fortuneandglory
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Hm... I only had the time to see it once. As I look back, I had a lot of fun but had a small bit of disappointment at the end of the movie.
Big movies like this have a ton of hype, and you expect it to be the best thing ever made when you see it. Overhyped movies tend to always slightly disappoint me when I see them the first time, and then when I see them again, I love them. Sequels especially.
This is not bashing your "gut instinct" into submission, for most people. One goes into this movie with high or even unrealistic expectations. Most people go in hoping for it to be as good as Raiders, but don't get that, and are therefore disappointed.
The film grows on you the second time because you watch it without worrying about it. You go into the film without expectations, without the hype, simply to watch it for fun. If it really isn't for you, then it will still suck. If you do actually like it, you will actually like it.
I went in and enjoyed myself, and was slightly disappointed because I was expecting something slightly different. But only slightly. It was more the difference in time period that really got me. It was a whole change in tone from Nazi fighting. However, I still enjoyed the film.
A second viewing, I'm sure, will give me a chance to enjoy it without having these expectations on my mind, giving me a chance to focus on the film itself.
Oh, and by the way... Temple of Doom is my favorite of the four films. I absolutely love everything about it, it's outrageous quality included.
Big movies like this have a ton of hype, and you expect it to be the best thing ever made when you see it. Overhyped movies tend to always slightly disappoint me when I see them the first time, and then when I see them again, I love them. Sequels especially.
This is not bashing your "gut instinct" into submission, for most people. One goes into this movie with high or even unrealistic expectations. Most people go in hoping for it to be as good as Raiders, but don't get that, and are therefore disappointed.
The film grows on you the second time because you watch it without worrying about it. You go into the film without expectations, without the hype, simply to watch it for fun. If it really isn't for you, then it will still suck. If you do actually like it, you will actually like it.
I went in and enjoyed myself, and was slightly disappointed because I was expecting something slightly different. But only slightly. It was more the difference in time period that really got me. It was a whole change in tone from Nazi fighting. However, I still enjoyed the film.
A second viewing, I'm sure, will give me a chance to enjoy it without having these expectations on my mind, giving me a chance to focus on the film itself.
Oh, and by the way... Temple of Doom is my favorite of the four films. I absolutely love everything about it, it's outrageous quality included.
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