"Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" is the second of the Indiana Jones trilogy to be released, but it, time wise, is a prequel to the box-office hit, "Raiders of the Lost Ark." It does have some very exciting moments, and some fantastic adventure scenes, but the theme is very dark, and very foreboding. Steven Spielberg uses some of the ideas from the first film, but has to let the film settle to its own heights and its depths of gloom. That puts the viewing public on alert that they may want to avoid the film, if there is a taste of uneasiness or faint heart, as this film, quite literally, pulls the heart from its natural place.
Indy has just managed to finish one adventure, confronts the gangster/owner of a Shanghai nightclub for payment, and barely escapes the club with his life, but not before a brawl, a vial of poison, and its antidote are fought over, and machine guns fire all over the populace of the club. Next spot is India, and Indy learns of a mysterious cult of the macabre that has been resurrected and is tormenting the nearby villagers, forcing the children of the villages to work under inhumane conditions to find some glowing stones that are supposed to give the owners supreme power and domination over the other countries of the world. After a bunch of wild adventures, including one wild ride in the caverns of the underground mines, Indy and his crew of cohorts manage to save their skins and outwit the evil Thuggee cult.
Hold on to your seats as this film grabs one from the beginning, and the tension seldom lets up. 8/10. but not meant for the young viewers.
Indy has just managed to finish one adventure, confronts the gangster/owner of a Shanghai nightclub for payment, and barely escapes the club with his life, but not before a brawl, a vial of poison, and its antidote are fought over, and machine guns fire all over the populace of the club. Next spot is India, and Indy learns of a mysterious cult of the macabre that has been resurrected and is tormenting the nearby villagers, forcing the children of the villages to work under inhumane conditions to find some glowing stones that are supposed to give the owners supreme power and domination over the other countries of the world. After a bunch of wild adventures, including one wild ride in the caverns of the underground mines, Indy and his crew of cohorts manage to save their skins and outwit the evil Thuggee cult.
Hold on to your seats as this film grabs one from the beginning, and the tension seldom lets up. 8/10. but not meant for the young viewers.