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Fun fact: the part where Indy just shoots the guy with the giant sword (at 13:14) wasn't supposed to happen. Steven Spielberg actual had a sword fight scene planned out but Harrison Ford & lots of the crew ended up getting sick with dysentery and felt that it would've been too taxing on them, so Harrison suggested that he just shoot him instead LOL

The markings on the headpiece told him how long to make the staff, and which hole to put it in. That's why the Nazi's were digging in the wrong place, because they only had the one side of the headpiece, that was burned into that guy's hand.

I used to watch this Trilogy as a kid all the time. My dad bought a box set on VHS and I watched it over and over again! the 4th one was initially dissappointing but on rewatches its okay, just a lot more cgi/green screen use.

Harrison Ford was a carpenter. They show him doing some in an Amish community in the movie Witness.

The gold standard for all action adventure movies. John Williams as always kills it with the music.

Glad you liked it. I know some young people who weren't all that impressed, they don't get what the big deal is. But you have to put into perspective that in 1981, Raiders really kind of paved the way for this kind of adventure film.

I loved your reaction when you find out at the beginning that it's a "Steven Spielberg film?!" That's exactly how I felt when I would hear about a new movie by my favorite childhood director. You're never too old to be a kid again.

Adore this movie so much George Lucas created this movie as a tribute to the action heroes of his favourite 1930s matinée serials from how the movie was filmed to the dialogue and fight scenes. The music is also just so iconic now this along with Star Wars is up here as my all time favourite movies. Should note that the "sequel" Temple of Doom is actually a prequel set a year before the first movie. This is a detail a lot of people miss as it's never really stated unless you catch the date. The the Last Crusade on the other hand is a sequel to the first movie set two years after Raiders of the Lost Ark. Timeline Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1935) Raiders of the Lost Ark (1936) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1938) Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (1958) Indiana Jones 5 (Due in 2023 - set in the 1960s) Random recommendation but the Mummy (1999) is another great watch with a very Indian Jones feel to it. Also if you love to see more Ford i recommend Blade Runner: The Final Cut. The movies from 1982 but i recommend checking out the Final Cut from 2007 which is by far the best version of the film. There's over 10 different versions of of the film so it can be a right pain to find the "right" i guess version, Final Cut is just a masterpiece.

1st Star Wars, now this! U need "Jaws" & "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", & ur foundation should b pretty solid!😁 So fun 2 ride w/ ya, friend! ✌😎❤

Hi James! Top of the morning to ya, laddie! 4:10 - Fun fact: The golden idol that Indy is going after, is a prop you can see in Solo: A Star Wars Story, towards the end where Han, Q'ira and company are in Dryden Voss' office. It's on the table with all of the jewels on it. 5:11 - That was the stone door hitting the floor. lol 6:00 - Both the "running from the boulder" scene, and Belloche holding up the idol and speaking in the native language are referenced in other movies. The "stone" scene in the Weird Al movie "UHF", and the Belloche line in "Fanboys". 7:30 - Just barely. But yes, Hitler actually DID have agents searching around the world for religious artifacts and "cult" related items. 15:34 - From the inscription on the headpiece. 22:05 - There are no rules in a street fight. 30:30 - Probably the best thing can could have been done with the Ark. Store it amongst a shitload of other crates and allow it to be forgotten once again. 31:55 - As others have said, Temple of Doom (timeline wise; one year prior to this movie) and Last Crusade (timeline 3 years or so after this one) are both good movies in their own right. The most recent one was really unnecessary, and being honest, didn't hold a candle to the original trilogy. I hear that #5 is in the works, but I really have no interest in seeing it, as both Ford and Indy are getting too old for that sort of thing. I do recommend watching 2 and 3, but if you decide to watch #4, lower your expectations. Also, the Indiana Jones movies were Ford's first "big" blockbusters after he was in Star Wars. He had done a movie with Lucas before Star Wars; "American Graffiti" was pretty good, but didn't really show Ford's full range of talent. Star Wars made Harrison Ford a star, but Indiana Jones made him a superstar. Two very different franchises, all blockbusters, cemented Ford as a great actor. He has gone on to star in several really good movies. The Fugitive and Air Force One come to mind immediately, but there are others. The funny thing is, he wanted Han Solo to die in Return of the Jedi. He felt that Han had no more story to tell, and that he should commit self-sacrifice for the other characters, and that it would create tension that maybe none of the other characters were "safe" from being killed off. George Lucas felt otherwise, and we know how it went down.

