Incannerax What a waste of my time!!!

Supelice Dreadfully Boring

Freaktana A Major Disappointment

Matrixiole Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.

moviemattb Everyone has already know the story of "Raiders of the Lost Ark," as it tells about an archaeologist name Indiana Jones as he goes on an adventure to search for the Ark of the Covenant with the help of Marion and Sallah, while his arch nemesis Belloq works with the Nazis as they go after it. Also, we all know what a classic movie that was as it was made by two famous filmmakers Steven Spielberg and George Lucas; but did you know that there was remake of this movie? Yes, there was! No, it was not made in Hollywood just to make a quick buck out of it, it was entirely remade by three guys from Mississippi as it took them over the course of seven years and seven summers to remake one of the greatest adventure films of all time. This fan film was made by Eric Zala, Chris Strompolos, and Jayson Lamb as they all teamed up for trying to make the best movie they could possibly make. After seeing the documentary "Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made," I have finally got my hands on an actual copy of their fan film on DVD, and I started doing a double feature of the original and the fan film. Seeing the fan film for the first time, I was amazed on how these guys were able to pull this off, and yes I'm happy that they were able to filmed the airplane scene that they couldn't do as kids. The movie does have some goofs like some of the actors' age, hair being either long or short as well as the quality of the footage they shot as it is all mixed with Betamax and VHS cameras. This is only available on DVD, so don't expect this to be on Blu Ray; the only thing that is HD is the airplane scene. That's it. Nevertheless, the flaws may be there, but the heart is there as these guys were able to get this movie finish and they have finally accomplished. This shot for shot remake is definitely one hundred times better, than that despicable shot for shot remake of Gus Van Saint's "Psycho." Because that movie was only to make a quick buck, but this fan film is made with love and passion. If you are either fan of "Raiders of the Lost Ark," or just a huge fan of the "Indiana Jones" series, then this is definitely worth checking out. It truly is one of those fan films that has to be seen to be believe. These guys took a lot of risk for remaking a movie they love so much, and were able to get things accomplished. If you want to get a copy of this movie on DVD, go to their website: www.raidersguys.com or just go to their official Facebook page. I really enjoy "Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation," and I will be looking forward to see one of their movies on the big screen. I am giving their fan film a 10 out of 10.

rzajac I was dumbstruck watching this. Yeah, it's obviously not as well-executed as the original, but you have to admire the dedication and energy.At the end, after the lid on the ark comes down and Indy and Marion hug, I cried. I didn't cry at this point when watching the original. I was just so touched at the love and passion these kids lavished on trying to pay honor to the wonderfulness of the original.Well! All that gushing aside, anything else? This was certainly a worthwhile enterprise, but I do sincerely hope these kids have gone on to create and wrangle media. It'd be nice to see them get a budget and bring something fully of their own to marvelous fruition.

plilja I too cannot fathom why the rating is so low unless a bunch of people put in bogus ratings. Up until a major showing in Minneapolis in June 2007 (a week and a half ago from this post), I doubt many people have ever even seen this movie in its entirety - making the 51 ratings pretty suspect.If you know the background then watching this movie is more thrilling than watching the original.Incidentally, Paramount (the original Raiders studio) has just optioned the life story of the kids who made this movie. I'm eagerly awaiting the "movie of the movie of the movie"!!!

moniker_jones I haven't watched all of this yet, though I'm thrilled to now have a copy of this hard-to-find video which I had read about at various times over the past few years. Makes me want to get out my camera and start shooting. I'm also thrilled to hear that Daniel Clowes is working on adapting these kids' adventures for a big-screen film. Maybe their story will inspire the next generation of Spielbergs.I'm somewhat surprised to see that no one else has commented on this film, though I suppose it's a bit difficult to find. My suggestion is to look for obscure film torrent sites like Karagarga, though some probably require invitations. I believe the film was shown in Austin a few years ago at the Alamo Drafthouse, but I wonder what sort of condition it was in at the time. The copy I have is fairly poor -- not unlike something you'd find on a VHS tape from 1985 that was re-recorded over several times. Makes me wonder if they'll show clips from the actual adaptation in Clowes' film or if they'll re-shoot clips using the actors who will play the kids in the movie. It'll be interesting to see how it pans out...