Disney+ Raiders of the Lost Ark does not hold up

[blue-sun]

One of the twins is at a sleepover tonight, so we thought we’d watch a movie in the basement, other twin turns on Disney+ and I figure she’s would appreciate Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, so we turn it on.

Decent 4k stream available on Disney+. I know it’s dated, I haven’t watched it myself in probably 25 years but I remember it being decent. Boy was I wrong!

Acting is bad. Effects aren’t special at all. Pacing is horrible. I don’t know if Temple of Doom or Last Crusade hold up, but this one sure didn’t. And who know how shitty Crystal Skull is now, I remember hating it in theaters.

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) ⭐ 8.4 | Action, Adventure

1h 55m | PG

www.imdb.com

What a waste of 2 hours.

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[Stink Star]

You take that the fuck back right now!

 

[Bru]

 

[IDAFC21]

 

[Sprayin]

 

[blue-sun]

When was the last time you guys have seen it?

 

[blue-sun]

 

[blue-sun]

Kid didn’t even flinch at this scene. It used to scare the shit out of me as a kid. Not even a flinch on this kid.

 

[Sprayin]

Bruh, it was filmed in like 1981.

I watch it every year or 2. Phenomenal.

I like Last Crusade better, but it's in the pantheon of films.

 

[Stink Star]

When was the last time you guys have seen it?

Last weekend. Also watched last crusade

 

[blue-sun]

Bruh, it was filmed in like 1981.

I watch it every year or 2. Phenomenal.

I like Last Crusade better, but it's in the pantheon of films.

We were all aware of when it was made. It doesn’t hold up, sorry. But like the OG Star Wars trilogy, I can barely make it though them, the pacing just doesn’t hold up on those classics either.

 

[IDAFC21]

I watch it (and/or temple and crusade) any time its on paramount channel, which is pretty much every weekend

 

[IDAFC21]

Kid didn’t even flinch at this scene. It used to scare the shit out of me as a kid. Not even a flinch on this kid.

That, and the "he chose poorly" scene in crusade, I had to turn away every time when I was a kid

 

[blue-sun]

I watch it (and/or temple and crusade) any time its on paramount channel, which is pretty much every weekend

 

[Sprayin]

We were all aware of when it was made. It doesn’t hold up, sorry. But like the OG Star Wars trilogy, I can barely make it though them, the pacing just doesn’t hold up on those classics either.

Just saying, it's over 40 years old, you can't expect the CGI or visual effects to be awesome.

 

[IDAFC21]

 

[blue-sun]

Just saying, it's over 40 years old, you can't expect the CGI or visual effects to be awesome.

The pacing and overall acting don’t hold up either. I’ve watched some classics recently that while the pacing isn’t great, the dialog, acting and story hold up.

Sorry, Raiders doesn’t hold up.

 

[blue-sun]

 

[Sprayin]

The pacing and overall acting don’t hold up either. I’ve watched some classics recently that while the pacing isn’t great, the dialog, acting and story hold up.

Sorry, Raiders doesn’t hold up.

Oh please. Do tell. Which classics.

 

[Pro Stock John]

 

[Stink Star]

 

[blue-sun]

Oh please. Do tell. Which classics.

Recently I’ve watched for the first time: 12 Angry Men and The Great Dictator. 12 Angry Men was fantastic. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050083/

The Dictators story was bad but the acting was decent. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032553/

I also watched A Patch of Blue for the first time, the story doesn’t hold up, but again acting wasn’t bad.

A Patch of Blue (1965) ⭐ 8.0 | Drama, Romance

1h 45m | Approved

www.imdb.com

 

[Mr Baytchos]

Why do so many TCGers have terrible movie and tv show opinions? It's abnormal

 

[blue-sun]

Why do so many TCGers have terrible movie and tv show opinions? It's abnormal

i really wanted to love it again. I hadn’t seen it in years, as mentioned. Watching it with fresh eyes after ~25 years, it’s no bueno.

 

[blue-sun]

Other shitty movies I’ve seen for the first time in 2023, those most of these are cheesy “horror” that I had never seen and wasn’t expecting much:

The Beastmaster, fucking horrible even with boobs in it a few times.

Killer Klowns from Outer Space. Just bad

Eraserhead. The thing was creepy, but aside from that, it was bad.