Ah yes, the Nunchuks / Coat Hanger scene, always a good laugh. Such a good gag I did a mashup video on my channel of 20 reactors a while back.

Classic adventure film, you will never see anything like it (and the two immediate sequels) ever again. Hollywood would just vomit a CGI mess these days. Fun Fact: The famous scene in which Indy shoots a marauding and flamboyant swordsman was not in the original script. Harrison Ford was supposed to use his whip to get the sword out of his attacker's hands, but the food poisoning he and the rest of the crew had gotten made him too sick to perform the stunt. After several unsuccessful tries, Ford suggested he just shoot the guy. Steven Spielberg immediately took him up on the idea, and the scene was successfully filmed.

Nominated for 8 Oscars including Best Picture but won for: Best Sound Mixing Best Sound Editing Best Visual Effects Best Film Editing Best Production Design. The sound effects of the punches are that of someone whacking a pile of leather jackets with a baseball bat. The sounds of Indy's handgun are that of a Winchester rifle. Harrison Ford had dhierrea during the scene where he shoots the swordsman, cutting the scene short. Jack Nicholson, Tim Matheson, Peter Coyote, Chevy Chase, Bill Murray, Jeff Bridges, Nick Nolte, Kurt Russell, Perry King, John Shea, and Clint Eastwood were almost cast as Indiana Jones.

If you find that warehouse concept at the end interesting, just if you ever get the time, is the show Warehouse 13. It basically takes that idea and puts you into the perspective of the warehouse employees who go out and gather dangerous artifacts like the Ark (though usually to lesser degrees of intensity lol) and is basically mystery/action/comedy as they try to track things down and solve whoever is using the items and figuring out how it works.

Indiana Jones: Strength: 12 Dexterity: 13 Constitution: 12 Intelligence: 17 Wisdom: 15 Charisma: 14

Indy's friend Sallah is played by John Rhys-Davies, who is also Gimli the Dwarf!

I love how the movie is set in the 30s, but the map showing his flight path has Thailand on it when the country was known as Siam during that time period.

21:16 I always love the bouncy boulder shadow scene. 🤣

Originally Tom Selleck from Magnum, P.I. was gonna play Indiana Jones but production was gonna start at the same time as Magnum so he had to back out. Turns out a writer's strike happened so production on Magnum was delayed until after filming was already finished so he would have actually had the time to play Indiana! I think Harrison Ford does a great job though! I can't wait for the 5th one!

"And He's Tired" After what he's been through, I'd be tired too

Yesterday I explored your channel and now I’ve watched almost everything you dropped content wise. It’s been a pleasure to share your reactions - especially in classy dramas like the Tom Hanks movies. Please keep doing. There are still a lot of great movies out there. Greetings from Germany! Markus

I hope you will watch the extended edition of Superman 1978. If you like these sorts of movies, you'll love the original Superman films. Well, the first two anyway.

Fun fact, the scene where Indy shots the guy in black with the sword, they had done that take multiple times and it was hot out. On that take he was so tired that instead of the big fight scene that was supposed to happen, he just fired the gun. Director loves it so much he kept that take.

Why didn't he leave it where it was? If you listened, right before he discovered Indy's correct dig location, Beloch was talking about plan B, which was to bring in the bulldozers. It would have been a huge mistake to assume the Germans would just leave. Also, the movie would have been over!

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is technically a prequal because it is set in 1935. And Raiders of the Lost Ark is set in 1936. Also, Harrison Ford and Gene Wilder star in a comedy movie. The Frisco Kid.

Firstly Indy is an archeologist so if he knows where a significant artifact of history is he will go get it. Secondly his mission as sanctioned by the US government was to retrieve it to keep it out of Nazi hands. Third, the Nazis would have found it ultimately, since they knew the area it was only a matter of time. There had been no declaration of war yet with Germany so the US had no claim or stake in that dig in Cairo. It's a pretty smart movie.

The markings on the medallion indicated how long to make the staff. The Nazis had obtained a 1 sided copy of the medallion from the burned hand of the gestapo agent. But there were markings on both sides of the medallion, and both sides were needed to know the length.

