Watching *Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark* For The First Time!!

[@mithroch]

"I'm scared he's going to betray him." Come on, Gimli would never betray Han Solo

[@sld1776]

Gimli will always be Pilot Vasco Rodrigues to me. None other compares.

[@CalciumChief]

Doctor Octopus did betray him in the opening scene, though. And after Han Solo got all those spiders off his back.

[@ryanclark6402]

@@sld1776 If that’s how you see him, you’re “shogun” be surprised when you see him in Victor/Victoria. :)

[@ryanclark6402]

@@CalciumChief “Doctor Octopus” also made a bad plot decision in Species…

[@DJLtravelvids]

That's right, those actors were in those movies!

[@stephenlackey5852]

Not suddenly sober-no longer pretending to be drunk. (She can reeaallly hold her liquor) It factors in later when she’s playing her captor, as well.

[@captin3149]

That's also why she told him to come back tomorrow. She was aware enough to know she didn't want to make any decisions while drunk. (She WAS drunk, even if she's able to hold it. NO ONE can drink that much without it affecting them at all)

[@Ambaryerno]

In fact, that scene was actually developed by Karen Allen and Paul Freeman. In the script as-written, Marion was going to simply seduce Belloq, but Allen (rightfully) felt that would undermine Marion's character, and Freeman supported her. So they worked out the drinking game together as a callback to the previous scene, with Marion trying to drink Belloq under the table to escape.

[@Ultimaterob]

“Bringing a gun to a knife fight.” That was actually a improve by Ford. He was feeling sick that day and went with the gun. The director loved it and kept it in.

[@thoso1973]

It's basically an improved homage to Harrison Ford shooting Greedo in Star Wars. Indy tries the same trick in Temple Of Doom vs two swordsmen, but with a different outcome this time. :)

[@sonnic1995]

@@thoso1973 Considerins George Lucas created the character and story i'm surprised he never did a special edition with the other guy having a gun and shooting first

[@LordHoth_90]

You can see on his face he feels like shit

[@RobTheWatcher]

The Egyptian swordsman is played by British stuntman legend Terry Richards who trained hard for almost a MONTH for what should have been a long and spectacular fight scene according to the script. But as stated, Ford felt sick and it was a particularly hot day, so they just scrapped the whole scene for the gun shot.

[@E_y_a_l]

It wasn't an improve by Ford, it's just a myth, an actor doesn't improvise and start shooting his gun on a scene without telling the crew about it, even before mentioning safety reasons, the stuntman that played the swordsman wouldn't have known to fall after being shot if it was an improve, the real story is that Ford was sick and they were behind schedule so they decided to shorten the scene and found a funny way to do it.

[@Artman1991]

The coat hanger gag came about because it was cut out of Steven Spielberg’s previous film, the war comedy 1941. In that movie, it was done by Christopher Lee, but (like much of the rest of the movie) it didn’t get a laugh from test audiences. Spielberg vowed to put the joke in every movie he made until it got a laugh. Fortunately, his very next movie was RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK.

[@rcrawford42]

It works here because there's a LOT of tension in the scene, and the Nazi agent is so sinister.

[@Rocket1377]

That scene got a laugh from the crew too, mainly thanks to Ronald Lacey's brilliant performance. After he delivered the line "what shall we talk about?" the actors and crew burst out laughing.

[@bigdream_dreambig]

🤔 The next movie he directed was E.T. I'm glad he didn't have to shoehorn it into that one!

[@Carandini]

@@Rocket1377 It really makes you wonder how that would have worked if Kinski had taken the part. Klaus Kinski was Spielberg's first choice for Toht, but he rejected the role and told Spielberg 'this script is the worst shit I've ever read'.

[@theman4884]

I didn't know that and I am one of the few people who likes 1941.

[@coolgareth101]

"This is just historic geography, and I love it." Congratulations! You've just properly defined archaeology. :-)

[@tarmaque]

"Geography is only physics slowed down and with a few trees stuck in it." - Terry Pratchett

[@artboymoy]

Except Indy destroys a bunch of it...

[@robertmatthews9650]

“You call this archeology?”

[@purpleemerald5299]

@@artboymoy “Historic earthquake.”

[@0LadyV0]

The Ark isn't historical anything, since those it wasn't part of any historical event. Nazi's yes. Ark...no.

[@Dave3Dguy]

Of all the reactors I've seen covering this movie, you are the only one to understand that Belloq's headpiece only has 1 side because they made an impression from the guy's burned hand. No one else seems to get this. Great reaction!

[@traviswinkler3994]

Thought exactly the same thing. So happy to finally see someone get this. I'm always shaking my head when people miss this very obvious detail. It's clearly spelled out.

[@mattp6089]

Yeah they don't often comment on it in these reactions.

[@tanisdevelopment]

There's lots of scenes in these movies which borrow from the old cliffhanger serials. In Drums Of Fu Manchu, this situation happens in reverse. Bad guys steal a stone tablet but drop it in the mud as they leave. Our heroes make a plaster cast of the impression, thinking they have all the relevant information. But they don't realise that the back of the tablet had a warning about a booby-trap.

[@BobBlumenfeld]

The fellow Indy talks to right after escaping the burning inn was John Rhys-Davies (Gimli in the LOTR trilogy).

[@cheeseburger12]

He was also the first actor to play Marvel's Wilson Fisk aka the Kingpin.

