Temple of Doom is an exciting film for me, in large part because I can never decide if it edges out A.I. for the fifth worst Steven Spielberg film. If you’re keeping score at home, the list goes like this:
1. War of the Worlds
2. Always
3. The Sugarland Express
4. Terminal
5. A.I./Temple of Doom
After watching it again, I’m struck by the strength of Jonathan Ke Quan’s performance as Short Round. This is truly a talented young man and rather than dwell on the things that drag down Temple of Doom, I’ll focus on 3 things that make other Jonathan Ke Quan features worth watching.
Breathing Fire
1.
2. The break dancing martial arts sequence… words fail here and I can’t find a clip.
3. Martial arts star Bolo Yeung in drag.
Encino Man
1.
2. Three words: weezing the juice.
3. The earthquake that reunites Link with his Neolithic love: perhaps the most contrived plot point in cinema history.
Goonies
1.
2. Two words: booby traps.
3. The Truffle Shuffle.
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