Raiders certainly has some good foreshadowing when Indy showed the government agents a picture of the Ark and the incredible holy power it has.

the Ark was put in Warehouse 13 :P WH13 was a scifi show in the early 2000's on the SciFi channel. It was a fun show about artifacts, like the Ark would is, that are supernatural and the warehouse agency that is in charge of obtaining the artifacts and keeping them from causing the world harm.

I love the musical score to this movie. The archeological part, the mystical elements, and the storyline has to be all taken with a grain of salt. You have to suspend your disbelief and just let yourself be taken in by the adventure of it. Are there plot holes? Sure! Is Harrison Ford amazing? Absolutely! Was it good fun, yes! :) Thanks for another amazing review!!

Hey James, I think one of the coolest things about your channel is since you never really watched much TV growing up everything is so fresh and new to you and I think it makes your reactions all that much better God bless man 🙏

I absolutely love this movie. I got into history and archaeology because of this film. Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones is one of the greatest character performances ever, in my opinion. I love his swagger, I love that he is human, and not invincible or infallible. I like that it has a mystic element, I love the stunts, I love the drama, I love the comedy. I love the action and I think the dialogue is great too. I cannot praise this film enough.

The way you sounded so impressed with how effectively the rolling boulder removed the cobwebs, I imagined some sort of weird cobweb-removing infomercial, advertising rolling a massive boulder through your house. XD

Thank you for the intro. I always watch reaction videos and wonder how anyone hasn't seen these blockbuster movies before. Enjoy the journey mate.

A movie frm days before Paramount fell into the "Ed Wood Tarpit." Spielberg wanted to "do 'James Bond," but Lucas reminded him of cliffhanger movie serials of the 1930's. With their second choice for lead actor, another franchise was created. As I watched "Raiders," I thought that there was enough action for THREE movies.;) 9:32 Two-Fisted Marion Ravenwood. 12:15 The Nazi Monkey 12:53 Bring a frying pan to a knife fight. 17:58 In the 1981 version, you can see the glass between Harrison Ford and the Cobra. 21:43 Indy vs. the Big Nazi. 22:42 Diced Nazi. 25:03 Killer Mirror. 25:50 Jehovah doesn't like the Hakenkreuz. 26:23 LucasArts "Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis" (1992). 30:07 Warehouse 13.

you can wear suits in those temps, but they have to be made of the right stuff. very breathable. wool, no, bad, dead. want linen.

Great choice 😊 Salah (Indys friend) is John Rhys Davies, he plays Gimli (and voiced Treebeard) in Lord of the Rings 😊

One of Harrison Ford's best roles, in my opinion, is in the 1986 film "The Mosquito Coast." Harrison Ford usually plays action heroes - Indiana Jones, Han Solo, Blade Runner, etc. - but in "The Mosquito Coast," he plays a jaded inventor/possible mad scientist who moves his family away to Central America. It's unsure if he's disillusioned, let his obsessions with science get the best of him, a combination of both, or perhaps something else altogether. Harrison Ford said that it was his favorite role of his own career.

Hey James, Paul Freeman, the actor who played Rene Beeloq is the actor who plays the character of Ivan Ooze in the film adaptation of "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" which starred the TV series cast

People used to wear suits all the time. They wore light colored suits in hot or tropical climate. I'm from the Philippines and most pictures of my grandfather were in 2 piece suits. Egypt I'm told is very very cold at night as well

After Star Wars and Indiana Jones these are my favorite Harrison Ford movies: Air Force One (action) Working Girl (comedy) The Frisco Kid (comedy/western) Patriot Games (action/ political thriller) Regarding Henry (drama) The Fugitive (action/suspense) 42 If you only watch one more Indiana Jones movie it needs to be The Last Crusade! It's the best one. Temple of Doom is ok, not my favorite, it gets pretty dark, and there's one character the majority of people find mildly annoying to "please just die" annoying. Best Regards!