[@dcaslick]

Also the voice of Treebeard.

[@porflepopnecker4376]

And he also played Tinkerbell in "Peter Pan." Ha ha, just kidding.

[@wwe2005]

He also stars in Sliders, a great Sci-fi show I loved growing up!

[@LOLWATZOR]

Always fun to see how huge a physical presence Sallah is in these movies, considering how scaled down they managed to make John Rhys-Davies look as Gimli.

[@kenp.7304]

A large portion of the screen time for Gimli in LOTR is actually 4'10" stunt double, martial arts and equestrian expert Brett Beattie, not 6'1" actor John Rhys-Davies. Beattie became the go-to Gimli when Rhys-Davies developed an allergic reaction to the extensive facial prosthetics. However Beattie was not given the proper screen credit, he is only named as a generic stuntman in the credits. This was because he did not have an agent. Fortunately when it was time for the main cast to get their Elvish "9" tattoos, Beattie was invited to get one also. John Rhys-Davies never got his LOTR tattoo.

[@braedenmartin8596]

Literally the only thing she knows about Indiana Jones happens in the first 20 mins 😂 😂 😂

[@thekodex1186]

To be fair, it's a pretty iconic 20 minutes

[@RRK1965]

I’ve had the honor to meet John Rhys-Davies at a Comic Con in my country. He’s a very kind person.

[@scottrabie]

I met him too at a con in Canada and he was the most gracious, delightful person I've ever had the pleasure of speaking to. He will forever be one of my favorite actors of all time.

[@johnberg9497]

I didn't meet him, but I did see him at a comic-con with his own hall, back in 2014.

[@Logan_Baron]

"He likes to replace the weight of a monkey or an orb" She says it like that's his hobby. When he's not teaching or out adventuring, he likes to sit in his apartment replacing weights of things.

[@grogsrevenge]

Maybe he's a member of the royal society for putting things on top of other things? (yt it)

[@hgman3920]

I was 10 when this first came out. I scrounged and save every penny so I could see Raiders a total of 18 times in the theaters - that's how much of an experience it was back in the day

[@matthewgillies7509]

FYI: Harrison Ford does nearly all of his own stunts. And what they unleashed from/summoned with the Ark is the Angel of Death.

[@Сайтамен]

That's why he got so much injuries in his resent movies...

[@Delgen1951]

@@Сайтамен yeaph!

[@GriffinPilgrim]

God expresses his opinion of Nazis. Also cuts Indy and Marion's bond, presumably feeling he owed them a solid.

[@ARandomInternetUser08]

I hate to sound like a grammar Nazi (honestly, idc, b/c people need to learn grammar), but the amount of mistakes is hurting me, IN THIS thread, not the OP as the OP blatantly assumed

[@matthewgillies7509]

@@ARandomInternetUser08, I hope you know that there is a great many things grammatically and stylistically incorrect with that sentence. Not to mention, your observations are not directed at any particular individual, so they can be disregarded in their entirety.

[@yutubetom]

"That's a big warehouse. Almost a Costco". That killed me!

[@Jackal84066]

I like to think that it’s warehouse 13 from the tv series

[@nateh1135]

@@Jackal84066 It's Area 51

[@AlexSeverinski]

8:23 There was an elaborately choreographed fight planned for this, but Harrison was sick when they filmed it so they did this instead.

[@dabe1971]

Much to the annoyance of the Sword guy who had spent ages rehearsing his routine. I think I read he beefed up his part to his friends and family too.

[@TheMajorActual]

There is a deleted scene where they tried to shoot the fight, but Ford was so ill, they just couldn't make it work, so they went with the pistol shot.

[@AngelWolf12]

If I remember correctly, he had food poisoning and had spent a lot of the day in the bathroom, was dehydrated, incredibly uncomfortable, splitting headache, just in no mood for an advanced fight scene, and this really was the best he could do.

[@MikeWilsonBarrett]

He was also injured and didn't want to have an elaborate fight. Which actually was the right decision and made for a better scene lol.

[@lightup6751]

@@MikeWilsonBarrett im not sure about that. we say that in hind sight but a mid movie boss fight would be very indiana jones esque and entertaining.

[@distinguishedflyer]

Forty years on, and it's still one of the most purely entertaining movies out there. The sequels are a lot of fun too; tone-wise, they follow the trajectory of the original Star Wars trilogy with a darker second chapter and a goofier third one that re-visits some of the territory of the first. Interesting that you should mention a high budget for this movie; in fact, Steven Spielberg treated it as an exercise in finishing a film on time & on budget (which he'd repeatedly failed to do in his last few movies: Jaws, Close Encounters & 1941). He had $18 million for it, and accomplished his goal.

[@McD5791]

"1941" was probably the film that made Speilberg change his process as you said. Jaws and CEot3K were huge successes, so he kinda got away with going over time and budget. 1941 was his first major bomb, so he had to impose some self-discipline after that

[@distinguishedflyer]

@@McD5791 Yes, although before each of the two earlier movies had come out he went through a period of worry given the overruns (especially on Jaws, which went about three times over schedule and budget, and left him wondering if he'd ever be hired again).

[@dallesamllhals9161]

With pure - you mean No bloody CGI, right? If YES +1

[@distinguishedflyer]

Probably one reason why the movie has weathered the years so well.

