Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) - Movie Reaction - First Time Watching!!

[@MACReact]

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[@versetripn6631]

How much do you fake Reaction hosts get paid to make those ridiculous faces?

[@jason42080]

the way the Ark in this movie works is inside the Ark is the dust of the Ten commandments from when Moses smashed the tablet and it also holds God's Judgement Commandment Death Army that has the ability to look into one's soul and see if the person/persons have broken any of the 10 unforgivable sins decreed by God...and it's been said that the window to a person's soul is through their eyes so as long as their eyes are closed, they are free from Judgement from God's Commandment Death Army

[@versetripn6631]

@@jason42080 thats the secret of Q. Tarantoesucker's golden briefcase in Pulp Fiction

[@joeteague4292]

The Next One After The Last Crusade Is Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull

[@shack8110]

so stinking disnee ripped off this film for their stupid garbage film?

[@Thr33Gates]

When George Lucas made Star Wars everyone was so convinced it would be a flop, even Lucas himself. So instead of going to the Star Wars premier he instead flew to Hawaii with his friend Steven Spielberg to chill out. While they were there they came up with the story for Indiana Jones.

[@willbeonekenobi]

Actually George Lucas had the idea for Indiana Jones before he made Star Wars. He and another filmmaker Phillip Kaufman (1978's Invasion of the Body Snatchers, 1983's The Right Stuff) who was Lucas' first choice to direct the film but then Kaufman left after two weeks of working on the film, then George did Star Wars and while waiting for the grosses to start coming in for Star Wars (and wanting to get away from the opening) he joined up with Steven Spielberg in Hawaii and Lucas asked Spielberg what his next project is and Spielberg said that he had been trying to get the attention of the James Bond producers for a long time because he wanted to do a James bond film, then George pitched Raiders of The Lost Ark to him. Steve agreed on the spot on the condition of the main characters name is changed as the name was originally going to be Indiana Smith. Lucas then suggested 'Okay what about "indiana Jones"?' Then steve was like 'Okay I'm in.'

[@tempsitch5632]

@@willbeonekenobi I remember that about the Bond films. Spielberg went after them on multiple occasions to let him direct.

[@kennethcook9406]

I'm amazed nobody else has said this, Indy's friend Sallah is played by John Rhys Davies, Gimli from The Lord Of The Rings.

[@dorukgolcu9191]

It is not made clear in the movie (I heard there was a deleted scene), but apparently... 1 Samuel 6:19: And he smote the men of Bethshemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the Lord, even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men... So I guess we are to assume that Indy, being well-studied on the subject, would know of this passage and know not to look at the Ark when it is opened

[@Cheepchipsable]

And I'm pretty sure you need to be a priest to open it. Touching it was meant to be fatal.

[@darthroden]

@@Cheepchipsable According to something I read about how the Ark was designed and what it was made of, its speculated that it would have conducted electricity like a battery. Touching it physically would have killed anyone from electrocution. At least that's the scientific explanation.

[@thedukeofnuts]

I also heard that there was a deleted scene where the man who examined the headpiece told Indy not to look at whatever came out of the Ark.

[@thoso1973]

@@thedukeofnuts Correct. It's the movie's explanation as to how Indy knows not to look inside the Ark, but someone well studied in Bible text concerning the Ark, might know it as well. There's also a deleted scene of Belloq preparing himself in a tent for the ritual.

[@bigdream_dreambig]

If you _are_ planning to watch the second film (Temple of Doom), please be aware that it's a PREQUEL to Raiders. Many people miss this and it confuses the heck out of them.

[@logandarklighter]

Particularly in regards to Indiana's characterization - which is a lot more callous and he is - frankly - somewhat of an ASS. Also - if you had problems with the snakes? You may want to keep a sick bag next to the chair for... a certain other type of creepy crawlie infestation. I personally cannot handle that scene, myself. I can handle a lot of things. But I can't handle THAT. EEEAUUURGH... Blech! In fact, parts of Temple of Doom verge into outright HORROR. It was - in fact - THE film that made the MPAA create the "PG-13" rating due to the intensity that almost, but not quite, reached R-Rated level.

[@jacobsmith1078]

I am such a movie nerd, how have I never known about this?!

[@dolphinsrr]

@@jacobsmith1078 good question? You hiding in the ark? 😂

[@dragonfell5078]

IT IS?! I'VE BEEN SO CONFUSED ABOUT THIS FOR YEARS AND ONLY NOW I LEARN IT'S A PREQUEL?!

[@nathancruz9172]

It happens to me and my brother.

[@Short_Round1999]

Fun fact: The Mythbusters did multiple Indiana Jones specials, and tested that running through the darts hall scene. They matched the time of stepping on the pad to releasing the dart. It worked, you could make it if you ran even at a good paced run

[@logandarklighter]

I saw that episode - a favorite. But I had a further idea - and it comes in two parts: ONE - The darts activate rather slowly in the film. There's like a full one-second delay between the pad depress and the dart shooting out. So I thought - maybe what has happened here is that the temple is OLD. And it has barely had any visitors. The pad/dart combo has to be a complex mechanism. Maybe the inner workings of it are corroded or grown into with tree roots. That would explain the slow activation time. Originally they acted MUCH faster. TWO - What if the darts were timed such that they were meant to kill anyone APPROACHING the idol. But that same timing would work AGAINST them hitting anyone going the other way? A combination of both factors could be what saved Indy!

