I'm sorry but the first movie is a feat of amazing proportions. It was dark and awesome with cool setting and art direction, filmed like a serious movie and it's soundtrack was AMAZINGLY corny to be put with that dark backdrop. I mean come on Sam Rockwell is in it as a little thug, that's amazing.

I still watch the first one to this day and it was the only movie poster I've ever had on my wall, I loved that movie more than any other as a kid. Multiple viewings over the years haven't disappointed me or spoiled me on it unlike nearly every movie including Return of the Jedi and Indiana Jones Temple of Doom. April quietly monologuing while she draws these awesome pictures of the Turtles, it's incredible what comic book movie has the balls to do that?

The suits make that movie for me though, they work sooo freaking well. It's just the best, everything about it makes me love it.

Yeah, I dunno, I think Crystal Skull is better than Temple of Doom. That's not saying a whole lot though.

It's a question of which is worse, crappy 80's sequels (TOD was, Last Crusade wasn't), or crappy 00's reboots.

I thought Indy 4 was almost there....
a) The two best Indy movies (1 & 3) had their roots in Biblical myths, this made them feel sort of 'legit', a nice sort of 'what if' these stories were true. Temple of Doom lacked this with him not searching for anything really, just stumbling across the Thuggees. The crystal skulls could have been a pretty good myth to work with, but there wasn't enough decoding scripture or writings or anything really to _do_ with the myth... I think that's where the two weak films initially fail, they aren't a good 'search for a lost item' story.

b) Far too much CGI, the chase through the jungle, while having some nice action and set pieces, just feels like a cgi scene, doesn't feel based in reality.

c) Too much lame humour. It's where Lucas failed a lot with the Star Wars prequels too... resorting to fart jokes and bad slapstick when the originals had a semblance of subtlety to them.

d) The end... just... a spaceship... really? The first one, we have ghosts... that's good, honest, old school movies. The second has some heart ripping and glowing stones, the third has life giving/sapping cups... but none of them have alien creatures coming to life and a space ship taking off... just doesn't work. That really should have been played down a lot, lot more. Some sort of alien power source that activated and made a whole lot of ancient machinery come to life would have been more in keeping.

I really enjoyed the motorcycle chase, I like Shia, I think he does well with whatever he's given. I think Harrison is still excellent in the role, there were some great action pieces. It's just really annoying to see a film get so close... so close and miss out due to what feels like just not having one more person look over the script and say 'Hey guys... you're kinda missing a few key "Indy" things here... and a few of these scenes are really very hokey'

But yeah, not as bad as some would make it out to be.

I also point to "Temple Of Doom" where Indy and friends fall out of an airplane on an inflatable dingy... and live...right. The even number Indy movies are the bad ones.

Technically a film title, even an abbreviated one, should be italicized (as well as the titles of BOOKS).

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Technically Temple of Doom was a prequel.

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When I read comments like this I sometimes wonder why I come here. What is it with nerds who have to dissect everything? No detail is too small to be overlooked, even if it has no real relevance to the video itself.

Shit, I knew it wasn't an apartment complex. The very long hallway was a big clue. But fuck, I had this crazy idea that it really didn't matter if people knew it, or know that I knew it. How wrong I was.

People: They're the worst.

Technically Temple of Doom was a prequel.

In reply to this comment by kronosposeidon:
When I read comments like this I sometimes wonder why I come here. What is it with nerds who have to dissect everything? No detail is too small to be overlooked, even if it has no real relevance to the video itself.

Shit, I knew it wasn't an apartment complex. The very long hallway was a big clue. But fuck, I had this crazy idea that it really didn't matter if people knew it, or know that I knew it. How wrong I was.

People: They're the worst.

It's deja vu all over again.
>> ^kronosposeidon:

Let's hope this comment has no sequels. >> ^blankfist:
>> ^kronosposeidon:
Let's hope this video has no sequels.>> ^blankfist:
>> ^kronosposeidon:
Damn, that hallway is longer than the Indiana Jones warehouse. Let's hope this video has no sequels.

Technically Temple of Doom was a prequel.


I guess you weren't conflating your "Let's hope this video has no sequels" comment to the Indiana Jones reference. My bad. Just so we're clear though: technically Temple of Doom was a prequel.

>> ^kronosposeidon:

Let's hope this comment has no sequels. >> ^blankfist:
>> ^kronosposeidon:
Let's hope this video has no sequels.>> ^blankfist:
>> ^kronosposeidon:
Damn, that hallway is longer than the Indiana Jones warehouse. Let's hope this video has no sequels.

Technically Temple of Doom was a prequel.


I guess you weren't conflating your "Let's hope this video has no sequels" comment to the Indiana Jones reference. My bad. Just so we're clear though: technically Temple of Doom was a prequel.



I'm holding out for the trilogy.

Let's hope this comment has no sequels. >> ^blankfist:

>> ^kronosposeidon:
Let's hope this video has no sequels.>> ^blankfist:
>> ^kronosposeidon:
Damn, that hallway is longer than the Indiana Jones warehouse. Let's hope this video has no sequels.

Technically Temple of Doom was a prequel.


I guess you weren't conflating your "Let's hope this video has no sequels" comment to the Indiana Jones reference. My bad. Just so we're clear though: technically Temple of Doom was a prequel.

>> ^kronosposeidon:

Let's hope this video has no sequels.>> ^blankfist:
>> ^kronosposeidon:
Damn, that hallway is longer than the Indiana Jones warehouse. Let's hope this video has no sequels.

Technically Temple of Doom was a prequel.



I guess you weren't conflating your "Let's hope this video has no sequels" comment to the Indiana Jones reference. My bad. Just so we're clear though: technically Temple of Doom was a prequel.

Let's hope this video has no sequels.>> ^blankfist:

>> ^kronosposeidon:
Damn, that hallway is longer than the Indiana Jones warehouse. Let's hope this video has no sequels.

Technically Temple of Doom was a prequel.

>> ^kronosposeidon:

Damn, that hallway is longer than the Indiana Jones warehouse. Let's hope this video has no sequels.


Technically Temple of Doom was a prequel.

Seems to have a little Temple of Doom sprinkled in for good measure.

Aagh. Having an ear for repeated sound effects, they all drive me nuts. But Wilhelm is allowed. If not excessive.

Wasn't the original title of the clip 'man being eaten by an alligator?' Hey, temple of doom.

Remind anyone else of the dinner scene in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom?

Very cool post. *promote