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Subject: Re: Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom
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Date: Thu, 24-May-84 12:59:47 EDT
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Posted: Thu May 24 12:59:47 1984
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SPOILER WARNING

I'll give it a 7 on a scale of 1 to 10. I'm not saying it's bad, but I
won't give it 4 stars. Sure, it's action packed, suspenseful, but it
doesn't have much of a plot or any character development. It was more or
less like a machine cranking out one thrill after another, and the story
simply created situations to place the next obligatory chase scene. One
can't expect too much out of a movie like this, but as spage.ES
mentioned, the first movie had more life to it. The lead woman's role
was pretty bad, and she was given a bunch of bad lines, if any. The
dining table scene was a gross out. How does it contribute to the
situation? On top of that, since this was a "prequel", one expected SOME
exposition for the other movie, but we didn't get any. If you didn't see
the other movie, he could just as well be another grave robber, and not
a scientist.

It reminds me of a comparison between Disneyland and the Great America
amusement park.  Disneyland is fun because of the imagination in the
rides, while Great America simply has thrills and jolts. If you want
thrills, IJATTOD is unbelievably great and fanatasitic, but if you're
looking for something else, then don't expect any of it.

Dan