Boy, it's been forever since I saw this movie when it came out in the theaters. I had only remembered the first scene, with the boulder rolling down... and it was nice to see it again with you, Emma.
@@SJSpode114it’s a generational thing, many of us grew up when the only option was to turn on the tv. And with even basic cable you’d get to see years old movies when they landed.
I´m historian (I also teach) and, believe me Emma, a great influence on studying what I studied was from watching this saga as a child. He inspired many generations and continues to do so.
I didn't see that anyone had mentioned it, but the scene where Indy shoots the swordsman in black, 14:48 , that was supposed to be one of the biggest sword fights of the movie, but Harrison Ford had gotten food poisoning from the crew caterers, and he could barely stand. He didn't feel like the fight so he pulled the gun and shot. The director liked it so much that it was left in, and it became one of the top moments in the movie.
About the spiders, Emma. In the behind the scenes stuff, it turns out they were all male and would not move, UNTIL Spielberg suggested putting a female one in there so that the male ones would finally do something. Then it worked!
He was also the only student in Ruth Paine's Russian language course in 1963, she being the woman who was letting Marina Oswald stay with her. His phone number is in the Warren Commission exhibits in Paine's address book. He was briefly questioned by the FBI in the JFK assassination investigation.
The Gestapo agent, Major Toht, only had the image of the front half of the amulet burned into his hand, so the Nazis didn't know about the warning on the back that said to shorten the staff's length, to honor the Hebrew God. So he didn't have the entire "key," as you say. That's why they were digging in the wrong place. They were puzzled as to why they hadn't found the Ark of the Covenant yet, so they brought in Toht to interrogate Marion. When we see the burnt in markings from the amulet in his hand, it's not only a visual reminder of that which we already know, but it's a symbol of the fact that pain is all a part of Toht's job. In fact, he probably enjoys both giving and receiving pain. (In other words, he's a sadomasochist.)
The line Indy says on the ship, "It's not the years, it's the milage" is my mantra, now that I'm 55 years, and have some health issues. I saw this when it came out in 1981, and have enjoyed all the other Indy film, the YOUng Indy TV series - have comics, and action figures. A favorite saga - great actors, and the films and tv fit together as a real Spice if like 80 years of time.
That sound you hear right at the start in the jungle, that laughing sound, you thought it might be a monkey... That's the Australian laughing kookaburra, a bird. Many (most?) Australians would know it anywhere and have a small giggle at hearing that sound in such an out-of-place location. Greatest Indy movie, although the whole trilogy is great. Outside the main trilogy... far less so.
In the United States, there are several classified military sites where supposedly Alien and Supernatural artifacts are kept. In Raiders the warehouse is supposed to be Hanger 51.
"Raiders of the Lost Ark": Spielberg wanted to "do James Bond," but Lucas recalled cliffhanger movies of the 1930's. With second choice Harrison Ford in place, he got to create another iconic movie character. Karen Allen's two-fisted "Marion Ravenwood," Indy's equal, could drink a Neanderthal under the table, but still be all Woman. With enough stunts for THREE Action movies, "Raiders" was a box office hit and genre leader. This movie persuaded a generation of college students to "dig in the dirt" as now-Cool Archeologists. Yep, you could say I liked "Dr. Henry Jones, Jr." from the start.;)
Thank you Emma, you have been choosing such wonderful movies lately. These movies remind me of my childhood. Your reactions fit perfectly with the movies.😊
The scene of Indy shooting the sword guy came about because half the team, including Ford, were violently sick with dysentery from food poisoning, and no one felt up to filming a fight scene for three days. Spielberg was the only one not affected because he had stocked up on canned food in London (where they filmed the studio scenes). John Rhys-Davies (Sallah) called it one of the worst filming experiences of his life, because he was so sick he feared he would die.
I like these treasure hunt movies because of the great effort that ancient people took to record stuff they already know. Makes things remarkably easy to find. Like the building that exists solely to show which building the ark is in...something everyone at that time would already know. Or like goonies spending years developing elaborate traps but ensuring that not only is there a map and key, the traps are something a child could solve.
One of the best triologies ever made. The role of Indiana was so perfect for Harrison Ford. In my opinion the 80s and the 90s is the best period of filmmaking.
Seeing this in the theater as a 10 year old was awesome. The scene with the amulet and the ray of light that pinpoints the location was the highlight of the movie for me as a kid...
The music score of that scene is one of my favorite pieces John Williams did. Even without the visuals, you can feel the haunting, mystical air of that place.
Jones Cairo friend played by John Rhys Davis also starred in another trillogy: Lord of the Rings. Davis played the dwarf Gimli. There were a lot special effects and doubles to minimize Davis' height.
Another great reaction Emma, Raiders has always been one of my favorite movies, adventure, exotic locations, love and biblical implications. 😊👏👏🥰 H Ford rocks.!!
The town where they filmed the Cairo scenes is called Tataouine in Tunis. They also filmed the first Star Wars near there, and it inspired the planet name of Tatooine.
Every now and then a movie comes out that changes the entire industry. This movie did. Spielberg. He owned the 70s and 80s. Btw I like how you have listed your reviews on your channel by dividing them into categories. Smart.
