Overall rating

5 / 5

Raiders in IMAX, Re-live it

PostedSeptember 12, 2012

Acoustified

Age:35 to 44

Gender:Male

Goes to the movies:once every few months

Dialogue

5 / 5

Special Effects

5 / 5

Art Direction

5 / 5

Acting

5 / 5

Story

5 / 5

Camerawork

5 / 5

Raiders is one of the best movies ever made in my opinion.
I saw it when it was originally release in theaters and have been a huge fan ever since.

We went to the IMAX showing on a Tuesday night when it is usually a light night for moviegoers, and it was a good turnout. I would guess there were more than 100 people there.

The IMAX experience was a great one and saw things I never noticed in the past.
- John Rhys-Davis has a bad tooth. Haha
- I could see the string pulling the fake snakes
- You can see the camera Lighting in Indys Glasses
- You could also see the Cobra reflection in the glass protecting the actors.
- And the most popular is Belloq eats a fly during a scene
- There are a few scenes with blurred backgrounds as camera stabilization was applied to a few scenes.
These are all thing I have never seen before.

The movie looked & sounded great for an early 80s movie. The quality was greatly improved and it really allows the acting and set pieces to shine more.
I come away loving the film and feel it stands the test of time as one of the best.

If you are a Fan this is a must see. However, sadly only in IMAX for this week.

Pros well paced, great story, great actors

Yes, I recommend this movie.

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5 / 5

Yes!!!

PostedSeptember 11, 2012

stantheman158

from Oklahoma City, OK, USA

Age:35 to 44

Gender:Male

Goes to the movies:monthly

Dialogue

5 / 5

Special Effects

5 / 5

Art Direction

5 / 5

Acting

5 / 5

Story

5 / 5

Camerawork

5 / 5

So glad they brought this movie back to the big screen. Doesnt matter how many times you watch it it will never get old. The Imax experience was awesome and really added to the already awesome movie!

Pros well paced, great story, great actors

Yes, I recommend this movie.

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5 / 5

A film for the ages

PostedSeptember 10, 2012

dolbysurnd

from Cincinnati, OH, USA

Age:25 to 34

Gender:Male

Goes to the movies:monthly

Dialogue

5 / 5

Special Effects

5 / 5

Art Direction

5 / 5

Acting

5 / 5

Story

5 / 5

Camerawork

4 / 5

If you've never had the chance to see this on the big screen, now is your time (and don't miss it). I am one of the many who grew up watching the exploits of Indi and co. on the small screen. Seeing it in IMAX pretty much wiped my memory clean of all that small screen tarnish and replaced it with a wonderful memory of this solid gold classic.

Pros well paced, great story, great actors

Yes, I recommend this movie.

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5 / 5

A classic comes to the big(gest) screen

PostedSeptember 10, 2012

artsandmorrison

Dialogue

5 / 5

Special Effects

5 / 5

Art Direction

5 / 5

Acting

5 / 5

Story

5 / 5

Camerawork

5 / 5

Seeing "Raiders" in IMAX was like visiting an old friend and discovering things you never knew. For those of us who grew up watching it on VHS, it was fantastic to see so many details of the set design and acting performances brought to life by the gigantic, high-resolution visuals. And it doesn't get any better than John Williams' score blasting through a top-notch sound system.

Pros well paced, great story, great actors, classic score

Yes, I recommend this movie.

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5 / 5

Raiders Holds Ups 31 Years Later

PostedSeptember 10, 2012

NIN603

from NH

Age:45 to 54

Gender:Male

Goes to the movies:monthly

Dialogue

5 / 5

Special Effects

5 / 5

Art Direction

5 / 5

Acting

5 / 5

Story

5 / 5

Camerawork

5 / 5

My 11 year old son loves Raiders of the Lost Ark. Is he his father's son? Maybe.

I saw Raiders in the theater in 1981 when I was 13. At the time, I could imagine my dad, sitting next to me, as a kid in the early 1950s watching Saturday morning black & white adventure serials in the theater with the same enthusiasm.