[@Short_Round1999]

@@logandarklighter Interesting 🤔

[@1amazeme]

Here’s something for symbolism and perspective in the last scene of the movie. The Ark was buried under the desert in a temple for thousands of years. You could not find it without a map. The movie ended with a non-described box, in a giant warehouse, down a unknown row or column and placed in a spot that could only be found by a map. It is once again lost in a desert of boxes.

[@timbuktu8069]

In a later movie they loosely implied that it was Area 51.

[@trekkiejunk]

That was the original intention of the film. To wrap around the life of the Ark, by essentially returning it into obscurity. So, you picked up exactly the point they were making.

[@trekkiejunk]

@@timbuktu8069 -- No they didn't. You're thinking of a fan film some guys made in 2008. By the end of the 3rd film, the last of the canon films, there was no implication again about the Ark. There are only 3 Indy films, and nothing you tell me will change my mind.

[@timbuktu8069]

@@trekkiejunk In the 4th film the commies break into a base that had a signboard that said something like base 51. You see it for about 2 seconds. " There are only 3 Indy films, and nothing you tell me will change my mind." I appreciate your viewpoint, but Lucas did have his hands on it. It might not be cannon but it is some kind of pistol.

[@chasestreet8082]

Fun fact: Harrison Ford was actually dragged behind the truck for some of the shots ending up with badly bruised ribs. When asked in interviews if he had been worried about the stunt, Ford joked... “No. If it really was dangerous, they would have filmed more of the movie first!" Thanks for the reaction, it was amazing as usual!!

[@iusethisnameformygoogleacc1013]

Which is kind of hilarious, given he literally got ran over by a plane while filming it. Raiders is one of those movies where, if circumstances were even a little different, someone would have died or lost a limb.

[@bionicleman1231]

also did you know in the scene where he shoots the swordsman, they were originally supposed to have a longer fight but ford was so sick and shitting his brains out they shortened it to indy just shooting him

[@JPTLN]

For the tarantula scene, they were trying to get them crawling around and stuff but they were just chilling. Eventually they figured out that they had all male tarantulas, and when they introduced a female to the scene the spiders moved around like how they wanted.

[@christopherwall2121]

"Alfred, look scared!" "I AM SCARED!"

[@daustin8888]

​@@christopherwall2121lol

[@AdamFishkin]

"Let's just leave it" is the appropriate response to an ancient vessel liquefying and burning your enemies.

[@vincentdesjardins1354]

🤣🤣🤣

[@incogni-bro8276]

28:40 I’m impressed with you two, that’s a detail that about 90% of people reacting to this movie miss.

[@highstimulation2497]

how anybody could miss that is beyond me, I mean, when people miss that, how do they explain how the nazi's have a headpiece of their own?

[@jeffleisten9068]

Right? I've seen numerous reactors just laugh that his hand was burned, but not make the connection that that was how the nazis got their own one-sided headpiece. Good job paying attention to the details.

[@trekkiejunk]

@@highstimulation2497 -- I could maybe see someone not picking up on it during their first watch, if you're just talking about remembering the scene where Toht burns his hand on the medallion. I think Spielberg expected many movie-goers to figure it out by the time of the discussion in the tent about the staff being too long, But he probably knew many wouldn't get it yet. By the scene where Toht returns, and he holds up his hand, and you clearly see the medallion burned into his palm, you should definitely figure it out by then. Personally, i saw the movie in the theater in 1981, but i was very little, so i just always remember knowing. I don't know remember ever figuring it out.

[@davidmarino1913]

Yet they missed the detail that the same truck made multiple appearances in the movie. Lol

[@johnplaysgames3120]

Easter eggs were definitely a thing even at the time "Raiders of the Lost Ark" was made. In fact, there's a famous one when Indy and Sallah first discover the Ark and are lifting the big stone lid off of its resting place. As they're lifting it out, you'll notice that there are small columns surrounding them, covered in hieroglyphs. On the column to Indy's right, one of the hieroglyphs looks like R2-D2 and C-3PO. Similarly, when Indy is running from the Hovitos at the beginning of the movie and yelling at Jock to start the plane, you can see that the registration number on Jock's plane is OB-CPO, a slightly obscured shout-out to Obi-wan Kenobi and C-3PO. There are some others Star Wars easter eggs in the Indiana Jones sequels as well but, since I don't think you've reacted to them yet, I won't spoil them here. Let's just say that there are enough Star Wars easter eggs in the Indiana Jones movies that there's actually a fan theory that all of Indiana Jones's adventures are just dreams that Han Solo is having while frozen in carbonite. The Indiana Jones movies also have some shout-outs to James Bond. And the num-chuk/coat hangar scene with the Nazi in Marion's bar is actually a callback to a gag Spielberg did in one of his earlier movies ("1941"). Oh! And several of the characters throughout the Indiana Jones movies are named after the filmmakers' pets, including George Lucas's dog, Steven Spielberg's dog, and the dog of screenwriters Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz. Fun side note to that one: George Lucas's dog was also the inspiration for Chewbacca in Star Wars. And, finally, this isn't really an easter egg but is maybe a fun fact depending on what kind of TV you watched growing up: Indy's rival archaeologist in this movie, Belloq, is played by Paul Freeman who went on to play the villain, Ivan Ooze, in the Power Rangers.

