Amazon.com: As with Star Wars, the George Lucas-produced Indiana Jones trilogy was not just a plaything for kids but an act of nostalgic affection toward a lost phenomenon: the cliffhanging movie serials of the past. Episodic in structure and with fate hanging in the balance about every 10 minutes, the Jones features tapped into Lucas's extremely profitable Star Wars formula of modernizing the look and feel of an old, but popular, story model. Steven Spielberg directed all three films, which are set in the late 1930s and early '40s: the comic book-like Raiders of the Lost Ark, the spooky, Gunga Din-inspired Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and the cautious but entertaining Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Fans and critics disagree over the order of preference, some even finding the middle movie nearly repugnant in its violence. (Pro-Temple of Doom people, on the other hand, believe that film to be the most disarmingly creative and emotionally effective of the trio.) One thing's for sure: Harrison Ford's swaggering, two-fisted, self-effacing performance worked like a charm, and the art of cracking bullwhips was probably never quite the iconic activity it soon became after Raiders. Supporting players and costars were very much a part of the series, too--Karen Allen, Sean Connery (as Indy's dad), Kate Capshaw, Ke Huy Quan, Amrish Puri, Denholm Elliot, River Phoenix, and John Rhys-Davies among them. Years have passed since the last film (another is supposedly in the works), but emerging film buffs can have the same fun their predecessors did picking out numerous references to Hollywood classics and B-movies of the past. --Tom Keogh
Description: Set Includes: Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Indiana Jones and the Treasure of the Peacock's Eye
Great movie pack This is a very good collection that contains an extra CD with bonus material. The DVD's also include an interactive function that works with a PC in conjunction with a web page. The DVD's have been remastered and the quality is excelent!!
A MUST FOR ANY INDIANA JONES FAN GREAT AS A GIFT OR FOR YOURSELF. YOU GET ALL 3 FILMS INCLUDING A CD WITH BONUS MATERIAL. WIDESCREEN EDITION WHICH I LIKE MUCH BETTER. I'VE NEVER SEEN ANY INDY FILMS ON DVD, I ONLY HAD THEM ON VHS, IT'S A REAL DIFFERENCE. YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE IN THE MOVIES ALL OVER AGAIN. DVD'S COME IN A BOX THAT HOLDS ALL 4 DVD'S. GREAT BUY AND PRICE.
Excellent The DVD (The Adventures of Indiana Jones box set) arrived in excellent condition. I'm enjoying the DVD very much. Thanks!
Great Buy My purchase of the Indiana Jones series arrived very quickly and was well packaged. It was exactly as advertised and what I was looking for. Thanks!
ACTION, ADVENTURE & TRAVEL TO FAR AWAY LANDS! ORIGINAL 4 DISC BOX SET REVIEW! I bought the original box set many months ago on sale for a bargain price. Reading all the reviews for the new Indy installment, I wanted to watch the original 3 films again, before eventually seeing the new one. This box set contains the first 3 movies and an extra disc with a fair amount of extra material. The DVD's look and sound great and it has enough features on it to keep me happy until some day buying a "Blue Ray" version.
Watching the original "Raiders" was quite fun as I haven't watched the film in years! The DVD transfer is excellent and the audio is more than adequate on the original 4 DVD box set release not the newest release. This film still holds up well and could be labeled the definitive action adventure film without any arguments.
Ford is perfectly cast as the elusive whip-cracking archeologist and Allen is great as his very capable love interest. It's a one of kind film that has been copied so much it's hard to remember when this was fresh and new! The first film is the best by a mile, but I will be reviewing all the films as I watch them!
1) Raiders Of The Lost Ark - 5 Stars 2) Temple Of Doom - 4 Stars 3) Last Crusade - 4 1/2 Stars
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