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Romancing The Stone / The Jewel Of The Nile [1986]


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Amazon.co.uk Review

In 1984 Romancing the Stone was a huge hit for director Robert Zemeckis (who later went on to make Forrest Gump, Contact and Castaway among others) thanks in no small part to the winning team of Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, and Danny DeVito. The chemistry between all three stars is infectious, but Turner steals the show from the guys, playing a pushy romance novelist who gets stuck among some dangerous figures in Colombia and has only a rumpled guide (Michael Douglas) as an ally. Zemeckis--whose specialty at the time was creating set pieces of raucous action (as in his Back to the Future trilogy)--keeps things hopping with lots of kinetic material. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com

The Jewel of the Nile is a moderately entertaining sequel that pales by comparison to its predecessor. Romance novelist Kathleen Turner and retired soldier-of-fortune Michael Douglas return as a now-complacent couple. Bored with life on a yacht, they find excitement thrust upon them when she accepts a speaking engagement in the Middle East. Once there, she is abducted and finds herself involved with the "jewel" everyone is chasing. Douglas teams up once more with Danny DeVito to rescue his love. Less charming and more predictable than the original, this suffers for one simple reason: the characters have nowhere to go. In the original story we watched Turner blossom from timid storyteller to lusty adventuress. In this flick she is too much like all the other action adventure babes we've seen before. The same trio of stars reunited to better effect in DeVito's dark comedy The War of the Roses. --Rochelle O'Gorman, Amazon.com

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DVD Description

DVD Special Features:

Scene Access
Interactive Menus
Romancing The Stone Original Theatrical Trailer
Jewel Of The Nile Original Theatrical Trailer
Language: English 2.0
Subtitles: Czech, Dnaish, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish, English for the hearing impaired.

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Synopsis

ROMANCING THE STONE is director Robert Zemeckis's first foray into the genre that made him famous--action-oriented comedies. Though novelist Joan Wilder (Kathleen Turner) can spin wild tales of passionate romance, she has no life of her own. Then one day adventure comes her way in the form of a mysterious package. The parcel is the ransom she'll need to free her abducted sister, so Joan flies to South America to hand it over. Only she gets on the wrong bus and winds up hopelessly stranded in the jungle--until she encounters Jack Colton (Michael Douglas), an adventurer who could have stepped straight out of one of her novels. Although Jack's good looks and intrepid moves dazzle her, Joan quickly sees Jack for the cheap opportunist that he is. But he's all she's got, so together they journey out of the jungle, battling mudslides, druglords, crazed treasure hunters--and each other. Along the way, Joan discovers she's tougher than she ever thought--tough enough to rescue her sister, and tough enough to fall in love with the troublesome Jack.
JEWEL OF THE NILE, directed by Lewis Teague, presents the continuing adventures of Joan and Jack. In this entertaining sequel, Joan is kidnapped by a handsome Arab political leader, and it's up to Jack to rescue her. However, his efforts are further complicated by an angry former partner (Danny DeVito). Thrust back into a world of murder, chases, and foreign intrigue, the couple must face great odds to be reunited.
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From the Back Cover

Romancing The Stone Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner have the adventure of their lives in this hugely successful romantic caper co-starring Danny DeVito. When her sister is kidnapped by thugs searching for a priceless jewel in the Colombian jungle, a roamnce novelist (Turner) soon finds her own life filled with cliffhangers and danger. All alone, she sets out to rescue her sister and meets up with a handsome fortune seeker (Douglas) who convinces her to beat the bandits to the treasure.

Jewel Of The Nile
In the blockbuster Romancing The Stone, novelist Joan Wilder (Kathleen Turner) and wandered Jack Colton (Michael Douglas) went sailing off into the sunset together. In this thrill-packed sequel, Ralph (Danny Devito) is back on their trail and they're back in the fast lane on a perilous trek through the fierce North African Desert. Not even treacherous tribes, deadly dungeons and seemingly endless villains can stop this trio from finding, once and for all, that mysterious "jewel".


Action, comedy, romance in both films
Review date: 2004-02-17 Rating: 10 out of 10

Now you wouldn't believe me if I said this, but I think Jewel of the nile is the better of the two. Why? You are asking. Romancing the stone is great, but lacked the action then it did with the romance. Yes, Romancing the stone was too romantic for me, still enjoyed it though. Jewel of the nile however is quite different, there is a bit of romance, but it has more comedy and action.

So, do see both films, but don't expect to much from Romancing the stone if you're an action type.

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Reviews


5 stars for Romancing, only three for Jewel
Review date: 2004-01-28 Rating: 8 out of 10

Of these two movies Romancing The Stone is definitely the better one. Why Robert Zemeckis' previous films all failed I can't imagine, as this and the Back To The Future trilogy are some of the best movies I've seen for a long time. The set pieces are packed to the rafters with thrills and spills, the chemistry between the three leads may well cause your DVD player to short-circuit and the script simply does not grow old. It's a stylish comedy adventure with Turner stealing the show from under the two guys' noses. In comparison Jewel is a pale-imitation Indiana Jones and lacks the developments we saw in Romancing (which I think is partly due to a change of director), but if you have nothing better to do on a wet Sunday afternoon there are worse movies to watch.

Great fun!
Review date: 2001-09-10 Rating: 6 out of 10

Romancing the Stone is definately the better of the two movies. Douglas and Turner have excellent chemistry, and the action (although not Speed like is amusing enough.)

two great movies in a box set
Review date: 2001-08-29 Rating: 6 out of 10

Two excellent movies which have been placed onto DVD. These films were a hit when they came out and are still a hit today. a great buy of classic entertainment from Robert Zemeckis (a director known for making great films), with a cast full of stars at there best.

Product Details/Specifications


Actor(s):
Danny DeVito
Michael Douglas
Kathleen Turner
Spiros Focás
Avner Eisenberg

Creators:
Michael Douglas (Primary Contributor)
Kathleen Turner (Primary Contributor)

Director(s):

Recording label: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
EAN: 5039036006545
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 2
Format: Anamorphic, Box set, PAL, Widescreen,
Release date: 2001-08-13
Number of discs: 2
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Audience rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 202 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1985-12-11
Language: Arabic (Original Language)
Language: English (Original Language)
Language: French (Original Language)
Language: Spanish (Original Language)

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