Excellent.

I still say "nice try Lao Che!" in everyday life.

“Goodbye Dr Jones”

"Mola Ram! Prepare To Meet Kali ... In Hell!"

"And if you are Scottish Law, then I am Mickey Mouse!" "How dare he!" *punch*

Forgot mutt, Short Round is Indy's real son

I forgot the good guy Indy grapes a minor and abandons her and her kid until the Crystal Skull.

I would have loved for Indy 5 to start with a deep fake young Harrison Ford and Short Round, Ke Huy as a boy, how the two first met and then we fade to Ke in the 70s as an adult Short Round, telling his wife and kids all his crazy stories before they go on an adventure. Would be better than what we have now.

I've avoided learning much about the upcoming IJ5 because despite 4 I'm actually hopeful. If Short Round made an appearance, I think it would be impossible not to tear up. My transition from son to father lets me appreciate their relationship so much more.

That aged well all these years later when Ke Huy Quan and Harrison Ford reunited recently.

Agreed. So many memorable themes in Temple of Doom. I especially love “Nocturnal Activities,” the music that plays while Indy and Willie expect the other to go to the other’s room.

I love the way the short round leitmotif and Shankara stones leitmotif blend together when short round steals the shankara stones. Probably my favorite John Williams score.

@@ompholoslunarhalo Yeah, I was going to mention the same. The end credits music even makes it clear that Shorty's theme is actually a counterpoint to Indy's, and they can be played side-by-side. Which is such a brilliant way to write a theme for a sidekick.

*Kora, kora, kora sugra*

There are far too many amazing musical cues in the film. The music as Indy and crew fall from the plane and slide down the side of a mountain is some of the best.

Totally. Without it you get the sense that Indy just goes through sidekicks, and somewhere in the not-so distant future Short Round is gonna get Wuhan'ed as well.

it would also make more sense

​@@bennettbullock9690nope

Pisses me off that the Chattar Lal death scene was cut out. He gets knocked out and he’s never seen again in the film, but in the deleted scene, he gets knocked into lava and he burns to death and his bones are exposed (mentioned in the novelization and the script) but I guess Lucas and Spielberg wanted to maintain the PG-13 rating and had to cut it out because it seems very gruesome.

top men

@@josephfreda6316 top men.

Who??

"The original Temple of Doom is a source of unspeakable power and it has to be researched!"

Fools, bureaucratic fools.

I was really disappointed that Last Crusade was basically Raiders again, instead of having another completely different and unique setting and villains, like ToD did.

@@tricko8000 Yeah that's the issue with Lucas' trilogies. He feels this urge to book-end them by having the finale mimic the original. Having a non-Christian artefact, not in the desert, and not fighting Nazis, would've been better.

@@tricko8000 That was the down side to Last Crusade, that it was not unique. I did really like Sean Connery, and the Grail and the knight at the end though. Maybe this movie should've been the one set in sth America.

@@spenser9908 Apparently, this new Indy movie has a Nazi scientist as the villain. Even in 1969 they still can't get away from the Nazi threat!! I don't have high hopes for Indy 5.

@@germanicelt Harrison's age alone is a dealbreaker for me. It was enough of an issue friggin 15 years ago.

Yes, it also ruined a family occasion for me. I'll never forget. We rented the video and watched it while eating dinner.

Just proves you have an empathic soul. Nothing at all to be ashamed of. I'd probably have been the same way except I was already in my late 20s when the movie came out. I did however feel very concerned for all those poor brutalized kids, and I shed a few (happy) tears myself when they finally arrived home safe and sound. Still bits me in the feels whenever I see that movie.

I was 10 and a half, and didn't know who Indiana Jones was. A family friend who was 12 convinced me to see it cause it had 'Han Solo' in it. It was like I was taken on a great adventurous thrill ride. Having a kid in the movie helped too. The 'freelance heart surgery' human sacrifice scene I remember crouching down behind the seats in front, and peering over to get a glimpse of what was going on, when I could summon the bravery to do so.

traumatized me as a kid. Loved it! 80s kids are a special breed.

Lol

That mine car chase it's been parodied as much as the Giant Stone Ball at the beginning of Raiders, it's one of those things you think of when Indiana Jones is mentioned, to think that that chase was part of the script for Raiders and they decided to reuse it in Temple of Doom, still one of the best and most memorable sequences in the series.

You have good taste. This was a worthy sequel as it tries to be DIFFERENT. The last crusade is horrible as it is nothing more than a parody retelling f raiders.

​@@smithryansmith No offense but your opinion on The Last Crusade should be kept to yourself because it STINKS.

@@Flint-Dibble-the-Don Hey, you are allowed to like it, just as Im allowed to hate it as a sad, pale immitation of a good film.

@@smithryansmith You can dislike it, but you can’t also ignore the many good things it brought to the series.

