The Phantom (Widescreen) (1996): Amazon.ca: DVD: DVD

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This plain-vanilla version of the old Lee Falk comic strip stars Billy Zane as a 1930s incarnation of the Phantom, an African-based, masked hero whose forefathers have all donned the costume at one time or another. Sworn to crush evil, the Phantom leaves his jungle lair to venture to New York, where he takes on a charming but criminal mastermind (Treat Williams). There's no oomph to this film at all. The very capable director Simon Wincer (Phar Lap) seems to be working with a leaden production and an inferior talent pool behind the camera. The talent in front of the camera do their best, but it isn't enough. --Tom Keogh

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5.0 out of 5 stars AMAZING!!!, Nov 24 2008

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C. Deloughery "movieman" (Ont. Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Phantom (Widescreen) (1996) (DVD)

WOW!! I had remembered seeing this flick as a kid and recently decided to look it up again. I was just as amazed by it now as i was then. Billy Zane played the part excellently i thought, as did the other characters as well. May be a little rough around the edges (camera angles and stuff), and the action tends to fade a bit as the film progresses, but otherwise it was a great movie, and remains in my all-time-favourite pile.
Anyone who likes, adventure, action, and a little romance is going to like this.

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4.0 out of 5 stars The Phantom Crusader, Oct 9 2006

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R. Kirk (Planet Earth) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Phantom (Widescreen) (1996) (DVD)

The Phantom is a superhero based on a South Pacific Island circa 1930. His mission is to fight pirateering, greed, and crime. I found this film (metaphorically) represented todays modern world - quite acurately. A modern world which is marred with white-collar corporate crime; featuring politicians, manager-representatives, and everday street-charlatans, out to swindle his fellow (hu)man. The Phantom also commutes to NYC to follow a crime.

The film has many great action-sequences filmed in the South Pacific, where the Phantom resides. The scenery is breath-taking, and The Phantom truly is a super-action comic book hero. I enjoyed this film. The Phantom has a great moralistic side. He is indeed human afterall. He is a friend of nature, and all it's animal friends. He is also out to fight for justice, and protect honest hard-working folks. In other words, this film still resonates with a minority today. Folk's who honour collective values, and not primarily - the self. This film would appeal towards this branch of people, and probably most comic book fans in general.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, Feb 6 2006

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Not terribly memorable superhero action flick done much better in other formats. Billy Zane presented an unsympathetic hero and the villian seemed more of a boob than a threat. As a fan of the Action/Adventure genre I found this film generally disappointing.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!!
I thought it was an AMAZING movie! Sure it's not Catherine Zeta-Jones at her best, but hey! When DOESN'T she give a good performance?!?! :D

Published on Jun 29 2005 by CZJ Fan!!!

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my all time favs.
Now I can admit that this is not the greatest film of all time, but I love it. As a kid I used to read the comics in the news paper from the Phantom. Read more

Published on Dec 29 2004 by Darren