How cool is Harrison Ford to be able to say he was Han Solo AND Indiana Jones?? If that was all he ever did that would be enough to be a superstar careerbut he has done so much more as well!
Background: The Ark was the box that held the original tablets of Moses. Hitler was big on the mystical stuff and felt that it contained the power of God that he wanted to use for his purposes. He actually had a lot of men looking for a variety of mystical objects from many different religions. In the movie, when the Nazis opened up the Ark God's power destroyed them all. Often times in the Old Testament people are told to avert their eyes, that to not see the thing protects you from it. That's why Indy said to close their eyes.
We took our oldest son to see it when he was six. The movie made such and impact on him that years later, he received his PhD in Archeology. As one of his graduation gifts, I got him an official Indiana Jones hat. At the after party, all his classmates passed it around the room in reverence. His first son is named Harrison...Harry for short.
This is what these franchises meant to us. Indy, Luke even Superman, Ghostbusters, E.T. etc waiting to introduce the next generation to them... Do you think the latest versions will have parents taking their kids to see them?
40 years after this movie was made and that final scene when the Ark 'went off' and melted the Nazis is STILL one of the best examples of 80's special effects EVER!
You guys may not realize it, but you've now reacted to a half-dozen movies with the music composed by John Williams. He wrote the scores for Jaws, Jurassic Park, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and all the Star Wars movies. He also composed music for several Harry Potter movies, the original Superman movies with Christopher Reeve, and SO many others. His music really elevates these films into something special. There's a reason why Steven Spielberg keeps coming back to John Williams. I saw Williams live (with an orchestra) at the Hollywood Bowl on two occasions, and both were just incredible experiences.
That scene where Indy shot the guy twirling the sword was not planned that way--there was going to be more of a fight, but Harrison Ford was ill, fighting off some terrible food poisoning, so he shot the gun instead to make filming easier. Sometimes necessity makes a better scene!
I used to believe that straight, but now I take the story with a grain of salt, if it's unscripted, why would the actor react? and I doubt they would allow Ford to keep a gun with blanks, if there wasn't supposed to be a shooting scene.
@@w415800 it wasnt like he just did that randomly and they kept it, harrison brought up the good question to spielberg of "why would i fight him if i just have a gun" and the scene was rewritten to that
This came out the year after Empire Strikes Back did, and the combination of both Han Solo and Indiana Jones being super popular characters at the same time is a big part of what catapulted Harrison Ford into mega stardom.
Jordan: "I can handle snakes but not spiders" Raiders: "Hold my beer" This movie was made in the style of the old adventure films our parents and grandparents watched at the picture shows on Saturday mornings, except they were only a chapter a week and cliffhangers at the end of each episode (like Marion in the truck, or Indy in the well of souls with the torch going out.
Which is also why the original Star Wars (which was a similar type of film) started with ‘Part IV.’ It was supposed to be like you came into a matinee & just caught up like everyone else.
@@goldenageofdinosaurs7192 George Lucas said that he started with Episode IV in Star Wars because it wasn't as special effects intensive as he envisioned the other 9 movies being and he thought he could pull this off with the just emerging green screen technology.
@@ericwillison4011 That's partly true. Star Wars didn't have the Episode IV on it's initial release. Once the movie became a huge hit, it was rebranded as Episode IV once George Lucas realized he'd have the money to make multiple sequels.
Great reactions! As for your questions at the end: The "Ark" is (as mentioned) from the Bible. It was the "Ark of the Covenant" that contained three things: 1.) The broken stones of the Ten Commandments; 2.) A jar of "manna" (bread from heaven provided to the Israelites in the Wilderness after being freed from slavery; and, 3.) The staff used by Aaron and Moses (that had budded). After their arrival to the Promised Land, the Israelites would march off to war only after getting a blessing from God by the high priest before the Ark. So, essentially, the film says that Hitler was into the "mystical" and wanted that Ark for himself. Yet, the Bible had stories of people who mishandled the Ark and died. Moreover, the Bible says that no one can see the face of God (i.e., Yahweh) and live. So, when they opened the Ark in this film, it shows the punishment of those "unworthy" to do so and the penalty for doing it.
I agree with your assessment, and to answer Jay's question, would add that the power of the Ark was not meant as a weapon for man to use indiscriminately at his will.
@@clydegillespie1638 That is a well known theory, based on King Solomon's affair with the Ethiopian Queen of Sheba, which produced kids and on and on, and the guardians of the church in Ethiopia will never let anyone in to find out
This is the "trap " of blockbuster movies and for Your information PAY ATTENTION AND REMEMBER THE EXPOSITION SCENE otherwise you wont understand a Damn thing! if you dont You will become addicted and eventually become a fan. the exposition scene is very VERY IMPORTANT. it explains everything. if you don't you will have to see the movie again and again and again Untill you Do understand.
The 'guide' that got killed in the beginning of the movie is Alfred Molina. He played Dr Oct from Spiderman 2. Ironic he went into a cave full of spiders.
I saw this first run at the theater. I liked it so much, I made my mother go with me to see it again. It was her first theater movie since the 1940's and she was blown away. She is 91yo now and still talks about it.
My father used to complain that movies were awful and wouldn’t go to them anymore and he and my Mom used to do weekly movie date nights. My brother and I convinced our folks to go on a dinner/movie date night to this film and they walked him humming the theme song.
"E.T." Ironically, also a Steven Spielberg film. Iconic film of the 80's. Wait til you see Drew Barrymore at age 6! It's such an amazing film! 📽🍿 The girls would love it too, if it's Mom & Dad approved. 😉
I recommended ET to my sister when my nephews were young (maybe 7 and 9). One of them had to leave the theater early because the sight of ET was making him sick. Ha ha.
@@louiseeiffel1014 I hope that doesn't deter Jay & Amber from watching the film. I saw the film when I was little and my children did as well. Recommended age is 8-12 so that's why I suggested they preview it. I was more upset when Bambi's Mom was killed & Dumbo's Mom was taken away from him. 🤣 Ha! I'm weak & sappy! ❤️❤️❤️
E.T. was my 1st favorite movie. That and Gremlins. Saw them when I was 3 or 4. Recently met Dee Wallace (the mom) and Henry Thomas (Elliot) and they signed my VHS tape
This film brought renewed interest in treasure hunting adventures. Since you guys already reacted to The Goonies and are looking forward to the Indiana Jones sequels, another notable hit of that subgenre in the 80s was Romancing the Stone (1984) by Robert Zemeckis, director of the Back to the Future trilogy.
Great reaction. I was a young actor in NYC and saw Star Wars only because of the giant poster in Times Square. Not expecting much, I was blown away. Then I saw the Raiders of the Lost Ark movie poster in a subway station and saw it with no expectations and again, blown away. I met Harrison when I was seen as a possible stand-in for him in Working Girl. We stood next to each other, the director walked around us to see how close we matched. I was obviously nervous and Harrison whispered "Relax" to me.He then told the director "You're not going find anyone with a match for my nose." I don't know if he wanted me to get the job or, more likely, he just wanted to be done with this process. I didn't get the job but that turned out to be actually lucky as I got cast in a Broadway show a month later. Life lesson: Sometimes what we think of as a curse, turns out to be a blessing.
the scene with the swordsman was supposed to be a elaborate fight scene but Harrison Ford was extremely sick and changed it at the last second so they can cut the shot Early.
I'd heard that. That it was basically a blooper. After however many failed takes and getting frustrated, Harrison Ford just busted out the pistol and shot, and the other actor decided to ham it up and fell over "dead", and the Speilberg was like "We're keeping that!" I imagine they must needed another take after that though, becuase at the time, people were probably laughing uproariously. I have no idea if it's true? But I *want* it to be true, badly.
My all time favorite movie. Mother took me to see it when it hit theaters. At nine years old, I wanted to travel, I wanted to experience, I wanted to gain knowledge. 41 years later, I have traveled across the globe. I have moved up and down the West Coast. I have traveled to nearly all fifty states. Thanks, Indy!
Harrison Ford was great in so many films, including "The Fugitive" from 1993. It was based on the storyline of the 1960s TV show of the same name in which a doctor is convicted of killing his wife and is headed to his execution. He escapes and searches for the real killer.
Rob's right about monkey dude being the same guy as South American pistol dude. It's the same stunt man/actor, Vic Tablian, playing two different roles. Not a lot of people notice that! Spielberg did it on purpose, because _Raiders_ is kind of based on the old black-and-white adventure serials that would reuse stunt actors. If you watch the other Indiana Jones movies, you'll notice another stuntman playing multiple characters (Pat Roach), who was both the tall bearded Sherpa that Indiana fights in Marian's bar, and the bald German boxer.
Actually it wasn't decided to shorten the fight scene to Indy just shooting him. I saw an interview with Harrison Ford and he said they were supposed to do what they could for thr fight scene despite being sick...but just when action was called on the scene Harrison said he was hit with a wave of nausea and he knew he had to run for the toilet so he just shot and ran off to the bathroom fully expecting to have to refilm the fight scene, but the gun shot and the look on Indy's face right after were so funny and so classic that Spielberg decided to leave the scene in.
