Day 14: Romancing the Stone

I wasn't particularly in movie mode tonight. After procrastinating for many hours, it took much coaxing, but I finally sat down to watch the movie. My time, stretched thin, is not cooperating with this blog. Try not to be alarmed, or too disappointed, but the blogs are going to be short, sweet, and too the point for awhile. Here we go!

My first impression of the movie was this:
A single writer seems to live in a fantasy world made up of the plots of romance novels. Of course a cat properly named Romeo is included in her small apartment nestled in a downtown city setting. It seems this movie is going to be about a crazy cat lady who becomes a heroine while fulfilling a story line from one of her novels.

But then.....

Some serious action materializes on the screen after only 10 minutes of viewing the film! All of the sudden, there are shady knife wielding characters, mysterious murders, and foreign kidnapping schemes. It doesn't stop there! The movie continues with unbelievable car chases, guns that miss everything in sight, more hostage situations, and a scene in which a car goes over a waterfall. A man even has his arm chewed off by a crocodile! Holy guacamole!

Due to all of the insane action, I have to say, it wasn't bad. It was better than I thought it would be (remember--I do NOT like romances at all.) I enjoyed watching younger versions of Kathleen Turner, Michael Douglas, and Danny Devito and all of their crazy shenanigans. And darn that ending! You'll know what I mean when you watch it.

Final verdict:

Watch this movie if you enjoy romances. Why not watch the sequel while you're at it: The Jewel of the Nile (1985)

Other similar movies for your viewing pleasure:

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

Next Movie: The Third Man (1949)