This film is so much fun!
It's an obvious take on Indiana Jones, but it actually does its own thing fairly well, and there are loads of great action set pieces, like fights under trains and aeroplane dogfight battles. The score by Jerry Goldsmith is tremendous and adds so much to the film. The musical cues sound similar to those in Supergirl and Innerspace - both scored by Goldsmith around that time, and there's something very magical about it which really gives the film an epic feel.
The humour is much cheesier in KSM than it is in Raiders of the lost Ark, but for me this only adds to the charm.
It's hard to believe that Richard Chamberlain was 51 when he made this movie as he doesn't look a day over 30, and the addition of Herbert Lom and John Rhys Davis (playing what seems like Sallah's evil twin) adds some tremendous gravitas to the movie, and their timing is spot on.
Sharon Stone is unfortunately really bad. She's undoubtedly a very pretty lady, but apparently she was a compote diva on the set and was hated by the cast adn crew alike for being egotistical. She wasn't even a famous name back then, so it's unclear why she was so mean, but regardless, her acting in the film is soap opera-tier garbage.
King Solomon's Mines is a Cannon classic, and that's all you really need to know. It's cheesy, action packed, has a good sense of humour, and is a surprisingly well structured adventure ride that is lifted by a great score and some high quality supporting actors.
A great movie to just sit back and enjoy on a Sunday afternoon.
It's an obvious take on Indiana Jones, but it actually does its own thing fairly well, and there are loads of great action set pieces, like fights under trains and aeroplane dogfight battles. The score by Jerry Goldsmith is tremendous and adds so much to the film. The musical cues sound similar to those in Supergirl and Innerspace - both scored by Goldsmith around that time, and there's something very magical about it which really gives the film an epic feel.
The humour is much cheesier in KSM than it is in Raiders of the lost Ark, but for me this only adds to the charm.
It's hard to believe that Richard Chamberlain was 51 when he made this movie as he doesn't look a day over 30, and the addition of Herbert Lom and John Rhys Davis (playing what seems like Sallah's evil twin) adds some tremendous gravitas to the movie, and their timing is spot on.
Sharon Stone is unfortunately really bad. She's undoubtedly a very pretty lady, but apparently she was a compote diva on the set and was hated by the cast adn crew alike for being egotistical. She wasn't even a famous name back then, so it's unclear why she was so mean, but regardless, her acting in the film is soap opera-tier garbage.
King Solomon's Mines is a Cannon classic, and that's all you really need to know. It's cheesy, action packed, has a good sense of humour, and is a surprisingly well structured adventure ride that is lifted by a great score and some high quality supporting actors.
A great movie to just sit back and enjoy on a Sunday afternoon.