@@kelliehatch1712 I've seen several interviews over the years with different people about the decision to shoot instead of fight. And they are all different (ranging from Harrison improvising after 'action' was called to him talking to the director that morning to set it up). The only things they have in common is that they had food poisoning, it was the last sequence that were shooting in that country, and it was Harrison's idea. The only problem I have with Harrison improvising using the gun is that the prop department would have needed to have the gun loaded with a smoke blank, they would not have put anything in the gun unless it was going to be fired and the stunt guy with the sword would have had to thought to act like he was shot.
11:20 - There is a story behind this bit. Originally, Indy was going to fight this big Jafar-looking dude with the Saracen sword. It was all storyboarded and everything. By the time they were to film it, everyone in the cast and crew was REALLY sick. Ford was just barely able to function. So, Ford came up with the idea that when the crowd parts, Indy just shoots the guy. Spielberg was game, and this little improvised moment became one of the biggest laughs in the film, as well as an iconic scene. All because everybody was sick because of the local food. 24:21 - This stunt had only been performed once before, I believe, in the 1930s or 40s for a film. It is tremendously hard to do...and, again, it's iconic to the Indiana Jones films. 25:30 - The guy you like is British character actor John Rhys-Davies, an AMAZING talent. He has most of his fans nowadays because of his two roles in 'The Lord of the Rings' films, where he plays Gimli the Dwarf and voices Treebeard the Ent. However, he has done films and television on both sides of the Atlantic. He plays Sallah again in 'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade' (my favorite of the films). My favorite role he ever played was as Vasco Rodriguez in the 1980 television mini-series 'Shogun', set in Japan in the 1600s, based on the huge novel by James Clavell (an NYT #1 best-seller back in the day as well as being over 1,000 pages long). He's been around forever! The reason that the Nazis and Belloq died during the ritual was that they didn't believe in the power the Ark had...Hitler, in spite of his hatred of Jews, had a belief in the power of objects like the Ark, The Spear of Destiny (the spear that pierced the side of Christ during the crucifixion), and other "occult" objects. That has been well documented. Belloq wanted the power. Dietrich, the Nazi commander, and Toht, the creepy Gestapo thug were both "evil" and hated Jews. None of them were there because of a deep belief in God (in the sense of the Jewish or the Christian faiths). This franchise is one of my absolute favorites...both this and 'Star Wars' were inspired by the film serials of the 1930s and 1940s... 15-minute short films that were like TV series without televisions. Every week, you would go back to the movies to see the next installment along with a cartoon, a newsreel, and a feature film (or two) at the theater. George Lucas grew up loving them. Indiana was created by George and Steven Spielberg during a now-infamous weekend that 'Star Wars' opened. George was expecting it to bomb and so he left town, with Steven who was riding high because of 'Jaws'. They both had input...The name Indiana was George's dog (which was also the inspiration for Chewbacca). Spielberg, wanting to make a James Bond movie, agreed as long as big set pieces like in a Bond film were in play, and he changed the name from Indiana Smith to Indiana Jones.
John Rhys-Davies is really great. The earliest thing I’ve seen him in was I, Claudius, the mid-70s BBC miniseries about the early Roman Emperors. He played Caligula’s top henchman. Seeing it in 1990, I did a big double take when I heard his voice because I knew him as Sallah. (That miniseries had soooo many famous actors, several at the beginnings of their careers, such as John Hurt as Caligula, Patrick Stewart as another, more evil, henchman, and the brilliant Derek Jacobi as Claudius.)
@@kathyastrom1315 I LOVE I, Claudius!!! I have no idea how many times I watched it all the way through. The last time I did was about 6 years ago. Incredible cast! :)
@@FeaturingRob I keep hoping to see a reaction to it on YT, but so far, nada. I was working at the av desk at the library when Masterpiece Theatre had an anniversary year in 1990 when they showed one ep from each of their classic series. Each week, I knew which show it was by what VHS tapes were being requested on Monday at the library. The only one I wanted to watch myself after hearing the patrons’ reactions was I, Claudius, so I brought home the first three eps. I asked my sister/roommate if she wanted to watch with me, but she declined and went to her bedroom. The third night, I popped in episode 7 while Sis was in the kitchen. After ten minutes, she comes in the living room, asking, “What IS this you are watching?!?” She had been sucked in just from the snippets of dialogue she could hear. She watched the last 6 eps with me then demanded I go back and get the entire series again so she could watch the whole thing in order.
Regarding the under the truck stunt at 24:21, it was inspired by Yakima Canutt's stagecoach stunt in John Ford's 1939 movie "Stagecoach" starring John Wayne.
@@cra-craintenn6327 I knew that I had heard that somewhere, my brain just couldn't recall it! Thanks! It has been decades since I saw 'Stagecoach', though. No wonder!
The ship captain that is Salah's friend and helps Indy is played by the same actor who in Harry Potter ends up becoming the Minister of Magic in the final film.
In the Well of Souls when Marion was surrounded by the dried up corpses, Spielberg didn't tell actress Karen Allen about the corpses. That's why her blood curdling scream sounded so REAL, it scared the hell out of her, in real life.
@@radconserv68 Well actors do tend to get angry with the directors during the filming when they're caught by surprise of what they scene(s) they're shooting. For example, Alan Rickman when shooting the fall scene in Die Hard and Warren Oates in Stripes.
This will always be a must see go to movie. The pacing. The constant chase is relentless and varied. Plus the exotic and historic nature of the locations. It just works as rewatchable classic
Yeah, this is a true classic. When I'm asked what my all-time favorite movie is, my answer is always Raiders of the Lost Ark. This is my comfort movie... it's like a warm bath of nostalgia. I'll love it forever.
This movie is such a classic! The face-melting scenes at the end are iconic as well. My husband and I always chuckle in Indiana Jones (it’s either part 2 or 3) when a woman with Indy sees a drawing of the Ark and says “What’s that?” Indy says “That’s the Ark of the Covenant”. She says “Are you sure?”, and Indy says “…pretty sure”. Funny stuff! So glad you enjoyed the movie! Love you guys! 💕
It was in the 3rd movie, but for a while I thought it was a plot hole. The 3rd movie takes place in 1933, about 5 years before this one, so I thought how could Indy have known? But then, it was explained to me that he still knew because of Abner Ravenwood's work on researching the Ark. Abner was Indy's mentor, and thus would have given him all that knowledge.
Each movie tells you what year & where it is in the beginning since you are coming in in the middle of an adventure. You are along for the ride after that so you know where & when. Usually when I watch them I switch Doom & Raiders so I am watching in chronological order. When I am feeling very OCD i watch the first time period of Crusade then pick it back up after Raiders. So yeah Indy is "pretty sure" its the ark. :) Raiders - South America 1936 Temple of Doom - Shanghai 1935 Last Crusade - Utah 1912 & Portuguese Coast 1938 Crystal Skull - Nevada 1957
@@samhainkid No 3rd film. When they go into the catacombs under the library in Venice. I believe last Crusade was 2 years after Raiders (1937 to 1939).
Some suggestion: "The Fugitive" (Drama, Suspense with Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones). "True Lies" (Action, Comedy with Arnold S, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Tom Arnold). "A League of their own" (Sports, Drama, with Tom Hanks, Madonna and Gena Davis). "9 to 5" (Comedy with Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lilly Tomlin). "The Hunt for Red October" (Suspense, Thriller with Sean Connery, James Earl Jones and Alec Baldwin).
Even in this current age of special effects extravaganzas, this movie is still the ULTIMATE Action/Adventure film. 🎥 It was so good that Raiders of The Lost Ark was nominated for Best Picture and Best Director at the Oscars. Great reaction! 👍🏿
@@keepersofthegrid don’t know if you know of the Librarian/ librarians, but it owes its existence to Indiana Jones. I could say that Tomb Raider, National Treasure, and Uncharted all were inspired by this movie as well. Maybe even TinTin too.
My mom took me to see this in the theater when I was a little kid. The opening sequence blew us away, we both loved the whole thing, it was just a great ride. I lost her a few years ago, my dad didn’t like theatres, so movies were our thing, and we saw some great ones while I was growing up, 80s, 90s, a great time for movies. The last one I remember seeing with her was Return of the King, which we loved as well. Mom had good taste, she always picked winners.
The scene where he just shoots the guy with the swords was a last minute improv. Harrison Ford was sick with dissentery and wasn’t up for a whole day or two of fight choreography so he suggested to spielberg to just “shoot the guy” and Spielberg said “that’s brilliant!” And they went with it and it became one of the most iconic scenes in movie history.
The climax is the wrath of God being visited upon the Nazis for defiling the Ark, and one of the greatest, most satisfying climaxes ever in any film. Since you liked Karen Allen so much I seriously recommend that you try John Carpenter's brilliant "Starman". It contains her greatest performance and Jeff Bridges received an Academy Award nomination for it.
This scene seems to indicate that the Ark is a portal to hell and that supernatural evil (demons) have been unleashed on the unknowing and unsuspecting Nazis for daring to open it.
