Everything Wrong With Romancing The Stone In 19 Minutes Or Less

[@matwilliams8012]

How could you not take off at least ONE Sin for the chemistry between Turner and Douglas? They sizzle on screen together and their performances are A+

[@KareemHarper]

☝🏿This right here. Mat is correct.

[@13blackcatzzz]

They are one of the best movie couples ever. They had CHEMISTRY

[@gabriel.dilaurentis]

They were fantastic in War of Roses too. Fantastic movie.

[@13blackcatzzz]

@@gabriel.dilaurentis One of my faves!

[@Chloe-ux3my]

Agreedddd

[@terracottafred5126]

This is movie is definitely one of my favorite childhood memories. It was something I just watched with my dad on a rainy sick day and it was very pleasant and enjoyable.

[@FrancistheBrave]

So true love this movie ❤❤❤

[@brettbaratheon9776]

Same.

[@kennethguthrie180]

I saw this in the cinema with my mum because she didn’t want to look pathetic going to the cinema alone. Considering I was 9 at the time, it was actually enjoyable and a good memory. 🙂

[@duncancurtis1758]

A lot of highly irritating gambling ads here.

[@ianashby6294]

Have the dvd and it's sequel jewl of the Nile

[@G-Unit1111]

We need more of this kind of movie in society right now. I'm sick of the sequels and reboots and franchises and origin flicks and extended universes. Let's bring back some good old fashioned escapist fantasies.

[@monmothma3358]

Couldn't agree more!

[@petrastedman669]

The Lost City movie is basically Romancing the Stone for the 21st Century.

[@bloggerblogg5878]

@@petrastedman669 yep, but it's also a rip off nothing original

[@GreatDarkSpot]

You know they actually made a sequel to this movie, right?

[@carlh-thehermitwithwi-fi679]

AMEN!

[@tomsmith5584]

A couple notes: My mom made 13 year old me watch this in a theater with her. I still don't know why. *ding* It takes over 23 hours to go from Bogota to Cartagena by bus. There's no way our heroine would do that on any bus, let alone a "chicken bus". *ding* Romance novels, by definition, end with the couple together. So yes, anyone who ever read a romance novel knows how it ends. That's usually the point. *ding*

[@kennethguthrie180]

My mum made 9-year-old me watch this in the cinema with her too. 🤣 She didn’t want to go alone because she thought that she would look pathetic.

[@qzbnyv]

For some reason I miss the long bus rides in South America. I did Cartagena to Medellin in 2007 and Santa Marta to Cali in 2010. They definitely weren’t chicken busses though. I’ve done my fair share of those too, but never so long. That said I have no idea what the best quality busses would have been like in 1984 anyway. I know that a lot of the overland road routes I got to benefit from were relatively newer anyway (post 1984, at least)

[@Loromir17]

Why wouldn't it be possible to ride 23 hours on a bus? I once rode 60.

[@qzbnyv]

When I was a kid (born in 85) and watched these films and then later watched them fight bitterly in The War of The Roses, I didn’t understand that it wasn’t the same people. It hadn’t clicked for me yet that actors and characters were different. I was so upset about how poorly their marriage turned out.

[@daegiovanni5864]

I know that feeling. mine was Carrie Fisher wielding an M16 and not a blaster in Blues Brothers.

[@meg9953]

Hahaha! Oh my goodness! I remember that too!

[@Panda-cute]

aw kids! that's kindof adorable

[@dwadholm1]

War of the Roses would be a fun Cinema Sins video.

[@duncandmcgrath6290]

@@dwadholm1 Needs to happen

[@fyrewolf5288]

You missed the part that has haunted me since I first saw it in 1984. You mentioned how unnecessary towing the boat into Manhattan was, but the final scene of it being towed down the street has always made me angry because the mast is still up and there is no way it should fit down that street.

[@Hiraghm]

Yes, the whole "American Express" conversation was a hat-tip to Karl Malden. Karl Malden was Michael Douglas's partner in the tv series, "The Streets of San Francisco". Karl Malden _also_ became famous-er for his iconic American Express commercials.