[@thekittygoesmeow9652]

Good stuff thanks! I was a kid when Raiders when it came out in theaters. I remember where I was to this day when I first heard about it from a friends older sister. Same thing happened with Die Hard. I remember being in his moms house when his sister came home from seeing it and said it was great.

[@wolfwynterson7183]

40:31 the actor of Sallah (John Rhys-Davies) later became Gimli in the Lord of the Rings (not even mentioning a whole bunch of other roles)... guess that made him even more trustworthy in your mind :P

[@Spindler2007]

I think I've figured out how the Ark works. The ghosts mark those who have looked at the Ark while it's open, the lightning strikes down the ones that were marked and then the holy fire incinerates the bodies.

[@jmwild1]

I think also Indiana deduced at that moment that they should not watch because all the cameras and recording equipment were destroyed first before the spirits began emerging from the ark.

[@Spindler2007]

@@jmwild1 it's possible Indy studied the Ark by looking it up the bible and finally understood what it can do once it was opened. There is also a deleted scene where the guy who was translating the words on the medallion also reads out a warning that anyone who touches the Ark or opens it would die.

[@jmwild1]

@@Spindler2007 Of course but I'm referring to what Indy would not have found in his research which is the Ark destroying recording equipment since that's something that wouldn't have existed in Biblical times. I think that's how he deduced that by not watching what was happening he might be spared.

[@Spindler2007]

@@jmwild1 very true. The destruction of all the electrical equipment proved to Indy the Ark was the real deal and wasn't just some ancient box.

[@jmwild1]

@@Spindler2007 The destruction of the recording equipment is what led Indy to believe that by not bearing witness to the Ark's power, a person could be spared. That's what I'm trying to say.

[@soulpc]

The "snake in the face" scene was done by placing a glass panel between the snake and Harrison Ford's face. In the original print, you could see a faint reflection of the snake on the glass but I think they digitally removed it later as the technology advanced.

[@willbeonekenobi]

Also about 90% (might be slightly exaggerating) of the 'snakes' werent actually snakes. A few of them were animatronically controlled, but the absolute majority of them were actually 'legless lizards' and not snakes.

[@logandarklighter]

@@willbeonekenobi Plus a bunch of fake rubber snakes added in.

[@michaelstockin1636]

Yup, just came to say this myself.

[@MrYoup11]

The reflection of the Snake can still be seen in the old VHS copies

[@BezoRazo]

Oh man, I'm not even 10 mins in, and this is already a stand-out reaction :) I LOVE how intently you're watching and how genuine your enjoyment is!

[@BezoRazo]

Also, you're the only ones I've ever seen to guess how the Nazis obtained a partial copy of the medallion! Most ppl don't even put 2+2 together even after the dude's branded hand is shown xD

[@ADogWithGlasses00]

Great reaction video! This movie is an all-time classic 👌

[@hanziggy6862]

LOL, if you react that way to seeing spiders on someone's back (I too admit it freaks me out), I cannot wait to see your faces seeing the next movie, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Do you know about the fan theories that the Indiana Jones movies all take place in Han Solo's imagination while he's still frozen in carbonite? Indy 3 or Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade is probably my favorite of the franchise, and then the next sequel after that is probably the worst movie of the franchise, LOL! It is not that part 4 is so horrible and it does have its moments, but it feels so out of place and Indy just looks and feels so different too as a character. Did you know there were also the young Indiana Jones chronicles show? Disney & Lucasfilm did announce an Indiana Jones 5 movie I cannot wait to see. Did you see how Chris Pratt said he will not be Indiana Jones out of respect for Harrison Ford? That was really cool of him. Though, at the same time, I could see Pratt playing Indy in a movie.

[@JCG52577]

I’m sorry but this film’s title is just Raiders of the Lost Ark. The Indiana Jones part wasn’t added until video/DVD releases after the franchise was already established.

[@mikegandalf]

Not that you're being pointlessly pedantic or anything 🙄

[@Cheepchipsable]

Don't be sorry, just educate yourself that sometimes films have different titles for different markets. For example, Airplane! was known as Flying High in Australia - does that make the title wrong? Now run along and play!

[@jakecook2375]

The Temple of Doom was made after this one and it was not a sequel, all of the Indiana Jones moves were like the OT S W, independent stories. You guys are sharp, some of the sounds are from SW and I bet Ben Burt worked on this movie as well.

[@tru3sk1ll]

"Oh it's from Community!!!! The diorama!!!!" That hurt my soul in the deepest place

[@sonofmoss]

Wrath of God flames. Closed their eyes to humble themselves

[@Cheepchipsable]

No because in the bible it says those who looked upon the ark when "used" died.

