Romancing the Stone may have been inspired by Raiders but its much more than just a knock-off, its a terrific adventure film itself. Some people used to consider it the real sequel to Raiders rather than Temple of Doom. I wish they still made movies like Romancing the Stone. The closest we get is The Mummy and Tomb Raider, which are fun in their own, superficial way. But I don't recall any other explorer/jungle adventure film like Romancing the Stone that was made with adults in mind and had serious acting and writing. Everything sort of winks at the camera or is deliberately cheesy. Romancing the Stone was great because it had realistic characters written from an adult perspective--just like Raiders. Too bad its sequel sucked though, it could have been a very neat sort of alternative to Indiana Jones.