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The story starts off as Jones has just looted a sacred Chinese crypt and is trying to sell the remains of a dead emperor to a violent gangster. At one point, he even threatens to maim a helpless showgirl to strengthen his bargaining position. The gangsters try to calm Jones with some harmless poison, and he responds by rudely trashing the entire nightclub. Jones escapes and, with the help of his asian boy-slave Short Round, kidnaps the showgirl. The casting is adequate here. Ke Huy Quan and most of the other supporting characters are genuinely funny. Kate Kapshaw (the director's girlfriend) fits perfectly as the vacuous, superficial showgirl hack. She's the only actor in the entire picture who doesn't seem to recognize that she is in a B-movie. And I can't believe George Lucas made the only female character shallow and stupid. I just can't believe it. After a pilot mix-up in their plane, Jones and Showgirl don't even TRY saving the airplane, instead bailing out with Short Round after stealing a raft. Jones, Showgirl, and Short Round are rescued by some poor Indian villagers, who freely give up what little food they have to the strangers. Jones responds by doubting Sheba's divine providence and spitting in the face of their religion. The villagers need Jones' help because they claim a local Thugee cult has kidnapped their children. Jones agrees to help the second he finds out there might be some precious artifacts involved. The trio travel to the palace of the Maharaja, where they promptly insult and embarass the young ruler so much that he seeks solace in the local Thugee cult, which by an amazing coincidence happens to have their temple hidden below his palace. Jones and company promptly break into the Thugee temple, desecrating the sacred site with glee. But they aren't content to merely steal and plunder. Jones even interrupts their mining operation. He notices the working conditions aren't quite as plush as an American office, so he violently attacks the mine supervisors. Fast forward a few days. Jones has reconciled with the Thugees and joined their little church group. But it seems his American influence is still with him as he is now apparently abusing drugs and constantly in a stupor. Showgirl also seems to have made amends with the Thugees, even apparently agreeing to help them with their quaint lava ritual. Meanwhile, Short Round is unhappy with his new full-time job in the Thugee mines. Instead of discussing his problems with management, he ruins some company equipment (shackles and chains) and wanders off without even clocking out. Adding insult to injury, he then steals a torch, interrupts the holy Thugee ceremony, and tries to torch the cult's newest member, Indiana Jones. Not wanting to get torched again by Short Round, Jones joins him AGAIN in kidnapping Showgirl. Back to the mines, where Jones' cohorts join him in inciting labor unrest, resulting in a violent riot. They escape, but not before stealing some priceless religious stones and a mine cart from the luckless Thugees. The benevolent Thugee priest and his altar boys confront the Jones gang on a local bridge and plead for the return of their precious religious relics. Jones responds by ruining the bridge, feeding the altar boys to some crocodiles, killing the priest, and tossing all but one of the relics. I don't get it.Read full review
Great series recommend to everyone
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I love this movie and the story deals with traveling around Bangkok and riding elephants. It has a very good story and a good railed out of the deep dark tunnel.
I've always been a fan of the Indiana Jones films, but this one is my least favorite. It's much more darker, different and more violent than Raiders. But overall, I still think it's popcorn, fun entertainment! I give this movie a 7/10.
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