tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post1756873194578276620..comments2023-11-02T06:50:17.503-07:00Comments on <ul>Fantasy & SciFi Lovin' Reviews</ul>: Movie Review: Indiana Jones and the Temple of DoomSQThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04251030404220909306noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-19222538740813421482011-11-28T22:30:10.265-08:002011-11-28T22:30:10.265-08:00I agree that if Crystal Skull hadn't been made...I agree that if Crystal Skull hadn't been made, Temple of Doom would have been the worst of the franchise (lucky we had LeBeef to make us realise that Temple wasn't all that bad, eh?).<br /><br />I still enjoy Temple, though both Raiders and Crusade are far superior to it that it loses a lot of the Indy charm.Jamie Gibbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168603412367448706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-35769543186704371352011-11-28T18:08:09.815-08:002011-11-28T18:08:09.815-08:00I will agree to a point. Most of movies were made ...I will agree to a point. Most of movies were made to stand alone without reoccurring love interests until Marion comes back in "The Crystal Skull." Willy is seriously annoying- no argument there. I didn't mind Short Round and understand why he was included; and he offered the added bonus of taking screen time away from Willy. The precocious kid <i>is</i> a tired trope. In fact I am just now writing a book review that addresses that very point. It would stand as the weakest film of the series if "The Crystal Skull" hadn't been made.SQThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251030404220909306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-7616764491837157092011-11-28T18:02:02.196-08:002011-11-28T18:02:02.196-08:00I agree with you about the trilogy, but I don'...I agree with you about the trilogy, but I don't see anything defensible about the two guest stars in this film. And, it seems, neither did the makers of the third.William Silviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12485737781396560153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-91019297401588955102011-11-28T14:45:19.574-08:002011-11-28T14:45:19.574-08:00Maybe I'm being too literal but I don't se...Maybe I'm being too literal but I don't see Short Round as a negative <i>racial</i> stereotype. He's the Hollywood version of a street kid but I don't think it has specific racial overtones. And many movies and tv shows that have foreign characters show them speaking with broken English (think Ziva David on NCIS). But that's not inaccurate either. I had a Japanese teacher who lived in the U.S. for 30 years who didn't speak English as fluently as Short Round, and when I went to school in Japan I never ran into anyone who spoke with any more fluency either- I've been told our idioms are *really* tough to learn.<br /><br />But then I'm predisposed to defend Indian Jones. I think it's so far superior to most franchises that are being made today.SQThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251030404220909306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-58496853600983574722011-11-28T13:18:11.738-08:002011-11-28T13:18:11.738-08:00Short Round is the embodiment of every negative, s...Short Round is the embodiment of every negative, sneaky, broken English-speaking Chinese stereotype I've ever seen, and an annoying little kid to boot.<br /><br />As for Han and Indy, Han Solo basically exists as a point of reference to make comparisons to for me right now, just like I would probably make comparisons to Count Dooku and Wilhuff Tarkin were I to start reviewing Hammer horror films.William Silviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12485737781396560153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-90014147801810339812011-11-28T11:04:32.288-08:002011-11-28T11:04:32.288-08:00I love Indy too. That said, there are some fair po...I love Indy too. That said, there are some fair points here. Kate Capshaw was incredibly irritating as Willy. Indy is a womanizer but it's hard to understand what he'd find appealing about a woman who spends most of her time shrieking and whining. <br /><br />As far as Short Round being a cliche-- what cliche are we speaking of exactly? I can't think of a ton of smart-mouthed Asian kids in popular culture. I can think of the Asian as the math genius or the musical virtuoso, but not the street smart urchin. He was a necessary character as far as the plot was concerned because it's the only credible way to form a bridge to the other children held captive in the latter part of the film-- so I suppose you could pick apart the character as being added in for that part only. <br /><br />I'm still not getting the Indy/Han Solo thing. I just think that's a stretch-- though good catch on the similarity to the garbage masher.SQThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251030404220909306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55282503134540185.post-61711824338266025352011-11-28T10:05:54.665-08:002011-11-28T10:05:54.665-08:00I liked this show. But I liked all of the movies.I liked this show. But I liked all of the movies.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.com