Spielberg changed it into the name we all love as Smith did not sound right. - Steven Spielberg was turned down to direct a James Bond movie Lucas his friend suggested they do their own thing, At the start of the film Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Indy where the same tuxedo as Sean Conney James Bond in the classic film Goldfinger. - Every adventure film in the past 40yrs has imitated these films Romance in the Stone, Tomb Raider, Uncharted, Nation Treasure ect
Little fact, the last nazi Indy fought, and threw out the windshield of the truck, was a world famous expert on medieval weapons and sword fight choreographer. He personally trained the actors in the Princess Bride and choreographed the famous sword fight between Westly and Inigo.
Katanga didn’t betray anyone, even under duress, he was trying to say whatever he had to in order to try to prevent Marian from going w the nazis
Yeah, that was a weird take on a really straight-foward scene.
Hence they really not into this style film.
@@rickdeckardbladerunner2049 I'm not sure what the style had to do with anything...
@@dupersuper1938 yeah....
Weren't you guys paying attention? Steph and Andrew acknowledged this after that scene ended.
I don't feel any imperfections in this movie. This is a solid 10/10 for me. An untouchable classic and a perfect adventure movie.
Katanga doesn't betray them at all. The U-boat found them, he told Indy to hide, then he pretended the thing with Marion in the hope they wouldn't take her.
The "repetitiveness" of the script isn't something to call down on it. It was intentional. This was an homage to the serials from the golden age of Hollywood. Every episode would end with a cliffhanger. It is pure, good guy-bad guy, campy fun taken to a new level. This is still my favorite movie of all time. And yes, the practical stunt work is a wonder to behold. That is something I greatly miss from most modern movies.
You're right about the action beats being a little relentless, but that's actually intentional. The pic is based on old 30's era action serials like Flash Gordon. By nature these were "episodic", throwing the hero out of the frying pan and into the fire in every sequence. so Lucas and Spielberg were trying to recreate that energy.
Still arguably my favorite movie of all time! Glad you enjoyed it and I can't wait for you to watch the rest.
For a couple of your points: the ship captain's shadiness is a misdirect, he's actually a good guy and is trying to protect Indy and Marion. As for the point of the bazooka scene - it's a bluff by Indy and Belloq calls it. Belloq knows full well Indy is the same as him in terms of wanting the Ark opened.
The script is far from being a weak element...it's a brilliant screenplay. No repetitiveness at all
I agree. This screenplay is sometimes used as an example for aspiring screenwriters.
It was also meant to be a mirror for serials of the 30's and such. I feel that we as movie watchers have been so jaded that many people can't see a fun movie without overanalyzing it.
@@captin3149 Also, they watch older movies thru a modern lens. Pacing is probably the most obvious problem. We live in a fast cut, short attention span culture. A movie like Jaws is considered boring except for the few attack scenes.
@@keyman6689 Pacing is definitely not a problem. This movie is perfect.
@@ericclarke6107 I agree. I'm just saying that for young kids watching it for the first time 4 decades later, they may find it drags in some spots because they're used to faster paced movies nowadays. It's not a problem with the movie. It's a problem with the viewer.
Gotta thank George Lucas and Steven Spielberg for this movie and the whole series.
I'm glad Spielberg didn't allow Lucas to go back and mess with this movie after release like George did with Star Wars.
@@billolsen4360 But Spielberg did mess with his other 1980s megahit, E.T. after release. It generated a lot of controversy and logistically did not make a lot of sense.
It's funny because there's a whole South Park episode about this topic
The part where Indy shoots the guy with the sword was improvised. Ford was sick that day and could barely work on set so he asked to just shoot him. It turned into a class scene.
And you can find footage of the deleted fight scene on UA-cam
He and a few other people had Dysentery which I have unfortunately had before so I’m surprised he was able to do this scene at all I couldn’t even stand up straight for days
When you watch that scene you can see that he is ill.
@@TheChickenlittle11what is “dysentery?”
@@lenarmangum8630 a very bad version of diarrhea which has blood in it that could last for days.
Look, Katanga isn't bad: he tried to pass himself off as a people trafficker to save Marion from the Nazis and covered up for Indy by saying he killed him.
