Romancing the Stone (1984)

Romancing the Stone is a feel-good movie (I wouldn't bother with the sequel) and in a way kicked off the trilogy of Michael Douglas movies where his character inextricably linked dancing with sex. In Romancing the Stone, his character has a romantic dance with Joan (Kathleen Turner) and then the next scene cuts to them in a post-coital scene. Several years later Michael helms Fatal Attraction, and the dance scene proceeds the frenzied sex scene with Alex (Glenn Close). Then in 1993's Basic Instinct his character engages in a lustful dance with Catherine Tramell in a night club as an entree to an incredibly lustful and combative sex scene on Tramell's large bed. Dancing and sex, hand in hand.

A romance writer sets off to Colombia to ransom her kidnapped sister, and soon finds herself in the middle of a dangerous adventure. Romancing the Stone is a 1984 Adventure Comedy directed by Robert Zemeckis and stars Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito. Personally i found this film to lack the aspect of comedy and action at times it's very silly and over the top and that is what hurts it the most plus DeVito's performance is very silly and not in a good way, the 2 main stars have a good chemistry together and the movie is watchable for the most part despite being really dumb at times. The soundtrack is good and the action is okay. It's not one of Zemeckis best films but it's not one of his worst either but it could have been much better if it tried a bit more at least . (7/10)

"Romancing the Stone" managed to successfully blend action and adventure with a good dose of humor that resulted in a thoroughly enjoyable and entertaining experience. It also helped Michael Douglas make the jump from television to A-list movie star and shot Kathleen Turner's career into the mainstream.Ms. Turner plays romance author Joan Wilder, who in order to ransom her sister Elaine, flies to Colombia to deliver a map sent to her by her late brother-in-law. Joan soon gets involved in a bizarre situation better than anything she's ever written. She gets on the wrong bus and soon meets Jack (Michael Douglas), an adventurer who lives by his wits. He agrees to get her out of the jungle for $375 in travellers cheques, as long as they're American Express. Because Joan has the map, several factions are after her, including Ralph (Danny De Vito) and lots more scary people. Jack talks Joan into going after the treasure themselves to give her more of a bargaining chip. This is a well made film with action moving naturally from one predicament to the next with the right amount of humor for a romance and adventure film. The music is excellent and the scenery and setting are exciting.Overall rating: 8 out of 10.

A good movie! It is undoubtedly similar to Indiana Jones atmosphere and therefore has a funny script with lots of action which captivated me.Kathleen Turner shows once again her talent for comedy and drama. But I still prefer her performance in "Body Heat". However, i didn't really enjoy the "chemistry" and dynamics created between Joan Wilder and Jack Colton. For this reason, I find important to refer the movie "It Happened One Night," which holds one of my favorite pairs :)Danny De Vito embodies the thousandth time the figure of the street-smart."Romancing the Stone" is a hymn to adventure and is full of twists, etc .... It isn't original you say. So what? Continues to be entertainment at its best. It's one of those movies that should only be watched with popcorn :)