The Jewel of the Nile
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Is it age appropriate?
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Is it any good?
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Common Sense says
Reunited and it feels so bad.
Why We Rated This
for Ages 13 and Up
What to watch out for
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of The Jewel of the Nile was written by Randy White
Parents need to know that kids will hear much swearing and see fistfighting and gun battles, although there's no blood. There's also a good deal of stereotyping, as the story relies on swarthy foreigners as bad guys (this time it's Arabs who come out looking bad.) The breasts of "primitive" black woman are shown, and there are plenty of juvenile sexual allusions, including a joke about being stuck in a prison with inmates who want to be "proctologists." The leads also have sex, although there's no nudity involved.
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about sequels. Why do they get made? Why are they seldom as good as the first installments? Why do audiences often want to see them anyway?
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What’s the Story?
Is It Any Good?
Turner's Joan Wilder, naive but intelligent in the first movie, comes across as dull-witted here. Equally damaging to the movie is the lack of comic timing. In the first movie it's exquisite; here the jokes seem labored. And Danny Devito's character, a very funny bit player the first time, is tasteless and annoying in a more featured role. The movie is also a rip-off of the Indiana Jones series. The desert setting, the plane firing as it circles on the ground, the rats, the torture scene over the pit, the Nazi-like rally -- all these scenes were borrowed.
Movie Details
Run time: 106 minutes
Theatrical release: 12/11/1985, DVD release: 8/26/1997
MPAA Rating: PG for Parentlal Guidance Suggested

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