Product Details

• Actors: Sean Patrick Flanery, George Hall, Corey Carrier, Ronny Coutteure, Margaret Tyzack
• Directors: Jim O'Brien
• Producers: Cesare Landricina
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Paramount
• VHS Release Date: October 26, 1999
• Run Time: 93 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 079215830X
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #183,495 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Saturday matinee fun, February 18, 2000

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M L G. Moore "mlgm" (Madison) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, Chapter 10 - The Phantom Train of Doom [VHS] (VHS Tape)

The first hour is pure fun, the action has all the wit and humor of Raiders or Last Crusade, with a wonderful contrast between Young Indy and the much older soldiers.

The second continues all of the wit and humor, yet adds a thoughtful look at Indy's search for father figures to replace his own estranged father, Prof Henry Jones Sr.

Quick, some lead a crusade to persuade Viacom (Paramount's parent company) that either of their networks CBS or UPN needs to make more Young Indy movies! We'll all be right behind you!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars We did kidnap my father! It's a nightmare!, July 18, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, Chapter 10 - The Phantom Train of Doom [VHS] (VHS Tape)

All right, I'm biased. When I watched the whole series on TV I was only about 7, so my memories of most of the episodes are all but nonexistent. "Phantom Train" is one of the exceptions, and the most vivid in my mind. So naturally I enjoyed watching it again, even more than the others. It's great as a breather between "Trenches of Hell" and "Oganga", which are very thoughtful and serious. It is a tad hokey, but in that respect most like the Harrison Ford movies. Indy undergoes character developement, however, which is good. The first half has plenty of action, but Indy learns his lesson of the day, and this lesson actually sticks with him and is seen in the movies. That is, that the ability to improvise is a quality.

The second half seems slow when compared with the first, but doesn't end up being anticlimatic. Von Lettow was really great as the stodgy German general, who reminds Indy of his father (see review title). The German woman who manages to shampoo and condition her hair out in the wilds was, in my opinion, a yawner. But she didn't figure in all that prominantly, so it wasn't too bad.

Five stars for all the times I was able to say, "I remember this part!"

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Classic Indy Adventure, November 8, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, Chapter 10 - The Phantom Train of Doom [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This film has the classic Indy feel to it. It is an adventure comedy and it is full of fun adventures and one liners. While not as good as Oganga or Trenches of Hell this film is probably the most Indiana Jonesesque of all the Young Indy series. Fun for the family!