Counterpoint: Temple of Doom is my favorite Indiana Jones movie, hands down. My friends and I also saw it when it came out and pretty much didn’t stop talking about it all summer, even going back to see it a few more times.
The first part of the movie, in particular–starting with the opening musical number and ending when the inflatable raft comes to rest on the river–is one of the most perfectly-paced 20 minutes of film, maybe ever. And the rest of the film is no slouch, either.
