Much better than the last one

Rating: 8/10 (20 March 2002)

Well, Spielberg realized that "The temple of doom" really sucked and luckily returned to the successful formula of the first one. But that's also the main downside to this movie; some scenes are done almost exactly like in "Raiders". The scene where Dr. Brody walks into the classroom and all the girls are drooling over Indy is done just like in the first movie and they could have fooled me. But let's get to the good stuff. 1. The dark theme from "Raiders" is back, but is sadly not heard often. 2. Excellent performance by River Phoenix as the young Indiana Jones. He was truly believable and I was sad that he was not given more screen time as the early part of the movie was really captivating. When he spots the golden cross and tells his friend to go get the professor his eyes look exactly like Ford's. 3. Sean Connery's performance was very memorable and different from his previous and future work; he is believable as the father and makes for some very funny moments in this movie. 4. Probably many other things I don't remember at the moment but will as soon as I press the "Now send your comments for approval" button

Ford is great as usual, the special effects are OK and the story is interesting enough (the religion thing was also in "Raiders")
A movie with a truly great cast and a high entertainment value, but lacks an innovative approach to the material. But hey, maybe it's for the better, I certainly didn't want to see another "Temple of doom". 8/10