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The Jewel of the Nile (1985)

December. 04,1985
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6.1
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PG
| Adventure Action Comedy Romance
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Joan Wilder is thrust back into a world of murder, chases, foreign intrigue... and love. This time out she's duped by a duplicitous Arab dignitary who brings her to the Middle East, ostensibly to write a book about his life. Of course, he's up to no good, and Joan is just another pawn in his wicked game. But Jack Colton and his sidekick Ralph show up to help our intrepid heroine save the day.

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Linbeymusol
1985/12/04

Wonderful character development!

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Hottoceame
1985/12/05

The Age of Commercialism

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Voxitype
1985/12/06

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

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Senteur
1985/12/07

As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

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leplatypus
1985/12/08

Watch this movie as a precious relic of a time of freedom as you can see things that would be totally censored in today American movies! In a way, this movie is really close to early Tintin comics as it's pure fun in exotic places and for sure fun means native depicted as Clichés! So here Arabs and Africans are viewed as primitive, a bunch of tribes or peasants, Muslim rebels fighters are helpful and wise! It's hard to judge it against the Zemeckis movie because the setting is totally different: the first was jungle, green, water while now it's desert, sand, sun! I find that the trio has a real chemistry together, there is really some funny moments and if the movie drags a bit at the end, i had a pleasant watching!

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Robert J. Maxwell
1985/12/09

Most sequels don't measure up to the original and this one is no exception. I guess "Romancing the Stone", with the same two stars, Kathleen Turner, Michael Douglas and Danny DeVito was an original, although the incunabulum was "Raiders of the Lost Ark" -- antic adventures in an exotic land among colorful and vicious enemies, with plenty of wisecracks along the route. Notches above an Abbott and Costello movie. (A jackass sits down on top of DeVito, who squirms and hollers.)This sequel is bigger, splashier, more expensive than the original. More of the slapstick and derring do, but less fresh.The plot's not worth describing, something about the pursuit of a jewel that turns out to be a religious reformer whose name means "jewel" in Arabic. (That would be 'جوهرة', according to my translator, Shaymala.) Still it's an undemanding and enjoyable diversion, what with the explosions and bodies flying through the air and last-minute rescues. It passes the time painlessly, like a dental procedure under laughing gas.The acting by the three principals is about the same as it was in "Romancing the Stone." That is, not much is required. Douglas and Turner worked together well on three films, along with Danny DeVito. Here, DeVito is just along for the ride. "Listen, Colton, you OWE me, so wherever you go, I go." That's DeVito's motivation, and it satisfied, because who gives a damn anyway? I've always kind of liked DeVito. He's pretty clever for a guy from Neptune, New Jersey. He and Jack Nicholson were childhood friends, and DeVito dated Nicholson's sister. DeVito has managed to work with a number of recognizable actors from New Jersey, including Michael Douglas (New Brunswick), whose regional accent reflects his native state.

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namashi_1
1985/12/10

A sequel to the much loved 'Romancing the Stone', 'The Jewel of the Nile' is, at best, a passable 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.

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Atreyu_II
1985/12/11

"The Jewel of the Nile" is a follow-up to "Romancing the Stone". It lacks the greatness of the original but it keeps the same spirit. This one has lots of adventure and action (even more than the original, and is also far more violent).Robert Zemeckis didn't return to direct this one, but 4 of the same actors reprise their roles: Michael Douglas (who also produced it), Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito and Holland Taylor. The rest of the cast is entirely different. There are plenty of new characters and new villains.As the title says, this movie takes us not to Colombia again, but to the Egyptian deserts (in Africa, close to the Nile river). Exotic like the original's but a completely different scenario than the original's.The main villain in this is Omar Khalifa (well portrayed by Spiros Focás). He is just as treacherous and dangerous as Zolo from the original film. Like Zolo, he fools Joan Wilder so that she falls in his entrapments. He pretends to be a good person, but he's a brutal dictator. But I do like Omar's Egyptian accent. He speaks with a charming accent. Funny that he plays an Egyptian when the actor is Greek, but then, Demis Roussos is a Greek who was born in Egypt.Avner Eisenberg does a nice portrayal of The Jewel but the character has a mix of charm and silliness and isn't always lovable.This film has some really funny and great sequences, but also has a large number of faults and does not possess the charm of the original. Therefore, it doesn't match the original's greatness.Apparently Michael and Kathleen only made this movie because their contract forced them to. Kathleen even attempted to back it out but was threatened by 20th Century Fox to be sued with a $25 million lawsuit. Geez, that is just so wrong! They shouldn't have been forced to do something they didn't want. I sort of can see why they didn't want to do it and why Robert Zemeckis refused to make the sequel.I used to like this movie almost as much as the original. But now it doesn't seem that great to me anymore. Looking at it now, many things about it don't make much sense. The original is a great blockbuster and a timeless classic.

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