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THE PHANTOM(1996)


This is a lot of fun!! Billy Zane plays Phantom perfectly!
The story starts with the origin of The Phantom, then
progresses into a great story of good over evil! (What
else!?) Scenery is wonderful and the music is perfect for
this great superhero tale! A+

From IMDb.com:

This 100-minute nugget of superhero charm was a lot
more fun than I had expected. I subscribe to Netflix,
the mail-in rental service, so I had forgotten which movie
I had coming next. I groaned slightly when I saw The
Phantom was it.

I started watching, feeling that I was going to be in for a
dud. About a week ago, I rented The Rocketeer---a mildly
entertaining movie with some good moments, but didn't
really add up to a DVD purchase or repeat viewings. I
thought I was in for more of the same, but alas.

The Phantom had all the charm, action and humor missing
from Rocketeer.

I particularly enjoyed the two leads. Billy Zane delivered
the one-liners with aplomb. He has the swagger, voice,
demeanor and charm to carry the role successfully. He
transcends a rather mundane superhero outfit. Treat
Williams gave an amusing turn as the villainous Xander
Drax, ("Starts and ends with X.") Not the typically evil
superhero nemesis, he's more of a lighthearted villain
in the "Gene Hackman as Lex Luthor" mold, but his line
delivery is spot on.

The movie definitely comes alive with the characterizations,
a feel of a time and place early in the 20th century, and
always on the move, but not too much in a hurry to make
you enjoy these characters. I rather liked the idea of a
superhero with a pet horse and wolf.

I'm not sure I've seen a recent superhero film that strikes
a perfect balance of action, humor, sets and characters.
Enough humor to keep me smiling throughout, but mildly
serious enough to engage me for the duration.

Definitely worth a look for those who haven't seen it,
and a future addition to my DVD< collection. - EnriqueH


Cast:

Billy Zane ... The Phantom / Kit Walker
Kristy Swanson ... Diana Palmer
Treat Williams ... Xander Drax
Catherine Zeta-Jones ... Sala (as Catherine Zeta Jones)
James Remar ... Quill
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa ... The Great Kabai Sengh
Bill Smitrovich ... Uncle Dave Palmer
Casey Siemaszko ... Morgan
David Proval ... Charlie Zephro
Joseph Ragno ... Ray Zephro
Samantha Eggar ... Lily Palmer
Jon Tenney ... Jimmy Wells
Patrick McGoohan ... Phantom's Dad
Robert Coleby ... Capt. Philip Horton
Al Ruscio ... Police Commissioner Farley
Leon Russom ... Mayor Krebs
Bernard Kates ... Falkmoore the Butler
John Capodice ... Al the Cabby
Bo Kane ... Mounted Cop
William Jones ... Cycle Cop
John Prosky ... Cycle Cop
Alan Zitner ... Dr. Fleming
Dane Carson ... Cpl. Weeks
Chatpong 'Jim' Petchlor ... Zak
Dane Farwell ... Breen
Jared Chandler ... Styles
Radmar Agana Jao ... Guran
William Zappa ... Ugly Pirate
Agoes Widjaya Soedjarwo ... Pirate #1
Clint Lilley ... Gangster #1
Jo Phillips ... Female Pilot
Austin Peters ... Boy Phantom
Victor Madrona ... Shaman
Valerie Flueger Veras ... Drax's Receptionist (as Valerie Flueger)
Rod Dailey ... Short Order Cook


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