Fun fact. The market scene where Indi shoots the guy with the sword, was improv. Harrison was actually not feeling well, there was an actual fight scene planned. But, since Harrison wasn't feeling well, he decided to improv the shot to end the scene quickly. As always, love you guys.
@@kReilly1988 Whatever it was, I know it was one of those illnesses that has you chained to a toilet with your pants down. lol I can't imagine how _miserable_ that must have been in those conditions. Amazing how Harrison Ford's improv got us two of the best movie scenes ever: this one, and "I love you."/"I know."
@@kReilly1988 I think I heard that almost everyone, cast and crew had some type of food poisoning while filming except for Speilberg because he had cases of Spagetti- O's shipped to him lol. I don't know if that is true or not. lol
Not really improv- it was a decision by Ford and Spielberg to change it on the day of shooting. Ford, as well as most of the rest of the cast and crew had contracted dysentery. Spielberg wasn't affected because he traveled with his own canned food. They tried several times to film it as originally written but, as Ford couldn't stand for more than 15 minutes at a time, they just couldn't get it to work, so they decided to change it and an iconic scene was born.
Spielberg said Nazis are the best movie villains, since you can do any horrific thing you can come up with to them and absolutely no one will get upset.
You hit the nail on the head with Indy taking some losses. It's part of what humanizes him. He takes hits. He gets hurt. But he comes *through*! Through intelligence, grit, and sometimes straight-up cheating. And he's still usually a bruised, bloody mess by the end of it. It's part of what makes him an icon.
I love how his amazing luck goes back and forth. He can make it out of very deadly situations by the seat of his pants (and probably worse for the wear), but still be unlucky enough to be sitting just right to get whacked in the chin with a flipping mirror.
I loved 80's action films that did this, not be afraid to beat up the hero. Which a part of what makes movies like Die Hard, First Blood, and the Indy movies so good.
Indie's friend in Egypt, Sallah, is John Rhys-Davies. He also played the dwarf Gimli in Lord of The Rings. He's actually one of the tallest member of the cast playing the smallest member in the group, "The Fellowship of The Ring". Just shows how great a job they did filming LOTRs. I saw Raiders so many times when it first came out. Y'all be safe.
I always thought of them as angels rather than ghosts - angels in the actual lore are scary as hell (ironically) and it makes sense that the ark would have angels protecting it
The first thing angels always say when they meet humans is “£̶̥̪̻͕̥̈́͗̓̐̃È̵͉̜̟̼̦͂̄̅́̕Ä̶̧̢̨̝͔͛̿̆̕͠R̴̨̜̩̻͖̆̀̊͋͝ ̵̦͙͉͕̈́͋̇͋̊͜ṇ̶̣̝̙̲̃͐̽͛̄͝Ö̶̡̧͙̤͙̊̀̐̐̚†̵̤̯̫̺͖̈̈̚̕͝!”
I love the fact that the series is based on really historical items that people have looked for. Nazis were obsessed with religious artifacts that they thought brought power.
They didn't think it had powers, but it was a way to bring riches and, in a way, legitimacy to their reign. The occult angle is post-war fiction writing (for the most part).
To quote James Rolfe, film historian, critic and founder of Cinemassacre, Raiders of the Lost Ark is the pinnacle of action adventure cinema, put Harrison Ford on the map as one of the most badass actors of the age, and pushed the boundaries of how much ass can be kicked in a single film. It was one of the best and most defining films of the 80s and I don't know who I envy more, the children who had never seen anything like this before, or their parents who were in shock seeing what they grew up watching in serials blown up to such a spectacular display.
I’m old enough to remember the previews for Raiders. We had just seen The Empire Strikes Back a few months before, and we came running into the living room to catch the preview. It looked *so* awesome. Funnily enough, I don’t remember actually seeing the movie, but I well remember the excitement of the preview.
This is a rare example of a perfect film. There is not one moment in this movie that is wasted. Spielberg has two perfect films in his catalog in my opinion, this and Jaws.
@@bazf9564 That has nothing to do with "not one moment in this movie is wasted". It's perfect from a filmmaking perspective, not the morality of the characters within the film. Does that really need to be explained to you...?
I'm glad you guys picked up on one of the main virtues of this movie in that it's not afraid to let Indy deal with failure. He's not a superhero. He gets hurt. He gets bested. He has to confront adversity and setbacks. It makes him such a better hero.
There’s a great behind-the-scenes moments when Steven Spielberg holds and looks at a snake. “Why do you like fire? You’re supposed to hate fire. You’re ruining my movie!” 😂
YES!!! Best Action Adventure Movie Ever Made! Originally, Tom Selleck was going to play the role of Indiana Jones, but turned it down to star in Magnum PI. Tim Matheson, Jeff Bridges, Nick Nolte, Nick Mancuso, Bill Murray, Steve Martin, Peter Coyote, Chevy Chase, and Jack Nicholson were considered for the role until Harrison Ford was picked. Barbra Streisand, Barbara Hershey, Sean Young, Amy Irving, and Stephanie Zimbalist were considered for Marion Ravenwood until Karen Allen was picked. Danny DeVito was going to play Sallah but turned it down as he was too busy working on TAXI. Half the cast and crew got food poisoning except for Ford and Steven Spielberg, who ate Spaghetti O's and PBJ sandwiches as they didn't want to eat any of the food. It was 113 degrees where they were filming in Tunisia Africa. Some of the crew ended up passing out. Harrison Ford twisted his knee while fighting a German mechanic and they had to film around him. The sounds of Indys handgun are that of a 30/30 Winchester Rifle. The punch sounds are that of someone whacking a pile of leather jackets with a baseball bat. The sounds of the spirits coming out of the Ark Of The Covenant are that of Seals, Sea Lions, and Dolphins played backwards or sped up to make it sound otherworldly. The climax was filmed in Elstree Studios London England. Luckily for the crew, it was air conditioned. The film was a box office and critical success, making $389 million dollars ($940 million dollars today) against a $20 million dollar budget. It was nominated for 8 Oscars including Best Picture but won for: Best Visual Effects Best Sound Editing Best Sound Effects Best Film Editing Best Production Design.
