Reviews of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 1984
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There are some points to this movie that are okay, but it strays away from the magic of "Raiders" and wants to be a comedy.
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Far and away the most entertaining of the Indiana Jones films, TEMPLE OF DOOM is defined by its persistent attempts to amuse and thrill. Its elements, some of which are in dubious taste, never mesh as neatly as they do in this film's predecessor, but its exuberance and Spielberg's skillful craftsmanship keep the film afloat.
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the first Indy movie i saw at the theater, re-watched on bluray and it looked awesome. Very fun movie
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The sequel (or prequel) to 'Raiders Of The Lost Ark', Steven Spielberg returns to direct Harrison Ford once more as Indiana Jones; college professor and famed archeologist.
After escaping from a betrayal in Shanghai following a recent job, Indiana Jones and his young assistant Short Round (Ke Huy Quan) and American singer Willie Scott (Kate Capshaw), roped into the Shanghai escape by accident, crash land in India en route to America. As if dictated by the gods, a small Indian…
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"Let’s take everything that made Raiders of the Lost Ark so cool and fun and make it a little bit more Bond-esque."
And I am not even using the term Bond-esque as despective, but it is very goofy. It made me raise some big questions like:
What’s with the annoying boy? Why couldn’t they write a far more interesting girl than Willie? Why is the action not as good as in Raiders? Why are the jokes not as funny? Isn’t…
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This was not the film I remembered. I remembered a dark and deliciously fun follow up to the, genuinely amazing, Raiders. While there is plenty to like in this follow up, and it is dark as hell in parts, it's flabby. The screwball comedy banter between Indy and the blonde one (I refuse to repeat her name) is excruciating. It's a well intentioned sequel but not a successful one. Such a shame too.
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Everything you could ask for in an adventure film.
Chinese kid side kick. Check
Ripping hearts out of chests. Check
Over the top action scenes. Check check
One of the best films I've ever seen -
Film #2 of the 100 Movie June Challenge
About on par with Raiders imo.
Whenever that asian kid said Dr. Jones all I could think of was that fucking Aqua song.
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I love the Indiana Jones series, and every time I watch one of the films, I appreciate it more and more. Indiana Jones is one of the best created characters in movie history in my eyes, and Harrison Ford portrays him perfectly. His acting throughout is just made for Indiana Jones and I couldn't picture anybody else in that role. This is definitely one of my favorite films of the series and it's a debatable #1 for me actually! Everything from the sets, the soundtrack, the acting, the story, and the effects were superb, making this one of the great films of the 80's!
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One of the greatest movies I've ever seen.
From the side kick to the set pieces to the unbelievability of the action to the cheesy lines.
It's kinda like a B movie with a big budget.
No time for love Dr Jones!! -
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Indiana Jones returns in what is chronologically a prequel to "Raiders" and Spielberg and Lucas changed up the tone a little bit.
"Temple of Doom" often gets bashed for it's dark content with beating hearts being ripped out, it playing mainly in one sinister location, child labour and even our beloved hero hitting his child sidekick short round while being drugged/posessed.
But while this makes the movie feel not as lighthearted as Raiders it's not the tiniest bit less entertaining.…