Showing posts with label serial. Show all posts
Showing posts with label serial. Show all posts

Saturday, September 24, 2011

The Phantom Chapter 4

http://www.archive.org/details/ThePhantom1943Serial-15Chapters

Go to chapter 4. The Seat of Judgement.

Let us all stand very stiffly! And then let us box stiffly!
Wouldn't the quiet way of getting rid of him involve slitting his throat? This is the jungle, not a vet's office. The Adam West Batman is a very direct descendent of this. Not really news to anyone, but the whole gas chamber bit really drives it home, more than "hey look, there's a lion!" or "oh no, a grenade landed on me!" did.

Saturday, September 17, 2011

The Phantom Chapter 3

http://www.archive.org/details/ThePhantom1943Serial-15Chapters

Go to chapter 3. A Traitor's Code.

I don't get the aspect ratio of the files on Archive.org . It is presumably wrong, but I can't figure out how. That's some flabby punching. Was it exciting back then before they had gotten down more effective ways of filming fight scenes?

Saturday, September 10, 2011

The Phantom Chapter 2

http://www.archive.org/details/ThePhantom1943Serial-15Chapters


Go to chapter 2.

So there's an element of enemy saboteurs pulling this into wartime without there reall being a mention of the war.
Why do villains expect people in danger to simply die? THe fat guy had a better idea with taking a shot.
Choda sounds like Dr Smith from Lost In Space...
Alligators and lions. What continent are we on?