Marketic It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

Hayden Kane There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Maleeha Vincent It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Fortressofdoors First I would like to say that I'm rating this on a Phantasm series scale, meaning I would rate the original a 10 since I consider that one the best. When I first saw this movie back in 1988, I was angry and I felt betrayed in the fact that they replaced Michael Baldwin with James LeGros. As I finish watching the film for what is probably the 30th time, I still feel the same. I did not feel then that James was Mike and I still don't. This is not knocking James LeGros or his acting ability, it's just that Michael Baldwin deserved this role.Studio interference in this movie is apparent from the opening scene to the end credits. Anyone who is a fan of this series knows exactly what I'm talking about. Gone are all of the sequences and atmosphere that makes you know you are watching a Phantasm film. You may not know exactly what the heck is going on, but even still you are comfortable with the incoherency that makes up a Phantasm film. This film is forced straight down the nightmare on elm street path and it doesn't deviate from it. They force Don Coscarelli to have Mike have this silly sort of clairvoyant love link with some random girl and for no apparent reason. I read that many extra scenes were shot, but again, studio interference forced them to be removed. They give Don Coscarelli the largest budget of the entire series then proceed to tie his hands behind his back and tell him what he can and can't do. Imagine the film we may have gotten if they had stayed the hell out of it from the start. Jodi is only mentioned at the beginning of the film with the clip of the original and I suppose that's because they didn't want to pay Bill Thornbury any royalties. I love the Phantasm movies. All of them, for different reasons, but in my opinion, this too cookie cutter and is the farthest from Phantasm than any of them. That being said, Reggie Bannister is still the man. We love you Reg!

kclipper This is probably my favorite film in the "Phantasm" series, and not to mention one of my favorite films during the VHS revolution of the 1980's and early 90's. The sequel to the cult classic "Phantasm" contains all of the campy weirdness and comical elements that made that era so significant for true horror film fans. Taking place much later after the events of the first film, an already grown Mike (James Le Gros) is released from the Morningside psychiatric facility unconvinced that the "Tall Man" (Angus Scrimm) and his dwarf minions are products of his imagination. He must persuade his long-time friend and companion Reggie Bannister that the events from 8 years ago were in fact a reality. After Reggie's house explodes along with his entire family, its time to hit the road with the classic 1971 black HemiCuda 426 and shopping carts full of weapons to stop the Tall Man's quest to rob every grave and kill every person who inhabits the small towns of the North-western United States. This is classic 80's action-horror-comedy film-making with Director, Don Coscarelli once again at the helm for what is a wild, twisted and bizarre journey into skewered reality and fantasy. Every device from the original Phantasm is back and better including the flying killer silver spheres which get much more screen time in this chapter. A likable cast is in top form including Mike's love interest (Paula Irvine) whom he as a psychic link with and the unfortunate Father Meyers (Kenneth Tigar). Reggie and Mike make a great team of hunters battling the forces of the undead with flamethrowers, chainsaws, modified shotguns and other various weapons. This has much more gore and bloodshed than the first film, and the relationships between the characters, (especially Mike and Liz) have good chemistry. There's never a dull moment, and plenty of comic relief make this a memorable addition to the ultra-weird world of Phantasm. Reggie and Angus return for Phantasm III in 1994.

KissEnglishPasto .......................................................from Pasto,Colombia...Via: L.A. CA., CALI, COLOMBIA...and ORLANDO, FL When I saw PHANTASM in a theater in 1979, I liked it so much(9*), I went back a week later and saw it again! I missed Phantasm II while I was living in Colombia, So I decided to take a delayed-by-25-years look! My psyche was all set to enjoy PHANTASM II to the max! I hadn't seen much in the horror/terror genre in recent years, because I really don't like the direction the genre has been going in throughout the past 1/4 century. 8 to 9* was what I was hoping for...I was somewhat disappointed, but will give it 7*.Let's talk about P-2 for a moment...The whole film is based around sustaining a mood of imminent danger, a foreboding atmosphere. If you agree to go along with it, providing suspension of disbelief, you'll probably get a nice kick out of P-2. IMHO elements of the film, music, sound effects, lighting, pacing, etc., all contribute well to that end. So if you are genre-friendly, let's bump my 7* UP to 8*! If the horror/terror genre usually isn't your cup of tea, well let's round DOWN to 6*...Fair enough? In this case, I'd say having seen the original PHANTASM would add tend to add a Star to rating P-2, so it does help, but isn't absolutely indispensable.I really had forgotten how much gruesome gore there was in the original. There's probably even more here, but a lot less than in recent offerings, undoubtedly influenced by PHANTASM 1 and 2, like the SAW franchise (YECH!) As is typically the case in "B" movies, the acting and dialog usually leave a lot to be desired, but, hey, we don't watch these scouting for potential Oscar-nominees, now do we?!? Bottom-line: ALL of you who are, or have been horror/terror film buffs; a semi-cult classic you won't want to miss, or that you'll want to REDUX! If not in the above group...MAYBE NOT! In either case...ENJOY/DISFRUTELA!

atinder I wasn't to keen on first movie, I was thinking of giving this series a miss but I am clad i didn't it.This sequel was a blast, I loved everything about this movie, one the best sequel , I have to say it was even better then first movie. I really enjoyed how they connected to the first movie and add a bit of new plot to keep the story little more fresh and repeat the same story as the first again.I found this movie had a lot more action in this movie, I love the effect in this movie was really good and a bit gooey in good way. There meant to be a twist in the story, I saw that coming a mile way, I would not even call a twist at all. The acting was really good in this movie, this wasn't as creepy as first however I still found it a lot more fun to watch then the first.I going to give sequel 8 out of 10