Lost City of Gold starts out as a fun adventure just like the previous Quatermain movie King's Solomons Mines. It stays that way for a fun journey to the lost city but once they get there it becomes a Clift's Notes version of Haggard's novel without very much of the silly fun as the first film or the first half of this one. They should have taken longer to get to the lost city I guess. It's still worth seeing though and fans of King Solomon's Mines will love the first half. Those who haven't seen the first film will probably enjoy it since they wont compare it to the superior previous movie. Chamberlain, Stone, and Jones are all in good form and are extremely fun to watch in the first half of the film. After that they do their best but the lost city isn't much fun to hang around once it's been found. 3 and half stars for the good stuff.

This movie really only suffers in comparison to its entertaining and fun-loving predecessor KING SOLOMON'S MINES. Filmed back-to-back to save money on what the now defunct Cannon Company obviously thought would be a highly successful franchise. Whereas the first film features an incredible cast including the always amazing John Rhys-Davies and Herbert Lom and a fun, fast paced and amusing series of adventures, this follow-up can only offer us James Earl Jones as a major addition to series regulars Richard Chamberlain and Sharon Stone. In fact Jones steals every scene he appears in, wielding an axe with impressive power.
In this adventure, Allan Quaterman (Chamberlain) sets out across the jungle, with fiancee Jessie (Stone) in tow, in search of his lost brother who apparently has been successful in his search for the Lost City of Gold of the title.
Where this movie fails is that, in contrast to the first movie, the action sequences are uninspired, the comedy is dull to downright annoying and when Chamberlain and Company reach the city it becomes apparent that the only people in danger (his brother is doing fine thank you very much) is Quatermain and company who are tried for killing a sacred lion outside the city gates.
There is some attempt at an action filled climax as they face off with the dastardly wicked High Priest and a band of mercenaries, but it comes too little and too late to save a movie which has already lost its audience during a tired journey to the city.
I really wanted to like this movie. I saw and enjoyed 1985s KING SOLOMONS MINES in the movie theater and for years was curious as to what its sequel had to offer. The answer sadly is - not much. Given its low price completist's might like to pick it up as a companion piece to its superior prequel but for all others this is hard to recommend.

Richard Chamberlain and Sharon Stone, team up again to bring the sequel to KING SOLOMON'S MINE, a thrilling action adventure, of equal fun. This time, the couple postpone their wedding plans, and head out to find Allan's brother, Robeson, who has disappeared while searching for a lost white race. The fantastic John Rhys-Davies, is replaced by the equally marvelous, James Earl Jones as their guide, Umslopogaas. The fabulously funny Robert Donner, stars as Swarma, the greedy guru.

The couple trek through perilous jungle, facing great dangers, as they work their way toward, and eventually find, the LOST CITY OF GOLD. Once there, Robeson is found, living happily amidst these charming, and happy people. He enlists the help of Allan and his merry band, to rid the city of Agon, a greedy smuggler, posing as a high priest, to terrorize and control the citizens of the city. Secretly, he is smuggling their gold for his own purposes. Together, Allan, Robeson, Jessie, Umslopogaas, and Swarma, work their magic to restore freedom and liberate the city.

Richard Chamberlain once again plays against type, and after enjoying his penchant for comedy in King Solomon's Mines; I suspect this is just one more aspect of the magnificent actor's versatility. He has a very spontaneous dry humor, and can be quite funny. Martin Rabbett, the actor's handsome, real-life partner of 27 years, plays his brother Robeson. Rabbett, pleasingly playful, is also a very fine actor, exuding a remarkable magnetism and a great deal of charisma and charm. The chemistry is triple this time around, with Chamberlain, Stone, and Rabbett. In his book, SHATTERED LOVE, Richard Chamberlain devoted one whole page discussing his enjoyment, working on this film. When the actors are having fun, it shows! This is a wonderful spoof, funny, full of adventure, romance, and is good clean fun for the entire family.

If you don't like humorous action adventures or comic oriented films then you will most likely hate this film. If you can have fun watching a "fun" film then this is an addition to you. It is more of the same from the original "King Solomon's Mines" with Sharon and Richard. Its a fun film in the vein of Indiana Jones and the bond films. It unfortunately was always deemed an Indiana knock off when it is based on novels written in the 1800s. The films are fun from days long lost and gone forever! No sex, pg violence and fun.....

I rented this one with it's prequel King Solomon's Mines, but I watched them from the floor since they had me rolling with laughter! WOW!!