That's right. If he really wanted her. He would have told them where indy was
One of the most perfectly paced action movies of all time. There's suspense, downtime, and the great action sequences. I hate movies now that are constantly moving and even the love scenes come off like a montage because they're in too big a hurry to get to the next scene. And while I'm not religious, when Indy is dealing with philosophical questions, that's when he's at his best. When he's fighting aliens or cringey South Asian stereotypes, I'm not crazy about those movies. The first and the 3rd movie do an excellent job of having those kinds of "what do you believe?" kind of undertones. I also like that Indiana Jones isn't a perfect hero. His relationship with Marian is strained because of what he did to her when she was young. And speaking of Marian, what a badass female character. People who say there were never any strong female characters in movies until recently haven't seen this or a lot of 80s movies. Karen Allen is terrific in just about everything.
Temple of Doom was awesome!!
Temple of Doom is much better than both the 1st and 3rd imo but I defo rate Raiders highly as well. Never really been the biggest fan of Last Crusade and Crystal Skull was a mess so I hope Dial of Destiny can finally be the 3rd, high quality Indie movie to complete the set.
@@himum3429 nope I perfer thefirst one.
Agreed, although there have been badass female characters in movies since movies began.
Some other badass female characters from the same time can be found in Alien, Star Wars, The Terminator, Silence of the Lambs, Carrie, etc.
Saw this opening weekend with my dad in 1981.
One of the most amazing viewing experiences I ever had.
The sold out crowd was so into it.
Jump to last year, and got to see this on the big screen again at the United Palace, followed by a Q and A between Lin-Manuel Miranda and Steven Spielberg. I felt like I was 10 years old again.
Wow , very lucky.
Damn seeing this in theater in 1981 must have been crazy, i was zero year old at the time XD, my best movie memory in theater as kid was the Last of the Mohicans, as young adult Lord of the rings!
@@thomaslacornette1282 It's weird the movies I saw as a kid in the theater back then are now considered classics.
Seeing Raiders, and Star Wars when first released are implanted in my mind.
And yeah, seeing all three Lord of the Rings films in theater was epic!
@@Graphite42welcome to getting old. Eventually children of today will remember as adults seeing Avengers Endgame in theaters and the young people of tomorrow will wonder what it was like to experience watching a 40-year-old classic when it was first released.
Sadly I’m in the same camp of watching this masterpiece later in life. I was 17 when I saw it because the 4th Indy movie was coming out and I wanted to catch up before it came out. And I still hate the fact that I didn’t see this movie as a little kid because I love archeology and I love adventure movies.
Also this is Harrison Ford in his physical prime. He is the definition of a man’s man!
So y'all didn't even recognize Doctor Octopus?
"Throw me the idol, I throw you the whip! No time to argue!"
He's too young here, i guess. I never recognized him too, even though i love Spider-Man 2 for almost 20 years. And I love Raiders of the Lost Ark even longer. But only 5 years ago or so i found out that this dude is Alfred Molina.
Best movie of all time. I still get goosebumps during the map room scene and ending...the soundtrack and feels this movie gives are unmatched....
An absolute classic! SO much trivia and tidbits connected to this film.
One of my all time faves. I think younger viewers are used to the way movies are paced nowadays. Attention spans are shorter, so they tend to write scripts that offer some sort of pay off earlier in the story because they’re afraid they will lose the viewer’s interest. They often start right in the action whereas older movies tend to spend more time on exposition and backstory so you have a bigger payout emotionally at the end, a little closer to how novels are structured. It’s a little sad though because you lose the connection to the characters when you rush through everything. Modern action movies just end up feeling like video games with tons of explosions and special effects, rather than an actual story. Just my two cents.
I think the 2nd unit director Johnson from this movie was the director of Captain America, the first Avenger. The line from the Red Skull in the beginning in the tesseract room. "And the Furhrer digs for trinkets in the desert" is a wink and a nod to Raiders. 😂 meaning Cap and Indy fought together in the same universe. ❤
Joe Johnston was *VFX art director* on Raiders. He started out as a concept artist on Star Wars and designed many of the iconic vehicles, props, and characters we all know so well and storyboarded a lot of the big sequences. 2nd unit director on Raiders was Micheal D. Moore
MCU fan here from the beginning and I never thought about that. It's well-known that Hitler was obsessed with the occult but the "trinkets in the desert" line to me just meant his archeological expeditions in general (like his search for Atlantis). It never occurred to me he was possibly talking about the Ark of the Covenant and Indiana Jones.
