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Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures (Raiders of the Lost Ark / Temple of Doom / Last Crusade / Kingdom of the Crystal Skull) [Blu-ray]

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Contributor Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Philip Stone, John Rhys-Davies, Roshan Seth, Paul Freeman, Denholm Elliott, Jonathan Ke Quan, Julian Glover, Ronald Lacey, Alison Doody, Karen Allen, Amrish Puri, Sean Connery See more
Language English
Runtime 8 hours and 1 minute
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Experience the adventure of a lifetime like never before with Indiana Jones The Complete Adventures Blu-ray! For the first time ever, all four unforgettable films are available together in Blu-ray high definition and pristine audio presentation. From award-winning duo Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, this 5-disc collection features remastered editions of the original films and a highly anticipated full restoration of Raiders of the Lost Ark. Including special features created exclusively for Blu-ray and excavated fan-favorite content, relive the best moments from the Academy Award-winning Indiana Jones series in the ultimate Blu-ray collection, Indiana Jones The Complete Adventures.

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Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

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Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark

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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

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Own all four Indiana Jones adventures in this Blu ray collection. This collection includes: Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

Raiders of the Lost Ark
Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) is no ordinary archeologist. When we first see him, he is somewhere in the Peruvian jungle in 1936, running a booby trapped gauntlet (complete with an over sized rolling boulder) to fetch a solid gold idol. He loses this artifact to his chief rival, a French archeologist named Belloq (Paul Freeman), who then prepares to kill our hero. In the first of many serial like escapes, Indy eludes Belloq by hopping into a convenient plane. So, then: is Indiana Jones afraid of anything? Yes, snakes. The next time we see Jones, he's a soft spoken, bespectacled professor. He is then summoned from his ivy covered environs by Marcus Brody (Denholm Elliott) to find the long lost Ark of the Covenant. The Nazis, it seems, are already searching for the Ark, which the mystical minded Hitler hopes to use to make his stormtroopers invincible. But to find the Ark, Indy must first secure a medallion kept under the protection of Indy's old friend Abner Ravenwood, whose daughter, Marion (Karen Allen), evidently has a "history" with Jones. Whatever their personal differences, Indy and Marion become partners in one action packed adventure after another, ranging from wandering the snake pits of the Well of Souls to surviving the pyrotechnic unearthing of the sacred Ark. A joint project of Hollywood prodigies George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, with a script co written by Lawrence Kasdan and Philip Kaufman, among others, Raiders of the Lost Ark is not so much a movie as a 115 minute thrill ride. Costing 22 million dollars (nearly three times the original estimate), Raiders of the Lost Ark reaped 200 million dollars during its first run. It was followed by Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1985) and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), as well as a short lived TV series "prequel."

Temple of Doom
The second of the George Lucas/Steven Spielberg Indiana Jones epics is set a year or so before the events in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1984). After a brief brouhaha involving a precious vial and a wild ride down a raging Himalyan river, Indy (Harrison Ford) gets down to the problem at hand: retrieving a precious gem and several kidnapped young boys on behalf of a remote East Indian village. His companions this time around include a dimbulbed, easily frightened nightclub chanteuse (Kate Capshaw), and a feisty 12 year old kid named Short Round (Quan Ke Huy). Throughout, the plot takes second place to the thrills, which include a harrowing rollercoaster ride in an abandoned mineshaft and Indy's rescue of the heroine from a ritual sacrifice. There are also a couple of cute references to Raiders of the Lost Ark, notably a funny variation of Indy's shooting of the Sherpa warrior.

Last Crusade
The third installment in the widely beloved Spielberg/Lucas Indiana Jones saga begins with an introduction to a younger Indy (played by the late River Phoenix), who, through a fast paced prologue, gives the audience insight into the roots of his taste for adventure, fear of snakes, and dogged determination to take historical artifacts out of the hands of bad guys and into the museums in which they belong. A grown up Indy (Harrison Ford) reveals himself shortly afterward in a familiar classroom scene, teaching archeology to a disproportionate number of starry eyed female college students in 1938. Once again, however, Mr. Jones is drawn away from his day job after an art collector (Julian Glover) approaches him with a proposition to find the much sought after Holy Grail. Circumstances reveal that there was another avid archeologist in search of the famed cup — Indiana Jones' father, Dr. Henry Jones (Sean Connery) — who had recently disappeared during his efforts. The junior and senior members of the Jones family find themselves in a series of tough situations in locales ranging from Venice to the most treacherous spots in the Middle East. Complicating the situation further is the presence of Elsa (Alison Doody), a beautiful and intelligent woman with one fatal flaw: she's an undercover Nazi agent. The search for the grail is a dangerous quest, and its discovery may prove fatal to those who seek it for personal gain. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade earned a then record breaking $50 million in its first week of release.

Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Steven Spielberg and George Lucas bring you the greatest adventurer of all time in “a nonstop thrill ride” (Richard Corliss, TIME) that’s packed with “sensational, awe inspiring spectacles” (Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun Times). Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull finds Indy (Harrison Ford) trying to outrace a brilliant and beautiful agent (Cate Blanchett) for the mystical, all powerful Crystal Skull of Akator. Teaming up with a rebellious young biker (Shia LaBeouf) and his spirited original love Marion (Karen Allen), Indy takes you on a breathtaking action packed adventure in the exciting tradition of the classic Indiana Jones movies!

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Raiders of the Lost Ark

It’s said that the original is the greatest, and there can be no more vivid proof than
Raiders of the Lost Ark, the first and indisputably best of the initial three Indiana Jones adventures cooked up by the dream team of Steven Spielberg and George Lucas. Expectations were high for this 1981 collaboration between the two men, who essentially invented the box office blockbuster with ‘70s efforts like Jaws and Star Wars, and Spielberg (who directed) and Lucas (who co-wrote the story and executive produced) didn’t disappoint. This wildly entertaining film has it all: non-stop action, exotic locations, grand spectacle, a hero for the ages, despicable villains, a beautiful love interest, humor, horror… not to mention lots of snakes. And along with all the bits that are so familiar by now--Indy (Harrison Ford) running from the giant boulder in a cave, using his pistol instead of his trusty whip to take out a scimitar-wielding bad guy, facing off with a hissing cobra, and on and on--there’s real resonance in a potent storyline that brings together a profound religious-archaeological icon (the Ark of the Covenant, nothing less than "a radio for speaking to God") and the 20th century’s most infamous criminals (the Nazis). Now that’s entertainment. --Sam Graham

Temple of Doom

It’s hard to imagine that a film with worldwide box office receipts topping $300 million worldwide could be labeled a disappointment, but some moviegoers considered Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, the second installment in Steven Spielberg and George Lucas’ 1980s adventure trilogy, to be just that. That doesn’t mean it’s a bad effort; any collaboration between these two cinema giants (Spielberg directed, while Lucas provided the story and was executive producer) is bound to have more than its share of terrific moments, and Temple of Doom is no exception. But in exchanging the very real threat of Nazi Germany for the cartoonish Thuggee cult, it loses some of the heft of its predecessor (Raiders of the Lost Ark); on the other hand, it’s also the darkest and most disturbing of the three films, what with multiple scenes of children enslaved, a heart pulled out of a man’s chest, and the immolation of a sacrificial victim, which makes it less fun than either Raiders or The Last Crusade, notwithstanding a couple of riotous chase scenes and impressively grand sets. Many fans were also less than thrilled with the new love interest, a spoiled, querulous nightclub singer portrayed by Kate Capshaw, but a cute kid sidekick ("Short Round," played by Ke Huy Quan) and, of course, the ever-reliable Harrison Ford as the cynical-but-swashbuckling hero more than make up for that character’s shortcomings.

