Spielberg’s filmmaking has all the hallmarks of great action cinema: inventive setups, increasingly raised stakes, well-constructed suspense , clarity of movement in the framing and editing, and most importantly, a palpable sense of
One of the most incredible things about re-watching Raiders is the relative lack of dialogue, especially towards the beginning. In the screenplay written by Lawrence Kasdan, the audience learns about the characters through actions rather than wo
Ever since Harrison Ford strode onto the silver screen with a fedora on his head, a bullwhip at his side, and a satchel slung over his shoulder, Indy has been one of cinema’s most beloved and recognizable ico
"Who shot the couch?" Cancer will quip upon seeing these duds, which look unrealistic on the uninterested actors. There's no adventure here past the romantic relationships, which doesn't help, and there's virtually no chemistry here between certain couples. Cancers will yawn all the way through
In their scenes, white stuntmen Malcolm Weaver and Terry Richards were cast to portray ethnic villainous henchmen. Problematically, they had been given bad prosthetics and makeup to play the part . Not only is this extremely racist but it is quite surprising that Spielberg hadn't thought so
There a lot here for a Cancer to like here, starting with the tragic backstory and the exotic references to faraway lands. Family-oriented Cancers will be moved deeply by the portrayal of the grief that war creates on the homefront and the lost families that are put back together ag
Having already become famous for his previous collaborations with Spielberg and Lucas, composer John Williams seemed like a no-brainer to helm the score for Indiana Jones in 1981. What makes his work on Raiders truly incredible is that, even when audiences expect his usual greatness, he delivers something even more spell-bind
I don't take one. It's a whole lifetime wrapped up in it. I had a dear friend of mine brought up to Tunisia who came with us; got him a role in the thing, he was an architect? I was with my future wife. It was just a great turning point in my life. Apart from its theater, its cinema history, its movie history - which is really important. I think it's changed - though not always for the better - the course of action-adventure films. But for me personally, it was a waters
There was a different kind of intensity. Because of 1941, the intensity was in the speed with which we had to make it. Steven has spoken about this quite a bit since, but it taught him that you didn't need to take all the time he was taking in making a movie before; that he could work fast without losing the quality. They had all sorts of clauses in their contract between each other, Steven and George, to make sure that Steven came in on time and under budget - which he did. It was a very fast shoot, in the sense that in Tunisia in the heat there, Steven would run between setups. The film crew was the same film crew that I'd been working with on Dogs of War immediately before in Belize, which was hot too - and humid heat. But in Tunisia, they were falling asleep at lunchtime in their food because Steven was just running them ragged. As soon as he said "Cut!" in one set, he would run across the sand to the next set and say, "Alright, I'm here! Next." He drove the thing like a steam eng
When Pixar released a trailer for a movie in which an old man makes his house take flight with a ton of balloons, skeptical audiences thought that the studio had finally jumped the shark. And then Up hit theaters and left that skepticism in its dust by using the story of a flying house as a giant visual metaphor for a widower dealing with gr
Re-watching Raiders in 2021 feels like you're watching a movie that could've been released last year. This longevity can greatly be attributed to the fact that a majority of the film is made practically, using real sets, locations, and stunt
The name might have something to do with the chaos that has descended upon Akrasia in the form of aggressive demons and other intimidating monsters. The Lost Ark is all that can save the land from certain destruction. Thus, players must seek it out it as the ultimate achievement in the g
There are a bunch of different ways to choreograph a fight scene – like Bruce Lee’s real-life martial arts prowess or Quentin Tarantino’s in-camera editing – and these action movies exemplify the very best of on-screen fisticu
Lost Ark was a hotly contested property, and there was some drama over which North American company would handle the game's distribution. Though Smilegate is the developer, they don't actually market or sell the game themselves. That varies from country to country, and the developer is also responsible for tweaks and changes when it comes to translation and localizati
Released on June 12, 1981, Raiders of the Lost ark patch Notes Ark (later re-titled with the "Indiana Jones" moniker) became a hit with audiences and critics alike - going on to become an all-time classic . Thanks largely to George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, the movie has inspired generations of filmmakers and analysts to attempt to unearth what makes it so everlast