I've seen screen savers with more depth and fewer unnecessary lens flares than Raiders of the Lost Ark.

“The projector's on fire. Literally.”
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.
An absolute cinematic disaster.
When Dr. Indiana Jones – the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist – is hired by the government to locate the legendary Ark of the Covenant, he finds himself up against the entire Nazi regime.
🚬 LIGHTING A CIGAR OFF THE SCREENPLAY…
When Dr. Indiana Jones – the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist – is hired by the government to locate the legendary Ark of the Covenant, he finds himself up against the entire Nazi regime.
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Raiders of the Lost Ark: proof the studio reads its own marketing too literally.
Raiders of the Lost Ark has the emotional range of a fridge magnet.
Even the popcorn looked bored during Raiders of the Lost Ark.
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Hot Take: Raiders of the Lost Ark's third act ruined what could have been a masterpiece
Look, I wanted to love Raiders of the Lost Ark. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.
[Serious Discussion] Is anyone else completely checked out by the pacing in Raiders of the Lost Ark?
Just got out of Raiders of the Lost Ark and I'm convinced critics are being paid in residuals. Two genuinely good scenes do not make a film. Convince me otherwise.
Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in Raiders of the Lost Ark actually is?
Rewatched Raiders of the Lost Ark last night and noticed even more plot holes than the first time. The motivations don't track at all once you stop and think about act two.
The cinematography in Raiders of the Lost Ark is doing all the heavy lifting and it shows
Honestly, Raiders of the Lost Ark would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.