Probably a pacing thing, alas. You don't want your lull moments in a roller coaster movie to go on too long.

@@christopherwall2121 my brain is now imagining some alternate movie scenario where it's normal to watch a tightly-paced version of a story first, to get you excited, and then every time you rewatch it, more scenes are added in so that you get more and more of the story until finally it's complete but it takes like 3 hours to finish. if the goal was like, story-understanding, that would be the best way. If someone was like, using films to teach history, that's how you'd do it. repetition with expansion, starting with pure excitement and letting you digest it slowly after that.

Yeah like Christopher said it was probably for pacing. Temple sort of followed Jedi in being more of a rollercoaster ride movie; in Temple's case, literal at one point. =P

I saw Temple of Doom for the first time last weekend, and as a Hindu myself I was bit put off by it. but the inclusion of that scene definitely would've helped imo.

Actually they cutted all of these deleted scenes because Spielberg and Luca's impressions was that the film was 'too fast'.

I think in recent years I've come around on Raiders being the best, but for a long time I liked Temple better. I liked that it didn't feel like any of the other Indy films, I liked how dark and claustrophobic it was compared to the open vistas of the others. It's definitely better than Crusade, which is definitely very good but just feels like an attempt to recapture the magic of Raiders rather than do anything new, and Crystal Skull is just baffling and makes lots of weird decisions. I hope Dial of Destiny ends the series on a high.

@@craigcharlesworth1538 Unfortunately, all indications coming out of Disney/Lucasfilm are that Dial of Destiny is KK's attempt to do for the Indy franchise what the last two Star Wars films did for that franchise. It's heartbreaking how hard KK is working to burn down everything Lucasfilm built.

​@@billmartinson4205Oh, my God. Kathleen is not some boogeyman. Grow up!

It's also a satanic baphomet piece of evil sh*t and nothing can convince me otherwise.

I think in terms of story it's the weakest (yes, even worse than Crystal Skull), Indy also has two incredibly annoying sidekicks. Even Spielberg doesn't think much of it.

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They are really really really annoying but I'd rather listen to her scream all day than watch Shia laBeouf in that CGI tragedy

@@SmegulonPrime reddit had a thread about how a lot of the people who left CA are financially struggling

Totally agree! To me it's the best one of all four movies although I love the entire franchise. I can't figure out why Spielberg has so much hate for it too :(

That was my first VhS tape I owned too and it's worned out. Of course I have the blu-ray now.

I was taken to see this at the movies in 5th grade, and loved it. Following year I hired Raiders, and was a little disappointed it was not as much fun as Temple of Doom. I began to appreciate Raiders more in year 10, when Last Crusade came out.

I didn't know there were novels, I'll have to check them out

@@michaelwells529 There are quite a few original novels, too. Most of them are prequels, but definitely worth investigating.

​@@michaelwells529 Indiana jones and the army of the dead is a great sequel novel set during ww2 that explores the character of Mac more

Does the KOTCS novel contain swinging monkeys?

@@GM_. It does, but it at least explains some of Mutt's reasonings, so it is slightly less silly and makes a bit more sense. Books can get away with silliness more easily than films can.

Yeah, Last Crusade is my favorite too.

The story of crusade is the best. My favourite one.

Yeah!!!

My least favorite of the first 3 but still a great movie.

They certainly did

A "Director's Cut" with these cut scenes included would be welcome.

It's mine too.

the last crusade a monster improvement over the disastous sequel the temple of doom the 2nd best ever only to raiders of the lost ark

@@thomashallman5436 Temple of Doom was a prequel, not a sequel, but I get what you mean

The only fault, and the deal breaker for many, is the existence of TWO annoying sidekicks. One would have been fine, but two was too much. It's still the last Indy movie that had balls and a plot that didn't carbon copy Raiders.

@@derkeheath5172 They all are macguffin flicks and yet people to this day rave about them as groundbreaking like it created the action/adventure genre. Doom is the most flawed and I've yet to see a comment that breaks down anything great about it specifically.

@@derkeheath5172How the fuck was Shorty annoying? He's by far my favorite Indy side-kick, and he was actually very useful.

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Especially fitting since he's in the movie

Probably the first laugh that _Nothing But Trouble_ has ever gotten.

"...I think everyone is giving it 110%..." "That's impossible, no one can give more than 100%. By definition that is the most anyone can give." - The Simpsons s03e16

This is the best idea 😊

Yep, their pain and sorrow became our entertainment and delight. For Crystal Skull, their delight and entertainment became our sorrow and pain.

No point in that fucking scene you hear his voice but don’t see him

The proper Hindi he actually says is "Kali Ma Shakti De"

and what are your thoughts on the 4th movie?

​@@TheMrHavish What does that mean? I always wondered.