In case you didn't notice, the guide that Indy has at the beginning of the film is played by Alfred Molina. The same actor who plays Doctor Octopus in Spiderman 2.
"You wanna talk to God? Let's go see him together. I've got nothing better to do" is probably my favorite line. It's so chilling. Harrison Ford is so great as Indiana Jones
I agree with you did say about Harrison. And he was able not to get stuck with a certain type of role or image as an actor after playing such iconic characters as Indiana or Han Solo and move on with his career very succesfully and even to play another recurrent role as Jack Ryan. He is a legend.
Alfred Molina. BABY Alfred Molina! He's a great actor. Spiderman 2 is in my top five favorite movies ever, though it's tied with Spiderman No Way Home.💙
This film is super iconic and super enjoyable! The special effects at the end of the film are very good, and there's almost always a threat of danger, which really keeps you on the edge of your seat. Han Solo and Indiana Jones are roles that Harrison Ford will always be remembered for.
One of the most overrated films ever made. Indiana Jones didn't even stop the bad guys in this film, they just found the thing that they were looking for and died from it. In other words the entire thing is pointless.
I am 54 years now, and it amazes me, that yes, some are just experiencing films, music, tv, books, that my generation enjoyed years ago. That is why YouT’ channels can be so damn fun -experience through others! Join the ride!
2:53 - Credit to a young Alfred Molina as the guide. 10:50 - It has been pointed out that the tagline from the original movie posters syncs up remarkably well with the movie's main theme music: "If adventure has a name, that name must be Indiana Jones." 15:49 - Other people have talked about the story behind this scene, but the detail I like is that apparently when Ford suggested that Indy just shoot the guy, a couple of crewmen overheard and burst into laughter, and THAT is what convinced Spielberg to give the scene a chance. You can see some of what was intended for the scene in this outtakes video: th-cam.com/video/cUtkNMmVDqU/w-d-xo.html 17:49 - There's a great Indiana Jones pinball machine and it plays this line when the Ball Save rescues your ball. (When you get a Game Over, it plays Marion saying "See You Tomorrow, Indiana Jones.") 30:42 - A lot of people ask "How did Indy know to keep his eyes shut?" In a deleted line from the 'bad dates' scene, the Imam gave Indy and Salah a warning that gave Indy the clue he needed. 32:57 - George Lucas didn't want Harrison Ford for the role because he didn't like reusing actors (Ford was already Han Solo at this point). Spielberg convinced him that Ford was best for the role (after their first choice, Tom Sellick, fell through). 39:10 - The Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular was a show performed at Disney MGM Studios (now Disney Hollywood Studios), and this was BEFORE Disney bought Lucasfilm. The show had three main segments. It started out with a recreation of the jungle temple sequence, then the Cairo bazaar chase, then it ended with the Nazi air strip scene.
9:55 that is actually historically accurate Hitler was obsessed with things like The Lost Ark and the Occult he also sent an expedition to find the Holy Grail and another one to the Antarctic to find the Hollow Earth
My dad got to see this in the theater before release back when they still did sneak previews! No one had any idea what they were watching, and at first everyone was just like "oh come on, this is so cheesy" It wasn't until the "show a little backbone, will ya?" line that the whole theater busted up laughing. Suddenly it was clear that the movie wasn't taking itself seriously, and from that moment on it was one of his favorite all-time theater experiences.
@ZXSPEX a know maybe it's the female lead ,she gets a lotv stick .but for me she's perfect ,scared of everything especially monkey brains who wouldn't be,I put it as a perfect trilogy up ther with back to the future
I was age 1 when this came out. Didn't see it till 5 years later on the ABC Sunday night movie. The first time i heard the name of Indiana Jones, it was associated with the term "Action Hero". Lucas & Spielberg were the ultimate team of filmmakers. They created my childhood and i was so grateful. Without this as the blueprint, you got nothing. Indy's adventures were inspired by 1930/1940s serialized films, campy and adventurous. For the saturday matinees, you'd go to the theatres and watch a episode every week to see what happens next. A lot of us as kids wanted to be like Indy. All the right moves, useful tools, getting the girl and saving the world. Every other person just wanted to search for artifacts anywhere. "Raiders" was No.1 film of 1981 and the winner of 4 Oscars. This franchise played a huge part in making Harrison Ford into the biggest box office draw in film history. Next 2 films are glorious. The 4th film is kinda controversial. But nevertheless, watch them all if you can.
4th was really bad. 5th was fine, not great or memorable, but just not bad, which is still disappointing but Harrison is in his 80's and Disney owns the franchise, so what could I expect?
For whatever reason, I've seen maybe a half-dozen of these reaction videos, and this is the first one where they comment on Indy walking into the bar, his silhouette with the hat. One of the best, most iconic shots in movie history.
This was an awesome movie and close to perfect. Few points: Sallah is also the actor that played Gimli the dwarf. The Ark was fashioned after the description from the bible. The way it was transported at the end before the ceremony was the prescribed way, and the garb and ritual during the ceremony was also biblically correct. And finally, Indy told Marion to close her eyes because he knew mortals could not look upon the divine without consequences.
The Indiana Jones franchise has some of the best punch sfx in cinema, they set the standard for the noise it makes when the hero's fist meets the bad guy's jaw.
This is such a great Triogloy this was me and my father's favorite films besides star wars... the scene when indie shoots the swordsman my father applauded..and since he been gone for the last 20 years..every time I watch it... I do get misty eye so thanks fellas
It’s interesting how weirdly people interpret certain things. I don’t see him ‘respecting religion’ in that scene. He’s not a fan of religion. He says as much. He’s witnessing unimaginable power, and respecting that. He’s not respecting religion, nor should he.
I anyone witnessed an entire platoon of Nazi soldiers evaporate and disappear without a trace, regardless if your eyes were closed, even the most die-hard atheist would find religion.
