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A repressed romance novelist travels to Colombia to uncover the mystery behind her sister's disappearance. Once there, she meets up with a rough-and-tumble American adventurer whom she hires to help h...( read more 
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MCT:October 11, 2008luv this movie! the best film of michael douglas! funny and enjoyable action! a must see! don't forget to watch "Jewel of the Nile"!
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MCT:October 4, 2008Really good.
In some weird way, Michael Douglas was hot in this and i don't know why!
I think it was the rough-tough-kick ass- ness thing he had going on!
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MCT:October 2, 2008does this movie blow like iremember it blowing? probably, right? well, now's no time for me to second-guess myself.
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MCT:September 30, 2008
This is a humorous treasure hunt story with a romantic background. Kathleen Turner plays a romance writer whose brother-in-law has been murdered in Colombia over a treasure map. Turner?s sister is kidnapped in Colombia by an evil little weasel Danny Devito and she must go to Colombia to rescue her. There she literally, with a bus, runs into Michael Douglas an adventurer seeking his fortune in exporting exotic birds from the jungle. This comedic romance is full of humor, action, and intrigue, a truly enjoyable film to watch.
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MCT:September 13, 2008
Romancing the Stone from 1984 is a very good comedy starring Kathleen Turner, Michael Douglas, and Danny Devito...these three are soo funny teamed together.
A romance novelist (Turner) whom is use to the live of NYC and a hopeless romantic is thrown on a crazy trip to South America to rescue her sister. On the way she gets assistance by a handsome and big opportunist (Douglas). Togeher they set trail on a very long trip with many twists and turns along the way....such a good movie! -
MCT:August 16, 2008One of the intrinsic rules of Hollywood is that whenever something is successful it will instantly ripped off ad nauseum. After Raiders of the Lost Ark was a huge hit it was inevitable that many copycats would follow suit, this was one of them. Raiders would eventually be copied again years later to varying degrees of success in projects like Tomb Raider and The Mummy, but I guess this is the copycat granddaddy.
The film?s about a romance novelist (Kathleen Turner) who learns early on that her sister has been kidnapped in Columbia and her ransom is a treasure map that was recently sent to Turner. She rushes out to Columbia, but the helpless novelist quick finds herself lost and runs into an American treasure hunter (Michael Douglas) who decides to bring her along.
Robert Zemeckis is a filmmaker who?s been living in Steven Spielberg?s shadow for a while, and I don?t think he gets called out on his somewhat derivative style as much as he should. Here he?s clearly coasting on the swashbuckling momentum of Raiders but without any of the same skill, weight, or timelessness. Michael Douglas is an actor I?ve always liked in movies like Wall Street and Wonder Boys but I never believe him when he?s trying to be a leading man action star as he is here and in the 1989 film Black Rain. As for Turner, well there?s a reason she?s not very famous anymore.
I?m surprised this did as well as it did back in 1984 considering a real Indiana Jones movie (Temple of Doom) to compete with. There are plenty of gags here that were done a lot better in that movie, particularly ones involving the squeamish Kathleen Turner character who bears a lot of resembles to Temple?s Willie Scott. From an action standpoint there?s not a lot to write home about either; there?s a decent car chase midway into it, which ultimately hurts the film as it?s a lot better than the lame finale. The film also has a horribly dated soundtrack.
Really this is hardly the worst thing to come out of the Reagan era, it just that it?s fluff, tame inoffensive mediocre second rate fluff. It?s the 80?s equivalent of a Pirates of the Caribbean sequel. It?s the Incredible Hulk to Raider?s Dark Knight. -
MCT:August 7, 2008
A very 80s jungle adventure movie, that's a Christmas classic. Our lonely heroine heads to Columbia to save her kidnapped sister and meets the man of her dreams. Obviously cashed in on the popularity of Indiana Jones. The ending is truly awful.
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MCT:July 28, 2008
Romance novelist "Joan Wilder" (Kathleen Turner) has received a map in the mail wrapped up in plastic. Later in the day, after finding her beloved cat in her ransacked apartment, she gets a nervous phone call from her sister (Mary Ellen Trainor) who says that she must bring the map to Columbia or "they" (who are listening in) will kill her.
She heads to Columbia (played by Mexico due to real-life threats of kidnapping in Columbia) and gets on the wrong bus thanks to a mysterious man who follows her. When that mysterious man pulls a gun on her following the bus crashing into an abandoned car in the middle of the road, she is saved by a stranger in a scene similar to the opening of the movie which depicts the closing scene of "Wilder's" latest manuscript.
The man eventually identifies himself as "Jack T. Colton" (Michael Douglas, who also serves as producer), an American who has been living in the area so long that he never heard the break-up of the Doobie Brothers until he reads an old newspaper found in a downed plane they seek refuge in.
The two then go on an adventure surrounding the map, and its treasure, as they are chased by the head of the local secret police "Zolo" (Manuel Ojeda) and the cousin of the one who has kidnapped "Wilder's" sister (Danny DeVito).