[@jonathanblaze1648]

There's also similarities in the ending with the movie NOPE. Don't look at the big bad and you'll be safe, and people who do look get sucked up into a hole in the sky to die.

[@davidsumpter4933]

I was always under the impression that the contents of the arc was the remains of the tablets and not just sand.

[@Melancthon7332]

I like the symbolism of it, though stone tablets, especially long-venerated and then sealed away, should easily hold up for four thousand years (much more so than the Ark, which was made of wood!)

[@trekkiejunk]

@@Melancthon7332 -- According to the Bible, you're saying, it was supposed to be made of wood?

[@trekkiejunk]

I was also under the impression that the sand was supposed to be the original tablets. And to say stone should last longer...well that depends on the stone used. Some stone is not stable and will crumble easily. It's all myth anyway, so you can kinda create your own head canon about it.

[@Melancthon7332]

@@trekkiejunk Exodus 25:8-11, 16: "Then have them make a sanctuary for me, and I will dwell among them...Have them make an ark of acacia wood...Overlay it with pure gold, both inside and out." "Then put in the ark the tablets of the covenant law, which I will give you."

[@nathanjacobus3577]

My impression is that when Moses "smashed" the tablets they didn't just break in half but actually disintegrated into sand. A detail subsequently lost to history..

[@MrTech226]

It is rumored that Karen Allen aka Marian of this movie possible return for last Jones 5 with Harrison Ford coming out next year. Harrison signed on for final times as Indiana Jones. Steven Spielberg was considering doing de-aging process (Deepfake) of Jones make Harrison Ford younger than his actual age of 80. But Steven decided against it.

[@darthroden]

I just hope they finally explain how Old Indy from the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles got that scar and eye patch. And yes the Chronicles are in fact canon, that was established when Indy told Mutt how he rode with Poncho Villa in Crystal Skull.

[@DragonofDarkness13]

59:00 the contents weren't stolen, the sand IS the 10 commandment tables. Moses smashed them~ people assume to rubble so they expect stone chunks , but he smashed them to dust.

[@Cheepchipsable]

Where does it say dust? It says Moses shattered them.

[@DragonofDarkness13]

@@Cheepchipsable ... do you not know what context clues are? In the movie they show sand, Indy said Moses smashed them and put them in the Ark. I am talking about the movie not the bible~

[@stephenniehaus8635]

In the Well of Souls with all the snakes, there was a glass partition between Harrison Ford and the snakes so he could get close and it looked scary but he was safe

[@Cheepchipsable]

You can see the snakes reflection at one point.

[@jefferoni1984]

Came here to say this.😂

[@jmwild1]

@@Cheepchipsable You used to be able to see the reflection but they removed it in the remaster.

[@Morphop3]

Also the cobra who was face to face with Harrison Ford actually had spit its venom at him.

[@45azma]

During shooting for the famous scene when the cobra rises up and hisses at Indiana when he falls into the Well of Souls, there was a sheet of glass between the cobra and Harrison Ford. At one point the snake became agitated and threw venom at the glass.

[@angelcarrillo71]

Sallah (the homie you guys liked) is played by John Rhys-Davies, the actor that played Gimli in The Lord of the Rings.

[@tree6787]

Indiana Jones really started it all I personally think he made be coming an archaeologist sexy and adventurous and exciting! Not only that but he's so intelligent on top of everything else that just makes him even more sexy!

[@Cheepchipsable]

He was a grave robber. We never saw his studying anything new, just using that information to find out which tombs to plunder.

[@ExodusPaddy]

John Rhys-Davies plays Sallah in the Indiana Jones franchise and Gimli in The Lord of the Rings trilogy ✅🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 👍

[@spccolts]

This movie was made by George Lucas's company. So basically the same people who made Star Wars made the Indiana Jones movies.

[@drigerdranzer7514]

God said to Moses. "But you can't see my face, because nobody can see the face of God and live". Indy knew that.

[@Cheepchipsable]

Nah, it says somewhere that people who looked upon the ark died. Touching it was fatal unless you were a Rabbi or some kind of minister. This is the Ark, not God's hidey hole.

[@mattx449]

Good catch on the sound of the airplane engine starting up. It’s slightly a altered sound effect from the Millennium Falcon’s hyperdrive failing in Empire Strikes Back.

[@mathmexican4234]

The next one, Temple of Doom, is set before this movie, and it doesn't have Miriam. It's not really a series that you have to watch each one before the next one. They are just kind of their own movies, and they are all really fun.

[@MrDarkwing78]

Something is wrong, I'm not sure what. There's something about Miriam. 😄

[@RectPropagation]

It’s a secret prequel to Warehouse 13. Seriously though, the fact that nazis expected a Hebrew artifact to work for them is hilarious and baffling.

[@snarkus63]

Supposedly, the original script had a scene they chose not to use... as Indy and Marian are leaving in the final scene, their departure is observed through an open office window, in which are shadowy figures of Roosevelt, Churchill and Pope Pius XII, lamenting the fact that they couldn't tell Jones the real reason they wanted him to go after the Ark... to keep it out of the hands of Hitler.

