The Phantom books were great; however, the adaptation with Zane's Phantom was less than desirable.
The Rocketeer (1991)
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I love the film. As far as rousing and nostalgic period adventure movies go, the only thing better is Indiana Jones.
I'm glad it didn't get a sequel, though. It tells a self-contained tale, and I'm happy there aren't an endless stream of sequels that contrive ways for Seacord to use the rocket again.
Of course, that financial failure means we don't have the film on DVD with a proper transfer and special features, which I would love to see.
I'm glad it didn't get a sequel, though. It tells a self-contained tale, and I'm happy there aren't an endless stream of sequels that contrive ways for Seacord to use the rocket again.
Of course, that financial failure means we don't have the film on DVD with a proper transfer and special features, which I would love to see.
The Rocketeer is definitely one of my favorites. After all these years, the big air show rescue stands as one of the most thrilling and joyous "superhero" moments I've ever seen in a movie.
It just captures everything I love about superheroes and the whole genre, and it's a shame so few movies are able to duplicate that.
Unfortunately The Phantom movie never did anything for me. I would probably substitute The Shadow instead. Alec Baldwin was awesome in it, and the writing was surprisingly witty and fun too.
It just captures everything I love about superheroes and the whole genre, and it's a shame so few movies are able to duplicate that.
Unfortunately The Phantom movie never did anything for me. I would probably substitute The Shadow instead. Alec Baldwin was awesome in it, and the writing was surprisingly witty and fun too.
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Awesome movie, it has been so long since I seen it...I almost forgot about it. I too wonder why this wasn't turned into a movie franchise???
3 Rocketeer movies would have been great.
3 Rocketeer movies would have been great.
I may need to revisit this movie. I remember really wanting to like this movie, I find this sort of thing appealing but I found the actual movie to be missing something.
l^ I like The Shadow a lot too. I guess I'm a sucker for 30s-set pulpy adventures (even though I've never seen any of The Mummy franchise). Roll on the Shane Black-written version of Doc Savage!
I wanted to like The Mummy, but the writing and characters were just so painfully generic. It was like an Indiana Jones movie with a bunch of CGI and lame jokes crammed into it.
Heck, is there even a proper DVD of it?
I have the DVD that's letter-boxed 4x3 (not proper anamorphic). I'm not sure they ever came out with a true widescreen Rocketeer DVD!
Lame!
I remember really looking forward to The Rocketeer back in the day, then thinking it was too "Disney" when I actually saw it, but I liked it anyway and still do. I especially liked the Spruce Goose reference and I'll always remember Terry O'Quinn as Howard Hughes.
As for Jennifer Connelly, she was perfect...
But now that I know about the character's Bettie Page-like origins, I'm kind of wishing they would have gone that route. Connelly would have done it too.
As for Jennifer Connelly, she was perfect...
But now that I know about the character's Bettie Page-like origins, I'm kind of wishing they would have gone that route. Connelly would have done it too.
I like The Shadow as well. It's one of my favorite movies of all time. Too bad it didn't spawn any sequels. Same goes for The Rocketeer.
Agreed. I liked it ok, not the best movie, but the acting was pretty good along with the writing and stuff.
To be honest, given what we saw of them in the Nazi propaganda, pitting Nazi Rakettruppen against the Rocketeer would be epic material for a sequel.
BTW, I saw an HD version of the movie on Comcast last year, and the picture and audio quality were superb, which should mean that a BluRay release shouldn't be too far away. Sadly, as with 99.9% of their HD films, Comcast offered it only in 16:9, as opposed to either the original theatrical format or the 2.20:1 format of the DVD, which ticks me off to no end with OnDemand offerings.
(German members, is there a better or more accurate way to say "rocket troopers," as in rocket stormtroopers (which is what was shown in the film)? I took several German classes in high school, but I'd rather leave grammar to the experts.)
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That definitely would have been cool to see in a sequel, but I don't think there was any need to start anything at the end of the first movie.
I thought Cliff ending up with Jenny and a new plane from Howard Hughes was the perfect end to that particular story. And besides, Peevy already had some plans drawn up for another engine, so clearly it wasn't the end of their adventures.
I agree
Yep. Another gushing Rocketeer fan here, as well. Very underrated film.
Yep, Rocketeer was great.
I also agree with the recommendations for The Shadow.
I also agree with the recommendations for The Shadow.