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The Phantom, a review by Dragonfire

The Phantom My Thoughts I first saw this one several years ago.  I think I rented it on VHS.  I've seen parts of it on tv every so often as well.  I remembered liking the movie overall even though I couldn't remember much so I decided to go ahead and pick up the Blu-ray when I found it for $8.  This works very well as a fun, adventure type of movie.  Some of what happens is a bit silly or far fetched, but it still works overall.  The movie is very entertaining.  In some ways, it reminds me a bit of the Indiana Jones movies.  There is a lot of action throughout the movie, which keeps things moving at a fairly fast pace.  The action scenes are done well.  There is a bit of violence, though it isn't that graphic.  There is a bit of humor every so often as well too.  The story is interesting even though it is a bit silly and could have been stronger.  The characters really weren't that developed, but the cast does fine with the parts.  There aren't any extras on the Blu-ray.  When I doubled checked some information about the movie, it said there were some scenes deleted from the movie, but they aren't on the Blu-ray.  I would have liked to have seen them.  The movie is only available on Blu-ray now, though I think it was released on DVD previously. Overall, I really enjoyed this movie and am glad I decided to get the Blu-ray.

I did post a review on Epinions if anyone would like to take a look.

The Phantom

(From The Phantom (1996) on May 31st, 2010)

The Time of Their Lives, a review by Danae Cassandra

Film #3 of Scavenger Hunt #22
Task #20: Watch the 17th film in order of release from a long running film franchise



The Time of Their Lives
Year of Release: 1946
Directed By: Charles Barton
Starring: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Marjorie Reynolds, Binnie Barns, John Shelton, Gale Sondergaard
Genre: Comedy

Overview:
Mistaken as a traitor, Lou's ghost is trapped in Danbury Mansion until his innocence is proven.

My Thoughts:
This is the 17th film in Abbott and Costello's Universal series, and it was a lot of fun. It was really different from their other films I've seen, as they didn't play off each other or insert any of their routines, but instead all the comedy arises from the story. And the story is really fun, and really funny, and very well-written. Both Bud and Lou do a great job with their roles, and you don't miss the routines because you're too busy laughing. Highly recommended.

Bechdel Test: Fail
Mako Mori Test: Fail

Overall: 4/5


(From Scavenger Hunt #22 on January 7th, 2017)

My PILOT Marathon, a review by Rich

Chancer

1. Weapons from the Wall
When an inferno destroys the Douglas family sports car factory, their only hope of escaping ruin is devious financier Stephen Crane.



Clive Owen stars as financial whizzkid Stephen Crane, out to save a struggling sports car factory in the Midlands using his bosses (Jimmy Blake played by Leslie Phillips) money and making many enemies along the way.

Badly dated drama series from 1990, Clive Owen is fairly awful in the lead, but is saved embarrassment and made to look good by a cringeworthy carry-on style role from the annoying Leslie Phillips.
The whole feel of the show is cheesy, the writing similar to many poor 80's series that swam around at the time, the plot totally uninteresting, and the characterisations were notable by their absences. Lot of familiar faces appear clearly early in their careers, and I bet if they had the opportunity they would wipe this from their resumes.
The only unconnected interest you may draw from the programme would be to get the laughs out of the fashion of the day, mullet haircuts, and bricks for phones.
 


(From My PILOT Marathon on September 14th, 2009)