[@MM-pl5ed]

i would like to highly recommend Young Sherlock Homes and the enigma of the Pyramid (1985)

[@onepcwhiz6847]

Did you all see the drawing of C3PO and R2D2 on the wall as Indy is lifting the cover of the Ark?

[@Kasino80]

I think I've written this on every Indy reaction, but the sound design of the guns and punches is out of this world. It's just as iconic as the fedora and the bull whip.

[@Tigermania]

The reason Indy knows not to look when the Ark has been opened is this. At the start when the army guys are shown the big book in the library. The book shows the Ark with rays coming out or power of God as Indy says. This important thing is Indy knows the 4 men holding the Ark on poles are hooded, so they cannot witness Gods wrath. P.S I don't think many people catch the nazi with the burnt hand was the reason for the copied headpiece until he salutes later in the movie :)

[@Spindler2007]

It is possible that Indy did his research and looked up the Ark in the Bible which also says that no one can look upon the face of God and live which also applies to the Ark.

[@brucehodges9926]

I could be wrong - long time since I've seen the full movie - but I always had in mind that someone had actually warned Indy at some point "not to look on the face of God", or words to that effect? I do remember that the whole, "shut your eyes, don't look at it" thing made sense to me at the time for some reason based on what we'd already been told in the movie.

[@Spindler2007]

@@brucehodges9926 apparently there was a scene that was cut where the guy who was translating what was on the medallion said that touching the Ark or looking at it once it's opened would result in death. There is also another scene that was cut where Sallah reaches to touch the Ark in the Well of Souls but Indy stops him and reminds him of the warning.

[@asterix7842]

At 26:55, Sallah describes an actual physical copy of the medallion, with a crystal in the middle. They didn't use the guy's burnt hand. The burned flesh wouldn't have had all the necessary detail anyway. None of the fine engravings and lettering would've been clear.

[@Nekotaku_TV]

It's really obvious, he just studies these things and it specifically. So of course he'd read about it.

[@Jordashian93]

You guys should react to the rest of the series!!!

[@churchofthegoldenone4577]

The second film takes place 3 years before this film. So Temple of Doom is actually a prequel to Raiders.

[@AidantheLegend]

Early MAC squad reporting in ✨ uhhh I think you guys made a typo for the word "of" 😅 also hope you guys consider reacting to the new Resident Evil series

[@MACReact]

Haha thanks man I just changed the title. I think the next series we are going to do is probably Umbrella Academy season 3.

[@magicbrownie1357]

Top men. Who? Top. Men.

[@jazzmongrel]

Also a detail a lot of people miss is that Sallah actually works for the Nazis on the dig, thats why he kind of moves around the camp freely.

[@garyclarke9685]

Hey loved your reaction especially as it was a lengthy one. Few points to say firstly to the scene with Ford when he shot that guy yeah that was all his idea & good to keep it in. In the cinema the whole place erupted with laughter. With the snakes many of the snakes used were harmless tree snakes however the king cobra was real however there was a thin piece of glass barely visible between Ford & the snake. Such a great moment. The stunt with the truck with a stuntman going underneath was probably one of the most daring & incredible stunts ever caught on film. Finally I am still bewildered to how that final scene was done with the ark. If CGI was around back then that is easily explained however we are talking about 1981 & to perfect a scene like that is something quite special. Practical & special effects will always be preferred by me than what is used today in film. Thanks

[@jamesfalato4305]

The Ark's Spirits attacking everyone seeing the Ark/Them were done by Special Effects Folk making mask impressions of the Actors, and testing different waxes/plastics/fluids to form and melt/explode the heads... Talk About True Craftsmen...

[@davewhitmore1958]

It _is_ hard to tell Nazi monkeys part from regular ones (unless they're in uniform)

[@davewhitmore1958]

Yes, the Nazis had kidnapped that monkey's family to make him work for them

[@Cheepchipsable]

Not sure it was possible for a lesser ape to join the party, at least not until the very end of the war. Don't forget, in this period the Germans weren't an enemy of the US and WW2 hadn't started yet. Nor was the US the world power it came to be off the back of WW2

[@dathorndike4908]

The part about Hitler being obsessed with the occult was true. He really did have his people search for some of these artifacts.

[@jbmopar1971]

When the Red Skull makes a remark about the fuhrer is waisting time in the desert looking for trinkets, this is what he was referring to 👍

[@BuzryHaproMandalorianHunter]

At 37:30 don’t blink or you’ll miss 3PO and R2 on the pillar next ti Indiana

[@chrispittman8854]

I always wanted to see a reanimated "Nazi Monkey" on "Hitler Girl's" shoulder in at least ONE episode of "The Venture Brothers."

[@robertrouse4503]

That snake in the plane was a boa from the python family. They have no teeth. They swallow their prey whole.

[@davidfrost901]

The sound effects in this film and the next two Indy movies sound familiar because it was done by the sound designer who made the original Star Wars movies sound so good. His name is Ben Burtt. A genius in sound design imo.

[@lmarq5759]

Great reaction! FYI Temple of Doom is a prequel set about a year before this movie's events.

