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List Price: $14.98 | | Label: 20th Century Fox
Salesrank: 2274
Released: August 29, 2006 |
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MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
When her sister is kidnapped by thugs searching for a priceless jewel in the Colombian jungle a romance novelist (Kathleen Turner) soon finds her own life filled with cliffhangers and danger. All alone she sets out to rescue her sister and meets up with a handsome fortune seeker (Michael Douglas) who convinces her to beat the bandits to the treasure.System Requirements:Running Time 105 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: PG UPC: 024543266945 Manufacturer No: 2236694
Description of Romancing the Stone (Special Edition):
Director Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump, Contact) had a hit with this 1984 comedy that first teamed Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, and Danny DeVito. Turner steals the show from the guys, however, playing a pushy romance novelist who gets stuck among some dangerous figures in Colombia and has only a rumpled guide (Michael Douglas) as an ally. The chemistry between the stars is infectious (the trio went on to make a sequel, Jewel of the Nile, and then an interesting, dark comedy directed by DeVito, The War of the Roses). Zemeckis--whose specialty at the time was creating set pieces of raucous action (as in his Back to the Future)--keeps things hopping with lots of kinetic material. --Tom Keogh
Romancing the Stone (Special Edition) Reviews:
Romance and Danger 
2008-07-19 - Enjoyed this movie years ago when it first came out. Still enjoy it as much today. Where are movies likes this one these days?
Fun from start to finish
2008-07-05 - Maybe from the 80's, but still a fun movie to watch from start to finish. Lots of laughs, and action. I recommend it highly.
A popcorn movie that stands the test of time
2008-06-26 - Romance novelist, Joan Wilder (Kathleen Turner), finds herself thrust into a situation similar to those she writes about when her sister is kidnapped and Wilder is forced to travel to Columbia to ransom her with a treasure map that she has in her possession. Along the way she meets adventurer Jack Colten (Michael Douglas), who convinces her that before handing over the map, she should first locate the treasure for herself.
I saw this film for the first time as a child and liked it very much then, so was curious to see if I would still enjoy it, more than 20 years later. Compared to more recent action films, "Romancing the Stone" seems to take longer to get to the exciting stuff, but once Michael Douglas shows up (about half an hour into the film), the fun starts and this film becomes everything as good, if not better, than the action-comedies that are made these days. That's not to say that "Romancing the Stone" is anything deep. This is a pure popcorn film and eminently forgettable, typical of the films made in the 1980's, but while you're watching it, it's a good way to fill in 100 minutes of your life.
Crazy Couple Adventure 
2008-06-18 - Romancing the Stone is just plain fun. Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas have plenty of chemistry and the action and laughs never stop. Danny DeVito is great as a bumbling bad guy. If you liked this, you'll probably also like the sequal Jewel of the Nile and all the Indiana Jones movies.
Movie
2008-06-16 - On a long flight & watched this classic on my portable DVD player, it was wonderful & helped make the time go by so much faster. I laughed out loud. I love this film !!!
