auximenies said:
Beloved?! Never heard that before. But I guess some people really like the original. I never knew that...
Tell me about it. Neither did I. I've read for twenty years how horrible Temple of Doom was compared to the others... But I've noticed on the imdb boards and on here that there's actually a huge contingent of people who love it. Like I said before, it was never one that I became emotionally attached to, because it was the one I was never allowed to watch as a kid.
DarthBo, thanks for the comments...you must be right about the shot before the flashback not working, because almost everyone has mentioned that. The orginal shot faded into that shot and that's why it was difficult to leave the exterior shot out. I was also using it as a visual bookmark. When we came back to that scene later, after the elephant trek, we see that shot again, and presumably say, "okay, we're back here again." Plus, I felt leaving it in gave us a little more breathing room before we made the switch, but obviously, it needed something else. A couple people who hadn't seen TOD in a long time, actually thought the Shanghai club was the interior of the palace because of that establishing shot.
Glad to hear I replaced your TOD disc...it's an honor. :)