The third Indiana Jones movie returned the title character back to a story much more in tune with what audiences loved and remembered the most about Raiders of the Lost Ark and fared far better with crit
Given how many comic book movies are around these days, it's easy to forget how difficult it can be to introduce a character no one has ever heard of and myjourneyalongtheway.com make the audience cheer for them almost immediat
This series has always known the importance of throwing some comedy in with all the action and adventure elements. Each movie has its share of genuinely funny moments, but The Last Crusade has the biggest lau
A lot about Marion Ravenwood’s role in Raiders hasn’t aged well, from Indy dating her as a teenager to the fact that she’s a damsel in distress in most of her scenes (except, notably, the plane set piece when she knocks out the pilot and saves Indy from the strapping mechanic beating him to a pu
Similarly remaking a number of the core elements of the original Jurassic Park 's first sequel as Jurassic World remade Jurassic Park , the movie slipped further into algorithmic screenwriting in the eyes of many critics and fans al
While Raiders of the Lost Ark might have been the first-time audiences met Indy, The Last Crusade showed us Indy's earliest adventure. The opening flashback features young Indy (played by River Phoenix) taking on some treasure hunt
Harking back to the pulpy adventure serials they grew up on, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas brought a delightfully old-school vision to action cinema in 1981’s Raiders of the Lost Ark . Ice-cool adventurer Indiana Jones is the quintessential Harrison Ford character and he got an unforgettable introduction in Raide
Set at the height of the Great Depression, Walter Hill’s gritty, stylish directorial debut Hard Times stars Charles Bronson as Chaney, a bare-knuckle boxer who rises through the underground fighting scene with the help of a hustler named Speed, played by James Cob
The story of a fighter who needs to get drunk to fight made for the perfect action comedy , because the joke engine of the comedy is driven by action. The fights are masterfully choreographed and performed by experts, but it has a slapstick approach. As usual, Chan’s stunt work is impecca
Adapted from William Goldman’s self-aware fantasy romance novel of the same name by Goldman himself, Rob Reiner’s The Princess Bride is a brilliant satire of fairy tales, taking the stock characters that are usually confined to the background of these kinds of stories and putting them in the spotli
The followup to franchise restarter Jurassic World in 2015, Fallen Kingdom from director J.A. Bayona was, as reflected by its score on Metacritic, one of the more polarizing entries into the franchi
However, that's not to say that it's perfect. There are several issues with the film that even the most avid fans would love to change, especially when there are several racial concepts and predatory behaviors glossed over. With this in mind, since 2021 marks the 40th anniversary of the action/adventure epic, we'll take a look at how the film has aged culturally and cinematica
Released on June 12, 1981, Raiders of the Lost 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
Though both movies have action sequences that rank among the best of all-time, The Last Crusade edges out the original. From the opening train fight to the boat chase through Venice to the wild tank battle, these action scenes come one after another and are all extremely impress
Pretty much every Bruce Lee movie has great fight scenes . Fans of fight choreography won’t be disappointed by Enter the Dragon or Way of the Dragon or even the incomplete Game of Death . But arguably the greatest movie in the Lee canon is 1972’s Fist of Fu
In all the best action movies, the narrative is driven by action and not the other way around. Raiders exemplifies this perfectly with action sequences that further the plot and lead into more action sequences that are incredible to watch, but still make se
Every fight scene in Kill Bill , especially the House of Blue Leaves massacre in Volume 1 , was meticulously crafted. Tarantino choreographed the fight scenes and all the mid-action cuts on the page before shoot
Harrison Ford’s stunt double actually had to be dragged through the jungle on the back of a truck. Practical filmmaking techniques always make for more visceral, hard-hitting action than featherlight CG spectac
The "Raiders March" is unique, rousing, and instantly recognizable by nearly any movie-goer today, while "Marion's Theme" invokes feelings of love. Perhaps his best work, though, is found in the mystical themes surrounding the movie's famous MacGuffin: the Ark of the Covena