[@jakecook2375]

This movie was released in 1981 one year after The Empire Strikes Back. What year was the Pirates of The Caribbean released? There are so many movie elements that IML contributed , Steven and George are still close friends, John Williams did the music and others stole from them, how many years pasted before Pirates was released?

[@kevinprzy4539]

I think they know that Pirates of the Caribbean came after my man the quality of the movies is a dead giveaway.

[@jakecook2375]

@@kevinprzy4539 It didn't sound that way in the reaction.

[@kevinprzy4539]

@@jakecook2375 It did to me

[@jakecook2375]

@@kevinprzy4539 ok

[@Cheepchipsable]

They were just saying they had seen these scenes before, not that an older movie was copying a younger movie.

[@donovandelaney3171]

Should I say it on here? I like Nazi Chic cosplay. Hehehehe!

[@Langford-Artist]

Harrison Ford also actually did most of his own stunts in this movie.

[@yourthaiguy]

The movie Hollywood was BORN to make!

[@jefmay3053]

Pull back on the eyelashes...Love You :-)

[@DWmaniac4n6]

Another of my childhood favorites. And i am glad those end credit cenes werent a thing back then, each movie should stand on its own.

[@jonathanspahn7308]

I would like you to put The Green Mile on your poll 😲 One of the best movies ever, but I have to warn you...Madison might cry so hard you'll have to pause it, maybe even Christian too! 😭 It's a challenging movie to get through, very emotional, one of Stephen King's best adaptations. Your reactions are great 🥰

[@jaybird8192]

Yes, I second that request for The Green Mile! One of the greatest movies ever. And yes, they will need the Kleenex tissues!

[@jonathanspahn7308]

@@jaybird8192 More than that 😭 I really want this, but oh poor Madison

[@Otokichi786]

Two young KZbinrs are about to travel with Dr. Henry Jones, Jr. What will they make of this "old, long, noisy, last century" movie? I've read that Spielberg and Lucas were thinking about what to do next. Spielberg wanted to "do a James Bond" movie, but Lucas brought up the cliffhanger serials of the 1930's and 1940's. With their second choice leading man signed, they headed off for adventure. Harrison Ford got an academic upgrade to "Dr. Henry Jones, Jr." and another iconic role in a movie franchise. With enough action for THREE Action Adventure movies, "Raiders" stormed the box office in 1981. Two-fisted Marion Ravenwood was an equal to Indy, unlike the "wilting urban girl" of...Oops, a spoiler! 39:39 This scene made the theater audience sigh and laugh. Are the real life adventures of this adventurer an inspiration for "Indiana Jones"?: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Chapman_Andrews

[@henrytjernlund]

This was one of the first non-stop action movies.

[@wendellbunn6195]

The warehouse scene I think inspired the tv series warehouse 13, I love your reactions.

[@visionaryventures12]

Indy Jones telling Rene, “let’s go see (god) together”, his gun drawn at Rene… that implies he’s suicidal. That means he still hasn’t gotten Marion’s death out of his mind.

[@Echo4Bravo]

Remember Atari 2600 Pitfall👍

[@akmalhend1440]

Can you react Wreck it Ralph 🙏

[@JCG52577]

38:30 R2 & 3PO hieroglyph left side pillar!

[@dragonflysurgeon]

This is my favourite movie of all time. I've seen it dozens of times and I love seeing the reaction of younger people who see it for the first time. This movie has it all and it Spielberg loved the older swashbuckling movies from older times and many movies have borrowed from Indiana Jones like the Mummy, National Treasure, and others. I cannot wait for Dial of Destiny, it looks fantastic.

[@Rejeckted]

@ 9:50 Lucasfilm uses a lot of the same sound effects for their movies. I think that sound specifically is used with the Millennium Falcon during startup. They use the wilhelm scream a lot too.

[@Cheepchipsable]

Yeah they started Industrial Light and Magic to do effects for the SW movies, and did other films on contract.

[@cbennefield]

Yes, SW sound fx, for sure. This was a collaboration between George Lucas and Stephen. Used ILM, Skywalker Sound (before it officially existed), John Williams, etc... Same crew mostly working on all of these films.

[@krono5el]

Feel like when two mega iconic flicks go head to head and come to a tie or its a hard pick just go in order of release. If both movies are badass its always a win anyways : D

[@Aleexplayy]

Reaction to trailer cars on the road

[@gordonjacksonll2548]

Please watch judge dreed

[@tree6787]

From what I understand Temple of Doom was supposed to be first then the Ark of the Covenant and then last of the Crusade but you can watch them in any order cuz they're all their own movies but this is what I heard.

[@Photohog4]

This was good and you two are always enjoyable…as you navigate episodes together and try to figure out what’s going on. I would really love to see your take on “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade”. I know this isn’t a poll but I personally love that movie the most of the series….and the chemistry between Harrison Ford and Sean Connery is hysterical. I think you both would get a kick out of it too. Maybe one day you’ll consider it.

[@donovandelaney3171]

It belongs in a museum!!

