Temple of Suck

[swan_tower]

To hell with completeness' sake; I should just institute a rule that I'm never watching Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom ever again, for any reason. Every time I watch the thing, it gets worse -- and it's not like it was good to start with.

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[mastergode.livejournal.com]

See, personally speaking, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is subject to what I call the "Childhood Love Rule". As dirty as that sounds, it has nothing to do with loving children.

What I mean is that I watched and loved Temple of Doom when I was a child, so now I irrationally love it.

If someone were to break it down and point out all the parts that are bad about it, I will agree with them, but will not stop loving that movie. <chuckles>

Also, I have a deep-seated despair about Indy 4. =\

[swan-tower.livejournal.com]

A friend of mine loves Temple almost exclusively for Short Round's sake, I think on the grounds you describe. And I know what you mean, but I didn't love this movie in childhood, either.

(Probably it was my attempt to look at Short Round as a relatively bright spot that made me realize how inexcusably awful Willie is, in the social dynamic of the film.)

The new one . . . I'm hoping, but worried. Because they've updated the time period, which carries certain problems, and it involves Central America, which I know more about than may be compatible with enjoyment, and one of the frames in the trailer shows something with the word "Roswell" stenciled on it. And if aliens get involved in an Indiana Jones movie, I'm getting up and walking out of the theatre on the spot.

My hope is that the big warehouse from Raiders is actually at Roswell, and that's why the name shows up. It would make sense, and not annoy me too much.

[mastergode.livejournal.com]

You're probably going to hate me for saying this, but there are almost definitely going to be aliens in the newest Indiana Jones movie.

=(

The "Crystal Skull" thing is almost certainly from an alien civilization, and if you've seen any pictures of the skull itself, you'll notice that it looks EXACTLY like the head of a Gray.

[swan-tower.livejournal.com]

I'm familiar with the folklore surrounding crystal skulls, and also the association of Mayan/Aztec pyramids with aliens. I can, however, hold out the hope that it doesn't mean aliens will actually be a plot in the film, and I will continue to do so until they dash it from my hands.

[mastergode.livejournal.com]

Well, errr, I wouldn't hold your breath.

Or rather, if you're inclined to hold your breath, perhaps this would be a good time to do so, because you won't be holding it for very long! =D

[strangerian.livejournal.com]

I'm never watching Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom ever again

You are wise.

It may simply be those pytamid/alien associations you mention at work, but the mention of a Mesoamerican Indiana Jones movie and aliens instantly suggested certain Stargate SG-1 tropes, such as unearthing a long-lost alien goddess with glowing eyes, who naturally wakes up mad and wreaks havoc on the excavating archaeologists. There's something kind of overlappingly archetypical about action flicks in general, so that it seems very easy to combine them if the flavors don't clash too much.