The greatest adventure of them all!

Rating: 10/10 (10 June 2008)

Indiana Henry Jones Jr. (Harrison Ford) is an archaeologist and explorer in 1936 who went to Peru to fetch a special idol but lost it no thanks to a bitter rival named Belloq (Paul Freeman). Back in the states as he's teaching a college in his town, Indy's friend Marcus (Denholm Elliot) tells him that the Nazis are after a special religious artifact called "The Ark of Convent" for they believe it can make Hitler's armies powerful. They head to the middle east and Jones finds the former love of his life Marion Ravenwood (Karen Allen) as they team up to stop the Nazis from finding the sacred ark.
This is the one that started it all folks! an original and masterful motion picture that has captured the imagination of moviegoers and critics over the years since it's successful run in the summer of 1981. Steven Spielburg and George Lucas has crafted a masterpiece of cinema and adventure that really blows away any adventure with the exception of "Star Wars" around, the film also stars Jonathan Rhys Davis whom you recognize from "Lord of the Rings". The idea came from a story by George Lucas in which the screenplay was co-written by Philip Kaufman and Lawrence Kasdan and the film was directed by Steven Spielburg who made previous solid hits except "1941".
Tom Selleck was originally going to play the role of Indiana Jones but Harrison Ford was chosen instead and Ford IS Indiana Jones. The performances are nothing sort of excellent, the production values are grand and there's non-stop action with humor, romance and a little horror thrown into it including memorable special effects. John Williams who composed the movie has made one of the greatest music scores in the history of cinema, this movie really stands the test of time as one of the best movies ever.
Don't dare miss this unforgettable adventure! also check out it's sequels.