[@trhansen3244]

It's my #2 all time film. Right behind Jaws.

[@Csaba__]

"theres always a boulder chasing him" now im imagining indiana jones running down the street, in the pub, takes a beer to go since he cannot stop because theres a boulder chasing him..

[@rcrawford42]

Have you seen "UHF"?

[@IggyStardust1967]

@@rcrawford42 Beat me to it!

[@scipioafricanus5871]

Movie Pitch: Imagine "It Follows" but - wait for it - with a boulder.

[@DouglasJohnson.]

Seeing you enjoy "Raiders of the Lost Ark" so much, made me feel like a 10 year old kid again. You are right, this movie is an "experience" and one of the greatest films of all time!

[@trhansen3244]

But she said that kiss at 19:06 is not a kiss? What the what? Just mooshing their teeth? What planet is this woman from?

[@whooligan7159]

I was 10 when I saw this.

[@RickLeMon]

@@whooligan7159 I was 13. What a time to be alive. I saw Star Wars, Raiders, and Alien all in the theaters on their original runs.

[@theawesomeman9821]

I hope the new Uncharted film will make you feel enjoyment too

[@mikejankowski6321]

@@RickLeMon I did the same as an adult, and it always made me FEEL like a kid!

[@mithroch]

There was a TV show called Warehouse 13... the concept being that warehouses containing collections of powerful artifacts like the one at the end exist.

[@HomerJ1964]

Loved that show.

[@BlunderMunchkin]

I really enjoyed the show until they made one of the characters a spy. I hate betrayal plots.

[@TheBTG88]

The warehouse scene was Spielberg’s homage to the final scene in Orson Welles’ “Citizen Kane”.

[@sifumode9460]

Of course, if you watch Warehouse 13, you also need to watch Eureka!

[@brucechmiel7964]

Which one. Elena, she wasn’t a spy. If your talking about Jinksy he was a double agent. And Artie was possessed by Magellan’s Astrolabe.

[@ryanclark6402]

I dearly love that you’re basically the only reactor I watch who calls out every “Wilhelm.” Shot! :)

[@dalblack8712]

“That’s the reason they have one side of the medallion because he burnt it onto his hand”. You are the first reactor I’ve scene that actually got that! Great review!

[@CycolacFan]

Yeah it’s odd how most seem to miss that.

[@thoso1973]

Raiders is my favorite adventure film of all time. :) It wasn't Hitler who in real life, was obsessed with the occult; it was Heinrich Himmler, the leader of the SS and one of the architects of the Holocaust. Fun fact: The reason why Indy tells Marion to close her eyes as the Ark is opened, is because a deleted scene had the old man translate an additional warning on the headpiece, that warned against looking inside the Ark.

[@tarmaque]

It's also a reference to Lot's wife, who turned to look at the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah and was turned into a pillar of salt.

[@Elurin]

@@tarmaque Not really, Lot's wife was still connected to the sin of Sodom in her heart and didn't want to leave it. It was God's judgement of sin that she was given the chance to flee from, but didn't accept. It is more a reference to the men of Beth shemesh (a town in Israel) who looked into the Ark after it had returned from the land of the Philistines (where the Gaza strip is today) 70 men died when they did so (1 Samuel 6:19) As an aside, the comment in the movie when the US government agents are talking with Jones and Brody and the comment is made that the Bible talks about the Ark leveling mountains and laying waste entire regions is not accurate. The 70 men, a guy riding a cart carrying the Ark, and the people who lived in the 5 Philistine cities who got tumours, are the only negative effects of disrespecting the Ark that the Bible talks about.

[@Carandini]

Himmler and Hess as well (who would have been the #2 guy in Germany in 1936). Goebbels had an exploitative interest in the occult - as in he'd use anything that could be twisted into propaganda (he's the one who played up Nostradamus prophecies that seemed to predict Hitler's coming to power). Hitler himself though? Nope, he was if anything irreligious, though he had a kind of agnostic concept of 'Providence' and destiny in general. Hess was the connection to the aristocratic Thule Society, which pumped money into the early Nazi party, as he was also a Thulist. The Thule Society certainly wasn't pulling the strings (as some people desperate to up the occult aspect of the Nazis try to make out) because in an overall 'purge' of fortune tellers and other mystics in Germany, von Sebotendorff himself, head of the Thule Society, was imprisoned. Somebody (probably Hess) arranged for his release and he immediately fled to Turkey.

[@eliasshaikh2065]

Altogether the general warning to not look still makes sense. By doing so, you set yourself apart from the ones getting punished.

[@Ambaryerno]

It's not just the old man warning them. That's actually RIGHT IN THE TORAH (Old Testament). And Indy, having a religious upbringing, would have been well aware of that fact. Anyone who looked on the Ark when it was open was stricken dead.

[@davidbeach4682]

Interesting that you flash the 1999 movie, Mummy...I remember sitting in the theater during the Mummy and thinking it should have been an Indiana Jones movie.

[@taoist32]

I wouldn’t be surprised if Indiana Jones and The Mummy shared the same universe. Two leading characters who dress the same but different experiences happening at the same time.

[@Rick_Cleland]

@@taoist32 😱😱😱

[@Cheepchipsable]

@@taoist32 Why, it's not like these movies never existed before. In fact Raiders is a rip off, (sorry Homage), of 50's adventure movie serials.

