Softwing Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

Ceticultsot Beautiful, moving film.

ChampDavSlim The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.

Lidia Draper Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

BA_Harrison Romancing the Stone closed with romantic adventure novelist Joan Wilder (Kathleen Turner) finding love and excitement of her own in the company of the roguish Jack Colton (Michael Douglas), the pair disappearing over the horizon on Jack's new yacht Angelina. It was the perfect ending to a fun little film.This ill-judged sequel sets off on the wrong foot almost immediately, its adventurous couple falling out after a mere six months together on the high seas, with Joan yearning to return to the drudgery of New York; having ruined the magic for fans of the original, the film then proceeds to stumble awkwardly from one lacklustre set-piece to another until the forgettable finale, screenwriters Mark Rosenthal and Lawrence Konner never once matching the wit, sparkle and originality of Diane Thomas' script for Romancing the Stone (Thomas was unavailable for the sequel, and sadly died in a car accident soon after).With seemingly no understanding of the dynamic between Jack and Joan, and even less idea of what makes for a rousing adventure, Rosenthal and Konner deliver a stodgy mess of mishaps for the couple, whilst finding a weak excuse for the return of Danny De Vito as Ralph. Worse still, Jack's quest for the Jewel of the Nile turns out to be a damp squib when the presumed precious stone is revealed to be a person, an irritating little holy man who convinces our hero and heroine to help him prevent a power hungry tyrant from seizing control of the surrounding lands.If Robert Zemeckis had returned for directorial duties, this might have been bearable, but Lewis Teague's workmanlike direction fails to inject any life into proceedings: the film's largest action scene, which sees Jack in control of an F-16 fighter jet, fails to get the adrenaline pumping, and goes on for far too long. A nasty mid-'80s pop soundtrack only adds to the annoyance.As '80s sequels go, this is down there with Ghostbusters 2 and Return of the Living Dead 2 as one of the most disappointing.

classicsoncall Talk about your old bait and switch, this film offers two of them. First off, the jewel of the picture isn't some fabulously expensive gem, but a person (Avner Eisenberg) who represents the spiritual power of his people. And then, instead of giving you Omar Sharif as the would-be emperor, you get a look-alike character portrayed by someone named Spiros Focas who I never heard of before, but is apparently one of Greece's finest and most respected actors. Who knew? You know, if I'm flipping through the cable channels and come across "Romancing the Stone", I'm liable to stop right there and tune in. I always enjoyed watching that one. "Jewel of the Nile" doesn't quite capture the same magic for me, as the Jack Colton/Joan Wilder romance balancing act gets a little tedious at times, and Danny DeVito is reduced to playing the Wile E. Coyote character of all those Roadrunner cartoons. Some of it's funny, but a lot of it seems forced as well.What I didn't get was the convoluted resolution to the whole 'Jewel' premise. Recall at the finale that the crowd was wildly chanting for 'Omar, Omar' right before the would-be emperor went over the side, and then they quickly replaced it with 'Al-Jawhara, Al-Jawhara' in a split second when the kidnapped Jewel was freed. Just how loyal were the Omar followers supposed to be anyway? Well I guess it was never intended to make much sense. As a vehicle to reunite Michael Douglas with Kathleen Turner and capitalize on RTS, it looks like this was a moderate success. They make for an attractive on screen couple as far as that goes, and the film offers some light hearted if mindless diversion. One bit of trivia I learned watching the story this time around, who knew that Joan Wilder wrote 'Return of the King'?

namashi_1 A sequel to the much loved 'Romancing the Stone', 'The Jewel of the Nile' is, at best, a able sequel, that appeals in parts. One Expected More!'The Jewel of the Nile' Synopsis: Joan Wilder & Jack Colton are off to a new adventure in a African desert, in an effort to find the precious "Jewel of the Nile.'The Jewel of the Nile' begins tepidly & remains dull for its first 45-minutes, but gathers momentum rapidly in the final hour. This time the adventure isn't very adventurous, though. Reason? A half-baked Screenplay Written by Mark Rosenthal & Lawrence Konner. There some moments that inspire, but they aren't enough. Lewis Teague's Direction is a plus-point. Cinematography is excellent. Editing is well-done.Performance-Wise: Michael Douglas & Kathleen Turner reprise their roles & they deliver superbly, yet again. Even their on-screen chemistry, is exciting. Danny DeVito is okay.On the whole, 'The Jewel of the Nile' is a so-so fare.

jc-osms I when I first viewed this action adventure romp in the 80's after its entertaining predecessor "Romancing The Stone" and being disappointed then but gave it another chance recently, unfortunately with the same underwhelming impact as before.The main fault here is that it's an almost exact remake of the original so that there's no plot surprises or character development to compel the viewer's interest. It also makes the same mistake as the second Indiana Jones film in devoting the bulk of its length to an extended chase sequence which for all its pyrotechnic interludes actually ends up boring you to indifference. It's also weighed down with a lumpen synth-driven soundtrack completely at odds with the Eastern locations.In its favour, it's colourful and bright, has one or two smile-inducing lines and the leads try hard, Douglas handsome and stylish as the matinée dare-devil idol, Jack, Turner pretty and vivacious as romantic adventurer Joan and DeVito his usual waspish self as Jack's perennial rival for the imaginary gem of the misleading title.You can certainly see where the money's been spent, with exotic locations, literally hundreds of extras and enough expensive hardware to supply a small third-world country. However, like so many things from the decade that style forgot, namely the 80's, it hasn't aged well and looks like nothing so much these days as about a hundred Duran Duran videos welded back to back, which I don't mean as a compliment!