Spielberg and Lucas freely admit that most of the action sequences were leftover ideas from Raiders of the Lost Ark. (We'll hope that the opening musical number from Anything Goes was just an error in judgment, and not something they had written earlier.) There is a pretty cool chase scene involving the mine's miniature railway — the kind of action the audience had come to expect from an Indiana Jones film.

While Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom doesn't live up to the thrill-a-minute excitement of its predecessor, the film is still a pretty good time. Kate Capshaw isn't nearly as good as Karen Allen, but she deserves credit for bringing an extreme prissiness to her role. Willie didn't want to be like Indy nor did she try. Aside from Harrison Ford though, the best performance in Temple of Doom goes to Ke Huy Quan (who would later portray a Goonie). He was Indy's best sidekick, had the best lines ("I keep telling you, you listen to me more, you live longer!") and made Jones show a little bit of a softer side of himself.

Some excellent action scenes help redeem a storyline that frankly doesn't make a lot of sense in some places, and Short Round provides a healthy dose of humor. While Spielberg and Lucas undoubtedly could have done some things better, Temple of Doom is still a strong adventure film.

The Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom - Special Edition DVD is presented in widescreen format enhanced for 16:9 televisions. The picture is crystal clear with no distortions or pixelation. The audio is presented in Dolby Digital: English 5.1 Surround, French 2.0 Surround, and Spanish 2.0 Surround. Subtitles are available in English, French, and Spanish.

Just like Raiders of the Lost Ark, the special features for the special edition of Temple of Doom are lacking. Again, we have no commentary, but Spielberg and Lucas do appear in a segment titled "New Introduction by Steven Spielberg and George Lucas." The two auteurs discuss their ideas for the film. In "Creepy Crawlies" the folks responsible for the various animals used in the Indiana Jones films (snakes, rats, bugs, etc.) discuss what it was like to put that all together. "Discover Adventure on Location With Indy" deals with the issues in setting up filming in various locations for the three films. The crew has been all over the world: Italy, Texas, Paris, India, and Great Britain to name a few.

The DVD also includes "Mine Cart Chase" storyboards, photo galleries, and a LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures" game demo.