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| The Adventures of Indiana Jones (3 Tapes) | 
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 720 reviews)
Sales Rank: 1913
Category: Video
Publisher: Paramount
Studio: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Label: Paramount
Format: Box Set, Color, Hifi Sound, Original Recording Remastered, Thx, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: VHS Tape
Running Time: 455 minutes
Number Of Items: 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 4.5 x 4.3
ISBN: 0792158261
UPC: 097361554136
EAN: 9780792158264
ASIN: 0792158261
Release Date: October 26, 1999
Theatrical Release Date: May 23, 1984
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Editorial Reviews:
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
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| Customer Reviews: Read 715 more reviews...
 Great Adventure Series August 21, 2008
What a treat to have the three original Indiana Jones movies in one set!!
I purchased the set as a gift and the recipient was absolutely delighted with it. This set is a "must have" for anyone who likes Indiana Jones or Harrison Ford!
Great Movie Package!! August 11, 2008
So very happy with this set. It was a great deal for the money and can't wait to add the newest Indie movie to this collection.
Indianna Jones trilogy August 9, 2008
The product was great as it is necessary to refresh the story line to fully enjoy the new release. My kids who never saw these movies loved them too.
 Never received the item! August 8, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Can't really review the product as I never got it. Should have been here by 25 Jun 08 and it is now 8 Aug 08. I have made allowance since I live at an APO address overseas and sometimes mail takes longer but now it has been a couple months. I paid for it so I hope it will get here sometime in the near future, otherwise the seller can refund me my money. Thanks
 Harrison Ford, in the role that suited him best... August 7, 2008
Ford stars as Indiana Jones, an archaeologist adventurer, who spends his time traveling all over the world through jungles, deserts, oceans, and caverns in search for hidden treasures--like the priceless long-lost Ark of the Covenant (the Hebrew sacred artifact that held the supposed Ten Commandments). Unfortunately, a group of treasure-hungry Nazis wants it too, having heard that any army who wins it would receive supernatural powers...
With his trademark hat, whip, leather jacket, and pistol for backup, our stubborn, intelligent, determined and loyal hero escapes innumerable dangers, evades multiple obstacles including fearsome thugs in a busy Cairo bazaar, and hangs underneath a fast-moving truck in an exciting chase through a road... These are only some of the film's incredible set pieces... Steven Spielberg likable hero is not invincible, though, facing impossible odds, capable of getting beaten, struck violently, heart broken, and falling asleep after the first kiss...
The villains--especially Indy's suave and cultured French rival wearing a Panama hat and white suits, Rene Belloq (Paul Freeman)--are not really that much different from him, except in their motivation... The shrill heroine, Marion (Karen Allen)--is not the girl always in discomfort either, but a resourceful, dynamic and formidable woman who doesn't require the hero at all...
"Raiders of the Lost Arc" is a perfect package of unforgettable scenes, countless action, humor, astonishing technical effects, thrilling sequences, and terrific performances... It was followed by three fun sequels...
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