[@1938superman]

10:45 Franchises like The Mummy owe their existence to the Indiana Jones franchise. Ever since the success of these movies in the 1980s, several studios have attempted very similar adventure franchises of their own, citing Indiana Jones as one of their primary inspirations. The Mummy, Tomb Raider, Uncharted, etc. I also agree. Brendan Frasier is awesome. It's horrible what happened to him for all those years. Nearly wrecked his career. I'm glad he's making a comeback.

[@JedHead77]

Since you just had a birthday, Vicky, as Indy said: “It’s not the years, honey. It’s the mileage.” 😉🎂

[@Rick_Cleland]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@davidsumpter4933]

I have come to believe that it was not sand inside the arc rather it was decomposed tablets, yes the ten commandments tablets of Moses.

[@Elurin]

According to the Bible, there was also Aaron's (Moses's brother) staff, that had sprouted leaves and ripe almonds (God's way of confirming Aaron and his family and descendants as Priests) and a jar of Manna that the Israelites fed on while travelling in the desert. Stone doesn't decompose (unless it is made of certain minerals in a wet environment) so I don't think that was it. But, it is entirely possible that the Ark was not air-or sand- tight. In a sandstorm that lasted a whole year, there is a good chance that sand could have gotten inside. I think the Three Items of the Ark were simply buried in sand over the 1000s of years.

[@eliasshaikh2065]

All the shaking the ark went through after being removed must have made everything worse, anything inside already decomposing would have been shattered even further.

[@landonhagan450]

Man, the Ark of the Covenant really is one of the coolest movie props of all time. It just looks absolutely _mythic_ from every angle and in every scene.

[@robertzamora4282]

the actor who plays Salah is John Reiss Davies, who also plays Gimli the dwarf

[@DanTasticEntertainment]

I think the "ghosts" at the end were supposed to be the angel of death who smote the first born of Egypt.

[@thoso1973]

Correct. It's the female spirit that transforms into a ghoul in front of Belloq, I believe.

[@tarmaque]

"Raining down sulfur is like an endurance trial man. Mass genocide is the most exhausting activity one can engage in, next to soccer."

[@Elurin]

Well, angels, certainly. I would have preferred to see Seraphim; in the Bible, those angels were more closely connected to the Temple's holy of holies, the inner sanctum where the Ark was kept in the days of the Kingdom of Israel, They were physical manifestations of God's power and glory. I would guess that the special effects to properly represent such beings would either be too expensive or not exist.

[@bjrn-charlestorvik7824]

from all of John Williams film scores, Marion's Theme from Raiders of the Lost Ark is very underrated music.

[@eliasshaikh2065]

It sounded similar to the Han Solo love theme from Empire Strikes Back, but nicer. I almost think John Williams did that to try to make an improvement and it worked. The movies were released only a year apart.

[@Alte.Kameraden]

Indiana Jones is literally an icon of American Cinema on the same scale as Darth Vadar to be honest. So glad you're watching this film. Personally my favorite two Indiana Jones films are Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Last Crusade, and I'm pretty sure most would agree, that Temple of Doom though not horrible does take a darker spin to the films vs the rest. Issue I think with Temple of Doom is they made the blonde lady the comic relief in the film, but she comes off as irritating and annoying. Were as the comedy/humor in the former and the later are just more genuine and actually fun/entertaining. If you like Indiana Jones you'd likely love 2005's Sahara and 1999's The Mummy. Similar mix of adventure/humor, both wonderful films. The Mummy being the more famous of the two.

[@rcrawford42]

Don't ignore how annoying Short Round is. Unless someone is going for completeness and order, I'd say watch them as 1, 3, and 2 if you want. Never watch 4.

[@bigdream_dreambig]

She's definitely familiar with The Mummy (1999). She swoons over Brendan Fraser. 🙈

[@biguy617]

I met John Rhys Davis and Marion at Comic Con. The Marion actress signed my Ark Blu-ray and John signed my Lord of the Rings Blu-ray because he plays Gimli too.

[@jgrado3]

“Who are these stunt doubles?” Harrison Ford. That’s how he got his leg run over by a plane. True story.

[@Rick_Cleland]

Spielberg was always terrified because Ford insisted on doing most of his own stunts.

[@davidmeir9348]

Without doubt one of the greatest action/adventure movies of all time. Even today it still feels fresh and exciting. There is a rumor that the car chase in the Castle of Cagliostro influenced the car chase in this movie. While it isn't so, Spielberg has high praise for Miyazaki first feature film which is truly up there as a fantastic adventure anime. And since it's before the foundation of Studio Ghibli, i think it's safe to watch on your channel (but do check up) Spielberg and Lucas were influenced by the adventure serials of the 40's and 50's and they created one of the most iconic character in cinematic history.

[@gorrammudder1600]

Yay! For the longest time my wife hadn't seen the Indiana Jones films and I was convinced she was a Russian spy.

[@Texy88]

The man playing Satipo, who accompanied Indy into the area with the golden idol at the beginning, was played by none other than Alfred Molina, who nearly two decades later would play Doctor Octopus in _Spider-Man 2._ In fact, Satipo was his very first film role. John Rhys-Davies played Sallah. John would later go on to play Gimli in the _Lord of the Rings_ trilogy.