When Sallah and Indy are lifting up the stone lid to the container containing the Ark, whenever the camera is solely on Indy, if you look carefully at the nearby pillar you can see that one of the hieroglyphics on it depicts C-3PO and R2-D2, the droids from the _Star Wars_ universe.
In the beginning when Indy put sand in a sack to replace the gold statue.........gold is very dense, sand not so much. I guess we're suppose to suspend our disbelief for that. Doesn't take away from an epic movie!!!!
Well you know have seen two of the greats of this era: Star Wars IV and this one. So now the one missing is Close Encounters of the Third Kind. You'll love it, it has a very original connection with music....besides the great score, of course.
The German Indy fights on the plane is PAT ROACH. Pat is in the next 2 movie's and he's been in loads of other movie's. And the guide at the start is DOC OCT in Spider-Man
"Such an amazing story..." Kinda funny you say that: The director, Steven Spielberg, also had a short-lived television series called "Amazing Stories" wherein each week audiences could tune in for an entirely new, unrelated hour-long episode.
Gosh I had totally forgotten about that show. I was in high school and watched it each week. Haven't seen it since it was cancelled. Couldn't tell you one episode now or what it was like. Have totally forgotten it. What I can remember is, at least the opening, was Indiana Jones like in style. The music and filming. Seems I remember the opening being a montage of different historical events throughout time. One being cave men at a cave entrance.
The actor in Captain America is called Toby Jones, this guys name is Ronald Lacey.
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01:47 - "So young, so beautiful man! Hmmmm!" Okay! Now I see why after three Star Wars movies with Harrison Ford we're watching another one of him!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 (Those flash on Emma's eyes says EVERYTHING! 🤣)
The man who played Satipo at the beginning (the man who went into the temple with Indy) is played by Alfred Molina, who later found fame appearing as Doctor Octopus in _Spider-Man 2_ (2004). Satipo in _Raiders,_ however, was his first film role.
The scene where Harrison Ford shoots the man with the giant sword was unplanned. Ford had indigestion and had to use the restroom. So he decided to end the scene so he could go. Spielberg decided to keep the scene.😊
The sword fight in the Square was supposed to be a Giant Battle but Ford & most of the Cast&Crew had Dysentery and were sick as dogs so they settled w/Ford just shooting the guy😂
My favorite part has always been when Indy is fighting everyone with his fists, and then he shoots the last guy. I was in the theater in 1981 watching it the first time with an audience seeing it for the first time too. That moment was one of the bigger laughs. Such good writing, and the music composed by John Williams who also did Star Wars, Superman, etc. Today, it's hard to believe they originally wanted Burt Reynolds for the role of Indiana Jones.
It was somthing to watch these for the first time way back . Then it was still having to go to the theater to re watch a movie it was still a few years before the big videoed taped movies came out. This is still a film I watch every so often. I saw it first with my dad it was one of the first time I saw a film with him as a young man. It reminded him of all the old films he saw as a young man . I got to watch with my daughter on DVD.I hope I make it to see with a grand child some day. It is fun to watch other films and see where they copied this one.
Did you ever see "Captain America: The First Avenger"? It was set slightly after this film, and in the Scandinavia scene at the beginning, the Red Skull (Hugo Weaving) makes a derisive comment about Hitler sending out people "hunting trinkets in the desert." That's a shout-out to this film. 🙂 In the end, the United States government did the same thing with the Ark as the Egyptian pharaohs. They decided it was *just too dangerous* and hid it where nobody could find it, ever again. 🙂
Hey there, Emma! You are going gangbusters on the greatest LucasFilm movies! Raiders is one of those perfect movies, and it is so important that it was placed in the U.S. National Registry of Films in the Library of Congress. The character of Indiana Jones was conceived by George Lucas, and fleshed out by both George and Steven Spielberg on a beach in Hawaii, during the opening weekend of Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope in 1977. George thought Star Wars would bomb, and he wanted to be away from L.A., so he and Steven left on vacation. Steven had been trying to get with producer Albert Broccoli, who produced the James Bond films, because Steven desperately wanted to direct a Bond adventure. Broccoli was having none of it. So, George pitched the character to Steven, and he fell in love with it, making one change, the character's name from Indiana Smith to Indiana Jones. Originally, Harrison Ford was not the first one cast to play Indy. Television star Tom Selleck, then a big star on the series Magnum, P.I., was cast. However the producers of the show and the network would not let him go to film it. He had to leave the role behind. It was then that Steven persuaded George to give the role to Harrison. There are fun DeepFake videos on TH-cam where it's possible to see what Selleck would have looked like as Indy (his face digitally replacing Harrison's) and Selleck's screen test is also on TH-cam. Alfred Molina played Sapito, who died in the cave at the beginning. This was his first film. Today, he is best known for playing Dr. Otto Octavious, aka Dr. Octopus (Doc Ock), in Spider-Man 2 with Tobey Maguire and in Spider-Man: No Way Home with Tom Holland. The legendary John Rhys Davies played Salah, Indy's digger friend in Cairo. Among his many roles, he also played the dwarf Gimli, son of Gloin, in The Lord of the Rings and voiced the character of Treebeard the Ent. The fight between Indy and the man with the huge Saracen sword was supposed to be an extended action sequence. Unfortunately, almost everyone was sick due to the food, except Steven Spielberg. Harrison was feeling really horrible, so he suggested that Indy just shoot the swordsman. The rest is a piece of cinematic gold. Harrison Ford was 38 when he played Indiana Jones for the first time, and played the role again at ages 41 (Temple of Doom), 46 (The Last Crusade), 66 (Kingdom of the Crystal Skull), and 80 (The Dial of Destiny).
