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Great movie, I enjoy it a lot. It was the first Indiana Jones movie I ever saw.
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Yes, like Mr Jack, I consider it second only to RAIDERS in the series.
I appreciated the change of tack and darker turn it took to the first film.
I like INDY3/CRUSADE, but think that it only starts to feel like an IJ film to me during the last third (from the tank sequence onwards).
I always think of the initial RAIDERS films like I do the initial STAR WARS films.
The shiny/bright/original first film (STAR WARS & RAIDERS) that everyone loves.
The dark/more dramatic second film (EMPIRE & DOOM).
The brighter, 'remake-like version of the first film' 3rd one, almost an apology for the nasty 2nd film...(JEDI & CRUSADE). Enjoyable but rehashed somewhat.
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For a long time Temple of Doom was my third favorite Indy movie, but over time, my appreciation for this movie has increased quite a bit and my fondness for Last Crusade has diminished, making this my second favorite Indy movie. Where the movie works more than makes up for its shortcomings. That said, Willie Scott still gets on my nerves.
Interestingly enough, a recent Facebook post from someone I am following argues that this is the only Indy movie where Indy is acting as a hero. He has.a point. In Raiders he was sent by the U.S. government to get the Ark, and the Last Crusade was about him finding his father. Indy talked about fortune and glory in Temple of Doom, but when he had the choice to either abandon the village and take the stone with him back to the U.S. or return it to the village, he returned it to the village. Of course if he had been able to leave with all three stones he probably would have taken the other two back to the U.S., but when Indy was in a position to help those in need, he did.
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Temple of Doom F'ED ME UP as a child. It's weird because I watched Raiders when I was like four years old and the melting Nazi face had little lasting impact on my memory however the gratuitous violence in the second one messed with me for a good long while. Now that I know the story behind Lucas' inspiration for that scene (the metaphor for his divorce being that poor guy literally getting his heart pulled out of his chest) but--I rewatched the film not long ago and that scene still makes me squirm.
Wasn't it enough to pull his heart out? Did they REALLY need to slowly lower him into a lava pit while he's pitifully screaming for mercy TOO? Wouldn't that metal contraption have melted? WTAF??!?
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I have to go with Last Crusade as being my sentimental favorite--the intrigue in the first half really feels like an homage to James Bond. But I will defend TOD as being a solid and mostly enjoyable entry in the series, even if it's not my favorite. In terms of score, I think it's the most exuberant and "fun" of the original three. The brass performances are incredible, particularly in "The Nightclub Brawl."
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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom rocks in many ways. It just gets a little stale if you've ridden the rollercoaster one too many times.
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Only Spielberg could have afforded a Berkeley-esque musical number back then. So I'm grateful for that, and the splashy musical adaptation accompanying it.
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