Phantom Strikes!, The

A fun edit of the 1996 cult classic that improves upon the original by removing the nonsensical ghost of Kit's father character and trimming some of Treat Williams's worst overacting. The conversion to b&w is perfect for the retro 40's style pulp adventure style of the film. Highly recommended.

I love the Phantom, it has some fun moments and great matinee action. This edit makes the movie works well with the old 40ies pulp series with its black and white. The black and white in this have great balance, it never feels to bright or to dark. The part that got removed was the part that are bad in the original movie and I didn't notice any weird cuts, it all flowed great. Thanks for this experience!
Would love to see some work done on the more modern min series too ;)

You continue to impress with your Pulp edits, BionicBob! This was a splendid matinée with good editing throughout. As with your LXG-edit, I almost wished for a 1.33:1 crop to further sell the pulpiness. But it is of course hard to re-frame an entire movie! Anyway, I found it impossible to tell where the edits were made. Great work!

Some mixed feelings about the tone of the b/w. Might've been my setup, but it felt a touch unsaturated and slightly, slightly, just a bit, blue-tinted. Again, might've been my setup. Otherwise this edit is great! A good narrative that makes you wanna pop another bowl of popcorn. Replaces the original, no doubt.

Well done!

I saw this in the theaters with my buddies when I was eleven. We had a fun time at the movies but I have since forgotten pretty much everything about it. A Bionic Bob fanedit is the perfect way to revisit this.

The black & white effect was excellent, it really helped bring it back to the pulp era and made the cheese taste better. I quite enjoyed the movie this time around. And after reading the cutlist and watching the About this Edit video I was astounded by how different the movie feels without cutting a ton.

Editing was well done, only issue I had was the opening titles were too crisp compared to the damaged footage.

Recommended for lovers of pulp heroes.

A/V quality - 9
Editing - 9 visual, 10 audio
Narrative - 9
Enjoyment - 8 (original 7)

Recommended drink: Purple Mask

Top job and a quality companion to The Shadow Strikes!
Cannot stress how enjoyable this was.
The audio mix was clear and nicely detailed.
Video edits were well planned, tightening the pace and reducing Treat Williams acting deficiencies.i
Did have a quibble with the visuals at the beginning. The jungle scenes were all too soft, lacking the contrast one would expect from traditional Black n White film stock. Cannot be faulted, however, as Bionic Bob made the most of resources.

The 1996 adaption of The Phantom was always a PG movie. Sex and violence very toned down.
Billy Zane was comfortable as The Ghost Who Walks, though he was awfully polite. In addition, how on earth he preferred whitebread Kristy Swanson over smoldering Catherine Zeta Jones defied comprehension.
The film is fun, breezy and light, not as dark as many actual serials from the 30s.

Good popcorn flick - safe for family viewing - and definitely recommended over the original.