In the novelization of this movie. The old scholar who translated the headpiece for them. Warned them that anyone who looked upon the open ark would die. This part did not make it into the movie. I wish it had. The end of the movie would have made more sense.
I'll always luv this movie! Great action and Harrison Ford is the Boss! He makes Archeologists look like action heros! Haha lol Thanks for sharing Emma ❤️💛
Always funny to hear Marcus say he would have gone after it five years ago. After The Last Crusade, we know that was likely bravado and it's funny Indiana lets it pass here.
Hi Emma! This was such a pleasant surprise - a nice way to start my day. This is one of my favorite movies of all time. I hope you're going to watch the next two. They are worth your time. I'm not so sure about the last two, The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and definitely not the last one, The Dial of Destiny. You've watched a LOT of movies lately. I hope you don't burn yourself out. I would hate to lose you.-Thomas
The action never stops in this one. I was 13 when Raiders of the Lost Ark was new. The first time I saw it I went to see it at the matinee with my little brother and a kid who lived down the street. We loved the movie so much that we hid in our chairs in the theater to that we could watch it again immediately during the next showing.
Great reaction Emma! You should check out "Six Days Seven Nights" Harrison Ford & Anne Heche Also "Romancing the Stone" Michael Douglas & Kathleen Turner. Both are Adventure /RomCom.
You might want to watch an earlier movie of Harrison Ford's, "Witness". Directed by an Australian, Peter Weir. An underrated director who did " The Last Wave", "Gallipoli", "The Year of Living Dangerously", "Picnic at Hanging Rock", " The Truman Show", "Dead Poet's Society", "Master and Commander" and "The Way Back" all well worth watching.
You keep talking about the music in movies being great, but it's always been John Williams, the greatest living composer. You should expect greatness from him, and you will never be disappointed.
During some watchings I guess I didn't pay attention for example at Indy's explanations about the Ark, so I couldn't understand what he did in the map room, but once I got that part about the Staff of Ra's headpiece, well... Indeed that scene is awesome!
My 8th grade math teacher who let us watch this movie the last two days of school, said in the theatre release there is a scene at very end, maybe an end credits scene, where the Ark is burning off the US address. Never saw this myself on any vhs or dvd.
A great trilogy by George Lucas and also Steven Speilberg. In this film, there is not n only a young Gimli, but also a young Doc Octopus (Alfred Molina. Also, so you know about the next film, "Temple of Doom" takes place before the events of this film. Just like Star wars was released. (Original Trilogy then Prequels). The actor who plays Marcus, the late Denholm Elliot is great in another comedy I recommend. It is "Noises Off" a great 1992 comedy about a strigglong stage troupe. It stars Sir Michael Caine, Carol Burnett, the late Christopher Reeve (Superman) the late John Ritter (Threes Company TV Show) Julie Hagerty and Denholm Elliot. A very funny film. Directed by Peter Bogdanovich. Another great review Emma!
Fun fact Emma & subscribers: the canyon where Indy threatens to blow up the ark is the same location where Luke Skywalker meets Obi wan kenobi in StarWars: A New Hope.
It's cool revisiting a film I grew up with along with someone that's seeing it for the 1st time. Everyone wanted to be Indiana Jones back then. I still do, lol. Even as a kid, I knew that gold was heavy, and I never understood why the Idol in the beginning was so light, but that was why the sand didn't offset the trap. Depending on it's actual dimensions, and if it was supposed to be solid gold or a gold plated stone or wood carving; that idol would've weighed a minimum of 40 pounds to a maximum of approximately 4x that! Although fictitious in the film; it's actually based on a real ancient Aztec idol depicting the purity & fertility goddess Tlazolteotl and it's on display at The Dumbarton Oaks Museum in Washington DC. But wait, there's more... The Idol in the film mentions it's the Inca G-ddess of Fertility. (Creative Freedom I suppose). Nowadays we question everything, back then we believed everything, so no one picked up on it or cared. We just watched in awe as you just did. I miss those days. Now get this... The museum idol is almost certainly a fake. Numerous tests and examinations have been done on it that proved it was carved with more modern tools, or at least severely altered with modern tools (like a drill) not tools used over a thousand years ago. It's also unlike any other Mesoamerican art in that the museum figure is carved from Wernerite, which is a stone (mineral) no other Mesoamerican art, jewlery or sculptures were made with. If it were real, it most likely would've been made out of jade (a precious stone commonly found in and used in that region and at that time period). Gold, looks better on film though. There are many other reasons that prove it's not authentic, but in that museum it still resides; to this day, on display. If I were a collector, I think I'd rather have the movie prop. Of which there were two versions. (The 1st one you see was originally built mechanically with glass eyes that moved from side to side). That idea was scrapped in the final cut, but on the Blu Ray DVD, you can see them move (ever so slightly). It's just a brief second and a half as Indy approaches the Idol. The one he runs away with has no moving parts and is hollow, cast in fiberglass with gold painted eyes. This is one of many films I had (with pleasure) to study while in film school. That's why I know so much about it. 😁
This was a truly wonderful reaction to this rip roaring adventure Film, judged too perfection as Harrison Ford donned the mantle of Indiana Jones and gave archaeology unexpected elan; Solid support by Denholm Elliott/ Karen Allen/ John Rhys-Davies/ Ronald Lacey/ Paul Freeman and Alfred Molina helps the Film too fare wheich (speed) along to the end; Favourite scene, Marion drinking someone under the table, just fabulous; Emma picked up on the musical score for Dr Jones and noticed the slight flaw of the U Boat having the hatch open as it prepares too dive, not the best of moves I would say; Plus at the conclusion of the Film we get too see why Emma is a natural for comedy as she gives a sly/ playful/ gallus(cheeky) and comedic, lighthearted wrap up, not to be missed and sets a few million mens hearts alight; And through it all Emma just gets more staggeringly incredibly beautiful as each day passes. 🦅🥰😘😍💝👌🙏👏👍🎶🎶🎧🎙💐🍁🍁🦅.
