Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom *FIRST Time Watching* (Reaction) 

A funny thing I notice with a lot of younger reactors is they use the term 'CGI' to refer to any special effects. This was before CGI when everything had to be done practically with miniatures, matte paintings, film compositing, and real stunts; it was true movie magic. Looking up behind the scenes stuff on these older movies is really amazing.

The "Wilhelm Scream" I love hearing that whenever it pops up in movies. Always makes me giggle

So fun fact, the opening to this was done because Spielberg wanted to direct a James Bond movie and they said no. So he made the opening to Temple of Doom James Bond style.

Willie was written as the anti-Marion. Also, Lucas and Spielberg went ended long-term relationships before writing this movie, so that's partly why things got so dark. An important scene that got deleted is Indy getting the fruit platter for Willie and running into Capt. Blumbertt and the pair discussed how wrong the dinner feast was for Indians to be eating. The Kali sacrifice scene in this movie and the microwave scene in _Gremlins_ are why the MPAA created the PG-13 rating as a mid-point between films too graphic for a PG rating but not explicit enough for an R. The first movie to be rated PG-13 would be the original _Red Dawn_ later in 1984.

Mythbusters proved the inflated boat COULD work.

Did you notice the name of the club when they were in Shanghai. It’s called club Obi Wan. A nod to Steven Spielberg’s friend George Lucas.

The events of Temple of Doom are before Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Mythbusters confirmed that the raft scene is very much in fact survivable in those conditions, the river fall....not so much

This is a prequel. The man that meets them at the airport is Dan Aykroyd. The big guard that is killed in the rock crusher is the same actor that took the propeller to the face in Raiders. The club at the opening is Club Obi-Wan. And the show Mythbusters proved that using the raft is absolutely possible.

The third Indiana Jones movie, Last Crusade, is the most fun of the series, and maybe the best overall film.

That stone plugged the hole for their beer keg.

The Thugee jump scare scene (when Shorty and Willie are caught off guard) always gets them and Alyska was no exception. 😂

Ke Huy Quan, short round, was also in the Goonies as Data and in the second season of Loki as Ouroboros.

I love that younger generations can watch these movies and enjoy them. I was 12 when this one came out, " showing my age." Fun times! Same reactions as you LoL . 😆

My favorite scenes using the Indiana Jones musical theme… 1. Indy and Shorty giving each other their hats. 2. Indy coming to after Shorty gets the blade out of the voodoo doll. 3. Indy and company returning to the village.

In Rush Hour 2, they paid tribute to the diamond/antidote getting kicked around.

Man, those 1930's Indian ceiling fans were some real heavy duty stuff... Nothing like the ones we have these days. 😂

The third one is technically my favorite because I love Sean Connery and the interaction between him and his father is great with the idle banter throughout

7:05 Fun fact: The sound effect used for the engines failing are the same ones they used in "The Empire Strikes Back" for when the Millennium Falcons hyperspace engines failed.

So, this movie predates CGI by more than 10 years, all the effects are practical, miniatures, matte painting, green screens, but no computer generated images. Correction, The Abyss used cgi effects 5 years after Temple of Doom.

The kid is Ke Huy Quan. He played O.B in the Loki series.

My favorite line in this movie "We... Are going... To DIE!!! >:("

Speaking of realism, there’s a scene in Indy 4 that EVERYone loves to ridicule; it involves a refrigerator. And I think, ‘Wait… you had no problem with the raft in Temple of Doom, but this..?’ If you watch the 4th movie, you’ll see.

Easter Egg: During the dance number, when Kathleen Kennedy’s name appears, she’s one of the dancers in the middle with a blonde wig. She, along with George Lucas and Steven Spielberg were at the airport as Indy & co. board their plane, with Dan Aykroyd greeting them.

It’s technically possible to survive a fall like that. I mean, people jump out of planes and their chutes don't open and the hit the ground and miraculously survive. it’s rare, but it happens. I will also point out the Indy and and them were not as high as that. So their chances are a little better. But it’s still pretty improbable.

A lot of the scenes in Temple of Doom were originally planned for Raiders of the Lost Ark. The Mine Car chase, Using the Gong as a bulletproof shield scenes were supposed to be in Raiders.

Although the second film in the series, Temple of Doom actually takes place before Raiders. Temple of Doom - 1935 Raiders of the Lost Ark - 1936 The Last Crusade - 1938 Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - 1957 The Dial Of Destiny - Late 1960s. Fun Facts: Pankot Palace was achieved through a mixture of matte paintings & also a set built at Elstree Studios; the sets occupied 8 out of the 9 sound stages. In fact somewhere in the region of 80% of the film was shot on soundstages. During the fight in the room, Harrison Ford ruptured a disc & despite being an horrific pain, he managed to keep shooting. Pat Roach (the Nazi minced by the plane in Raiders) reappears as the Thugee guard who gets crushed. Also, Dan Ackroyd has a cameo…..he greets Indy at the airport!!