I was about 10 when my parents dragged me off to see this and I had no idea what it was(Raiders of the Lost what?), or what it was about, but by the end, I loved the entire experience. To this day, this is probably the loudest movie I've ever seen/listened to at a theater, as the punches sounded as loud as the gunfire, it was absolute bonkers at the time(your insides shook). This series really was one of the best trilogies around, as part 3 really was a perfect ending to the OG films. I haven't seen 5, but 4 is worth a watch, but if you guys decide to stop after part 3, there are much worse things you can do in this life. LOL
When I think of the movies we were presented with from the 1940s through the 1980s, i am CONVINCED that movies of the past 20 years, with a few exceptions, are not worth a rewatch.
The Actor/Stuntman who plays the Swordsman (that Indy immediately kills) was Terry Richards, The spot where Indy almost blows up the Ark with a Bazooka is the same location that Luke meets Obi-Wan in the "first" Star Wars movie.
Two characters that most people miss, his assistant that got stuck with the arrows after dropping the whip is Alfred Molina, you may know him as Doc Oc from one of the Spidey movies and the heavy-set government agent that asks him to go on the search for the Ark is Porkins, the first to get waxed in Star Wars: A New Hope Death Star run.
"I was a child; I was in love"- if you do the math on the actors' ages Indy was hooking up with Marion when he was 21-22 and she was like FIFTEEN at best.
Sapito, the man who goes with Indy into the tomb, on the first adventure, played by a young Alfred Molina -became a well versed actor, yet many know him as Doctor Octopus from certain Spiderman films.
Cool trivia: The final shot was the truck exploding. That was the only working authentic German Army truck they could find so it had to be used for the whole movie before they blew it up.
It's disgusting how much I relate to Indy during the snake pit scene. I have an enormous fear of snakes and rats. Spiders I can handle just fine. Snakes? I freeze. Rats? I pass out.
I'm like that with spiders and tarantulas. Snakes i could probably handle, but if that was me in that cave filled with tarantulas in the beginning, i would've passed out.
This movie has some of the most iconic moments in all of cinema. Harrison Ford was tired after a day of shooting fight scenes, and when he was supposed to have a grand swordfight, he went up to Spielberg like "why can't I just shoot him?" And so he did.
30:08 The “Get Up” was an attempt by Belloq to follow Hebrew tradition and wear priestly garb equivalent to a high priest’s tunic and ephod. SPOILER: God wasn’t fooled.
I think Harrison Ford has a kind of everyman's cool. He's not jacked. He's not even the best fighter in his movies. He just has a casual, understated confidence. Kind of like Humphrey Bogart in his noir movies. Also, in the swordsman scene, Ford was supposed to fight him in this long, choreographed sword vs whip fight, but Ford was feeling sick and didn't want to go through it, so he improved shooting the guy and they just used it.
Based on old pulp fiction adventure stories. Where the hero is an everyman, not a superman. I love the mixture of history and the supernatural, the classic fist fights and the travels to exotic locales. Can't wait for Temple of Doom reaction.
You know what my a-hole child pointed out to me? "If the Nazi's all died cause they got melted by the Ark, then it didn't really matter if Indiana was there or not." He's a good kid, I swear.
Your kid was right. Indiana Jones really didnt do a whole lot of stopping of Nazis. He killed several low end Nazis, but in the end, he basically just helped them find the ark quicker (they were gonna do it anyways) andhe was just there for the ride to "not witness" them all die by the hand of God. Maybe he helped the US Army get the ark after the Nazis were cleaned up, but that was about it.
I hate how snarky millennials started this point. You could argue that the Nazis wouldn't have found it. (Unless they dug up the entire area) But, you could take 100s of movies and say the same thing. (That the protagonist didn't affect what the bad guys did)
You need to watch the original trilogy. The 2nd one is an acquired taste, but the 3rd is a lot of fun and highly entertaining, featuring THE original James Bond. Yeah, it’s pretty amazing. As a film, this is probably better, but Last Crusade is so much fun.
Man in the third movie there is one scene I don't think I'll ever forget. It's when they're being shot at while they're flying the plane and while his dad is shooting the gun he shoots the tail. And he turns around and he says.... I'm sorry son.., They got us 🤣🤣🤣
The 2nd one is pretty horrible because Steven Spielberg cast that horrible woman just so she would...do stuff with him. And then she eventually married him.
So glad you’re watching these. The 2nd is the least of the 3, but still extremely entertaining. I personally think The last Crusade is the best one. I know you’ll love them.
Originally, the fight between Indy and the sword guy in the market was supposed to be longer and more choreographed. That day, however, the crew, including Harrison Ford, had dysentery. So he came up to Spielberg and said "Can't I just f***ing shoot him?!" Spielberg agreed and thus we have an iconic moment in film history
yeah he got food poisoning from whomever was catering the set that day and felt like shit, they had this huge fight planned, and he just wasnt feeling it. I wonder what it would have looked like but in the end, less is more.
Fun fact: They Originally wanted tom selleck to play as indiana but he was busy Filming magnum P I. Which I'm glad that it didn't work out. And they put harrison ford in the role because he did such a fantastic job. He's got a certain swag that I feel like tom selleck doesn't.
It’s not in the movies, in a TV series during the 1990’s, that showed the life of young Indiana Jones, that he is a veteran of of the First World War. His pistol is military, the satchel he has is like used to hold a gas mask. Indiana knows how to kill or wound. -It’s implied that he met Marion, as a teen, with her Father during his archeology training, after 1920. The TV series only went to 1920. This is 1936. The Nazi’s did seek and send agents to collect objects of power. The spear that pierced Christ on the cross, was believed to be in a great museum in Vienna - taken to Berlin. The actual Aryan people were from centeral Asia, Nazi Agents sent to find artifacts.
18:59 The evil monkey didn't really die. It's now in Chris Griffin's closet. After seeing this movie probably 100 times, I realized that Indiana Jones' profession was not only being teaching Archaeology but he also steals priceless antiquities from other nations and brings them back home!
Top 5 action films of all time, great script, acting and characters you love or love to hate. Well done you two you saw one of the 100 greatest films of all time. Watch the original trilogy for more fun
The first three are part of my childhood and are unflinchingly amazing (Last Crusade is by far my favorite). Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is.....well, it's a thing. Dial of Destiny was actually better than I expected. Love y'alls reactions, looking forward to seeing more.
