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List Price: $9.99 Our Price: $9.99 Features • Closed-captioned • Color • Dolby • Full Screen • NTSC In Theaters : 01 July, 1994 DVD Release : 19 November, 1997 |
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The Shadow description A mixed bag that received mixed reviews when released in 1994, this lavish film works overtime to honor the spirit and style of the vintage pulp novels and radio shows that made The Shadow a household name in the 1930s and '40s. Alec Baldwin plays the Shadow, a.k.a. Lamont Cranston, who arrives in New York from his decadent life in Tibet, fully reformed and disciplined in his ability "to cloud men's minds." A crime fighter who lurks in the dark recesses of the city, the Shadow faces his most deadly challenge when Shiwan Khan (John Lone), the last surviving descendant of Genghis Khan, hatches a plot to conquer the world. The scheme involves a madman (Tim Curry), a hapless scientist (Ian McKellen), and various traps designed to catch and kill the Shadow, who must also contend with his blossoming romance with Margo Lane (Penelope Ann Miller), a slender beauty capable of a little mind play of her own. The movie's art deco production design turns out to be a scene-stealer when the plot drags, and in the title role Baldwin is never given enough good material to create a compelling character. Still, The Shadow is true to the legacy that inspired it, admirably avoiding any conspicuous compromise of its 1930s style and setting. If you can't get into the story, you're sure to be hooked by the look of the production, which is never less than dazzling. --Jeff Shannon |
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| ♥♥♥♥♥ | He did cloud a lot of 90's minds! |
| I never rehash the plots. This movie missed a lot of people when it was released, I would say that 85-90% of the movie crowd at that time missed it, completely over their heads, or clouded, pick your poison. I am old enough to faintly remember old time radio in it's final faze, a lot of them were gone when I was starting to listen, "The Shadow" was still on, I do remember it, over the years I have collected old time radio shows on tape and cds, there are a lot of Shadow shows out there, to me, the movie was almost dead on catching the feel of the old shows, great cast, Baldwin, McKellen, Curry, Winters and Boyle were very good, but the real star of the movie was John Lone, he was fantastic as Kahn!, he is one of the most brilliant actors in the world, as good as he was in this movie, he is even better in "The Iceman", absolutely brilliant!!!! Its a shame this film didn't make a bigger splash then it did, because as good as it was, I think better "Shadow" movies could have been made, oh well, I'm glad this fine movie was made, it is one of my very favorites as well as "Iceman". | |
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