Enjoyable but starting to date

Rating: Null/10 (14 January 2002)

I watched Raiders recently after a gap of probably ten years and was surprised that it wasn't as good as my memory thought.

It must be said that Raiders is still a hugely enjoyable and entertaining film with Ford perfectly cast as Indiana Jones (did they really want Tom Selleck?). But, when push comes to shove, the effects and stunt work are starting to date, Karen Allen is mis-cast and the film drags in parts.
However, any film with a roll-call which includes George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Harrison Ford and John Williams is bound to do well and Raiders is still considerably better than most of it's competition. Twenty years on though, it doesn't deserve the mindless adoration it receives from some quarters. 7/10