@@danielhamilton351 In the Bible, Lot and his family are told to flee their home city of Sodom as God is going to destroy it and that they must not look back. When Lot's wife disobeys the word of God and looks back at the city, she is instantly turned into a pillar of salt. Point being, a human cannot survive even the sight of the power of God's wrath. This is the fate here of the Nazis and why Indiana who notably did not believe earlier in the film immediately tells Marion to look away...
I was 5 when this came out and had nightmares for 2 weeks...went to college to get my anthropology degree, specializing in archeology, because of this franchise.
I was a student archaeologist for 15 years(loved the digs)and even the most mild mannered archaeologist had a little Indiana Jones in them. They had to have vast knowledge of many things to decipher the past accurately
This was the first non stop action movie. In the theater, we were all exhausted after the movie. Great characters and good script. We were so entertained. And in those days we weren’t expecting all movies to have sequels.
Guys I been binge watching your reactions for the last few days, lovin' it! I just wanna say I appreciate the editing and pacing you do, it's really really good, not jarring or anything, it just keeps it flowing. Even considering you have to work around fair-use and copyright etc. Y'all have the best style I've seen.
The Ark of The Covenant is supposed to hold the original stone tablets containing the 10 Commandments. The ancient Hebrews kept it in Jerusalem in the first temple. The reason Indy told Marian to close her eyes is because the ancient priests removed the tablets that way because those were the laws handed down to Moses directly from G_d. One is not supposed to look directly at writings so Holy. (I'm Jewish, we learned this stuff in Hebrew school)
It also holds Aaron's staff and manna. Remember that the high priest sprinkled blood on the mercy seat for Israel atonement every year. What I have always thought was wild, is the measures that had to be followed to enter thy holy of holies. Even down to wearing a cord tied to their ankle and bells. If the bells stopped ringing they knew you had dropped dead and dragged you out by the cord. I saw that there is an exact replica of the tabernacle in thy negev. I would love to get to go see it someday.
They set this up in the film. When talking to the agents they read something about those who "look upon" the ark will perish - hence closing ones eyes. Also the ark could only be opened safely by a Jewish priest, and there is no mention of Belloq being Jewish. I'm curious which tablets were in there, because there were two sets of commandments. Moses smashed the first set, then God gave him another, (which were different commandments).
Yes Stephen Spielberg is the bomb director,All the Jaws, The Indiana Jones, ET The Extra Terrestrial need to react to next and the historical drama Schindler’s List
You made me laugh so hard during the face melting scene; Jay’s smile got bigger at the same speed as Amber’s face recoiled in disgust. Want another Harrison Ford movie? You should watch American Graffiti. He was an unknown playing a small part along with a cast full of young unknowns who went on to be stars.
I still remember seeing this at the theater on opening night in 1981. It was a full house, and the audience reacted very loudly to the various laughs and scares throughout the film. The swordsman scene was the biggest laugh by far; everyone was laughing for a good minute at least! The melting faces was a real shocker, too. People screamed! Fun fact: I’m now friends with Chris Walas, the guy who actually did the melting faces at ILM (Industrial Light and Magic, the special effects company founded by George Lucas in the 1970s for Star Wars). He’s done makeup and effects work on many other films, such as THE FLY (1986) and ARACHNOPHOBIA (1990). Another Fun fact: the canyon on the Mediterranean island where Indy threatens to blow up the Ark was shot in Tunisia, in the very same location where George Lucas had shot the scene in STAR WARS (1977) where Luke Skywalker is rescued from the Sandpeople by Ben Kenobi. It’s often called “Star Wars Canyon” by fans who visit the various filming locations. The scenes in Cairo, the Tanis Digs, and the surrounding desert were also shot in Tunisia, in various locations. Yet another fun fact: the Nazi submarine pen was an actual former Nazi submarine base in La Rochelle, France, used by the German Navy during World War II. The Allies had bombed it continuously but never wreaked much damage against its extremely thick concrete walls. The same location was also used as a German submarine base in the 1982 German submarine epic DAS BOOT (The Boat). Great reactions again, y’all! It’s so much fun to see you seeing these classics for the very first time!
@@spongebobandplanktonshould2920 Yeah Temple is my fav as well, even as Raiders is the most classically made film, but Temple really embodies the pulp comics spirit the best
“He’s pretty dang cool” You are exactly right!!! Indy was one of my heroes growing up (along with millions of other kids). He’s a superhero but just a dude. Can’t wait for y’all to continue the trilogy.
I remember when this first hit the theatre. The thing that was great about this movie was in the first ten minutes you felt like you saw a whole movie. Just one adventure after the next.
“All teacher’s have a job like that!” Love it!! I teach and go on adventures (less dramatic ones) on the side! When Jay said he was okay with snakes but not spiders I was thinking, “Yep! You’ve got a lot of snakes coming!!” Thanks for another fun movie reaction!
I saw this in a theater in 1981 so you can imagine how interesting it is to me to see young people like yourselves react to this in 2022. You have seen a number of films by Steven Spielberg at this point so it would be a shame not to mention the musical genius behind all these themes and soundtracks most all of Spielberg's films.In addition he is responsible for Star Wars and too many more to mention. He is John Williams.
This movie was in first run theaters for at least a year, then in $1 theaters for the year after. I must have watched this on the big screen 10 times. Especially after the dollar movies run.
Same, this film just about turned me to archeology in the sixth grade when I first saw it in '81. Watched it countless times in the theaters and then a year or so later when the "Return of the Great Adventure" hit movie theaters and Drive-ins everywhere.... truly the best of times...
Me too. Gosh, I remember the line went all the way down the street to get in to see this movie. Such a long wait but so worth it. It wasn't like anything we'd seen before.
22:55 That scream you hear is the infamous pre-recorded "Wilhelm scream" sound effect, which is used in many, many movies. It's become sort-of an Easter Egg for trivia fans to recognize it when they hear it in a film.
One of my top 5 of all time. The gory parts were burned into our memories when we were kids but PG rating covered a lot more content back in the early 80s. You guys are hitting a lot of great movies. Keep it rolling. I'm here for it!
I wish I could tell them when to close their eyes for Temple of Doom. I definitely thought it was gorier. Reminds me when I watched The Who’s Tommy, thinking it was PG as it was rated back then. Heck no!
That’s the Ark of the Covenant containing the stone tablets of The Ten Commandments,a pot of manna and the Rod of Aaron. The most sacred relic of the Israelites
What an excellent film to watch and react to. Raiders is one of the very best and most fun action films ever made. Also, I'm immensely gratified by the genuine reactions you display. Having the camera's stay on you both while the movie is playing is perfect. I love watching your facial expressions and exclamations. Lots of good films out there yet.
Try, "Rudy", a great inspirational true story abt an underdog who dreams of suiting up for his beloved college football team. It's one the best sports and triumph of the spirit stories on film. And fit for the family.
What I love about all of these old blockbusters is that they actually went to the locations to film them and not do CGI in a studio like every movie now. You just can't beat physically being there.
So happy you finally watched good old "Indiana Jones"...aka the man who can do anything! LOL! Loved the comment about the guy Harrison Ford shoots being "Jafar"! Umm...one of my fav movies as a kid was the original (well, to me, anyway) "Superman" starring Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder. The special effects were huge at that time (late '70's?). I was also thinking of the comedy "Ground Hog Day" starring Bill Murray. FYI...it's been such a pleasure to watch you two enjoying all these movies! Thanks for bringing joy to my day!
The nazis were in facr notorious theives of the worlds artifacts and art. They plundered the famous museums of the countries they invaded. Places like the louvre. They also looted the private collections of their jewish victims. Hitler was building a huge museum in germany, in his own honor of course, where all these items would be displayed. Theres acrually a great movie with george clooney and natt damon called the monuments men whose job it was during ww2 to protect the worlds treasured pieces of art being stolen by hitler and later by stalin or simply destroyed in bombings and battles. Its a really interesting film! Hitler also had an obsession with mystical items such as the old testement ark of the covenant, anything that might bring him power. He had people looking, but apparently failed to uncover the final resting place it was hidden. Ps - it creeos me out to watch the behind the scenes. Turns out harrison ford had a fullproof way to kerp his famous hat from flying off durnung action scenes. He staples it to his forhead between takes! Ouch!! There are also some biblical stories about the ark that are pretty interesting. It was made of gold with golden angels on top forming what was called the mercy seat. It was made after moses brought down the ten commandments which were carried inside along with the staff that had done miricles in egypt and some of the manna God rained down every day so the israelites would have food in the desert. It was iriginally housed in the tabernacle and later in solomons temple. It could only be moved with 2 poles, which could only be carried by priests from the tribe of levi. And when it was in the tabernacle or later in the temple there was a veil that seperated it from the rest of the temple. And inly the highest priests were allowed to enter. This area was called the holy of holies. This is the veil that the new testement says tore during the earthquake after Jesus' death symbolizing that mankind was no longer seperated from God. But it could not be touched other than by the poles slid through rings and then only by the levite priests. To touch it was death. And i dont mean the israelites would execute you. There I sca story about it. It was stolen at one point by the Philistines who were enemies of the israelites - the people Goliath belonged to and david fought. When it was recovered it was left in the nearest home while arrangements were made to bringnit yo the tabernacle - the temple was being planned but wasnt built yet. But when they had a big frstival to escort the ark home tragedy struck. As the people played music and danced celebrating the return of their holy relic- the ark was put on a cart and pulled to its new location. The cart began to tip over at one point and without thinking - seemingly in reflex a man reached out yo steafy the ark in case it fell. And though his intent seemed good it was forbidden for anyone to soil Gods seat by touching it with their unclean sinful hands. The man was instantly struck down dead. Which effectively killed the patty atmosphere and the journey was stopped, everyone freaked over what this meant and the ark was again stored in the nearest home for awhile. But it was clear that it was not mortals who executed this man but rather the ark.