[@Avalon19511]

Vicky if you go back to the part where they are moving the Ark if you look closely at the wall they are passing you'll see C-3P0 and R2D2 as a wall painting

[@corbelius6]

It's new to me as a 55 year old man, but I get such enjoyment watching young people enjoy movies that I love. Keep up the great vids.

[@NeilPower]

I always loved the ending. The desert swallowed the Ark for centuries and now it disappears into the American bureaucracy.

[@DeathsjesterKMNP]

Honestly I look at it in the sense, that someone in charge was smart enough to hide it away under a mountain of boxes where It can be lost and not fall into the hands of ambitious people.

[@keithmays8076]

According to what I remember, the Ark contained three things: the fragments of the Ten Commandments, Aaron's Rod, and a pot of mana. But since that Ark is not exactly Tupperware, time did it's bit and all that is left is sand and dust. As for why the ritual backfired, I believe it was because of three things. 1) the Ark needs special protocols and times and reasons to open it up and by whom. 2) Belloq was not of the priesthood, and only they can safely communicate with the Ark. 3) And this is very important: Belloq wasn't Jewish. Anyone not Hebrew that tried to screw around with the Ark wound up with severe punishments, to say the least.

[@jkhristian9603]

Exactly, Belloq wasn't a Levite priest.

[@vilefly]

1A) Anyone who touched the Ark accidentally were struck dead. Hebrew or otherwise. The others I remember, but that's about it for my fly brain. Feel free to list anything else involving the Ark.

[@Ambaryerno]

NO ONE can touch the Ark itself. Also, no one can OPEN the Ark. You'll die. Period. And don't look inside it, either, if someone is stupid enough to open it. In fact, there's no special protocols, reasons, or times or that make it ok to touch/open, use. You ONLY use the Ark when God explicitly says so; Every time the Hebrews tried to use it without the Big Guy telling them to, they ended up losing it.

[@Cheepchipsable]

@@jkhristian9603 How do we know that? He may have been descended and done a correspondence course! Which commandments, the first set Moses brought down, or the different second set Yahweh dictated to him?

[@jkhristian9603]

@@Cheepchipsable Because he wasn't Jewish. You literally have to be from the tribe of Levi.

[@matthewmckibben]

I'm someone who generally doesn't find perfection in art, BUT I think this is a perfect film. Perfectly realized, perfectly written, perfect acting, direction, so on and so forth. It's even a perfect run time. I can't find any flaws in this. ...it's also comfort food for me. I go to this film often.

[@Knightcowboy89]

Her about Indy's gun: "What if the safety was off?" Me who knows revolvers like that 1. Don't have safeties and 2. Won't fire if the the trigger is not pulled: "Oh you dear sweet innocent child"🤣🤣🤣

[@thomasvlaskampiii6850]

You absolutely can fire a revolver without pulling the trigger. You have to pull the hammer back. Which takes a lot more force than just throwing it in a suitcase

[@Knightcowboy89]

@@thomasvlaskampiii6850 I was talking about that revolver in the state, or position it was in, which the hammer was DOWN, not pulled back. So that revolver, in that state, absolutely 100% will NOT fire off a round unless the trigger is pulled first.

[@Knightcowboy89]

@@thomasvlaskampiii6850 basically she freaked out about Indy throwing the gun into his suitcase because she obviously doesn't know much about guns. There was zero danger to himself, Marcus, or anything else around them when he tossed it into the suitcase like he did because of 1. The type of revolver and 2. the hammer was not cocked back.

[@michaeloswalt3809]

At least she is thinking about gun safety!

[@Knightcowboy89]

@@michaeloswalt3809 I'll give her that for sure.

[@maingun07]

"Raiders of the Lost Ark" is what movies watch when they go to the movies.

[@Scott_Burton]

16:48 YES!!! Girl knows her Wilhelm Scream! As a commentary on Harrison Ford / Indiana Jones. Remember, this is the Post Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope "Han shot first" Harrison Ford. Normally. I don't like to reference anything not already revealed, but 1. I'm jumping to a different movie universe, and 2. At this time. I do know you've watched that movie, months ago. 3. Anyone who hasn't seen a pair of 30-40 year old movies shouldn't expect the world to be free of at least a thin spoiler. :)

[@bwilliams463]

This set the standard for the entire action-adventure genre. There had been plenty of adventure movies before it, but none of had this kind if intensity and pacing. 'Temple of Doom' is not as good as 'Raiders,' but I'd still recommend watching it next, then 'Last Crusade' which could be argued to the best in the series. But 'Raiders' set a lot of pop-culture references that even people who have never seen the movie will recognize, and it inspired every action-adventure film that came after it.

[@kenp.7304]

You are right; when I first saw the movie in theaters in 1981, I was shocked how the movie pretty much started with a major action sequence. Back then it was unheard of for a movie to start off like that. Normally you would not get a major action sequence in a movie until the 3rd act.

[@admiralkeelhauled42]

"What if the safety was off" It's a revolver, the whole gun is a safety

[@stalefurset9444]

Sallah was in Lord of the Rings. He was Gimli. A dwarf in the movie, 6’1’’ in real life.

[@micromachinist3419]

I'm so glad you're starting to watch these and you enjoyed it so much! I've been watching these movies since they came out and have seen them hundreds of times but watching you watch this movie really breathed new life into it for me. Thank you so much!!

[@quinnknobbe7119]

My uncle, an anthropologist, swears this is the most accurate portrial of his day-to-day life that Hollywood has produced.