Belloch was faking beong drunk too. He told Marion that the liquor came from his family vineyard. He'd been drinking ot for years. There was a show on SyFy called Warehouse 13 that was based on the warehouse where they stored the Ark at the end. You're right. Sh*t goes bad quite often.
For me, this movie will always be just Raiders of the Lost Ark. The "Indiana Jones and the" was added after the sequels were released. I was waiting to see your reaction to the scene with the swordsman. I knew it was going to be good. Someone else mentioned below that it was originally written to be a big fight scene, so I'll just leave you a little more trivia. The seaplane at the beginning of the film had the call letters OB-CPO. Images of C-3PO and R2-D2 appear among the hieroglyphs on one of the walls in the Well of Souls. In the scene with Indy and the Cobra, if you freeze it at just the right moment, you can see the reflection in the pane of glass that's positioned between Harrison Ford and the cobra. Indy's line "It's not the years, honey, it's the miles." was ad-libbed. Spielberg was known for giving his actors the freedom to ad-lib lines. Spielberg first included the coat hanger gag in his film 1941, but it was cut after it received no laughs during early previews. He vowed to include it in all of his movies until it worked, and this movie was it. The sequel, The Temple of Doom is, in my opinion, the worst of the series, though some people do like it. The Last Crusade is at least as good as this one, plus it costars Sean Connery. The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull isn't as bad as many of the haters say it is, even though it does costar Shia LeBeouf.
@@toodlescaeI have all three on both DVD & Blu Ray. It's my favorite trilogy of all time. Here's my top 3 favorite trilogies 1. Indiana Jones Trilogy 2. The Dark Knight Trilogy 3. The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy
You guys are gonna love the Indiana Jones series 15:54 that part had everyone laughing in the theater… But my mom told me before I was born 31:23 think of this, as God showing off a fraction of his power
This movie is a call-back to the serial westerns from Spielberg’s youth: every week at the movie theater, the hero appears done for in a cliff-hanger. Then you go back the next week to figure out how he got out of it.
So here's something fun, the staff Indy is holding that reveals the location of the Ark is supposed to be only 5 feet tall (as stated by the film), which means almost everyone in the Indiana Jones universe is 4 feet tall or less. That giant German is only as big as a regular dude.
I saw this in the theater when it came out (I was a teenager) and I remember after the intro sequence of Indiana getting the idol, the whole audience burst out in applause. Not because he got the idol, but because that was the BEST intro to an action movie ever seen at that time. It was exciting and captivating. We were all completely hooked.
Fun fact. The market scene where Indi shoots the guy with the sword, was improv. Harrison was actually not feeling well, there was an actual fight scene planned. But, since Harrison wasn't feeling well, he decided to improv the shot to end the scene quickly. As always, love you guys.
Wasn't it severe food poisoning?
@@kriscynical I do believe if my recollection is correct, that is what it was.
@@kReilly1988 Whatever it was, I know it was one of those illnesses that has you chained to a toilet with your pants down. lol
I can't imagine how _miserable_ that must have been in those conditions.
Amazing how Harrison Ford's improv got us two of the best movie scenes ever: this one, and "I love you."/"I know."
@@kReilly1988 I think I heard that almost everyone, cast and crew had some type of food poisoning while filming except for Speilberg because he had cases of Spagetti- O's shipped to him lol. I don't know if that is true or not. lol
Not really improv- it was a decision by Ford and Spielberg to change it on the day of shooting. Ford, as well as most of the rest of the cast and crew had contracted dysentery. Spielberg wasn't affected because he traveled with his own canned food. They tried several times to film it as originally written but, as Ford couldn't stand for more than 15 minutes at a time, they just couldn't get it to work, so they decided to change it and an iconic scene was born.
Spielberg said Nazis are the best movie villains, since you can do any horrific thing you can come up with to them and absolutely no one will get upset.
Villains according to ✡️ish Hollywood, what a surprise.
Well. That's not necessarily true anymore for a subsect of the population in the US right now. 😒
And anyone who does complain about it shouldn't be allowed to have an opinion. They should stay under their rock, and rot there.
Well...nazis get upset, but no one cares lol
as a german i agree lol
You hit the nail on the head with Indy taking some losses. It's part of what humanizes him. He takes hits. He gets hurt. But he comes *through*! Through intelligence, grit, and sometimes straight-up cheating. And he's still usually a bruised, bloody mess by the end of it. It's part of what makes him an icon.
I love how his amazing luck goes back and forth. He can make it out of very deadly situations by the seat of his pants (and probably worse for the wear), but still be unlucky enough to be sitting just right to get whacked in the chin with a flipping mirror.
I loved 80's action films that did this, not be afraid to beat up the hero. Which a part of what makes movies like Die Hard, First Blood, and the Indy movies so good.
There is one thing that makes the best movies even greater. John Williams. His music can make you feel emotions you never would feel otherwise.
He can also make bad movies more tolerable. 1941 has such a fun theme.
Indie's friend in Egypt, Sallah, is John Rhys-Davies. He also played the dwarf Gimli in Lord of The Rings. He's actually one of the tallest member of the cast playing the smallest member in the group, "The Fellowship of The Ring". Just shows how great a job they did filming LOTRs.
I saw Raiders so many times when it first came out.
Y'all be safe.
I always thought of them as angels rather than ghosts - angels in the actual lore are scary as hell (ironically) and it makes sense that the ark would have angels protecting it
Like the angel of death that killed all the 1st born and came like a mist
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Ye. Angels or guardian spirits, things like that.
I think they're heavenly angels too, and they're open for business, baby!
I love the fact that the series is based on really historical items that people have looked for. Nazis were obsessed with religious artifacts that they thought brought power.
I believe those mythical artifacts are real..
They didn't think it had powers, but it was a way to bring riches and, in a way, legitimacy to their reign. The occult angle is post-war fiction writing (for the most part).
@No, it's not. They were really into the occult.
@sexysadie2901 No, they really weren't. If you have sources to the contrary, please share.
Mein Komf and other documents from third reich science/occult higher ups. Some believed things "may" have powers. @
In Captain America the Red Skull says "and the fuhrer digs for trinkets in the desert" after he finds the tesseract. A reference to this movie.
