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King Solomon's Mines (1985)

Posted By: Efgrapha
King Solomon's Mines (1985)

King Solomon's Mines (1985)
DVD9 | VIDEO_TS | PAL, 16:9 (720x576) VBR | 01:35:52 | 6.89 Gb
Audio: AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps (each): English, German, French, Spanish
Subs: English HoH, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German HoH, Greek, Italian, Norwegian, Romanian, Spanish and Swedish
Genre: Action, Adventure Comedy, Romance

The action in this routine adventure film would be modeled on the enormously successful Indiana Jones but it is too much, too fast, too deja vu. It all starts when Jessie Huston (Sharon Stone, before stardom) talks adventurer Allen Quatermain (Richard Chamberlain) into helping her find her father, an archaeologist. He has been kidnapped in Africa by a Turk (John Rhys-Davies) and a German colonel (Herbert Lom) who are determined to extract the secret location of King Solomon's mines from the stubborn man. As Jessie and Quatermain head off into the unknown, there are crocodiles, lions, and other human beasts to conquer before the father or the mines hove into view. A sequel was soon to follow.

Synopsis by Eleanor Mannikka, Allmovie.com

If you are rating this low because it doesn't seem realistic or it doesn't compare to Indiana Jones, quit rating these films without watching them.

Again, I find people rating films which they didn't even take the time to watch or try to understand. This is a low budget film and is closer related to fantasy/comedy than to realistic action. This is a B-Movie and directors of this style of film love to pour on the "CHEESE". The cast was great and they actually boosted the movement of the film for the sheer awe of seeing Stone and Chamberlain do some pretty dry humor. You can't even compare Indiana Jones to this as Lucas films are set to make the fantasy world come as close to reality as possible. This movie was completely the opposite. Great creativity. If you're looking for wires and obvious painted backdrops, again, you're not watching the movie. Laugh at those the second time you see the film.

Chamberlain's character is asked to help a young attractive woman to help find her father, who was lost in an exploration looking for King Solomon's mines. Someone else is looking for the mines as well and will do anything to get there and keep others from getting the hidden treasures first.

Find this and set up for a great party night. Definitely worth keeping for classic fun and enjoyment.

Review by Doramius from Las Vegas, NV, IMDB customer

IMDB 5,1/10 from 8 187 users
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Director: J. Lee Thompson

Writers: H. Rider Haggard (novel), Gene Quintano (screenplay), James R. Silke (screenplay)

Cast: Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, Herbert Lom, John Rhys-Davies and other

King Solomon's Mines (1985)

King Solomon's Mines (1985)

King Solomon's Mines (1985)

King Solomon's Mines (1985)

King Solomon's Mines (1985)

King Solomon's Mines (1985)

King Solomon's Mines (1985)

King Solomon's Mines (1985)

King Solomon's Mines (1985)

King Solomon's Mines (1985)

King Solomon's Mines (1985)

King Solomon's Mines (1985)

King Solomon's Mines (1985)

King Solomon's Mines (1985)

King Solomon's Mines (1985)

King Solomon's Mines (1985)

King Solomon's Mines (1985)


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