[@cheftekniqakabuletteborn8127]

watch the movie Willow

[@emilyreilhan]

"I hope the second one pick up right where it left off!" "I hope Marion comes back!" So did I man, so did I.

[@TheGava4]

18:09 😳😱😱 can you imagine a PG 13/ 12A having THAT NOW???

[@DocDarkness]

If you look really closely during the close up snake scene. You can barely see a reflection in the pane of glass separating Harrison and the snake.

[@Cheepchipsable]

Virtually impossible to see here, but in the movie you can see it.

[@Teletran35]

Its Raiders of the lost Ark.... NOT Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the lost Ark...Damn Disney had to change chage titles like the idiots they are

[@donovandelaney3171]

Someone's a babe!

[@SamtheBravesFan]

38:49 The joke is that he's used to it and she can't drink him under the table. Building off her opening scene when she won the drinking game against that other bar patron. So that plays off into him just drunkenly laughing at her when she pulls the knife on him and tries to escape. It actually makes me laugh when he laughs at her pulling out the knife.

[@asterix7842]

To me, it's still just "Raiders of the Lost Ark". This was Alfred Molina's first credited movie roll. The call letters on the seaplane at the beginning of the movie was OB-CPO and images of C-3PO and R2-D2 can be seen among the hieroglyphs on one of the walls of The Well of the Souls. The line "It's not the years, honey, it's the milage" was ad-libbed by Ford. Spielberg and Melissa Matheson, Harrison Ford's wife, wrote the script to E.T. during breaks in the filming.

[@theylied1776]

First, the reason why they all died is because in the Bible it says humans cannot handle the voice or image of God. Remember the story of Lot's wife who turned into a pillar of salt because she turned around and looked. Second, that warehouse is Area 51.

[@ronweber1402]

Only the high priests of Israel were allowed to look upon it and only once a year at passover.

[@Cheepchipsable]

Yes, Lot's wife had the temerity to have a passing though for her friends and family that were dying, while the guy who offered his daughters to be gang raped, gets away, only to have sex with his daughters a bit later on...

[@ronweber1402]

@@Cheepchipsable And I love the spin that Lot's daughters got him drunk and raped him. Ya, sure, that's the way it happened because no POS who would throw his daughters to the crowd to get raped would get drunk and rape his daughters,

[@chrispittman8854]

"Maybe he was a 'Nazi Monkey' against his will?" Oh PLEASE! He was probably recruiting other monkeys and working on local dogs, cats and camels as well. And you KNOW what his deFENSE would be? I was just following orders... for bananas...

[@playerx3546]

Exodus 25:10 - 22 10 “Have them make an ark of acacia wood-two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high. 11 Overlay it with pure gold, both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it. 12 Cast four gold rings for it and fasten them to its four feet, with two rings on one side and two rings on the other. 13 Then make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. 14 Insert the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry it. 15 The poles are to remain in the rings of this ark; they are not to be removed. 16 Then put in the ark the tablets of the covenant law, which I will give you. 17 “Make an atonement cover of pure gold-two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide. 18 And make two cherubim out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover. 19 Make one cherub on one end and the second cherub on the other; make the cherubim of one piece with the cover, at the two ends. 20 The cherubim are to have their wings spread upward, overshadowing the cover with them. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the cover. 21 Place the cover on top of the ark and put in the ark the tablets of the covenant law that I will give you. 22 There, above the cover between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the covenant law, I will meet with you and give you all my commands for the Israelites." APRIL 29, 2024

[@fishinguy7536]

The Lost Ark refers to the Ark of the Covenant, which was built by the Children of Israel on their 40 year journey from slavery in Egypt to freedom in the land of Canaan. It's in the book of Exodus in the Old Testament of the Bible. It was revered as the most Holy of the Holy relics of the Children of Israel, or Jewish people as they are more commonly known today. Inside the Ark, were placed the 2 Tablets carrying the 10 Commandments, a golden bowl of Manna, bread from heaven that fed the Israelites for the 40 yrs they wandered, and the Staff of Aaron, brother to Moses, which was what God used to show miracles to Pharaoh, which eventually made Pharaoh willing to allow them to leave their life as slaves in his service. Once the Ark was built these items were placed inside for reverence and safe keeping. NO ONE was allowed to open the Ark...EVER. NO ONE was allowed to TOUCH the Ark..EVER. (if you recall, Indy and Sallah didn't actually touch it either, they used wooden poles as was required in the Bible in order to move it.) Only the High Priest of the Israelites was allowed to even be in the same room as the Ark which was kept in the "Holy of Holies," the most sacred and Holy portion of the Temple, and THAT was only 1 day out of the year on Yom Kippur. Anyone not abiding by these rules, no matter the reason, was slain by the Ark. Remember now, the Jews wandered for 40 yrs so their Temple was not a stone structure during that time. It was a moveable tabernacle in the form of an elaborate, but mobile tent. Once, while being transported, the Ark shifted and almost fell off the cart carrying it. A man named Uzzah ran up to keep the most Holy relic from falling to the ground and being damaged or opened, or all-together broken. He was struck down for failing to heed God's word, that NONE shall lay hands on the Ark itself. Fast forward a few thousand years, the Nazis persecute the Jewish people, which is why that Nazi Colonel was uncomfortable with Baloch's Jewish ceremony. Balach thought dressing as a high priest and reciting some Hebrew text would enable him to open and access the Ark and its contents...so Hitler..."Mr. Wonderful" could gain access to its power. but the real POWER wasn't manifested by the Acacia Wood Box with Golden Angels on it..it was, rather, the Power of the Lord channeled into the Ark. Spielberg, being so deeply connected to the Holocaust of WW II, and founder of the SHOAH Foundation, doesn't pull any punches in his depiction of Nazis...or what sometimes happened to them...nor should he...what they did was despicable. Another film to Check out from Spielberg about WW II and the plight of the Jewish people is Schindler's List. It is stars Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, and Sir Ben Kingsly. It's life changing!! Couple other fun trivia pieces John Rhys Davies is the actor that plays Sallah...He plays the dwarf Gimli in the Lord of the Rings movies when you guys get to them and also does the voice for a character named Treebeard. At the beginning and end of Raiders, there is a heavier guy in a suit talking about Ark in the beginning...and "top men" at the end. He plays "Porkins" the bearded heavy-set X Wing pilot at the end of Star Wars, Ep IV. as they make their attack run on the Death Star. Love your guys' reaction...can't wait to keep watching more and more of your reactions! Take care, God bless, and enjoy the movies!

