The Greatest Movie of them all

Rating: 10/10 (12 July 2003)

Films, movies, motion pictures...whatever you want to call them, 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' is the best.
Indiana Jones is the iconic hero of every generation; rough, tough and always on the good side. Played by Harrison Ford, we have the perfect match as he is the iconic, square-jawed actor of every generation.
This is what movies are all about; ballsy action, exotic locations and more cliffhanging close shaves then you can crack a whip at. When you look up the term movie in the Oxford English Dictionary it should read;
Movie: See Steven Spielberg's 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'...RIGHT NOW!
Who wants emotional schmaltz fests, dizzy romantic comedies, complex sci-fi gobbledygook, kiddy pleasing animation features and laborious 4 hour epics when you can have a 2 hour gun slinging, boulder avoiding, horse riding, snake dodging, Ark retrieving, Nazi fleeing, death defying cliffhanging Hollywood EXTRAVANGANZA!!!!!!!
To say Raiders is 'basic' seems abit flippant. But that's what it is. Back to basics in the most powerful way possible.
How could it go wrong anyway? You have the two genius filmmakers of the 70's and 80's in Spielberg and Lucas carefully crafting an audacious adventure flick. It was a nailed on success. In their 90's and 00's moods though, it is highly doubtful they would have made the picture as good as this. But that debate is for another time.
Oh and yeah, it has a score by John Williams, the most gifted movie composer of them all. As he did with Superman and Star Wars, he elevates 'Raiders' to more than just a movie. It's a truly awe-inspiring experience that grabs hold of you and stays with you long after the end credits have rolled.
Spielberg, Lucas and Williams. The dream makers of the late 20th Century really do make your wildest fantasies come true in Raiders of the Lost Ark.
See it now, then again and again. You will never be disappointed.