[@markcarpenter6020]

You have to understand. Indy and Marion didn't break up because they didn't love each other. Marion was underaged and her father found out they were sleeping with each other. (That's why Indy and her father stopped speaking to each other). I forget the exact ages they were supposed to be but Indy was in his early 20s and Marion was in her early to mid teens when they dated. For the record in both the time period the movie was set and when it was actually made such relationships weren't uncommon. People only got really strict about age of consent when the internet made if much much easier for adults and teens to meet and hook up. Also "ancient air". Air in tombs and such is actually poisonous.( Full of CO2 and ancient viruses and bacteria) So you have to let tombs air out when you first open them. It believed that is what made several of the people who found king Tut sick. They didn't let the tomb properly air out before they went into it

[@Mansplainer2099-jy8ps]

According to the wiki, Indy was born July 1899, Marion March 1909 and the romancing happened in 1925 so Indy 25-26 and Marion 15-16.

[@markcarpenter6020]

@@Mansplainer2099-jy8ps thanks. I know they had discussed having Marion as young as 13. But I couldn't remember the cannon age.

[@ChrisReise]

Hey, V. This is the 4th reaction I've watched of "Raiders" and congratulations. YOU are the only one to figure out that the seared imprint of the head-piece on that guy's hand was how the bad guys got a false copy of the headpiece. Way to go. :)

[@sarataylor6164]

They get away with reveals that feel so epic even to this day - the staff measurements continuing on the back of the medallion, when the bad guys only had a copy of the front, felt mind blowing as a kid. Twists like that don't come often in movies children can watch, or not often enough.

[@technopirate304]

@19:00, we never see moments like this anymore. Indy looks like he has been through some sh!t. Earlier on the dock he is literally leaning on Marion to help him onto the ship. Nowadays in these action adventure flicks, the heroes barely look like they went for a hard jog.

[@william_santiago]

When he says, "You know what a cautious man I am." and tosses the gun. It's a revolver. You can chuck it against the wall and nothing would happen. It's an old Smith & Wesson M1917 which is well known for its reliability.

[@Rikrik1138]

I’ve watched dozens of reactions to this film, and you’re the first person I’ve seen connect the scar on the guys hand as to why the baddies are digging in the wrong place. Also, the 5,000 dollars he offered her for the medallion in 1936 would be the equivalent of $94,375 dollars today, adjusted for inflation.

[@MattDeMille]

I just binge-watched about a dozen First Reactions to Raiders of The Lost Ark: You are by far and away the most intelligent. Thank you for being a refreshingly intellectual observer. You get the details, know your lore, make the connections. Amazing how much is lost on people. Why'd I binge Raiders-Firsts? Study. Seeing how the younger generation reacts to my favorite film.

[@bauer24power]

Yes!! Cannot wait to see your reactions to Temple of Doom and (my personal favourite) Last Crusade. I do hope you’ll do reaction videos for Back to the Future. And I’ll keep posting for it :p

[@JedHead77]

The end scene of Indy and Marion on the steps in “Washington DC” was actually shot inside in San Francisco’s city hall.

[@MarkSW]

4:47 It's true. Hitler did have some interest in archaeology. That's why during the war, the Nazis infiltrated many museums in Europe and stole many treasures and art works. BTW, great reaction as usual.

[@madeincda]

I think he was interested in architecture, as opposed to archeology. He loved to study buildings and was somewhat of an artist in that way. He was also a showman. When he held parties and events he wanted to show that he had the best of everything around him. That said, Hitler despised modern art and tried on every occasion to mock it.

[@dallesamllhals9161]

Naah! Himmler was thé Occult geek!

[@Nutrient-Gold]

It was Himmler that had an interest in certain dark/occult interests and practises, more than Hitler. Hitler was just dark/evil.

[@madeincda]

@@Nutrient-Gold Yes, Hitler spent very little time, since his childhood, thinking about anything else, other than complete domination by any means.

[@dallesamllhals9161]

@@Nutrient-Gold We know! Look above?

[@kentbarnes1955]

Indiana Jones is Harrison Ford playing Harrison Ford! Classic. Sala is the actor who eventually played Gimli the dwarf in Lord of the Rings. Thanks for a wonderful video

[@Spindler2007]

I'm impressed that you managed to guess that the Ark's power was exactly like in the picture Indy showed Marcus and the government agents earlier in the movie. Not many notice that little piece of foreshadowing especially when Indy says "Lightning, fire,.....power of God or something"

[@shmupperfromhell]

The theme tune, no matter where or when i hear it, takes me back!

[@alanhilton3611]

Hitler was a complete nut on finding ancient artifacts like the Holy Grail the Ark of the Covenant and the spear which pierced Jesus's side he was also into the occult but didn't mind smoking so I guess that's something.😊

[@jeremygilbert7989]

The spear is called The Lance of Longinus, fyi

[@bbb462cid]

@@jeremygilbert7989 also called the Spear of Destiny and the Holy Lance

[@Carandini]

This is what happens when you get sloppy history. It wasn't Hitler, it was Himmler and Hess. Those were your occult nuts in the Reich, as opposed to your regular brand of loons. Also Hitler was vehemently against smoking (which, if you ever bother to watch Downfall, you'll notice they include a detail that after scramble-brain kills himself, one of the first things everyone does is light a cigarette, which they had to go outside to do when he was alive) and the first studies connecting smoking to cancer were done in Germany in the 1930s (but suppressed by the tobacco industry until the 1960s). Hitler was also an obnoxious vegetarian, one of those sort who would loudly ridicule people eating meat around him as 'corpse eaters' and that sort of crap. There's a fun story about that. During his only state visit to Finland, Mannerheim made sure that every single dish at the big lavish state dinner had some sort of meat component. As you can guess, Mannerheim despised Hitler, but the Nazis were the only ones who'd help his nation against the USSR. If you bother to look into his biography, Hitler was the most documented person to have ever lived before Chris-Chan.

