Jeyl said:
Not to mention that Temple of Doom is the only Indy movie that doesn't feature a foreign army seeking an ancient artifact that will eventually overwhelm and destroy them. Temple of Doom compared to them seems so original.

Kudos to ToD!

Which is probably why so many people have a problem with the film. It strikes me that Spielberg, on his first sequal film, decided to make a movie that was very different from Raiders, and the backlash sent him to Crusade with his tale between his legs (which is why that film is like so much like the first). KOTCS is like a wierd amalgamation of wanting a different direction, yet keeping everything the same.