- Actors: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Ronald Lacey, John Rhys-Davies
- Directors: Steven Spielberg
- Language Arabic, English, German, Hebrew, Nepali, Spanish
- Classification: PG
- Studio: Deluxe
- VHS Release Date: 6 Mar 2000
- Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00004T0GG
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 8,264 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Steven Spielberg and George Lucas' 1981 resurrection of the Saturday-matinee adventure genre was deservedly popular, and kicked off a successful trilogy. Set in 1936, this first feature introduces Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones, an archaeologist and adventurer whose quests for rare antiquities frequently find him running from one menace or another. Raiders finds Dr Jones in the middle of a Nazi plot to use the mysterious powers of the Ark of the Covenant to win the war. Karen Allen plays the love interest with an old-fashioned "man's woman" appeal (she can drink anybody under the table and is free with her fists). The constant, cliff-hanger appeal of the movie is great fun--one is always wondering how Indy will get out of one scrape after another--and Ford's career got a big boost with his self-effacing but masculine portrayal of the hero. --Tom Keogh
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
"Raiders" is the first and best of the Indiana Jones movies.
I have a hard time believing that anyone hasn't seen this movie so I'll skip the plot and go straight for the main reason you should watch it again. The transfer to DVD is absolutely stunning, probably the most impressive clean up I've ever seen. It really looks as though it could've been filmed yesterday.
The sound has been given a nice makeover as well. Forever a classic, this movie can't be seen too many times.
I have a hard time believing that anyone hasn't seen this movie so I'll skip the plot and go straight for the main reason you should watch it again. The transfer to DVD is absolutely stunning, probably the most impressive clean up I've ever seen. It really looks as though it could've been filmed yesterday.
The sound has been given a nice makeover as well. Forever a classic, this movie can't be seen too many times.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
What a splendid intro to the trilogy. When this came out I was just a wee nipper but soon discovered that it wasn't just myself and other kids caught up in the fantasy. It's actually a sequel to Temple of doom set during the 2nd world war. Scary military police are on his trail even to Nepal, across to Eygypt culminating in a freaky scene where they open the ark of the covenant (I wont say whats in it).
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
Indiana Jones is the epitimy of adventure films. Raiders of the Lost Ark is without a doubt the best adventure film ever made. It has action, suspense and romance. The only other adventure to rival Raiders is Bond who does not come close to being the adventure of Raiders. The only films to near Raiders level of adventure are Temple of Doom, and Last Crusade. I recommend Raiders of the lost ark to any adventure fan.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Love letter to the Cinema serials
Lucas and Spielbergs homage is broad. Harrison Ford iconic as Indiana Jones. The script drips with dastardly Germans, oily French and stalwart Americans. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Man from poundstretcher
The best film ever
I've loved this film since I was kid and I still love it today. It's one of those films you can just watch over and over and over again.
Harrison Ford is fantastic. Read more
Harrison Ford is fantastic. Read more
Published 4 months ago by veggie_grasshopper
indiana jones and the raiders of the lost ark
the gold standard of movie making.this beats recent blocbusters pants down in my opinion.the most talented bunch of filmakers and actors and stuntmen came together for this and it... Read more
Published 14 months ago by stargatesg1
the most boring indiana jones movie ever
okay let start off by saying this movie boring im sorry it is just not intresting
if you like this movie thats okay i mean my dad likes the movie but i just
dont like... Read more
if you like this movie thats okay i mean my dad likes the movie but i just
dont like... Read more
Published 21 months ago
the best of the saga
Love this film, even after all these years and those sad airings on ITV with the poor editing and the misplaced commercial breaks. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Melanie Ozger
the first and best
if you like tomb raider, this is probably the best one of the series. lots of action, decent plot and very entertaining throughout the the whole film. Read more
Published on 17 Jan 2010 by M. Wardman
Brilliant adventure
Raiders of the Lost Ark is quite simply the best adventure movie ever made. To properly explain why, I'll need to go back in time for a bit of a history lesson. Read more
Published on 23 Oct 2009 by Dr Jones
A little of Bible doesn't harm at all.
The beginning of the myth, of the legend of that Indian Jones. Worth seeing again today and funny like hell, except if you are afraid of snakes or spiders. Read more
Published on 12 Sep 2009 by Jacques COULARDEAU
A treasure to be held
The first and still the best Indie movie going, a classic that still beats it's sequals. If you want adventure that deliveres on every level then Raiders is it. Read more
Published on 18 July 2009 by Mr. R. M. Nash
exilent
It is the best Indiana Jones film that I have seen and I have seen all 4 of the Indiana Jones and thay are all exilent but I think that number 2 is not as good as the rest of them.
Published on 13 Jun 2009
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