The pinnacle of adventure

Rating: 10/10 (11 October 2017)

One of the greatest adventures of all time. Swashbuckling, thrilling, etc... this film has it all. From a heart-pounding, classic opening this film pours on the excitement all the way through.
Indiana Jones must recover the lost ark, a sacred biblical artifact before the Nazis get to it and use it for their own nefarious schemes. He encounters many obstacles along the way that hinder his progress - snakes, Hitler's troops, etc. Each scene is packed with action and excitement, with John William's invigorating score to pick up the drama along the ride.
What Spielberg does best is big plots, big action, and sweeping scores. Raiders of the Lost Ark is truly epic in all these regards and carries you along for a wild and fun ride. It does everything it sets out to do perfectly, and the result is one of the greatest adventure stories ever told on celluloid.
See it. You can come back to it endlessly. It's that good.