Raiders of the Lost Ark vs. Back to the Future

[John 2,032]

Which iconic 80s adventure film and score do you prefer; Spielberg/Williams' Raiders of the Lost Ark or Zemekis/Silvestri's Back to the Future?

[A. A. Ron 1,846]

Love both films and the score for Raiders. The Back to the Future theme is undeniably iconic, but the actual underscore rarely manages to grab my attention.

[Kasey Kockroach 2,362]

Neither.

[JoeinAR 1,953]

Raiders of the Lost Ark is simple one of the greatest films of all time. That is not Hyperbole. Back to the Futures is a very good film with a very good score but they exist at different altitudes. Back to the Future is always looking up.

[Tom 4,957]

53 minutes ago, JoeinAR said:

Raiders of the Lost Ark is simple one of the greatest films of all time. That is not Hyperbole. Back to the Futures is a very good film with a very good score but they exist at different altitudes. Back to the Future is always looking up.

You are obviously forgetting the last scene in BttF. 

[bollemanneke 3,529]

Am I the only BTTF fan? Wow.

[Unlucky Bastard 8,483]

BTTF sucks and has crappy music by that Avengers guy.

[The Illustrious Jerry 3,357]

2 minutes ago, bollemanneke said:

Am I the only BTTF fan? Wow.

No, but I'm also a Raiders fan.

[Holko 10,016]

I love BttF and love even the first score.

This is a non-question.

Next poll.

[Thor 8,103]

RAIDERS wins in both categories, but I love both films and scores dearly.

 

However, none of them are my favourite scores within their franchises. I love the third score in each franchise the most.

[Unlucky Bastard 8,483]

I think the fourth films in each franchise is the best.

[Richard Penna 4,019]

2 hours ago, bollemanneke said:

Am I the only BTTF fan? Wow.

 

 

I prefer it too.

[John Dutton 7,209]

I think BTTF has more memorable lines...

[Ii2 210]

6 minutes ago, Ghostbusters II said:

I think BTTF has more memorable lines...

Yes.  That's why I chose Back To The Future.

Raiders has the best score though.  Although BTTF is memorable, its too repeatative.

[JoeinAR 1,953]

1 hour ago, Ghostbusters II said:

I think BTTF has more memorable lines...

No. Raiders has better more .memorable lines.

You know a drink. 

Its not the years its the mileage. 

Snakes, why'd it have to be snakes. 

You know a date. Ya eat um.

You're exactly how I pictured. 

Son of a bitch. 

 you bastard I'll get you for this

Who knows in a thousand years even you may be worth something

 throw me the idol I throw you the whip

 

Top! Men!

[Wojo 2,456]

Great Scott. 

This is heavy. 

They found us. I don't know how, but they found us. 

Why don't you make like a tree and get the heck outta here. 

I'm your density. 

It's like I'm kissing my brother. 

What's a rerun? 

Jesus Christ, you disintegrated Einstein. 

I can't handle that kind of rejection. 

What did I tell you, 88 mph! 

 

 

ROADS? WHERE WE'RE GOING, WE DON'T NEED ROADS. 

[John Dutton 7,209]

Shape up, man. You're a slacker! You want to be a slacker for the rest of your life?

[Naïve Old Fart 10,231]

Let's see if you bastards can do 90.

 

Listen, dad...dad...daddio,

 

Didn't that guy ever have hair?

 

Ok, this is a blues riff in D. Watch for the changes, and, er, try to keep up, ok?

 

Hey, Chuck, you know that new sound you're looking for? Well, listen to this!

 

Guess you're not ready for that, huh...but your kids are gonna love it.

[John Dutton 7,209]

If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're gonna see some serious shit.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,362]

What a fitting end to your life's pursuits. You're about to become a permanent addition to this archaeological find. Who knows? In a thousand years, even you may be worth something.

 

You want to talk to God? Let's go see him together, I've got nothing better to do.

 

You Americans, you're all the same. Always overdressing for the wrong occasions.

[John Dutton 7,209]

Indiana, we are simply passing through history. This...this IS history.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,362]

The Bible speaks of the Ark leveling mountains and laying waste in entire regions. An Army that carries the Ark before it... is invincible.

[John Dutton 7,209]

Yes, that's just what the Hebrews thought.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,362]

Don't look, Marion! Keep your eyes SHUT!

