Raiders of the Lost Ark is a 2-hour roller coaster of a motion picture. When it's over you take a deep breath...and can't wait to ride again. The team of producer George Lucas, director Steven Spielberg and star Harrison Ford, is a combination that is destined to succeed and they exceed all of our hopes. Raiders features Harrison Ford as archaeologist Indiana Jones in the year 1936. He has just returned to his teaching job in the states following an adventure to the jungles of Peru to find a golden statue. These scenes in Peru provide the opening for the film and let us know from the get go that lots of action and near-death experiences await Indy's future. After class one day, he is approached by old friend Marcus Brody (Denholm Elliott), who has been sent by the US government. They have gotten wind that the Nazi regime has gotten some information that has them looking for the long-lost Ark of the Covenant, the chest which houses the Ten Commandments tablets. The government is requesting that Indiana go and beat the Nazi's to the Ark. Soon thereafter we find Indy traveling to such locations as Nepal, Egypt and others hoping to find clues to the location of the Ark. Along the way, Indy meets up with Marion Ravenwood (Karen Allen), a woman from his past who he has had some "history" with. She is swept up in Indy's adventures which includes encounters with backstabbers, Nazi's and the worst of all, snakes. "Why did it have to be snakes?" Raiders of the Lost Ark is a blast of a movie and one of the best action/adventure stories ever put on screen.
(The first two sequels are excellent as well and should not be missed. However, the most recent one, released just a couple of years ago should be avoided. It should never have been made in the first place. Just stick to the original three in the series.)
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