Attention SHADOW fans! Great news!

[enyawd72]

The Shadow will finally be released on blu-ray this coming Tuesday, restored and in the original widescreen for the first time since it's theatrical release! 12.99 on Amazon

Also there is a new two hour documentary on DVD called "The Shadow Knows" which covers the entire history of the character from pulps, to radio, the serials, and the 1994 film. 19.99 on Amazon.

[jds1911a1]

here I was hoping the news was the master print of the 90's film hand been destroyed LOL

[Blue Meanie]

Funny...I just won a Pioneer NTSC/PAL Laserdisc Player on Ebay and was looking at LD's in the UK. It's been available in Widescreen over there for years:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rare-The-Shadow-Alec-Baldwin-PAL-Laserdisc-/290922027513?pt=UK_Films_LaserDiscs&hash=item43bc4dd9f9

The way they are making DVD's these days it's probably off of a Laserdisc master. I know that's what they did with the Star Wars original cut DVD box sets. I think they also did it with Robinson Crusoe on Mars.

[enyawd72]

here I was hoping the news was the master print of the 90's film hand been destroyed LOL

Why?
That film is awesome...very underrated, just like The Phantom from 1996. It also has one of Jerry Goldsmith's best scores ever.

[thunderbolt]

Boy, its about time. Highly underrated movie with a prefect cast.

[Earth 2 Chris]

I was just telling my wife I have NEVER seen this movie for sale on DVD or Blu-Ray. I too think it's underrated. A few flaws, but what film doesn't have those? Thanks for the head's up!

Chris

[thunderbolt]

I've seen it on dvd, but its always pan and scan or full screen or whatever, never widescreen

[enyawd72]

I was just telling my wife I have NEVER seen this movie for sale on DVD or Blu-Ray. I too think it's underrated. A few flaws, but what film doesn't have those? Thanks for the head's up!

Chris

You're welcome! I'm so pumped...I know what I'll be watching Tuesday night after work!

[jds1911a1]

Why?
That film is awesome...very underrated, just like The Phantom from 1996. It also has one of Jerry Goldsmith's best scores ever.

I saw it in the theater at the time and was very disappointed by it, and I am a longtime fan of the old radio broadcasts. I thought the pHANTOM was a great representation of the pulp feel for that character

[PNGwynne]

Great news! Very watchable, marred only by a few bits of misplaced camp humor that always seem to creep into Hollywood superhero films.

[johnmiic]

It wasn't too bad but like Dick Tracy and The Phantom it's a character the public doesn't know enough about or seem to care about. Some flaws in the film but not too bad. Nice role for Ian McKellan pre-Magneto and Gandalf.