llandwehr-95367 The 1980's was a premier decade for vapid nonsense wrapped up in great makeup, and period costumes plus shoukder pads, but not much else when jt came to blockbusters at the cinema. The reaction to this shallow end of the pool crap explains where the cohen brothers, jim jarnusch, david lynch, kevin smith and quentin tarrantino among others got their moxie from. Kate Capshaw ruined this movie along with countless other character stereotypes that had long before been dismissed as tired and offensive in the 1930's.by anyone who was paying attention. But then again the 80's seem to have been Speilberg's 'take the money and run decade. This is an awful movie from start to finish and goes a long way to describe an era of excess in all things bright and shiny and not quite right for all the gloss. Those of you not born yet, welcome to your analog decade and presidency.

savan0714 They do not know story about kali or about shiva, what are shivlings and why people worship them instead of a statue. They have shown kali as evil despite of knowing that she is deity and worshipped all across India.There is a dialogue of Amrish Puri in the movie which goes like this :"The british in India will be slaughtered.Then we will overrun the Muslims. Then the hebrew god will fall. And then the christian god will be cast down and forgotten."Any sane person who has visited India only even once will know that India is country of diversity. And why diversity? Because we accept other religion, other people as they are our own - like they are superior to us.We follow - Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam - the world is one family Atithi devo bhava - Guest in our humble home (India) is like godWithout even thinking spielberg and lucas went on like we want to slaughter every other region.Spielberg disappointed me with this movie. I lost respect for him after this movie.

mike48128 My opinion of this film has improved over the years. There is much to criticize about this film. It's much more violent than "Raiders" yet I totally agree with Roger Ebert who also gives it 4 thumbs up. The opening sequence has nothing at all to do with the rest of it, as it pays homage to every James Bond movie ever made, plus a very sly reference to the "Chinese Cuties" (wearing practically nothing) dance number from "International House", an old W.C. Field's classic! The grossest banquet in history at the boy-shah's palace. Eyeballs and chilled monkey brains. Moving insects for dinner! Fantastic sets and a fabulous "legend of the enchanted stones" that must be returned to the native people to restore peace and harmony. Non-stop action from the beginning to the end. The shaman that pulls beating hearts from his victim's chests as they explode and burn up as fireballs! Many memorable and nightmarish scenarios. The best roller coaster mine ride ever filmed. A movie that stands on it's own and is not just another sequel.

one-nine-eighty Dr Henry 'Indiana' Jones is back - albeit in a sequel that acts as a prequel! It's 1935, teaming up with a club singer called 'Willie' and a twelve year old boy (Short Round) after a deal gone wrong Indiana tries to uncover the secrets of, and escape the temple of Doom. Queue another great and epic adventure filled with excitement, action, thrills, spills, laughs and a bit of romance too. Again directed by Spielberg with a John Williams score the audience is treated to a thrill a minute. I'd suggest that the pace of this film is sharper than "Raiders of the Lost Arc", and the content a tiny bit darker too, especially towards the end when it looks like Indy has turned heel. Censors at the time used this movie to bring out the PG-13 classification because it was a little too dark for young children. It's still really enjoyable though and modern audiences wouldn't bat an eye lid at the content on screen. While it's not the favorite Indy film for some reviewers it's still amongst the best adventure movies ever made and is as good today as it was at release. Perhaps the negative reviewers expected too much when in fact the film was still trying to establish the archaeologist turned adventurer to the masses by telling a back story. OK, so some elements of the film live out stereotypes which by today's standards could be misconstrued as sexist or racist, but rather than look for meaning that deep just view it as a comic adventure like it's supposed to be. The film isn't a critique about skin colour, gender, or greed, it's a start to finish adventure straight from the pages of a childlike and innocent mind.If you want to watch a fun movie then you need look no further. Close the curtains, get the popcorn ready, crank up the volume and enjoy a fantastic movie which will entertain and thrill from start to finish!