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INDIANA JONES
AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM
U.S., 1984
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Story by George Lucas
With Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Ke Huy Quan
Music by John Williams
Approx. 118 mins. 4K DCP.
“Conceived as a prequel to RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, this kicks off in old Shanghai and quickly hotfoots it to the Himalayas in pursuit of another magical talisman. While the set pieces are as spectacular as ever (a neat Busby Berkeley pastiche of ANYTHING GOES as an opener, a corker of an underground helter-skelter ride), the intervening filler shows signs of desperation. Part of the trouble is that anything clearly does go, including the slender hold on credibility that RAIDERS managed to maintain. Gone is Karen Allen's tough, no nonsense heroine, and instead we have the off-putting sight of Capshaw wittering on about her broken nails. The thrills are there all right, and delivered by the hand of a master.” – Time Out
Reviews
“Spielberg creates an atmosphere of happy disbelief: the more breathtaking and exhilarating the stunts are, the funnier they are. Nobody has ever fused thrills and laughter in quite the way that he does here.”
– Pauline Kael, The New Yorker