Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986)
The Adventure of a lifetime continues...
- Still got that adventure vibe.
- Still got the same corny humor.
- James Earl Jones playing a tribal african Gimli.
- Axe of power!
- Weird mutant snake-worms (creature effects),
- Swarma does a good job of being unlikable (and has one facial expression that needs a meme).
- Wire-fu is weak (as in "I see the wire").
- Swarma is quite unlikeable.
- Effects wise not as good as the first (although the little puppet versions of themselves were just cute as a button).
- Some of the choreography from the end was pretty...not good.
Opinion
Overall enjoyable, but certainly a classic example of Sequel-itis. The first is certainly what I would recommend for the series that I've seen thus far (not sure if there is anymore, although I'm sure I'll look into that). It still has corny humor (which I like), and it's nice to feel that it directly ties into it's predecessor (while still telling a tale of it's own and not requiring prior knowledge of the first), but overall the presentation level just feels a few levels below the Solomon's Mines.
Allan Quatermain 2 Trailer - Directed by Gary Nelson and starring Sharon Stone, Richard Chamberlain, Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, James Earl Jones. After his brother Robeson disappears while exploring Africa, Alan Quatermain decides to follow in his footsteps to learn what became of him.