[@dylaningobernoble9971]

I love how he is a one man army like you said. But the way they do it still seems plausible. Like he gets his ass kicked half the time but he gets by by fighting dirty instead of being like a super soldier. Loved your reaction! Glad you had fun with this. It's one of my favorite movies

[@sean_mccadden]

This was definitely the golden age of action movies! The mummy was actually supposed to originally be a parody of Indiana jones but it eventually became its own thing. Both are great series!

[@StrayPaolo]

1:20 "He's gonne shoot the paper" I don't know why but this had me laughing hard haha

[@micksailor4715]

Great reaction! This is my favorite action movie of all time, with Die Hard following closely behind. :)

[@mtdualie1039]

I grew up watching this on VHS tapes. Fond memories

[@stt5v2002]

The combination of serious-action-humor in this film is something I really enjoy and I was pleased to see that V enjoyed that too. Few movies can pull off these tone switches, and not all viewers can appreciate it. For example, the "coat hanger" scene is one of my favorites.

[@bigdream_dreambig]

"This gives me The Mummy vibes. I just . . . I miss you Rick O'Connell. I love you so much, Brendan." I couldn't find the original source of the quote, but several online articles say something like: "Sommers had an idea that diverged from all the concepts that had come before… rather than a modern-set horror romance, he suggested that The Mummy be imagined as a swashbuckling action-adventure film set in the 1920s - 'as a kind of Indiana Jones or Jason and the Argonauts with the mummy as the creature giving the hero a hard time.' "

[@MrLainon]

The part at the end is reminiscent of a show called warehouse 13. It was never very big, but it was very witty and I know you would enjoy it. Because it wasn't very big, I don't know if it's worth actually making react videos for it, but I would still recommend that you watch it. I don't want to describe the premise too much, because they take time to explain things in the pilot and already knowing what's going on would take the fun out of it.

[@paulfeist]

I am CONVINCED that the makers of Warehouse 13 got the idea from watching that scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark. "Hey, guys.... so, what if.... "

[@TheBTG88]

The warehouse scene at the end is Spielberg’s homage to the final scene in Orson Welles’ “Citizen Kane”.

[@LightsCameraJake]

Young Harrison Ford, the crush we all have.

[@randeecarreno4289]

I'm so excited that you're watching and reactioning to the Indiana Jones movies. 😊 I hope that you at least watch at least the next two movies. They are the best! Especially "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade".

[@bzum19]

Actually the scene where Indy shots guy with sword was improvised by Harrison Ford. He was sick and got a fever thats why he is so sweaty.

[@footballlover9207]

I can't wait for you to see the third one. It's THE BEST!

[@edmontonboy99]

Yes one of my favourite adventure movies of all time. Happy belated 25th Birthday Vicky.

[@sugelite5068]

Spielberg originally asked Tom Selleck to be jones and Danny devito to be sallah

[@reedlarson3153]

His sidekick at around the 2:00 minute mark is a very young Alfred Molina. You may have also seen him as Doc Oc in 2004's Spider Man 2.

[@BlackieNuff]

I used to wonder, if the boulder starts out rolling from above, why didn't Indy just stay put until the boulder rolled PAST him, and then "follow" the boulder out... then I realized the boulder probably seals the opening they entered through, and he'd be trapped inside, lol.

[@eliasshaikh2065]

Maybe it also seals the entrance

[@BlackieNuff]

@@eliasshaikh2065 That's what I said.

[@BondFreek]

8:30 the day that was shot Harrison Ford had gotten really bad food poisoning. He had a high fever and cannot perform the plan sword fight. Someone suggested why doesn't Indiana just shoot the guy Spielberg laughed and shouted that way to this very day that scene gets around of belly laughs.

[@calumteine2008]

The whole film is a gem. Acting, script, sound track, pacing, comedy, action, drama! Damn!!!

[@NorthGaReptile]

Indiana Jones is the movie you turn to when you just want to sit back and enjoy yourself for a while. They're funny, they've got action without taking themselves too seriously, and a fantastic way to take a stroll down memory lane (for those of us who grew up on these movies anyway, lol)

[@jeromyjohnson6073]

My favorite adventure movie of all time thanks for watching this❤️ this movie holds a special place in my heart I watched it with my grandpa in the theater and he sadly is no longer with us🙏🏼❤️

[@spacemanspiff3052]

“Raidersof the Lost Ark” has long been my #2 top movie of all time. Glad you watched and loved this amazing triumph of a film; I really enjoyed your reaction. The big headed golden idol Indy takes in the opening sequence isn’t a monkey, it is a fertility goddess; you can’t see it but the goddess is pulling a baby from her womb at the bottom front of the statue. Anyway, keep up the awesome reactions!