Emma has the most beautiful eyes I've seen since my late wife. Of course, my wife's eyes were green, and she was blonde as well. 😍 That interesting airplane is a crude replica of an airplane that the Germans actually made in WW2. I was almost radar invisible.
I always love everyone's reaction to it being sand... Moses broke the original tablets when he saw the golden calf, then they carried the pieces in a box for centuries, every step causing the pieces of the tablets to rub a little against each other
Hi lovely emma. It is based on fact that Hitler was obsessed with in mysterious and mystical religious objects and before the outbreak of ww2 and Germans went in such things
Boy, it's been forever since I saw this movie when it came out in the theaters. I had only remembered the first scene, with the boulder rolling down... and it was nice to see it again with you, Emma.
Emma would so be that girl with "love you" on her eyelids for Harrison Ford 😍
Eyelids, palm of hands, forearms……
...and yet she never saw this?!? Funny inna 2020s SoMe-way i guess...
@@dallesamllhals9161 - guess it depends when Emma started watching movies… Maybe wasn’t bothered when she was a child/ teen…??
@@SJSpode114it’s a generational thing, many of us grew up when the only option was to turn on the tv. And with even basic cable you’d get to see years old movies when they landed.
@@c1ph3rpunk - yeah, in the UK there was a time when films weren’t on tv until seven years after their original release
The Last Crusade (the 3rd movie) is just as good as Raiders. Also Stars Sean Connery as Indy’s dad.
And the second is the best of them all!
'cause same/safe story?
They're all poor except for the first
I´m historian (I also teach) and, believe me Emma, a great influence on studying what I studied was from watching this saga as a child. He inspired many generations and continues to do so.
As a kid, saw this in the theater. The place burst out in applause when he shot the fancy swordsman.
*and many times thereafter too
I also saw this in the theater and when he shot the guy with the sword, the audience laughed for a whole minute.
Yep! Same here 👍😂
It's awesome to see a very young Gimli here.
At this point in his life his father, a young Gloin, was setting out for the Lonely Mountain.
I always knew that was the Gimli actor, but was much more surprised on a recent rewatch to discover the young Doc Ock (Alfred Molina)
If you want to see more young Gimli then watch the original Shogun TV series.
@@FinnishDragon That, ladies and gents, was an excellent miniseries.
You could also see him in ghee great show Sliders.
I didn't see that anyone had mentioned it, but the scene where Indy shoots the swordsman in black, 14:48 , that was supposed to be one of the biggest sword fights of the movie, but Harrison Ford had gotten food poisoning from the crew caterers, and he could barely stand. He didn't feel like the fight so he pulled the gun and shot. The director liked it so much that it was left in, and it became one of the top moments in the movie.
I was lucky enough to see this gem in the theater when I was a boy.
For my money, the best action adventure movie ever made.
Me too! I was only 6 years old. The melting faces scarred me for life 😱😱😱
@@JeffC26131 I was right around that age myself. Those special effects are still mind blowing today. You couldn't do that scene any better.
@@JeffC26131 I think we all wanted to be archeologists after watching that. I know I did!
@@joeshoe6184 My goal was much lower. I just wanted my own whip 😅🤷♂️
@@JeffC26131 lol that's great
About the spiders, Emma. In the behind the scenes stuff, it turns out they were all male and would not move, UNTIL Spielberg suggested putting a female one in there so that the male ones would finally do something. Then it worked!
@@matthewtarpley7613 Works with we humans why not spiders.
FYI, the portly Army Intelligence actor was in Star Wars, A New Hope. He played one of the pilots in the fight against the Death Star.
