Ain't That Something
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It had decent production value for a movie in the 1990s
The Phantom 1996 (Classic Comic Book movie or not)
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Billy Zane was good in it but he was stuck in a bad movie that didn't really do anything right to take advantage of his performance.
i had the action figure and never knew who the muthafukka was
shyt, im just NOW finding out there was a movie
shyt, im just NOW finding out there was a movie
I kid you not I still have a phantom ring from the theatreI don't know if its classic or not but i LOVE it. I was so hype for this movie when it came out. 7-11 used to have the phantom rings and of course they were cheap as hell and used to break in like 2-3 days so I kept going back to get moreThen when the movie came out and my dad took me to see it, we missed the previews and were a little late and of course the movie started with "for those who came in late" and I thought we missed parts of the movie..I was in my feelings
thinking i missed something for years until I got the movie on VHS and realized I didn't miss shyt
Copped the blu ray when it came out and I still love it, even though I can see all of its flaws and there are quite a few but man this shyt still rocks.
This is the one
IllustratorMike
All Star
The Shadow!
That costume was so on point.
I love this still and The Phantom.
i need to cop the shadow blu
IllustratorMike
All Star
Hope it's better than my DVD copy. There were some sound problems on alot of the transfers.
I heard it's pretty on point
IllustratorMike
All Star
Then get on that, breh.
I will. I always slack when it comes to some blu rays unless it's a must have. Funny enough the Phantom was a must have copped it day one
KravenMorehead™
Barrel Brothers.®
Gotta rewatch it. Wasn't that ol boy from titanic?
I remembered the comics was piff but barely remember the flick. One of those childhood things you gotta properly revisit
I remembered the comics was piff but barely remember the flick. One of those childhood things you gotta properly revisit
OmegaK2099
Gettin' It In
yeah it was, and like the shadow and rocketeer it was a flick that wanted to be like those old action adventure serials from the 40s
Cool Article I read on TUMBLR
So, in my art history class today, my professor was talking about something that is so fukkin awesome.
These are warrior shields from the Wahgi people of Papua New Guinea. The warriors paint them with imagery meant to symbolize animals who have traits they wish to embody in battle. These depictions are intended to give the person using it the powers of what they’re depicting.
Now. Look at this Wahgi shield:
Hmm. That looks a bit different from the others.
That looks VERY different. Why, it looks like
The Phantom… American comic book character by Lee Falk. And that’s because it is.
The Wahgi people were isolated from the rest of the “modern” world until 1933. They came into contact with WWII service men who shared some aspects of western culture with the tribesmen. In particular, they showed them the comic books they read while shipped out. The Wahgi loved them. In particular, the Wahgi adored the stories of the Phantom, who wasn’t even particularly popular in its home of America.
He is so popular that the few Wahgi who can read english will read the comics out loud in the village center and hold out the pages for everyone to see, so the whole tripe can enjoy them and marvel at the Phantom’s might in battle.
They identify with the Phantom because he came from a jungle territory, like them, wore a mask to fight, like them, and came from a long line of warriors, which the Wahgi, who worshiped their ancestors, deeply respected. Further, despite not really having superpowers, the Phantom is strong, clever, and incredibly fast. He was so fast that his enemies began to believe that he was impervious to bullets and could not be killed.
Therefore, the Wahgi began painting HIM on their shields to invoke HIS abilities in battle. There are TONS of Phantom-Wahgi shields out there.
So, you might think that you’re huge comic book fan, but the Wahgi have taken their Phantom fandom to the next level and have made the Phantom a fukking talisman to carry into battle for strength.
StraxStrax
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