zombie84 said:

TOD is a horror film, and horror films are all about the psychological experience of watching them, and that's why the sheer "ride" aspect of the film, the intensity, whether in character (evil Indy), in storyline (human sacrifice), in mis-en-scene (all the bones and blood and fire) or in action sequences (mine cart, spike room, etc,) is a fundamental and integral part of how the film is constructed and how--and why--it works.

Although of course you have every right to your artistic opinion, I completely disagree with this interpretation of the film.