Interestingly, when the the snake dropped on Marion in the Well Of Souls it even surprised Karen Allen. The reaction you saw from her was real. One of the snakes had killed another earlier and Steven Spielberg dropped it on her to get that reaction. That was a real snake carcass he dropped on her.
To me, this in the top 5 list of greatest action films ever made. Iconic music score, a perfect screenplay, fun dialogue, epic action set pieces with real stunts, and Harrison Ford at his best. Not to mention masterful direction by Steven Spielberg. The opening, the fight with the big nazi, the truck chase, and the closing shot of the film is all so damn perfect. One of the most re-watchable films ever made, period.
I'm amazed you have never seen this movie, it is one of the best of all time. Funny story about the seen where he shoots the dude, Harrison Ford was very hung over that morning and didn't wanna do the original fight scene that was written and made that up on the fly.
Last month went to a screening of this in NYC and afterwards there was a q&a with Steven Spielberg. He originally wanted Tom Selleck for Indiana Jones but Selleck was already committed to Magnum PI and that studio wouldn’t let him out of his contract. George Lucas and Steven had a “handshake deal” that if this film was successful, Steven would direct the next two films.
Great reaction, guys! Sorry, but I love watching people squirm at the scary parts. Btw, I knew the power of The Force would compel you to watch this one. I think you guys would love Starman (1984). Note: The 80s are like the Texas of decades...everything is bigger, louder, crazier, and wilder. So, expect graphic violence, language, sex, and sometimes drugs. It was just an over-the-top era and not mindful of gentler sensibilities.
The reason why Indy tells Marion to shut her eyes when the Ark starts its 'thing', is because there was an additional warning written on the head piece, warning against looking inside the Ark. The old man translated that bit to Indy in a deleted part of the scene.
This movie is full of details, the one I liked the most when I watched this movie for the very first time - and I will never forget it - was that I spent some time wondering how the n4z1s started their search, how could they know where to dig even though being at the wrong point, how could they have one side of the disc... and when I was sure that I had found a glitch in the script, the 55 guy arrives back and makes the n4z1 salute showing his burnt hand... Brilliant, simply brilliant.
If you didn't recognize him, the guy in the first tomb that was covered in spiders--that was Alfred Molina, the guy who played Doc Oc in Spiderman. This was one of his first roles.✌
I’m loving how your movie channel is coming along, great movies so far. You’ll love Indiana Jones….another movie series I hope you’ll react to soon is Lord Of The Rings (LOTR) 🤗. Also, I was rewatching “Pleasantville” last night and thought, this is a movie Amber would like.
I love this series of movies. I watched this movie 14 times in two weeks when it came out at the theatre. LOL! That is when it didn't cost but a dollar in our little home town. I miss those days!
The reason Indy and Marion closed their eyes when they opened the Ark was because the Bible says no one look upon the face of God and live. Exodus 33:20
Indiana Jones was supposed to call back to the old adventure serials from the '40s and 50's. It's definitely worth checking out the sequels... even the fourth one. They're all a lot of fun.
There's a 1954 movie called Secret Of The Incas with Charlton Heston, a LOT was lifted out of that movie for Raiders Of The Lost Ark. Even Heston's outfit is VERY close to what Indiana Jones wore. By the way, in that cave at the beginning, did you notice a gold sun ornament tied to a rack behind them? That was the ornament they were looking for in Secret Of The Incas.
Been watching you guys and enjoying your content a lot. After watching this one though I can't help but chuckle at the cobra scene. You had to stop and think, "I don't know what kind of snake that is....a cobra?".
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What’s even funnier is about 10 min after we got done Amber says : Holy cow that was Han Solo and we both had a jaw dropping moment 😂
I was waiting for the recognition through out the video lol
😂😂😂 I gotta admit, I thought J would pick up on that first lol
I kept thinking "They must know who HE is", right? LOL 🤣🤣💕💕
How cool is Harrison Ford to be able to say he was Han Solo AND Indiana Jones?? If that was all he ever did that would be enough to be a superstar careerbut he has done so much more as well!
That is funny!
"That's what a private jet looks like, I guess back in the day."
Nope. That's what commercial air travel looked like back in the day.
Background: The Ark was the box that held the original tablets of Moses. Hitler was big on the mystical stuff and felt that it contained the power of God that he wanted to use for his purposes. He actually had a lot of men looking for a variety of mystical objects from many different religions. In the movie, when the Nazis opened up the Ark God's power destroyed them all. Often times in the Old Testament people are told to avert their eyes, that to not see the thing protects you from it. That's why Indy said to close their eyes.
Reminds me of Sodom and Gomorrah where she turns into a pillar of salt for looking at the Holy Spirit as it wrecked the city.
@@SherriLyle80sWell, minus the faces melting off portion of the program.😇
Great explanation.
@@manicirishwriter oh the melting faces. Is a glorious part of the movie. God can melt faces!! Wont he do it? (Yes he will)
@@SherriLyle80s Lotts wife.
We took our oldest son to see it when he was six. The movie made such and impact on him that years later, he received his PhD in Archeology. As one of his graduation gifts, I got him an official Indiana Jones hat. At the after party, all his classmates passed it around the room in reverence. His first son is named Harrison...Harry for short.
Well done! You're some top notch parents!
OK-- this might be my fave RUclips comment ever. EVER.
This is what these franchises meant to us. Indy, Luke even Superman, Ghostbusters, E.T. etc waiting to introduce the next generation to them...
Do you think the latest versions will have parents taking their kids to see them?
It was my first film at the cinema and I am also now an archaeologist 🤠
Meet the original real "Indiana Jones"; Dr. Zahi Hawass. m.ruclips.net/video/ncdx9MOoU-k/видео.html
Jordan: "I'm okay with snakes..."
Me: Wait for it. 😁
40 years after this movie was made and that final scene when the Ark 'went off' and melted the Nazis is STILL one of the best examples of 80's special effects EVER!
Punch Nazis?
Nah, let’s melt their faces 🤷🏼♂️
That face melting is prophesized in the Bible.
And I still get a laugh when they cart the Ark off to be stored in "Warehouse 13" with all the other secret stuff!!! Lol!
I was 6 when my parents saw this in the drive thru - I was supposed to be sleeping (my siblings were), and I definitely was not...
I still have PTSD 35 years after seeing it.
Indy said “close your eyes” at the end of the movie because no human can look at the power of God like that and live
Karen Allen is the unsung hero of this movie as she was barefoot most of the time, even running flat out from the plane.
You can't run barefoot?
You guys may not realize it, but you've now reacted to a half-dozen movies with the music composed by John Williams. He wrote the scores for Jaws, Jurassic Park, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and all the Star Wars movies. He also composed music for several Harry Potter movies, the original Superman movies with Christopher Reeve, and SO many others. His music really elevates these films into something special. There's a reason why Steven Spielberg keeps coming back to John Williams. I saw Williams live (with an orchestra) at the Hollywood Bowl on two occasions, and both were just incredible experiences.
That scene where Indy shot the guy twirling the sword was not planned that way--there was going to be more of a fight, but Harrison Ford was ill, fighting off some terrible food poisoning, so he shot the gun instead to make filming easier. Sometimes necessity makes a better scene!
Yes he said why not shoot the F***er !
Everyone on that shoot had food poisoning except for Steven Spielberg himself who brought his own food in tins.
The thing about that though, is it seems to be in line with Junior's personality.
I used to believe that straight, but now I take the story with a grain of salt, if it's unscripted, why would the actor react? and I doubt they would allow Ford to keep a gun with blanks, if there wasn't supposed to be a shooting scene.
@@w415800 it wasnt like he just did that randomly and they kept it, harrison brought up the good question to spielberg of "why would i fight him if i just have a gun" and the scene was rewritten to that
This came out the year after Empire Strikes Back did, and the combination of both Han Solo and Indiana Jones being super popular characters at the same time is a big part of what catapulted Harrison Ford into mega stardom.
*Mm mm mm MONSTER STAR*
Yep, and the studio found him working as a carpenter on the studio lot.
@@ColoradoGrami He had been in American graffiti, he wasn’t entirely unknown to Lucas or Spielberg - or am I remembering that wrong?
@@poolhall9632 he was even in Apocalypse Now, though very briefly.
Exactly, and don't forget Blade Runner around that time too. Ford was on top of the world at that point.
Jordan: "I can handle snakes but not spiders"
Raiders: "Hold my beer"
This movie was made in the style of the old adventure films our parents and grandparents watched at the picture shows on Saturday mornings, except they were only a chapter a week and cliffhangers at the end of each episode (like Marion in the truck, or Indy in the well of souls with the torch going out.
