So anyway, The Shadow is a pretty fun movie.

tacticslion · 05-03-2012, 09:47 AM

I mean, of course the '94 film, though I also enjoyed the radio dramas whenever I hear them (which is sadly very infrequently).

It's kind of corny or overly dramatic in places, and the dialogue is occasionally just silly, but it's aware of that, takes it all in stride and incorporates it all into its own kind of charm. I wouldn't call it a "good" movie, but I liked it.

Kind of similar to the Rocketeer* in that way. (As opposed to The Phantom, which, while fun, just wasn't as good a movie/as much fun, I think, as the others*).

Anyway, I was just wishing I owned The Shadow recently (I thought I'd had an old VHS, but apparently not) and reminiscing about it, and thought I'd share. What about you guys? Do you like it? Hate it? Feel ambivalent toward it? What about the other two movies I mentioned above, or similar "Pulp"-style movies?

Krylo · 05-03-2012, 01:38 PM

Request thread title change to "What evil lurks in the hearts of men."

Seil · 05-03-2012, 02:13 PM

The Rocketeer is so much cooler. I mean, what kind of superhero movie casts Alec Baldwin as the lead?

Magus · 05-03-2012, 06:49 PM

Blah, no, I thought this movie was pretty bad. The Rocketeer was pretty good though. So was Darkman. But The Shadow? I just can't accept it as being described as "good". Perhaps "passable", since I know crap all about the actual origin they were working with besides the whole "The Shadow knows!" schtick. But somehow I feel that Genghis Khan's great great great great great great great great great great great great great grandson was not actually the villain in the original radio drama.

Premmy · 05-04-2012, 12:04 AM

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Blah, no, I thought this movie was pretty bad. The Rocketeer was pretty good though. So was Darkman. But The Shadow? I just can't accept it as being described as "good". Perhaps "passable", since I know crap all about the actual origin they were working with besides the whole "The Shadow knows!" schtick. But somehow I feel that Genghis Khan's great great great great great great great great great great great great great grandson was not actually the villain in the original radio drama.

I listened to the original radio dramas. The villain was spooky niggers.

Marc v4.0 · 05-04-2012, 01:25 AM

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I listened to the original radio dramas. The villain was spooky niggers.

Corny Asian Cliche an obvious improvement, I guess

tacticslion · 05-04-2012, 11:16 AM

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Corny Asian Cliche an obvious improvement, I guess

You mean a corny Asian Cliche like the Tulku who took the literally evil white man, crushed his soul, and then reforged it into a weapon against evil? Man, yeah, the movie seriously hates Asians, I guess.

Oh, and before, "but the Tulku died and the white man succeeded," I would like to one-up that with, "Oh no! They used a completely normal trope that deals with the very stereotypical hero's journey! Not that!" I mean I just don't see it having anything to do with race, here. Yeah, you could read things into it, but that doesn't seem to be its point. Otherwise, why would Tim Curry be a really stupid villain? Shouldn't he be more competent? Or why was the Shadow unable to hypnotize Margo Lane when "the Asian Cliche" clearly could? The entire point was that they were both trained by the same master, and the Shadow was the lesser of the two.

Premmy: First, as I said, I haven't heard most of the old radio dramas. Did you mean, like, "all of them", "most of them", or "some of them", 'cause I don't remember that.

Also, Mags:

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I wouldn't call it a "good" movie, but I liked it.

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I just can't accept it as being described as "good".

Um?

No question it's not a "good" movie. But I liked it. That's an important difference.

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Magus · 05-04-2012, 05:23 PM

I just wanted preemptively to stave off anyone describing it as good, clearly. For I am infallible!

tacticslion · 05-05-2012, 01:13 PM

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I just wanted preemptively to stave off anyone describing it as good, clearly. For I am infallible!

05-03-2012, 09:47 AM	#1
tacticslion Regulator Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,842	So anyway, The Shadow is a pretty fun movie. I mean, of course the '94 film, though I also enjoyed the radio dramas whenever I hear them (which is sadly very infrequently). It's kind of corny or overly dramatic in places, and the dialogue is occasionally just silly, but it's aware of that, takes it all in stride and incorporates it all into its own kind of charm. I wouldn't call it a "good" movie, but I liked it. Kind of similar to the Rocketeer* in that way. (As opposed to The Phantom, which, while fun, just wasn't as good a movie/as much fun, I think, as the others). Anyway, I was just wishing I owned The Shadow recently (I thought I'd had an old VHS, but apparently not) and reminiscing about it, and thought I'd share. What about you guys? Do you like it? Hate it? Feel ambivalent toward it? What about the other two movies I mentioned above, or similar "Pulp"-style movies? __________________ Make the best decision ever*. I look forward to seeing you there! You should watch this trailer! It's awesome! (The rest of the site's really cool, too!) I have a small announcement to make. And another!

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Magus Archer and Armstrong vs. the World Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7,164	Blah, no, I thought this movie was pretty bad. The Rocketeer was pretty good though. So was Darkman. But The Shadow? I just can't accept it as being described as "good". Perhaps "passable", since I know crap all about the actual origin they were working with besides the whole "The Shadow knows!" schtick. But somehow I feel that Genghis Khan's great great great great great great great great great great great great great grandson was not actually the villain in the original radio drama. __________________ The Valiant Review

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Seil Super stressed! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: British Columbia Posts: 8,081	The Rocketeer is so much cooler. I mean, what kind of superhero movie casts Alec Baldwin as the lead?