Doom Trooper said:

The criticism that Temple Of Doom is racist is so ridiculous and just another cheap shot people like to take at it.

I agree. George Lucas is anything but racist. I think what could most easily be found offensive was the dinner scene with snake surprise, etc., but it was clearly meant to show the unsavory nature of the folks at Pankot Palace in a humorous way. I used to manage apartments in Tucson several years ago and we had several Indian tenants with whom we had a good relationship. I remember them laughing at the absurdity of the movie, completely without offense. I doubt anyone has had their view of Indian culture shaped by the film.

And I find it amazing that anyone could accuse Last Crusade of racism. Utterly ridiculous.

Btw it's a good thing I read through this post for clicking submit. Don't know how I mistyped it, but folks might have been wondering what I meant when they read "anus duty" instead of "absurdity". Darn autocorrect!