ok. not bad movie making if it be from an original script . but it be not . which part of in this story there be no woman and except for foulata and gagoola introduction by haggard do the producer and director and writer not understand . i mean and it be pretty plain english . i understand it at age 10. the beauty of ksm be that it contain a spectacular description of three different world and the colonial africa and the unforgiving desert and kukuanaland and a hidden and isolated kingdom . that should be more than enough for even the most mediocre of producer to work with . but and nooo and they have to throw romance into it . pathetic . suggestion to all you poor soul who actually think this would be close to the book . give it up . until a peter jackson wannabe come along and do it right you may as well keep re read the tome . btw and there be a sequel book ( actually a pre quel ) call allan wife . it give background to the story of quatermain . it be a bit creepy but good .