The PhantomThe reason Africa doesn't have any superheroes is because they were shipped to the US as slaves.Sadly, the only guardian the Motherland has left is the white guy in this action movie.The legend of The Phantom has been told in African lore for generations. Now, like his father (Patrick McGoohan), Kit Walker (Billy Zane) must become The Ghost Who Walks.Sworn to safeguard Bengalla, the purple protector returns when industrialist Xander Drax (Treat Williams), his deadly assistant (Catherine Zeta-Jones) and Kit's ex-girlfriend (Kristy Swanson) come to the undisclosed island for the powerful Skulls of Touganda.Released at the end of the pulp hero renaissance of the 1990s, this earnest adaptation of Lee Falk's comic strip icon is faithful to its swashbuckling roots. And while its whitewashed veneer is troubling, the campy adventure remains fun. Incidentally, strutting around the jungle in purple is an excellent way to attract a peahen. Yellow Lightvidiotreviews.blogspot.ca

I'd never seen this movie until a couple of months ago, and I enjoyed it thoroughly. I've since seen it twice more, and still enjoy it! What some reviewers don't seem to grasp is that it is supposed to be fun, not serious. It's not competition for Indiana Jones, it's simply the story of the Phantom. If the over-the-top performance of Treat Williams was not enough to tell viewers that it is just entertainment, the performance of Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa should have let them know that this is not Hamlet. Watch and enjoy.

I watched the movie on dvd recently and used to watch it as a kid. It's more of a classic movie of the late nineties and has that feel. It's a great movie for those who like to revist the hollywood scene 2 decades ago before when things like internet, social media became the modern fascination, and people had a lot of curioisty and original mystery in their movie making.

I know alot of people weren't big fans of this movie, but I think it was really good to me. I thought Billy Zane did an excellent job as Kit Walker/The Phantom and I thought his suit was good for the movie; just like the old stories and comic books of the Phantom. He was the first real comic book hero ever before Superman and even before Batman, too. I think the film did everything right; the hero, the bad guy, saving the world, and getting the girl at the end. I'm a big comic book fan and if you are too; you should watch this one.