Develiker terrible... so disappointed.

Reptileenbu Did you people see the same film I saw?

WillSushyMedia This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

Humaira Grant It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

kitfox30 When i was much younger, still living at home, I was home sick from school one day and even though we owned many movies, I was hoping to catch something new. I had just landed on Super channel and the opening of Romancing the Stone came on. (Was sucked in by the shiny green). Totally enjoyed it, so when jewel came on after it, I watched that too and completely enjoyed it as well. The pair are awesome films.

leplatypus 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!

Robert J. Maxwell 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.

Atreyu_II "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.