Review of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) by Brandon W — 23 Oct 2016

This film used to scare me as a kid. Raiders of the Lost Ark also had some spooky bits with the mysterious ark's deadly powers, but Temple of Doom ups the fear factor and it also ups the violence. This adventure takes Indiana Jones to India in one of my favourite settings of the series.

Sure it's awesome to see Indiana Jones find treasure in the desert and fighting Nazis, but I love seeing Indy in the jungle. Many people have grievances with Willie Scott (the obnoxiously loud love interest) Short-Round (The Jar-Jar of the film according to some) and some other cheesy moments like the out of place opening dance number and the impossible escape from a pilotless plane with a river raft.

But honestly, those don't bother me because the rest of the film is an epic adventure. I still give the notch to Raiders but I can still say that I love Temple of Doom.