Movies

I have watched the movie several times now after purchasing it and it actually gets better each time I view it. I would highly recommend the film to everyone.At first (see my earlier comment) I found John Lone's villain to be too weak...but I see now why. The REAL foe in the film is not Khan..but the SHADOW himself. His inner darkside vs his good side. Lone is just there to show you what the darkside could be. HE isn't what scares the Shadow. It's his own past, his evil side, loss of control that plagues the hero. I wish this had been better received because we could've enjoyed a few sequels by now. And the same goes for THE PHANTOM and THE ROCKETEER.

i thought his was a great movie all around.Alec Baldwin was a great choice to play the The Shadow/Lamont Cranston.Penelope Ann Miller is also good as his sometimes sidekick Margo Lane.and Peter Boyle is hilarious as Moe Shrevnitz,the Shadow's personal taxi driver. the movie moves along at a good pace and i never found it boring.i'm not sure,but i think it sticks pretty close to its source material.Russel Mulcahy(Resident Evil:Extinction)directed the movie.for me,this movie is just all around fun from start to finish.but i also liked the look of the film.i think they put a lot of effort into recreating the 1930's look and atmosphere,and for the life of me,i can't figure out why it wasn't very well received.anyway,for me The Shadow is a strong 8/10

When an ancient warlord comes to modern day New York City to cause trouble, Cranston steps in to try and foil his scheme. The warlord, a relative of Ghengis Kahn, plans to destroy NYC with the unwitting help of 2 local scientists. He and Cranston go at it with lots of flashing swords, crazy mongols, a drowning pool, and this little knife which has a life of it's own. Lots of action with some fine computer wizardry made for an entertaining program. Plus, I really liked the matching pair of pearl handled .45's that Lamont packed in a double shoulder holster. Knew how to use them too. Thumbs up.