[net.movies] Jewel of the Nile

toddv@copper.UUCP (Todd Vierheller) (12/13/85)

EAT THIS!

Sequel to "Romancing the Stone" (RTS)

Compared to RTS, JOTN pales a bit.  It has much less action, but more
dialouge and character interaction.  It's not always clear who is a 
"good guy" or who is a "bad guy" and some people might fit either category 
at various times in the movie.  Actually, it quite clear who the good guys
and bad quys are, but they aren't always so one-dimensional.  The good guys
aren't all good, and the bad guys aren't all bad.
  
The "gripping", "intense" scenes simply aren't.  It's pretty obvious that
the heroes aren't going to meet with any real harm, so the scenes become
merely entertaining.  Many are funny.  This is a light entertainment movie,
after all, and not a suspense drama.

The main stars, Joan Wilder (Kate Turner) and Jack Coulter (Michael Douglas),
give their co-stars plenty of room.  Danny DeVito  has a larger role in
this movie, and I thought  he did an excellent job with his character.  He's
quite funny.  Other characters are also entertaining, but that would be
telling.


For an evening of light entertainment, this movie fills the
bill.  So go see it.  You'll be glad you did.

(If you're going to see it to be critical, stay at home.  You won't enjoy it.)

                                Todd Vierheller
                                Software Development Products
                                Tektronix, Inc (Aloha)

Wise men still seek Him.

hakanson@orstcs.UUCP (hakanson) (12/19/85)

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I also enjoyed Jewel of the Nile.  One very funny scene was the
one with the airplane.  I got an even bigger laugh when I saw
a drive-shaft (complete with universal joint) going to the landing
gear of the "plane," as it headed out into the desert.

Marion Hakanson         CSnet:  hakanson%oregon-state@csnet-relay
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