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Raiders of the Lost Ark

1981

Steven Spielberg

Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Ronald Lacey ...

7.8

135,604

Adventure. Action It is 1936. Archaeology professor Indiana Jones is recruited by the US government to find the Lost Ark of the Covenant, which once contained the tablets upon which the Ten Commandments were written. The Ark, according to legend, has vast power that will make any side that possesses it invincible and the American government wants to find it before The Nazis. Indiana goes to Nepal to meet his old girlfriend Marion Ravenwood who has the ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"An out-of-body experience, a movie of glorious imagination and breakneck speed that grabs you in the first shot, hurtles you through a series of incredible adventures, and deposits you back in reality two hours later (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Vincent Canby The New York Times	"One of the most deliriously funny, ingenious, and stylish American adventure movies ever made. It is an homage to old-time movie serials"	POS
United Kingdom	Martin Chilton Telegraph	"Spielberg's movie still looks buoyant and thrilling more than three decades later (...) The film is bursting with great set-pieces (...) and has some memorable images (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Arthur Knight The Hollywood Reporter	"A solid achievement for everyone concerned (...) Technical credits (...) are never less than first-rate"	POS
United States	Dave Kehr Chicago Reader	"The ceaseless rush quickly becomes monotonous"	NEG
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"[It] still looks buoyant and dashing after 30 years (...) The film's crammed with great stuff (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Pauline Kael The New Yorker	"The images have an unreal clarity (...) Kinesthetically, the film gets to you. It gets your heart thumping."	POS
United States	Stephen Klain Variety	"An exhilarating escapist entertainment (...) The film is among the best-crafted ventures of its kind"	POS
United Kingdom	Neil Smith BBC	"The stunts are incredible and the effects astonishing (...) A timeless classic that will go on captivating youngsters (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Alan Jones Radio Times	"A wonderful action yarn that rattles along with wit, invention and the raw spirit of true adventure (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Danny Eccleston Empire	"A note-perfect adventure movie and the beginning of a great franchise (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	New York Daily News	"'Raiders of the Lost Ark' has more size than substance but nevertheless it’s a delightfully special, big surprise package of a movie that should turn Indiana Jones into a national figure."	POS

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