A six-minute introduction by Lucas and Spielberg is the prime special feature, with both men candidly addressing the film’s good and bad points (Lucas points out that the second Star Wars film, The Empire Strikes Back, was also the darkest of the original three; as for Spielberg, the fact that the leading lady would soon become his wife was the best part of the whole trip). Also good are "The Creepy Crawlies," a mini-doc about the thousands of snakes, bugs, rats and other scary critters that populate the trilogy, and "Travels with Indy," a look at some of the films’ cool locations. Storyboards and a photo gallery are included as well. --Sam Graham

Last Crusade

Not as good as the first one, but better than the second. That’s been the consensus opinion regarding Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, the final installment in Steven Spielberg and George Lucas’ original adventure trilogy, throughout the nearly two decades since its 1989 theatrical release. It’s a fair assessment. After the relatively dark and disturbing Temple of Doom (1984), The Last Crusade (1989) recalls the sheer fun of Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). With its variety of colorful locations, multiple chase scenes (the opening sequence on a circus train, with River Phoenix as the young Indy, is one of the best of the series, as is the boat chase through the canals of Venice), and cloak-and-dagger vibe, it’s the closest in tone to a James Bond outing, which director Spielberg has noted was the inspiration for the trilogy in the first place; what’s more, it harkens back to Raiders in its choice of villains (i.e., the Nazis--Indy even comes face to face with Hitler at a rally in Berlin) and its quest for an antiquity of incalculable value and significance (the Holy Grail, the chalice said to have been the receptacle of Christ's blood as he hung on the cross). Add to that the presence of Sean Connery, playing Indy’s father and having a field day opposite Harrison Ford, and you’ve got a most welcome return to form.

Special features include a six-minute introduction by Spielberg and Lucas, who discuss the grail as a metaphor for bringing Indy and his estranged father together and agree that Crusade is the funniest of the three films; "Indy’s Women," an American Film Institute tribute with leading ladies Karen Allen, Kate Capshaw, and Alison Doody each discussing her character (Capshaw candidly describes Temple of Doom’s Willie Scott as "whiny, petulant, and annoying"); "Indy’s Friends and Enemies," a look at the films’ various villains and sidekicks; plus storyboards and photo galleries. --Sam Graham

Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Nearly 20 years after riding his last Crusade, Harrison Ford makes a welcome return as archaeologist/relic hunter Indiana Jones in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, an action-packed fourth installment that's, in a nutshell, less memorable than the first three but great nostalgia for fans of the series. Producer George Lucas and screenwriter David Koepp (War of the Worlds) set the film during the cold war, as the Soviets--replacing Nazis as Indy's villains of choice and led by a sword-wielding Cate Blanchett with black bob and sunglasses--are in pursuit of a crystal skull, which has mystical powers related to a city of gold. After escaping from them in a spectacular opening action sequence, Indy is coerced to head to Peru at the behest of a young greaser (Shia LaBeouf) whose friend--and Indy's colleague--Professor Oxley (John Hurt) has been captured for his knowledge of the skull's whereabouts. Whatever secrets the skull holds are tertiary; its reveal is the weakest part of the movie, as the CGI effects that inevitably accompany it feel jarring next to the boulder-rolling world of Indy audiences knew and loved. There's plenty of comedy, delightful stunts--ants play a deadly role here--and the return of Raiders love interest Karen Allen as Marion Ravenwood, once shrill but now softened, giving her ex-love bemused glances and eye-rolls as he huffs his way to save the day. Which brings us to Ford: bullwhip still in hand, he's a little creakier, a lot grayer, but still twice the action hero of anyone in film today. With all the anticipation and hype leading up to the film's release, perhaps no reunion is sweeter than that of Ford with the role that fits him as snugly as that fedora hat. --Ellen A. Kim

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 2.40:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 0.01 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 994098445108
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Dolby, Blu-ray, Dubbed, AC-3, NTSC, Subtitled, Box set, Widescreen, DTS Surround Sound
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 8 hours and 1 minute
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ September 18, 2012
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ John Rhys-Davies, Julian Glover, Harrison Ford, Alison Doody, Jonathan Ke Quan
  • Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ French, Portuguese, Spanish
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, Spanish, French, Portuguese
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English (DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Paramount
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000NQRE9Q
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 5
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    I have to say that the new Blu-ray box was worth the wait. The opportunity to see the older Indy adventures in HD at long last certainly justifies the upgraded price.

