Review of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) by Peter N — 31 Jul 2012
George Lucas again tries to go "dark" in the second installment of one of his series. And, screws up again! "The Empire Strikes Back" is a great movie that all-but-permanently took the fun out of "Star Wars.
" But, at least it was dark and great! On the other hand, "Temple of Doom" is just plain dark. There is little to no fun here, and only the brainless action of the ending kind-of-sort-of redeems it.
Spielberg was three years past the point where he made great movies (yes, "Raiders" was the end). Here, he just directs a big, bloated, brainless train wreck that permanently neutered the Indiana Jones series.
John Williams crafts an excellent score, but can in no way redeem the rank stupidity of this movie.
This review of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) was written by Peter N on 31 Jul 2012.
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom has generally received positive reviews.
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