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Whistle Stopper - Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
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Manufacturer: Paramount
Starring: Dan Aykroyd, Kate Capshaw, Roy Chiao, Ruby De Miel, Stany De Silva
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Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786300214439
Format: Closed-captioned
ISBN: 6300214435
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Paramount
Release Date: 1999-10-26
Running Time: 118
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: 1984-05-23
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Summary: A Tomb Raider Becomes A Hero
Comment: I'm still surprised by the hate this film receives. Even by Director Spielberg himself. I've always considered Temple Of Doom the second best Indiana Jones film. In fact I've always felt the series always lost a little bit of steam with each film. But even with such an annoying character like Willie Scott (Played by Cate Kapshaw) I've always felt Temple Of Doom did a brilliant job showing Indiana Jones as a character turn from tomb raiding archaeologist, into the great hero we saw in Raiders Of The Lost Ark. I'm also surprised by how many people still don't realize that Temple Of Doom is a prequel. Anyways...
During the first half of the film, Indy talks about "fortune and glory" as his reason for his adventures. As we already know from Raiders, he didn't find the Ark, then risk his life getting it back from the Nazi's for just "fortune and glory". He didn't have to do what he did in Raiders. But he did it because he had the courage, and it was the right thing to do. In Temple Of Doom, Indy seems more rugged towards the other characters. He seems to always be in "If you can't help me, don't talk to me" type of mood. By the end of the film though, he realizes the greatest thing was not finding the treasure, or finding a fortune. But replacing balance and happiness to a small Indian town.
Maybe thats why many people were turned off upon it's initial release? The character they loved in Raiders didn't really show up till mid way.
Another aspect I loved was the father/son type friendship Indy had with Short Round. And during one of the key scenes, Short Round says "I love you". Which in turn brings Indy back to the "good" side (I'm assuming everyone's seen the film) It's this scene where Indy goes the furthest he could possibly go in the dark side. He goes so far that he was willing to kill Short Round. Directly after this scene is when Indy "becomes" a hero for the sake of helping people and doing good. He goes from one side of the spectrum to the complete opposite.
Because I'm assuming most have seen this. I don't really have to say how great the action was. The ending bridge scene always keeps me on the edge of my seat no matter how many times I watch it. It's truly a classic moment.
I really hope people give Temple Of Doom another shot. Indiana Jones is a pulp adventure hero. I've always felt Temple Of Doom portrays this the best. Indy is not a religious character, his sole job is not to search for just well known Hebrew/Christian artifacts like some people tend to believe (Just look at the reaction from some for Indy 4, and the Crystal Skulls) The artifacts, though important, aren't the main aspects of the films. They've always been chosen to fit the story they're trying to tell with the characters. So far it's worked out great for all 4 films.
The DVD by the way looks fantastic. Since Doom mostly takes place in the jungles and caves of India, it's always been a pleasure to view. The remastering they did is nearly perfect. Here's hoping for a Blu-ray release! If you want the amazing special features though. Get the 4 disc box set with the feature length documentaries on disc 4.
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Summary: The Darkest Indiana Jones Adventure!!!
Comment: I like that The Temple of Doom is dark, gloomy, depressing, and etc. Somehow, this takes place before the original. Indy, Willie, and Short Round must retrieve a sacred stone that's been stolen from a village, and must save the children that have been stolen. They deal with an evil cult and sacrifices people and make people drink black blood to become on of them! I also love the scene at Pankot Palace when everyone is eating Snake Surprise, Beetles, Eyeball Soup, and Chilled Monkey Brains! If you love Indy and dark plots, you'll love INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM!!!
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Summary: Actually, I'd give ****1/2 stars.
Comment: Great movie. I don't why but this is a prequel for some reason. It's not like Star Wars, It is not a series of prequels it's just a one movie deal. It takes place in 1935, one year before the first one took place. Well, I knew this wouldn't be as good as Raiders of the Lost Ark, but that's not to say that it's bad, it's amazing. I heard reviews saying it was racist but no, it's not. It is a good sequel or prequel, so see Raiders and see this any time soon.
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Summary: Racist
Comment: I saw this when it came out (I was a young adult.) As someone from a hindu family (I am an atheist), I was revolted by the overt insulting nature of this film towards Indians and Hindus.
In the first movie, they treated the whole story behind the arc with respect. Not so with Hinduism.
Utter drivel.
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Summary: Easily the worst of the series but quite good.
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A year before the events of "Raiders of The Lost Ark", Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) is in Shanghai enjoying an evening of entertainment and making a deal with a ruthless gang of Chinese mobsters for a ancient Chinese artifact. But after a bad deal, he escapes on a plane from Shanghai with spoiled nightclub singer Willie (Kate Chapshaw) and 11 year old Chinese boy ShortRound (Ke Hu Quan)as later they crash land in the Himalayas and find themselves stranded in the jungles. Only until they discover a village where the children of the village has been taken including sacred stones by a cult, it's up to Indy and his two new companions to head to the palace of a young prince where beneath it an evil cult called Thugees and their warlock master Mola Ram (Amrish Puri) has captured the children of the village into slaves and Indy must save them.
Considered the black sheep of the franchise, this entertaining and quite dark installment is underrated by fans of the first and third movies. Steven Spielburg directs once again and George Lucas produced and made the film's storyline, this movie is often scorned by fans because of Kate Capshaw with her complaining & screaming and of course ShortRound. Well i disagree on the ShortRound character cause he did provided some laughs and i agree that Kate Capshaw's character was a pain in the butt, the film did had good atmosphere with some memorable action sequences like the mine cart chase. There's a sense of creepiness through the film like the memorable bug area, some dark humor like the disgusting feast sequence and the gory but effective moments like the infamous heart ripping sequence that caused the MPAA to create the "PG-13" rating in 1984. Despite some flaws, the movie is a gritty and exciting but it's not as good as "Raiders" or "Last Crusade" nor as fun as "Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" but it's not as bad as some fans proclaimed.
This DVD has excellent picture and sound quality from THX with some goodies like an introduction by Steven Spielburg and George Lucas, two featurettes, Storyboard sequence, photo galleries and interactive DVD-Rom Lego Indiana Jones game demo.
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The Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) adventure after Raiders of the Lost Ark is more violent than its predecessor, but also looser, more imaginative, and finally more satisfying. Still organized like a series of connected cliffhangers, the story (set 10 years before Raiders) involves Indy's attempted rescue of stolen children from a pagan cult. Director Steven Spielberg draws upon sundry cinematic influences, particularly Gunga Din, for an air of classic adventure, though one can also find traces of John Wayne movies in Jones's relationship with a woman (Kate Capshaw) who's come along for the bumpy ride. The film's opening bit, in which the antidote to a poison Jones has swallowed keeps bouncing around a nightclub just out of his reach, is a blast. --Tom Keogh
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