To quote James Rolfe, film historian, critic and founder of Cinemassacre, Raiders of the Lost Ark is the pinnacle of action adventure cinema, put Harrison Ford on the map as one of the most badass actors of the age, and pushed the boundaries of how much ass can be kicked in a single film. It was one of the best and most defining films of the 80s and I don't know who I envy more, the children who had never seen anything like this before, or their parents who were in shock seeing what they grew up watching in serials blown up to such a spectacular display.
I’m old enough to remember the previews for Raiders. We had just seen The Empire Strikes Back a few months before, and we came running into the living room to catch the preview. It looked *so* awesome. Funnily enough, I don’t remember actually seeing the movie, but I well remember the excitement of the preview.
This is a rare example of a perfect film. There is not one moment in this movie that is wasted. Spielberg has two perfect films in his catalog in my opinion, this and Jaws.
Then he was also a producer on Back to the Future which is considered a perfect screen play. Dude was on a roll. lol
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@@bazf9564 That has nothing to do with "not one moment in this movie is wasted". It's perfect from a filmmaking perspective, not the morality of the characters within the film. Does that really need to be explained to you...?
Jurassic Park is up there for me, but I know it has some flaws.
@@bazf9564 Not even the movie treated Indy and Mary's relationship like it was ok when it happened.
I'm glad you guys picked up on one of the main virtues of this movie in that it's not afraid to let Indy deal with failure. He's not a superhero. He gets hurt. He gets bested. He has to confront adversity and setbacks. It makes him such a better hero.
I might call Indy’s luck a superpower, though it’s certainly not one he can always rely on.
There’s a great behind-the-scenes moments when Steven Spielberg holds and looks at a snake. “Why do you like fire? You’re supposed to hate fire. You’re ruining my movie!” 😂
YES!!!
Best Action Adventure Movie Ever Made!
Originally, Tom Selleck was going to play the role of Indiana Jones, but turned it down to star in Magnum PI.
Tim Matheson, Jeff Bridges, Nick Nolte, Nick Mancuso, Bill Murray, Steve Martin, Peter Coyote, Chevy Chase, and Jack Nicholson were considered for the role until Harrison Ford was picked.
Barbra Streisand, Barbara Hershey, Sean Young, Amy Irving, and Stephanie Zimbalist were considered for Marion Ravenwood until Karen Allen was picked.
Danny DeVito was going to play Sallah but turned it down as he was too busy working on TAXI.
Half the cast and crew got food poisoning except for Ford and Steven Spielberg, who ate Spaghetti O's and PBJ sandwiches as they didn't want to eat any of the food.
It was 113 degrees where they were filming in Tunisia Africa. Some of the crew ended up passing out.
Harrison Ford twisted his knee while fighting a German mechanic and they had to film around him.
The sounds of Indys handgun are that of a 30/30 Winchester Rifle.
The punch sounds are that of someone whacking a pile of leather jackets with a baseball bat.
The sounds of the spirits coming out of the Ark Of The Covenant are that of Seals, Sea Lions, and Dolphins played backwards or sped up to make it sound otherworldly.
The climax was filmed in Elstree Studios London England. Luckily for the crew, it was air conditioned.
The film was a box office and critical success, making $389 million dollars ($940 million dollars today) against a $20 million dollar budget.
It was nominated for 8 Oscars including Best Picture but won for:
Best Visual Effects
Best Sound Editing
Best Sound Effects
Best Film Editing
Best Production Design.
And the world is better for it because the original Magnum PI was awesome!
Imagine Bill Murray lol
In case you didn't notice, the guide that Indy has at the beginning of the film is played by Alfred Molina. The same actor who plays Doctor Octopus in Spiderman 2.
THAT’S where I knew him from!! Never put the two together before.
"You wanna talk to God? Let's go see him together. I've got nothing better to do" is probably my favorite line. It's so chilling. Harrison Ford is so great as Indiana Jones
I agree with you did say about Harrison. And he was able not to get stuck with a certain type of role or image as an actor after playing such iconic characters as Indiana or Han Solo and move on with his career very succesfully and even to play another recurrent role as Jack Ryan. He is a legend.
Fun fact the guy who accompanies Indy at the Beginning is the same actor who played Doc Ock in Spider Man 2
Alfred Molina. BABY Alfred Molina! He's a great actor. Spiderman 2 is in my top five favorite movies ever, though it's tied with Spiderman No Way Home.💙
This film is super iconic and super enjoyable! The special effects at the end of the film are very good, and there's almost always a threat of danger, which really keeps you on the edge of your seat. Han Solo and Indiana Jones are roles that Harrison Ford will always be remembered for.
One of the most overrated films ever made.
Indiana Jones didn't even stop the bad guys in this film, they just found the thing that they were looking for and died from it.
In other words the entire thing is pointless.
Indiana Jones films are some of the most overrated films ever made.
I am 54 years now, and it amazes me, that yes, some are just experiencing films, music, tv, books, that my generation enjoyed years ago. That is why YouT’ channels can be so damn fun -experience through others! Join the ride!
One of us.
One of us.
One of us....
2:53 - Credit to a young Alfred Molina as the guide.
10:50 - It has been pointed out that the tagline from the original movie posters syncs up remarkably well with the movie's main theme music: "If adventure has a name, that name must be Indiana Jones."
15:49 - Other people have talked about the story behind this scene, but the detail I like is that apparently when Ford suggested that Indy just shoot the guy, a couple of crewmen overheard and burst into laughter, and THAT is what convinced Spielberg to give the scene a chance. You can see some of what was intended for the scene in this outtakes video: th-cam.com/video/cUtkNMmVDqU/w-d-xo.html
17:49 - There's a great Indiana Jones pinball machine and it plays this line when the Ball Save rescues your ball. (When you get a Game Over, it plays Marion saying "See You Tomorrow, Indiana Jones.")
30:42 - A lot of people ask "How did Indy know to keep his eyes shut?" In a deleted line from the 'bad dates' scene, the Imam gave Indy and Salah a warning that gave Indy the clue he needed.