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    Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
    Score: 4.5/5

    Replace the original production year of 1981 with 2012, show the Blu-ray, and those not in-the-know would not be any the wiser. Raiders of the Lost Ark looks like a brand-new movie. The frame-by-frame restoration is nothing short of a minor miracle for film fans and, if there was ever a list compiled of movies deserving -- demanding, even -- of the purest, most precise restoration possible, Raiders would be amongst them. The restoration, and its presentation on Blu-ray, does wonders for the film. Those who grew up watching it on television or on VHS in particular will be in for a treat, and even fans who purchased the DVD trilogy set from a few years back will instantly recognize the gargantuan improvement in picture quality. The movie plays even better with a clear, well-defined picture. Seeing it big and seeing it with this much attention to detail and with such a pure film-like picture quality is nearly akin to seeing it for the first time. The movie begins with arguably its weakest visual sequence. The adventurers traverse through dense jungle defined by bright green foliage and dark, sometimes overwhelmingly so, shadows. Blacks fluctuate a bit, appearing a bit too overpowering in some places and a touch too gray in others, but the push towards either side is minimal. Low-light detail isn't extraordinary, but the image is crisp and accurate, despite some soft-focus shots. Errant noise is introduced into a few shots. The cave interior offers some fabulous textures as seen on stone floors and walls, natural woods, and the crisp lines of the idol itself. The subsequent chase scene -- Indy running from the Hovitos -- reveals the film's brightest and most well-defined shots yet; the clarity and colors dazzle, and the crispness and definition of grasses, leaves, and even the plane will startle longtime viewers. The following stateside classroom scenes offer naturally warm and well-defined woods and a stability and evenness to the image that breathes new life into the film's calmest stretch and one of its most critical establishing sections.

    It's when the movie begins its second act and the action shifts to Cairo that things truly begin to dazzle. The transfer is at its absolute demo-worthy best as Indy runs through the city, trying to rescue Marion before she's placed in the truck packed with explosives. The intricate detailing on the earthen colored façades, the sandy terrain, the wicker baskets, and the dusty clothes is nothing short of mesmerizing. Every last finite element is brought to dazzling life with the sort of clarity and perfect resolution usually reserved for the newest and finest Blu-ray titles. Colors are every bit as impressive. The aqua-colored doors and various shades of tan and white dazzle in their natural accuracy. The image springs to life like never before, or at least not since its theatrical screenings. The interior of the map room is equally stunning; close-ups in those shots of Indy dusting off the floor reveal every last grain of sand with a breathtaking tactile appearance, not to mention the rough stone work revealed underneath. The darkened Well of Souls location reveals wonderful shadow detail and stability, and the final sequence displays all of the gory after-effects of the Ark's opening with face-melting and head-exploding precision. It's a breathtaking transfer that will leave fans with a permanent smile and eager to watch it again. The downsides are few. There's the occasional white speckle, infrequent but present and most readily evident in the film's early classroom sequence (with the "Love You" girl). There's also a fingerprint-like smudge visible on the Cairo sky around the 58-minute mark, seen at the top of the screen and just center-left of the middle of the screen. Still, despite a few minor hiccups, this is Raiders of the Lost Ark as it was meant to be seen and one of the finest catalogue Blu-ray transfers on the market.

    The Temple of Doom (1984)
    Score: 4.5/5

    The Temple of Doom looks just as good as Raiders of the Lost Ark. It's a warmer picture, with reddish flesh tones and a whole lot of fiery highlights in its second half. Red is definitely the predominant color throughout -- from Willie's ornate red dress and Indy's red lapel flower in Shanghai to the hellish depths of Pankot -- and it can be a bit bold, but the color palette in total is quite impressive, from the yellow raft to the blue turban riflemen seen at film's end. The palace's rich red and gold adornments and the mine's steamy blacks and grays are represented with pure, accurate shading. Black levels are rock-solid, too, critical down in the lower depths and darker realms and bug-infested rooms that are so prominent in the film's second half. Detail is striking. From the beginning during Indy's lounge confrontation with Lao Che and on through to the final action scene on the bridge with Mola Ram, the image offers dazzling clothing and facial textures that reveal every skin crease, bead of sweat, and clothing stitch with pinpoint precision. The decorative palace dazzles, the bugs appear sharply defined and are as shapely and creepy as ever, and the underground chambers offer refined and natural shapes. The film's best scene comes at the end during the battle on the bridge. The worn-down wood and frayed rope textures are absolutely striking, never mind the sweaty and filthy and tattered clothes worn by a tired and banged-up archaeologist. The image enjoys a light but critical grain structure that provides the finishing touches to a superb film-like image. Transfers like this are why Blu-ray was made!