[@johnnyhedley3413]

You are right of course, on all counts..I suppose it would have been a little on the nose for MD to have answered.."That'll do nicely..." 😁

[@QBAN2010]

the cinemasins crew are too young to get that inside joke!!!

[@Me7oWitThaHoodie]

“Think about how awesome it must be to to be so badass when you hit a rock the rock moves not you”😂

[@ABW941]

I never noticed this while watching the movie.

[@Valkanna.Nublet]

"WhereFORE art thou Romeo?" Not only is a fun joke about them misquoting, but that 'fore' is very important. "Wherefore" means "for what reason", basically 'why'. So it's the difference between wondering about location and philosophizing about the name.

[@StevieB8363]

Linus said the exact same thing in a "Peanuts" strip over 30 years ago.

[@DrWhom]

In Dutch, a language with many cognates to English, _waarvoor_ is still one of the ways to ask why.

[@ttthecat]

I didn't know this and it's nice to learn something new thanks!

[@no1caresanymore]

"Cats don't jump at their owners expecting to be caught" For years, my mom's cat would do what we called an "uppy" where he would stand directly in front of someone and, whether you're ready or not, jump up to be held. If you didn't catch him he would run off and sulk. He will do it to complete strangers, so we've had many surprised guests

[@Tardisntimbits]

I loved this, and Jewel of the Nile, as a kid.

[@chibigirl8545]

...I'm seeing a pattern. Handle checks out.

[@DaimyoD0]

I was today years old when I realized The Jewel of the Nile (which I saw as a kid) is the sequel to this film (which I hadn't seen at the time). That kind of explains why I've been confusing the two and struggling to understand why there was no section with Sufis in the desert in this movie lmao

[@TROQUE4]

My grandma and I watched this so many times. I miss her

[@kennethfharkin]

10 sins for failing to make a "Jack and Joan went down the hill" joke.

[@314jets6]

Also 10 sins for not saying "romancing the stoned" at 9:40

[@wannabedal-adx458]

@@314jets6 I didn't even realize that!!! That's funny!!😂

[@GenerationDown]

Joan doesn’t really sound like Jill, so 10 sins is a bit excessive I’d say

[@michaelgallagher3640]

Ding dind ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding....Done.

[@dadtype2339]

PLEASE DO ONE ON "BROKEN ARROW" John Travolta and Christian Slater!!! I watched it the other day and thought man I wish CS would do this one!!! Ty!!!

[@josebrown5961]

Yes! Broken Arrow would be great! Think I’ll watch that today…

[@Tyrael112]

And what a theme song.

[@CountDuckula83]

"What are you teaching your cat?!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Brilliant.

[@haritoesranks1300]

i love being here twice a week this guy is hilarious. dont care if he tears movies apart i love it

[@SgtScorpious]

that's the kind of attitude one can get behind

[@alvexok5523]

Some of them are hilarious. And many of his sins I couldn't agree with more. Sometimes he has sins that I don't agree with. But I really do like these videos.

[@G-Unit1111]

I've been watching this channel for years and it's always one of the best parts of my week. Plus they've saved me from watching so many bad movies that it's not even funny!

[@13blackcatzzz]

Tearing apart movies I love is the fun!

[@BuenaSuerteStitches]

My parents took me with them to watch this in the theater because what two-year-old doesn't love romantic action comedies. Apparently I was fine until the guy's hand got bitten off and at that part started shrieking "he ate it! HE ATE IT!" and had to be taken outside. It didn't so much give me a fear of crocodiles as a highly unrealistic concept of how large gemstones are likely to be.

[@mentor397]

Wow. I'm amazed. Not only is this a movie I've seen, but one I've seen several times, though mostly as a kid. My parents really liked it.

[@willieg7895]

Love this movie. Found it on bluray at dollar tree at the end of 2018. Still have it. Great movie!

[@Tardisntimbits]

Have you seen Jewel of the Nile as well? It's the same characters and everything!

[@Panda-cute]

@@Tardisntimbits haha my mom hadn't watched that sequel in probably at least ten years when she showed it to my sister and I, we were around 9 and 10 I think? She forgot about the dancing topless ladies!