32:57 - George Lucas didn't want Harrison Ford for the role because he didn't like reusing actors (Ford was already Han Solo at this point). Spielberg convinced him that Ford was best for the role (after their first choice, Tom Sellick, fell through).
39:10 - The Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular was a show performed at Disney MGM Studios (now Disney Hollywood Studios), and this was BEFORE Disney bought Lucasfilm. The show had three main segments. It started out with a recreation of the jungle temple sequence, then the Cairo bazaar chase, then it ended with the Nazi air strip scene.
Letting the hero lose is something that's missing in most movies these days. It goes a long way to make you actually care about the character.
Bruce Lee never loses though. Neither does John Wick.
Not sure if you guys noticed but the guy who got killed by the spikes in the beginning was Alfred Molina (Doc Ock in Spider-Man).
One of the best trilogies ever created.
Fun Fact: The fella that accompanies Indy into the cave at the very beginning is actor Alfred Molina, who later played Doc Ock in Spiderman 2.
9:55 that is actually historically accurate Hitler was obsessed with things like The Lost Ark and the Occult he also sent an expedition to find the Holy Grail and another one to the Antarctic to find the Hollow Earth
Good thing they never found it. The Hollow Earth is where the Supersonic Nazi Hell-Creatures live.
Great reaction! Grew up watching this film on VHS. Oh and the "birds" on the Ark are Cherubim, a type of angel.
Still one of my all time favorite movies. Practically every single shot, every single line, is iconic.
Belloq: It's a transmitter. It's a radio for speaking to God.
*Belloq's head explodes
Marcus: Yes that's just what the Hebrews thought.
All I can say is, CLASSIC!
My dad got to see this in the theater before release back when they still did sneak previews! No one had any idea what they were watching, and at first everyone was just like "oh come on, this is so cheesy" It wasn't until the "show a little backbone, will ya?" line that the whole theater busted up laughing. Suddenly it was clear that the movie wasn't taking itself seriously, and from that moment on it was one of his favorite all-time theater experiences.
Indiana Jones is a great trilogy.
I agree Temple of Doom never happened.
@@LeighMet Its part of the trilogy. The lesser of the three but still good.
@@ZXSPEXyup temple of doom as a kid scared the hell outv is an the cart chase brilliant, Al not have a bad word said about it
@ZXSPEX a know maybe it's the female lead ,she gets a lotv stick .but for me she's perfect ,scared of everything especially monkey brains who wouldn't be,I put it as a perfect trilogy up ther with back to the future
@ZXSPEX Al 2nd that as a 45 Yr old male and 2 teenage female offspring pure movie magic 🎩 s off to them
I clicked on this so fast I LOVE RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK!
My favorite movies of all time finally
I was age 1 when this came out.
Didn't see it till 5 years later on the ABC Sunday night movie.
The first time i heard the name of Indiana Jones,
it was associated with the term "Action Hero".
Lucas & Spielberg were the ultimate team of filmmakers.
They created my childhood and i was so grateful.
Without this as the blueprint, you got nothing.
Indy's adventures were inspired by 1930/1940s serialized films,
campy and adventurous.
For the saturday matinees, you'd go to the theatres and
watch a episode every week to see what happens next.
A lot of us as kids wanted to be like Indy.
All the right moves, useful tools, getting the girl and saving the world.
Every other person just wanted to search for artifacts anywhere.
"Raiders" was No.1 film of 1981 and the winner of 4 Oscars.
This franchise played a huge part in making Harrison Ford
into the biggest box office draw in film history.
Next 2 films are glorious.
The 4th film is kinda controversial.
But nevertheless, watch them all if you can.
4th was really bad. 5th was fine, not great or memorable, but just not bad, which is still disappointing but Harrison is in his 80's and Disney owns the franchise, so what could I expect?
For whatever reason, I've seen maybe a half-dozen of these reaction videos, and this is the first one where they comment on Indy walking into the bar, his silhouette with the hat. One of the best, most iconic shots in movie history.
Guys, most people don't recognize him, but the first guy in the tomb that betrays Indi is the same actor that plays Doc Oc.
The other guy that runs off also played the monkey's master.
😶😑😶
Holy shit, it _is._
This was an awesome movie and close to perfect. Few points: Sallah is also the actor that played Gimli the dwarf. The Ark was fashioned after the description from the bible. The way it was transported at the end before the ceremony was the prescribed way, and the garb and ritual during the ceremony was also biblically correct. And finally, Indy told Marion to close her eyes because he knew mortals could not look upon the divine without consequences.
The Indiana Jones franchise has some of the best punch sfx in cinema, they set the standard for the noise it makes when the hero's fist meets the bad guy's jaw.
"he's got a leather jacket and everything" yeah and you've got an octopus hat! that's pretty dang cool in my book! 👍
Let's gooo so happy you guys watched this and the others to come hopefully soon lol
This is such a great Triogloy this was me and my father's favorite films besides star wars... the scene when indie shoots the swordsman my father applauded..and since he been gone for the last 20 years..every time I watch it... I do get misty eye so thanks fellas
I love how Indy doesn't win, the Nazi's lose. And how Indy is respecting religion by not looking at the Ark, and telling Marion to also not look.
It’s interesting how weirdly people interpret certain things.
I don’t see him ‘respecting religion’ in that scene. He’s not a fan of religion. He says as much.
He’s witnessing unimaginable power, and respecting that. He’s not respecting religion, nor should he.
I anyone witnessed an entire platoon of Nazi soldiers evaporate and disappear without a trace, regardless if your eyes were closed, even the most die-hard atheist would find religion.
@@sean---the-other-onein the third one he clearly respects religion (mostly Christianity) and he believes in God same as his father
As long it's not the SMD-Marion...
@@sean---the-other-one Who hurt you?
"I did 'Na-zi' that coming, at all." I see what you did there.
In every raiders movie, no matter what year it represents, if you know what was going on in that year you enjoy it alot more.😊
I was about 10 when my parents dragged me off to see this and I had no idea what it was(Raiders of the Lost what?), or what it was about, but by the end, I loved the entire experience. To this day, this is probably the loudest movie I've ever seen/listened to at a theater, as the punches sounded as loud as the gunfire, it was absolute bonkers at the time(your insides shook). This series really was one of the best trilogies around, as part 3 really was a perfect ending to the OG films. I haven't seen 5, but 4 is worth a watch, but if you guys decide to stop after part 3, there are much worse things you can do in this life. LOL
I believe this film won the Oscar for Best Sound Editing.