@@lamarravery4094 I'm not 100% fluent in Hindi but it basically means "Mother Kali, give me strength".

@@TheMrHavish Thank you, that makes sense. I spent some time in India, what a wonderful, vast country. My cousins were living in New Delhi and I traveled to Jaipur, Varanasi and Agra of course to see the Taj Mahal. I always wanted to go back, it's been about 25 yrs now.

Actually, there's a bit of a Bond feel to Temple Of Doom too, particularly in the beginning when Indy & Co. escape on the plane, & it turns out to belong to Lao Che, & also when they fall down the cliff into the rapids, & all survive without so much as a scratch. Those scenes were Vintage Bond.

It is absolutely the best IJ film in the same way Empire is the best Star Wars film.

@@bltvd Both way more darker than their predecessors, I think that's why Lucas wanted to come up with a darker story for Indy.

I still have mine for TOD and Raiders.

I had the same. I thought I imagined the line about Hindus don't eat meat for years later: i.etsystatic.com/8442543/r/il/c4def0/2698817409/il_1140xN.2698817409_9kf2.jpg

Tried sharing the link, but of course KZfaq wouldn't allow it. Type in Buena Vista read-along books in your search. You should be able to find digital versions of them to play. I downloaded digital's as to not damage my originals from that site years ago.

Google not KZfaq

@@sugoiben I can actually hear the tone and voice in the read along book in my head. I listen to those so many times as a child.

did we really need a scene to know that she probably wouldnt be able to find a way out w/o being caught?

@@CarSVernon No, plus we as viewers shouldn't see outside the temple until the end. Otherwise it's thematically escapable. ...Sounds shit to me.

@@Paul07791 I mean is it, Willie escapes to what is still their base of operations

@@mrcritical6751 Yeah, good point. Just feels like once you're trapped down there it should be game over rather than tiresome back and forth like with Armour of God (Jackie Chan). Although that kid with the parchment did make it back to the village, so what do I know?

@@Paul07791 to each their own, I think it makes it more scary because even if you escape you’re still on their lands in areas they control and they will do whatever it takes to drag you back

Those read-along books taught me how to read before I was in kindergarten.

I still have those!

The read along book has the line about Hindus don't eat meat in there too: i.etsystatic.com/8442543/r/il/c4def0/2698817409/il_1140xN.2698817409_9kf2.jpg

Tried sharing the link, but of course KZfaq wouldn't allow it. Type in Buena Vista read-along books in your search. You should be able to find digital versions of them to play. I downloaded digital's as to not damage my originals from that site years ago.

Google not KZfaq

Always bothered me that Indy says he understands the “magic of the rock” in this prequel and completely dismisses the potential power of the Ark of the Covenant.

Correct.

Jones is reduced to a babysitter, the environment is boring, and the new characters are annoying. Not really the best of anything except maybe the mine cart scene.

@@cosmicXtropics you sound like when star wars "fans" complain about the Ewoks in Return. I literally couldn't care, the entire trilogy is a treasure.

@@Lifesizemortal Exactly y o u don't care, when I watch a movie I actually want to be entertained not my ears defended my screams. The entire franchise is an exhausted excuse for storytelling. Only simpletons still enjoy a macguffin flick.

@@cosmicXtropics lmao you're totally not overthinking it or anything huh. The level of assumptions you can make with very little to work on shows how willing you are to cope and seethe over a pointless internet argument. I enjoy the trilogies and you can't stand it!!! X'D

Yet strangely there's a callback to Indy reaching for his gun to shoot a swordsman, only this time his gun has gone missing. (It's not really a mistake. It makes sense that Indy would just shoot anyone in self-defense who tries to kill him with a sword.)

The plane crash and the Himalayan raft ride. Plus the crushing chamber, sneaking down to the altar, and of course the bridge. The mine cart chase justifies the believability of the jungle chase scenes in The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull. The saved by the 1950s fridge scene during a nuclear blast is one of the top scenes in the series.

So Jew berg wanted to make a musical so he puts it in where it’s not needed what the fuck

​@@gkroll8467Why point out his Jewishness?

That is exactly the opinion I had at the time! I saw it with my dad in the theater when it was first run and do you know the white dinner jacket in the beginning completely gave it away. And he was supposed to be a list fancy pants, American version of James Bond. Absolutely.

Indy is just a role you don't recast. Like Han. Or Luke. He's not Bond. Or a super hero . Now, nothing wrong with being creative and creating a new character, let's say a former student of Dr. Jones' who follows in his footsteps, maybe even adopts certain aspects of his style... then you can do like "Cobra Kai" and have actor reprise roles, such as Ke coming back as Short Round, Karen Allen and Kate Capshaw coming back as well. But the character of Indy. That's a done deal. It's about respect.