Fun Fact inside Indiana's Movie world timeline this Adventure happened 1 year Before Raiders of The Lost Ark

Snow does cushion falls very well--look at skiers. With no forward momentum, however, absolutely no way they would have survived unscathed.

This is my favorite of the Indiana Jones trilogy! That annoying Willie was no Marion that's for sure.

If you like the first two, I'm sure you're going to enjoy the third one as well. The chemistry between Harrison Ford and Sean Connery is fantastic.

Love your laugh. Love how you look at the camera when something ridiculous happens You are amazing

This movie has a lot of easter eggs and references to a movie from 1939 called Gunga Din.

Love that this sequel feels sooo different! It doesn't copy the first movie, but extend the Indiana Jones universe with a much grosser and darker approach. For me the bravest yet most ingenious way to continue the series! Love it!

The scream you mentioned is called the Wilhelm scream, and it features in almost every George Lucas movie. It has been around since 1951. Steven Spielberg eventually married the actress who played Willie, Kate Capshaw.

Really love that you're enjoying this Alyce! Mythbusters tested the life raft as parachute scene and wile it's highly unlikely to get it right, it just might work. I think you'll love the next one: Last Crusade, Sean Connery joins in the fun

7:42 If I remember correctly, based on the Mythbusters, the inflatable raft safely falling from the airplane is possible, but highly unlikely. (It was too difficult to control its descent in a way that would keep the flat part facing the ground.)

5:29 yep... this is the tone for Willy the entire movie lol 38:53 "You will taste man-flesh"!

After seeing this movie countless times, Alyce somehow made the intro scene feel twice as chaotic.😂

I've loved this film since I was a kid. Great reaction! 👍🏿

Roy Chiao played Grace Chang's love interest in Spring Song(1960).

The next one is my fav. "Junior!"

I watched this as a Christmas Day big movie with my mum and dad on tv. My mum was nearly going to fall out of her armchair seat watching the spike chamber bit. Great film Great memories.😊

The giant indian that Indy fought was Pat Roach, the same actor who played the big german soldier he fought in Raiders.

15:10 One time in which a translation creates a joke, instead of losing a joke with the translation. In Spanish, a typical garlic soup is "sopa de Ajos" which, in this case, becomes "sopa de Ojos" (yup, only 1 letter difference) meaning eye soup.

The boots are the Alden 405. Commonly called the Alden Indy (well, they are now). They're quite comfortable, but not super durable. They're really just casual, semi-dressy boots.

Fun fact the huge swole red bearded bad guy Indiana jones fights in the mines is the same guy who played the huge bald German soldier who fights Indiana next to the plane he’s the fight coordinator

I was struck by your mini-rant regarding every Indy film having a damsel in distress, and then you said, every time he goes to risk his life he kisses the girl. Are you suggesting that IF you found yourself (as here) in a situation facing death, and from which you could not personally escape, and a man were with you and was preparing to risk his life to save not just himself but you as well, you would not kiss him? Not even as Princess Leia said in Star Wars as Luke prepared to swing across the gap with her in his arms, 'For Luck'?

The 1st and 3rd movies are really good and the woman in the 3rd is vastly different from the previous films, she won't annoyingly scream at everything :)

THe raft out of the plane is at least feasible because if you look: even if its just a weighted prop that boat drop is all one shot. From out the plane door to hitting the snow.

"This is the wrong one." LOL! Nice :)

Funny how lots of younger people completely suspend disbelief when watching Transformer or Marvel movies thats filled with tons of fake graphics. But in older films where work actually had to be done with making practical effects which look way more real, they nitpick it to death. I just dont understand the logic

When I saw Alyska was going to watch this, I knew I had to see her reactions to various things! 🤣🤣🤣

I absolutely love watching Alyska’s movie reactions. Wish she would do more, she’s one of the best. And she’s hilarious and adorable to boot.

You’re definitely in for a ride of a lifetime. Indiana Jones is everybody’s favourite movie franchise of all time.

The darkest of all the trilogy. This one is my favorite Indy movie. Hope you enjoy it Alyska!

Alyska giggling after very wilhelm scream is perfect.

