Movies: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny June 2023

[S E P H]

The goal in The Temple of Doom was to rescue the Sankara stone and children that were both stolen from the villagers. I'd agree that it wasn't a very good plot and easy to forget, but there was a definitely a goal.

I was being fictitious. Of course, they were trying to find a random stone doing something supernature, but it takes a big time back seat to the human sacrifice scene (which seems to occupy half of the movie it feels like).

 

[Richard]

I think I saw both Temple of Doom and Crystal Skulls --- once?

Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Last Crusade are so good that I watch em whenever they are on. Raiders is the better movie, by far, but I like Last Crusade more for some reason. There are so many quotable lines (some on purpose some unintentionally hilarious).

He CHOOSE ........ Poorly

 

[Jumptheshark]

I think I saw both Temple of Doom and Crystal Skulls --- once?

Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Last Crusade are so good that I watch em whenever they are on. Raiders is the better movie, by far, but I like Last Crusade more for some reason. There are so many quotable lines (some on purpose some unintentionally hilarious).

He CHOOSE ........ Poorly

Last Crusade is just do freaking funny

 

[Smelling Salt]

I like Temple of Doom alot, despite Kate Capshaw trying her best to ruin it

 

[Osprey]

I like Temple of Doom alot, despite Kate Capshaw trying her best to ruin it

To be fair, I think that I read once that she had reservations about her character and Spielberg convinced her to play it that way, over the top and for laughs. It's kind of funny to think that he convinced her to make a fool of herself and she still ended up marrying him.

 

[Jumptheshark]

To be fair, I think that I read once that she had reservations about her character and Spielberg convinced her to play it that way, over the top and for laughs. It's kind of funny to think that he convinced her to make a fool of herself and she still ended up marrying him.

I have been married twice--anytime you find a woman to do just what you want her to do? Marry her. Finding one is hard

 

[Smelling Salt]

To be fair, I think that I read once that she had reservations about her character and Spielberg convinced her to play it that way, over the top and for laughs. It's kind of funny to think that he convinced her to make a fool of herself and she still ended up marrying him.

Oh totally. I have no doubt she acted it exactly how they wanted. Unfortunately for her it was obnoxious.

Side note: 10 year old me had a massive crush on her after this film. Absolute babe.

 

[sdf]

Harrison already looked like shit in the previous movie, just like in star wars, the idea of continuing to make movies with him is just f***ing ridiculous

 

[Mr Fahrenheit]

Indy franchise mirrors Die Hard franchise in terms of installments

 

[sdf]

Hope they not planning to use his dead body for the 6 part

 

[blueandgoldguy]

I actually loved Temple of Doom. I watched it countless times as a child. Despite being in his mid-60s for the last Indian Jones movie, I thought Ford still had that physical presence to him and looked the part. Climbed all those giant crates at the beginning of the movie like he was half his age!

 

[KallioWeHardlyKnewYe]

Maybe Temple of Doom's problems (racism, Kate Capshaw) outweigh its positives, but I feel like what's good about the movie is often lost in the discussion of it. It moves at a crazy pace and the action is top-notch, especially from the mine car through the bridge. Effects may not hold up on the former, but it never really bothers me. I know the grossness and violence and darkness is a sticking point for some (a child is literally like "I wish I would die"), but the more I've seen it the more I appreciate how wild a decision that was.

And the "Nice try Lao Che!" moment in the opening is maybe the second funniest moment in the entire series, following Raiders' swordsman scene.

 

[sdf]

There are zero problems with temple of doom, it is just good entertaining shit with nice setting and action

 

[PeteWorrell]

Hope they not planning to use his dead body for the 6 part

Don't give them any ideas.

 

[StreetHawk]

Harrison already looked like shit in the previous movie, just like in star wars, the idea of continuing to make movies with him is just f***ing ridiculous

The man is in his 70’s. And Indiana Jones is an action movie. He is in great shape for a 70 year old but no one is expecting him to be running or fighting at his age.

 

[End on a Hinote]

There are zero problems with temple of doom, it is just good entertaining shit with nice setting and action

TOD is awesome, it's just panned because of how amazing the first and third are.

It's a lot like The Godfather Part 3. Everybody shits on it, but it was still a success and nominated for best picture. It puts into perspective how incredible parts 1 & 2 are.

 

[trojansoilers]

There was a South Park episode all the way back in 2008 talking about this, and somehow it became more relevant in 2023....

I mean, I'll watch it cause it's Indiana Jones...but at some point they just gotta stop milking franchises for everything they have.

 

[Mr Fahrenheit]

Maybe Temple of Doom's problems (racism, Kate Capshaw) outweigh its positives, but I feel like what's good about the movie is often lost in the discussion of it. It moves at a crazy pace and the action is top-notch, especially from the mine car through the bridge. Effects may not hold up on the former, but it never really bothers me. I know the grossness and violence and darkness is a sticking point for some (a child is literally like "I wish I would die"), but the more I've seen it the more I appreciate how wild a decision that was.

And the "Nice try Lao Che!" moment in the opening is maybe the second funniest moment in the entire series, following Raiders' swordsman scene.

The entire intro is great. "To the poison you just drank!"

I, however, dont understand why they made the movie a prequel

 

[Osprey]

The entire intro is great. "To the poison you just drank!"

I, however, dont understand why they made the movie a prequel

I read yesterday that Lucas made it a prequel because he didn't want to feature the Nazis again so soon. It allowed him to do something different and still return to the Nazis in a later film (as he did in 'Last Crusade').

 

[SniperHF]

There was a South Park episode all the way back in 2008 talking about this, and somehow it became more relevant in 2023....

The only issue I ever had with this take (from South Park and others) is why are we not including Ford in this blame game? He deserves just as much for playing along.

 

[PeteWorrell]

The only issue I ever had with this take (from South Park and others) is why are we not including Ford in this blame game? He deserves just as much for playing along.

I don't blame actors for wanting to do what they love. You see other older actors like Christopher Walken, Al Pacino and Robert De Niro in a lot of questionable movies too. It's just what they want to do and they are still great at it so it's fine by me.

 

[bobbythebrain]

Harrison already looked like shit in the previous movie, just like in star wars, the idea of continuing to make movies with him is just f***ing ridiculous

Your grandparents must be proud. You seem like someone who hurts animals

 

[HolyGhost]

looks bad

 

[Mr Fahrenheit]

I read yesterday that Lucas made it a prequel because he didn't want to feature the Nazis again so soon. It allowed him to do something different and still return to WWII and the Nazis in a later film (as he did in 'Last Crusade').

Ok, but why couldn't they make a movie in India without Nazis?

 

[Osprey]

Ok, but why couldn't they make a movie in India without Nazis?

I imagine that it's because it might've seemed strange to have Indy suddenly in India doing something relatively unimportant when a greater, global threat was brewing in Europe. Setting it before he got involved with the Nazis avoided that.