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From: jwr@ccieng5.UUCP ( James Walter Reid)
Newsgroups: net.movies
Subject: "...Temple of Doom", a PRO review!
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Date: Tue, 29-May-84 16:42:55 EDT
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Posted: Tue May 29 16:42:55 1984
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ATTENTION: All critics of "Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom";

I think that you're all off your rockers!

You can sit back and play closet critics, but the
fact remains that ANYONE can say the same things that you are.

Obviously, "Temple of Doom" has it's holes. It's packed with 
them, for that matter.  Do you honestly think Speilberg doesn't
realize this ? Do you think that he feels he has created
a movie masterpeice ? No, he has created one of the most 
FUN movies I have ever seen, and there are a few million
other people that might second this.

I see a movie mainly for the meaning that it conveys. I enjoy
a well thought out study with delicate character development.
But that does not mean I cannot see a film simply for the fun of it.
That's exactly what "Temple of Doom" was made for.

If you really expected a deep plot with peircing character 
development, you were only fooling yourself.  Go see "Ghandi"
again, I did.  I feel that "Temple of Doom" is not only a fine 
movie, but it is also another great success for Mr. Speilberg.  
He has succeeded, once again, in doing exactly what he set out to 
do, and has strengthened his claim as the greatest film maker today.

If you enough sense to realize what vein a movie was made in, 
then maybe you too can enjoy other than "mentally stimulating"
movies.

One point of agreement though, the film adopted a slightly morbid
tone halfway through. That was surprising, but did not come
close to spoiling the overall effect.

I give it a 9.5/10.

Verbosely yours...


JR