[Naïve Old Fart 10,231]

Now, then...what shall we talk about?

Heil Hitler

...and Goebler, I want plenty of protection

Its not the years, honey, it's the mileage

Well goddamit, Indy, where doesn't it hurt?!

Here...here...this isn't too bad...here..?

It's beautiful!

They don't know what they got, there

Well, I know what I got here

 

 

Didn't you guys ever go to Sunday School? *

"Look, they took the broken pieces, and put them in-" yeah, right 

 

 

 

*Indiana Jones obviously didn't.

[John Dutton 7,209]

Oh my God. They found me. I don't know how, but they found me. Run for it, Marty!

[Unlucky Bastard 8,483]

//squeaky rewind chipmonk voice

[Naïve Old Fart 10,231]

This is for Fayah, this is for your children, and this is for you.

Cairo: city of the living

[John Dutton 7,209]

Holy smoke, my friends. I am so pleased you're not dead.

[Jurassic Shark 12,806]

22 hours ago, Thor said:

 

However, none of them are my favourite scores within their franchises. I love the third score in each franchise the most.

 

Perhaps you'd like the score to BTTF better if you listened to more than just the two tracks found on the OST.  

[Thor 8,103]

Oh, I've sampled the whole thing --- even before it was commercially released. I find it too whimsical overall, especially the action material (lots of 'starts and stops'), and the second score is even worse in that regard. So the two tracks on the OST are really all I need from that score.

 

The third score, however, is more coherent and setpiece-oriented, even if it's basically a straightforward western score.

 

Film-wise, however, none of the two sequels come close to the first film.

[Jurassic Shark 12,806]

I also prefer the 3rd BTTF score and its superior flow. I especially like the new western theme and the train cues.

[Jay 38,816]

I LOVE both films.

 

I LOVE both scores.

 

If I have to pick, I'd pick BTTF for film.  I actually prefer to endlessly rewatch IJTOD over endless rewatching Raiders.  But I truly love rewatching all 3 films.

For score, I'd easily pick Raiders over BTTF without question.  Though again, I do love both scores.

[SteveMc 2,675]

Raiders for both, but nothing beats BTTF for sheer re-watch-ability.  

[John Dutton 7,209]

Anyone else have a strange fetish for the scene in BTTF III where Marty is hanged?

 

[Smaug The Iron 552]

Raiders score and film. This was a hard one, they are both great scores and films but I think Raders is a little better. 

 

[JoeinAR 1,953]

Wiped clean by the wrath of God.

[John Dutton 7,209]

Are you a god?

[SteveMc 2,675]

A god, not the God, I don't think.

[John Dutton 7,209]

What does God need with a starship?

[SteveMc 2,675]

I fly a starship across the universe divide.

[Unlucky Bastard 8,483]

Marty wears a better jacket than Indy. Red life preservers are more practical than brown leather.

[John Dutton 7,209]

Dork thinks he's gonna drown!

[Unlucky Bastard 8,483]

You just jump ship?

[John Dutton 7,209]

Everybody up! Life belts on!

[Naïve Old Fart 10,231]

Your persistence surprises even me. You're going to give mercenaries a bad name.

[John Dutton 7,209]

And you know it's true. How nice. Look at this. It's worthless. 10 cents from an artist on the ship. But I take it, put it in a safe and it becomes worth a lot more by morning.

[Oomoog the Ecstatic 314]

Well, Raiders of the Lost Ark is the 3rd highest rated film of all time, according to the Top 1000 most-seasoned movie reviewers. Where a public rating places it at 47th place.

 

https://www.imdb.com/list/ls020734622/

 

I don't always go for these things, but thought it might be interesting. I personally actually enjoy Back to the Future a little bit more, but on the other VS polls I agree with the majority of you guys.

 

As far as the score, Back to the Future is kind of embarrassing next to anything Williams has written. Silvestri has done better.

[John 2,032]

The tastes of the folks over at IMDb tend to be pretty crap. The "top 250" list over there is... hoo boy.

 

"I'm not some type of pleb, I’m a movie buff! My favorite movies are Fight Club, The Dark Knight, and Inception!"

[JoeinAR 1,953]

The voters at IMDB are generally barely functional retardsidiots.