zombie84 said:
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.
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.
I agree Zombie, Romancing the Stone is a great 80's flick, and that is because Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner are such great characters, and that is the difference today in these action movies, they rely too much on action/CGI instead of focusing on the characters to tell the story. Brendan Fraser in the Mummy and Angelina Jolie in Tomb Raiders are typical of movies today, one dimensional characters that take a backseat to the explosions and constant action.