The temple of doom

[Jmills]

I just got done reading the review for the crystal skull and the reviewer actually compared it to the TOD? Really? Was TOD really that bad? It was honestly my favorite out of the series due to the dark and suspensful atmosphere. Comparing it to the crystal skull though is just ridiculous I didn't know cheesey CGI, and a monkey army was on par with the TOD. Is it just me?

[stockstar1138]

both temple of doom and KOTCS are underrated movies. ToD was the better I believe, but ToD had some pretty dumb moments in it too.

[Red Hood]

I liked Temple of Doom better than Raiders.

[scook]

I wouldn’t compare these two films only on principle because as a child Temple Of Doom was my favorite out of the three; it had Data (Short Round) for cripes sake. But there were some ridiculous parts like when they jumped out of a plane and inflated the White water river raft and floated down on it, then after a rediculous ride through snowy mountains they go off a cliff again floating perfectly then landing into a river while still unharmed. Now I am only pointing out these outrageous acts as similarities to the Crystal skull because it to had some whammiess SPOILERS (Ants, Swinging with monkees and of course Stevie Spielberg had to throw in Aliens) butI love Indiana Jones and will defend it to my death, its simply a movie and it's enjoyable.

[master_8ball]

Originally Posted by scook

I wouldn’t compare these two films only on principle because as a child Temple Of Doom was my favorite out of the three; it had Data (Short Round) for cripes sake. But there were some ridiculous parts like when they jumped out of a plane and inflated the White water river raft and floated down on it, then after a rediculous ride through snowy mountains they go off a cliff again floating perfectly then landing into a river while still unharmed. Now I am only pointing out these outrageous acts as similarities to the Crystal skull because it to had some whammiess SPOILERS (Ants, Swinging with monkees and of course Stevie Spielberg had to throw in Aliens) butI love Indiana Jones and will defend it to my death, its simply a movie and it's enjoyable.

Wasn't it Lucas not Spielberg that did the throwing?

[Blu-Ron]

I liked them in release order:

1. Raiders
2. Temple of Doom
3. Crusade
4. CS

They just got progressively worse.

[Teabaggins]

Originally Posted by Pyre

I liked Temple of Doom better than Raiders.

I thought I was the only one...are we soulmates?

[Red Hood]

Originally Posted by Teabaggins

I thought I was the only one...are we soulmates?

[mikejet]

I never understood the hating of ToD. It had the mine cart sequence and Short Round. How can you not love that?

[DC_Street]

1. Last Crusade
2. Raiders
3. Crystal Skull
4. Temple of Doom

CS was easily better than ToD in my honest opinion.

[jk1138]

Originally Posted by DC_Street

1. Last Crusade
2. Raiders
3. Crystal Skull
4. Temple of Doom

CS was easily better than ToD in my honest opinion.

+1
I ignore TOD as it is the worst of them all, I not only hate it as an Indy movie, but as a movie all together! I only hate parts of KotCS ie the aliens the Tarzan swinging and the refrigerator blast.

[jadedeath]

Originally Posted by stockstar1138

both temple of doom and KOTCS are underrated movies. ToD was the better I believe, but ToD had some pretty dumb moments in it too.

If by "underrated" you mean that KotCS isn't compared to Uwe Boll movies enough.

Then you're right, it's severely underrated.

Logan

[kurtlingle]

I just saw Raiders on DVD (saw many times as a kid) and I just loved it again. My 2 boys loved it.

I am looking forward to seeing KOTCS (netflix BD).

I think Raiders was the best and was not crazy about TOD or Crusaders. That said - once they release them on BD - I can't wait to see them again.

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by Jmills

I just got done reading the review for the crystal skull and the reviewer actually compared it to the TOD? Really? Was TOD really that bad? It was honestly my favorite out of the series due to the dark and suspensful atmosphere. Comparing it to the crystal skull though is just ridiculous I didn't know cheesey CGI, and a monkey army was on par with the TOD. Is it just me?

Nope. KOTCS was #4 chronologically as well as quality.

[YouSmellLikeBeans]

Temple of Doom was my fav. Short Round made the movie for me.

[Mxr5150]

I can't quite put them in order out of the original trilogy, I love all three and grew up watching those. Crystal Skull however, for me, doesn't even compare to those. I was hugely disappointed.

[hanser]

Temple of doom ist still my favorite for nostalgic reasons (I saw this one first), although Raiders is probably the "better" film. Last Crusade was a dissappointing rehash of Raiders, while Crystal Skull had at least new ideas. And the aliens idea comes from Lucas, the first draft being titled "Indiana Jones and the Saucermen from Mars". Spielberg was initially against using them and agreed as a compromise to their current form in the picture, as a background only to the crystal skull mystery.