Which is also why the original Star Wars (which was a similar type of film) started with ‘Part IV.’ It was supposed to be like you came into a matinee & just caught up like everyone else.
Lol and I always had the pillow over my eyes.
@@goldenageofdinosaurs7192 George Lucas said that he started with Episode IV in Star Wars because it wasn't as special effects intensive as he envisioned the other 9 movies being and he thought he could pull this off with the just emerging green screen technology.
@@ericwillison4011 That's partly true. Star Wars didn't have the Episode IV on it's initial release. Once the movie became a huge hit, it was rebranded as Episode IV once George Lucas realized he'd have the money to make multiple sequels.
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Gladiator!!! You have watch it. The ending will have you all emotional.
Great reactions! As for your questions at the end: The "Ark" is (as mentioned) from the Bible. It was the "Ark of the Covenant" that contained three things: 1.) The broken stones of the Ten Commandments; 2.) A jar of "manna" (bread from heaven provided to the Israelites in the Wilderness after being freed from slavery; and, 3.) The staff used by Aaron and Moses (that had budded). After their arrival to the Promised Land, the Israelites would march off to war only after getting a blessing from God by the high priest before the Ark. So, essentially, the film says that Hitler was into the "mystical" and wanted that Ark for himself. Yet, the Bible had stories of people who mishandled the Ark and died. Moreover, the Bible says that no one can see the face of God (i.e., Yahweh) and live. So, when they opened the Ark in this film, it shows the punishment of those "unworthy" to do so and the penalty for doing it.
It is a rare privilege to see a post from an educated person. Thank you.
I agree with your assessment, and to answer Jay's question, would add that the power of the Ark was not meant as a weapon for man to use indiscriminately at his will.
I've read a few books that claim the arc is in a church in Ethiopia. My roommate was from Zambia and even said it was there.
@@clydegillespie1638 That is a well known theory, based on King Solomon's affair with the Ethiopian Queen of Sheba, which produced kids and on and on, and the guardians of the church in Ethiopia will never let anyone in to find out
This is the "trap " of blockbuster movies and for Your information PAY ATTENTION AND REMEMBER THE EXPOSITION SCENE otherwise you wont understand a Damn thing! if you dont You will become addicted and eventually become a fan. the exposition scene is very VERY IMPORTANT. it explains everything. if you don't you will have to see the movie again and again and again Untill you Do understand.
The 'guide' that got killed in the beginning of the movie is Alfred Molina. He played Dr Oct from Spiderman 2. Ironic he went into a cave full of spiders.
I saw this first run at the theater. I liked it so much, I made my mother go with me to see it again. It was her first theater movie since the 1940's and she was blown away. She is 91yo now and still talks about it.
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Same here--I saw all of these at the theater, which made them even more epic.
My father used to complain that movies were awful and wouldn’t go to them anymore and he and my Mom used to do weekly movie date nights. My brother and I convinced our folks to go on a dinner/movie date night to this film and they walked him humming the theme song.
Harrison Ford was so good in this movie. He was funny, charming and a bad ass
"E.T."
Ironically, also a Steven Spielberg film. Iconic film of the 80's. Wait til you see Drew Barrymore at age 6! It's such an amazing film! 📽🍿 The girls would love it too, if it's Mom & Dad approved. 😉
I recommended ET to my sister when my nephews were young (maybe 7 and 9). One of them had to leave the theater early because the sight of ET was making him sick. Ha ha.
@@louiseeiffel1014 I hope that doesn't deter Jay & Amber from watching the film. I saw the film when I was little and my children did as well. Recommended age is 8-12 so that's why I suggested they preview it. I was more upset when Bambi's Mom was killed & Dumbo's Mom was taken away from him. 🤣 Ha! I'm weak & sappy! ❤️❤️❤️
I also recommend E.T. for family night movies with the girls. Very age appropriate and you two will love it as well!
E.T. was my 1st favorite movie. That and Gremlins. Saw them when I was 3 or 4. Recently met Dee Wallace (the mom) and Henry Thomas (Elliot) and they signed my VHS tape
ET came out when I was 8 or 9, the same age Elliott is supposed to be. The line was wrapped around the theater waiting to get in.
This film brought renewed interest in treasure hunting adventures. Since you guys already reacted to The Goonies and are looking forward to the Indiana Jones sequels, another notable hit of that subgenre in the 80s was Romancing the Stone (1984) by Robert Zemeckis, director of the Back to the Future trilogy.
Yes I love that one too!
Romancing the Stone… yes!!
Here's another vote for Romancing the stone.
Yeah Romancing the Stone and it's sequel Jewel of the Nile are both awesome! 😍
And another for Romancing the Stone 😁💜👍
Great reaction. I was a young actor in NYC and saw Star Wars only because of the giant poster in Times Square. Not expecting much, I was blown away. Then I saw the Raiders of the Lost Ark movie poster in a subway station and saw it with no expectations and again, blown away. I met Harrison when I was seen as a possible stand-in for him in Working Girl. We stood next to each other, the director walked around us to see how close we matched. I was obviously nervous and Harrison whispered "Relax" to me.He then told the director "You're not going find anyone with a match for my nose." I don't know if he wanted me to get the job or, more likely, he just wanted to be done with this process. I didn't get the job but that turned out to be actually lucky as I got cast in a Broadway show a month later. Life lesson: Sometimes what we think of as a curse, turns out to be a blessing.
Best way to see a film is with no expectations.
My favorite Harrison Ford movie is The Fugitive. Such a fantastic film.
the scene with the swordsman was supposed to be a elaborate fight scene but Harrison Ford was extremely sick and changed it at the last second so they can cut the shot Early.
And ended up with one of the most iconic scenes in history instead of just another fight...
Isn't this the scene that originated the adage about bringing a knife to a gun fight? Is that line in the movie? I can't remember
I'd heard that. That it was basically a blooper. After however many failed takes and getting frustrated, Harrison Ford just busted out the pistol and shot, and the other actor decided to ham it up and fell over "dead", and the Speilberg was like "We're keeping that!" I imagine they must needed another take after that though, becuase at the time, people were probably laughing uproariously. I have no idea if it's true? But I *want* it to be true, badly.
I played "The German Mechanic" in the Indiana Jones stunt show premiere in 1989. Lucas and Spielberg were in the front row.
My all time favorite movie. Mother took me to see it when it hit theaters. At nine years old, I wanted to travel, I wanted to experience, I wanted to gain knowledge. 41 years later, I have traveled across the globe. I have moved up and down the West Coast. I have traveled to nearly all fifty states.
Thanks, Indy!
Fun fact. His helper in the beginning is Alfred Molina who played Doc Oc in one of the Spider Man movies. And he's had a long acting career.
Harrison Ford was great in so many films, including "The Fugitive" from 1993. It was based on the storyline of the 1960s TV show of the same name in which a doctor is convicted of killing his wife and is headed to his execution. He escapes and searches for the real killer.
While being pursued by Tommy Lee Jones as U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard. Iconic performance!
It's THE FUGITIVE
Also, I really liked his movie, "The Mosquito Coast".
I second this movie it’s so good. It gets you root for both the fugitive and the man chasing him.
The TV show starring David Janssen was excellent as well.
An absolute timeless classic.
One of my favorites, and you really have to look for it, is that one of the hieroglyphs is actually R2-D2 and C3 PO
Also some of the shots during the dragged behind the truck scenes were actually Harrison, not a stunt man.
Rob's right about monkey dude being the same guy as South American pistol dude. It's the same stunt man/actor, Vic Tablian, playing two different roles. Not a lot of people notice that!
Spielberg did it on purpose, because _Raiders_ is kind of based on the old black-and-white adventure serials that would reuse stunt actors. If you watch the other Indiana Jones movies, you'll notice another stuntman playing multiple characters (Pat Roach), who was both the tall bearded Sherpa that Indiana fights in Marian's bar, and the bald German boxer.
Actually it wasn't decided to shorten the fight scene to Indy just shooting him. I saw an interview with Harrison Ford and he said they were supposed to do what they could for thr fight scene despite being sick...but just when action was called on the scene Harrison said he was hit with a wave of nausea and he knew he had to run for the toilet so he just shot and ran off to the bathroom fully expecting to have to refilm the fight scene, but the gun shot and the look on Indy's face right after were so funny and so classic that Spielberg decided to leave the scene in.
@@kelliehatch1712 I've seen several interviews over the years with different people about the decision to shoot instead of fight. And they are all different (ranging from Harrison improvising after 'action' was called to him talking to the director that morning to set it up). The only things they have in common is that they had food poisoning, it was the last sequence that were shooting in that country, and it was Harrison's idea. The only problem I have with Harrison improvising using the gun is that the prop department would have needed to have the gun loaded with a smoke blank, they would not have put anything in the gun unless it was going to be fired and the stunt guy with the sword would have had to thought to act like he was shot.
