Rating of
4/4
Best Blockbuster Evah
Indyfreak - wrote on 07/23/14
My all time favorite movie ever! It has everything you could possibly want from not just a blockbuster but from a Hollywood movie in general. It's got action, humor, romance, some thrilling moments, some frightening moments, and enough spectacle to keep you genuinely interested. The setting, the characters, the action sequences, and yes even the music is perfect. Just absolutely perfect!
Jaws and Star Wars were just a training exercise compared to Raiders and while so many future movies tried to replicate its success and impact, not one has come close. It's not just style or the action that's important but the writing, the editing, the pacing, and the characterization. Otherwise it's no different than the innumerable copycats of Spielberg and Lucas after all.
