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Romancing The Stone / The Jewel Of The Nile [DVD] [1986]
enlarge	Directors: Lewis Teague, Robert Zemeckis Actors: Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito, Zack Norman, Alfonso Arau Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Category: DVD List Price: ~~£14.99~~ Buy New: £3.64 as of 22/11/2009 00:27 GMT details You Save: £11.35 (76%) New (20) Used (7) Collectible (2) from £3.25 Seller: twentyfiveorless Rating: 7 reviews Sales Rank: 3169 Format: Anamorphic, Box set, PAL, Widescreen Languages: Arabic (Original Language), English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language) Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over Region: 2 Discs: 2 Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Number Of Discs: 2 Running Time: 202 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3 Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5039036006545 ASIN: B00005KK3M Theatrical Release Date: December 11, 1985 Release Date: August 13, 2001 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Editorial Reviews: Amazon.co.uk Review In 1984 IRomancing the Stone/I was a huge hit for director Robert Zemeckis (who later went on to make IForrest Gump/I, IContact/I and ICastaway/I 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 IBack to the Future/I trilogy)--keeps things hopping with lots of kinetic material. --ITom Keogh, Amazon.com/Ip IThe Jewel of the Nile/I 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 IThe War of the Roses/I. --IRochelle O'Gorman, Amazon.com/I

Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 7 1 2 Next » Action, comedy, romance in both films February 17, 2004 P. Woods (England) 1 out of 2 found this review helpful 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.pSo, do see both films, but don't expect to much from Romancing the stone if you're an action type. Reliving my well-spent youth!! July 1, 2009 Katie Bean (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England) I thought my children would love these films and I was right!! We all really enjoyed watching them. Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner look so young and fresh, the scenery is fabulous and it took me back to the 80s immediately - memories of sitting in a flea pit with my friends eating mint-cream Poppets came flooding back. Would recommend to anyone who remembers Live Aid and the Rubik's Cube (first time around!) exelent service November 1, 2009 Brendan Doran (Spain) Product image br /Romancing The Stone / The Jewel Of The Nile [DVD] [1986] by Michael Douglas 5 stars for Romancing, only three for Jewel January 28, 2004 L. Cooney (York, UK) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful 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. Extremely Watchable October 28, 2009 E. Brooker (essex england) Good watchable fun films No need to concentrate just sit back and enjoy the action/scenary. Should be good for all family watching or for 2 to chill out Showing reviews 1-5 of 7 1 2 Next »

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