[@spitfiremark1a768]

I was 14 when seeing this film in 81 with my Mum and my Gran. They loved it as much as I did. From that point I was a big Raiders fan. On leaving the cinema I said "can I have a whip for my birthday"? And I did.

[@paulfeist]

Whips were big sellers in '81-'82.... Had one myself. :-)

[@spitfiremark1a768]

@@paulfeist Where did your whip come from? I am in England, mine came from Swaine Adeney in London. Nothing like the Indy whip. Later I learnt that they made a whip for Raiders. It was the one he swings or hangs from. That particular whip had a wire core for added strength. Swaine Adeney eventually joined with Herbert Johnson that made the hat. I finally got a David Morgan whip in 93.

[@paulfeist]

@@spitfiremark1a768 Ah, mine was but a cheap "knock off"... I DID learn to get it to crack, though... One day, I'd love to get a good quality one. I've been to Herbert Johnson's in London... One day I'd love to be able to afford that quality a Fedora too!

[@spitfiremark1a768]

@@paulfeist Hello. My first whip was not at all expensive even for 81. Herbert Johnson Indy Poets are beautiful hats. Definitely lovely hats. It is worth checking out their KZbin channel. I was very fortunate to meet the gentleman that made the hats for tbe first 3 films. Great days indeed. Do you live in England? I am based in the S West.

[@paulfeist]

@@spitfiremark1a768 I haven't looked at good quality whips in many years, but, last I looked, they were not as inexpensive as they once were. :-) And yes, the "Indy" hats at Herbert Johnson are really fine hats! But, that trip to London was a budget stretcher already, I couldn't push it any further, as much as I wanted to!

[@brysonfreeman3526]

You should watch Harry Potter, Game Of Thrones, Twilight, The Hunger Games, and The Dark Knight Trilogy

[@paulfeist]

Fun fact: the "he brought a knife to a gunfight" scene? That was written as a big whip vs sword fight... but, that day, Harrison Ford was just recovering from dysintery, and could barely stand, much less do a fight scene... so. they improvised! Also - that coat hanger of Todt's? Everyone was taken in by that. Great scene!

[@ericwatson54]

Harrison Ford was suffering from dysentery during the filming of the whip fight scene. He suggested Indy just shoot the big guy with the sword. Spielberg thought it was a great idea. It turned out to be one of the funniest moments in the film.

[@forcebewithyou7746]

“Is that monkey wearing a thong?” Worse.. it’s giving birth. lol

[@hlmorfeld4499]

That guy who tries to rob Indy at the very beginning is Alfred Molina, aka Doc Ock!

[@neighborlyairsoft7180]

Trust me, the series might be weird, but stick it out; you will LOVE the third one!!!

[@torloni13]

13:18 You can see R2-D2 and C-3PO's hieroglyphs on the right side of Indy...at the wall. 3-PO is putting his hand on top of R2.

[@thereturningshadow]

Unnoticed points in two scenes. When Marion is hanging from the statue, if you look closely you can see the safety harness Karen Allen wore that prevents her from actually falling. They should have colored it white because it is clearly black. Also, when Indy pushes that stone out of the wall onto the ground, you can clearly see it bounces. After Indy and Marion crawl through the hole you see a guy leaning against the wall that many presume is asleep. He's not, he's dead because the stone bounced on him. With all the commotion and goings-on happening in the area and the fact that the nazis were in charge, there is no way a guy would be sleeping at that time.

[@jamesu1540]

Fun fact, the german who got hit by the aircraft propeller was Pat Roach - a Uk wrestler.

[@papahamdrew9962]

Great franchise

[@danielpitti6030]

Raiders it's the crown jewel of modern action Adventure cinema!

[@SirPaladin]

do the math; Indy was hooking up with Marion when he was in his mid-20s and she was like FIFTEEN at best. it's CREEPY...

[@peterriley5466]

I just love the blusey piano in the background of your intro

[@Yama_1291]

Revolvers like that need to be manually cocked before firing or have a long and heavy trigger pull. They don't have a manual safety like you would find on a semi-automatic pistol.

[@tarmaque]

Indi's revolver is a Smith&Wesson MK II hand-ejector, which was an export model to the British during WWI because they couldn't make Webleys fast enough. However it has had its barrel shortened and front sight replaced, so we can assume it has also been customized internally to some extent. It is not difficult to lighten and smooth out the double-action trigger pull on those old Smith&Wesson 2nd Models, and many did. Noted shooting enthusiast Elmer Keith considered it the best revolver ever made. I have an Smith&Wesson Army Model 1917 which is the modification to the 2nd Model supplied to the US Army for WWI. Indi's pistol would have been in .455 Webley. I also have a WWI Webley MK VI, and I can tell you the Smith&Wesson is a far superior firearm. (Which is not to say the Webley is bad either.)

[@Yama_1291]

@@tarmaque that's pretty cool information, thanks!

[@tarmaque]

@@Yama_1291 I would like to recommend the Movie Firearms Database. Those guys are pretty good at identifying firearms in movies, and there's plenty of trivia there to. Like for instance the MP40's used by the Germans in this move are anachronistic because they hadn't been even developed yet!

[@4204PTSD]

That gun knife fight was suppose to be an epic fight but Harrison Ford had the flu so he did that and the director loved it, so the legend says lol.

[@TheBTG88]

Dysentery / Food Poisoning- Not the flu.