There is some pretty good chemistry between Douglas and Turner. However, I don't think that the romance that blooms between their characters was done well. To me, there should have been an instant attraction, but there wasn't. "Colton" begins his attraction as they are sitting in the shadow of a key location on the map.
There are some really good performances, especially from Douglas, and to a very minor degree lower, Turner. DeVito was some pretty good comic relief, but I would have liked to have seen him more with more interaction between Turner and Douglas.
I liked how "Colton" slowly transformed in the movie. At the start, he was very gruff and pretty much a sleaze. At the end, he has cleaned-up, shaved and bought new clothes to impress "Wilder" even more.
Ojeda is near perfect in his role, and looks like a villain more than DeVito. However, like Devito's character, I didn't think his character was well developed.
Trainor was not used much except to set up the plot at the start of the movie, and for some amusing comedic bits when she and her "sister" are trying to escape the villains. At one point, she crosses her eyes and faints.
I also like how some of the scenes in the opening segment, where we see the end of "Wilder's" latest novel as she reads it to herself (we hear her in voice over) are referenced in the rest of the movie. In the opening scenes, the heroine (whose face is in shadow) uses a knife to kill her would-be attacker. In the climax of the scene, "Wilder" tries a similar tactic when she and her "sister" are trying to escape the villains, but fails.
There is some good action scenes sprinkled here and there through out the movie, but nothing real spectacular.
As for the music, it's OK, but not really spectacular.
Despite the minor flaws in the movie, I would say put this movie on the lower half of your Top 10 "To See" list in case your first choice is not available. -
MCT:July 21, 2008
Oh god. I have seem this too much - as a child. I can't really remember it apart from wanting to turn over during the 2nd watching ....
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MCT:July 17, 2008
great movie for all those who enjoy a good romance/adventure movie, also see "jewel of the nile" for further enjoyment
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MCT:June 30, 2008
Eventhough I'm not a big fan of romance novels, the humor and plot of the movie were highly entertaining. What repressed woman doesn't like being swept off her feet by a handsome explorer. Only film I don't think Douglas is ugly in. Alfonso Arau also makes the film worth watching once for his drug-dealer turned tour guide.
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MCT:June 18, 2008
A decent cast- Kathleen Turner, Michael Douglas and Danny DeVito- is put a little to waste in this bland adventure which, although original at times, is for the most part loose and unmemorable. The ending is horrendous but there is some fun in the middle that makes it worth seeing, but I wouldn't recommend it for your collection...
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MCT:June 10, 2008
I remember liking this; it's been a while since I've watched it though. I liked Michael Douglas a lot in it, but Kathleen Turner bores me.
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MCT:June 3, 2008
I didn't like Kathleen Turner before or after this movie. She was just right in this flick. Douglas is a good star.
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MCT:May 10, 2008
I remember seeing this when I was about six and it made a big impression on me. I used to act out my favorite scenes with my friend David. It's a classic.
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MCT:April 28, 2008
I loved the chemistry between Kathleen Turner & Michael Douglas in this movie, it was wonderful fun to watch.
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MCT:April 24, 2008
Not sure who's better: Robert Zemeckis, Diane Thomas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito or Michael Douglas. The movie fires on all cylinders.
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MCT:April 19, 2008loved this old classic....both actors were great in this adventure. Kathleen Turner sister is in a bit of trouple in a foreign country and she goes to help her. Action, adventure, comedy rolled up into one.
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MCT:March 16, 2008
Exciting and humorous adventure flick with romance novelist Joan Wilder (wonderfully played by Kathleen Turner) traveling from New York to Colombia, South America to track down her missing sister. Along the way she runs into American adventurer Jack Colton (one of Michael Douglas' best roles) and the two are off on a sensational adventure. With kidnappers and corrupt policemen in hot pursuit. Throw in pint sized Danny Devito as Ralph, one of the kidnappers with some rousing action scenes and Stone is a winner. Wonderful dialogue is a plus. Followed a year later by The Jewel of the Nile, which is a solid enough sequel.
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Jack Colton: Wait a minute, he's after you. Who the hell are you?
Joan Wilder: Well, I'm a romance novelist.
Jack Colton: You're what? What are you doing here?
Joan Wilder: I told you, my sister's life depends on me.
Jack Colton: Ah, don't give me that shit. I thought you were donating a kidney or something
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Jack Colton: What did you do, wake up this morning and say, "Today, I'm going to ruin a man's life"? -
MCT:March 12, 2008
I've seen this movie a few times. It is fine - nothing special. Kathleen survives well on some heel-hacked-off Italian shoes
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MCT:March 12, 2008
A fun little escape into the jungles of Columbia and looove. Personally, I think that as the good-looking-leading-man-type, this was probably Michael Douglas' peak.
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MCT:February 20, 2008
Enjoyable action movie. Michael Douglas is always good. l'd love to have a shotgun like the one he has in the movie.
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