Just See It For Harrison Ford's Sake, Okay?? :-)

Rating: Null/10 (11 March 1999)

Harrison Ford is DA BOMB in this movie, but, to tell you the truth, the very first time I saw this movie, it wasn't as good people said it would be. Generally, I have no opinion on this film--I don't LOVE it with all my heart, but I'm not anti-Indiana Jones, or anything. "Raiders" is a lot better than SOME films I've seen....no names mentioned, people! Anyway, there are pros and cons to this movie:
Pros:
1)Harrison Ford
2)Karen Allen is a good heroine
3)It was directed by Steven Spielberg!
4)There are no trashy/crappy love scenes in it 5)REALLY good stunts 6)It's in Egypt! 7)Indiana Jones kills Nazis--now can you REALLY hate that?? :-)
Now for the cons:
Cons:
1)Indiana Jones is more like Superman disguised in a Stetson than an archaeologist--I KNOW, I KNOW, that's part of the reason why he's so supposedly "cool," but, I mean, c'mon, people, get real, he's shot in the arm and hanging onto his whip from this truck that's dragging him along a gravel road at 55 miles per hour--I think there would be a LITTLE chance that he would maybe just DIE. I guess what I'm saying is that some things Indy can do are just a little unbelievable for me. 2)No offense, but do ya think they could've done a LITTLE better job at making sure that the audience couldn't see the glass cage the snakes were in? 3)I know "Raiders" was made in 1981, and they didn't have all the fancy computer technology crud we take for granted these days, but the special effects were, well, kind of cheap looking compared to some movies made at that time. You could tell the ghost effects were kind of "borrowed" from Speilberg's "Poltergeist," and the part where the dude's face melted was just, well, *weird.* 4)This movie is too overrated. 5)What's up with the ending??????????????????
Well, now you know my view on "Raiders of the Lost Ark." It's not one of my *favorites*, but, if I had to, I think I could watch it again. The problem is that this movie is too overrated, like "Titanic." (Although, personally, I like this movie better than Titanic, believe it or not!) And how could anyone hate a movie with Harrison Ford?? :-)