The Shadow

05/10/2021 1h 6min Episodio 24
The Shadow

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Episode Synopsis

Long before he played the funny executive on a TV show and voiced an animated baby in a business suit, Alec Baldwin was a supernatural pulp hero known as The Shadow. Much like the bad guys unfortunate enough to cross paths with this hero, audiences seem to have forgotten The Shadow even exists.Until today! Critics in 1994 were not fond of this adaptation and few flocked to the box office, but surely there is something worth praising in the film right? Maybe the ground breaking special effects (for the time) that are used to depict bullets colliding mid-air, possibly for the first time in a blockbuster movie. Perhaps the early CG animation used to bring Phurba to life, a flying sentient dagger that shouldn't be confused with the OTHER flying sentient blade from the 90s wielded by a certain Power Ranger.Even though no one can tell when Alec Baldwin is trying to be serious or funny, he certainly puts all his energy into this one and so do we!Join the Best of the Rest discord:https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPbWatch Chris on Gotta Rank 'Em All:https://youtu.be/jQ1SUoIvZJIEmail:[email protected] Media @BotRCastTwitter, Instagram, FacebookBonus content: YoutubeTheme song (vocals) by Mark Benavides: InstagramMusic by Mitch (Depressed to Impress):Youtube, Twitch.tvArtwork by Phillip Chacon, C7Productions: InstagramNext week: X-Men Dark Phoenix!DEMAND which movies we cover in December HERE! Join the Best of the Rest discord: https://discord.gg/86P7jJXNPb Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/botrcast Email: [email protected] Social Media @BotRCast on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook Bonus content: Youtube Theme song (vocals) by Mark Benavides: Instagram Music by Mitch: BlueSky, SoundCloud Logo by Alex Brinegar: https://itsdesignthyme.com/ Additional artwork by Phillip Chacon, C7Productions: Instagram

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