[@Tardisntimbits]

@@Panda-cute Oh noooo hahahaha

[@willieg7895]

@@Tardisntimbits yes I have. I own it on dvd here at the pad.

[@SansMerci1013]

This is one of my first formative Movie memories. This score is 🔥🔥and embodies the feel of the 1980s!!

[@polreamonn]

Loved this film as a kid so you're ruining my childhood Jeremy. Keep up the good work.

[@chibigirl8545]

If your parents didn't do that already, it's about time you learned.

[@mjwbulich]

Fun fact: the studio heads watched this film and though it was shit. Robert Zemeckis was supposed to direct Cocoon but was fired before Romancing the Store was even released. Romancing the Stone was a sleeper hit. Because of this films success Zemeckis was able to convince Universal to make Back to the Future. No Romancing the Stone. No Back to the Future.

[@timothylewis2527]

Literally just watched this for the first time two days ago! My wife and I were watching 80s music videos and "When the going gets tough" played. We decided we HAD to watch that movie! That movie is THIS movie!

[@kittynolan6870]

I recommend “A Fish Called Wanda” if you have not seen it yet. Jamie Lee Curtis and Kevin Kline are fantastic and the supporting cast brings hilarious moments that really steal scenes.

[@kelaarin]

That song's linked to the sequel, though, "The Jewel of the Nile"...

[@maggiestinnett8926]

Oh my God I never thought y'all would do this film but I am so happy you did. My mom loves this movie and now I get to show her this and ruin it for her.

[@justruthie5365]

It's a movie. Meant to entertain nothing more. Glad you love your mother so much that you want to ruin it for her. Childish stupidity on display 🤣

[@michaelsansivero3404]

I'm ridiculously happy that he made an El Guapo reference. Watching this with my family, and when he opened the window I yelled " EL GUAPO!!" and they all just stared at me having never seen the movie :)

[@IggyStardust1967]

3:59 - Excuse me, Jeremy... but cat's don't have "owners", they have "staff". Get it right, please. **DING**

[@ChrisOnStage2]

11:24 To be fair, there IS a deleted scene that shows and explains that Juan found out that Zolo was after Joan & Jack and came up with the idea of using his "L'il Mule" as an escape.

[@jimb.7523]

*I've never seen the movie, but I definitely love the underrated Eddy Grant song associated with it.*

[@grapeshot]

A classic. And I love the twelve-gauge play.

[@FordPrefict42]

I am interrupting this CinemaSins at the 12 minute mark to answer your question. You asked "Why isn't 'Little Mule' written in Spanish on the side of his truck?" ANSWER: The Spanish phrase for Little Mule is Burrito! He didn't want his Little Mule, Pepe, to be confused for a food truck. I now return you to your regularly scheduled program, already in progress.

[@lorenaagredo8172]

I think that it would be “mulita”, burrito is little donkey.

[@FordPrefict42]

@@lorenaagredo8172 - LOL! At age 51, I still don't know the actual difference between a mule and a donkey, though I have been called a jackass.

[@WillyM79]

"I can't hurt my favorite pig" "But fuck this innocent chicken! Fuck it right up!"

[@IjoniVee]

CS: “Does anyone ever have romances in Detroit?” Me: *Immediately thinks of True Romance*

[@theedspage]

One of my favorite films of all time

[@christophermaybury4918]

As much as I loved this movie, I loved “The War of the Roses” even more!

[@13blackcatzzz]

One of my favorite movies ever! So dark and funny

[@rdnkbear872]

I've always loved her voice....even when she was a tall, stacked cartoon

[@endrankluvsda4loko172]

It's rare to see a review of a movie I've seen these since I don't watch the modern stuff. It's always cool to see reviews from stuff from the 80's and 90's. Thank you for the upload!

[@coreyh3170]

I live in the Detroit area and no, there has never been a romance in the area in all of history.