Best action movie ever imo. An intriguing plot, a brilliant iconic score, a relatable human hero not an invincible badass that takes down enemies with ease, and hardly any CGI at all loads of real stunt work being pulled off. Perfect film.
The guy on the ship toward the end did not betray Indy. In fact, he attempted to “keep the girl“ so that he could actually free her when the Nazis left.
Yea he didn't get that at all.
@@dolphinsrr He was too busy making "yuky" sounds. Very masculine, lol.
I am constantly, and consistanly, amazed at people who haven't seen "Raiders of the Lost Ark." Jeez, guys!
me. I am that person. mainly because i am 21
They are young people. They feel the movies are to old to watch. If it wasn't for the request on the internet. Trust me they would never bother.
I suppose for young peoples it was like for us looking at movies in balck&white. 😂
Sometimes you just don't watch movies. I'm old enough to have seen this and Star Wars in theaters as a child and yet I've never seen Grease, The Princess Bride, or The Big Lebowski. I just never got around to them and at this point I have no real interest to.
It's great to see a new generation getting to experience Raiders for the first time! Imperfections? I never noticed a single imperfection. It's A++
Somewhat long tale. One night was watching this movie on cable. Moms family friends came over asking help filling out forms (Mexicans). They were a very religious couple (no tv, radio, newspaper) but were very nice. They visited when Indy and Marion were trapped by Belloq with the snakes. They refused to watch the movie until my mom said they were looking for the Ark of the Covenant, they surmised it was okay because it was a "religious" movie. The husband LOVED the movie with the action, snakes, statues, explosions, fighting, shooting etc. His wife screamed every time a bad guy died (one of those horror girls scream) and kept telling him to leave. He kept saying "En un minuto, Ok Ok" and just kept watching-her biggest scream was when Indy forced the German car went over the cliff. They both thought the scene of Indy under the truck, using the whip and dragging himself back to the truck was too much. I was happy that they really enjoyed the movie. p.s - one month later they stopped by and I was watching "The Terminator"-he liked that movie too.
So, a fun fact about this scene at 14:48: originally, there was supposed to be a proper fight scene between Indy and the swordsman, but due to how hot it was, Ford decided to improvise and instead shoot the guy instead just to get it over with quicker so they could continue on.
Not because of how hot it was but because Ford had dysentery
What's incredible with Indiana Jones it's you can rewatch it over and over and still enjoy it. I must have seen more than 10 times each.
This is one of the movies that my friends and I went back to the cinema to see it more than once. And how could you two not have seen this?????????
So fun reaction guys, you´re so great reactors. This is a real ADVENTURE film, action, OST by John, storytellng, etc. And like you said, Ford was born to role this!
It was originally called “Raiders of the lost ark”
Your funny. It still called raiders of the lost ark. 😂
That just a dvd title. So new audiences know this is part of that series
@@dolphinsrr oh you came back for another comment lol funny how you laugh at yourself. Yes it’s still called “Raiders of the lost ark” to the ones that remember like myself.
@@marioaguileraiii8181 Now it's "Indiana Jones and the raiders of the lost ark" before it was just "raiders of the lost ark", he is right, because it was the first movie and they didn't set up yet the "Indiana Jones and" style titles thing.
@@thomaslacornette1282 yea because they didn’t realize what a hit it was going to be!
Yep, you guys have the right idea, this movie was made for Saturday matinee afternoons on the BIG screen with popcorn and drink in hand. This is the way I was able to experience it in '81 when I was 12 and I've never forgotten it....
It's 1936 (opening screen says that), so it's pre-war. Nazi's were around but WWII started Sep 1, 1939.
Back when it was released it was just Raiders of the Lost Ark. This is my favourite film of all time.
7:11 - That gag is cleverer than most people realize . . . "eye" love you. 🤣
YES!!!
LOVE THIS MOVIE!!
I watched all the Indiana Jones movies on NBC back in the early 90's.
