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Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation

Posted by michael on from the why'd-it-have-to-be-snakes dept.

jonerik writes "Ain't It Cool News has an article on one of the more fascinating fan film projects ever conceived: A shot-for-shot remake of "Raiders of the Lost Ark" filmed in Biloxi, Mississippi between 1982 and 1988 by Eric Zala, Jayson Lamb and Chris Strompolis. What's particularly amazing is that the trio began filming the project when they were twelve and finished six years later when they were eighteen. Now, fifteen years after the project was completed, word of the film's existence has gotten out and audiences who have seen it have reportedly been stunned by the trio's ingenuity, with none other than "RotLA" director Steven Spielberg giving Zala, Lamb, and Strompolis a big thumbs-up. The complete film isn't available online, but a trailer that gives a bit of the feel of the finished project can be viewed. The Austin Chronicle also has a story on the project."

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  1. Ah yes.... by sethadam1 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    This is when it pays to be a subscriber. Download at 100+ kbps before the /.'ing begins.

  2. They ruined it! by ObviousGuy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Scimitar-wielding man shot first!

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  3. Re:I have mod points! by TheRaven64 · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    I have mod points!
    if any karma whore out there has a bittorrent of it or something

    ...then you won't be able to moderate their post, since you've already posted here.

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  4. Re:How about a DVD? by great+throwdini · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    With the proposition of not breathing for another five months, I too would stop holding my breath.

    I don't know what to make of the fact that two /.ers manage the same sentiment (you and this fellow) within the same minute and three message IDs.

    I'd think it humorous if it weren't the usual knee-jerk, literal-minded "ha-ha, me make funny" response. *sigh*

  5. Re:How about a DVD? by great+throwdini · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    so you'd think it humorous if you didn't make the decision to not think it humorous.

    Sure would. It's not a decision, it's recognition of a thing for what it is. Lacking that, I'm sure any number of forced attempts at humor would elicit a laugh rather than a groan.

    Oh, and I was impressed at the simultaneity of remarks above. HAND

  6. Trailer Music by fuctape · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    In case anyone cares, it's "Four Ton Mantis" by Amon Tobin from the album Supermodified.