@@thevbb I don’t think the subject of recasting would ever come up. Firstly because Indy movies are always period pieces, so, unlike the Bond movies, the period actually matters, as opposed to the Bond films which have always been set in the hip, glamorous ‘now’. And also because, regardless of what they *wanted,* Ford is a notoriously crabby actor who was much in demand, and he doesn’t seem to like being tied down to a series for very long.

Agreed 100%!!! Just recently watched all the films for the first time, and I was really disappointed than TLC was just a rehash and an inferior version of Raiders, after the unique and wild masterpiece that was ToD.

@@thevbb I wholeheartedly disagree. I think Indy is ripe for a recasting, and I think choosing a different time setting is perfectly okay. I don't see anything wrong with it. Luke and Han are part of a bigger story, while Indy is not. His movies are all one-off tales, and that is the way it should be in my opinion. I think recasting Indy and making new movies would be a great way to keep the series fresh. Im sure they would come out with a few bad ones, but the opportunity to do some good ones would overshadow those.

totally agree, and dont forget Crusade playing it safe also by making him a literal boyscout, while the dinner scene in Temple where he is questioned for being a grave robber was actually really interesting

@@CarSVernon The Boy Scout thing was Spielberg's doing. He's a former Eagle Scout and was very active at promoting the organization at the time. For example, the creation of a Cinematography merit badge in 1990, speaking at the 1989 National Jamboree, and so on.

I'm also really curious as to whether they shot this scene or even any more of the possessed Indy. Been searching high and low for sources but can't find anything.

@@timmason7616 there might be info in bonus materials I have not watched but one would think a full cut would have been done by now. But lots of movies are like that. Uncle Buck. Planes n Trains. Justice League. Halloween 6. Even Waterworld has an extended version I'm looking for.

As crappy ad Terminator Salvation is, I do for some reason feel the extended cut, makes it a better film. Still has all the same issues.

How did she get her heart back in her chest in that version?

@@KasumiKenshirou Did you see what happened to the first guy who was sacrificed? Again, I don't recall the exact effect shown because it was so long ago, but the suggestion was that it was same type of magic. In the theatrical cut, we even see his hand go over her heart, just like the first sacrifice. It was a wise cut; no need to see something so grusome a second time, especially with Willie.

You literally saw Lost Media and now you tell us about it, WOW!

@@jesustovar2549 I was i a position to see lots of unfinished films for about 15 or 20 years, the first being an unfinished version of The Towering Inferno in 1974 and the last probably being Heat, Eraser or Twister, as best as I can recall. The most unfinished film was STII Wraith of Khan which had a temp soundtrack (lots of Prokofiev Romeo & Juliet, among other stuff), everybody pointing at green screens, storyboard illustrations, and literally no ending from the moment Kirk tells Scotty they have get outa there. Most had no opening or closing titles. The biggest changes was for Gremlins, which would have been a solid R for the 2 1/2 hour version I saw. ET did not yet have John Williams' beautiful score. The original Raiders I saw had the periscope scene, which has now made it to the internet. Realize, though, that, at the time, these were not the classic films they are known as today. I was seeing a new picture every other week often months before they were released, and virtually never without a rating. There was no reference to say "Oh cool, that's different!" Most of the time, it was clear what would need to be cut or trimmed to get a softer rating. Then again, sometimes it would be surprising what wasn't cut. For instance, I just knew that the face peeling scene in Poltergeist wouldn't make it. And yet when I saw the theatrical version, there it was. I thought that the head explosion scene in scanners wouldn't even make the anticipated R cut. Turns out, it was in the trailer. (The first R trailer I can recall.) And since there was no such thing as DVD special features during those days, it was simply accepted cuts would never b seen again.

I’m calling bullshit

it doesnt get that much hate anymore, this guy is like a decade late

Yeah they both are great characters, i've never understood the hate.

I don’t see much Short Round hate judging by how many people are begging for Key Huey Quan to reprise the role

I disagree. Last Crusade is unoriginal, and ruins Marcus, and Indy getting most of his traits in 15 minutes is ridiculous.

@@BRockIITWiCrusade almost goes too far the other way with the comedy however it does have the tank set piece which is one of the best. Raiders is best imo, Crusades just outdoes Doom. All three are still great.

@@jekw23 I disagree about Last Crusade, but I appreciate a fellow Indy fan. I rate them in release order. Don't get me wrong, I do like Last Crusade, but I do feel it is the weaker of the two sequels were comparing. If you saw my Indiana Jones collection you'd realize that I don't have a problem with any of the movies in reality.

@@BRockIITWi I can definitely see your point and there’s arguments both ways. I think they both have their flaws but I enjoy them. Am sure I’ll reassess over time. End of the day they’re a pretty much perfect trilogy (and I do consider them a trilogy)

I know I would.

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