 Today, we're going to be taking a look at the phantom, not this one, but this one, sci-fi original miniseries from 2009, so stay tuned. Alright guys, welcome back to Comic NTV, we're all geek culture collides, and if you're new to the channel, don't forget to hit that subscribe button so you don't miss out on future videos. Today, we're taking a look at the 2009 sci-fi channel original miniseries The Phantom, reimagined and reloaded. I have next to it the original The Phantom starring Billy Zane from 1996. So just to compare really, I've heard a lot of people talk very very badly about this miniseries, I really liked it. I thought it was a great update, a great reimagining of the phantom character, sure he's not in the classic phantom garb like Billy Zane was, but he was updated. He needed to be reimagined really for today's society, you know in Billy Zane, in the Billy Zane phantom and all the comic books and comic strips and cartoons and everything. The Phantom has just been an ordinary man in a leotard with two guns and a tribe of bandari warriors at his side. There wasn't really anything special about him other than having the title of the phantom passed down from father to son, every single phantom named Kit Walker except for the first one and I think Billy Zane was the 21st or 22nd phantom I believe and I think this one is supposed to be his son, not really the Billy Zane phantom son, but the same era phantom, his son. And what happened was while in America Chris's parents were killed in a car wreck caused by the same brotherhood and Chris, who is the new phantom, he was found and adopted by a family and he didn't realize he didn't know what his lineage was until the bandarys found him and revealed everything to him and trained him says here evil has a new enemy Chris Moore played by Ryan Karnas is an urban daredevil who gets his kicks racing across rooftops when a secret organization approaches him with proof that he is actually the son of a legendary international crime fighter called the phantom he is thrust into a world he never knew existed a world of exotic islands, secret lairs and a heritage that borders on royalty reimagined and reloaded this classic superhero is upgraded for the 21st century with a new state of the art costume and a newly formed rivalry against some of the most techno savvy villains to ever terrorize the world. It's explosive action and nonstop adventure from start to finish as the phantom comes to life. When I first saw this DVD at Walmart, the first thing I noticed was the phantom. I was like, all right. So I go up to it. I look at it. Right away I could tell I could tell they were going for this type of phantom. And it wasn't just, you know, a completely different character because I know because of the belt and the rings. At first I didn't really care for the look because that's to me it didn't look like the phantom. This was the phantom. Okay, the mask, the leotard, you know, all that. But as I watched this, it grew on me. It made sense to me. This is a parkour free running individual and it made sense. You know, you can't really, honestly, I don't understand how anyone could move in such a tight fitting outfit like that. But this, it made sense. They updated his costume. They gave him more protection so that he wouldn't get killed as easily as getting shot. Another thing I really liked about this is they explained why the phantom carries guns. He's a hero. He's not supposed to kill people. He doesn't kill people. The guns are there for defense and disarming only. The phantom never shoots to kill. And that's the way it's explained in this. It was never really explained in the Billy Zane phantom. But this phantom really took the legend of the phantom to a whole new level. It explained everything to first time viewers. It explained the purpose of the skull ring and of the good ring. It explained how the phantom or how Kit Walker proves himself worthy of taking up the mantle of the phantom. And though throughout the movie he goes by the name Chris Moore, at the end he finally goes by his birth name of Kit Walker. And I think he becomes the twenty-second, no, twenty-third phantom. It's a really great story. I really like it. I've watched it several times. It never really gets old to me. I don't understand why people have such a big problem with this. Personally, I found it refreshing, original. Really nice take on the phantom. Could there have been a little bit more action? From the phantom? Sure. Especially that scene where he's free running on top of the light post to get to the politician or whatever to save his life. They could have done that a little bit faster. But overall, it wasn't bad. It really wasn't. I really enjoyed this version of the phantom. They really took it to a whole new level here, special features, interview with director Paolo Barsman and interview with Ryan Karnas, the phantom. I really liked how they gave him a new enemy to deal with. It wasn't just the Singh Brotherhood that he had to deal with, but a new enemy he had to fight from within his own organization. And how they made the phantom more of an agency rather than just a tribe of warriors helping him out. They evolved the idea of the phantom, which is more realistic than saying, oh, there's this guy who he gets handed down the role of the phantom from his father, and then he hands it down to his son, and he protects the Bandar tribe and Bengala, and he sometimes gets help from the Bandar tribe. No. This has it to where the Bandar tribe is now working actively with him internationally to stop the Singh Brotherhood. They've taken his wealth. They've taken the wealth of the Bandar tribe and Kit Walker's wealth. They've put all that funding into the phantom to give him better weapons, to give him extensive training, to give him a suit, and this suit was originally meant for Chris's father, which was perfect. His father never got to wear it before he was killed, but is originally meant for his father, and it's a really great idea. I really wish Syfy would have continued and made it a full-blown series. I can understand why they didn't because it didn't get the response that they were hoping for. I really liked it. I really wish they would go back and maybe make a sequel. It's been seven years, I understand, seven or eight years since it came out, I understand, but they can still go back. They can make a sequel to this. Maybe put a little bit more of a budget into it and make it really great. Honestly, I think this was a hell of a lot better than this one. So anyway, that's my thoughts on 2009's Syfy miniseries of the phantom. I really enjoyed it. If you guys have a chance, give it a chance. If you've already given it a chance, give it a second chance, a third chance. I really liked it. A huge phantom fan have been since I was introduced to the phantom with Phantom 2040. It runs for 180 minutes. Give it a chance. Give it another chance. Give it another look. As a longtime phantom fan, I really, really liked this. I wish they would turn this into the comic book. It makes sense. They kind of taken stuff from this and put it into the comics, like with the last phantom. But I kind of wish they would use this story in the comics. So anyway guys, if you're new to this channel, don't forget to hit that subscribe button so you don't miss out on future videos. I'm Shannon for Comic-En TV. Take care.