    The Last Crusade (1989)
    Score: 5/5

    Just as The Last Crusade might be the best movie of the bunch, its 1080p video transfer may be the finest in the collection. It's an extraordinary example of an older film appearing on Blu-ray with the looks of a brand-new movie. There's nary a flaw to be found, save for another random smudge or two (and these are verified on two televisions), most evident at the 5:15 mark, seen on a blue sky in a shot of young Indy about to jump down on his horse. Otherwise, this one's flawless. It's sharp and extraordinarily crisp, with every element supremely defined, from the rocky Utah mountains to the cobweb-infested final resting place of the Holy Grail. Those rocky textures are striking to say the least, complexly detailed even at a distance and with such precision and that viewers can nearly feel the rough surface just by looking at it. Clarity is so precise, in fact, that even close-ups of the Grail diary are easily read, and the introduction of the half-piece of the stone tablet offers startling detail across its well-worn surface. From the streets of Venice to the shadowy underground chamber located beneath the church-turned-library where "X" actually does mark the spot, from within the airship over Germany to the sandy beaches below, there's not a detail that's not brilliantly captured and beautifully displayed. Colors are equally brilliant, appearing even and accurate from the lightest earthen hues to brightest of red Nazi flags and armbands. Black levels are wonderful and flesh tones are even. The image is solidified by a steady layer of grain that puts the finishing touches on one of the best-looking Blu-ray releases ever, catalogue or otherwise.

    The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
    Score: 4.5/5

    Once again, Indy shines on Blu-ray. This time, the results are not at all surprising. It's the newest picture in the set by nearly twenty years and the only one with a previously released Blu-ray to its credit. As expected, the image dazzles. Not one of the previous three films yield an overpowering grain structure, but all three are a bit more obvious to the eye than the one in The Crystal Skull. The film's grain is fine to say the least, and the picture has a slightly smoother, sometimes overly bright and nearly blown-out sheen about it, but there's no evidence of harmful scrubbing. Details are extraordinary throughout the film, revealing the most complex textures this side of The Last Crusade. Facial textures are nothing short of fantastic, whether Indy's weathered and worn mug or Spalko's ultra-smooth skin that by design reveals not a single line or pore. The image is crisp and so well defined that some shots are just starling in their stability and natural accuracy, from the warm wooden accents within Marshall college to the dense jungles of Peru. It's during a truck chase in the latter that the film finds its single-best scene. Beat-up trucks, complex vegetation, and all of the dusty clothing details come together for a sparkling sequence that produces some of the finest film-like textures in the entire series. Colors are equally brilliant. Whether those rich green leaves or the pastel rainbow that defines the homes and accents around the nuclear family test town, the transfer handles each and every shade with striking realism. Even red and yellow ketchup bottles appear so natural that viewers might be momentarily mistaken into believing they're in a retro diner with Mutt and Indy and not in the comforts of the ultra-modern home theater. Black levels are superb and skin tones largely natural, though sometimes slightly pushing towards a gentle red or orange shading. This ranks right up there with the rest of the Indy Blu-ray presentations in terms of raw visual excellence. It's a somewhat different sort of look to be sure but certainly no less impressive.

    AUDIO QUALITY:

    Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
    Score: 5/5

    Raiders of the Lost Ark has never sounded so good. Paramount's DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless soundtrack dazzles with every explosion, all the supporting sound effects, and of course each note of John Williams' acclaimed, classic, and instantly recognizable main theme. Right from the get-go -- the Paramount logo that dissolves into a similar-looking Peruvian mountain -- the track introduces deep bass notes into the soundstage that are potent but not unnaturally so, strong enough to give a good, steady shake but not tear the theater's foundation apart. The audience is simultaneously immersed into the jungle environment; striking ambience gently surrounds the listener, and the cacophony is made complete with the precise inclusion of Williams' opening notes that are both foreboding and fun. Bass continues its even and natural assault as the temple collapses and the boulder rolls through the soundstage, all but destroying the couch and television in its path. As Indy, Jock, and Reggie soar into the sky in escape, so too does Williams' music soar, playing clearly, crisply, loudly, evenly, and with positive surround support. The roar of the engine is heard and felt as the plane carrying Indy to Nepal takes off, and the gunfire inside Marion's bar that follows explodes into the stage; automatic weapons chatter erupts from all over the listening area and Indy's pistol shots boom with heavy authority. In Cairo, the track continues with its excellence, immersing the listening audience into the environment and providing clear and potent explosions and gunfire. Even subtleties such as gently blowing wind chimes heard when Indy and Sallah take the headpiece to be translated will amaze audiences with the lifelike sound. Action scenes, even under blaring music and heavy effects, manage to incorporate pinpoint sound elements. A squeaky door hinge during the truck chase sequence sounds so real that listeners might turn their heads to see who's opening the door to the home theater. The swirling spirits and gusty winds at film's end penetrate the listening area with frightening accuracy. Dialogue is even and never lost under surrounding music or effects, though there are a few quieter moments where it could benefit from an uptick in volume, such as the scene in which Indy and Marcus meet with Army Intelligence in the college lecture hall. Overall, this is one impressive soundtrack, a complete and wholly satisfying listening experience from start to finish. Like the video, it's as if it were recorded yesterday. This is movie buff and Blu-ray audio heaven rolled into one.

    The Temple of Doom (1984)
    Score: 5/5

    The Temple of Doom roasts sound systems with a superb DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless soundtrack. Once again, music startles with its clarity and precise spacing. It spreads evenly and with tremendous room-filling balance, including a healthy and seamless surround sound integration. Williams' score is the sonic highlight in a movie with a number of wonderful sound elements, beginning with a precise and smooth dance number. Willie's vocals aren't piercing or intrusively sharp but rather lifelike. Her singing subtly and effectively drifts off to the side when she moves towards the right side of the soundstage (from the audience's perspective), but the effect is short-lived and the vocals remain naturally focused in the center. The ensuing chaos is nicely delivered, with plenty of fast-moving sonic niceties filling the stage but doing so with a natural presence that places the listening audience in the middle of the night club. When the heroes escape, Lao Che's plane whirs across the stage with good power, and the coming crash and sonic assault that sees Indy and company slide down a mountainside on an inflatable raft is met with loud but balanced and seamless power. Village exteriors and a nighttime camping scene offer fabulous natural ambience, the kind that effortlessly encircles the audience and perfectly recreates the natural sounds of life. Paramount's track handles the heaviest final act action moments with the precision listeners demand. The clanking around the mining site is true, and the sense of power delivered by both the rushing water and the shrieking, rattly ride through the mine's cart system places listeners in the midst of the underground action. It's a demo-worthy stretch that throws a whole lot of sound at the audience but does so with clarity even through the most challenging sound elements. Rounded into shape by pitch-perfect dialogue reproduction, The Temple of Doom's lossless soundtrack comes through in every scene.

    The Last Crusade (1989)
    Score: 5/5

    It might feel like old hat to read the same sort sorts of insights into these audio tracks, but one will likely never grow tired of listening to them. In short, this is another rip-roaring, all-in, completely satisfying DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack. It's every bit as good as both Raiders and Temple in its fullness, spacing, bass, and clarity. Musical delivery is typically stunning, whether fast-paced action notes or more gentle dramatic elements. Spacing is true, the surrounds are used to marvelous effect, and the clarity of every note through the entire range is perfect. The Action scenes tell the same kind of story. Every moment is energized and precise, whether something as simple as a galloping horse across a pebbly Utah terrain or bursts of automatic weapons fire all but tearing the listening area to shreds. The heaviest elements -- waves crashing and rain pouring and thunder booming in a nighttime, ship-top fight sequence early in the film -- offer unbeatable clarity and precision even through the most potent and sonically intense assault in the movie. Later, a raging fire engulfs the listening area, planes zip from one speaker to the next, and an artillery shell zooms across the stage and impacts in the rear with nearly frightening accuracy, never mind the low end sensation that is the impact and explosion. A single gunshot near film's end that puts a bullet in one of the characters bangs with effortless power and reverberates through the cavernous locale for some time, yielding a believable lifelike effect. Gentle ambience defines many of the quieter scenes and always plays seamlessly and clearly, placing the listeners in each of the film's numerous locations. Lastly, dialogue is true and pure, delivered faultlessly from the center. The Last Crusade, considering the quality of the film and its amazing video and audio presentations, just may be the year's reference catalogue title.

