Phantasm...WTF was this crap?

[jstout66]

oh man.... I hate to admit that I have Phantasm 1,2, & 3. I would have to say it scared the hell out of me when I was a kid in high-school. Watching it now, it looks "dated" and stupid. However..... watch the first Halloween or Friday the 13th. Pretty tame compared to todays standards.....

[jlindsey86]

For those that do like the movie, can you offer any resonable explanation as to how brothers "mike" and "jody" fought "the tall man" and their friend "reggie" was killed by him. Then at the very end it shows that "mike" had actually been living with "reggie" the entire time and that his brother "jody" had been dead for two years. "reggie" then tells "mike" it was a nightmare but as "mike" goes back up to his room he is attack by the "dwarfs"? I mean did I just miss something here or what?

[Sandy G]

Considering the era it was made, it prolly made PERFECT sense if you'd had a toke or 3....98 % of us took a hit every now & then back when, the other 2% were in denial...<grin>

[jlindsey86]

Originally Posted by Sandy G

Considering the era it was made, it prolly made PERFECT sense if you'd had a toke or 3....98 % of us took a hit every now & then back when, the other 2% were in denial...<grin>

LOL....................I guess I shouldnt be too hard on the film, its just before I rented it I read the back of the dvd cover which featured an "over hyped" description of the movie and a 3 1/2 star rating so I was expecting more....but who am I to judge I have been a big fan of The Wraith since I was about 8.

[bolly]

jlindsey, you think Phantasm was a movie... check out Eraserhead by David Lynch,

[soundmotor]

Originally Posted by bolly

check out Eraserhead by David Lynch,

Never gets any mail, Miss Piggy lives on his steam radiator, chicken fetus baby makes fun of him, oh man is that film messed up.............

(shudder)

I saw it on my second date with my now wife.

First movie date was "Brother From Another Planet" & 3rd was Terminator but that is another story.

[jstout66]

check out this site! LOL! http://www.phantasm.com/

[WhiteSE]

there were some movies in the early 70's that were made in France, called Phantasm, but not horror flicks...some kind of mystery stuff...the guy drived his Citroen and it could fly...he wore a mask ala phantom of the opera...

[glen65]

Lets see its been a while..what was that line?
Don’t ever point a gun at a man unless you plan to shoot him
and don’t shoot a man unless you plan to kill him.

[thedelihaus]

Originally Posted by bolly

jlindsey, you think Phantasm was a movie... check out Eraserhead by David Lynch,

Bolly, do you mean you didn't like the genius of David Lynch? If so, them's fightin' words.

I'll be over to take back my IMFs now...