[@logandarklighter]

In regards to the bit with him riding the submarine - yes. Yes he did. All the way to that submarine pen at that island. What makes it believable is that U-boats - both German AND Japanese and American - did NOT travel long distances submerged during the first two World Wars. They COULDN'T. They didn't have unlimited nuclear power plants to allow them to do so. They ran on a combination of Diesel Engines and battery banks. The Diesel Engines could propel the subs at a good clip on the surface (which is also why they were more "boat shaped" in their hulls rather than "tube shaped" like modern subs). But they were of course air-breathing engines. You can't run them when you're submerged. Subs switched to battery power for running underwater. And they were MUCH slower when doing so. And they didn't have the endurance to go long distances. So one would assume that the German U-Boat never actually submerged during the trip between the freighter and the Sub base under the island. No need to. Thus Indiana was - relatively speaking - safe. Though assuredly NOT COMFORTABLE. And it must have only taken a day or two travel time. Any longer and he'd have started getting severely dehydrated. Now if you were trying to write this for a character trying the same trick on a modern sub - I'd have to call BS. But in this specific historical context - it works. Barely. But it works.

[@EK_Beast]

Temple of Doom is a Prequel, Last Crusade the sequel to Raiders, and Crystal Skull the last chapter with the 5th movie to come in 2023 being the epilogue for Indy. Crystal Skull answers your questions about the warehouse the Ark is in.

[@TheDragonninja1983]

yo, the markings on the pillar in the scene with the Ark in the Well of the Souls, well, if you guys didn't notice at 38:29, well, the markings are of R2-D2 and C-3PO, the Droids from Star Wars, I spotted that as an Easter Egg.

[@nostradumbass7959]

watch "they live" best fight scene in movie history. plus, you shouldn't do polls cuz you get the tragedy of the commons. you be you, watch what you feel. be different, ignore the herd.

[@Cheepchipsable]

A lot of the same movies seem to come up on the reaction channels. they should mix them up with stiff they want to watch, movies recommended, and maybe some classics they have never seen before. A ton of good movies that just weren't commercial successes.

[@vincentdesjardins1354]

09:49 "That's like a StarWars sound" Indeed it is, same as Millenium Falcon light speed fail. Plane's call sign is OB-CPO ... Obiwan C3PO. Raiders of the lost ark contain a few StarWars easter eggs 😉

[@Valentin_126]

One thing I find quite funny about this movie is that Indy had next to zero relevance on the outcome of the story. Without Indy's intervention the Nazis would've still found the Ark, taken it to the island, done the ritual, and died. I suppose Indy's only influence on the story of the movie would be that the US military was able to retrieve the Ark afterwards, presumably he gave up the location after he and Marion found their way back to America.

[@emperorconstantine1.361]

Slight correction: during ww2, Himmler was the true nut job on the Occult, Hitler barely had any interest in such obsession. Granted, he allowed Himmler near unlimited funding to try and find various religious artifacts. The Holy Grail, The Ark, many others. Himmler believed with these objects in possession, they could be harnessed to ensure not just victory, but ETERNAL rule over the earth. Hitler was more a dark fan of art from around the globe.

[@tru3sk1ll]

1:07:00 Speaking of Easter Eggs, C3PO and R2D2 are in some of the Egyptian Hieroglyphics!!! Right when they open the ark

[@bjarmstrong4855]

@9.50 yeah I'm pretty sure that's the sound of the Millennium Falcon not making the jump to hyperspace (in The Empire Strikes Back)

[@visionaryventures12]

In the Pentateuch, YHVH (“god”) tells Moses, “you cannot look at my face and live.” YHVH instructed Moses on how the Israelites should build the Ark, so that YHVH can dwell amongst his people.