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| 54.1 | | RAINBO::GREENWOOD | | Tue Apr 10 1984 16:24 | 7 |
| I agree with Tracey - it's a fun, light hearted film. Although obviously
inspired by Raiders it's not a rip off - it is much more intentionally
comic. Michael Douglas looks uncannily like his father.
Tracey - did you get your arm in a sling from going out with cheap dates ?
Tim
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| 54.2 | | RAVEN1::HOLLABAUGH | | Tue Apr 10 1984 17:17 | 4 |
| No, I got it there by dancing with a big hairy brute.
tlh
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| 54.3 | | ORAC::BUTENHOF | | Tue Apr 10 1984 19:18 | 13 |
| Gene and Roger said the title was terrible, but the movie was worth seeing
anyway. I think the title is actually pretty good (fits the whimsical
mood of the movie), and the movie is definately worth seeing by any
name.
_Romancing_the_Stone_ has the same sort of blend of drama and comedy that
made _Raiders_ such a success, although it's a bit stronger on the comedy
and a bit lighter on the drama. For those who are squeamish, there are
one or two easily predictable scenes where you might want to cover your
eyes (I got sensitized to that as a kid: in our terms, it's "not quite
a Mommy movie"). On the other hand, it's only a _mechanical_ alligator ...
/dave
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| 54.4 | | SHORTY::REDFORD | | Wed Apr 11 1984 20:31 | 4 |
| The title apparently comes from gem-cutting: 'romancing the stone' is
what you do before making the first cut. I liked the movie a lot too,
"Now that's a campfire!"
/jlr
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| 54.5 | | RAVEN1::HOLLABAUGH | | Wed Apr 11 1984 20:34 | 4 |
| Nope the title comes from a line that the bad guy says to Mike Douglas.
He acuses Mike of "Romancing the stone" away from the heroine.
tlh
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| 54.6 | | NACHO::LYNCH | | Thu Apr 12 1984 12:33 | 7 |
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Please, tlh, that's *Michael* Douglas. Mike Douglas sings a bit and runs a
talk show.
Just being picky.
-- Bill
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| 54.7 | | CGVAX2::KRISTY | | Fri Apr 27 1984 01:34 | 9 |
| My husband and I just returned from seeing "RTS" and I absolutely loved it.
It is probably due largely to the fact that I am an avid gothic and present-
day romance novel reader and it fit the romance novel scene quite well. I
was quite impressed. Michael Douglas did a good job of the "man who was
after the stone but instead fell in love with the story's heroine". It was
one of the best movies I have seen in a long time...needless to say that the
last time I went to the movies was the Summer of '83.
*** Kristy ***
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| 54.8 | | BESSIE::JELICH | | Thu May 10 1984 20:53 | 5 |
| You've got a cheap date too? Mine tends to buy cheap scotch and limes and
play D&D from 8PM till dawn.
(What do expect from someone trying to get to law school and is having a hard
time financing undergrad courses?)
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| 54.9 | | HUMAN::BURROWS | | Mon Jun 04 1984 03:36 | 5 |
| Belatedly, I thought it was marvelous. Better than Temple of Doom, but
not up to Raiders. The author must read romance novels. And I loved the
climb the tower to rescue the damsel in distress routine.
JimB
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| 54.10 | | PEN::KALLIS | | Tue Apr 16 1985 17:20 | 7 |
| RTS was designed and executed as a low-key action/adventure. Note the
differences as when the heroine saves the day because the bandit chief
is a fan of her novels and reads them to his men(!). Nothing like
this would ever happen in an Indiana Jones effort (which I also like
immensely). It was very nice, and worth reseeing.
Steve
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| 54.11 | | AKOV68::BOYAJIAN | | Fri Apr 19 1985 10:36 | 7 |
| Believe it or not, I finally just saw ROMANCING THE STONE. I was delighted
with it. Now I can't wait for the sequel --- JEWEL OF THE NILE --- which is
slated for a Christmas release.
"Oh, no, man! The Doobie Brothers broke up. Shit."
--- jerry
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| 54.12 | Title | SCOTCH::CHELSEA | Mostly harmless | Wed Nov 26 1986 16:36 | 9 |
| Re: where the title came from (yeah, I know it's late but I just
got here, okay?)
Anyone remember a tune by Eddy Grant called "Romancing the Stone"?
Before I saw the movie I thought it was the title song; they came
out at the same time. (I would ask people who saw the movie what
they thought of the title song and they would say, "Huh?".) The
refrain went "I'm romancing the stone, never leaving her poor heart
alone...."
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| 54.13 | RE 54.12 | EDEN::KLAES | We'll have no more mutiny! | Wed Nov 26 1986 16:55 | 8 |
| It was a song Eddy Grant had made for the movie, but the film's
producers decided to use another title song.
Still, Eddy had it made into a video (with an attractive brunette
woman to boot).
Larry
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| 54.14 | | SCOTCH::CHELSEA | Mostly harmless | Wed Nov 26 1986 20:11 | 2 |
| Sorry, I wasn't clear. It wasn't a question about the song, but
a pointer/prompt/idea for where the title came from or what it meant.
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| 54.15 | It's in there... | HPSCAD::WALL | I see the middle kingdom... | Mon Dec 01 1986 13:36 | 8 |
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The song was written for the movie. Those of you with a videocassette
can catch the refrain coming out of the radio when Jack and Joan
are visiting Juan the Bellmaker, around the point where Juan offers
Jack a beer.
"We will use Lupe's Escape!"
DFW
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| 54.16 | Both Michael Douglas films V.GOOD | RDGE00::ALFORD | Garfield rules !! OK ? | Mon Apr 27 1987 12:40 | 16 |
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ROMANCING THE STONE: Great - saw it 3 times wonderful
escapism - I agree with last (?) reply - not as good
as RAIDERS but great all the same.
JEWEL OF THE NILE: Unlike most sequels, very good and
good enough to be a film in it's own right, not just
as sequel, the story doesn't rely on RTS at all, it
just happens to have a few of the same characters in
it. Good rip-roaring adventure, some gory bits but not
that bad (shocking but you get over it quickly).
Must get a wingless aeroplane - better than a car !!!
CJA
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