Originally, this s was going to be a James Bond movie back in 1978, following the success of Jaws and Star Wars, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg were on vacation in Hawaii with their wives,they were filming walking on a beach, and Lucas pitched the idea to Spielberg as he told him about Indiana Smith, before he was named Jones, where he fights the Nazis to get hold of the Ark Of The Covenant, until Spielberg said, "Wait a minute, George, I think I have an idea for our next film."
Before Harrison Ford was cast as Jones, Tom Selleck was cast but had to drop out to film the hit series MAGNUM P.I., while Jeff Bridges, Nick Nolte, Kurt Russell, Tim Matheson, Peter Coyote, Michael Douglas, John Shea, and Jack Nicholson were considered for the role.
The sound effects for Indy's gun is that of a 30-30 Winchester Rifle.
The machine gun sounds are from an AK 47.
The punch sounds are that of someone hitting a pile of leather jackets with a baseball bat.
The sound of the spirits coming out of the Ark are that of Seals, Sea Lions, and Dolphins played backwards or sped up to make it sound otherworldly.
Some of the cast and crew had food poisoning except for Ford and Spielberg who had Spaghetti O's and PBJ Sandwiches. It was 113 degrees where they were filming in Tunisia but thankfully they filmed the climax at Elstree Studios London England.
The film was a box office and critical success making $390 million dollars against an $18 million dollar budget.
It was nominated for 8 Oscars including Best Picture but won for
Best Sound Editing
Best Film Editing
Best Production Design
Best Sound Effects
Best Visual Effects.
It's one of the best Action movies ever made.
Should have won Best Picture too!
“It’s not a perfect film. Harrison ford makes up for its imperfections” lol what imperfections? This is as close to perfection as you can get. That and The Godfather and Schindlers List to name a couple
The scene where Indy threatens to blow up the Ark is one of the main scenes where both Indiana and Belloq have the same love of history. They may see the outcomes of archaeology very differently (Belloq being the darker version of Indiana). The first scene where they meet established the competitiveness of the two characters, and the second where Indy is drunk and thinks Marion is dead...did establish the same thing as the bazooka scene...but with Indiana being sober, the point hits home better for him.
It's not a coincidence that so many people have a "Best movie ever" with a musical score by John Williams. That man made really good movies into blockbusters. The music in this movie, along with Ford's dry humor and presence make this movie an all-time great.
That face melting scene gave me nightmares when i was a kid
That was the Falcon engine noise. The Indiana Jones franchise is full of Star Wars Easter eggs
Considering that the Falcon engine noise is the electric starter for a biplane, this actually makes sense here.
This is the best of the Indiana Jones movies. And its title was RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK until 1990s.
The captain of the boat who was trying to help Indy and Marion was Captain Katanga. I always thought he was protecting them even as he had to give up the ark. First by misleading the Germans by claiming Indy was dead and by trying to keep Marion aboard his ship under the guise of trafficking b/c he knew Marion would be safe with him/them rather than the Germans.
You guys gotta remember, this came out in the 80's and for that time it was mind blowing. The stunts, special effects, action....some of it holds up now and some doesn't. But again, in the 80's it was amazing. That's why it is so many people's favorite movie of all time (including me).
It all holds up! Be real!
1:39 - It's Doc Oc from the Spiderman movies!
23:25 - That's one very bouncy stone block! Look at the shadow. Haha
This film still holds the record for me most veiws in a cinema (5 times)the stunts are fantastic all the horse work is definitely Harrison Ford.
Best action movie ever I think. Your blessed to have seen it in a cinema.
6:01 Yes, it's the same sound effect. Ben Burtt was the sound designer for both series and some sound effects carried over to from Star Wars to Indiana Jones.
It's my favorite John Williams! You forgot to mention the heroine: Marion. For the time, she had drive and wit, but she did need rescuing a couple of times, but she had physicality that some women leads were missing at the time.
Notes on the Ark of the Covenant: It was never actually used as a weapon in the Bible. One man died from touching it. A city of Philistines was plagued by boils after they captured it from the Israelites in battle. They put it in the temple of their god Dagon, but in the morning the statue of Dagon had fallen face first onto the ground in front of the Ark. The Ark represented God's sacred presence.