Temple Of Doom is the greatest adventure film ever. Looking forward to that. Calimaaaaaarrrrr!❤
When I think of the movies we were presented with from the 1940s through the 1980s, i am CONVINCED that movies of the past 20 years, with a few exceptions, are not worth a rewatch.
The Actor/Stuntman who plays the Swordsman (that Indy immediately kills) was Terry Richards, The spot where Indy almost blows up the Ark with a Bazooka is the same location that Luke meets Obi-Wan in the "first" Star Wars movie.
Two characters that most people miss, his assistant that got stuck with the arrows after dropping the whip is Alfred Molina, you may know him as Doc Oc from one of the Spidey movies and the heavy-set government agent that asks him to go on the search for the Ark is Porkins, the first to get waxed in Star Wars: A New Hope Death Star run.
I still think the truck scene may be in fact on of the best action/stunt sequences in cinema history. It’s just too good.
I was 6 when I saw this in the theater and when their faces melted off, I freaked out and had nightmares for months.
"I was a child; I was in love"- if you do the math on the actors' ages Indy was hooking up with Marion when he was 21-22 and she was like FIFTEEN at best.
Have fun on the Indiana Jones ride!
Sapito, the man who goes with Indy into the tomb, on the first adventure, played by a young Alfred Molina -became a well versed actor, yet many know him as Doctor Octopus from certain Spiderman films.
Cool trivia: The final shot was the truck exploding. That was the only working authentic German Army truck they could find so it had to be used for the whole movie before they blew it up.
It's disgusting how much I relate to Indy during the snake pit scene. I have an enormous fear of snakes and rats. Spiders I can handle just fine. Snakes? I freeze. Rats? I pass out.
I'm like that with spiders and tarantulas. Snakes i could probably handle, but if that was me in that cave filled with tarantulas in the beginning, i would've passed out.
I'm the exact opposite lol
Hello, "Gene Belcher.";)
Freudian problem, my dude. The snakes represent your repressed fascination with...
@@pistonburner6448 Fascination with what?
Indiana Jones, early COD WW2 games, and Assassins Creed are major reasons for why I’m in college rn going into History. Lucasfilm never fails💯
My favorite movie of all time❤️❤️
This movie has some of the most iconic moments in all of cinema. Harrison Ford was tired after a day of shooting fight scenes, and when he was supposed to have a grand swordfight, he went up to Spielberg like "why can't I just shoot him?" And so he did.
Ford has dysentery, from Tunisian food and water. He couldn’t move without a toilet. Others have noted this. Shorter fight to film.
@@jonathanmurphy3141 Thanks for the correction
Cannae believe you two haven't seen this 😂
30:08 The “Get Up” was an attempt by Belloq to follow Hebrew tradition and wear priestly garb equivalent to a high priest’s tunic and ephod. SPOILER: God wasn’t fooled.
I think Harrison Ford has a kind of everyman's cool. He's not jacked. He's not even the best fighter in his movies. He just has a casual, understated confidence. Kind of like Humphrey Bogart in his noir movies.
Also, in the swordsman scene, Ford was supposed to fight him in this long, choreographed sword vs whip fight, but Ford was feeling sick and didn't want to go through it, so he improved shooting the guy and they just used it.
0:31 ....Best.... hat....ever 11/10
Based on old pulp fiction adventure stories. Where the hero is an everyman, not a superman.
I love the mixture of history and the supernatural, the classic fist fights and the travels to exotic locales.
Can't wait for Temple of Doom reaction.
Those aren’t birds on top of the ark, they’re cherubim……..”didn’t you guys ever go to Sunday school?”
You know what my a-hole child pointed out to me? "If the Nazi's all died cause they got melted by the Ark, then it didn't really matter if Indiana was there or not." He's a good kid, I swear.
Your kid was right. Indiana Jones really didnt do a whole lot of stopping of Nazis. He killed several low end Nazis, but in the end, he basically just helped them find the ark quicker (they were gonna do it anyways) andhe was just there for the ride to "not witness" them all die by the hand of God. Maybe he helped the US Army get the ark after the Nazis were cleaned up, but that was about it.
I hate how snarky millennials started this point. You could argue that the Nazis wouldn't have found it. (Unless they dug up the entire area) But, you could take 100s of movies and say the same thing. (That the protagonist didn't affect what the bad guys did)
That doesn’t matter. The movie was all about the journey and the friends we made along the way.
@@JoeMama410 that's what I said! Bless you
@@JoeMama410 you said it!!!! 💯!!!
I could not click on this reaction fast enough! The hero of my youth! Enjoy!
Indiana Jones 1, 2, 3 are good movies.
You need to watch the original trilogy. The 2nd one is an acquired taste, but the 3rd is a lot of fun and highly entertaining, featuring THE original James Bond. Yeah, it’s pretty amazing. As a film, this is probably better, but Last Crusade is so much fun.
Man in the third movie there is one scene I don't think I'll ever forget. It's when they're being shot at while they're flying the plane and while his dad is shooting the gun he shoots the tail. And he turns around and he says.... I'm sorry son.., They got us 🤣🤣🤣
2nd one is the best IMO, for three reasons: (1) Darker tone, (2) Better soundtrack (3) Kickass arcade game based on it.
They said in the beginning they're going to watch all 3.
The 2nd one is pretty horrible because Steven Spielberg cast that horrible woman just so she would...do stuff with him. And then she eventually married him.
@@RobynHoodeofSherwood, but stop at 3. Don't go any further or you will be disappointed.
So glad you’re watching these.
The 2nd is the least of the 3, but still extremely entertaining.
I personally think The last Crusade is the best one.
I know you’ll love them.
No offense but did yall grow up off the grid man how did you not see this
You’d be surprised, their parents may not have been into it. I know I have missed out seeing some movies it seems everyone else saw. It just depends 🤣
My favorite movie of all time. Thanks for reacting.
