tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post8100746053939429428..comments2024-03-28T07:39:54.332-04:00Comments on Rip Jagger's Dojo: Still Slamming Evil!Rip Jaggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09936426877024852134noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post-70578157912934811662015-01-14T01:04:43.520-05:002015-01-14T01:04:43.520-05:00Deep Rising is a favorite monster movie of mine. I...Deep Rising is a favorite monster movie of mine. It has some (but not all) of the charm of Tremors, rich characters and a properly paced plot. <br /><br />Rip OffRip Jaggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09936426877024852134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post-60480081730173895342015-01-13T10:43:23.115-05:002015-01-13T10:43:23.115-05:00Treat normally plays sympathetic/heroic characters...Treat normally plays sympathetic/heroic characters, so Drax was an attempt to "broaden" his range.<br />Didn't work.<br />My favorite Williams flick (where he <i>really</i> shows his action-hero chops) is 1998's <b>Deep Rising</b>, a silly, but extremely-entertaining flick with a great cast and wonderfully-tacky early CGI monsters!Britt Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07245579677452948620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post-29574995085882130472015-01-13T04:03:34.352-05:002015-01-13T04:03:34.352-05:00Remember VHS? I still have scores and scores of th...Remember VHS? I still have scores and scores of them. Sheesh!<br /><br />Treat Williams sadly was an off note in the movie for me, though I've come to appreciate him more over the years. He seemed a bit too zany, and I kept thinking of the Joker from the then-not-that-long-ago Batman movie. <br /><br />Patrick McGoohan was strange as the ghost father, but harmless enough. <br /><br />But the action was superb, and I will never forget how upbeat Zane's portrayal of the Phantom is. He nails the character. Rip Jaggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09936426877024852134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post-493986036197086172015-01-13T03:54:13.013-05:002015-01-13T03:54:13.013-05:00Great info. Thanks for the link.
Rip OffGreat info. Thanks for the link. <br /><br />Rip OffRip Jaggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09936426877024852134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post-23449351012699089672015-01-12T17:54:09.501-05:002015-01-12T17:54:09.501-05:00I'm so pleased to discover that I'm not th...I'm so pleased to discover that I'm not the only one who really dug this movie. I saw it in the cinema when it was first released & bought it on VHS (gee, remember those?) so much was I enamored of it. As you say, Zane hits all the right queues as the perfect dashing hero, & those (seemingly) long barrel twin 45 automatics with just the right air of righteous fury. Also, Treat Williams is perfect as a real "boo, hiss" villain.<br /><br />"..your dog is a wolf!!"<br />"I know..."<br /><br />Brilliant!Staz Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17289490295901245918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220285230636101823.post-50633196194270831272015-01-12T12:33:06.361-05:002015-01-12T12:33:06.361-05:00Most people think Zane shaved his head so his &quo...Most people think Zane shaved his head so his "Phantom" cowl would fit better.<br />In fact, he shaved it for <b>Demon Knight</b>, shot the year before <b>Phantom</b>!<br /><i>He shaved his head a few years ago for the "Tales From the Crypt" film "Demon Knight" and kept it that way through this spring, causing him to wear a wig while shooting "Only You."<br />"It tends to irk people, but I like it," Zane says of the bald look. "I kind of feel like Mr. Potato Head, a neutral face which you can build from."<br />The Phantom costume's skull cap fit more snugly thanks to Zane's smooth dome, although he had to wear a hairpiece for his scenes as the hero's alter identity, Kit.</i><br />http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1996-06-07/features/9606070346_1_phantom-superhero-spiritual-journeyBritt Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07245579677452948620noreply@blogger.com