Over this time, he reshaped blockbuster filmmaking and left a massive imprint on Hollywood.
There are lulls in the narrative, to be sure, butDreyfuss’s performance makes up for a lot.
He strikes a delicate balance between cockiness and regret, playing Pete with warmth, wit, and vulnerability.
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Nevertheless, many modern viewers might still find the movie to bea little dull, a little too earnest.
Ultimately,Alwayslacks the pop-cultural impact of Spielbergs bigger titles, making it his weakest effort of the 1980s.
Spielberg’s segment, Kick the Can, is the most sentimental of the bunch.
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Its less about scares and more about emotional rejuvenation.
The film finds Indy (Harrison Ford) dropped into the middle of a sinister plot in India.
It’s all relentless, pulpy, and riotously entertaining.
It was like God taking a photograph."
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It remains one of Spielberg’s most beloved movies and probably the one closest to his heart.
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The real treasure is the casting ofSean Conneryas Indy’s estranged, uptight father.
The sequels would try and fail to reproduce the same magic.
Harrison Ford’s debut as Indy is instantly iconic tough, flawed, and irresistibly cool.
In the process,Raidersnot only rebooted the adventure genre butredefined the very vocabulary of the modern action movie.
This old-school craft is part of what givesRaidersits staying power.
It’s not merely nostalgic its elemental.
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