[@Backinblackbunny009]

The nostalgia is strong with this one for us 35+ year olds! I watched this in 2019 probably close to 20yrs since the last time I had seen it but it was one of the first VHS we owned back in the 80s when a vhs cost over $80 in today's money so we must've watched over 2 dozen times before I turned 7. Watching it again as a 30+ adult while comparing it to my childhood memories I was amused at how little 4 or 5yo me understood what was happening in the film not to mention seeing first hand how much the sexual politics have changed since 1984.

[@MrRezRising]

I liked this movie so much I actually read the book in 1983. Don't judge me, it was before the internet.

[@JenDeyan]

I did too! You're not alone.

[@MrRezRising]

@@JenDeyan Thank you! OG Bookworm vibes sent your way!

[@Limpi43]

I wouldn't judge you for reading a book even today.

[@MrRezRising]

@@Limpi43 What happened? Books used to be king? 🤘🤔

[@hoi-polloi1863]

I get that this movie is entirely ridiculous, but it has one saving grace in that it's just plain fun to watch!

[@jessiebrown6084]

I loved this movie, I remember even buying the novelization. Of course I was 20. You should review the sequel it was even cheesier.

[@nthgth]

I'm calling it now. Zoolander. It's a matter of time. Sins _abound_ in that classic. I can almost write it myself.

[@Br3ntplayz]

Watched it when I was 8, still love it to this day

[@redsoxu571]

I still can't get over that the song Romancing The Stone (which would have made a perfect title or end credits song) was intended for this film but then basically left out. It blows my mind that the two can both exist but essentially separately. Sin!

[@biosaari]

1:00 Passions Lonely Lie is missing an apostrophe. Unless we're anthropomorphizing Passions? In which case I want to see *that* movie cross between a romance novel and Inside Out.

[@Andreamom001]

If “Lie” is a verb, then no apostrophe is needed. It’s just an inverted way of saying “Passions Lie Lonely” ie I am passionate with no lover, so I am miserable because I am lonely….my passions are lying there all alone… 😂 Edit: An Inside Out style romance movie could be genius!

[@Andreamom001]

Or, looking at it from the perspective of Inside Out, passions lying lonely could mean the main character has no other emotion aside from passions… 😂

[@Chronically_Anxious_Chaos]

My favorite swashbuckling romance of all time except *maybe* the Mummy

[@bvenable78]

@2:20 - "...for gourd's sake!" Love these quick puns...

[@Panda-cute]

11:40 All I can imagine is Juan busting his truck out of the house and it magically puts itself back together every time just to piss off cinemasins lol. I really love this movie

[@FuzzyStripetail]

The Vine showing Jack using that questionably attached vine to swing across that gap and smack into that rock causing the rock to move probably disconnected the popularity of Vine even before connecting a landline to a VHF radio was able to let a caller have an uninterrupted and completely clear conversation with a payphone in another country.

[@guywilliams6569]

He doesn't recognize her because she doesn't look like she does on the back of the books, she's been in the jungle for a few days... Not to mention, lots of people kind of look like somebody, you don't just assume that's who it is, especially way out in the middle of the jungle

[@petermgruhn]

She was playing with the Romeo quote because she really was wondering where the cat was. Fore play.

[@noahlarson1861]

Only a minute and a half into the video and we're already at 12 sins. This is gonna be a good one! Er....a bad one....whatever. Sin away!!

[@thegreatdanetrain342]

There's nothing wrong with this classic!!

[@missdeejay]

Yes there is. Depicting Colombia as a run-down third world country, for that matter.

[@13blackcatzzz]

@@missdeejay You mean it isn't? Looks like it to me.

[@missdeejay]

@@13blackcatzzz doubt you've ever been to Colombia

[@13blackcatzzz]

@@missdeejay Would never set foot there and get murdered by drug cartels.

[@missdeejay]

@@13blackcatzzz believe me, drug cartels are not interested in you, unless you carry any business with them, or unless you're a peasant with a rich and fertile land with cows. Otherwise, you're not a person of interest to them.

[@paulbennett2284]

Thank you, I was waiting for the “plethora” outtake!

