Oh yes, there isn’t a ‘THE’ in LAST ACTION HERO – thanks.

As to THE MUMMY. Perhaps this was more a case of a movie administering an overdose (pleasant nevertheless) of eye-candy, rather than a complex maze of hidden depths. By that I mean there was so much going on in THE MUMMY that the visuals alone might make repeated viewings worthwhile, if not essential. I believe the same could be said of DEEP RISING. I have seen THE SHADOW twice, but found it disappointing both times, though others have said they have warmed to it after the first viewing.

When I saw LAST ACTION HERO for the first time in the cinema, I really didn’t take to it. I must admit I was a little prejudiced (based on reviews) when I walked into the cinema, and during the film I kept telling myself the movie was a self-satisfied and witless farrago. However, when I watched it the second time recently, I loved it. Perhaps more than anything, my attitude toward LAST ACTION HERO is overridingly PERSONAL.

To conclude, I’ve only seen it once, and though I’m not an habitual multi-viewer, in fact I only rarely watch the same movie twice, THE MUMMY is one of those movies where I would certainly welcome the opportunity to watch it again, though I wouldn’t necessarily go out of my way.

I think what it boils down to, H Rocco, is we each perceive cinema differently. People may broadly agree on something, such as our apparent agreement over Goldsmith’s fine work on THE MUMMY, but the reasons behind our appreciation and our ‘motives’ may be completely different.

The Phantom CD is Out of print, but it pops up with fair regularity on eBay. That's how I got mine.