I wonder if they noticed that Doc Ock from the Spider-Man movies was with Indiana Jones at the beginning of the movie. I don't think so but a awesome movie and reaction nonetheless
Steph, I highly recommend reading the story conference transcript from January 1978 between Lucas, Spielberg and Kasdan. I think you'd get a lot of value from it as a producer. The concerns raised during the conference are quintessential producer, director, and screenwriter, all coming at filmmaking from a different angle.
As a big fan of both Harrison Ford and Steven Spielberg, this is one of my favorite movies.I've lost track of how many times I've seen it. For me, it will always be called just Raiders of the Lost Ark. The "Indiana Jones and the" was added later, after the sequels were made.
The scene where Indy shoots the guy with the sword was supposed to be a big fight, but Indy, along with the rest of the crew came down with dysentery and were very sick that day. They tried filming the fight, but couldn't get it to look right, so they came up with just shooting the guy. Spielberg carried his own canned food, so he was the only one to not get sick.
The call letters on the sea plane near the beginning of the film were OB-CPO. Images of R2-D2 and C-3PO appear in the hieroglyphs on a wall inside the Well of Souls.
Now you have to watch the rest of the series.
The Temple of Doom is a prequel and, in my opinion, the worst of the franchise so far, though there are those who do like it.
The Last Crusade is as good as this one, and costars Sean Connery
The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull gets a lot of hate, but I liked it, even though it costars Shia Labeouf.
"Its not a perfect film". Uh... yes it is. It's as close to perfection as a "movie" gets... and I mean movie as in popcorn fun flick, not 'cinema'.
And honestly, this is one of those moves that must be seen it in a theater with a crowd. If you get a chance to see a revival screening, in a theater, see it. It's a completely different experience.
Lucas and Spilberg, got to love them , We enjoyed the reactions 👍✌️
It’s actually Raiders of the lost Ark. They added Indiana Jones later
Yea so people know it's a indy film
It almost sounded like she said that "Raiders of the lost ark" was not a perfect movie. Harrison Ford, Steven Speilberg, George Lucas in their prime? Glad I don't have to try and make her happy. Next thing you know she'll be saying Citizen Kane decent and Gone with the Wind should have been a TV series.
The actor who was covered in spiders helped prepare him for a future encounter with a spider. His name is Alfred Molina and he played Dr Octopus in Spider-Man 2.
Movies with Harrison Ford that are a must watch if you haven't : Blade Runner - Presumed Innocent - The Fugitive . Just to name a few
I’ve seen all 3 of those films many times and love them all! Presumed Innocent is so underrated and I think Raul Julia stole the show as Sandy Stern
@@andrewgordon7662 I was just thinking that today . If I were to choose between " Presumed Innocent " & " The Fugitive " , I would put " Presumed Innocent " first . And second " The Fugitive ".
My second favorite Harrison Ford is Air Force One(1997) directed by Wolfgang Peterson. It's a very good movie.
I think the captain of the boat was actually trying to save Marion by his story of selling her, it was his way of covering for her just like the story he made up about Indy.
He was, it's kind of obvious.
@@beppo2814 I was trying to be nice about it.
I was lucky enough to see this when it first came out, in 1981. It is a BEAUTIFUL film, especially when you see it on FILM, and not digitally. This is the movie that made me start loving movies (not to mention Harrison Ford).
Raiders & Last Crusade is top 2 Favorite Indianaa Jones Movies of all time! Let's hope the New one out Beat Crystal Skull.
People are just too picky. All the films were fine.
This movie is near perfect in what it attempts to do. I think what I find most remarkable about the film is, often in action adventure movies you have your action scenes or set pieces. Between those, however, as a viewer your just biding time until the next exciting action scene. What Speilberg manages to pull off here, with the help of his amazing cast, Williams' perfect score, and his unique directorial choices, is he makes those interims between the action equally as engaging as the action scenes themselves. The ominous mood in certain scenes, the comedic banter in others, the mysticism etc. It all combines to make one flowing, joy ride of a flick. A true monument in the genre.
The Latin American who betrayed Indy at the beginning of the film was played by Alfred Molina A.K.A the actor of Doc Oc from Spiderman
I only watched this for the first time ~6 years ago and was indifferent to it. I watched it again a year or two ago and really liked it.
