Legend tells of a young boy who watched his father die at the hands of the Singh Brotherhood, a gang of pirates. later on the skull of his father's killer, the boy swore vengeance--dedicating his life and the lives of his descendants to fighting his life and the lives of his descendants to fighting piracy, greed, injustice, and cruelty in all its forms. He was the first.
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The Ghost Who Walks STILL Kicks Butt!,
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This review is from: The Phantom (Paperback)
Rob MacGregor, author of some of the great INDIANA JONES books, is a natural to adapt Jeffrey Boam's screenplay (Boam also wrote the screenplay for "Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade") for the first REAL big screen outing of "The Ghost Who Walks".The movie, from which this book is taken, is not only a WONDERFULLY faithful interpretation of THE PHANTOM, but also the best comic book-to-movie adaptation since "SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE". The fantastic thing about MacGregor's novel is that it extrapolates quite a bit from what was actually revealed onscreen, giving the reader a deeper insight into the 21st Phantom & what taking on the mantle means to each subsequent generation who does so. MacGregor, whose writing has always been tight & taut, does not disappoint this time out. He handles The Phantom's 60-plus year heritage with the right mixture of respect, reverence & tongue-in-cheek. Let's be honest: although The Phantom takes his work with deadly seriousness, he's not one of those morose, brooding heroes, as BATMAN has become. It's a welcome change to read about a hero who actually ENJOYS what he does! The only complaint I have about this adaptation (which is by NO means MacGregor's fault) is the extra scenes that were omitted from the film's final theatrical release. His visualisations are so good that one feels cheated at having been denied the privelege of seeing them, & rightfully so. If, for some reason, Hollywood comes to its senses (!) & does a sequel to THE PHANTOM, it'd be a great kick to see Rob MacGregor get a chance to try his hand at actually writing the screenplay, not just adapting someone else's work.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Great story with some terrific scenes not in the released fi,
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A terrific pirate story at first. Then the story from the terrific movie. There are several extra scenes not included in the film. The latter is a favorite (film) of mine.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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It was a blast to read,
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This book is great I give it Two Thumbs Up, Way Way Up!. It is a must read.
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