He was also the only student in Ruth Paine's Russian language course in 1963, she being the woman who was letting Marina Oswald stay with her. His phone number is in the Warren Commission exhibits in Paine's address book. He was briefly questioned by the FBI in the JFK assassination investigation.
Porkins! In the short time he was there, he was awesome.
In this movie, his name is Major Eaton. Yep.
Gotta do The Fugitive with Harrison Ford
The Gestapo agent, Major Toht, only had the image of the front half of the amulet burned into his hand, so the Nazis didn't know about the warning on the back that said to shorten the staff's length, to honor the Hebrew God. So he didn't have the entire "key," as you say. That's why they were digging in the wrong place. They were puzzled as to why they hadn't found the Ark of the Covenant yet, so they brought in Toht to interrogate Marion. When we see the burnt in markings from the amulet in his hand, it's not only a visual reminder of that which we already know, but it's a symbol of the fact that pain is all a part of Toht's job. In fact, he probably enjoys both giving and receiving pain. (In other words, he's a sadomasochist.)
The line Indy says on the ship, "It's not the years, it's the milage" is my mantra, now that I'm 55 years, and have some health issues. I saw this when it came out in 1981, and have enjoyed all the other Indy film, the YOUng Indy TV series - have comics, and action figures. A favorite saga - great actors, and the films and tv fit together as a real Spice if like 80 years of time.
The guy behind the Life magazine on the plane was Dennis Muren, legendary visual FX magician with Industrial Light and Magic.
That sound you hear right at the start in the jungle, that laughing sound, you thought it might be a monkey... That's the Australian laughing kookaburra, a bird. Many (most?) Australians would know it anywhere and have a small giggle at hearing that sound in such an out-of-place location.
Greatest Indy movie, although the whole trilogy is great. Outside the main trilogy... far less so.
Aussie here too. Any and every time I hear an expat Kookaburra in a movie, I chuckle.
If you look carefully they snuck C3P0 as one of the hieroglyphics on the wall ark tomb. Have a nice weekend.
R2D2 not C3PO
@@dvsreed both
Check the call sign letters on the side of the float plane in the opening sequence
@@dvsreed both
The actor pat roach (the big,brawny german that indy fights by the plane ) is actually in the first 3 indiana Jones movies
In the United States, there are several classified military sites where supposedly Alien and Supernatural artifacts are kept. In Raiders the warehouse is supposed to be Hanger 51.
"Raiders of the Lost Ark": Spielberg wanted to "do James Bond," but Lucas recalled cliffhanger movies of the 1930's. With second choice Harrison Ford in place, he got to create another iconic movie character. Karen Allen's two-fisted "Marion Ravenwood," Indy's equal, could drink a Neanderthal under the table, but still be all Woman. With enough stunts for THREE Action movies, "Raiders" was a box office hit and genre leader. This movie persuaded a generation of college students to "dig in the dirt" as now-Cool Archeologists. Yep, you could say I liked "Dr. Henry Jones, Jr." from the start.;)
Thank you Emma, you have been choosing such wonderful movies lately. These movies remind me of my childhood. Your reactions fit perfectly with the movies.😊
Yaaayyy Emma the Best Action Adventure Movie OutThere HandsDown!!!!!
The scene of Indy shooting the sword guy came about because half the team, including Ford, were violently sick with dysentery from food poisoning, and no one felt up to filming a fight scene for three days. Spielberg was the only one not affected because he had stocked up on canned food in London (where they filmed the studio scenes). John Rhys-Davies (Sallah) called it one of the worst filming experiences of his life, because he was so sick he feared he would die.
38:00.....The judgement of the Almighty, Emma!!! That's why Indy told Marion not to look at it.
I like these treasure hunt movies because of the great effort that ancient people took to record stuff they already know. Makes things remarkably easy to find. Like the building that exists solely to show which building the ark is in...something everyone at that time would already know. Or like goonies spending years developing elaborate traps but ensuring that not only is there a map and key, the traps are something a child could solve.
One of the best triologies ever made. The role of Indiana was so perfect for Harrison Ford. In my opinion the 80s and the 90s is the best period of filmmaking.
Seeing this in the theater as a 10 year old was awesome.
The scene with the amulet and the ray of light that pinpoints the location was the highlight of the movie for me as a kid...
The music score of that scene is one of my favorite pieces John Williams did.
Even without the visuals, you can feel the haunting, mystical air of that place.
Jones Cairo friend played by John Rhys Davis also starred in another trillogy: Lord of the Rings. Davis played the dwarf Gimli. There were a lot special effects and doubles to minimize Davis' height.
Another great reaction Emma, Raiders has always been one of my favorite movies, adventure, exotic locations, love and biblical implications. 😊👏👏🥰 H Ford rocks.!!
The town where they filmed the Cairo scenes is called Tataouine in Tunis. They also filmed the first Star Wars near there, and it inspired the planet name of Tatooine.
Every now and then a movie comes out that changes the entire industry. This movie did. Spielberg. He owned the 70s and 80s.
Btw I like how you have listed your reviews on your channel by dividing them into categories. Smart.
When Sallah and Indy are lifting up the stone lid to the container containing the Ark, whenever the camera is solely on Indy, if you look carefully at the nearby pillar you can see that one of the hieroglyphics on it depicts C-3PO and R2-D2, the droids from the _Star Wars_ universe.
