One Of Ford & Spielberg's Best!

Rating: 8/10 (5 March 2012)

Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, John Rhys-Davies and Denholm Elliott star in Steven Spielberg's 1981 adventure. This takes place in 1936 where we meet professor/archaeologist, Henry "Indiana" Jones (Ford) who is hired to locate the famous, Ark of the Covenant. It's no easy task when he's surrounded by snakes and enemies trying to kill him. He also reunites with his late friend's daughter, Marion Ravenwood (Allen) who has a medallion given to her by her father that can pinpoint the location of the Ark. Indiana finds it and Marion gets kidnapped by French archaeologist, Rene Belloq (Freeman) who plans to open the Ark before delivering it to Nazi leader, Adolph Hitler. Soon, Indiana, attempts to rescue Marion and he, Marion and Belloq discover the Ark's powerful secret. Davies (The Living Daylights) plays Indiana's friend, Sallah and the late, Elliott (Trading Places) plays his other friend, Marcus Brody. This is definitely one of Ford & Spielberg's best with a good cast, neat effects and excellent score by John Williams as usual. I recommend this classic.