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Re: OT: Sean Made an Excellent Decision About IJ 4

"Paul Clarke" <jim_caerleon@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:RCitj.21979$w57.17292@edtnps90...
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> I love "Temple of Doom" and have consistently argued it is the better
> sequel to (the vastly superior and my all-time favourite film) "Raiders".
> Someday I plan on writing a detailed defense of the film, but I'll just
> note that where "Last Crusade" is an unadventurous retread of
"Raiders"
> (Nazi villains, Christian occult artifact, globetrotting), "Temple of
> Doom" goes in a different direction while still keeping true to the spirit
> of pulp adventure, this time effectively dropping "Wierd Tales" type
> occult horror into the mix. TOD has its flaws, I'll admit, but it is
> infused with energy, pure fun, and the spirit of Robert E. Howard-inspired
> adventure/fantasy/horror, and has one of the most effectively sustained
> final third of any action/adventure film ever. I think its vastly superior
> to the Roger Moore 007-type slapstick cartoon "Last Crusade" frequently
> descended to.
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Paul, you said it much better than I could.  I'm in 100% agreement that
"Temple Of Doom" is the much better sequel to "Raiders."  And you put
your
finger -- exactly right -- on why: the Weird Tales/Robert E. Howard
connection.  Much has been made (too much, perhaps,) of the "Saturday
matinee adventure serial" influence on Indiana Jones; I've always detected a
much stronger pulp magazine influence.  As far as I'm concerned, Indy could
have been a cousin to Doc Savage, would give Dr. Fu Manchu a lot of trouble,
and also would've been an excellent Cthulhu cult-buster.  I love the whole
"No White Man Has Seen This Before" subgenre, and "Temple of Doom" is
a
splendid example of the type.

At any rate, nicely said, sir!

the other Paul

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