In the beginning when Indy put sand in a sack to replace the gold statue.........gold is very dense, sand not so much. I guess we're suppose to suspend our disbelief for that. Doesn't take away from an epic movie!!!!
This movie is one of the greatest films ever captured on celluloid.
Thank you for sharing your first time with us. Super rad.
Well you know have seen two of the greats of this era: Star Wars IV and this one. So now the one missing is Close Encounters of the Third Kind. You'll love it, it has a very original connection with music....besides the great score, of course.
Salute John Williams
One of the best composers ever.
The German Indy fights on the plane is PAT ROACH. Pat is in the next 2 movie's and he's been in loads of other movie's. And the guide at the start is DOC OCT in Spider-Man
My all time favourite movie
"Such an amazing story..."
Kinda funny you say that: The director, Steven Spielberg, also had a short-lived television series called "Amazing Stories" wherein each week audiences could tune in for an entirely new, unrelated hour-long episode.
Gosh I had totally forgotten about that show. I was in high school and watched it each week. Haven't seen it since it was cancelled. Couldn't tell you one episode now or what it was like. Have totally forgotten it. What I can remember is, at least the opening, was Indiana Jones like in style. The music and filming. Seems I remember the opening being a montage of different historical events throughout time. One being cave men at a cave entrance.
I think the scene with the truck was very exciting .
“what truck!?!”
The last scene of the ark in storage is supposed to symbolize that it is "lost" again.
Actor John Rhys-Davies can also be seen in Lord of the Rings is the dwarf Gimli. The tallest actor there playing the second shortest character.
The actor in Captain America is called Toby Jones, this guys name is Ronald Lacey.
01:47 - "So young, so beautiful man! Hmmmm!"
Okay! Now I see why after three Star Wars movies with Harrison Ford we're watching another one of him!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
(Those flash on Emma's eyes says EVERYTHING! 🤣)
The man who played Satipo at the beginning (the man who went into the temple with Indy) is played by Alfred Molina, who later found fame appearing as Doctor Octopus in _Spider-Man 2_ (2004). Satipo in _Raiders,_ however, was his first film role.
"Later found fame." Are you really that ignorant?
Love Emma’s desert / safari shirt for this reaction
The scene where Harrison Ford shoots the man with the giant sword was unplanned. Ford had indigestion and had to use the restroom. So he decided to end the scene so he could go. Spielberg decided to keep the scene.😊
He had more than indigestion. He was suffering from dysentery, which is also why he was sweating so profusely.
This one and the last crusade on my favorites
The sword fight in the Square was supposed to be a Giant Battle but Ford & most of the Cast&Crew had Dysentery and were sick as dogs so they settled w/Ford just shooting the guy😂
And inadvertently created a classic moment of Movie History in the process…
My favorite part has always been when Indy is fighting everyone with his fists, and then he shoots the last guy. I was in the theater in 1981 watching it the first time with an audience seeing it for the first time too. That moment was one of the bigger laughs. Such good writing, and the music composed by John Williams who also did Star Wars, Superman, etc. Today, it's hard to believe they originally wanted Burt Reynolds for the role of Indiana Jones.
It was somthing to watch these for the first time way back . Then it was still having to go to the theater to re watch a movie it was still a few years before the big videoed taped movies came out. This is still a film I watch every so often. I saw it first with my dad it was one of the first time I saw a film with him as a young man. It reminded him of all the old films he saw as a young man . I got to watch with my daughter on DVD.I hope I make it to see with a grand child some day. It is fun to watch other films and see where they copied this one.
Did you ever see "Captain America: The First Avenger"?
It was set slightly after this film, and in the Scandinavia scene at the beginning, the Red Skull (Hugo Weaving) makes a derisive comment about Hitler sending out people "hunting trinkets in the desert."
That's a shout-out to this film. 🙂
In the end, the United States government did the same thing with the Ark as the Egyptian pharaohs. They decided it was *just too dangerous* and hid it where nobody could find it, ever again. 🙂
Indy was born in July 1899 so at the time of the movie raiders in 1936 he would be approx 37
Hey there, Emma!
You are going gangbusters on the greatest LucasFilm movies! Raiders is one of those perfect movies, and it is so important that it was placed in the U.S. National Registry of Films in the Library of Congress.
The character of Indiana Jones was conceived by George Lucas, and fleshed out by both George and Steven Spielberg on a beach in Hawaii, during the opening weekend of Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope in 1977. George thought Star Wars would bomb, and he wanted to be away from L.A., so he and Steven left on vacation. Steven had been trying to get with producer Albert Broccoli, who produced the James Bond films, because Steven desperately wanted to direct a Bond adventure. Broccoli was having none of it. So, George pitched the character to Steven, and he fell in love with it, making one change, the character's name from Indiana Smith to Indiana Jones.
Originally, Harrison Ford was not the first one cast to play Indy. Television star Tom Selleck, then a big star on the series Magnum, P.I., was cast. However the producers of the show and the network would not let him go to film it. He had to leave the role behind. It was then that Steven persuaded George to give the role to Harrison. There are fun DeepFake videos on TH-cam where it's possible to see what Selleck would have looked like as Indy (his face digitally replacing Harrison's) and Selleck's screen test is also on TH-cam.