    The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
    Score: 5/5

    This has been a set of revelatory audio. The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull's soundtrack is just as good, but not at all unexpectedly so. It's made the switch to DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless from the 5.1 Dolby TrueHD track from the film's original Blu-ray release. Both are expert sound presentations. As with the other films, this DTS track absolutely dazzles from the opening shot to the end credits with its impressive, immersive, and infallible sound presentation. Music is one again brilliantly reproduced, with crisp, detailed notes through the entire range and a pleasing low end that's the right balance between "strong" and "overpowering." Music drifts to the sides and into the backs with a natural flow that effortlessly envelops the listening audience with John Williams' wonderful score. Gunfire is rhythmic and strong, from the opening barrage of automatic weapons fire at the military checkpoint that sounds and feels like it's ripping through the stage from front to back and on through to the rattling and ricocheting of the various shots heard during the jungle chase sequence. Even the whooshing sound of a rocket-propelled grenade ripping through the listening area will leave listeners slowly getting back off of the floor from in front of or behind the couch, having taken cover from the incoming explosive. In the nuclear test town, an alarm klaxon blares in the distance with great strength and sonic foreboding. The nuclear blast itself isn't quite as rumbly and potent as some listeners might expect -- it's more about strong winds than it is sheer force and bass -- but the cumulative effect will leave listeners all but feeling the heat and the blast's concussive power. The track does find plenty of energy in the triple water fall scene, where the crashing liquid surrounds the stage and delivers so much power that the neighbors won't fall back asleep for a week. Even better, the clarity of the moment is unbeatable; it's not just a barrage of sound but a barrage of accurate sound. Even the more subtle effects impress in placement, spacing, and movement. Floating gunpowder (it makes sense in the movie) flies from one speaker to the next with seamless precision. Lifelike ambient effects surround the viewer, whether the din of a hectic crowd of teenagers waiting to visit with Dr. Jones or the cacophony of Peruvian wildlife heard in various exterior scenes. It's a wonderful track, and with its pitch-perfect dialogue reproduction, it's at the very least as good as the rest of the Indy listens, if not the best and most finely detailed of the bunch.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2025
    It was great to see that 4 of the 5 Indiana Jones movies are available in this package. I was hoping for all 5 to be available, but it's ok. The packaging is beautiful and even comes with an extra disc loaded with the 'making of' features. This is definately for the Indiana Jones collector. It's a treasure!
  • Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2024
    The best movies
  • Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2024
    This is a nice compact set in a fun book format. The cinematography of these films is so amazing and the quality of these DVDs is possibly better than I remember. Haven’t looked at any of the "extras" yet.
  • Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2024
    I plan on watching theses again and again. I did my hard copies. Where did they go? Anyway, best type of summertime popcorn flicks ever. Great everything. Oscar eating popcorn, nothing better.
  • Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2012
    CONTENT:

    Disc One: Raiders of the Lost Ark
    Teaser Trailer, Theatrical Trailer, Re-Issue Trailer

    Disc Two: The Temple of Doom
    Teaser Trailer, Theatrical Trailer

    Disc Three: The Last Crusade
    Teaser Trailer, Theatrical Trailer

    Disc Four: The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
    Theatrical Trailer (3)

    Disc Five: Bonus Features
    On Set with Raiders of the Lost Ark
    From Adventure to Legend
    Making the Films:
    The Making of Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
    The Making of Raiders of the Lost Ark
    The Making of The Temple of Doom
    The Making of The Last Crusade
    The Making of The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
    Behind the Scenes:
    The Stunts of Indiana Jones
    The Sound of Indiana Jones
    The Music of Indiana Jones
    The Light and Magic of Indiana Jones
    Raiders: The Melting Face!
    Indiana Jones and the Creepy Crawlies
    Travel with Indiana Jones: Locations
    Indy's Women: The American Film Institute Tribute
    Indy's Friends and Enemies
    Iconic Props
    The Effects of Indy
    Adventures in Post Production

    Well, what can I say? These are, all four, great enjoyable movies. I would rate them in this order: Last Crusade, Raiders, Crystal Skull/Temple of Doom (a tie). Unlike "reviewers" who dislike the fourth movie, I am happy to have all the movies in one place. And the price, $39.99, is unbeatable. I'm a lazy reviewer. If you want the detailed, technical review, go to xxx-xxx.xxx. (Amazon doesn't allow external urls. Suffice it to say, the name of the media format, BLU-RAY, is the name of the site.)

