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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

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Reviews Counted:58

Fresh:49

Rotten:9

Average Rating:7.2/10

Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: Filmmaker Steven Spielberg returns as director for this rip-roaring prequel to 1981's smash hit RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK. Here dashing, whip-wielding archaeologist-adventurer Indiana Jones (Harrison... Filmmaker Steven Spielberg returns as director for this rip-roaring prequel to 1981's smash hit RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK. Here dashing, whip-wielding archaeologist-adventurer Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) is joined by comely chanteuse Willie (Kate Capshaw) and a 12-year-old sidekick named Short Round (Ke Huy Quan). Together they search for a mystical stone stolen from an Indian community and stumble upon a dangerous Thuggee cult. Exotic locales, wild chases, death-defying cliffhangers, last-minute rescues, screaming damsels, and tribal sacrifices are the order of the day as the threesome attempt to acquire the stolen stone. A few scenes originally planned for RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK showed up in INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM--most notably the mine chase sequence, which was part of the 80 percent of TEMPLE OF DOOM shot on a soundstage. After the film's release, the MPAA's Classification & Ratings Board created a new rating--PG-13. Spielberg cast actress Kate Capshaw, who would later become his real-life wife, for the film. [More]

Starring: Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Ke Huy Quan, Amrish Puri

Starring: Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Ke Huy Quan, Amrish Puri, Roshan Seth, Philip Stone

Director: Steven Spielberg

Director: Steven Spielberg
Screenwriter: Willard Huyck, Gloria Katz
Story: George Lucas
Producer: Robert Watts
Composer: John Williams

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The film betrays no human impulse higher than that of a ten-year-old boy trying to gross out his baby sister by dangling a dead worm in her face.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment 12 Comments
05/05/08
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
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Yes, Temple of Doom still stinks -- save that spectacular opening Shanghai nightclub scene.

Full Review Source: SPLICEDWire | comment 8 Comments
04/25/04
Rob Blackwelder
Rob Blackwelder
SPLICEDWire

...makes you wonder if Spielberg and series producer George Lucas might have been going through some sort of drug phase.

Full Review Source: LarsenOnFilm | comment 5 Comments
05/07/08
Josh Larsen
Josh Larsen
LarsenOnFilm

I honestly think this edgier prequel to Raiders of the Lost Ark does an even better job of being a non-stop rollercoaster ride than the original.

comment 3 Comments
02/16/06
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
FulvueDrive-in.com

Part of the trouble is that anything clearly does go, including the slender hold on credibility that Raiders managed to maintain.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment 1 Comment
06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out

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Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment 1 Comment
06/10/08
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
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stilted attempts to soften Doom's gloom only create a sense of manipulative phoniness

Full Review Source: Old School Reviews | comment 1 Comment
11/01/03
John A. Nesbit
John A. Nesbit
Old School Reviews

Terrific opening with 'Anything Goes' in Chinese -- then the kid shows up and it's downhill.

comment 1 Comment
02/03/05
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

[T]he best of the Indiana Jones movies...it's insanely wonderful, in every sense of those words.

Full Review Source: LYTRules.com | comment 1 Comment
05/25/08
Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson
LYTRules.com

exciting, but the weakest film of the trilogy

comment 1 Comment
09/19/04
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

It lacks the sense of detail that made Raiders such a treat. It isn't very clever, very funny or very compelling.

Full Review Source: Kansas City Star | comment 1 Comment
05/22/08
Robert W. Butler
Robert W. Butler
Kansas City Star

Pic comes on like a sledgehammer, and there's even a taste of vulgarity and senseless excess not apparent in Raiders.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment 1 Comment
05/05/08
Todd McCarthy
Todd McCarthy
Variety
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Fantastically choreographed action sequences and another comely companion for Indy (Capshaw) and gloriously overdone visual devices make up for the shameless lack of plot.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
05/05/08
Channel 4 Film

A breakneck adventure that moves at twice the pace of the original but has only half the creative strength.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
05/05/08
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Single-handedly caused the 'PG-13' rating, and for that alone, I love it.

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01/08/03
Alex Sandell
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum

One of Steven Spielberg's best movies, because he for once isn't trying to say anything at all. He's just having fun.

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04/28/03
Blake Davis
Blake Davis
KFOR Channel 4 News

Where the brilliant "Raiders" was an adventure film aimed at the child at heart, "Temple of Doom" is really designed for the kiddie market itself.

Full Review Source: CinemaBlend.com | comment Comment
05/21/08
Brian Holcomb
Brian Holcomb
CinemaBlend.com

The worst of the bunch - but still has moments of fun.

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03/18/03
Brian Mckay
Brian Mckay
eFilmCritic.com

No review available.

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02/13/04
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Doesn't live up to the excitement and thrills of the original, but still a pretty wild ride.

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09/06/02
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
TheMovieChicks.com
 
 
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