But like the serial adventures that inspired Spielberg and George Lucas to create Indy, some parts of Raiders of the Lost Ark didn’t age well. None of these detract from the movie’s cultural impact and its entertainment value, but they cast some harsh light on what is normally seen as an adventurous and light-hearted throwback. Here are 10 things from Raiders of the Lost Ark that didn’t age w
A lot about Marion Ravenwood’s role in Raiders hasn’t aged well, from Indy dating her as a teenager to the fact that she’s a damsel in distress in most of her scenes (except, notably, the plane set piece when she knocks out the pilot and saves Indy from the strapping mechanic beating him to a pu
Looking at every movie and its score on review aggregate site Metacritic, this list will hopefully give a newcomer to either franchise a better understanding of the movies and their sometimes complicated hist
John Williams, again, delivered one of his most recognizable scores and cinematographer Douglas Slocombe highlighted Spielberg's practicality while making the composition of the movie's shots timelessly beauti
A common joke about Indiana Jones is how much he sucks at being an archeologist. He may know everything about ancient cultures and their histories, but he habitually destroys their places of worship every time he drops
Joe Johnston's threequel is the most forgotten movie of the Jurassic Park franchise for various reasons . For one thing, it's by far the shortest and least star-studded entry and the story adds virtually nothing to the formula that fans couldn't get from the other movies even at the t
Since he’s based on the likes of Doc Savage, it shouldn’t be surprising to say that Indiana Jones is an outdated archetype. This isn’t just because explorers aren’t famous, but because of his attitude and manneri
From Weird Al Yankovic’s UHF to The Simpsons to even Disaster Movie, imitating Indy’s action-packed introduction is practically a cottage industry. Chicken Little took this to the extreme by literally showing the scene before the boulder rolled
Raiders of the Lost Ark overflows with iconic moments, with its prologue being one of the best opening acts in cinematic history . Here, Indy braves a trap-filled temple to get his hands on an ancient artifact. Because of how effective this sequence was, it became the subject of parody ever since it was first seen in cine
Lucas talked about how he had written a story about a character named Indiana Smith back in 1973 and the two began to brainstorm ideas for what would eventually become Indiana Jones. The name Indiana was also the name of Lucas’ Alaskan Malamute, the same dog that inspired Chewbacca from Star W
Steven Spielberg 's original masterpiece may not be rated by Metacritic's calculations to be one of the director's top efforts in the eyes of critics but Jurassic Park is undeniably sacred amongst movie fans in gene
The latest Indiana Jones movie still remains one of the most controversial entries with fans despite being quite highly-rated by critics. There was an almost-20-year gap in between Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and Last Crusade and, in that time, fan expectations had morphed into something similar to those seen amongst Star Wars f
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The Ark of the Covenant is one of the most iconic MacGuffins in movie history , ranking alongside the Maltese Falcon, the Infinity Stones, and the glowing briefcase from Pulp Fiction . Throughout the movie, characters like Belloq build up a fascinating mystique around the
A lot of modern action movies – including the most recent Indiana Jones movie – tend to opt for CGI, but before that was an option, action filmmakers had to stage their set pieces for real with incredibly skilled stunt teams. Raiders of the Lost Ark Cheats Ark is full of breathtaking practical stunt w
The movie has its undeniable flaws, as all of the movies in the series realistically do, but the hatred leveled against it and its more 50s sci-fi spin on the core structure was disproportionately intense more amongst older fans than it was amongst critics or general audien
Similarly remaking a number of the core elements of the original Jurassic Park 's first sequel as Jurassic World remade Jurassic Park , the movie slipped further into algorithmic screenwriting in the eyes of many critics and fans al
It isn’t uncommon for older movies to use miniature models and sets to pull off complex action sequences. Lucas did this numerous times in the original Star Wars trilogy since CGI was still being fully developed, but the same thing was done for Raiders of the Lost Ark . Several miniature sets were built. Not really to film scenes, but to expedite film