It might have to do with changing tastes or simply growing up. The first time I saw Scarface (Al Pacino) I was 13 years old and was alternately horrified by the violence and bored to death by the story. Afterward I hated the movie and regretted even watching it all. Years later as an adult I watched it again and couldn't believe what a great movie it was. Things we like or dislike when we're younger can sometimes seem different when we're older.
Well of COURSE I want you to watch more Indiana Jones films. I'd be curious to see what you think of the next one (which is a prequel, technically) but much more interested in what you guys would think of the third film, which is my favorite.
Who cares what they think. They didn't understand that this film series is a tribute to the old serials. And they feel some of the film doesn't hold up today. I laugh when she said if made today. The story would be different? Why is that? It still took place in the 40s. Smh
@@dolphinsrr Well, I like hearing other people's opinions, not just the ones that match mine. Plus they're watching it in an entirely different environment from when this came out. I wasn't really aware of the old serials when I first saw this in the 80's so I don't know why they'd know of them now. And the story probably would be a bit different if it were made today. Might still include German soldiers and treasure but maybe it'd include more CGI monkeys and more big named actors. Indy probably would've had to kill the villains himself or show them the errors of their ways or something. Who knows?
I'm a good mom, I made my kids watch it because I remember how cool it was to watch it as a kid. Each time I rewatch Indy, I get that happy feeling I had as a kid. And I can't wait for you to watch the second one. That one is my favorit.
I'm glad you two got to finally watch this and enjoyed it. I don't know if was brought up in the Patreon exclusive, but did you two notice the carving of C3PO and R2D2 in that Egyptian tomb? Apparently, Star Wars and Indiana Jones might have a shared universe.
Such a great film.
The Swordsman that Indy shoots and the large barechested German soldier at the plane were the same Actor/Stuntman. The Swordman scene was supposed to be longer but Harrison Ford was ill so they shortened the scene. The Canyon (near the end of the movie) where Indy almost destroys the Ark is the same one from Star Wars New Hope where Luke is rescued from the Sandpeople by Obi-Wan.
Love this movie! Andrew is an absolute smoke factory! ~fans self. Steph is gorgeous, as per usual!
"What up, Braw!" "What up, Flash!" - pls react to ET - as I watch now, what holds up best for me is the music, the gnarliness, Marion as the best "Indy girl", the only one the films took an interest in - and the Cecil B Demille Biblical epic vibe w Lucas vfx
- in other respects I agree now w this point about the repetitiveness - that aspect draws too much attention to itself - though in fairness it was the 30s cliffhanger formula itself that Lucas and Spielberg were most interested in here, more than characters or themes -
BTW - that guy with Indy at the beginning is played by Alfred Molina, "Doc Ock" himself
Hard to believe this was almost a Tom Selleck movie. Not sure this would have worked as well if he had played Indy
It's not that hard, I can easily see Selleck as Indiana Jones.
Although, probably no one else.
I can totally see Tom Selleck as Indy, especially back then.
Both actors had the skill of having their characters poke fun at themselves for sure.
The point of the scene with the bazooka, was to show that Indy isn't willing to destroy an important historical artifact of unknown magical capabilities. The scene proved EXACTLY what Beloq was saying about the two of them not being that different.
Fun fact , in the hyroglyphs in the arc room you can see r2d2, and c3po. That was a friendly nod between directors who are also friends.
harrison ford was supposed to have a crazy choreographed fight with the swordsmen, but he was afflicted with dysentery during the shooting so he said "Can i just shoot him?"
the well of souls is where the ark is actually kept. the room hes in with the staff is called the map room.
💫 Oh, you want to talk about borrowing tropes? Check out "Secret of the Incas" (1954, Charlton Heston), to find out where Lucas & Spielberg got a lot of their ideas, including the map room thing and Indiana's iconic look. It's an Interesting little movie as well, filmed on location in Peru. And as far as practical stunts and amazing sets go, watch "Ben-Hur" (1959, also Charlton Heston) which is still an unmatched classic.
