This pleasant enough comic-strip adaptation features Billy Zane in

purple tights and a Lone Ranger mask as a 1930s daredevil who lives in a

cave, has a pet dog called Devil, and devotes himself to goodness and

justice and that sort of thing. Treat Williams is a nasty millionaire

out to collect the evil-plot coupons (a set of jewelled skulls) so he

can send off for ultimate, world-ruling power. Zane, plus peppy heroine

Kristy Swanson, is out to stop Williams by jumping from aeroplanes onto

horses, grinning as he biffs scurvy minions and resisting the wiles of

ludicrous lady pirate Catherine Zeta Jones. Unlike most recent comic

book films, The Phantom makes no attempt at bringing its

30s-created superhero up to date: there is a lot of charming period

detail and a refreshingly unneurotic, healthy hero and heroine team, but

it seems a bit embalmed by its resurrection of serial-style thrills. -- Kim Newman

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• Format: PAL
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats. )
• Number of discs: 4
• Classification:
• Studio: Ad Vision
• DVD Release Date: 20 Feb. 2006
• Run Time: 340 minutes