This went from my favorite as a kid (before Last Crusade came out), because this was the movie we had and watched the hell out, and it was terrifying when you’re a kid Shorty’s age, to my least favorite for many decades, until Crystal Skull came out, and now has actually swung back to being actually kinda my favorite again. Yeah, Willie’s the weakest leading lady as a character, but her being an incompetent female stereotype makes it easy to readily laugh at her and her misery (which is kinda expected given she’s just an entertainer and came along inadvertently). It’s a caricature depiction of past Indian culture, but honestly, so are the series’s depictions of rain forest tribal cultures, of the Nazis, the Egyptians, Shanghai, and even ‘30s American culture. Not saying that excuses it, but it’s all very per the depictions of pulp adventure stories from the period, of all cultures, in that none of them are depicted with any greater historical accuracy either. I’ve decided this one actually has the best set pieces, the most grandiose. The action really is almost non-stop chaos from the very opening scenes. Shorty is a great and really enjoyable character. Of the films I’ve seen (4), this is the most wild ride of the pulp action adventure style, and quite enjoyable in its absurdity.

Speaking as someone who actually really likes watching opening credits in films, I always find it funny to hear reactors make comments about them being "really long". They're usually only about two to three minutes long, but I suppose we've collectively gotten used to seeing them at the end of the film instead of at the start. At any rate it usually gives me a chuckle, if only for the "get to the fireworks factory" energy. Temple of Doom is definitely regarded as the black sheep of the original Indy trilogy, receiving a lot more criticism compared to Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Last Crusade. Many take issue with the darker tone and increased gore, Willie being a considerable downgrade compared to Marion, and the "questionable" depiction of India, and these are criticisms I definitely get. At the same time, I can definitely appreciate it for having some of the best action scenes in the entire series, the delightful interactions between Indy and Short Round, the excellent score, the cool villain, and just for how batshit insane the film can get. It's definitely the weakest of the original trilogy, but I still have a lot of fun with it. On the plus side, the next film is arguably the best film in the series, and I cannot wait to see your reaction to it

the german in the first film who had a Splitting headache (the plane one) is the same actor who Crushed his role in this one (the one that got squished in the rollers)

I saw this in Elgin with my brother. I also think it was the only film I had seen with an intermission. We also so Supergirl lol

26:24 It's same actor that played the big German in Raiders of the lost ark. Pat Roaches, a wrestler from Birmingham.

I think that Omega copying Hunter in the premiere episode of The Bad Batch may have been a tribute to Shorty copying Indy at 9:27. Good subtle stuff.

This is my favourite, gets a lot of flack, to dark, child abuse etcetera. But Molar Ram traumatised me when this came out. Very memorable. As for the damsel in distress, the original 3 movies were a Homage to a particular era of cinema. They were deliberately hitting all the tropes. Yes they totally did this in Resident Evil 4 and remake.

What insect species was Willie holding in her hands in the bug room?

Alyska, when Short Round comes to pick up Indy and Willie in the car, did you notice the *name* of the nightclub? 🤓

you know, i have seen this movie so many times on cable, and i don't recall ever seeing this opening, maybe i have and it's one of the few things i forgot, but could have just missed it every time too

That woman is Mrs. Spielberg.

I love this reaction. Thank you for sharing the fun times! 🤌

My mother always called this one "the screaming blond movie" 😆

12:56 well this is a prequel so it would make sense that he would still be afraid of snakes.

I love how much this one made you laugh. :)

"Who let the dogs out?" or... up?

When you said your grandpa was from Shanghai I was picturing the 30’s but he’s probably like my age. 😆

One of the best Indy movies.

25:54 you may not recognize him but that’s actor Pat Roche who also played that one I’ll see if I got torn up by Acappella on an airplane.

The first three films are the good ones. Few people name Temple of Doom their favourite though. Many would name Last Crusade. For me its Raiders then Last Crusade then Temple of Doom. But all are worthy. Temple of Doom loses points with most people for how annoying Willie Scott is.

Great reaction, don't worry, the damsel is very different in the last crusade, my personal favourite of the trilogy.

Thanks for the reaction! Glad you're enjoying what you've seen of the Indiana Jones franchise so far!

You weren’t fast enough to notice in the beginning the nightclub name was Club Obi Wan There’s a deep dive just for fun meta-movie theory that when Han Solo was frozen in carbonite… being Indiana Jones was all his dream, And he liked it better than being himself. Notice how Harrison Ford phoned in his performance in Return of the Jedi. In fact he wished the character was killed off, so he wouldn’t have to do it. I blame the SW Christmas Special directly for this. He finally got his wish in Force Awakens. But came back as a regular Ghost not even a force ghost in ep.9 😡

Willie had another scene where she goes and gets help, and thats why you see the military show up at the end. Too bad it wasn't left for her sake as it was kinda a cool little scene.