11:20 - There is a story behind this bit. Originally, Indy was going to fight this big Jafar-looking dude with the Saracen sword. It was all storyboarded and everything. By the time they were to film it, everyone in the cast and crew was REALLY sick. Ford was just barely able to function. So, Ford came up with the idea that when the crowd parts, Indy just shoots the guy. Spielberg was game, and this little improvised moment became one of the biggest laughs in the film, as well as an iconic scene. All because everybody was sick because of the local food.
24:21 - This stunt had only been performed once before, I believe, in the 1930s or 40s for a film. It is tremendously hard to do...and, again, it's iconic to the Indiana Jones films.
25:30 - The guy you like is British character actor John Rhys-Davies, an AMAZING talent. He has most of his fans nowadays because of his two roles in 'The Lord of the Rings' films, where he plays Gimli the Dwarf and voices Treebeard the Ent. However, he has done films and television on both sides of the Atlantic. He plays Sallah again in 'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade' (my favorite of the films). My favorite role he ever played was as Vasco Rodriguez in the 1980 television mini-series 'Shogun', set in Japan in the 1600s, based on the huge novel by James Clavell (an NYT #1 best-seller back in the day as well as being over 1,000 pages long). He's been around forever!
The reason that the Nazis and Belloq died during the ritual was that they didn't believe in the power the Ark had...Hitler, in spite of his hatred of Jews, had a belief in the power of objects like the Ark, The Spear of Destiny (the spear that pierced the side of Christ during the crucifixion), and other "occult" objects. That has been well documented. Belloq wanted the power. Dietrich, the Nazi commander, and Toht, the creepy Gestapo thug were both "evil" and hated Jews. None of them were there because of a deep belief in God (in the sense of the Jewish or the Christian faiths).
This franchise is one of my absolute favorites...both this and 'Star Wars' were inspired by the film serials of the 1930s and 1940s... 15-minute short films that were like TV series without televisions. Every week, you would go back to the movies to see the next installment along with a cartoon, a newsreel, and a feature film (or two) at the theater. George Lucas grew up loving them. Indiana was created by George and Steven Spielberg during a now-infamous weekend that 'Star Wars' opened. George was expecting it to bomb and so he left town, with Steven who was riding high because of 'Jaws'. They both had input...The name Indiana was George's dog (which was also the inspiration for Chewbacca). Spielberg, wanting to make a James Bond movie, agreed as long as big set pieces like in a Bond film were in play, and he changed the name from Indiana Smith to Indiana Jones.
John Rhys-Davies is really great. The earliest thing I’ve seen him in was I, Claudius, the mid-70s BBC miniseries about the early Roman Emperors. He played Caligula’s top henchman. Seeing it in 1990, I did a big double take when I heard his voice because I knew him as Sallah. (That miniseries had soooo many famous actors, several at the beginnings of their careers, such as John Hurt as Caligula, Patrick Stewart as another, more evil, henchman, and the brilliant Derek Jacobi as Claudius.)
@@kathyastrom1315 I LOVE I, Claudius!!! I have no idea how many times I watched it all the way through. The last time I did was about 6 years ago. Incredible cast! :)
@@FeaturingRob I keep hoping to see a reaction to it on YT, but so far, nada.
I was working at the av desk at the library when Masterpiece Theatre had an anniversary year in 1990 when they showed one ep from each of their classic series. Each week, I knew which show it was by what VHS tapes were being requested on Monday at the library.
The only one I wanted to watch myself after hearing the patrons’ reactions was I, Claudius, so I brought home the first three eps. I asked my sister/roommate if she wanted to watch with me, but she declined and went to her bedroom. The third night, I popped in episode 7 while Sis was in the kitchen. After ten minutes, she comes in the living room, asking, “What IS this you are watching?!?” She had been sucked in just from the snippets of dialogue she could hear. She watched the last 6 eps with me then demanded I go back and get the entire series again so she could watch the whole thing in order.
Regarding the under the truck stunt at 24:21, it was inspired by Yakima Canutt's stagecoach stunt in John Ford's 1939 movie "Stagecoach" starring John Wayne.
@@cra-craintenn6327 I knew that I had heard that somewhere, my brain just couldn't recall it! Thanks! It has been decades since I saw 'Stagecoach', though. No wonder!
It’s hard to imagine there’s an adult alive who hasn’t seen Raiders sometime in their life, and here we have a couple.
The ship captain that is Salah's friend and helps Indy is played by the same actor who in Harry Potter ends up becoming the Minister of Magic in the final film.
In the Well of Souls when Marion was surrounded by the dried up corpses, Spielberg didn't tell actress Karen Allen about the corpses. That's why her blood curdling scream sounded so REAL, it scared the hell out of her, in real life.
Was she angry about that?
@ASTROVORTEX Its bullshit made up by fans.
@@BillyButcher90 who cares?
@@radconserv68 Well actors do tend to get angry with the directors during the filming when they're caught by surprise of what they scene(s) they're shooting. For example, Alan Rickman when shooting the fall scene in Die Hard and Warren Oates in Stripes.
You enjoyed watching The Goonies and it looks like you enjoyed this as well. The movie 'City Slickers' might be up your alley
City Slickers... great suggestion
This will always be a must see go to movie. The pacing. The constant chase is relentless and varied. Plus the exotic and historic nature of the locations. It just works as rewatchable classic
Yeah, this is a true classic. When I'm asked what my all-time favorite movie is, my answer is always Raiders of the Lost Ark. This is my comfort movie... it's like a warm bath of nostalgia. I'll love it forever.
This movie is such a classic! The face-melting scenes at the end are iconic as well. My husband and I always chuckle in Indiana Jones (it’s either part 2 or 3) when a woman with Indy sees a drawing of the Ark and says “What’s that?” Indy says “That’s the Ark of the Covenant”. She says “Are you sure?”, and Indy says “…pretty sure”. Funny stuff! So glad you enjoyed the movie! Love you guys! 💕
It was in the 3rd movie, but for a while I thought it was a plot hole. The 3rd movie takes place in 1933, about 5 years before this one, so I thought how could Indy have known? But then, it was explained to me that he still knew because of Abner Ravenwood's work on researching the Ark. Abner was Indy's mentor, and thus would have given him all that knowledge.
@@walteralcaraz5898 Actually, it was in the 2nd movie, "the Temple of Doom". I know, I'm a nerd. haha!
Each movie tells you what year & where it is in the beginning since you are coming in in the middle of an adventure. You are along for the ride after that so you know where & when. Usually when I watch them I switch Doom & Raiders so I am watching in chronological order. When I am feeling very OCD i watch the first time period of Crusade then pick it back up after Raiders. So yeah Indy is "pretty sure" its the ark. :)
Raiders - South America 1936
Temple of Doom - Shanghai 1935
Last Crusade - Utah 1912 & Portuguese Coast 1938
Crystal Skull - Nevada 1957
@@walteralcaraz5898 the third movie tok place in 1938
@@samhainkid No 3rd film. When they go into the catacombs under the library in Venice. I believe last Crusade was 2 years after Raiders (1937 to 1939).
Some suggestion: "The Fugitive" (Drama, Suspense with Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones).
"True Lies" (Action, Comedy with Arnold S, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Tom Arnold). "A League of their own" (Sports, Drama, with Tom Hanks, Madonna and Gena Davis). "9 to 5" (Comedy with Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lilly Tomlin). "The Hunt for Red October" (Suspense, Thriller with Sean Connery, James Earl Jones and Alec Baldwin).
Can't believe you didn't recognize Hans Solo... you just watched Star Wars! Harrison Ford is in tons of GREAT movies.
Witness for one
A young Harrison Ford was Hans Solo in Star Wars
Even in this current age of special effects extravaganzas, this movie is still the ULTIMATE Action/Adventure film. 🎥 It was so good that Raiders of The Lost Ark was nominated for Best Picture and Best Director at the Oscars. Great reaction! 👍🏿
Yes!! I love Romancing the Stone! It so has Indiana Jones vibes, definitely another favorite 🙌💖
@@keepersofthegrid yes Lucas and Spielberg best movie.
This movie set the tone for some special effects for quite awhile. There are some great lines.
@@keepersofthegrid don’t know if you know of the Librarian/ librarians, but it owes its existence to Indiana Jones. I could say that Tomb Raider, National Treasure, and Uncharted all were inspired by this movie as well. Maybe even TinTin too.
My mom took me to see this in the theater when I was a little kid. The opening sequence blew us away, we both loved the whole thing, it was just a great ride. I lost her a few years ago, my dad didn’t like theatres, so movies were our thing, and we saw some great ones while I was growing up, 80s, 90s, a great time for movies. The last one I remember seeing with her was Return of the King, which we loved as well. Mom had good taste, she always picked winners.
The scene where he just shoots the guy with the swords was a last minute improv. Harrison Ford was sick with dissentery and wasn’t up for a whole day or two of fight choreography so he suggested to spielberg to just “shoot the guy” and Spielberg said “that’s brilliant!” And they went with it and it became one of the most iconic scenes in movie history.
"This movie is made of phobias!"
Internet line of the year candidate.
You beat me to it. What horror movie released EVER wouldn't have loved to have this as their tag line?! Brilliant!
