SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

Curapedi I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

Humaira Grant It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

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

trashgang Have seen the full franchise of the so-called cult flicks Phantasm I still can say that it wasn't my thing. Part 3 is the best one for me as you can see in my review.This one here still doesn't deliver real horror. It is more fantasy then horror and this time the gore of part 3 isn't in it. That's sad because it is exactly what this flick needs. Reggie becomes a bit of a joke with his oversexed attitude and failing in banging the girls surrounding him. The tall man is also a bit doing what he does best, saying 'Boy' and rising his eyebrow.There's not that much of action going on and it even is a bit confused towards the end. I know that for many this is a must see franchise, for me it's a mediocre franchise.Gore 0/5 Nudity 0/5 Effects 2/5 Story 2/5 Comedy 0/5

En Liten Räv Just watched this series of movies for the first time, and was very disappointed at the ending of Oblivion, there was so much promise in the story and characters, even tho it was getting pretty silly. In the end they just "dropped the ball" on everything, so to speak..I strongly recommend these movies to any horror/action movie fan, but its a huge shame the last movie was so.. just overall crappy. In lack of a better way of describing it. All the suspense and mystery was totally gone towards the end, and replaced with confusion and despair, as the movie suffered towards its inevitable credits text, leaving the viewer feeling sad and empty, almost betrayed.I struggled to give this movie a 4 rating.

loomis78-815-989034 Like all the sequels in this series this one picks up right where the previous installment left off. Mike (Baldwin) with a silver sphere stuck in his head steals one of the Tall Man's (Scrimm) hearses and drives into the desert into Death Valley. He seems headed for an eventual showdown with the Tall man. Meanwhile, Reggie (Banister) having no idea where Mike has gone decides to quit from this crazy life. Jody (Thornbury) again appears through a sphere and tells Reggie that Mike is counting on him. Reggie hits the road along the way encountering a cop from hell in a scary and fun sequence in the middle of the desert he also hooks up with a blonde (Heidi Marnhout) but still can't get laid as her demise is ghastly. Using outtakes from the original, Don Coscarelli cleverly splices them together into the current storyline making it very interesting seeing the characters from the original in comparison to how they are today. Another very nice scene has Mike going back in time and meeting Dr. Jebediah Morningside (Scrimm) who was the Tall man before he became the Tall man. You can clearly see Jebediah is all ready experimenting with things that would eventually turn him into the Tall man. A thoughtful scene that Angus Scrimm nails to the wall and makes you wish you could see more of this origin of how he becomes evil. It still remains unclear as to why the tall man wants Mike so bad and why he is so important to his plans. This sequel is more focused than part III and there is an intensity to it that keeps things on edge. The effects and scares are there as usual and Coscarelli doesn't really bring outside characters into the storyline this time. We just focus on Reggie, Mike and Jody battling the spheres, jawa creatures and the Tall man, everything fans of this series want. Clearly left open for more, part IV departs from the type of road movie II and III were and the change sprinkled new life into this bizarre, scary, and original series.

BaronBl00d Lots of mixed views and emotions on this final(so far) Phantasm film. I am afraid that though I liked many of the components of the film, the film as a whole was somewhat disappointing. Perhaps I just don't get all that Don Coscarelli is trying to do or perhaps Coscarelli doesn't understand what is the eventual end to such an openly ambiguous story. Some reviewers seemed to really get a lot out of the vague ending, but the fact is this and quite clear - no one can say for sure what happens and give substantial evidence to support it. That's fine. I like a film that tries and make one think, but sometimes that veneer can only mask shortcomings of a film and director and script as well. I believe Phantasm IV falls into both of those categories. The story picks up right where Phantasm III ends and Reggie is spared for a truly ridiculous reason(as later he is targeted whilst nothing substantially has happened in the plot). Michael takes "roots" in the desert to await his showdown with the Tall Man after trying to commit suicide. He then enters a time portal to the beginnings of the Tall Man in the Civil war era as a doctor. I found this line of storytelling interesting, but it never really explained much to me. I had so many questions at the end of the film. There are some truly horrific scenes like the one where Reggie deals with a super highway patrolman. Reggie and a beautiful girl entwined in some ridiculous plot twists. Scads of flashbacks from the over-shot first Phantasm film incorporated into this film to try and make sense out of the story and perhaps contribute to some continuum of time story. Coscarelli as always has an eye for settings and creates bleak, depressing places with the best. The action scenes are taut and tense. Reggie Bannister, A. Michael Baldwin, and Bill Thornbury as Mike and Jody are back, and Angus Scrimm steals every scene he is in once again - and this time around actually gets to flex some acting muscle. I wish I got out of this what others have but really hope that a fifth installment comes while Scrimm is still with us. Without him, this series would have floundered some time ago.