My son watched Raiders several years ago on DVD, and he became a huge fan of the franchise instantly, just like his old man. On Friday, when I stumbled upon the article about Raiders in IMAX this weekend (hello? Where was the advertising? I totally missed this!), I looked at him and said "Buddy, you wanna see Raiders of the Lost Ark at the IMAX?" You'd have thought I offered the kid a heaping pot of gold, or the world's largest collection of Legos. He spent the next day and a half reminding me "Dad, we're going on Sunday afternoon, right? Raiders of the Lost Ark, right?"

I approached this showing with some trepidation. It had, after all, been 31 years since I watched this film in the theater setting. Will it stand up to the IMAX presentation? How's the story going to hold up? The special effects? In the last 4-5 years I have revisiting a number of films from my youth, only to be disappointed that they haven't held up well over the years, or that my changing tastes have rendered them "cheesy."

"Please," I mentally pleaded with myself, "Don't let Raiders become crappy.."

The other concern, of course, is the revisionist history that the heavyweight directors of my youth, Spielberg & Lucas, have foisted upon their film fans over the last 15-20 years. Guns transformed to radios in ET. Greedo shooting first. I worried that somehow Spielberg would go soft and the swordsman Indy faces in the Cairo market would somehow "shoot first."

Thankfully, my fears were totally unfounded. My son & I settled into our seats and as the credits rolled, I slipped back to a the cramped, sticky-floored local cinema in 1981. I looked to my left and watched my kid munch popcorn as he stared at the screen with rapt attention. We'd had the conversation about the connection between the black & white Saturday morning serials and Raiders, and how I saw Raiders as a teenager in the theater.

About midway thru the film, I saw him look my way, and I wondered if he thought "Is dad enjoying this like he did when he was a kid?"

And you know what? I was.

There aren't enough stars to rate Raiders 30 years later. Its my Gone With the Wind.

Pros well paced, great story, great actors, spectacular action

Yes, I recommend this movie.

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4 / 5

Always a great movie but not digitally remastered

PostedSeptember 9, 2012

EliseRN

from Gilbert, AZ

Age:45 to 54

Gender:Female

Goes to the movies:monthly

Dialogue

5 / 5

Special Effects

3 / 5

Art Direction

3 / 5

Acting

5 / 5

Story

5 / 5

Camerawork

2 / 5

...at least it didn't look digitally remastered. Close ups were clear but the rest was fuzzy...like expanding an internet video to fit your screen that doesn't have enough pixels to be viewed any larger. The story and the acticing always awesome though. Nice to see it on the big screen again

Pros well paced, great story, great actors

Cons does not appear to be digitally remastered

Yes, I recommend this movie.

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5 / 5

Raiders of the Lost Ark IMAX

PostedSeptember 9, 2012

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from Hoover, Alabama

Age:55 to 64

Gender:Female

Goes to the movies:weekly

Dialogue

4 / 5

Special Effects

5 / 5

Art Direction

5 / 5

Acting

4 / 5

Story

5 / 5

Camerawork

5 / 5

This movie stands up very well. Sill fun, exciting and makes one nostalgic.

You'll remember who you were with when you first heard the line..."Why did it have to be snakes."

Pros well paced, great story

Yes, I recommend this movie.

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5 / 5

Who doesn't love Indy?

PostedSeptember 9, 2012

MorrisFamily

from Metrowest Boston, MA

Age:45 to 54

Gender:Female

Goes to the movies:monthly

Yeah-Yeah... We all have seen some version of Raiders. The hubby and I saw it when we were teenagers. The kids have seen it on TV or dvd.

But the chance to see it on the BIG big screen... of course, we had to go. The kids (14 &10) loved it, even if they did cover their eyes during the face-melting scene. The hubby and I enjoyed reliving the movie magic of Raiders.

Pros well paced, great story, great actors

Yes, I recommend this movie.

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