The climax is the wrath of God being visited upon the Nazis for defiling the Ark, and one of the greatest, most satisfying climaxes ever in any film. Since you liked Karen Allen so much I seriously recommend that you try John Carpenter's brilliant "Starman". It contains her greatest performance and Jeff Bridges received an Academy Award nomination for it.
yup great movie
Absolutely.
This scene seems to indicate that the Ark is a portal to hell and that supernatural evil (demons) have been unleashed on the unknowing and unsuspecting Nazis for daring to open it.
@@danielhamilton351 In the Bible, Lot and his family are told to flee their home city of Sodom as God is going to destroy it and that they must not look back. When Lot's wife disobeys the word of God and looks back at the city, she is instantly turned into a pillar of salt. Point being, a human cannot survive even the sight of the power of God's wrath. This is the fate here of the Nazis and why Indiana who notably did not believe earlier in the film immediately tells Marion to look away...
Starman is a great movie!
I was 5 when this came out and had nightmares for 2 weeks...went to college to get my anthropology degree, specializing in archeology, because of this franchise.
I was a student archaeologist for 15 years(loved the digs)and even the most mild mannered archaeologist had a little Indiana Jones in them. They had to have vast knowledge of many things to decipher the past accurately
You may already have realized this but Indy's friend Sallah is actually Gimli from the Lord of the Rings movies. John Rhys-Davis. 🙂
JRD is a great actor
Yes he has been in so many movies.
Yeah, Harrison Ford has been a main character in two of the biggest movie franchises of all time. And so much more. Great career.
“Romancing The Stone”
W/ Micheal Douglas and Kathleen Turner
From the early eighties
Kind of like this movie but it take place in South America
You would love GREASE. Great music too
This was the first non stop action movie. In the theater, we were all exhausted after the movie. Great characters and good script. We were so entertained. And in those days we weren’t expecting all movies to have sequels.
Guys I been binge watching your reactions for the last few days, lovin' it!
I just wanna say I appreciate the editing and pacing you do, it's really really good, not jarring or anything, it just keeps it flowing. Even considering you have to work around fair-use and copyright etc. Y'all have the best style I've seen.
The Ark of The Covenant is supposed to hold the original stone tablets containing the 10 Commandments. The ancient Hebrews kept it in Jerusalem in the first temple. The reason Indy told Marian to close her eyes is because the ancient priests removed the tablets that way because those were the laws handed down to Moses directly from G_d. One is not supposed to look directly at writings so Holy. (I'm Jewish, we learned this stuff in Hebrew school)
The Ark has been missing since the fall of the temple though some scholars believe it migjt be buried under Mecca
I've heard that it has been secretly recovered by the Hebrews. They might already have it in Israel 🇮🇱 right now. But, I could be wrong.
@@JamesASharp eah... If Israel had the Ark, trust me, they would et the world knw
It also holds Aaron's staff and manna. Remember that the high priest sprinkled blood on the mercy seat for Israel atonement every year. What I have always thought was wild, is the measures that had to be followed to enter thy holy of holies. Even down to wearing a cord tied to their ankle and bells. If the bells stopped ringing they knew you had dropped dead and dragged you out by the cord. I saw that there is an exact replica of the tabernacle in thy negev. I would love to get to go see it someday.
They set this up in the film. When talking to the agents they read something about those who "look upon" the ark will perish - hence closing ones eyes.
Also the ark could only be opened safely by a Jewish priest, and there is no mention of Belloq being Jewish.
I'm curious which tablets were in there, because there were two sets of commandments. Moses smashed the first set, then God gave him another, (which were different commandments).
Also John Williams wrote the sound tracks for ET, Star Wars, Indiana Jones series, Jaws, Superman, Jurassic Park and more.
Yes Stephen Spielberg is the bomb director,All the Jaws, The Indiana Jones, ET The Extra Terrestrial need to react to next and the historical drama Schindler’s List
You made me laugh so hard during the face melting scene; Jay’s smile got bigger at the same speed as Amber’s face recoiled in disgust. Want another Harrison Ford movie? You should watch American Graffiti. He was an unknown playing a small part along with a cast full of young unknowns who went on to be stars.
And it was directed by George Lucas, of all people.
@@THOMMGB on Disney Streaming a Great Documentary on George Lucus and The Fight to make Start Wars ....how Industrial Light and Magic came to be
"This movie is made of phobias." Perfect description, Amber. 🤣🤣🤣
I still remember seeing this at the theater on opening night in 1981. It was a full house, and the audience reacted very loudly to the various laughs and scares throughout the film. The swordsman scene was the biggest laugh by far; everyone was laughing for a good minute at least! The melting faces was a real shocker, too. People screamed! Fun fact: I’m now friends with Chris Walas, the guy who actually did the melting faces at ILM (Industrial Light and Magic, the special effects company founded by George Lucas in the 1970s for Star Wars). He’s done makeup and effects work on many other films, such as THE FLY (1986) and ARACHNOPHOBIA (1990).
Another Fun fact: the canyon on the Mediterranean island where Indy threatens to blow up the Ark was shot in Tunisia, in the very same location where George Lucas had shot the scene in STAR WARS (1977) where Luke Skywalker is rescued from the Sandpeople by Ben Kenobi. It’s often called “Star Wars Canyon” by fans who visit the various filming locations. The scenes in Cairo, the Tanis Digs, and the surrounding desert were also shot in Tunisia, in various locations.
Yet another fun fact: the Nazi submarine pen was an actual former Nazi submarine base in La Rochelle, France, used by the German Navy during World War II. The Allies had bombed it continuously but never wreaked much damage against its extremely thick concrete walls. The same location was also used as a German submarine base in the 1982 German submarine epic DAS BOOT (The Boat).
Great reactions again, y’all! It’s so much fun to see you seeing these classics for the very first time!
Omg Amber, when you said "all teachers have a job like that," I cackled so hard I freaked my kids out!!! 🤣🤣🤣 The BEST!!! 🙌
This one and the 3rd one "The Last Crusade" with Sean Connery as his dad, are my favorites
I like the Temple of Doom. It's very cool. 👍👍
@@spongebobandplanktonshould2920 loved it for being so different to the other two. All three are fantastic. Temple always seems to be left behind.
@@spongebobandplanktonshould2920 Yeah Temple is my fav as well, even as Raiders is the most classically made film, but Temple really embodies the pulp comics spirit the best
So cool to see Doctor Octopus and Gimli in this movie!
“He’s pretty dang cool” You are exactly right!!! Indy was one of my heroes growing up (along with millions of other kids). He’s a superhero but just a dude. Can’t wait for y’all to continue the trilogy.
Mrs. Doubtfire is another great movie.
Yes! Please react to Mrs. Doubtfire. Hilarious!
Did you recognize Harrison Ford from Star Wars (Han Solo)? 😁 He's a main character in both franchises
I WAS WONDEWRING THE SAME THING..... i think they didnt
LOVE THIS MOVIE, ONE OF MY FAVORITE'S GROWING UP AS A KID, Note: I'm 32 not an 80s baby but the 80s is my favorite era!!!!
I remember when this first hit the theatre. The thing that was great about this movie was in the first ten minutes you felt like you saw a whole movie. Just one adventure after the next.
In 1981 this is what passed for a family movie! Good for all children!
“All teacher’s have a job like that!” Love it!! I teach and go on adventures (less dramatic ones) on the side! When Jay said he was okay with snakes but not spiders I was thinking, “Yep! You’ve got a lot of snakes coming!!” Thanks for another fun movie reaction!
I saw this in a theater in 1981 so you can imagine how interesting it is to me to see young people like yourselves react to this in 2022. You have seen a number of films by Steven Spielberg at this point so it would be a shame not to mention the musical genius behind all these themes and soundtracks most all of Spielberg's films.In addition he is responsible for Star Wars and too many more to mention. He is John Williams.
This movie was in first run theaters for at least a year, then in $1 theaters for the year after. I must have watched this on the big screen 10 times. Especially after the dollar movies run.
Same, this film just about turned me to archeology in the sixth grade when I first saw it in '81. Watched it countless times in the theaters and then a year or so later when the "Return of the Great Adventure" hit movie theaters and Drive-ins everywhere.... truly the best of times...
Me too! Freshman year of college! I saw it 8 times! It was cheap with my Student ID! 🤣
Me too. Gosh, I remember the line went all the way down the street to get in to see this movie. Such a long wait but so worth it. It wasn't like anything we'd seen before.
Loved Amber’s, “all teachers have a side job.”
22:55 That scream you hear is the infamous pre-recorded "Wilhelm scream" sound effect, which is used in many, many movies. It's become sort-of an Easter Egg for trivia fans to recognize it when they hear it in a film.
They have stock sound effects that you can buy to use. Sometimes I hear it on radio and TV ads.
This movie is the definition of Iconic. The sequels are great too. Last Crusade is a personal fave. Great reaction as always
One of my top 5 of all time.
The gory parts were burned into our memories when we were kids but PG rating covered a lot more content back in the early 80s. You guys are hitting a lot of great movies.
Keep it rolling. I'm here for it!
The second movie "The Temple of Doom" was responsible for the creation of the PG-13 rating.
...and Red Dawn was the first to get the PG13 rating.