Originally, the fight between Indy and the sword guy in the market was supposed to be longer and more choreographed. That day, however, the crew, including Harrison Ford, had dysentery. So he came up to Spielberg and said "Can't I just f***ing shoot him?!"
Spielberg agreed and thus we have an iconic moment in film history
Classic story, but not true.
yeah he got food poisoning from whomever was catering the set that day and felt like shit, they had this huge fight planned, and he just wasnt feeling it. I wonder what it would have looked like but in the end, less is more.
In 1981 this film was known simply as Raiders Of The Lost Ark without the Indiana Jones prefix which was added many years later.
This is a classic movie 🎥 wise choice 😎
I love that you’re doing all three movies in a row 👍
Fun fact: They Originally wanted tom selleck to play as indiana but he was busy Filming magnum P I.
Which I'm glad that it didn't work out. And they put harrison ford in the role because he did such a fantastic job. He's got a certain swag that I feel like tom selleck doesn't.
You guys will like the other two as well. The last crusade is my favorite by far! Can’t wait to see your reaction to the next ones!!!
7:37 - That gag is cleverer than most people realize . . . *eye* love you. 😂
34:54
The character to whom you guys are referring to is named Sallah
The actor who played him is John Rhy-Davies
It’s not in the movies, in a TV series during the 1990’s, that showed the life of young Indiana Jones, that he is a veteran of of the First World War. His pistol is military, the satchel he has is like used to hold a gas mask. Indiana knows how to kill or wound. -It’s implied that he met Marion, as a teen, with her Father during his archeology training, after 1920. The TV series only went to 1920. This is 1936.
The Nazi’s did seek and send agents to collect objects of power. The spear that pierced Christ on the cross, was believed to be in a great museum in Vienna - taken to Berlin. The actual Aryan people were from centeral Asia, Nazi Agents sent to find artifacts.
This is one of those that seems endlessly worth watching every so often.
This will always be my favorite movie of all time
18:59 The evil monkey didn't really die. It's now in Chris Griffin's closet. After seeing this movie probably 100 times, I realized that Indiana Jones' profession was not only being teaching Archaeology but he also steals priceless antiquities from other nations and brings them back home!
30:55: Dudes abrupt loud ass smiley scream was hilarious!
OMG I cant believe you guys haven't seen this yet!! EXCITED for you guys!
Top 5 action films of all time, great script, acting and characters you love or love to hate. Well done you two you saw one of the 100 greatest films of all time. Watch the original trilogy for more fun
The first three are part of my childhood and are unflinchingly amazing (Last Crusade is by far my favorite). Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is.....well, it's a thing. Dial of Destiny was actually better than I expected. Love y'alls reactions, looking forward to seeing more.
Belloch was faking beong drunk too. He told Marion that the liquor came from his family vineyard. He'd been drinking ot for years.
There was a show on SyFy called Warehouse 13 that was based on the warehouse where they stored the Ark at the end. You're right. Sh*t goes bad quite often.
For me, this movie will always be just Raiders of the Lost Ark. The "Indiana Jones and the" was added after the sequels were released. I was waiting to see your reaction to the scene with the swordsman. I knew it was going to be good. Someone else mentioned below that it was originally written to be a big fight scene, so I'll just leave you a little more trivia.
The seaplane at the beginning of the film had the call letters OB-CPO.
Images of C-3PO and R2-D2 appear among the hieroglyphs on one of the walls in the Well of Souls.
In the scene with Indy and the Cobra, if you freeze it at just the right moment, you can see the reflection in the pane of glass that's positioned between Harrison Ford and the cobra.
Indy's line "It's not the years, honey, it's the miles." was ad-libbed. Spielberg was known for giving his actors the freedom to ad-lib lines.
Spielberg first included the coat hanger gag in his film 1941, but it was cut after it received no laughs during early previews. He vowed to include it in all of his movies until it worked, and this movie was it.
The sequel, The Temple of Doom is, in my opinion, the worst of the series, though some people do like it. The Last Crusade is at least as good as this one, plus it costars Sean Connery. The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull isn't as bad as many of the haters say it is, even though it does costar Shia LeBeouf.
Who else here still has all three of the original movies on VHS tapes as well as young Indiana Jones?!
(And I'm never giving mine away)!
I lost my vhs tapes in a flood but I have them all on dvd.
Me
@@toodlescaeI have all three on both DVD & Blu Ray. It's my favorite trilogy of all time.
Here's my top 3 favorite trilogies
1. Indiana Jones Trilogy
2. The Dark Knight Trilogy
3. The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy
@@SwampThing71 Top 3 trilogies for me:
LOTR
Back To The Future
Indiana Jones
“I’m going after that truck.”
“How?”
“I dunno, I’m making this up as I go.”
This exchange tells you everything you need to know about aindy
You guys are gonna love the Indiana Jones series
15:54 that part had everyone laughing in the theater… But my mom told me before I was born
31:23 think of this, as God showing off a fraction of his power
This movie is a call-back to the serial westerns from Spielberg’s youth: every week at the movie theater, the hero appears done for in a cliff-hanger. Then you go back the next week to figure out how he got out of it.
So here's something fun, the staff Indy is holding that reveals the location of the Ark is supposed to be only 5 feet tall (as stated by the film), which means almost everyone in the Indiana Jones universe is 4 feet tall or less. That giant German is only as big as a regular dude.
Yes! That's the only part of the movie that bothers me.
The Latino guy in the beginning who enters the temple with Indy cheats him, is young Alfred Molina (Doctor Octopus) in his breakout role.
"Could Indy be a Belmont?"
The crossover I never knew I needed...
It still kind of blows me away when I run across someone that hasn't seen famous movies I grew up with.
I saw this in the theater when it came out (I was a teenager) and I remember after the intro sequence of Indiana getting the idol, the whole audience burst out in applause. Not because he got the idol, but because that was the BEST intro to an action movie ever seen at that time. It was exciting and captivating. We were all completely hooked.
One of the single funniest innuendo lines you two have ever said btw. "It is like having multiple hotdogs flying out of your buns".
Funny as hell.