[@ladystarlight4717]

''A Star Trek Sub Rosa situation'' excuse me when I go and dig up a DVD so I can check up this music and verify if it is ''Your boss and friend walking into your evening in a chair with your dead grandma candle'' title worthy...

[@Saint0bi]

I saw this movie when I was 7. My Mom taped it on VHS. I'm glad I get to see it again. All I remember was that the credits music was kickass.

[@selenawolf2466]

I know this film has issues, it was hilarious hearing you point out ones I knew and some new ones! But I still love the pair of these. 🤣

[@mildlytimidbeans2643]

I new this vid was coming! this movie is just something else, always remembered it for some reason

[@bluebethlehem]

My childhood obsession.

[@alainab.5441]

Yeshhhh. I can't believe I forgot I watched this when I was a child... I can't believe my mom let me watch this as a child!

[@midnightblue6668]

I've loved this movie ever since it first came out. Don't know how many times of seen it now, but might be time to watch it again. Such a great cast and an amazingly fun "pulp" adventure!

[@ms3ben]

Great movie Forgot to mention the seemingly endless shotgun rounds before reloading during the gun fight at 6:15

[@kj6446]

@4:10 The line about her novels doing very well in countries like Columbia was a clever bit of foreshadowing.

[@opgrizzly7188]

If by clever you mean "awkwardly shoehorned in and kind of pointless" then yes.

[@MrJerks93]

It's the best gag in the movie.

[@itsmoon1996]

this was my grandmas favorite movie so i grew up watching it. I still love this movie 😅

[@okonh0wp]

Well I’ve been to Cartagena (as have tons of other tourists) and another sin is that Castillo de San Filipe is in walkable distance from downtown Cartagena. Also it’s by no means a jungle city

[@NicolaiAAA]

No sin needed for Jack's bird loss because he didn't leave them there - they all escaped in the crash because their cages broke or the people on the bus are shown carrying them away. However, you should have sinned the fact that the map is sometimes paper and sometimes totally laminated and not just that casual mention near the end since it flips back and forth the entire film. I love this movie, but that always drove me bonkers. 🤣

[@binkle76]

This movie ran on repeat on HBO in the mid-80s, and I saw it sooo many times, but didn't really care about it. Seeing this resurrected a whole shit-ton of memories about it now i need to see it again. The on;y thing I really remember is Michael Douglas being upset that the Doobie Brothers broke up.

[@Kat-bu3bn]

I have always loved this movie!!! Such a good adventure movie.

[@duncancurtis1758]

The trio's cameo on Billy Ocean's The Going Gets Tough 1986. Back when pop wasn't the same freaks year in year out.

[@softwhiteund3rarm0r]

This movie should get a few sins off for the acting. So much better and memorable than most CGI fest "blockbusters"

[@DesireeV]

That Betty White line from Lake Placid was unexpected but welcomed. :')

[@joseda3rd354]

“Zology” is a high class pun

[@PittsburghSportsFan43]

You ever read Nora Roberts? I've read over 100 of her books and they all end the same way. Whether the couple is good or not.

[@joshbobst1629]

I used to keep the key in the ignition of my first car, a 1970 Ford F100. Nobody would have ever wanted to steal it back then, the early 90s, and probably not many could have got it running and driven it.

[@KpaxKenpachi]

I actually had a Spinal fusion after breaking 7 vertebrae in my back....That pilot, is in fact, MEEE

[@ktaniam]

Loved this movie, it used to be played on my country's national broadcast station every holiday.....

[@hereticpariah6_66]

10:21 _"...and inhaled a couple kilos of weed and are somehow still_ *cohesive?"* ..uh, don't you mean *COHERENT?* Unless their ability to adhere to one another is important to the plot, you've used the wrong word! One sin for mis-use of the English language! *_☆DING!!☆_*

[@mikecox1974]

Loved this movie as a kid was 10 when this came out and watched on cable. Had a huge crush on Kathleen Turner and loved Michael Douglas. Very 80s movie but they had great chemistry. Me and a buddy saw the sequel Jewel of the Nile in the theater, still really good and fun but not the same as the first one. It's been at least 30 years since I have seen this. I agree with the sins but still a fun 80s movie.