The Sound effect when moving to the predators POV in Predator sounds like Indiana Jones' whip. IMO 👍✌️
You guys will need to watch Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade to understand why his name is Indiana. 😄
Best sound design in movie history. The punches and gun shots are unique to this franchise.
You definitely need to see the next 2. I suppose for completeness and to understand why it's not very well-liked, you might want to watch the 4th which didn't come out until 2008.
If you had been paying attention at the beginning, you would know the year the action took place.
Nice reaction. Thanks for posting. I think you would both like "Young Frankenstein" 16:47 Of course, you would only be able to do that on only 2 out of 365 days in a year and you'd have to have a specific time of day to do it.
It belongs in a museum
1:56 / 8:12 - It's 1936.
I always commented on how they got the math wrong on the staff. The person told them essentially the staff needed to be about 6 feet high, and take back one, so, it would be shorter, closer to 5 feet high. One Kadam is essentially one foot. Yet, Indy is shown with a staff that is much much longer than that, even when put into the hole. So, either Indy is really short, or the length of the staff is wrong. I think if they would have said 8 feet high, and 7 feet after taking back some, they would have been OK. I replayed those scenes several times to make sure I was not hearing wrong, and confirmed they messed up.
Ben Burtt did all the original sound work for Lucasfilm, so if you recognize reused sounds, it's not an accident.
i had that look on my face all the time Steph Sabraw had trough out the movie 😂.......that's gold
The plane's body number is OB-CPO, a reference to Star Wars.
11:33 the actor Steph is thinking of is Toby Jones/Zola, and he does sound just like him lmao. She got him mixed up with Zemo too.
The bazooka scene is perfectly well thought-out. Indy bluffed. Belloq called his bluff.
If you want to get an idea what an INDIANA JONES played by Tom Selleck might have been like, you should check out LASSITER and HIGH ROAD TO CHINA. Similar sort of, with both of them being historical action/adventure flicks.
Or you can just look up Tom selleck's screen test for Indiana Jones
Also the "Legend of the Lost Art" episode of Magnum P.I. :)
@@jasonkreider8954 pretty sure this is a movie reaction channel, not a screen test reaction channel.
I was shocked when I realized it was Alfred Molina in this movie at the beginning.
The best Indy. Last Crusade is also pretty good
It was actually called " Raiders of the Lost Ark " only but after the other two, everyone just tagged the Indiana Jones part of it at the front.
The guy swinging the sword scene was actually supposed to be a fight but everyone was hot and nauseated with the heat and humidity and he pulled the gun as a gag and Spielberg liked it so much he kept it in.
I’m not a fan of the second one but Last Crusade with Sean Connery is my fav of the entire series.
Its been a long time since Ive watched this, but I think the point at 31:10 is to show Indiana Jones commitment to preserving history and simply couldn't bring himself to destroy such a historically important artifact.
This isn't to take a shot at Steph, but I'm curious as to what the imperfections she was referring to in the movie? B/c I'm sure I could ask a bunch of people and they would point out what they may have not liked, I'm curious to see what Steph found a little lacking.
edit: oops, Steph does actually go on to explain some of this later - was typing these out as I was watching the video
well, better late then never, but... where have you been living until now? :o
My Favorite film of all time!
- On Release it was just called Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones was added to the title upon the DVD Release.
- George Lucas's Original name was Indiana Smith, Steven Spielberg changed it into the name we all love as Smith did not sound right.
- Steven Spielberg was turned down to direct a James Bond movie Lucas his friend suggested they do their own thing, At the start of the film Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Indy where the same tuxedo as Sean Conney James Bond in the classic film Goldfinger.
- Every adventure film in the past 40yrs has imitated these films Romance in the Stone, Tomb Raider, Uncharted, Nation Treasure ect
It was changed before the DVD came out. It was back when it was on VHS
John Williams rocks!
See the original 'under the truck' stunt performed by Yakima Canute in the 1930s film Stagecoach starring a very young John Wayne; a great film.
It's "Raiders of the Lost Ark" . Indy is also a raider, like the other mercenaries.
Little fact, the last nazi Indy fought, and threw out the windshield of the truck, was a world famous expert on medieval weapons and sword fight choreographer. He personally trained the actors in the Princess Bride and choreographed the famous sword fight between Westly and Inigo.