I love The Phantom, I thoroughly enjoy super-hero films set in the 30's and 40's. It's one of my favourite films, along with The Shadow (with Alec Baldwin), The Rocketeer and Dick Tracy. Let's be honest, as far as comic book adaptation goes, The Phantom was a fairly good one. Batman & Robin had 5 or 6 times that budget and is way, way, way worse. Jeez, I cringe when I hear some of the diaogue from that film. What a waste of money and talent. And as to Daredevil, it's true the theatrical version is lame and way too short (what idiot thought that a length of 1h:40m would be enough for a story as complex and intense as the origin story of Daredevil!?), but the Director's Cut is actualy a great film; I have the blu-ray and love it. At about 2h:10m it has everything the theatrical released version lacks. And Ben Affleck isn't nearly as bad as Matt Murdock as one might think from the theatrical released version. It's amazing what different editing and adittional scenes can do for a film.
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