[@georgehenry76]

All you need to do is say the title of the movie, and the theme song is now stuck in my head for days. Just like the 80’s again!

[@dukex123]

Note from the people who leave the key in the ignition: We cannot stop it! If we tried, we would cease to exist! Please don't force us.

[@lfroncek]

Also, the stunt person who played Joan going over the waterfall was a guy in a wig.

[@BatmanFan76]

This movie needed more Kathleen Turner scenes. She’s a pretty great character.

[@vladimirhorowitz]

She's the lead and in almost every scene!

[@theblindsidesofficial]

For consideration to sin next: - Overboard (1987) - Shark Tale - Austin Powers series - Zoom: Academy For Superheroes - Guns Akimbo - Looney Tunes: Back In Action

[@virginiamagnolia]

There is nothing wrong with this movie lol. I watched it so many times with my parents as a kid. What a fun trip down memory lane

[@HeriEystberg]

Before watching this I just wanna say how much I loved watching this movie as a kid in the late 80s/early 90s. I watched it many times, and I had forgotten about it until about a couple of months ago. I want to watch it again but I'm afraid I will not enjoy it as much, which is very likely.

[@NicolaiAAA]

Loved it then, still just as fun now I think. ☺️

[@NinjaRunningWild]

It holds up even better as an adult. You'll get all the subtle humor now.

[@jakubn3809]

One of the best movies ever!

[@belitr5915]

My mother had me watch this movie so much with her when I was little...

[@GuardianOfMoon]

Me: Ya'll remember Romancing the Stone? Friends & Family: huh? Cinema Sins: We got you, fam

[@geneac1]

This movie is so funny, I must’ve seen it 12 times. Kathleen Turner is built different, any clothes she puts on automatically fit perfectly. The 80’s were the best.

[@missdeejay]

The wooden board on the bus: on one side it says "Cartagena", but when it was switched to the other side, it said "Castillo de San Felipe", which is actually a tourist attraction IN CARTAGENA. Very near its downtown. Not a destination in the middle of the jungle.

[@coloradod3649]

The Betty White tag at the end, AWESOME!

[@RandomChristianGamer]

It took watching this video for me to realize that my pap's common line of things being "slower than molasses in January" may have been from a movie. I never watched this movie, so the thought never even crossed my mind.

[@WindwardToEden]

AAAHHHH.....You sinned "Sailboats!" LOL...well, we got the last laugh right now with those gas prices, huh? Love your videos by the way. Just had to put that up there...Keep up the great work!

[@pianotm]

It can't be a country song! Her truck didn't break down! The drug runner Joan Wilder fan with Little Mule has always been my favorite character in this movie. He's great!

[@moonprincesst.s.h.4ever115]

"This is not a romance novel. It is a country song!" 🤠🎶🎵😂🤣

[@brunozeigerts6379]

I remember waiting for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom(hint hint) when this came out first. This... turned out to be better.

[@senslayer5052]

Romancing the Stone is like Indiana Jones lite

[@WakenerOne]

1:24: Sorry, Jeremy; gotta sin a sin: Whereas "wherefore" means "why," and not "where," and Whereas her cat is named "Romeo," and Whereas she clearly wants to know the location of said cat, and Whereas "Wherefore" and "where" have a similar syllable, and Whereas "Wherefore art thou Romeo?" is a famous line, Therefore it is clear that Joan Wilder was making a legitimate pun as she asketh the cat to reveal his location. To quote the line as the Shakespearean Author penned it would result in a line having nothing to do with her asking where her cat is!

[@pamelalansbury94]

As a child of the 80’s watching this in the theater, I knew Joan was a rich author who lived alone with her cat. She didn’t have any tissues because she was busy writing her novel. I liked that she didn’t have a husband & kids, like my mom! Haha

[@Hiraghm]

This is way better than Captain Marvel or The Farce Awakens. The female protagonist _actually_ goes through the Hero's Journey. She even makes mistakes and loses a little, before learning, growing and becoming the hero.