Raiders of the Lost Ark

Indiana Jones promises to bring you action and adventure and he delivers on a massive scale.

Harrison Ford plays teacher and archeologist Henry "Indiana" Jones Jr., the archeologist with a love for danger. In this first movie in the classic series, Indiana Jones is asked to find and retrieve the lost Ark of the Covenant before Hitler's nazi's do.

Of course, Indiana packs his gun and famous whip and races to get there before the nazi's. Indy's journey takes him to Nepal where he meets an old girlfriend, Marion, who soon joins him on his journey. He continues to Cairo, the Well of the Souls and a submarine, before his final battle.

What makes this movie an unforgettable experience, is the fact that Indy is thrown into one dangerous situation only to be thrown into another immediately afterwards without any time for you to catch you breath. The movie is non-stop action with a blend of some nice comedic scenes that only Spielberg and Lucas could accomplish.

George Lucas and Philip Kaufman wrote an excellent story that Spielberg filmed amazingly. The camerawork is nothing short of exceptional. The locations are all beautiful and the danger will keep you on the edge of your seat.

The casting of Harrison Ford and Karen Allen was also an excellent decision and you now cannot even imagine anyone else in the role of Indy except Ford. Paul Freeman plays an excellent opposite to Indy's character as the long time rival Rene Belloq and Ronald Lacey is scary as the menacing Toht.

Denholm Elliot and John Rhys-Davies both have minor roles, but are characters that are memorable enough to make appearances in the future films of the series. Also, I cannot forget to mention the wonderful film score by John Williams. The Indy theme is a theme that accompanies the movie well and is quite catchy. I have caught myself humming it many times.