Alfred Molina played Sapito, who died in the cave at the beginning. This was his first film. Today, he is best known for playing Dr. Otto Octavious, aka Dr. Octopus (Doc Ock), in Spider-Man 2 with Tobey Maguire and in Spider-Man: No Way Home with Tom Holland.
The legendary John Rhys Davies played Salah, Indy's digger friend in Cairo. Among his many roles, he also played the dwarf Gimli, son of Gloin, in The Lord of the Rings and voiced the character of Treebeard the Ent.
The fight between Indy and the man with the huge Saracen sword was supposed to be an extended action sequence. Unfortunately, almost everyone was sick due to the food, except Steven Spielberg. Harrison was feeling really horrible, so he suggested that Indy just shoot the swordsman. The rest is a piece of cinematic gold.
Harrison Ford was 38 when he played Indiana Jones for the first time, and played the role again at ages 41 (Temple of Doom), 46 (The Last Crusade), 66 (Kingdom of the Crystal Skull), and 80 (The Dial of Destiny).
The Actor hows played Sallah is the same Actor how played Gimli in the Lord of the Rings.
In the novelization of this movie. The old scholar who translated the headpiece for them. Warned them that anyone who looked upon the open ark would die. This part did not make it into the movie. I wish it had. The end of the movie would have made more sense.
I'll always luv this movie! Great action and Harrison Ford is the Boss! He makes Archeologists look like action heros! Haha lol Thanks for sharing Emma ❤️💛
Always funny to hear Marcus say he would have gone after it five years ago. After The Last Crusade, we know that was likely bravado and it's funny Indiana lets it pass here.
Hi Emma! This was such a pleasant surprise - a nice way to start my day.
This is one of my favorite movies of all time. I hope you're going to watch the next two. They are worth your time. I'm not so sure about the last two, The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and definitely not the last one, The Dial of Destiny.
You've watched a LOT of movies lately. I hope you don't burn yourself out. I would hate to lose you.-Thomas
The action never stops in this one. I was 13 when Raiders of the Lost Ark was new. The first time I saw it I went to see it at the matinee with my little brother and a kid who lived down the street. We loved the movie so much that we hid in our chairs in the theater to that we could watch it again immediately during the next showing.
30:06 - He is 38 years old when this was filmed.
Great reaction Emma! You should check out "Six Days Seven Nights" Harrison Ford & Anne Heche Also "Romancing the Stone" Michael Douglas & Kathleen Turner. Both are Adventure /RomCom.
Hola Emma buenas tardes que excelente pelicula , saludos desde Argentina.
You might want to watch an earlier movie of Harrison Ford's, "Witness". Directed by an Australian, Peter Weir. An underrated director who did " The Last Wave", "Gallipoli", "The Year of Living Dangerously", "Picnic at Hanging Rock", " The Truman Show", "Dead Poet's Society", "Master and Commander" and "The Way Back" all well worth watching.
"Witness" 👍👍
John Williams 1980’s movie soundtracks were awesome.
You keep talking about the music in movies being great, but it's always been John Williams, the greatest living composer. You should expect greatness from him, and you will never be disappointed.
Love the movie, it was a great video and you were beautiful 🙂
My favorite part... easy, opening the Ark and paying the price for doing it.
Loved your reaction.
As we say in Texas; y'all be safe.
During some watchings I guess I didn't pay attention for example at Indy's explanations about the Ark, so I couldn't understand what he did in the map room, but once I got that part about the Staff of Ra's headpiece, well... Indeed that scene is awesome!
The scene with the travel hanger always gets me
My 8th grade math teacher who let us watch this movie the last two days of school, said in the theatre release there is a scene at very end, maybe an end credits scene, where the Ark is burning off the US address. Never saw this myself on any vhs or dvd.
A great trilogy by George Lucas and also Steven Speilberg. In this film, there is not n only a young Gimli, but also a young Doc Octopus (Alfred Molina. Also, so you know about the next film, "Temple of Doom" takes place before the events of this film. Just like Star wars was released. (Original Trilogy then Prequels). The actor who plays Marcus, the late Denholm Elliot is great in another comedy I recommend. It is "Noises Off" a great 1992 comedy about a strigglong stage troupe. It stars Sir Michael Caine, Carol Burnett, the late Christopher Reeve (Superman) the late John Ritter (Threes Company TV Show) Julie Hagerty and Denholm Elliot. A very funny film. Directed by Peter Bogdanovich. Another great review Emma!
Amazing adventure movie, glad you enjoyed it! Enjoyed your reaction!
An excellent reaction to this excellent film, Emma, I really enjoyed watching it along with you. 😊
Awesome reaction. Thank you.
The arc now resides in Warehouse 13.
Fantastic show.
Lost Ark and Last Crusade are the best of the series.
I'm so glad you are back. I have missed you.
Fun fact Emma & subscribers: the canyon where Indy threatens to blow up the ark is the same location where Luke Skywalker meets Obi wan kenobi in StarWars: A New Hope.