Harrison Ford got his big break in George Lucas' first hit movie which was American Graffiti (very nostalgic movie about kids in California cruising around in their cars one night in the summer of 1962). He was good in it, but Lucas didn't want to re-use any of those actors in Star Wars and at first he was not in contention for the role of Han Solo. But... almost on a fluke... Ford (who was still not a big star) was doing some carpentry work for Francis Ford Coppola when some of the first actors came in to audition for Star Wars, and Lucas saw he was around so he had Ford help audition some of these actors by reading lines with them. Eventually Lucas decided that Ford was better for Han than any of the other actors who came to audition, and he got the part. Star Wars was a MONSTER hit, way bigger than American Graffiti, turning Harrison and the rest of the cast into movie stars. However, it wasn't until Lucas and Spielberg decided to collaborate on Indiana Jones, and Ford was brought in again to play the titular character, that he became a total superstar and eventually, for a time, the highest-paid actor in Hollywood. There were several young, avant garde filmmakers considered geniuses today that all came of age around the same time back in the 70s and all knew each other. Some were buddies at film school. Stephen Spielberg, George Lucas, Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese... all made their mark around the same time... all trying to buck the old Hollywood studio system that had dominated in the decades before and do stuff that was different, making the kind of movies that they wanted to see. It was an exciting time for movies.

There are 4 Indiana Jones movies, so far. (A 5th is in development) Yes, Harrison Ford is a major actor. Star Wars was one of his earliest big roles.

Tom Selleck was their original choice for Indiana Jones. Unfortunately the TV series Magnum P.I. turned out to be a massive hit and he was contractually obligated to continue with that if that happened. If that series had flopped, Tom Selleck would have been known as Indiana Jones today. Strange thought that. I have seen some comments below saying this actor and that actor were 'almost cast' (and they don't even mention Selleck!). There is a difference between being considered and 'almost cast' though. The only actor who was 'almost cast' before Harrison Ford was chosen was actually Tom Selleck.

That sliding under the truck scene is a tribute to this Indian actor in the movie Stagecoach. It's a John Wayne Western.

You asked how he know how long the staff shall be. That old man in the poisoned date scene gave him the measurements from the inscription.

This movie is sooooo iconic. The action is good, the comedy is great!!! Wow, was this a movie that Halloween costumes followed for years!

Why didn't he just leave it when he knew the location? Because "It belongs in a museum!"!!

God doesn’t like it when people mess with His stuff!

6:57 - That gag is even funnier than most people realize . . . "eye" love you. 😆 18:25 - As a fellow God-fearing man myself, I agree, there are some things that you just shouldn't mess with.

One of my favorite movies! Harrison Ford has been on LOTS of movies. Super famous actor. Some other great notable movies that he starred in are, Witness, The Fugitive, Air Force One. Should add them to your watch list. I also recommend watching The Lord Of The Rings trilogy on your channel! Arguably one of the best movies ever made.

Probably the best action adventure movie ever made. Great homage to "Gunga Din" and classic serials.

“How long to make the staff”, was a key moment.

So Harrison Ford was one of the biggest movie stars in the world in the 1980s and 90s. In addition to Stars Wars and Indiana Jones, he played Jack Ryan in Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger, he was the president in Air Force One, and he did this really great courtroom drama called Presumed Innocent that I highly recommend. There’s also The Fugitive, Working Girl, Sabrina, Blade Runner, and Witness.

I don’t think I’ve ever been first to a video on KZfaq, ever.

This movie ignited my imagination. This genre opened my eyes to many film possibilities. I never missed one at the theater.

Fun gact. Most of the snakes in the snake room are actually glass lizards - a legless lizard that looks and moves lika a snake bit doesn't have fangs

Coma, Marathon Man, Tootsie, Terms of Endearment, The World According to Garp, Dead Ringers, Peggie Sue Got Married, Dangerous Liaisons, Fatal Attraction, Driving Miss Daisy, Cocoon, Romancing the Stone.

Great reaction video. Tom Selleck was originally supposed to be Indiana Jones, there was even a poster made up for it. There hard to find but you can. He had to back out because of his commitment to Magnum P.I.

there are actually four but the last one really gets a lot of hate from most. My favorite is the third. If you watch the next, keep in mind it is set earlier than this one. No spoilers everyone.

The next one is bizarre. The third one is great! The forth one is a recent cash grab, don't watch it. They filmed this at the same time as they were making Star Wars. And yes, Harrison Ford is huge. I recommend his movies "Air Force One" (1997) and "The Fugitive" (1993).

