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Jessie Huston commissions rugged adventurer Allan Quatermain
to help her find her father who has disappeared in the African
jungle while on a recent expedition. He was last seen hot
on the trail of the legendary site of King Solomon's Mines,
and so Quatermain and Huston must make their way through a
jungle full of dangerous animals, Nazis and cannibals in a
bid to track him down...
Based
on H. Rider Haggard's novel, this action movie borrows heavily
from the Indiana Jones films - when King Solomon's
Mines was release theatrically, only the first two Indiana
Jones movies had been released. In fact, there are scenes
practically stolen out of Indiana Jones and the Temple
of Doom. These include a chamber where the ceiling starts
to descend on our heroes (However, King Solomon's Mines
substitutes stalactites for the previous movies metal spikes.)
Nazi's are the main enemies and Sharon Stone's heroine is
incredibly similar to Kate Capshaw's Willie Scott.
Sadly,
while the Indiana Jones movies have aged gracefully,
this movie looks very dated and the jokes are poor too - in
fact some are mildly sexist and racist.
There
is a great cast: Richard
Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, Herbert Lom and Raider's of
the Lost Ark's John Rhys Davies. However, Chamberlain
and Stone's acting talents are very questionable in places.
Why
anyone would want to own this Indiana Jones rip-off
when you can currently buy the original Indiana Jones
trilogy for under £30 (if you shop around) is anyone's
guess.
It'll
keep the kids quiet for an hour and a half, but I can think
of better things to do with my time.
Nick
Smithson
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