It's cool revisiting a film I grew up with along with someone that's seeing it for the 1st time. Everyone wanted to be Indiana Jones back then. I still do, lol.
Even as a kid, I knew that gold was heavy, and I never understood why the Idol in the beginning was so light, but that was why the sand didn't offset the trap. Depending on it's actual dimensions, and if it was supposed to be solid gold or a gold plated stone or wood carving; that idol would've weighed a minimum of 40 pounds to a maximum of approximately 4x that!
Although fictitious in the film; it's actually based on a real ancient Aztec idol depicting the purity & fertility goddess Tlazolteotl and it's on display at The Dumbarton Oaks Museum in Washington DC.
But wait, there's more...
The Idol in the film mentions it's the Inca G-ddess of Fertility. (Creative Freedom I suppose). Nowadays we question everything, back then we believed everything, so no one picked up on it or cared. We just watched in awe as you just did. I miss those days.
Now get this... The museum idol is almost certainly a fake. Numerous tests and examinations have been done on it that proved it was carved with more modern tools, or at least severely altered with modern tools (like a drill) not tools used over a thousand years ago. It's also unlike any other Mesoamerican art in that the museum figure is carved from Wernerite, which is a stone (mineral) no other Mesoamerican art, jewlery or sculptures were made with. If it were real, it most likely would've been made out of jade (a precious stone commonly found in and used in that region and at that time period).
Gold, looks better on film though. There are many other reasons that prove it's not authentic, but in that museum it still resides; to this day, on display.
If I were a collector, I think I'd rather have the movie prop. Of which there were two versions. (The 1st one you see was originally built mechanically with glass eyes that moved from side to side). That idea was scrapped in the final cut, but on the Blu Ray DVD, you can see them move (ever so slightly). It's just a brief second and a half as Indy approaches the Idol. The one he runs away with has no moving parts and is hollow, cast in fiberglass with gold painted eyes.
This is one of many films I had (with pleasure) to study while in film school. That's why I know so much about it. 😁
Beautiful movie, great saga
Don't bring a sword to a gunfight.
The story behind that scene is awesome 😎
It's worth remembering that this came out in1983 I think, great story, effects, acting. Great music, great film.
This was a truly wonderful reaction to this rip roaring adventure Film, judged too perfection as Harrison Ford
donned the mantle of Indiana Jones and gave archaeology unexpected elan; Solid support by Denholm Elliott/
Karen Allen/ John Rhys-Davies/ Ronald Lacey/ Paul Freeman and Alfred Molina helps the Film too fare wheich (speed) along
to the end; Favourite scene, Marion drinking someone under the table, just fabulous; Emma picked up on the musical
score for Dr Jones and noticed the slight flaw of the U Boat having the hatch open as it prepares too dive, not the best of
moves I would say;
Plus at the conclusion of the Film we get too see why Emma is a natural for comedy as she gives a sly/ playful/ gallus(cheeky) and
comedic, lighthearted wrap up, not to be missed and sets a few million mens hearts alight; And through it all Emma just gets more
staggeringly incredibly beautiful as each day passes.
🦅🥰😘😍💝👌🙏👏👍🎶🎶🎧🎙💐🍁🍁🦅.
Great reaction, Emma!!! 👏👏👏👏❤️ As always!!! I love the entire movie! It's one of the greatest ever made!! Love you!!! ❤️✌️
So good!
Emma has the most beautiful eyes I've seen since my late wife. Of course, my wife's eyes were green, and she was blonde as well. 😍 That interesting airplane is a crude replica of an airplane that the Germans actually made in WW2. I was almost radar invisible.
They made a couple of prototypes. They were very unstable in the air and almost impossible to fly
Her Beautiful eyes reminds me of Princess Leia from Star Wars.
@@dvsreed I never said they were good but concept became some of our modern aircraft.
My favorite non-Indiana and non-Star Wars Harrison Ford film is The Fugitive.
I've been watching these all week 👍
You absolutely must see The Temple of Doom!
Tom Selleck was the original actor chosen for this part but turned it down interesting trivia!
I know the progress of this new channel seems really slow, but keep it up.
Top men working on it.
17:10 , "Boy please don't eat it" , thats a 25yr old Kiran Shah :)
I always love everyone's reaction to it being sand... Moses broke the original tablets when he saw the golden calf, then they carried the pieces in a box for centuries, every step causing the pieces of the tablets to rub a little against each other
My dad took me to see Raiders when I was 9. The face melting scene had the whole theater screaming!
lovve your reaction know matter how many times i see it emma
Miriam is the coolest
@@victore6242 " Marion " not Miriam.
@@philosopher0076 yeah,
Lovely reaction Queen.
You are an enigma. 🙂
I love your élan...... 🙏👑🙏❤️
Love this classic movie. Thanks for reacting to it. XO
Hi lovely emma. It is based on fact that Hitler was obsessed with in mysterious and mystical religious objects and before the outbreak of ww2 and Germans went in such things
_"Hey, Hans. Do you zink ve should look behind zis ancient vall zat is right next to our airstrip to see if ze Ark is in zere?_
_..."Nahhh"_