The Phantom Strikes!


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The Phantom Strikes!

Faneditor: BionicBob  
Fanedit Type: FanFix
Fanedit Release Date: 1st November 2013
Fanedit Runtime: 1h:28m:0s
Time Cut: 0h:14m:0s
Time Added: 0h:2m:0s
Genre: AdventureFantasyMysterySuperheroes
Original Title: The Phantom (1996)   
Original Release Date: 1st January 1996
Original Runtime: 1h:40m:0s
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Synopsis:

Return to the Age of Pulp Heroes! The madman Drax has embarked on ruthless quest for the three fabled supernatural Skulls of Tuganda! Only one man can stop Drax from succeeding and plunging the world into eternal darkness -- The Phantom! From the Bengalla Jungle, to the streets of New York, to the mysterious Devil's Vortex -- nothing will stop The Ghost Who Walks from protecting the world and saving the girl he loves!


Intentions:

I essentially enjoy the original 1996 film but just wanted to tighten the pacing a bit, tweak some the poor editing in the big action scenes and try to reign in Treat William's over the top scene chewing performance. I have also tried to convert the movie to a retro Black and White look to go along with the old fashion adventure tone.


Change List:

--Origin prologue gone --New opening credits --cut telegraphed elbow hit to kid --reworked the bridge scene (see posted clip) --cut all Patrick McGoohan scenes --cut Diana listing all the crimes Quill committed --reworked the plane to horse stunt --cut bad edit of Quill after truck crashes --cut Diana appears to be fainting --cut the toothpaste line --cut Drax inspecting the wall after pulling out spear --cut some of Drax's dialogue during museum/Skull power scene --couple small trims in Dax's office during his exchange with Kit --reworked the elevator/guns/decent sequence --trimmed flight to Sengh Island --trimmed Draz dialogue during arrival in cave --couple of dialogue trims during Drax's meeting with the Sengh Brotherhood --reworked the cannon shooting the gangster --couple of Drax dialogue trims during final fight with the Phantom --created brief origin flashback --cut end credits.


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Special Thanks:

Thanks to MusicEd for the original idea and cut list suggestions! Thanks to Rogue for the super amazing poster and lobby card! And thank you to TM2YC for the DVD cover art work!


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