    The packaging isn't the best. I would rate it 3 out of five stars. If you are careful, you shouldn't have any problems. I would suggest getting a good 5 disc holder and putting the movies in there. Do a search here on Amazon for EMPTY BLU-RAY CASES. You should find something you like.

    Overall: This is the best version of these movies currently available. At a reasonable price, you shouldn't be disappointed with this set.
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  • Raúl Alejandro Estrada
    5.0 out of 5 stars Buen precio, buena calidad, grandes pelis
    Reviewed in Mexico on March 13, 2024
    Paquete con 5 discos todos con una muy buena calidad de video. El cover está curiosos. Pero el diseño de libro es compacto y ligero. Gran regalo o regalo a ti mismo.
  • Tiburon lobo
    1.0 out of 5 stars No trae subtitulos en español
    Reviewed in Mexico on December 14, 2022
    Lo devolví no cumple lo que dice
  • Pierre Gauthier
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous!
    Reviewed in Canada on January 6, 2022
    This set of 5 DVDs includes each of the four movies in the Indiana Jones series, beautifully rendered on Blu-ray, as well as a plethora of bonuses.

    Here are brief comments on each film.

    Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

    The series’ first instalment has aged very well, possibly in part because its plot was set some fifty years before its release. The action is still strikingly intense, locations (Nepal, Egypt, USA) are exotic and diversified and there are honest attempts at achieving a consistent plot and making significant historical connections. A generous helping of humour, including self-mockery, is the icing on the cake. Special effects do appear a little quaint by today’s standards but are still effective.

    The Temple of Doom (1984)

    This second film is energized with many new characters, including children. Locations (Shanghai and rural India) are exciting and the budget, no doubt, was larger than for “Raiders”. Indeed, there are countless extras, highly developed action scenes and even a large-scale 1930’s style dance number. If anything, humour is even more abundant.

    The Last Crusade (1989)

    This third movie adds depth to main character, starting with a flashback to his teen-age years and, yet more significantly, by having his father, played by Sean Connery, share his adventures throughout most of the film.

    Once again, humour is pervasive, as well as references to former movies, including by Connery.

    The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)

    This fourth film was made some 19 years later, with Harrison Ford in the lead role then at 64 years old, older in fact than Sean Connery in “The Last Crusade”. Ford, though, still radiates with dynamism and his character appears as energetic as ever.

    Many may find however that the character played by Shia La Beouf is aggravating rather than funny or charming. In fact, his inspiration for his 1950’s character seems based on Happy Day’s “Fonzie” rather than on anything truly from the era.

    Some viewers may judge this film to be somewhat of a knockoff of the previous ones, given technological advances over the intervening period, notably regarding CGI. Also, many members of the original filmmaking team as well secondary actors sadly passed away in the meantime. Worse, the whole movie was shot in the USA, with for instance Hawaii as a questionable stand-in for the Amazon.

    Bonuses to the set are abundant and enlightening, despite some repetitions. They include an overview of the series’ impact, a “Making of” for each of the four movies (actually two for “Raiders”) as well as thematic discussions on music, special effects, locations, etc.

    Regarding the team, striking elements by today’s expectations are the limited role of women (who appear almost only as actresses and scriptwriters) and, I believe, the total absence of African Americans. Chances are that the situation will be different for the fifth movie, currently scheduled to be released in 2023!
  • Wim
    5.0 out of 5 stars Met Nederlandse ondertiteling!
    Reviewed in the Netherlands on May 27, 2020
    Met Nederlandse ondertiteling!
  • NAO
    5.0 out of 5 stars 買い換えです。
    Reviewed in Japan on December 28, 2023
    好きな映画は高画質でと思い購入しました。画面に集中でき良かったです。