Raiders of the Lost Ark is the best example of Indy as a cinematic hero. From the very first scene, as he goes through the temple filled with boobytraps to his iconic "fight" with the swordsman, he is a hero that explodes off the scr
When Indy gets back in the truck and throws the driver through the windshield, the driver tries and instantly fails to pull off the same impressive feat, making up one of Indiana Jones' best action sequenc
While it's fun to see Indy beat up bad guys, he is first and foremost an archaeologist which is one of the most interesting aspects of the character. The Last Crusade is truly the movie where Indy's intelligence as a scholar shines thro
While Raiders of the Lost Ark tips Ark might have been the first-time audiences met Indy, The Last Crusade showed us Indy's earliest adventure. The opening flashback features young Indy (played by River Phoenix) taking on some treasure hunt
That doesn't mean that Cancer likes everything that falls under this category. Remember, this is our moody and wavering sign with nary a constant focus, so to say that Cancer likes everything under the period drama banner would be wrong. A few of the entries on this list may surprise you. Here are some ideas for period dramas that Cancer will love, along with a few that they will h
In the opening sequence of Raiders of the Lost Ark , Indy defies death to retrieve a sacred golden idol from an ancient temple. His double-crossing buddy Satipo isn’t so lucky, but Indy manages to avoid the booby traps and makes it out of the tem
At the 73rd Academy Awards, Crouching Tiger ’s 10 Oscar nods set a record for the most nominations for a non-English-language movie. It has some of the most stunning visuals in action cinema, courtesy of cinematographer Peter
From high-octane car chases to visceral shootouts, there are a bunch of different ways to thrill audiences in an action movie. One of the most fun aspects of the genre is fight choreography. If it’s staged, shot, and edited just right, brutal hand-to-hand combat can make for some intense action sequen
There a lot here for a Cancer to like here, starting with the tragic backstory and the exotic references to faraway lands. Family-oriented Cancers will be moved deeply by the portrayal of the grief that war creates on the homefront and the lost families that are put back together ag
There aren’t a lot of biopics that fall into the martial arts genre, but Ip Man is a prime example of both. The great Donnie Yen stars as Ip Man himself , the legendary Wing Chun grandmaster who taught Bruce Lee how to fi
Set at the height of the Great Depression, Walter Hill’s gritty, stylish directorial debut Hard Times stars Charles Bronson as Chaney, a bare-knuckle boxer who rises through the underground fighting scene with the help of a hustler named Speed, played by James Cob
Speaking of fantasy, how about an immortal swordfighter? Here's another period drama that flew under your radar. Indeed, Highlander is a period drama and we're not just talking about the medieval scenes. The early 1980s was also an iconic time. This movie opens with a professional wrestling match, after all, cementing its status as a period film from the late 20th cent
Park Chan-wook’s neo-noir revenge thriller Oldboy is a must-see for fans of fight choreography for its iconic hallway sequence alone. The story at large follows a falsely imprisoned man’s attempts to figure out who got him locked up, but in one particularly brutal scene, he takes on a legion of henchmen alone in a hall
Belloq plans to test the Ark’s power on a remote island before presenting it to Hitler and has his soldiers carry it through the desert along with Marion. Indy arrives with a rocket launcher and threatens to blow up the Ark if he doesn’t let Marion
Gorgeous clothes, amazing interpersonal drama, all told in a time and place that has been relatively forgotten in western cinema. Cancers love creativity, so before Medieval Europe or wartime Europe sucks all of the historical air out of the room, check out Lust, Caution , and learn something about war and espionage in 20th century Ch
Some zodiac signs don't really mind if you already know how a story ends, but it's one of Cancer's pet peeves. Our crabby friend likes surprises - although preferably pleasant ones - and happy endings. We know from the title that's not going to happen here, and so does Cancer, which is why they won't waste their t
Since Raiders of the Lost Ark was inspired by the pulpy adventure serials of the 1930s , the early conceptual designs for the characters were a lot pulpier. The pulpiest of the bunch was the initial design for the Nazi villain, Arnold Toht. Whereas he’s just a sinister man in black in the final film, he was originally supposed to wear a cartoonishly kitted-out Nazi unif
These screenshots are exactly what they seem, revealing how the better part of gameplay takes place. It's not like three-dimensional MMOs like WoW or ESO. Instead, the game is on an isometric, 3D platform reminiscent of the Diablo franch