Disney+ Raiders of the Lost Ark does not hold up

[blue-sun]

Seriously.

We get it, you don't like it. However, you're clearly in the minority. Just accept it and realize it may not be us, and may be you.

By continually cherry picking the few reviews that agree with your assessment isn't changing our minds.

I'm not trying to change your mind. I'm just sharing my opinion about this piece of crap film.

 

[CMNTMXR57]

Yet we're at 8 pages...

 

[Alex Smokin']

Dude, I'm totally with you. I just decided to re-watch it for the first time in over 25 years (I'm 34 now). My first Indy movie was The Last Crusade and I loved it as a kid. At some point in the 90s I got the VHS trilogy and watched Raiders and Temple of Doom, which even at such a young age I didn't think either of them were all that great (I'll have to re-watch The Last Crusade soon b/c my brother recently told me that one doesn't hold up well either, but I hope he's wrong...). So...what with the new one coming out (I haven't seen Crystal Skull, btw, my brother said it was horrible so I've never had the urge to check it out), I started watching Raiders again and man my opinion hasn't changed at all even from my 9-year-old self. The intro is just goofy, hell everything is goofy. Terrible acting, lines, humor is too goofy. Everything just comes off awkward, and yes, as you said, the pacing is terrible. Everything is just presented in an uninteresting way, especially that exposition scene after the intro. I've heard that this was the bees knees when it came out, but it didn't hold up for me in the late 90s, and it certainly doesn't hold up for me today. And there's tons of movies from those times that I still think are great, even ones by Steven Spielberg, of course. Jaws is still one of my favorite movies, still holds up (though I will admit it's getting harder and harder for me to avoid wincing at how fake the shark looks, didn't bother me at all when I was younger). Close Encounters - still great. I've long since realized that even the original Star Wars trilogy is actually pretty boring, but I think I'd still rather watch them than Indy at this point.

 

[blue-sun]

 

[CMNTMXR57]

That's Blue's guest account.

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

 

[Pro Stock John]

I watched Crusade a week ago and it holds up... and I'm a real bear when it comes to watching old movies.

 

[blue-sun]

That's Blue's guest account.

I don’t care enough to make a 2nd account.

 

[CMNTMXR57]

Uh huh...

 

[blue-sun]

 

[CMNTMXR57]

 

[blue-sun]

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Ok…and?

 

[CMNTMXR57]

If you didn't care as you say, we wouldn't be at 8 pages.

 

[Jimbo]

Turk

 

[blue-sun]

Turk

what did I miss Jimy Bilmo

Does Turk also hate this piece of shit movie?

 

[Fish]

The Last Crusade was on TV a couple weeks ago. If Raiders is anything like that, then yes. It holds up just fine. You are just too old.

 

[Turk]

Some old movies don’t hold up. It’s been awhile since I’ve seen Raiders but Halloween and Texas Chainsaw Massacre don’t hold up anymore imo.

 

[blakbearddelite]

My older son pokes fun at some the F/X in the 80's/90's movies we watch. They don't get how that was like the pinnacle of technology back then.

 

[Turk]

My older son pokes fun at some the F/X in the 80's/90's movies we watch. They don't get how that was like the pinnacle of technology back then.

Looks better than CGI imo.

 

[Pro Stock John]

I'll rewatch Raiders soon, I bet it holds up. We just watched the last 2 Indiana Jones movies and despite their shortcomings they will hold up. I've seen the newest once twice actually.

 

[CMNTMXR57]

It's on (the trilogy) pretty much every weekend on Paramount. It was on this weekend, and again this past Moanday too as I had it on in the background while working.

 

[IDAFC21]

It's on (the trilogy) pretty much every weekend on Paramount. It was on this weekend, and again this past Moanday too as I had it on in the background while working.

Yup its usually on every weekend. And I usually have it on all weekend I'll take those movies over the endless repeats of F&F and Marvel movies that take up all the other channels every weekend. Unless star wars is on. Then I have star wars on

 

[CMNTMXR57]

I actually had a conundrum on Monday. Back to the Future trilogy was also on at the same time. So, during Temple of Doom, I did move over to BTTF 3 as I can only take so much of Willie screeching constantly.

 

[sickmint79]

2 is not great.

 

[CMNTMXR57]

If anything, that's the one the OP should be most disappointed in.