This is a prequel to Raiders. It's not totally in your face, but this Indy starts out as "looking for the glory" and ends up as the one who knows about and has respect for the power "magic" items he'll be in the first movie.

The Indiana Jones movies have always walk a fine line of being just on this side of cartoony. The fourth movie fails at this, jumps over that line and lands solidly into the realm of cartoony.

36:53 There were no CGI back then. It's all practical effects and scaled models, like Star Wars.

Hell yes! - and Last Crusade is the best

I hope you do all 5 films this is definitely my favorite series. I know that 4 and 5 don't get as much love for obvious reasons but if you take them for what they are they're still pretty fun and enjoyable.

Not every woman is a strong independent badass despite what Hollywood tries to pretend nowadays. Hell, there are men that are just as incompetent. It's called a character, and it's there to serve a purpose, in this case the damsel and the comic relief, and that's ok. Besides, you know there are women out there JUST like Willie, even if some people don't want to admit it.

Willie Scott is meant to be a comedic character. She is completely useless for comedic effect, though I'd argue she's actually a very competent person when put in situations where her skills are useful (she's a Kansas farmgirl who managed to escape poverty for a life of glitz, glamour and globe-trotting during the Great Depression). The reason she's written this way is because this is a prequel and the movie needs to leave you with no questions as to why Willie isn't even mentioned in Raiders of the Lost Ark. That absolutely nobody in the history of Indy fandom has ever seriously asked "Why did Willie and Indy break up?" is a testament to how well written her character actually is. The real question is what happened to Short Round!?! He's clearly the greatest sidekick in cinema history, why didn't Indy keep him around? Is he off at school getting an education? Did he get adopted by a Chinese family? Did he die? So many questions!

What's interesting is that Temple of Doom is rated as high as Raiders and Last Crusade. I throw it in with Crystal Skull and I haven't seen Destiny yet. I've always find ToD missing an element of story. It's just an adventure. The beginning has nothing to do with the ending and it's just a snapshot in what Indy goes through as he's out and about and not at University. Raiders was about the Ark of the Covenant, Last Crusade has a mission as well. This one. No mission. Just running around and trying to stay alive.

Everyone always complains about Willie. I liked Willie. For the past 40 years (at least) just about every female lead has been a Strong Two-Fisted Broad. Like all of them. Willie was great. Not EVERY female lead has to be like Princess Leia or Rey or Ripley or Sarah Connor or the 10,000 others. The chick is always a tough, independent , super-competent, emasculating "grrl boss". Willie was a breath of fresh air - for once there was a different type of woman.

This film was banned in India due to certain scenes portraying negative stereotypes about Indian culture (the dining scene in particular).

Wow, this came out almost 40 years ago lol. No wonder I'll be 44 this year. Nice reaction Alyska. I like this one for sure, Short Round aka Ke Huy Quan played Data in The Goonies. Kate Capshaw played herself at being annoying in this lol. The mine chasing scene reminded me of Resident Evil 4. I liked how they went out of chronological order from the first film. Please watch the third one. Harrison knows how to fly a helicopter and has his own.

Temple of Doom is the absolute greatest Jones film ever made.

what is a shocker about this film is how Indiana's Whip, Hat, and Firearm wasn't the star piece of this film that people wanted to own...it was actually the Machete/Sword he used during the Rope Bridge Scene that became the desired Star Piece

You know what, I've seen this movie like... 30 times at least, never once noticed that the snake moved till you pointed it out. Maybe I thought it was the camera that moved.

Great reaction You are amazing!! I love all of the Indiana Jones movies, even the more cheesy ones!! Best wishes and much love always!! 😍❤

7:36 "I need to confirm: that's not possible, is it?" Consider it confirmed. Mythbusters tried this several times with crash-test dummies dropped in an inflated raft. They not only hit with lethal force (the dummies were equipped with impact sensors to measure how hard they hit) but the dummies also broke apart on impact. Sad to say, Indy and his companions would have all died or suffered so many broken bones that they would just lie there and die shortly after impact. Google Mythbusters Temple of Doom and you can watch their tests yourself.

Fun fact : The "giant Thug" is the same actor than the "nazi boxer" on the first movie.

This year is the 40th anniversary of Temple of Doom. (1984)

Btw the dropped boat while unlikely is possible, also skiers have fell over 50Ft from lifts without getting hurt with snow as a pad. The cliff is more suspect.