"I bet he's got some other spots he could point to." We were all thinking it, he just said it out loud. xD

Last crusade is my favorite of the trilogy and no one can tell me otherwise.

9:18 "I told you, he can't handle his liquor."

Among Harrison Ford's many movies are The Fugitive, Air Force One, Clear & Present Danger, What Lies Beneath, Witness, The Devils Own, Regarding Henry, etc. ... Also you mentioned an Indiana Jones trilogy. The 5th is actually on the way next year. I loved 1-4.

To me it will always be called just “Raiders of the Lost Ark”.

The N-number (registration) on the first float-plane is OB 3PO.

Indiana's Egyptian friend shows up in Lord of the Rings as Gimli the Dwarf. Kate Capshaw hollers, screams, and catawalls through Indiana 2. Go to #3, it's great. Indiana #5 comes out in 2023.

that has been pointed out by a lot of people Indy finds a treasurer. the treasure gets taken from him. If he did nothing the bad guys would have never found it on there own. there are 4 movies, a 5th on the way and a TV series between 3 and 4. Also a plot heavy video game and quite a few movies reference this film too. movies 4 and 5 do fall under the list of things that got brought back after 30 years of no films so it has that quality

did you not hear when they visited the guy who told them how long to make the staff? it's written on the headpiece. the guy translated it for them while the monkey was eating the poison dates and dying.

The second one is a prequel and it’s fun but not very good. The third one is the absolute best.

The fight scene under the airplane was with an actual professional wrestler who went by the name the Iron Shiek,

I absolutely love when he shoots the guy! 😂 ✌🏻☀️

I grew up with 1 channel and my parents taught me all kinds of board games and card games. I wish kids would learn this today. According to the Old Testament, this scenario is impossible. Only a certain tribe could carry the ark and they had to do massive preparation.

At a Dumb Charades I did the sword fight scene for this movie. My sisters guessed it immediately, the rest had a good laugh.

Great video James!

30:15 There was a while TV series about this warehouse called Warehouse 13. It was really good!

6:33 "I've had it with these monkey-fighting snakes on this Monday through Friday plane!"

Really Love the Channel!

Yes: There are only three Indiana Jones movies, and they’re all great. There definitely aren’t any more than that. And the main reason Indy went for the Arc rather than just letting them dig in the wrong place forever is easy: fortune and glory. He wants credit for the discovery and wants to steal it out from under Belloq like had been done to him so many times.

Harrison Ford has been in many good movies. Three favorites of mine (other than the obvious Star Wars & Indiana Jones films) are Regarding Henry, The Fugitive and 6 Days and 7 Nights. All excellent..

If you watch closely you can see a R2D2 and C3-PO hieroglyph in the snake-temple where Indy finds the ark of souls.

Just FYI, The real Ark of the Covenant was found by Ron Wyatt in Israel in 1982

Harrison was sick the day they filmed the market place chase. He was supposed to have a sword fight. He arranged the gun thing with the guy and it was so good they left it in.

i use to make my dad put this VHS on as a kid just so i could see the boulder scene. then id probably fell asleep shortly after.

A bunch of teenagers in the 1980s did a scene for scene remake of the whole movie. Years later they managed to make the one scene that they couldn't afford to make.

Glad you enjoyed this one, the others aren’t bad, my favorite is the next one, Temple of Doom.

30:15 The ark was stored in the fictitious "Hangar 51", a reference to the real Area 51 and Hangar 18.

15:36 Did you fall asleep ? There's a whole scene explaining that the length of the staff is written on the amulet but the reverse side has instructions to reduce the length. The local interpreter translated them for Indy but the Nazi's staff was too long as they only had the burnt instructions from the Toht's hand and lacked the reduction command from the opposite side.

Inside the ark was the two original smashed stone tablets of the Ten Commandments, Aaron's rod and a pot of manna. If I shall guess from the plot in the movie the items did burn to ashes on the ship.

Harrison was at his most hansome then I think.

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Great video as alwayss!!

It gets cold in the dessert too,

Damn Indiana Jones this movie never gets old

It's always fun watching your reactions! Man, I love Harrison Ford!

The Indiana Jones movies are so good!

Love your reactions!

At the beginning of the boulder roll all he would have had to do is lay flat!