At the time, I don't think "PG-13" even existed. It was either "PG" or "R".
Which is probably why there is a "PG-13" now.
"Indiana Jones: The Temple of Doom" and "Gremlins" were so graphic they resulted in the creation of the PG-13 rating.
I wish I could tell them when to close their eyes for Temple of Doom. I definitely thought it was gorier. Reminds me when I watched The Who’s Tommy, thinking it was PG as it was rated back then. Heck no!
If you like all of the deciphering of clues in this movie you would really like the movie National Treasure.
That’s the Ark of the Covenant containing the stone tablets of The Ten Commandments,a pot of manna and the Rod of Aaron. The most sacred relic of the Israelites
What an excellent film to watch and react to. Raiders is one of the very best and most fun action films ever made. Also, I'm immensely gratified by the genuine reactions you display. Having the camera's stay on you both while the movie is playing is perfect. I love watching your facial expressions and exclamations. Lots of good films out there yet.
Try, "Rudy", a great inspirational true story abt an underdog who dreams of suiting up for his beloved college football team.
It's one the best sports and triumph of the spirit stories on film. And fit for the family.
All the movies in this series are pretty awesome but my favorite is the third. Caught you early this time. :)
Great pic! Love the Indiana Jones series, you will like it too
What I love about all of these old blockbusters is that they actually went to the locations to film them and not do CGI in a studio like every movie now. You just can't beat physically being there.
So happy you finally watched good old "Indiana Jones"...aka the man who can do anything! LOL! Loved the comment about the guy Harrison Ford shoots being "Jafar"! Umm...one of my fav movies as a kid was the original (well, to me, anyway) "Superman" starring Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder. The special effects were huge at that time (late '70's?). I was also thinking of the comedy "Ground Hog Day" starring Bill Murray. FYI...it's been such a pleasure to watch you two enjoying all these movies! Thanks for bringing joy to my day!
+1 for the Christopher Reeve version of Superman, and +20 for Groundhog Day! 😁
The nazis were in facr notorious theives of the worlds artifacts and art. They plundered the famous museums of the countries they invaded. Places like the louvre. They also looted the private collections of their jewish victims. Hitler was building a huge museum in germany, in his own honor of course, where all these items would be displayed. Theres acrually a great movie with george clooney and natt damon called the monuments men whose job it was during ww2 to protect the worlds treasured pieces of art being stolen by hitler and later by stalin or simply destroyed in bombings and battles. Its a really interesting film!
Hitler also had an obsession with mystical items such as the old testement ark of the covenant, anything that might bring him power. He had people looking, but apparently failed to uncover the final resting place it was hidden.
Ps - it creeos me out to watch the behind the scenes. Turns out harrison ford had a fullproof way to kerp his famous hat from flying off durnung action scenes. He staples it to his forhead between takes! Ouch!!
There are also some biblical stories about the ark that are pretty interesting. It was made of gold with golden angels on top forming what was called the mercy seat. It was made after moses brought down the ten commandments which were carried inside along with the staff that had done miricles in egypt and some of the manna God rained down every day so the israelites would have food in the desert. It was iriginally housed in the tabernacle and later in solomons temple. It could only be moved with 2 poles, which could only be carried by priests from the tribe of levi. And when it was in the tabernacle or later in the temple there was a veil that seperated it from the rest of the temple. And inly the highest priests were allowed to enter. This area was called the holy of holies. This is the veil that the new testement says tore during the earthquake after Jesus' death symbolizing that mankind was no longer seperated from God. But it could not be touched other than by the poles slid through rings and then only by the levite priests. To touch it was death. And i dont mean the israelites would execute you. There I sca story about it. It was stolen at one point by the Philistines who were enemies of the israelites - the people Goliath belonged to and david fought. When it was recovered it was left in the nearest home while arrangements were made to bringnit yo the tabernacle - the temple was being planned but wasnt built yet. But when they had a big frstival to escort the ark home tragedy struck. As the people played music and danced celebrating the return of their holy relic- the ark was put on a cart and pulled to its new location. The cart began to tip over at one point and without thinking - seemingly in reflex a man reached out yo steafy the ark in case it fell. And though his intent seemed good it was forbidden for anyone to soil Gods seat by touching it with their unclean sinful hands. The man was instantly struck down dead. Which effectively killed the patty atmosphere and the journey was stopped, everyone freaked over what this meant and the ark was again stored in the nearest home for awhile. But it was clear that it was not mortals who executed this man but rather the ark.
In the theatre in 1981, the entire audience HOOTED and applauded when Ford turns around and walks from the shadows!
Suggestions, The Three Amigos and The Money Pit, both are comedies
Interestingly, when the the snake dropped on Marion in the Well Of Souls it even surprised Karen Allen. The reaction you saw from her was real. One of the snakes had killed another earlier and Steven Spielberg dropped it on her to get that reaction. That was a real snake carcass he dropped on her.
Great trivia!
To me, this in the top 5 list of greatest action films ever made. Iconic music score, a perfect screenplay, fun dialogue, epic action set pieces with real stunts, and Harrison Ford at his best. Not to mention masterful direction by Steven Spielberg. The opening, the fight with the big nazi, the truck chase, and the closing shot of the film is all so damn perfect. One of the most re-watchable films ever made, period.
I'm amazed you have never seen this movie, it is one of the best of all time.
Funny story about the seen where he shoots the dude, Harrison Ford was very hung over that morning and didn't wanna do the original fight scene that was written and made that up on the fly.
2:35 Great Googly Moogly!😳
I honestly thought I was the only person who says "HeeBee GeeBee"😁🤣
Last month went to a screening of this in NYC and afterwards there was a q&a with Steven Spielberg. He originally wanted Tom Selleck for Indiana Jones but Selleck was already committed to Magnum PI and that studio wouldn’t let him out of his contract. George Lucas and Steven had a “handshake deal” that if this film was successful, Steven would direct the next two films.
Great reaction, guys! Sorry, but I love watching people squirm at the scary parts. Btw, I knew the power of The Force would compel you to watch this one. I think you guys would love Starman (1984). Note: The 80s are like the Texas of decades...everything is bigger, louder, crazier, and wilder. So, expect graphic violence, language, sex, and sometimes drugs. It was just an over-the-top era and not mindful of gentler sensibilities.
I told them the "Force" was real and you just proved it! 😀 Nicely done.
The good thing about the 80's is sooner or later they're going to trip over "Big Trouble In Little China". And I cannot wait.
The opening scene with the whip and Indy stepping out of the shadow is the greatest character introduction of all time
The reason why Indy tells Marion to shut her eyes when the Ark starts its 'thing', is because there was an additional warning written on the head piece, warning against looking inside the Ark. The old man translated that bit to Indy in a deleted part of the scene.
This movie is full of details, the one I liked the most when I watched this movie for the very first time - and I will never forget it - was that I spent some time wondering how the n4z1s started their search, how could they know where to dig even though being at the wrong point, how could they have one side of the disc... and when I was sure that I had found a glitch in the script, the 55 guy arrives back and makes the n4z1 salute showing his burnt hand... Brilliant, simply brilliant.
A classic...on the top of many lists. A nearly perfect movie experience ...
If you didn't recognize him, the guy in the first tomb that was covered in spiders--that was Alfred Molina, the guy who played Doc Oc in Spiderman. This was one of his first roles.✌
I’m loving how your movie channel is coming along, great movies so far. You’ll love Indiana Jones….another movie series I hope you’ll react to soon is Lord Of The Rings (LOTR) 🤗. Also, I was rewatching “Pleasantville” last night and thought, this is a movie Amber would like.
+1 for Pleasantville!
Def another vote for Pleasantville!
Was Amber drunk or high for this reaction??
I love this series of movies. I watched this movie 14 times in two weeks when it came out at the theatre. LOL! That is when it didn't cost but a dollar in our little home town. I miss those days!
So enjoyed watching your reactions to this classic
The reason Indy and Marion closed their eyes when they opened the Ark was because the Bible says no one look upon the face of God and live. Exodus 33:20
Indiana Jones was supposed to call back to the old adventure serials from the '40s and 50's. It's definitely worth checking out the sequels... even the fourth one. They're all a lot of fun.
There's a 1954 movie called Secret Of The Incas with Charlton Heston, a LOT was lifted out of that movie for Raiders Of The Lost Ark. Even Heston's outfit is VERY close to what Indiana Jones wore. By the way, in that cave at the beginning, did you notice a gold sun ornament tied to a rack behind them? That was the ornament they were looking for in Secret Of The Incas.
The Crystal Skull? That movie was just awful!
@@bethmiller1840 Never said it was good. Just fun.
@@heavyepsilon8723 LOL! I can't disagree with that.
I've seen this so many times. What a great flick. I have loved Harrison Ford forever, and of course, I love the 80's.
Have you seen _Witness_ ?
27:38
And God said to Moses:
"But you can't see my face because nobody can see the face of God and still live."
That's why Indy told her to not look.
Been watching you guys and enjoying your content a lot. After watching this one though I can't help but chuckle at the cobra scene. You had to stop and think, "I don't know what kind of snake that is....a cobra?".