one of the greatest action films ever

Rating: 9/10 (23 August 2006)

I can still remember seeing this for the first time and wanting to see it again and again..it was that good and still is in my opinion,ford was never better than when playing indiana jones and the plotting,pacing and cinematography are perfect. 25 years later it all looks just as good as it did on that august day in 81' when I walked into a theater and was transported back to 1936...there are some liberties..okay a lot of liberties taken with historical accuracy that we must overlook..like the Germans having mp-40 submachine guns which they would not have till late 1938...or the ridiculous rocket launcher indy points at the ark in one of the films better scenes....where belloq says "you and I are simply passing through history,This,this IS history" what a great line and it still gives me goosebumps....or how about the scene where they are at the college and indy is showing the army Intel guy an engraving of the ark in an old bible?..."what is that stuff coming out of the ark?' one of the men asks "fire,lightning,the wrath of god' indy answers....I could go on and on. if you have not seen this remarkable film..you owe it to yourself to get to the video store right now and rent it at once!...you won't regret it!